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Pearson Edexcel GCE Mathematics (9FM0)

Paper 3A - Further Pure 1
Further Numerical Methods - Questions
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About this topic test

• This topic test is comprised from legacy past paper questions (prior to
2019)

• The exam questions have been selected for the topic of Further
Numerical Methods with the intention of being used in isolation,
however some inherent overlap between topics may occur.

• The questions within this topic test have been ordered in terms of
difficulty, from ‘easiest’ to ‘hardest’.

• The total number of marks for this topic test is 100 marks
1.
dy 1
= 2
dx x + y 2

 dy  y − yn
Given that y = 2 at x = 0 use the approximation    n +1 with a step length of 0.1
 dx n h
to estimate the value of y at x = 0.2, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(Total 5 marks)
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2.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation

(
y = ln 5 − x 2 ) 0 x k

where k is the value of x at which C meets the x-axis.

(a) State the value of k.

(1)
(b) An approximation for the area of R, the region enclosed by C, the x-axis and the
y-axis, is obtained by using the trapezium rule with 4 intervals. The value of this
approximation is 2.380
(i) State, with a reason, whether the actual area of R is greater than or less than 2.380
(ii) Explain why it is likely that a better approximation for the area of R would be
obtained by using Simpson’s Rule.
(2)
(c) Use Simpson’s Rule with 4 intervals to obtain an approximation for the area of R.
Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(5)
(d) State one way to improve the approximation provided by Simpson’s Rule for the
area of R.
(1)
(Total 9 marks)
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3. (a)
dy
= yx
dx
Given that y = 1.5 at x = 3.5, use 2 iterations of the approximation formula
 dy  yn +1 − yn
   to estimate the value of y at x = 3.6
 dx n h
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(6)
(b) Use Simpson’s Rule with 2 intervals to obtain an approximation for the value of
3.6

3.5
y dx

Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(5)
(Total 11 marks)
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4. (a) Use Simpson’s Rule with 4 intervals to obtain an approximation for

2
0
sinh x dx

Give your answer to one decimal place.

(5)
(b) Find the error in the approximation you found in (a).
Give your answer to one decimal place.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
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5.
d2 y
= y tan x
dx 2
(a) It is given that y = 1.2 when x = 0 and that y = 1.6 when x = 0.25. Use the approximation
 d2 y  yn +1 − 2 yn + yn −1
 2 
 dx n h2

to estimate the value of y at x = 0.5, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.

(3)
 dy  y −y dy
(b) Use the approximation    n +1 n −1 to estimate the value of when x = 0.25
 dx n 2h dx

giving your answer to 3 decimal places.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
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6. (a) Use Simpson’s Rule with 6 intervals to obtain an approximation for
7
1
ln x dx

Give your answer to 4 significant figures.

(5)
(b) Hence obtain an approximation for

( )
7
 1
3ln 5 x8 dx

Give your answer to 4 significant figures.

(3)
(Total 8 marks)
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7. (a) Use the substitution u = cos x to prove that

2
9
 sin 3 x dx =
3
0 8
(5)
2
(b) Use Simpson’s Rule with 4 intervals to obtain an approximation for 
3
sin 3 x dx
0
Give your answer in a simplified, exact form.
(5)
(c) Hence show that

18
13
4− 3 ( )
(2)
(Total 12 marks)
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8.
d2 y
= x3 y
dx 2
dy
Given that y = 0.8 and = 0.4 when x = 1, use the approximation formulae
dx

 dy  yn +1 − yn  d2 y  yn +1 − 2 yn + yn −1
   and  2 
 dx n h  dx n h2

with a step length of 0.1 to obtain the approximate value of y when x = 1.2.
Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
(Total 6 marks)
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9.

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows the curve C with equation

x2
−
y=x e 4 2

C has maximum points at A and B, whose x coordinates are a and b respectively.

The region R is bounded by C and the line AB.

(a) Use differentiation to show that a = −2 and b = 2.

(5)

(b) Use Simpson’s Rule with 4 intervals to obtain an approximation for the value of
x2
2 −

4 2 dx
x e
0

giving your answer to 3 decimal places

(5)
(c) Hence find an approximation for the area of R.
(3)
(Total 13 marks)
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10.
dy
= x2 + y
dx
(a) Given that y = 3a 2 at x = a and that y = 4a 2 at x = a + h, use the approximation

 dy  yn +1 − yn
  
 dx n h

to show that

a
(i) h
2
21a 2
(ii) y  at x = a + 2h
4

where a and h are positive constants.

(6)
(b) Use the approximation formula

 d2 y  yn +1 − 2 yn + yn −1
 2 
 dx n h2

d2 y
to show that the approximate value of at x = a + h is 1
dx 2

(2)
(Total 8 marks)
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11.

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows the cross section of a scraper. The cross section remains constant along the
length of the scraper.

The scraper a line of symmetry, l, as shown in the diagram.

In the manufacture of the scraper, the upper half of its cross section is modelled using the
curve C with equation
2x
y = x cos  
 24 
which is shown in Figure 4 and where the values of x and y equate to horizontal and vertical
dimensions of the scraper respectively, with measurements being given in centimetres.

Figure 4

(a) State the value of X

(1)

(b) The length of the scraper is 75 cm.

Use Simpson’s Rule with 6 intervals to estimate the value of a suitable integral and
hence obtain an estimate for the volume of material used in its manufacture.
Give your estimate to the nearest cubic centimetre.

(8)
(Total 9 marks)
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12. The acceleration a of a particle P at time t is given by the formula
t sin s
a=
t + s2
where s is the displacement of P
When t = 2.3 the value of s is 0.64
When t = 2.4 the value of s is 0.68

 d2 y  y − 2 yn + yn −1
(a) Use an approximation formula of the form  2   n +1 2
to estimate the
 dx n h

displacement of P when t = 2.5. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(4)
 dy  y − yn −1
(b) Use an approximation formula of the form    n +1 to obtain an
 dx n 2h
approximation for the velocity of P at t = 2.4
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS

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