SPS SPS FM 2025 October — Question 1

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM (SPS FM)
Year2025
SessionOctober
TopicSine and Cosine Rules

  1. Determine the equation of the line that passes through the point \(( 1,3 )\) and is perpendicular to the line with equation \(3 x + 6 y - 5 = 0\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be determined.
  2. In a triangle \(A B C , A B = 9 \mathrm {~cm} , B C = 7 \mathrm {~cm}\) and \(A C = 4 \mathrm {~cm}\).
    1. Show that \(\cos C A B = \frac { 2 } { 3 }\).
    2. Hence find the exact value of \(\sin C A B\).
    3. Find the exact area of triangle \(A B C\).
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    4. Given the function \(f ( x ) = 3 x ^ { 3 } - 7 x - 1\), defined for all real values of \(x\), prove from first principles that \(f ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 9 x ^ { 2 } - 7\).
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    The cubic polynomial \(2 x ^ { 3 } - k x ^ { 2 } + 4 x + k\), where \(k\) is a constant, is denoted by \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\). It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ^ { \prime } ( 2 ) = 16\).
  3. Show that \(k = 3\). For the remainder of the question, you should use this value of \(k\).
  4. Use the factor theorem to show that ( \(2 x + 1\) ) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  5. Hence show that the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0\) has only one real root.
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