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SYLLABUS C
SPECIAL PAPER
instructions to candidates:
Answer any six questions.
Each question carries 1 6 marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
5 OA, OB and OC are three adjacent edges of a cube of side 2a. The vertices opposite O, A, B
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C are O', A', B' and C' respectively. The mid-points of OA and C'O' are E and F
and respectively.
The points P and Q lie on the lines EF and BC respectively, so that PQ is the shortest distance
I Given that
5x + 3
between these lines. Show that PQ = [12]
x(x+ 1)(x+3)'
Show also that the line of intersection of the planes A'PQ and A'OA is parallel to PQ. 141
evaluate
N+
L 1(X) ana 1' -
1(X) OX. Ilul
v=l
Show that the value of the integral is greater than the value of the sum. [311
Hence find z in terms of O given that: = -when O , and thatz = 1n3 when O =
[13]
where a and h are real constants and ab O. The circle C has equation z = 1. Show that the
Question 6 is on the next page.
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image of C is a circle C' except when b takes one of two particular values. Find these two values
and describe the image of C in these cases. [9]
Given that the circles C and C' intersect find the intervals within which a must lie in each of
the cases
(i) h = 3,
(ii) h =
[7]
i i
\ I I e
where a, b, e are the roots of the equation ! 5t2 - 5t + lo = O. Show that the eigenvalues of
M are all real. [13]
Mechanics 9 A1
C
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6 A larnina of mass ni is free to rotate in its own plane about an axis perpendicular to its plane
and through the point O of the lamina. The axis is fixed and horizontal. The moment of inertia of
the lamina about the axis is 2ma2 and the distance of its centre of mass, G, from O is a. The lamina
is set in motion with angular velocity where 1 < A < 2, when OG is vertically downwards.
Express the magnitude M of the reaction on the axis in terms of B, the angle turned through by OG
Urrm fh initiqi itirn IQ]
(I) the lamina will come instantaneously to rest for some value of O for which
[2]
(ii) M has a minimum value for some value of O for which 4 < . [6]
B B i
7 The point A moves on the line with equations y = e, z = O with constant positive acceleration
a, starting at time = O from the point (O, e, O) with speed u in the direction of the positive x-axis.
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A uniform rod of length lOa and mass in is freely pivoted at a point O of the rod such that
AB
The point B moves on the line with equations x = O,: = il with acceleration 2a in the direction of AO = 4a. The equilibrium position of the rod, with B below A, is A1 OB,. The fixed point C is at
the positive )'-axis, starting at time = O from rest at the point (O, O,
thé same height as A, with A ,C = 4a. The point A of the rod is joined to C by a light string of
I Given that ac = 4u2, find .
[3]
A second particle P, is projected from B in the same way as P but with speed V2. It rebounds
from the two walls alternately, reaching A after 2,i rebounds. All the impacts are perfectly - 1
A third particle projected from B in the same way as P, but with speed V3. It rebounds
P1 is
from the two walls alternately, reaching A after 2,, -
I rebounds. The coefficient of restitution at
each impact is e, where O < e < 1. Find V3 in terms of y1, and n. [8]
Statistics 12 Find the moment generating function of the continuous random variable U, which has a
uniform distribution over O u 1. S [2]
10 Plastic sheeting is produced in a continuous process and then cut into 10 metre lengths ready
The continuous random variable X has. probability density function f and distribution
for sale. Flaws occur at random along the sheet at an average rate of A per metre. Each length
ofl. function F. If Y = F (X), find the moment generating function of Y and deduce that Y has the
without a flaw attracts a profit of £3, whereas those with just one or two flaws attract a profit
per length. In terms of A, ofl same distribution as U. [5]
Lengths with three or more flaws have to be reprocessed at a loss 5
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(i) state the probability that there will be r flaws in a 10 metre length of sheeting,
(ii) find the expected profit per 10 metre length. [6] f(x)
=
XE,
lTI r . j
Let L denote the length of sheet to the first flaw. Show that the distribution function of L is
tan'X has a uniform distribution.
that X has a Cauchy distribution, show that -+
1
given by so
2
F(I)
fi-e -
l0, [4]
(ii) If
IT
[4]
otherwise.
fe x 0,
The system of cutting is changed so that only flawless 10 metre lengths are produced. fo
Successive flawless 10 metre lengths are cut until a flaw is found. The length W between the = 0 otherwise,
previous cut and this flaw is wasted. Show that the probability density function of Wis given by show that tan [IT(-e')] has a Cauchy distribution. [5]
( -A
e
< < lO
-e - The random variable X has a normal distribution with positive mean h and variance b2, so
O U
h(u') = I
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otherwise. [6] that its probability density function is given by
O
exp[-(x-b)2/(2b2)]
f(x) XEII.
= b (2IT)
11 The random variable X has a 2-distribution with 2in degrees of freedom, where ni is a The random variable Yis defined by Y = . Write down the probability density function of Y.
positive integer. Its probability density function is given by
( nt-I
.v e Show that the median m of Y satisfies
o,
1(x) (in-I)! 2"
/m '\ (in \ 1
(o otherwise.
Show that
where Q(z) is the upper tail probability for a standard normal distribution, as given in the
- -2 -
.v e2 y
,n
e2 [3]
Mathematical Tables. [6]
P(X> x) = - + I
I
- dx.
(ni-l)!2 (in-2)!2
j Hence, or otherwise, verify that ni lO5lb. [2]
applications oithe above result, deduce that P(X > x) = P(Y < in), where Yis
By successive Find E(fl correct to 3 decimal places. [6]
un independent random variables each have the same distribution as X, state the distribution
of their sum. [I]
installation Of' the first component. Without using the distribution of B, show that
P(B = P( ''2I, + I)
> i) - P( 2/
> t),
1-lence, or otherwise, confirm that B has a Poisson distribution and state its mean. [3]
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14 The iterative procedure x,, = F(x,,) is constructed to converge to the root of the equation
x = F(x). Show that
= F () +
F"(c,) 2
+
F" () +
+ 3!
wherex,, = + fl [3]
Obtain, in terms oía, the approximate relation between e, + and when A and B have these
values. [I]
Illustrate the procedure, in this case, on a sketch graph for positive values of x and hence
show that it converges for any x0 > 0. [3]
Obtain another procedure using the Newton-Raphson formula with f(x) = - -. Which of
the two procedures should yield a value of a to a desired degree of accuracy with fewer iterations
from the same value oIx() when e is small enough? [4]
k1 = hf(x, y,,)
+ = y,, + + k2),
(ii) Find the Taylor series solution up to and including the term in v5 and use it to assess the
accuracy of the value of il found in (i). [6]
(iii) Using the values of v and 32 found in (i), find another value for y, by iterating for u,
with the above corrector formula, and comment on the accuracy of this new value. [3]
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