Edexcel F1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1) 2023 January

Question 1 5 marks
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  1. Given that
$$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 2 & - 1 & 3 \\ - 2 & 3 & 0 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & k \\ 0 & - 3 \\ 2 k & 2 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(k\) is a non-zero constant,
  1. determine the matrix \(\mathbf { A B }\)
  2. determine the value of \(k\) for which \(\operatorname { det } ( \mathbf { A B } ) = 0\)
Question 2 6 marks
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  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Use the standard results for \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r\) and \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 }\) to show that for all positive integers \(n\) $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 7 r - 5 ) ^ { 2 } = \frac { n } { 6 } ( 7 n + 1 ) ( A n + B )$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are integers to be determined.
Question 3 10 marks
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  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
$$\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 4 z ^ { 3 } + p z ^ { 2 } - 24 z + 108$$ where \(p\) is a constant.
Given that - 3 is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. determine the value of \(p\)
  2. using algebra, solve \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\) completely, giving the roots in simplest form,
  3. determine the modulus of the complex roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  4. show the roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram.
Question 4 8 marks
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4. $$f ( x ) = 1 - \frac { 1 } { 8 x ^ { 4 } } + \frac { 2 } { 7 \sqrt { x ^ { 7 } } } \quad x > 0$$ The equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has a single root, \(\alpha\), that lies in the interval \([ 0.15,0.25 ]\)
    1. Determine \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( x )\)
    2. Explain why 0.25 cannot be used as an initial approximation for \(\alpha\) in the Newton-Raphson process.
    3. Taking 0.15 as a first approximation to \(\alpha\) apply the Newton-Raphson process once to \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) to obtain a second approximation to \(\alpha\) Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
  1. Use linear interpolation once on the interval \([ 0.15,0.25 ]\) to find another approximation to \(\alpha\) Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
Question 5 9 marks
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  1. The quadratic equation
$$4 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x + k = 0$$ where \(k\) is an integer, has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\)
  1. Write down, in terms of \(k\) where appropriate, the value of \(\alpha + \beta\) and the value of \(\alpha \beta\)
  2. Determine, in simplest form in terms of \(k\), the value of \(\frac { \alpha } { \beta ^ { 2 } } + \frac { \beta } { \alpha ^ { 2 } }\)
  3. Determine a quadratic equation which has roots $$\frac { \alpha } { \beta ^ { 2 } } \text { and } \frac { \beta } { \alpha ^ { 2 } }$$ giving your answer in the form \(p x ^ { 2 } + q x + r = 0\) where \(p , q\) and \(r\) are integer values in terms of \(k\)
Question 6 9 marks
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  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has equation \(x y = 20\) The point \(P \left( 2 t \sqrt { a } , \frac { 2 \sqrt { a } } { t } \right) , t \neq 0\), where \(a\) is a constant, is a general point on \(H\)
  1. State the value of \(a\)
  2. Show that the normal to \(H\) at the point \(P\) has equation $$t y - t ^ { 3 } x - 2 \sqrt { 5 } \left( 1 - t ^ { 4 } \right) = 0$$ The points \(A\) and \(B\) lie on \(H\) The point \(A\) has parameter \(t = c\) and the point \(B\) has parameter \(t = - \frac { 1 } { 2 c }\), where \(c\) is a constant. The normal to \(H\) at \(A\) meets \(H\) again at \(B\)
  3. Determine the possible values of \(C\)
Question 7 11 marks
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$$\mathbf { P } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 0 & - 1 \\ - 1 & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ The matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) represents a geometrical transformation \(U\)
  1. Describe \(U\) fully as a single geometrical transformation. The transformation \(V\), represented by the \(2 \times 2\) matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\), is a rotation through \(240 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise about the origin followed by an enlargement about ( 0,0 ) with scale factor 6
  2. Determine the matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\), giving each entry in exact numerical form. Given that \(U\) followed by \(V\) is the transformation \(T\), which is represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { R }\)
  3. determine the matrix \(\mathbf { R }\) (ii) The transformation \(W\) is represented by the matrix $$\left( \begin{array} { c c } - 2 & 2 \sqrt { 3 } \\ 2 \sqrt { 3 } & 2 \end{array} \right)$$ Show that there is a real number \(\lambda\) for which \(W\) maps the point \(( \lambda , 1 )\) onto the point ( \(4 \lambda , 4\) ), giving the exact value of \(\lambda\) \(\_\_\_\_\) VIAV SIHI NI JIIHM ION OC
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Question 8 11 marks
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  1. A parabola \(C\) has equation \(y ^ { 2 } = 4 a x\) where \(a\) is a positive constant.
The point \(S\) is the focus of \(C\) The line \(l _ { 1 }\) with equation \(y = k\) where \(k\) is a positive constant, intersects \(C\) at the point \(P\)
  1. Show that $$P S = \frac { k ^ { 2 } + 4 a ^ { 2 } } { 4 a }$$ The line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through \(P\) and intersects the directrix of \(C\) on the \(x\)-axis.
    The line \(l _ { 2 }\) intersects the \(y\)-axis at the point \(A\)
  2. Show that the \(y\) coordinate of \(A\) is \(\frac { 4 a ^ { 2 } k } { k ^ { 2 } + 4 a ^ { 2 } }\) The line \(l _ { 1 }\) intersects the directrix of \(C\) at the point \(B\) Given that the areas of triangles \(B P A\) and \(O S P\), where \(O\) is the origin, satisfy the ratio $$\text { area } B P A \text { : area } O S P = 4 k ^ { 2 } : 1$$
  3. determine the exact value of \(a\)
Question 9 6 marks
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  1. Prove by induction that for all positive integers \(n\)
$$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \log ( 2 r - 1 ) = \log \left( \frac { ( 2 n ) ! } { 2 ^ { n } n ! } \right)$$