Edexcel C2 (Core Mathematics 2) 2009 June

Question 1
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  1. Use calculus to find the value of
$$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 4 } ( 2 x + 3 \sqrt { } x ) d x$$
Question 2
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2. (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of $$( 2 + k x ) ^ { 7 }$$ where \(k\) is a constant. Give each term in its simplest form. Given that the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) is 6 times the coefficient of \(x\),
(b) find the value of \(k\).
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3. $$f ( x ) = ( 3 x - 2 ) ( x - k ) - 8$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { f } ( k )\). When \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is divided by \(( x - 2 )\) the remainder is 4
  2. Find the value of \(k\).
  3. Factorise f(x) completely.
Question 4
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4. (a) Complete the table below, giving values of \(\sqrt { } \left( 2 ^ { x } + 1 \right)\) to 3 decimal places.
\(x\)00.511.522.53
\(\sqrt { } \left( 2 ^ { x } + 1 \right)\)1.4141.5541.7321.9573
\begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{78a994ba-50c5-434f-a060-9596edb505cd-05_653_595_616_676} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows the region \(R\) which is bounded by the curve with equation \(y = \sqrt { } \left( 2 ^ { x } + 1 \right)\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = 0\) and \(x = 3\)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values from your table, to find an approximation for the area of \(R\).
(c) By reference to the curve in Figure 1 state, giving a reason, whether your approximation in part (b) is an overestimate or an underestimate for the area of \(R\).
Question 5
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  1. The third term of a geometric sequence is 324 and the sixth term is 96
    1. Show that the common ratio of the sequence is \(\frac { 2 } { 3 }\)
    2. Find the first term of the sequence.
    3. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the sequence.
    4. Find the sum to infinity of the sequence.
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6. The circle \(C\) has equation $$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 4 y = 12$$
  1. Find the centre and the radius of \(C\). The point \(P ( - 1,1 )\) and the point \(Q ( 7 , - 5 )\) both lie on \(C\).
  2. Show that \(P Q\) is a diameter of \(C\). The point \(R\) lies on the positive \(y\)-axis and the angle \(P R Q = 90 ^ { \circ }\).
  3. Find the coordinates of \(R\).
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7. (i) Solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } \leqslant \theta < 180 ^ { \circ }\), $$( 1 + \tan \theta ) ( 5 \sin \theta - 2 ) = 0$$ (ii) Solve, for \(0 \leqslant x < 360 ^ { \circ }\), $$4 \sin x = 3 \tan x .$$
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8. (a) Find the value of \(y\) such that $$\log _ { 2 } y = - 3$$ (b) Find the values of \(x\) such that $$\frac { \log _ { 2 } 32 + \log _ { 2 } 16 } { \log _ { 2 } x } = \log _ { 2 } x$$
Question 9
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9. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{78a994ba-50c5-434f-a060-9596edb505cd-14_554_454_212_744} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a closed box used by a shop for packing pieces of cake. The box is a right prism of height \(h \mathrm {~cm}\). The cross section is a sector of a circle. The sector has radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and angle 1 radian. The volume of the box is \(300 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\).
  1. Show that the surface area of the box, \(S \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), is given by $$S = r ^ { 2 } + \frac { 1800 } { r }$$
  2. Use calculus to find the value of \(r\) for which \(S\) is stationary.
  3. Prove that this value of \(r\) gives a minimum value of \(S\).
  4. Find, to the nearest \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\), this minimum value of \(S\).