Edexcel FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) 2009 June

Question 1
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  1. Express \(\frac { 1 } { r ( r + 2 ) }\) in partial fractions.
  2. Hence show that \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 4 } { r ( r + 2 ) } = \frac { n ( 3 n + 5 ) } { ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) }\).
Question 2
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Solve the equation $$z ^ { 3 } = 4 \sqrt { } 2 - 4 \sqrt { } 2 i$$ giving your answers in the form \(r ( \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta )\), where \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\).
Question 3
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3. Find the general solution of the differential equation $$\sin x \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } - y \cos x = \sin 2 x \sin x$$ giving your answer in the form \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
Question 4
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4. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0626e500-8ae5-4c98-82bb-a4536de11bf9-05_428_803_233_577} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with polar equation $$r = a + 3 \cos \theta , \quad a > 0 , \quad 0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi$$ The area enclosed by the curve is \(\frac { 107 } { 2 } \pi\).
Find the value of \(a\).
Question 5
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5. $$y = \sec ^ { 2 } x$$
  1. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = 6 \sec ^ { 4 } x - 4 \sec ^ { 2 } x\).
  2. Find a Taylor series expansion of \(\sec ^ { 2 } x\) in ascending powers of \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right)\), up to and including the term in \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right) ^ { 3 }\).
Question 6
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  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z } { z + \mathrm { i } } , \quad z \neq - \mathrm { i }$$ The circle with equation \(| z | = 3\) is mapped by \(T\) onto the curve \(C\).
  1. Show that \(C\) is a circle and find its centre and radius. The region \(| z | < 3\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Shade the region \(R\) on an Argand diagram.
Question 7
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  1. (a) Sketch the graph of \(y = \left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right|\), where \(a > 1\), showing the coordinates of the points where the graph meets the axes.
    (b) Solve \(\left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right| = a ^ { 2 } - x , a > 1\).
    (c) Find the set of values of \(x\) for which \(\left| x ^ { 2 } - a ^ { 2 } \right| > a ^ { 2 } - x , a > 1\).
Question 8
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8. $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } x } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } + 5 \frac { \mathrm {~d} x } { \mathrm {~d} t } + 6 x = 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { - t }$$ Given that \(x = 0\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 2\) at \(t = 0\),
  1. find \(x\) in terms of \(t\). The solution to part (a) is used to represent the motion of a particle \(P\) on the \(x\)-axis. At time \(t\) seconds, where \(t > 0 , P\) is \(x\) metres from the origin \(O\).
  2. Show that the maximum distance between \(O\) and \(P\) is \(\frac { 2 \sqrt { } 3 } { 9 } \mathrm {~m}\) and justify that this
    distance is a maximum.