Practice Paper 1 t8D51WoHLThiARUG
Practice Paper 1 t8D51WoHLThiARUG
Practice Paper 1 t8D51WoHLThiARUG
Practice Paper 1
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1 (a) (i) Expand ( 2k − 1 ) 3
(2 marks)
(b) Thus prove, given k > 1, k ∈ℕ , that the difference between an odd natural number
greater than 1 and its cube is always even.
(3 marks)
(5 marks)
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x −5
3 (a) The functions f and g are defined such that f (x ) = 6x + 7 and g (x ) = .
3
Show that ( f ∘ g ) ( x ) = 2x − 3 .
(2 marks)
(3 marks)
4 The following diagram shows the graph of y = f (x ) . The graph has a horizontal
asymptote at y = − 2 . The graph crosses the x -axis at x = − 1 and x = 1 , and the y -
axis at y = 1 .
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On the following set of axes, sketch the graph of y = ⎢⎣ f (x ) ⎥⎦ 2 − 2 , clearly showing
⎡ ⎤
any asymptotes with their equations along with the coordinates of any local maxima
or minima.
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(5 marks)
dy π
5 Given that = 3x 2 cos (3x 3 + 2 ) and that the graph of y passes through the point
dx
(0, − 1) , find an expression for y in terms of x .
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(5 marks)
⎛⎜ −4 ⎞⎟ ⎛⎜ k ⎞⎟
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
The line L has the vector equation r = ⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ + λ ⎜⎜ −2 ⎟⎟, λ ,k ∈ℝ . The acute angle
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎝ −1 ⎠ ⎝ 2 ⎠
between the line L and the plane Π is 60° .
(7 marks)
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7 (a) Show that log
4
( cos 2x + 13) = log2 cos 2x + 13
(3 marks)
π π
(b) Hence or otherwise log2 (3 2 cos x ) = log4 ( cos 2x + 13) for − 2 < x < 2
(5 marks)
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8 (a) The function f is defined by f (x ) = e2 x − 4ex + 1, x ∈ℝ, x ≤ a . The graph of y = f (x ) is
shown in the following diagram.
(3 marks)
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(b) For this value of a , find an expression for f −1 (x ) , stating its domain.
(5 marks)
⎧⎪
sin ( ),
πx πx
0 ≤x ≤9
⎪⎪
f (x ) = ⎨⎪⎪
⎪ 81 9
⎪⎪
⎩ 0, otherwise
Find P (3 ≤ X ≤ 6) .
(7 marks)
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10 (a) Express −2 − 2 3 i in the form re iθ , where r > 0 and −π < θ ≤ π .
(5 marks)
Find u , v and w expressing your answers in the form re iθ , where r > 0 and −π < θ ≤ π .
(5 marks)
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(4 marks)
(4 marks)
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11 (a) The function f is defined by f (x ) = 2esin2x .
Find the first two derivatives of f (x ) and hence find the Maclaurin series for f (x ) up to
and including the x 2 term.
(8 marks)
(b) Show that the coefficient of x 3 in the Maclaurin series for f (x ) is zero.
(4 marks)
(c) Using the Maclaurin series for arctan x and ex − 1 , find the Maclaurin series for
arctan( e2x − 1) up to and including the x 3 term.
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(6 marks)
f (x ) − 2
(d) Hence, or otherwise, find lim 2x
x → 0 arctan( e − 1)
(3 marks)
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ln px
12 (a) Let f (x ) = where x > 0, p , q ∈ℝ +.
qx
1 − ln px
Show that f '(x ) = .
qx 2
(3 marks)
(3 marks)
2ln px − 3
(c) The second derivative of f is given by f " (x ) = . The graph of f has exactly
qx 3
one point of inflexion B.
3
e2
Show that the x -coordinate of B is .
p
(3 marks)
(d) The region R is enclosed by the graph of f , the x -axis, and the vertical lines through the
maximum point A and the point of inflexion B.
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Calculate the area of R in terms of q and show that the value of the area is independent
of p .
(7 marks)
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