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(a) Express 5 cos 2 12 sin 2 in the form R cos (2 + ), where R > 0 and 0 <
Give the value of to 2 decimal places.

< 90
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(b) Hence solve, for 0

< 180, the equation

5 cos 2 12 sin 2 = 10

giving your answers to 1 decimal place.

(5)

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x
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Figure 1
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Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = e x sin x , 0 x .
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The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve and the x-axis.
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(a) Complete the table below with the values of y corresponding to x =

and x = ,
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2
giving your answers to 5 decimal places.
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x
0

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2
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0
8.87207
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(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of y in the completed table, to obtain an
estimate for the area of the region R. Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
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x
, has a maximum turning point at Q, shown in
The curve y = e x sin x , 0
Figure 1.
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(c) Find the x coordinate of Q.
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3. Using the substitution u = cos x + 1, or otherwise, show that
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e(cos x + 1) sin x dx = e(e 1)
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4.

(a) Use the binomial theorem to expand

(2 3x)2,

x <

2
3

in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3. Give each coefficient as
a simplified fraction.
(5)
f (x) =

a + bx
,
(2 3x) 2

x <

2
, where a and b are constants.
3

In the binomial expansion of f (x), in ascending powers of x, the coefficient of x is 0 and

9
the coefficient of x2 is
16
Find
(b) the value of a and the value of b,
(5)
(c) the coefficient of x3, giving your answer as a simplified fraction.
(3)
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5.
The functions f and g are defined by
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f:x
ex + 2,
x
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g:x
2 ln x,
x>0
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(a) Find fg(x), giving your answer in its simplest form.
(3)
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(b) Find the exact value of x for which f(2x + 3) = 6
(4)
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(c) Find f 1, stating its domain.
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(d) On the same axes, sketch the curves with equation y = f(x) and y = f 1(x), giving the
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coordinates of all the points where the curves cross the axes.
(4)
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6.
The curve C has equation

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16y3 + 9x2y
x=0
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dy
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in terms of x and y.
(a) Find
dx
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dy
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=0
(b) Find the coordinates of the points on C where
dx
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7.

(a) Show that

cot x cot 2x

cosec 2x,

(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve for 0

n
, n
2

(5)

cosec 3 + + cot 3 + =

3
3
3
You must show your working.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
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2
h( x) =
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2
8.
,
x 0
x + 2 x + 5 ( x + 5)( x + 2)
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2x
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(a) Show that h( x) = 2
x +5
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x) in its simplest form.
(3)
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y
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y = h(x)
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x
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Figure 2
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Figure 2 shows a graph of the curve with equation y = h(x).
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(c) Calculate the range of h(x).
(5)
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9.

2
1

The line l1 has equation r = 3 + 2 , where is a scalar parameter.

4
1
0
5
The line l2 has equation r = 9 + 0 , where


3
2

is a scalar parameter.

Given that l1 and l2 meet at the point C, find

(a) the coordinates of C.
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The point A is the point on l1 where = 0 and the point B is the point on l2 where

= 1

(b) Find the size of the angle ACB. Give your answer in degrees to 2 decimal places.
(4)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of the triangle ABC.
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P
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Figure 3
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Figure 3 shows part of the curve C with parametric equations
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x = tan ,
y = sin ,
0
2
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The point P lies on C and has coordinates 3 , 1 3

2
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(a) Find the value of at the point P.
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The line l is a normal to C at P. The normal cuts the x-axis at the point Q.
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(b) Show that Q has coordinates k 3 , 0 , giving the value of the constant k.
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(a) Find the value of

at the point P.
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The line l is a normal to C at P. The normal cuts the x-axis at the point Q.

(b) Show that Q has coordinates k 3 , 0 , giving the value of the constant k.

(6)

The finite shaded region S shown in Figure 3 is bounded by the curve C, the line x = 3
and the x-axis. This shaded region is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis to form
a solid of revolution.
(c) Find the volume of the solid of revolution, giving your answer in the form
3 + q 2, where p and q are constants.
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11. A team of conservationists is studying the population of meerkats on a nature reserve.
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The population is modelled by the differential equation
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dP
1
=
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t 0
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where P, in thousands, is the population of meerkats and t is the time measured in years
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t
3

where a, b and c are integers.

(11)
(b) Hence show that the population cannot exceed 5000
(1)
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