Edexcel C34 2015 January — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2015
SessionJanuary
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

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- 13 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
1
4 \end{array} \right) \quad l _ { 2 } : \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } p
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4 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { l } q
2
1 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) are scalar parameters and \(p\) and \(q\) are constants. Given that \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) are perpendicular,
  1. show that \(q = 3\) Given further that \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at point \(X\), find
  2. the value of \(p\),
  3. the coordinates of \(X\). The point \(A\) lies on \(l _ { 1 }\) and has position vector \(\left( \begin{array} { r } 6
    - 2
    3 \end{array} \right)\)
    Given that point \(B\) also lies on \(l _ { 1 }\) and that \(A B = 2 A X\)
  4. find the two possible position vectors of \(B\).
    12. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{03548211-79cb-4629-b6ca-aa9dfcc77a33-21_615_732_233_605} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
    \end{figure} Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } \ln x } { 3 } - 2 x + 4 , \quad x > 0$$ The finite region \(S\), shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the curve \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines with equations \(x = 1\) and \(x = 3\)
  5. Complete the table below with the value of \(y\) corresponding to \(x = 2\). Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
    \(x\)11.522.53
    \(y\)21.30410.90891.2958
  6. Use the trapezium rule, with all the values of \(y\) in the completed table, to obtain an estimate for the area of \(S\), giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
  7. Use calculus to find the exact area of \(S\). Give your answer in the form \(\frac { a } { b } + \ln c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.
  8. Hence calculate the percentage error in using your answer to part (b) to estimate the area of \(S\). Give your answer to one decimal place.
  9. Explain how the trapezium rule could be used to obtain a more accurate estimate for the area of \(S\). 13. (a) Express \(10 \cos \theta - 3 \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos ( \theta + \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < 90 ^ { \circ }\) Give the exact value of \(R\) and give the value of \(\alpha\) to 2 decimal places. Alana models the height above the ground of a passenger on a Ferris wheel by the equation $$H = 12 - 10 \cos ( 30 t ) ^ { \circ } + 3 \sin ( 30 t ) ^ { \circ }$$ where the height of the passenger above the ground is \(H\) metres at time \(t\) minutes after the wheel starts turning.
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  10. Calculate
    1. the maximum value of \(H\) predicted by this model,
    2. the value of \(t\) when this maximum first occurs. Give each answer to 2 decimal places.
  11. Calculate the value of \(t\) when the passenger is 18 m above the ground for the first time. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
  12. Determine the time taken for the Ferris wheel to complete two revolutions.