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INTER NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education


Ad,Lnd cI I

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.

This Question Paper consists of 8 printed pages.


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5 OA, OB and OC are three adjacent edges of a cube of side 2a. The vertices opposite O, A, B
Pure Mathematics
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 f"(x) is positive for x > O. [3]

Show that the value of the integral is greater than the value of the sum. [311

2 The differential equation

sin2O - dO sin O cos O + z = 2sin3O(l - 3cos2O)


dO

is to be solved by substituting Y = sin O - z cos O. Obtain the differential equation relating Y


and O. [3]

Hence find z in terms of O given that: = -when O , and thatz = 1n3 when O =
[13]

3 The transformation T of the Argand diagram is given by


az
T: z

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]

4 The matrix M is given by


¡a I

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]

Show also that if A is any eigenvalue of M then I


A I
< 6. [3]

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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.
I
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 .

the position vector, at time of A relative to B.


natural length 4a and modulus of elasticity 2ing. The rod is displaced in the vertical plane through
1,
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0 and C. When AB makes an angle O with the vertical (see diagram), the extension of the string AC
Hence, or otherwise, find, in terms of u anda, the time which elapses until A is nearest to B. is x. Show that, when O is small enough for 02 to be neglected, x = 4aO. [5]
[11]
The rod is slightly disturbed from the equilibrium position and moves in the vertical plane

LI I YV,.J II1JLIi .-.. 1L.1


¡jai ailLi VLI

wall with the point B at a height


L1UL
1 ..,
vvaii
IL. ..
aii.
...-. ,.
.. ,-i:-....
liA'U UL a UiLUjjLÇ U

Ii vertically above A. A particle P1 is projected from B in a


a .... . ,.... ..
1. fUIt!L /J
4 ..
UIIU
.-J

On aic Oil UI1C


through O and C. Find the period of small oscillations. [II]
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horizontal direction perpendicular to the walls with speed V1. It strikes the second wall, rebounds,
and strikes the first wall at A, the impact with the second wall being perfectly elastic. Show that

[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

elastic. Find V2 in terms of V1 and n. [5]

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]

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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

(i)lf
(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]

a random variable having a Poisson distribution with mean x. [6]

un independent random variables each have the same distribution as X, state the distribution
of their sum. [I]

An electrical component has lifetime T, with probability density function given by


>
-
otherwise.
When this component breaks down, it is immediately replaced by another with the same lifetime
distribution. Let B represent the number of breakdowns in a period of length from the original I

installation Of' the first component. Without using the distribution of B, show that
P(B = P( ''2I, + I)
> i) - P( 2/
> t),

whei e V is a random variable having a Y-(lIsttit)1tiO1 with s degrees of freedom. [3]

1-lence, or otherwise, confirm that B has a Poisson distribution and state its mean. [3]

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Numerical Analysis

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]

Give conditions for the procedure to have second order convergence


Find the values of A and B (which may involve the given positive number a) for the procedure

+ = Ax,, + to have second order convergence to . [4]

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]

I 15 The differential equation


dx
f(x, i') can be solved numerically using the formulae
-

k1 = hf(x, y,,)

= hfC + i',, + k1)

+ = y,, + + k2),

where Xr = x0 + ni and Yr of y when x = Xr, for r = 0,


is the value 1, 2 ..... Show that the process
is equivalent to using + = r + predictor and v + =
In', as i',, + h(v, + r,+ ) as corrector,
where y is the value of at the point (Vr, jr) [2]
dx
The variables .v and y are related by the differential equation
dy
= XV + .v,
d.v

with initial conditions = 0, y =


.v

(i) Taking Ii = 0 1, obtain values for y when .v = O and .v = 02. [5] I

(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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