OCR C3 (Core Mathematics 3)

1. The region bounded by the curve \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 2 x\) and the \(x\)-axis is rotated through \(360 ^ { \circ }\) about the \(x\)-axis.

Find the volume of the solid formed, giving your answer in terms of \(\pi\).

2. (i) Solve the equation $$\ln ( 3 x + 1 ) = 2$$ giving your answer in terms of e.
(ii) Prove, by counter-example, that the statement $$\text { "ln } \left( 3 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 3 \right) \geq 0 \text { for all real values of } x \text { " }$$ is false.

3. Differentiate each of the following with respect to \(x\) and simplify your answers.

1. \(\quad \ln ( 3 x - 2 )\)
2. \(\frac { 2 x + 1 } { 1 - x }\)
3. \(x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x }\)

4. (i) Given that \(\cos x = \sqrt { 3 } - 1\), find the value of \(\cos 2 x\) in the form \(a + b \sqrt { 3 }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.
(ii) Given that $$2 \cos ( y + 30 ) ^ { \circ } = \sqrt { 3 } \sin ( y - 30 ) ^ { \circ }$$ find the value of \(\tan y\) in the form \(k \sqrt { 3 }\) where \(k\) is a rational constant.

5. The functions \(f\) and \(g\) are defined by $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { f } ( x ) \equiv x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 7 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } , \\ & \mathrm {~g} ( x ) \equiv 2 x - 1 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } . \end{aligned}$$

1. Find the range of f .
2. Evaluate \(g f ( - 1 )\).
3. Solve the equation $$\operatorname { fg } ( x ) = 17$$

1. (i) Express \(4 \sin x + 3 \cos x\) in the form \(R \sin ( x + \alpha )\) where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\).
   (ii) State the minimum value of \(4 \sin x + 3 \cos x\) and the smallest positive value of \(x\) for which this minimum value occurs.
   (iii) Solve the equation

$$4 \sin 2 \theta + 3 \cos 2 \theta = 2$$ for \(\theta\) in the interval \(0 \leq \theta \leq \pi\), giving your answers to 2 decimal places.

7. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{039ebdba-4ad5-4974-9345-d66712fa0a08-3_401_712_228_479} The diagram shows the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) which meets the coordinate axes at the points ( \(a , 0\) ) and ( \(0 , b\) ), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.

1. Showing, in terms of \(a\) and \(b\), the coordinates of any points of intersection with the axes, sketch on separate diagrams the graphs of
   1. \(y = \mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\),
   2. \(y = 2 \mathrm { f } ( 3 x )\). Given that $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 - \sqrt { x + 9 } , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } , \quad x \geq - 9$$
2. find the values of \(a\) and \(b\),
3. find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) and state its domain.

8. The curve \(C\) has the equation \(y = \sqrt { x } + \mathrm { e } ^ { 1 - 4 x } , x \geq 0\).

1. Find an equation for the normal to the curve at the point \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right)\). The curve \(C\) has a stationary point with \(x\)-coordinate \(\alpha\) where \(0.5 < \alpha < 1\).
2. Show that \(\alpha\) is a solution of the equation $$x = \frac { 1 } { 4 } [ 1 + \ln ( 8 \sqrt { x } ) ]$$
3. Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \left[ 1 + \ln \left( 8 \sqrt { x _ { n } } \right) \right]$$ with \(x _ { 0 } = 1\) to find \(x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 } , x _ { 3 }\) and \(x _ { 4 }\), giving the value of \(x _ { 4 }\) to 3 decimal places.
4. Show that your value for \(x _ { 4 }\) is the value of \(\alpha\) correct to 3 decimal places.
5. Another attempt to find \(\alpha\) is made using the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 64 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 8 x _ { n } - 2 }$$ with \(x _ { 0 } = 1\). Describe the outcome of this attempt.