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Iygb Gce: Mathematics FP3 Advanced Level

This document is a practice paper for the IYGB GCE Mathematics FP3 Advanced Level exam, consisting of 9 questions totaling 75 marks. It follows the Pearson Edexcel Syllabus and includes instructions for candidates regarding the use of calculators, marking, and answer presentation. The questions cover various mathematical concepts including inequalities, calculus, geometry, and differential equations.

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Iygb Gce: Mathematics FP3 Advanced Level

This document is a practice paper for the IYGB GCE Mathematics FP3 Advanced Level exam, consisting of 9 questions totaling 75 marks. It follows the Pearson Edexcel Syllabus and includes instructions for candidates regarding the use of calculators, marking, and answer presentation. The questions cover various mathematical concepts including inequalities, calculus, geometry, and differential equations.

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Created by T.

Madas

IYGB GCE
Mathematics FP3
Advanced Level
Practice Paper J
Difficulty Rating: 3.0733/1.3667

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates may use any calculator allowed by the


regulations of this examination.

Information for Candidates


This practice paper follows closely the Pearson Edexcel Syllabus, suitable for first
assessment Summer 2018.
The standard booklet “Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables” may be used.
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
The marks for the parts of questions are shown in round brackets, e.g. (2).
There are 9 questions in this question paper.
The total mark for this paper is 75.

Advice to Candidates
You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner.
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Non exact answers should be given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
The examiner may refuse to mark any parts of questions if deemed not to be legible.

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Created by T. Madas

Question 1 (**)
Find the set of values of x , that satisfy the following inequality.

5x
2 < x. ( 6)
x +4

Question 2 (**+)

y
y = 4 x − x2

x
O
2 4

The figure above shows part of the curve C with equation

y = 4x − x2 .

a) Use Simpson’s rule with 4 equally strips to estimate, to three significant


figures, the area bounded by C , the x axis and the vertical straight line with
equation x = 2 . ( 5)
b) Hence find an estimate for

0
3 + 4x − x 2 dx . ( 2)

Question 3 (**)
Find the value of the following limit

 x cos x 
lim 
x→0  x + arcsin x 
. ( 5)

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Created by T. Madas

Question 4 (**)
Referred to a fixed origin the coordinates of the following points are given

A (1,1,1) , B ( 5, −2,1) , C ( 3, 2,6 ) and D (1,5,6 ) .

a) Find a Cartesian equation for the plane containing the points A , B and C . ( 5)
b) Determine the volume of the tetrahedron ABCD . ( 3)

Question 5 (**+)
The differential equation

d2y x 1
= + , y ≠ 0,
dx 2 y 2 y

is to be solved numerically subject to the conditions y ( 0.5) = 1 and y ( 0.6 ) = 1.3 .

Use the approximation

yn +1 − 2 yn − yn−1
yn′ ≈ , h = 0.1 ,
h2

to find, correct to 4 decimal places the value of y at x = 0.8 . ( 6)

Question 6 (***+)

dy x 2 + 3 y 2
= , x > 0 , y > 0.
dx xy

1
Use the substitution y = xv , where v = f ( x ) , and the boundary condition y = at
2
x = 1 , to show that

y 2 = x6 − 1 x2 . (12 )
2

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Created by T. Madas

Question 7 (****)

y = tan x .

a) Show that

2
d3y d2y  dy 
3
= 2 y 2 + 2  . ( 4)
dx dx  dx 

b) Determine the first four terms in the Taylor expansion of tan x , in ascending
 π
powers of  x −  . ( 5)
 4

c) Hence deduce that

5π π π2 π3
tan ≈ 1+ + + . ( 2)
18 18 648 17496

Question 8 (***+)

( )
The point P 4 p 2 ,8 p , p ≥ 0 , lies on the parabola with equation

y 2 = 16 x , x ≥ 0 .

a) Show that the equation of the tangent to the parabola at P is given by

yp = x + 4 p 2 . ( 4)

The tangent to the parabola at P meets the directrix of the parabola at the point A
and the x axis at the point B . The point F is the focus of the parabola.

b) Given that the y coordinate of A is 42 , find the area of the triangle FBP . ( 8)
5

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Created by T. Madas

Question 9 (****)

( )
Use the substitution t = tan x to find the value of
2


2 1
1 + sin x
dx . ( 8)
0

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