OCR Further Pure Core 2 (Further Pure Core 2) 2021 June

1 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
The roots of the equation \(3 x ^ { 3 } - 2 x ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 4 = 0\) are \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\).

1. Find a cubic equation with integer coefficients whose roots are \(\alpha ^ { 2 } , \beta ^ { 2 }\) and \(\gamma ^ { 2 }\).
2. Find the exact value of \(\frac { \alpha ^ { 2 } \beta ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } \gamma ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } \alpha ^ { 2 } } { \alpha \beta \gamma }\).

2 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.

1. Use partial fractions to show that \(\sum _ { r = 5 } ^ { n } \frac { 3 } { r ^ { 2 } + r - 2 } = \frac { 37 } { 60 } - \frac { 1 } { n } - \frac { 1 } { n + 1 } - \frac { 1 } { n + 2 }\).
2. Write down the value of \(\lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \left( \sum _ { r = 5 } ^ { n } \frac { 3 } { r ^ { 2 } + r - 2 } \right)\).

3 The equation of a curve in polar coordinates is \(r = \ln ( 1 + \sin \theta )\) for \(\alpha \leqslant \theta \leqslant \beta\) where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are non-negative angles. The curve consists of a single closed loop through the pole.

1. By solving the equation \(r = 0\), determine the smallest possible values of \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\).
2. Find the area enclosed by the curve, giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
3. Hence, by considering the value of \(r\) at \(\theta = \frac { \alpha + \beta } { 2 }\), show that the loop is not circular.

4 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
The complex number \(- 4 + i \sqrt { 48 }\) is denoted by \(z\).

1. Determine the cube roots of \(z\), giving the roots in exponential form. The points which represent the cube roots of \(z\) are denoted by \(A , B\) and \(C\) and these form a triangle in an Argand diagram.
2. Write down the angles that any lines of symmetry of triangle \(A B C\) make with the positive real axis, justifying your answer.

5 Let \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sin ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).

1. 1. Determine \(f ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )\).
   2. Determine the first two non-zero terms of the Maclaurin expansion for \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
   3. By considering the first two non-zero terms of the Maclaurin expansion for \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } )\), find an approximation to \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x\). Give your answer correct to 6 decimal places.
2. By writing \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) as \(\sin ^ { - 1 } ( x ) \times 1\), determine the value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x\). Give your answer in exact form.