NAME:

PAPER B
Date to be handed in:

MARK (out of 100):

Qu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Practice Paper B:
Time 2 hours

Questions to revise:

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1. A teacher asks one of her students to solve the equation 2 cos 2x + 3 = 0 for 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 180°.

The attempt is shown below.

(a) Identify the mistake made by the student.

(1)

(b) Write down the correct solutions to the equation.

(1)
(Total 3 marks)
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2. Find in exact form the unit vector in the same direction as a = 4i – 7j.
(Total 3 marks)
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6 √3−4
3. Simplify 8− √ 3 , giving your answer in the form p3 – q, where p and q are positive
rational numbers.
(Total 4 marks)
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4. (a) Prove that, if 1 + 3x2 + x3 < (1 + x)3, then x > 0.

(4)

(b) Show, by means of a counter example, that the inequality 1 + 3x2 + x3 < (1 + x)3 is not
true for all values of x.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
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5. The curve with equation y = h(x) passes through the point (4, 19).

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Given that h(x) = 15xx – √ x , find h(x).
(Total 6 marks)
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6. Find all the solutions, in the interval 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 360°, to the equation 8 – 7 cos x = 6 sin2 x,
giving solutions to 1 decimal place where appropriate.
(Total 6 marks)
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7. (a) Expand (1 + 3x)8 in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3, simplifying
each coefficient in the expansion.
(4)

(b) Showing your working clearly, use your expansion to find, to 5 significant figures, an
approximation for 1.038.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
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8. (a) Sketch the graph y = log9 (x + a), a > 0, for x > −a, labelling any asymptotes and points
of intersection with the x-axis or y-axis. Leave your answers in terms of a where
necessary.
(6)

(b) For x > −a, describe, with a reason, the relationship between the graphs of
y = log9 (x + a)2 and y = log9 (x + a).

(2)
(Total 8 marks)
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9. (a) On the grid shade the region comprising all points whose coordinates satisfy the
inequalities y ≤ 2x + 5, 2y + x ≤ 6 and y ≥ 2.

(3)

(b) Work out the area of the shaded region.

(5)
(Total 8 marks)
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10. A particle P of mass 6 kg moves under the action of two forces, F1 and F2, where

F1 = (8i − 10j) N and F2 = (pi + qj) N, p and q are constants.

The acceleration of P is a = (3i – 2j) m s−2.

(a) Find, to 1 decimal place, the angle between the acceleration and i.
(2)

(b) Find the values of p and q.

(3)

(c) Find the magnitude of the resultant force R of the two forces F1 and F2.
Simplify your answer fully.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)
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11. f(x) = x3 – 7x2 – 24x + 18.

(a) Sketch the graph of the gradient function, y = f ʹ(x).

(b) Use algebraic methods to determine any points where the graph cuts the coordinate axes
and mark these on the graph.

(c) Using calculus, find the coordinates of any turning points on the graph.
(Total 9 marks)
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12 The diagram shows part of curve with equation y = x2 – 8x + 20 and part of the line with
equation y = x + 6.

(a) Using an appropriate algebraic method, find the coordinates of A and B.

(4)

The x-coordinates of A and B are denoted xA and xB respectively.

(b) Find the exact value of the area of the finite region bounded by the x-axis, the lines
x = xA  and x = xB and the line AB.
(2)

(c) Use calculus to find the exact value of the area of the finite region bounded by the x-axis,
the lines x = xA and x = xB and the curve y = x2 – 8x + 20.
(5)

(d) Hence, find, to one decimal place, the area of the shaded region enclosed by the
curve y = x2 – 8x + 20 and the line AB.
(2)
(Total 13 marks)

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13. A is the centre of circle C, with equation x2 – 8x + y2 + 10y + 1 = 0.

P, Q and R are points on the circle and the lines l1, l2 and l3 are tangents to the circle at these
points respectively.

Line l2 intersects line l1 at B and line l3 at D.

l2 l1
y
P B
E

A x

l3
D
R

(a) Find the centre and radius of C.

(3)

(b) Given that the x-coordinate of Q is 10 and that the gradient of AQ is positive, find the
y-coordinate of Q, explaining your solution.
(4)

(c) Find the equation of l2, giving your answer in the form y = mx + b.
(4)

(d) Given that APBQ is a square, find the equation of l1 in the form y = mx + b.
(4)

intercepts the y-axis at E.

(e) Find the area of triangle EPA.

(4)
(Total 19 marks)
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END OF PAPER (TOTAL: 100 MARKS)