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Edexcel C2 Q2
  1. Find, in surd form, the length \(A B\).
  2. Find, in terms of \(\pi\), the area of the badge.
  3. Prove that the perimeter of the badge is \(\frac { 2 \sqrt { 3 } } { 3 } ( \pi + 6 ) \mathrm { cm }\).
Edexcel C2 Q2
  1. Write down the coordinates of the centre of \(C\), and calculate the radius of \(C\). \end{enumerate} A second circle has centre at the point \(( 15,12 )\) and radius 10.
  2. Sketch both circles on a single diagram and find the coordinates of the point where they touch.
    (4)
    [0pt] [P3 June 2003 Question 3]
Edexcel C2 Q2
  1. find the first 4 terms, simplifying each term.
  2. Find, in its simplest form, the term independent of \(x\) in this expansion.
    [0pt] [P2 June 2004 Question 3] \item The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \cos \left( x + \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right) , 0 \leq x \leq 2 \pi\).
  3. Sketch \(C\).
  4. Write down the exact coordinates of the points at which \(C\) meets the coordinate axes.
  5. Solve, for \(x\) in the interval \(0 \leq x \leq 2 \pi , \cos \left( x + \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right) = 0.5\), giving your answers in terms of \(\pi\). \item Given that \(\log _ { 2 } x = a\), find, in terms of \(a\), the simplest form of
  6. \(\log _ { 2 } ( 16 x )\),
  7. \(\log _ { 2 } \left( \frac { x ^ { 4 } } { 2 } \right)\).
  8. Hence, or otherwise, solve \(\log _ { 2 } ( 16 x ) - \log _ { 2 } \left( \frac { x ^ { 4 } } { 2 } \right) = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\), giving your answer in its simplest surd form. \item (a) Given that \(3 \sin x = 8 \cos x\), find the value of \(\tan x\).
  9. Find, to 1 decimal place, all the solutions of \(3 \sin x - 8 \cos x = 0\) in the interval \(0 \leq x < 360 ^ { \circ }\).
  10. Find, to 1 decimal place, all the solutions of \(3 \sin ^ { 2 } y - 8 \cos y = 0\) in the interval \(0 \leq y < 360 ^ { \circ }\). \item \end{enumerate} $$f ( x ) = \frac { \left( x ^ { 2 } - 3 \right) ^ { 2 } } { x ^ { 3 } } , x \neq 0$$
  11. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) \equiv x - 6 x ^ { - 1 } + 9 x ^ { - 3 }\).
  12. Hence, or otherwise, differentiate \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) with respect to \(x\).
  13. Verify that the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) has stationary points at \(x = \pm \sqrt { } 3\).
  14. Determine whether the stationary value at \(x = \sqrt { } 3\) is a maximum or a minimum.
Edexcel C2 Q7
  1. Find the coordinates of the points where the curve and line intersect.
  2. Find the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve and line.
Edexcel C2 Q6
  1. Find the remainder when \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is divided by ( \(2 x - 1\) ).
    1. Find the remainder when \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is divided by \(( x + 2 )\).
    2. Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation $$2 x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } - 6 x - 8 = 0 ,$$ giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
Edexcel C4 Q4
  1. Show that the volume of the solid formed is \(\frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi ( \pi + 2 )\).
  2. Find a cartesian equation for the curve.
Edexcel S1 Q2
  1. Plot a scatter diagram showing these data. The student wanted to investigate further whether or not her data provided evidence of an increase in temperature in June each year. Using \(Y\) for the number of years since 1993 and \(T\) for the mean temperature, she calculated the following summary statistics. $$\Sigma Y = 28 , \quad \Sigma T = 182.5 , \quad \Sigma Y ^ { 2 } = 140 , \quad \Sigma T ^ { 2 } = 4173.93 , \quad \Sigma Y T = 644.7 .$$
  2. Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient for these data.
  3. Comment on your result in relation to the student's enquiry.
Edexcel S2 Q2
  1. Specify a suitable model for the distribution of \(X\).
  2. Find the mean and the standard deviation of \(X\). \item A secretarial agency carefully assesses the work of a new recruit, with the following results after 150 pages: \end{enumerate}
    No of errors0123456
    No of pages163841291772
  3. Find the mean and variance of the number of errors per page.
  4. Explain how these results support the idea that the number of errors per page follows a Poisson distribution.
  5. After two weeks at the agency, the secretary types a fresh piece of work, six pages long, which is found to contain 15 errors.
    The director suspects that the secretary was trying especially hard during the early period and that she is now less conscientious. Using a Poisson distribution with the mean found in part (a), test this hypothesis at the \(5 \%\) significance level.
Edexcel S2 Q2
  1. Name the distribution of \(L\), the length of the longer part of string, and sketch the probability density function for \(L\).
  2. Find the probability that one part of the string is more than twice as long as the other. \item A supplier of widgets claims that only \(10 \%\) of his widgets have faults.
  3. In a consignment of 50 widgets, 9 are faulty. Test, at the \(5 \%\) significance level, whether this suggests that the supplier's claim is false.
  4. Find how many faulty widgets would be needed to provide evidence against the claim at the \(1 \%\) significance level. \item In a survey of 22 families, the number of children, \(X\), in each family was given by the following table, where \(f\) denotes the frequency: \end{enumerate}
    \(X\)012345
    \(f\)385321
  5. Find the mean and variance of \(X\).
  6. Explain why these results suggest that \(X\) may follow a Poisson distribution.
  7. State another feature of the data that suggests a Poisson distribution. It is sometimes suggested that the number of children in a family follows a Poisson distribution with mean 2.4. Assuming that this is correct,
  8. find the probability that a family has less than two children.
  9. Use this result to find the probability that, in a random sample of 22 families, exactly 11 of the families have less than two children. \section*{STATISTICS 2 (A) TEST PAPER 7 Page 2}
Edexcel M1 Q2
  1. Find the speed of \(B\).
  2. Find the velocity of \(B\) relative to \(A\).
  3. Find the acute angle between the relative velocity found in part (b) and the vector \(\mathbf { i }\), giving your answer in degrees correct to 1 decimal place.
    (2 marks) \item \end{enumerate} \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{2108a1be-0214-42c4-9cb4-8622cc0fa496-2_360_1018_1242_479} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
    \end{figure} Figure 1 shows a uniform plank \(A B\) of length 8 m and mass 30 kg . It is supported in a horizontal position by two pivots, one situated at \(A\) and the other 2 m from \(B\). A man whose mass is 80 kg is standing on the plank 2 m from \(A\) when his dog steps onto the plank at \(B\). Given that the plank remains in equilibrium and that the magnitude of the forces exerted by each of the pivots on the plank are equal,
  4. calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the plank by the pivot at \(A\),
  5. find the dog's mass. If the dog was heavier and the plank was on the point of tilting,
  6. explain how the force exerted on the plank by each of the pivots would be changed.
    (2 marks)
Edexcel M2 Q2
  1. Find the magnitude of the impulse exerted on \(B\) by \(A\), stating the units of your answer.
  2. Find the speed of \(B\) immediately after the collision. \item A small car, of mass 850 kg , moves on a straight horizontal road. Its engine is working at its maximum rate of 25 kW , and a constant resisting force of magnitude 900 N opposes the car's motion.
  3. Find the acceleration of the car when it is moving with speed \(15 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
  4. Find the maximum speed of the car on the horizontal road. \end{enumerate} With the engine still working at 25 kW and the non-gravitational resistance remaining at 900 N , the car now climbs a hill inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 10 }\).
  5. Find the maximum speed of the car on this hill. \section*{MECHANICS 2 (A)TEST PAPER 2 Page 2}
Edexcel M2 Q2
  1. Find the value of \(k\) if \(P\) takes 4 seconds to reach \(Y\).
  2. Show that \(Q\) has constant acceleration and find the magnitude and direction of this acceleration. \item Three particles \(A , B\) and \(C\), of equal size and each of mass \(m\), are at rest on the same straight line on a smooth horizontal surface. The coefficient of restitution between \(A\) and \(B\), and between \(B\) and \(C\), is \(e\).
    \(A\) is projected with speed \(7 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) and strikes \(B\) directly. \(B\) then collides with \(C\), which starts to move with speed \(4 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).
    Calculate the value of \(e\). \end{enumerate} \section*{MECHANICS 2 (A) TEST PAPER 4 Page 2}
Edexcel M2 Q2
  1. Find the velocity vector of \(P\) at time \(t\) seconds.
  2. Show that the direction of the acceleration of \(P\) is constant.
  3. Find the value of \(t\) when the acceleration of \(P\) has magnitude \(12 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\). \item A uniform plank of wood \(X Y\), of mass 1.4 kg , rests with its upper end \(X\) against a rough vertical wall and its lower end \(Y\) on rough horizontal ground. The coefficient of friction between the plank and both the wall and the ground is \(\mu\). The plank is in limiting equilibrium at both ends and the vertical component of the force exerted on the plank by the ground has magnitude 12 N .
    Find the value of \(\mu\), to 2 decimal places. \item A motor-cycle and its rider have a total mass of 460 kg . The maximum rate at which the cycle's engine can work is 25920 W and the maximum speed of the cycle on a horizontal road is \(36 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\). A variable resisting force acts on the cycle and has magnitude \(k v ^ { 2 }\), where \(v\) is the speed of the cycle in \(\mathrm { ms } ^ { - 1 }\).
  4. Show that \(k = \frac { 5 } { 9 }\).
  5. Find the acceleration of the cycle when it is moving at \(25 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) on the horizontal road, with its engine working at full power. \end{enumerate} \section*{MECHANICS 2 (A)TEST PAPER 8 Page 2}
Edexcel M3 Q2
  1. Show that \(\lambda = 4 m g \sin \alpha\). The particle is now moved and held at rest at \(A\) with the string slack. It is then gently released so that it moves down the plane along a line of greatest slope.
  2. Find the greatest distance from \(A\) that the particle reaches down the plane.
Edexcel M4 2005 January Q5
  1. Show that, when \(\angle B F O = \theta\), the potential energy of the system is $$\frac { 1 } { 10 } m g a ( 8 \cos \theta - 5 ) ^ { 2 } - 2 m g a \cos ^ { 2 } \theta + \text { constant } .$$
  2. Hence find the values of \(\theta\) for which the system is in equilibrium.
  3. Determine the nature of the equilibrium at each of these positions.
Edexcel M5 2002 June Q6
  1. Show that the moment of inertia of the rod about the edge of the table is \(\frac { 7 } { 3 } m a ^ { 2 }\). The rod is released from rest and rotates about the edge of the table. When the rod has turned through an angle \(\theta\), its angular speed is \(\dot { \theta }\). Assuming that the rod has not started to slip,
  2. show that \(\dot { \theta } ^ { 2 } = \frac { 6 g \sin \theta } { 7 a }\),
  3. find the angular acceleration of the rod,
  4. find the normal reaction of the table on the rod. The coefficient of friction between the rod and the edge of the table is \(\mu\).
  5. Show that the rod starts to slip when \(\tan \theta = \frac { 4 } { 13 } \mu\)
    (6)
Edexcel M5 2005 June Q4
  1. Show that the moment of inertia of the body about \(L\) is \(\frac { 77 m a ^ { 2 } } { 4 }\). When \(P R\) is vertical, the body has angular speed \(\omega\) and the centre of the disc strikes a stationary particle of mass \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm {~m}\). Given that the particle adheres to the centre of the disc,
  2. find, in terms of \(\omega\), the angular speed of the body immediately after the impact.
Edexcel D1 Q6
  1. Draw a bipartite graph to model this situation. Initially it is decided to run the Office application on computer \(F\), Animation on computer \(H\), and Data on computer \(I\).
  2. Starting from this matching, use the maximum matching algorithm to find a complete matching. Indicate clearly how the algorithm has been applied.
  3. Computer \(H\) is upgraded to allow it to run CAD. Find an alternative matching to that found in part (b).
Edexcel AEA 2002 June Q5
  1. the possible values of \(n _ { 1 }\) and \(n _ { 2 }\),
  2. the exact value of the smallest possible area between \(C _ { 1 }\) and \(C _ { 2 }\), simplifying your answer,
    (8)
  3. the largest value of \(x\) for which the gradients of the two curves can be the same. Leave your answer in surd form.
Edexcel AEA 2005 June Q6
  1. Find the coordinates of the points \(P , Q\) and \(R\).
  2. Sketch, on separate diagrams, the graphs of
    1. \(y = \mathrm { f } ( 2 x )\),
    2. \(y = \mathrm { f } ( | x | + 1 )\),
      indicating on each sketch the coordinates of any maximum points and the intersections with the \(x\)-axis.
      (6) \begin{figure}[h]
      \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f9d3e02c-cef2-435b-9cda-76c43fcac575-5_1015_1464_232_337}
      \end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\), with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x - v ) + w\), where \(v\) and \(w\) are constants. The \(x\)-axis is a tangent to \(C\) at the minimum point \(T\), and \(C\) intersects the \(y\)-axis at \(S\). The line joining \(S\) to the maximum point \(U\) is parallel to the \(x\)-axis.
  3. Find the value of \(v\) and the value of \(w\) and hence find the roots of the equation $$f ( x - v ) + w = 0$$
Edexcel AEA 2006 June Q6
(a)Show that the point \(P ( 1,0 )\) lies on \(C\) .
(b)Find the coordinates of the point \(Q\) .
(c)Find the area of the shaded region between \(C\) and the line \(P Q\) .
Edexcel AEA 2007 June Q6
  1. Find an expression, in terms of \(x\), for the area \(A\) of \(R\).
  2. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } A } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { 1 } { 4 } ( \pi - 2 x - 2 \sin x ) \sec ^ { 2 } \frac { x } { 2 }\).
  3. Prove that the maximum value of \(A\) occurs when \(\frac { \pi } { 4 } < x < \frac { \pi } { 3 }\).
  4. Prove that \(\tan \frac { \pi } { 8 } = \sqrt { } 2 - 1\).
  5. Show that the maximum value of \(A > \frac { \pi } { 4 } ( \sqrt { } 2 - 1 )\).
Edexcel AEA 2014 June Q7
  1. Find the value of \(p\), the value of \(m\) and the value of \(n\).
  2. Show that the equation of \(C\) can be written in the form \(y = r + \mathrm { f } ( x - h )\) and specify the function f and the constants \(r\) and \(h\). The region bounded by \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the lines \(x = \frac { \pi } { 6 }\) and \(x = \frac { \pi } { 3 }\) is rotated through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.
  3. Find the volume of the solid formed.
Edexcel CP AS Specimen Q6
  1. Show that \(\mathbf { M }\) is non-singular. The hexagon \(R\) is transformed to the hexagon \(S\) by the transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\). Given that the area of hexagon \(R\) is 5 square units,
  2. find the area of hexagon \(S\). The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents an enlargement, with centre \(( 0,0 )\) and scale factor \(k\), where \(k > 0\), followed by a rotation anti-clockwise through an angle \(\theta\) about \(( 0,0 )\).
  3. Find the value of \(k\).
  4. Find the value of \(\theta\).
Edexcel C1 Q1
  1. (a) Write down the value of \(16 ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\).
    (b) Find the value of \(16 ^ { - \frac { 3 } { 2 } }\).
  2. (i) Given that \(y = 5 x ^ { 3 } + 7 x + 3\), find
    (a) \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\),
    (b) \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } }\).
    (ii) Find \(\int \left( 1 + 3 \sqrt { x } - \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } } \right) \mathrm { d } x\).
  3. Given that the equation \(k x ^ { 2 } + 12 x + k = 0\), where \(k\) is a positive constant, has equal roots, find the value of \(k\).
  4. Solve the simultaneous equations
$$\begin{gathered} x + y = 2
x ^ { 2 } + 2 y = 12 \end{gathered}$$
  1. The \(r\) th term of an arithmetic series is \(( 2 r - 5 )\).
    (a) Write down the first three terms of this series.
    (b) State the value of the common difference.
    (c) Show that \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 2 r - 5 ) = n ( n - 4 )\).
\begin{figure}[h]
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{466833b9-730d-424c-b33b-dd93a14ab21d-02_326_618_294_429}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). The curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at the points \(( 2,0 )\) and \(( 4,0 )\). The minimum point on the curve is \(P ( 3 , - 2 )\). In separate diagrams sketch the curve with equation
(a) \(y = - \mathrm { f } ( x )\),
(b) \(y = \mathrm { f } ( 2 x )\). On each diagram, give the coordinates of the points at which the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis, and the coordinates of the image of \(P\) under the given transformation.
7. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = 4 x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 5 - x } { x } , x \neq 0\). The point \(P\) on \(C\) has \(x\)-coordinate 1 .
(a) Show that the value of \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) at \(P\) is 3 .
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\). This tangent meets the \(x\)-axis at the point \(( k , 0 )\).
(c) Find the value of \(k\).
8. \begin{figure}[h]
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{466833b9-730d-424c-b33b-dd93a14ab21d-02_483_974_280_1644}
\end{figure} The points \(A ( 1,7 ) , B ( 20,7 )\) and \(C ( p , q )\) form the vertices of a triangle \(A B C\), as shown in Figure 2. The point \(D ( 8,2 )\) is the mid-point of \(A C\).
(a) Find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\). The line \(l\), which passes through \(D\) and is perpendicular to \(A C\), intersects \(A B\) at \(E\).
(b) Find an equation for \(l\), in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a\), b and \(c\) are integers.
(c) Find the exact \(x\)-coordinate of \(E\).
9. The gradient of the curve \(C\) is given by $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = ( 3 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 }$$ The point \(P ( 1,4 )\) lies on \(C\).
(a) Find an equation of the normal to \(C\) at \(P\).
(b) Find an equation for the curve \(C\) in the form \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
(c) Using \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = ( 3 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 }\), show that there is no point on \(C\) at which the tangent is parallel to the line \(y = 1 - 2 x\).
10. Given that $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 18 , \quad x \geq 0 ,$$ (a) express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in the form \(( x - a ) ^ { 2 } + b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers. The curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x ) , x \geq 0\), meets the \(y\)-axis at \(P\) and has a minimum point at \(Q\).
(b) Sketch the graph of \(C\), showing the coordinates of \(P\) and \(Q\). The line \(y = 41\) meets \(C\) at the point \(R\).
(c) Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(R\), giving your answer in the form \(p + q \sqrt { } 2\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers. Materials required for examination
Mathematical Formulae (Green) Paper Reference(s)
6663/01 Core Mathematics C1
Advanced Subsidiary
Monday 23 May 2005 - Morning
Time: \(\mathbf { 1 }\) hour \(\mathbf { 3 0 }\) minutes Calculators may NOT be used in this examination. Write the name of the examining body (Edexcel), your centre number, candidate number, the unit title (Core Mathematics C1), the paper reference (6663), your surname, initials and signature. A booklet 'Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables' is provided. Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
There are 10 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 75 .
Advice to Candidates
You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner. Answers without working may gain no credit. N23491A
  1. (a) Write down the value of \(8 ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }\).
    (b) Find the value of \(8 ^ { - \frac { 2 } { 3 } }\).
  2. Given that \(y = 6 x - \frac { 4 } { x ^ { 2 } } , x \neq 0\),
    (a) find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\),
    (b) find \(\int y \mathrm {~d} x\).
$$x ^ { 2 } - 8 x - 29 \equiv ( x + a ) ^ { 2 } + b$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
(a) Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the roots of $$x ^ { 2 } - 8 x - 29 = 0$$ are \(c \pm d \sqrt { } 5\), where \(c\) and \(d\) are integers to be found.
4. Figure 1
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{466833b9-730d-424c-b33b-dd93a14ab21d-04_552_796_328_1720} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). The curve passes through the origin \(O\) and through the point \(( 6,0 )\). The maximum point on the curve is \(( 3,5 )\). On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation
(a) \(y = 3 \mathrm { f } ( x )\),
(b) \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x + 2 )\). On each diagram, show clearly the coordinates of the maximum point and of each point at which the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis.
5. Solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{gathered} x - 2 y = 1
x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 29 \end{gathered}$$
  1. Find the set of values of \(x\) for which
    (a) \(3 ( 2 x + 1 ) > 5 - 2 x\),
    (b) \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 3 > 0\),
    (c) both \(3 ( 2 x + 1 ) > 5 - 2 x\) and \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 3 > 0\).
  2. (a) Show that \(\frac { ( 3 - \sqrt { } x ) ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { } x }\) can be written as \(9 x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } - 6 + x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\).
Given that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { ( 3 - \sqrt { } x ) ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { } x } , x > 0\), and that \(y = \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) at \(x = 1\),
(b) find \(y\) in terms of \(x\).
8. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) passes through the point \(( 9 , - 4 )\) and has gradient \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\).
(a) Find an equation for \(l _ { 1 }\) in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a\), b and \(c\) are integers. The line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the origin \(O\) and has gradient - 2 . The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(P\).
(b) Calculate the coordinates of \(P\). Given that \(l _ { 1 }\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at the point \(C\),
(c) calculate the exact area of \(\triangle O C P\).
9. An arithmetic series has first term \(a\) and common difference \(d\).
(a) Prove that the sum of the first \(n\) terms of the series is $$\frac { 1 } { 2 } n [ 2 a + ( n - 1 ) d ] .$$ Sean repays a loan over a period of \(n\) months. His monthly repayments form an arithmetic sequence. He repays \(\pounds 149\) in the first month, \(\pounds 147\) in the second month, \(\pounds 145\) in the third month, and so on. He makes his final repayment in the \(n\)th month, where \(n > 21\).
(b) Find the amount Sean repays in the 21st month. Over the \(n\) months, he repays a total of \(\pounds 5000\).
(c) Form an equation in \(n\), and show that your equation may be written as $$n ^ { 2 } - 150 n + 5000 = 0$$ (d) Solve the equation in part (c).
(e) State, with a reason, which of the solutions to the equation in part (c) is not a sensible solution to the repayment problem.
10. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { 1 } { 3 } x ^ { 3 } - 4 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x + 3\). The point \(P\) has coordinates \(( 3,0 )\).
(a) Show that \(P\) lies on \(C\).
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants. Another point \(Q\) also lies on \(C\). The tangent to \(C\) at \(Q\) is parallel to the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\).
(c) Find the coordinates of \(Q\). \section*{Tuesday 10 January 2006 - Afternoon} \section*{Materials required for examination
Mathematical Formulae (Green)} Nil Calculators may NOT be used in this examination. In the boxes on the answer book, write the name of the examining body (Edexcel), your centre number, candidate number, the unit title (Core Mathematics C1), the paper reference (6663), your surname, initials and signature. A booklet 'Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables' is provided.
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
The marks for individual questions and the parts of questions are shown in round brackets: e.g. (2).
There are 10 questions on this paper. The total mark for this paper is 75 . You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner. Answers without working may gain no credit.
  1. Factorise completely
$$x ^ { 3 } - 4 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x$$