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CAIE FP1 2011 June Q15
15 \end{array} \right) .$$ Find the solution \(\mathbf { x } = \left( \begin{array} { l } \alpha
\beta
\gamma
\delta \end{array} \right)\) of the equation \(\mathbf { A } \mathbf { x } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 3
7
8
15 \end{array} \right)\) for which \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } + \delta ^ { 2 } = \frac { 11 } { 4 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q1
1 The roots of the cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } - 7 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3 = 0\) are \(\alpha , \beta , \gamma\). Find the values of
  1. \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 }\),
  2. \(\alpha ^ { 3 } + \beta ^ { 3 } + \gamma ^ { 3 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q2
2 Prove, by mathematical induction, that, for integers \(n \geqslant 2\), $$4 ^ { n } > 2 ^ { n } + 3 ^ { n }$$
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q3
3 Given that \(\mathrm { f } ( r ) = \frac { 1 } { ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\), show that $$\mathrm { f } ( r - 1 ) - \mathrm { f } ( r ) = \frac { 2 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }$$ Hence find \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 1 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\). Deduce the value of \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q4
4 The curve \(C\) has polar equation \(r = 2 + 2 \cos \theta\), for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \pi\). Sketch the graph of \(C\). Find the area of the region \(R\) enclosed by \(C\) and the initial line. The half-line \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi\) divides \(R\) into two parts. Find the area of each part, correct to 3 decimal places.
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q5
5 A matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) has eigenvalues \(- 1,1\) and 2 , with corresponding eigenvectors $$\left( \begin{array} { r } 0
1
- 2 \end{array} \right) , \quad \left( \begin{array} { r } - 1
- 1
3 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
- 3
5 \end{array} \right) ,$$ respectively. Find \(\mathbf { A }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q6
6 Write down the values of \(\theta\), in the interval \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\), for which \(\cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\) is a fifth root of unity. By writing the equation \(( z + 1 ) ^ { 5 } = z ^ { 5 }\) in the form $$\left( \frac { z + 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 5 } = 1$$ show that its roots are $$- \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left\{ 1 + \mathrm { i } \cot \left( \frac { k \pi } { 5 } \right) \right\} , \quad k = 1,2,3,4$$
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q7
7 The linear transformations \(\mathrm { T } _ { 1 } : \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 }\) and \(\mathrm { T } _ { 2 } : \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 }\) are represented by the matrices $$\mathbf { M } _ { 1 } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r r } 1 & 1 & 1 & 4
2 & 1 & 4 & 11
3 & 4 & 1 & 9
4 & - 3 & 18 & 37 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \mathbf { M } _ { 2 } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r r } 1 & 1 & 1 & - 1
2 & 3 & 0 & 1
3 & 4 & 1 & 0
4 & 5 & 2 & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ respectively. The null space of \(\mathrm { T } _ { 1 }\) is denoted by \(K _ { 1 }\) and the null space of \(\mathrm { T } _ { 2 }\) is denoted by \(K _ { 2 }\). Show that the dimension of \(K _ { 1 }\) is 2 and that the dimension of \(K _ { 2 }\) is 1 . Find the basis of \(K _ { 1 }\) which has the form \(\left\{ \left( \begin{array} { c } p
q
1
0 \end{array} \right) , \left( \begin{array} { c } r
s
0
1 \end{array} \right) \right\}\) and show that \(K _ { 2 }\) is a subspace of \(K _ { 1 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q8
8 Find the particular solution of the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } + 2 \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } + 5 y = 10 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 x }$$ given that \(y = 5\) and \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = 1\) when \(x = 0\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q9
9 The curve \(C\) has equation $$y = \frac { 2 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 3 } { x ^ { 2 } + 2 }$$ Show that, for all \(x , 1 \leqslant y \leqslant \frac { 5 } { 2 }\). Find the coordinates of the turning points on \(C\). Find the equation of the asymptote of \(C\). Sketch the graph of \(C\), stating the coordinates of any intersections with the \(y\)-axis and the asymptote.
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q10
10 The curve \(C\) has equation $$y = 2 \left( \frac { x } { 3 } \right) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }$$ where \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 3\). Show that the arc length of \(C\) is \(2 ( 2 \sqrt { 2 } - 1 )\). Find the coordinates of the centroid of the region enclosed by \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 3\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q11 EITHER
Show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \pi } \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \sin x \mathrm {~d} x = \frac { 1 + \mathrm { e } ^ { \pi } } { 2 }$$ Given that $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \pi } \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \sin ^ { n } x \mathrm {~d} x$$ show that, for \(n \geqslant 2\), $$I _ { n } = n ( n - 1 ) \int _ { 0 } ^ { \pi } \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \cos ^ { 2 } x \sin ^ { n - 2 } x \mathrm {~d} x - n I _ { n }$$ and deduce that $$\left( n ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) I _ { n } = n ( n - 1 ) I _ { n - 2 } .$$ A curve has equation \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \sin ^ { 5 } x\). Find, in an exact form, the mean value of \(y\) over the interval \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q11 OR
The position vectors of the points \(A , B , C , D\) are $$2 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } - 3 \mathbf { k } , \quad - 2 \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } - 4 \mathbf { k } , \quad \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } , \quad \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } + m \mathbf { k }$$ respectively, where \(m\) is an integer. It is given that the shortest distance between the line through \(A\) and \(B\) and the line through \(C\) and \(D\) is 3 . Show that the only possible value of \(m\) is 2 . Find the shortest distance of \(D\) from the line through \(A\) and \(C\). Show that the acute angle between the planes \(A C D\) and \(B C D\) is \(\cos ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { } 3 } \right)\). \footnotetext{Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. }
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q7
7 The linear transformations \(\mathrm { T } _ { 1 } : \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 }\) and \(\mathrm { T } _ { 2 } : \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 }\) are represented by the matrices $$\mathbf { M } _ { 1 } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r r } 1 & 1 & 1 & 4
2 & 1 & 4 & 11
3 & 4 & 1 & 9
4 & - 3 & 18 & 37 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \mathbf { M } _ { 2 } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r r } 1 & 1 & 1 & - 1
2 & 3 & 0 & 1
3 & 4 & 1 & 0
4 & 5 & 2 & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ respectively. The null space of \(\mathrm { T } _ { 1 }\) is denoted by \(K _ { 1 }\) and the null space of \(\mathrm { T } _ { 2 }\) is denoted by \(K _ { 2 }\). Show that the dimension of \(K _ { 1 }\) is 2 and that the dimension of \(K _ { 2 }\) is 1 . Find the basis of \(K _ { 1 }\) which has the form \(\left\{ \left( \begin{array} { c } p
q
1
0 \end{array} \right) , \left( \begin{array} { l } r
s
0
1 \end{array} \right) \right\}\) and show that \(K _ { 2 }\) is a subspace of \(K _ { 1 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q11 OR
The position vectors of the points \(A , B , C , D\) are $$2 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } - 3 \mathbf { k } , \quad - 2 \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } - 4 \mathbf { k } , \quad \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } , \quad \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } + m \mathbf { k } ,$$ respectively, where \(m\) is an integer. It is given that the shortest distance between the line through \(A\) and \(B\) and the line through \(C\) and \(D\) is 3 . Show that the only possible value of \(m\) is 2 . Find the shortest distance of \(D\) from the line through \(A\) and \(C\). Show that the acute angle between the planes \(A C D\) and \(B C D\) is \(\cos ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { } 3 } \right)\). \footnotetext{Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. }
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q1
1 Find the sum of the first \(n\) terms of the series $$\frac { 1 } { 1 \times 3 } + \frac { 1 } { 2 \times 4 } + \frac { 1 } { 3 \times 5 } + \ldots$$ and deduce the sum to infinity.
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q2
2 For the sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\), it is given that \(u _ { 1 } = 1\) and \(u _ { r + 1 } = \frac { 3 u _ { r } - 2 } { 4 }\) for all \(r\). Prove by mathematical induction that \(u _ { n } = 4 \left( \frac { 3 } { 4 } \right) ^ { n } - 2\), for all positive integers \(n\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q3
3 The curve \(C\) has equation $$x y + ( x + y ) ^ { 3 } = 1$$ Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = - \frac { 3 } { 4 }\) at the point \(A ( 1,0 )\) on \(C\). Find the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\) at \(A\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q4
4 Let $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 1 } ^ { \mathrm { e } } x ^ { 2 } ( \ln x ) ^ { n } \mathrm {~d} x$$ for \(n \geqslant 0\). Show that, for all \(n \geqslant 1\), $$I _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 } - \frac { 1 } { 3 } n I _ { n - 1 }$$ Find the exact value of \(I _ { 3 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q5
5 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) has an eigenvalue \(\lambda\) with corresponding eigenvector \(\mathbf { e }\). Prove that the matrix \(( \mathbf { A } + k \mathbf { I } )\), where \(k\) is a real constant and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the identity matrix, has an eigenvalue ( \(\lambda + k\) ) with corresponding eigenvector \(\mathbf { e }\). The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) is given by $$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 2 & 2 & - 3
2 & 2 & 3
- 3 & 3 & 3 \end{array} \right) .$$ Two of the eigenvalues of \(\mathbf { B }\) are - 3 and 4 . Find corresponding eigenvectors. Given that \(\left( \begin{array} { r } 1
- 1
- 2 \end{array} \right)\) is an eigenvector of \(\mathbf { B }\), find the corresponding eigenvalue. Hence find the eigenvalues of \(\mathbf { C }\), where $$\mathbf { C } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } - 1 & 2 & - 3
2 & - 1 & 3
- 3 & 3 & 0 \end{array} \right) ,$$ and state corresponding eigenvectors.
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q6
6 The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { x - 2 }\). Find the equations of the asymptotes of \(C\). Find the coordinates of the turning points on \(C\). Draw a sketch of \(C\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q7
7 Expand \(\left( z + \frac { 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 4 } \left( z - \frac { 1 } { z } \right) ^ { 2 }\) and, by substituting \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), find integers \(p , q , r , s\) such that $$64 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta \cos ^ { 4 } \theta = p + q \cos 2 \theta + r \cos 4 \theta + s \cos 6 \theta$$ Using the substitution \(x = 2 \cos \theta\), show that $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } x ^ { 4 } \sqrt { } \left( 4 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x = \frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi + \sqrt { } 3$$
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q8
8 The cubic equation \(x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 10 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta , \gamma\).
  1. Let \(u = - \alpha + \beta + \gamma\). Show that \(u + 2 \alpha = 1\), and hence find a cubic equation having roots \(- \alpha + \beta + \gamma\), \(\alpha - \beta + \gamma , \alpha + \beta - \gamma\).
  2. State the value of \(\alpha \beta \gamma\) and hence find a cubic equation having roots \(\frac { 1 } { \beta \gamma } , \frac { 1 } { \gamma \alpha } , \frac { 1 } { \alpha \beta }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q9
9 The plane \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) has parametric equation $$\mathbf { r } = 2 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } + \lambda ( \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } - \mathbf { k } ) + \mu ( \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } )$$ Find a cartesian equation of \(\Pi _ { 1 }\). The plane \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) has cartesian equation \(3 x - 2 y - 3 z = 4\). Find the acute angle between \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) and \(\Pi _ { 2 }\). Find a vector equation of the line of intersection of \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) and \(\Pi _ { 2 }\).
CAIE FP1 2012 June Q10
10 Find the set of values of \(a\) for which the system of equations $$\begin{aligned} x - 2 y - 2 z & = - 7
2 x + ( a - 9 ) y - 10 z & = - 11
3 x - 6 y + 2 a z & = - 29 \end{aligned}$$ has a unique solution. Show that the system has no solution in the case \(a = - 3\). Given that \(a = 5\),
  1. show that the number of solutions is infinite,
  2. find the solution for which \(x + y + z = 2\).