CAIE P3 (Pure Mathematics 3) 2019 June

Question 1
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1 Use the trapezium rule with 3 intervals to estimate the value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { 3 } \left| 2 ^ { x } - 4 \right| \mathrm { d } x$$
Question 2
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2 Showing all necessary working, solve the equation \(\ln ( 2 x - 3 ) = 2 \ln x - \ln ( x - 1 )\). Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
Question 3
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3 Find the gradient of the curve \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x y ^ { 2 } - y ^ { 3 } = 1\) at the point with coordinates \(( 1,3 )\).
Question 4
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4 By first expressing the equation \(\cot \theta - \cot \left( \theta + 45 ^ { \circ } \right) = 3\) as a quadratic equation in \(\tan \theta\), solve the equation for \(0 ^ { \circ } < \theta < 180 ^ { \circ }\).
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  1. Differentiate \(\frac { 1 } { \sin ^ { 2 } \theta }\) with respect to \(\theta\).
  2. The variables \(x\) and \(\theta\) satisfy the differential equation $$x \tan \theta \frac { d x } { d \theta } + \operatorname { cosec } ^ { 2 } \theta = 0$$ for \(0 < \theta < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\) and \(x > 0\). It is given that \(x = 4\) when \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\). Solve the differential equation, obtaining an expression for \(x\) in terms of \(\theta\).
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  1. By first expanding \(\sin ( 2 x + x )\), show that \(\sin 3 x \equiv 3 \sin x - 4 \sin ^ { 3 } x\).
  2. Hence, showing all necessary working, find the exact value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi } \sin ^ { 3 } x \mathrm {~d} x\).
Question 7
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{98ee8d3e-9aba-46a2-aa9c-b1e2093f393e-10_702_597_258_772} The diagram shows the curves \(y = 4 \cos \frac { 1 } { 2 } x\) and \(y = \frac { 1 } { 4 - x }\), for \(0 \leqslant x < 4\). When \(x = a\), the tangents to the curves are perpendicular.
  1. Show that \(a = 4 - \sqrt { } \left( 2 \sin \frac { 1 } { 2 } a \right)\).
  2. Verify by calculation that \(a\) lies between 2 and 3 .
  3. Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (i) to determine \(a\) correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.
Question 8
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8 Let \(f ( x ) = \frac { 16 - 17 x } { ( 2 + x ) ( 3 - x ) ^ { 2 } }\).
  1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in partial fractions.
  2. Hence obtain the expansion of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in ascending powers of \(x\), up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\).
Question 9
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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{98ee8d3e-9aba-46a2-aa9c-b1e2093f393e-14_666_703_260_721} The diagram shows a set of rectangular axes \(O x , O y\) and \(O z\), and four points \(A , B , C\) and \(D\) with position vectors \(\overrightarrow { O A } = 3 \mathbf { i } , \overrightarrow { O B } = 3 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } , \overrightarrow { O C } = \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j }\) and \(\overrightarrow { O D } = 2 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } + 5 \mathbf { k }\).
  1. Find the equation of the plane \(B C D\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c z = d\).
  2. Calculate the acute angle between the planes \(B C D\) and \(O A B C\).
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10 Throughout this question the use of a calculator is not permitted.
The complex number \(( \sqrt { } 3 ) + \mathrm { i }\) is denoted by \(u\).
  1. Express \(u\) in the form \(r \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { i } \theta }\), where \(r > 0\) and \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\), giving the exact values of \(r\) and \(\theta\). Hence or otherwise state the exact values of the modulus and argument of \(u ^ { 4 }\).
  2. Verify that \(u\) is a root of the equation \(z ^ { 3 } - 8 z + 8 \sqrt { } 3 = 0\) and state the other complex root of this equation.
  3. On a sketch of an Argand diagram, shade the region whose points represent complex numbers \(z\) satisfying the inequalities \(| z - u | \leqslant 2\) and \(\operatorname { Im } z \geqslant 2\), where \(\operatorname { Im } z\) denotes the imaginary part of \(z\). If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown.