4037 w18 QP 12
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4037 w18 QP 12
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
()
n
()
n n
()
(a + b)n = an + 1 an–1 b + 2 an–2 b2 + … + r an–r br + … + bn,
()
n
where n is a positive integer and r =
n!
(n – r)!r!
.
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A
a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
1
∆= bc sin A
2
2 Find the equation of the curve which has a gradient of 4 at the point (0, - 3) and is such that
d2y
= 5 + e 2x . [5]
dx 2
3 (i) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 6 - 3x , showing the coordinates of the points where the
graph meets the coordinate axes. [2]
12
10
8
6
4
2
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–2
–4
–6
–8
–10
–12
4 y = x 3 ln (2x + 1)
dy
(i) Find the value of when x = 0.3. You must show all your working. [4]
dx
(ii) Hence find the approximate increase in y when x increases from 0.3 to 0.3 + h , where h is small. [1]
5 The 7th term in the expansion of (a + bx) 12 in ascending powers of x is 924x 6 . It is given that a and b are
positive constants.
1
(i) Show that b = . [2]
a
d 2
6 (i) Find (5x 2 - 125) 3 . [2]
dx
y x (5x 2 - 125) - dx .
1
(ii) Using your answer to part (i), find 3 [2]
- 12
7 (a) The vector v has a magnitude of 39 units and is in the same direction as e o . Write v in the
5
a
form e o , where a and b are constants. [2]
b
r+s 5r + 1
(b) Vectors p and q are such that p = e o and q = e o , where r and s are constants. Given that
r+6 2s - 1
0
2p + 3q = e o , find the value of r and of s. [4]
0
a 3
8 A =e o
4 a+4
(i) Find the values of the constant a for which A -1 does not exist. [3]
2 3
(iii) Hence find the matrix B such that AB = e o. [3]
4 -5
9 The polynomial p (x) = ax 3 + bx 2 + cx - 9 is divisible by x + 3. It is given that pl (0) = 36 and pll (0) = 86 .
(ii) Using your values of a, b and c, find the remainder when p (x) is divided by 2x - 1. [2]
10
y
y = a + 4 cos bx
0 r P x
6
The diagram shows part of the curve y = a + 4 cos bx , where a and b are positive constants. The curve
meets the y-axis at the point (0, 6) and the x-axis at the point b , 0l . The curve meets the x-axis again at the
r
6
point P and has a minimum at the point M.
11
P Q
i rad r cm
The diagram shows the sector OPQ of a circle, centre O, radius r cm, where angle POQ = i radians. The
perimeter of the sector is 10 cm.
50i
(i) Show that area, A cm2, of the sector is given by A= . [5]
(2 + i) 2
12 The line y = 2x + 5 intersects the curve y + xy = 5 at the points A and B. Find the coordinates of the
point where the perpendicular bisector of the line AB intersects the line y = x . [9]
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