Edexcel FP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1) 2014 June

Question 1
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  1. The complex numbers \(z _ { 1 }\) and \(z _ { 2 }\) are given by
$$z _ { 1 } = p + 2 i \text { and } z _ { 2 } = 1 - 2 i$$ where \(p\) is an integer.
  1. Find \(\frac { z _ { 1 } } { z _ { 2 } }\) in the form \(a + b\) i where \(a\) and \(b\) are real. Give your answer in its simplest form in terms of \(p\). Given that \(\left| \frac { z _ { 1 } } { z _ { 2 } } \right| = 13\),
  2. find the possible values of \(p\).
Question 2
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2. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - \frac { 5 } { 2 x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } } + 2 x - 3 , \quad x > 0$$
  1. Show that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has a root \(\alpha\) in the interval [1.1,1.5].
  2. Find f'(x).
  3. Using \(x _ { 0 } = 1.1\) as a first approximation to \(\alpha\), apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) to find a second approximation to \(\alpha\), giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
Question 3
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3. Given that 2 and \(1 - 5 \mathrm { i }\) are roots of the equation $$x ^ { 3 } + p x ^ { 2 } + 30 x + q = 0 , \quad p , q \in \mathbb { R }$$
  1. write down the third root of the equation.
  2. Find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\).
  3. Show the three roots of this equation on a single Argand diagram.
Question 4
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4. (i) Given that $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & 2
3 & - 1
4 & 5 \end{array} \right) \text { and } \mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 2 & - 1 & 4
1 & 3 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. find \(\mathbf { A B }\).
  2. Explain why \(\mathbf { A B } \neq \mathbf { B A }\).
    (ii) Given that $$\mathbf { C } = \left( \begin{array} { c r } 2 k & - 2
    3 & k \end{array} \right) \text {, where } k \text { is a real number }$$ find \(\mathbf { C } ^ { - 1 }\), giving your answer in terms of \(k\).
Question 5
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5. (a) Use the standard results for \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r\) and \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 }\) to show that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 2 r - 1 ) ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 3 } n \left( 4 n ^ { 2 } - 1 \right)$$ (b) Hence show that $$\sum _ { r = 2 n + 1 } ^ { 4 n } ( 2 r - 1 ) ^ { 2 } = a n \left( b n ^ { 2 } - 1 \right)$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be found.
Question 6
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6. The rectangular hyperbola \(H\) has cartesian equation \(x y = c ^ { 2 }\). The point \(P \left( c t , \frac { c } { t } \right) , t > 0\), is a general point on \(H\).
  1. Show that an equation of the tangent to \(H\) at the point \(P\) is $$t ^ { 2 } y + x = 2 c t$$ An equation of the normal to \(H\) at the point \(P\) is \(t ^ { 3 } x - t y = c t ^ { 4 } - c\) Given that the normal to \(H\) at \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\) and the tangent to \(H\) at \(P\) meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(B\),
  2. find, in terms of \(c\) and \(t\), the coordinates of \(A\) and the coordinates of \(B\). Given that \(c = 4\),
  3. find, in terms of \(t\), the area of the triangle \(A P B\). Give your answer in its simplest form.
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7. (i) In each of the following cases, find a \(2 \times 2\) matrix that represents
  1. a reflection in the line \(y = - x\),
  2. a rotation of \(135 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise about \(( 0,0 )\),
  3. a reflection in the line \(y = - x\) followed by a rotation of \(135 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise about \(( 0,0 )\).
    (ii) The triangle \(T\) has vertices at the points \(( 1 , k ) , ( 3,0 )\) and \(( 11,0 )\), where \(k\) is a constant. Triangle \(T\) is transformed onto the triangle \(T ^ { \prime }\) by the matrix $$\left( \begin{array} { r r } 6 & - 2
    1 & 2 \end{array} \right)$$ Given that the area of triangle \(T ^ { \prime }\) is 364 square units, find the value of \(k\).
Question 8
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8. The points \(P \left( 4 k ^ { 2 } , 8 k \right)\) and \(Q \left( k ^ { 2 } , 4 k \right)\), where \(k\) is a constant, lie on the parabola \(C\) with equation \(y ^ { 2 } = 16 x\). The straight line \(l _ { 1 }\) passes through the points \(P\) and \(Q\).
  1. Show that an equation of the line \(l _ { 1 }\) is given by $$3 k y - 4 x = 8 k ^ { 2 }$$ The line \(l _ { 2 }\) is perpendicular to the line \(l _ { 1 }\) and passes through the focus of the parabola \(C\). The line \(l _ { 2 }\) meets the directrix of \(C\) at the point \(R\).
  2. Find, in terms of \(k\), the \(y\) coordinate of the point \(R\).
Question 9
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9. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\), $$f ( n ) = 8 ^ { n } - 2 ^ { n }$$ is divisible by 6