Worked Solutions

Edexcel C4 Paper A

1.

3.

1
2
3x
=
+
(a)
(x 1)(x + 2)
x1 x+2
3

(b)

(using cover up rule)

x = ln 3
ln 3

3

2
1
+
dx = ln(x 1) + 2 ln(x + 2)
x1 x+2

(b) area =

5
4
25
= ln 2 + ln
16
25
= ln
8

(b)

(4)

x=2


ln3
3
(ex 3x)dx = ex x 2
2
0

(a) 8x + 6y

(5)


dy
dy
2x
+ y.2 = 0
dx
dx

dy
(6y 2x) = 2y 8x
dx

1 t3 = 2
t 3 = 1
t = 1

dy
= 2t,
dt

(2)

3
= eln 3 (ln 3)2 (1 0)
2
3
= 3 (ln 3)2 1
2
3
= 2 (ln 3)2
2

4.
and

= ln 2 + 2 ln

(a) x = 1 t 3

ex = 3

(3)

= ln 2 + 2 ln 5 (ln 1 + 2 ln 4)

2.

dy
= ex 3
dx
at M

(a)

(1)

dx
= 3t 2
dt

dy
2y 8x
y 4x
=
=
dx
6y 2x
3y x
(b) at (2, 4),

2t
2
dy
=
=
2
dx
3t
3t

(6)

48
2
dy
=
=
dx
12 2
5

equation of tangent at (2, 4) is

2
when t = 1, gradient of tangent = .
3
equation of tangent is y 2 =

2
y 4 = (x 2)
5

2
(x 2)
3

3y = 2x + 2

5y 20 = 2x + 4
(4)

5y + 2x = 24

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5.

(a) (1 + kx)n = 1 + nkx +

n(n 1) 2 2 n(n 1)(n 2) 3 3

k x +
k x +
2
3.2

nk = 6

[A]

n(n 1) 2
k = 27
2

[B]

substitute in [B]
n = 2

hence

(b) coef. of x 3 =

(b) Let I =

n(n 1)
2
and

6.

I=


6 2
= 27
n

k=3

(4)

2. 3. 4
.27 = 108
3.2

7.


4x 3 x 2 dx

or

1 (t 1)dt
1
2
1
t2

1
2

t 2 t 2

when x = 0, t = 1
x = 2, t = 5


dt

(a)

 2

1
4 5+4 =
1+ 5
6
3

(7)


1
dy
= 2 x. + ln x = 1 ln x
dx
x
dy
=0
ln x = 1
dx
at x = e,
y = 2e e ln e = e

x=e

at Q

1
1
= x4 + + c
y
x

1
dt = xdx
2





1 5

1 2 3
1 2
2
t 2 2t 2 =
.5 5 2 5
2
2 3
2 3
3
1



1 10 5 6 5 2 + 6
=
2
3

(1)

1
, x = 1 2 = 1 + 1 + c
2

dx

(3)

4x 5 1
(a) Separating the variables, y 2 dy =
dx
x2

y=

1
1 + x2 2

1
1
<x<
3
3

y 2 dy =

x3

(c) valid for 1 < 3x < 1

i.e.

6
.
n

from [A] k =

Let t = 1 + x 2
dt
= 2x
dx

Q is at (e, e)

c = 4

d2 y

1
= ,
2
x
dx

1
1
= x4 + 4
y
x

(7)

x 5 + 1 4x
1
=
y
x



x
y=
x 5 + 1 4x

(b) at P

so

d2 y
<0
dx

at

x=e

(4)

2x x ln x = 0
x(2 ln x) = 0
ln x = 2
x = e2

coordinates of P are (e2 , 0)

Ed

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e2

(c) (i)

e2

x ln x dx =

ln x

d
dx

1 2
x dx
2

e2

8.

[By parts]

l1 has equation

e2

1 2
x ln x

=
2
1
1

1 2 1
x . dx
2
x

2

6 ,
(b) AD =
2

e2 
2
1 2
1 2 e
=
x ln x
x

2
4
1
1

1
1
1
= e4 2 ln e 0 e4 +
4
4
2

3 e4 + 1
4

(ln e = 1)

e2

(ii) shaded area =

e2

(2x x ln x)dx =

= x2

e2
1

3e4 + 1
4

l2

is

2 + 7 = 6 2

[A]

4 = 2 + 6

[B]

1 = 0 + 2

[C]

x ln x dx

(2)

1
1
from [A] and [B] =
and =
2
4
1
1
check in [C]
1 = 2.
2
4



1 1 1
.
l1 and l2 intersect at 5 , 3 ,
2 2 2

(4)

2
and 6
2

let angle between lines be

2
7


1 6 = 72 + 12 + 12 22 + 62 + 22
2
1

14 6 2 = 51 44 cos

cos =
=

2
6
r = 2 + 6
2
0

7
(d) we require the angle between 1
1

(2)

4


= e4 1

3e4 + 1

(6)

e2

2x dx

7
2
r = 4 + 1
1
1

(c) At point of intersection



1
1
1 4 1
e
= e4 ln e2 12 . ln 1
2
2
4
4

7

1
(a) BC =
1

e4 5
4e4 4 3e4 1
=
4
4

(3)

Ed

22

51 44

acute angle between lines = 62.3

cos

= 117.7
(1 d.p.)

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