CAIE P1 (Pure Mathematics 1) 2016 November

Question 1
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  1. Express \(x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 2\) in the form \(( x + a ) ^ { 2 } + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
  2. Hence, or otherwise, find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 2 > 9\).
Question 2
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2 Find the term independent of \(x\) in the expansion of \(\left( 2 x + \frac { 1 } { 2 x ^ { 3 } } \right) ^ { 8 }\).
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9f17f7b8-b54d-467d-be26-21c599ce6ca2-2_515_750_669_699} In the diagram \(O C A\) and \(O D B\) are radii of a circle with centre \(O\) and radius \(2 r \mathrm {~cm}\). Angle \(A O B = \alpha\) radians. \(C D\) and \(A B\) are arcs of circles with centre \(O\) and radii \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and \(2 r \mathrm {~cm}\) respectively. The perimeter of the shaded region \(A B D C\) is \(4.4 r \mathrm {~cm}\).
  1. Find the value of \(\alpha\).
  2. It is given that the area of the shaded region is \(30 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\). Find the value of \(r\).
    \(4 C\) is the mid-point of the line joining \(A ( 14 , - 7 )\) to \(B ( - 6,3 )\). The line through \(C\) perpendicular to \(A B\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at \(D\).
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  1. Find the equation of the line \(C D\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
  2. Find the distance \(A D\).
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5 The sum of the 1st and 2nd terms of a geometric progression is 50 and the sum of the 2nd and 3rd terms is 30 . Find the sum to infinity.
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  1. Show that \(\cos ^ { 4 } x \equiv 1 - 2 \sin ^ { 2 } x + \sin ^ { 4 } x\).
  2. Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation \(8 \sin ^ { 4 } x + \cos ^ { 4 } x = 2 \cos ^ { 2 } x\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x \leqslant 360 ^ { \circ }\).
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9f17f7b8-b54d-467d-be26-21c599ce6ca2-3_704_558_258_790} The diagram shows parts of the curves \(y = ( 2 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 }\) and \(y ^ { 2 } = 1 - 2 x\), intersecting at points \(A\) and \(B\).
  1. State the coordinates of \(A\).
  2. Find, showing all necessary working, the area of the shaded region.
Question 8
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8 The functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined by $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 4 } { x } - 2 \quad \text { for } x > 0
& \mathrm {~g} ( x ) = \frac { 4 } { 5 x + 2 } \quad \text { for } x \geqslant 0 \end{aligned}$$
  1. Find and simplify an expression for \(\mathrm { fg } ( x )\) and state the range of fg.
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) and find the domain of \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 }\).
Question 9
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{9f17f7b8-b54d-467d-be26-21c599ce6ca2-4_724_1488_257_330} The diagram shows a cuboid \(O A B C D E F G\) with a horizontal base \(O A B C\) in which \(O A = 4 \mathrm {~cm}\) and \(A B = 15 \mathrm {~cm}\). The height \(O D\) of the cuboid is 2 cm . The point \(X\) on \(A B\) is such that \(A X = 5 \mathrm {~cm}\) and the point \(P\) on \(D G\) is such that \(D P = p \mathrm {~cm}\), where \(p\) is a constant. Unit vectors \(\mathbf { i } , \mathbf { j }\) and \(\mathbf { k }\) are parallel to \(O A , O C\) and \(O D\) respectively.
  1. Find the possible values of \(p\) such that angle \(O P X = 90 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. For the case where \(p = 9\), find the unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow { X P }\).
  3. A point \(Q\) lies on the face \(C B F G\) and is such that \(X Q\) is parallel to \(A G\). Find \(\overrightarrow { X Q }\).
Question 10
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10 A curve has equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and it is given that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 3 x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 2 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). The point \(A\) is the only point on the curve at which the gradient is - 1 .
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\).
  2. Given that the curve also passes through the point \(( 4,10 )\), find the \(y\)-coordinate of \(A\), giving your answer as a fraction.
Question 11
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11 The point \(P ( 3,5 )\) lies on the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { x - 1 } - \frac { 9 } { x - 5 }\).
  1. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the point where the normal to the curve at \(P\) intersects the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of each of the stationary points on the curve and determine the nature of each stationary point, justifying your answers. \footnotetext{Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at \href{http://www.cie.org.uk}{www.cie.org.uk} after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. }