PMT

FOR EDEXCEL

GCE Examinations
Advanced Subsidiary

Core Mathematics C1
Paper B
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions and Information

Candidates may NOT use a calculator in this paper
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
Mathematical formulae and statistical tables are available.
This paper has ten questions.

Advice to Candidates
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to an examiner.
Answers without working may gain no credit.

Written by Shaun Armstrong

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1. f(x) = ( x + 3)2 + (1 − 3 x )2.

Show that f(x) can be written in the form ax + b where a and b are integers to be
found. (3)

2. The curve C has the equation

y = x2 + ax + b,

where a and b are constants.

Given that the minimum point of C has coordinates (−2, 5), find the values of a and b. (4)

3. The sequence u1, u2, u3, ... is defined by

un = 2n + kn,

where k is a constant.

Given that u1 = u3,

(a) find the value of k, (3)

(b) find the value of u5. (2)

4. Given that

dy
= 2x3 + 1,
dx

and that y = 3 when x = 0, find the value of y when x = 2. (6)

5. f(x) = 4x − 3x2 − x3.

(a) Fully factorise 4x − 3x2 − x3. (3)

(b) Sketch the curve y = f(x), showing the coordinates of any points of intersection
with the coordinate axes. (3)

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6. The straight line l has the equation x − 2y = 12 and meets the coordinate axes at
the points A and B.

Find the distance of the mid-point of AB from the origin, giving your answer in the
form k 5 . (6)

7. (a) Given that y = 2x, find expressions in terms of y for

(i) 2x + 2,

(ii) 23 − x . (4)

(b) Show that using the substitution y = 2x, the equation

2x + 2 + 23 − x = 33

can be rewritten as

4y2 − 33y + 8 = 0. (2)

(c) Hence solve the equation

2x + 2 + 23 − x = 33. (4)

8. Given that
3
y = 2x 2 − 1,

d2 y
(a) find , (3)
dx 2

(b) show that

d2 y
4x2 − 3y = k,
dx 2

where k is an integer to be found, (2)

(c) find

∫ y2 dx. (6)

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9. The second and fifth terms of an arithmetic series are 26 and 41 repectively.

(a) Show that the common difference of the series is 5. (4)

(b) Find the 12th term of the series. (3)

Another arithmetic series has first term −12 and common difference 7.

Given that the sums of the first n terms of these two series are equal,

(c) find the value of n. (4)

10. y
y = 2x + 1

y = x2 − 3x + 5
P

O x

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the curve y = x2 − 3x + 5 and the straight line y = 2x + 1.

The curve and line intersect at the points P and Q.

(a) Using algebra, show that P has coordinates (1, 3) and find the coordinates of Q. (4)

(b) Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at P. (4)

(c) Show that the tangent to the curve at Q has the equation y = 5x − 11. (2)

(d) Find the coordinates of the point where the tangent to the curve at P intersects
the tangent to the curve at Q. (3)

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