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6408

London
Examinations
GeE
Tuesday 10 June 1997 - 2nd Afternoon Session
Advanced LeveVAdvanced Supplementary

Pure Mathematics P4
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Instructions to Candidates
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
In the boxes on the Answer Book, write your centre number, candidate number,
the syllabus title (Pure Mathematics), syllabus number (6408), the paper number
(P4), your surname and initials, signature and date.

Information for Candidates


A booklet 'Mathematical Formulae including Statistical Formulae and Tables' is
provided.
In calculations you are advised to show all the steps in your working, giving your
answer at each stage.
This paper has 9 questions. Pages 6 to 8 are blank.

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1.

Show that
cos2x + i sin 2x
cos 9 x - i sin 9 x

can be expressed in the form cos nx + i sin nx where n is an integer to be found.


(6 marks)

2.

Prove, by induction, that


n

Lr(r+3)=~n(n+l)(n+5),

nEN.

r=}

(6 marks)

3. The transformation, T, from the z-plane to the w-plane is given by


W

where z

=x

+ iy and w

== - - , z =t:. 2,

z-2

= u + iv.

Show that under T the straight line with equation

2x + y = 5

is transformed to a circle in the w-plane \\rith centre (1 ,

-!) and radius !~5.


(9 marks)

4.

-a

Fig. 1
Figure 1 shows the curve C with parametric equations
..:X:

= a cos

t,

= a sin

a ::::;

t,

t ~

1r,

where a is a positive constant.


The curve C is rotated through 2n radians about the x-axis. Show that the area of the
surface of revolution formed is 12na
5

5.

(10 marks)

Given that y satisfies the differential equation

and y = 1 at x = 0,

(a) find expressions for

d2 y

and

--2

dx

d 3y
dx 3

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find y as a serIes In ascending powers of x up to and

including the term in x 3


(c) Use your series to estimate the value of y at x

= -0.1,

giving your answer to

1 decimal place.
(12 marks)

6.

(a) Sketch the curve with polar equation

= acos 30,

o:: :;

0 < 2n.

(b) Find the area enclosed by one loop of this curve.

(12 marks)

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A=J--t_1- -

7.

\1(4x 2 -9)

dx

(a) Using 5 equally-spaced ordinates obtain estimates for A, to 4 decimal places, by


means of

(i) the trapezium rule,


(ii) Simpson's rule.
(b) Find

1
d
...j (4x2 _ 9) x

and hence evaluate A giving your ans\\'er to 4 decimal places.


(c) Which of your estimates in (a) is the more accurate? Give a reason for your
answer.
(14 marks)

8. The points A, B, C and D have coordinates (3, 1, 2), (5, 2, -1), (6, 4, 5) and (-7, 6, -3)
respectively.
~

(a) Find AC x AD.


(b) Find a vector equation of the line through A which

IS

perpendicular to AC

and AD.
(c) Verify that B lies on this line.

(d) Find the volume of the tetrahedron ABeD.

(14 marks)

9.

The eigenvalues of the matrix

A=

(a) Show that A}

2
2
-3

2-3
2 3
3 3

= 6 is an eigenvalue and find the other two eigenvalues ~ and ~.

(b) Verify that det A

= Al

~ ~.

(c) Find an eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue A} = 6.


1

Given that -1 and 1 are eigenvectors of A corresponding to


1

and

~,

(d) write down a matrix P such that pTAP is a diagonal matrix.

(17 marks)

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