OCR MEI Further Pure with Technology (Further Pure with Technology) Specimen

1 A family of curves has polar equation \(r = \cos n \left( \frac { \theta } { n } \right) , 0 \leq \theta < n \pi\), where \(n\) is a positive even integer.

1. (A) Sketch the curve for the cases \(n = 2\) and \(n = 4\).
   (B) State two points which lie on every curve in the family.
   (C) State one other feature common to all the curves.
2. (A) Write down an integral for the length of the curve for the case \(n = 4\).
   (B) Evaluate the integral.
3. (A) Using \(t = \theta\) as the parameter, find a parametric form of the equation of the family of curves.
   (B) Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { \sin t \sin \left( \frac { t } { n } \right) - \cos t \cos \left( \frac { t } { n } \right) } { \sin t \cos \left( \frac { t } { n } \right) + \cos t \sin \left( \frac { t } { n } \right) }\).
4. Hence show that there are \(n + 1\) points where the tangent to the curve is parallel to the \(y\)-axis.
5. By referring to appropriate sketches, show that the result in part (iv) is true in the case \(n = 4\).
6. (A) Create a program to find all the solutions to \(x ^ { 2 } \equiv - 1 ( \bmod p )\) where \(0 \leq x < p\). Write out your program in full in the Printed Answer Booklet.
   (B) Use the program to find the solutions to \(x ^ { 2 } \equiv - 1 ( \bmod p )\) for the primes
   $$\begin{aligned} ( 4 k ) ! & \equiv 1 \times 2 \times 3 \times \ldots \times ( 2 k - 1 ) \times 2 k \times ( 2 k + 1 ) \times ( 2 k + 2 ) \times \ldots \times ( 4 k - 1 ) \times 4 k ( \bmod p ) \\ & \equiv 1 \times 2 \times 3 \times \ldots \times ( 2 k - 1 ) \times 2 k \times ( - 2 k ) \times ( - ( 2 k - 1 ) ) \times \ldots \times ( - 2 ) \times ( - 1 ) ( \bmod p ) \\ & \equiv ( ( 2 k ) ! ) ^ { 2 } ( \bmod p ) \end{aligned}$$ (A) Explain why ( \(2 k + 2\) ) can be written as ( \(- ( 2 k - 1 )\) ) in line ( 2 ).
   (B) Explain how line (3) has been obtained.
   (C) Explain why, if \(p\) is a prime of the form \(p = 4 k + 1\), then \(x ^ { 2 } \equiv - 1 ( \bmod p )\) will have at least one solution.
   (D) Hence find a solution of \(x ^ { 2 } \equiv - 1 ( \bmod 29 )\).
7. (A) Create a program that will find all the positive integers \(n\), where \(n < 1000\), such that \(( n - 1 ) ! \equiv - 1 \left( \bmod n ^ { 2 } \right)\). Write out your program in full.
   (B) State the values of \(n\) obtained.
   (C) A Wilson prime is a prime \(p\) such that \(( p - 1 ) ! \equiv - 1 \left( \bmod p ^ { 2 } \right)\). Write down all the Wilson primes \(p\) where \(p < 1000\).

3 This question explores the family of differential equations \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \sqrt { 1 + a x + 2 y }\) for various values of the parameter \(a\). Fig. 3 shows the tangent field in the case \(a = 1\). \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure}

1. (A) Sketch the tangent field in the case \(a = - 2\).
   (B) Explain why the tangent field is not defined for the whole coordinate plane.
   (C) Give an inequality which describes the region in which the tangent field is defined.
   (D) Find a value of \(a\) such that the region for which the tangent field is defined includes the entire \(x\)-axis.
2. (A) For the case \(a = 1\), with \(y = 1\) when \(x = 0\), construct a spreadsheet for the Runge-Kutta method of order 2 with formulae as follows, where \(\mathrm { f } ( x , y ) = \frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\). $$\begin{aligned} k _ { 1 } & = h \mathrm { f } \left( x _ { n } , y _ { n } \right) \\ k _ { 2 } & = h \mathrm { f } \left( x _ { n } + h , y _ { n } + k _ { 1 } \right) \\ y _ { n + 1 } & = y _ { n } + \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left( k _ { 1 } + k _ { 2 } \right) \end{aligned}$$ State the formulae you have used in your spreadsheet.
   (B) Use your spreadsheet to obtain the value of \(y\) correct to 4 decimal places when \(x = 1\) for
3. (A) For the case \(a = 0\) find the analytical solution that passes through the point ( 0,1 ).
   (B) Verify that the solution in part (iii) (A) is a solution to the differential equation.
   (C) Use the solution in part (iii) (A) to find the value of \(y\) correct to 4 decimal places when \(x = 1\).
4. (A) Verify that \(y = - \frac { a } { 2 } x + \frac { a ^ { 2 } } { 8 } - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) is a solution for all cases when \(a \leq 0\).
   (B) Show that this is the only straight line solution in these cases. \section*{Copyright Information:} }{www.ocr.org.uk}) after the live examination series. If OCR has unwittingly failed to correctly acknowledge or clear any third-party content in this assessment material, OCR will be happy to correct its mistake at the earliest possible opportunity. For queries or further information please contact the Copyright Team, First Floor, 9 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1GE.
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