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SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q2
2
  1. Using integration by parts, find the indefinite integral, with respect to \(x\), of $$x \cos x$$
  2. Using the substitution \(u ^ { 2 } = 2 x + 1\), find the indefinite integral, with respect to $$x , \text { of } \frac { 6 x } { \sqrt { 2 x + 1 } } .$$
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q3
5 marks
3 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
  1. Write down the first 5 terms of the geometric series $$\sum _ { r = 0 } ^ { n } 20 \times 0.5 ^ { r }$$
  2. Find the smallest value of \(n\) for which the series $$\sum _ { r = 0 } ^ { n } 20 \times 0.5 ^ { r }$$ is greater than \(99.8 \%\) of its sum to infinity.
    [0pt] [5]
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q4
5 marks
4
  1. Using \(\sin ^ { 2 } \theta + \cos ^ { 2 } \theta \equiv 1\), show that \(\tan ^ { 2 } \theta + 1 \equiv \sec ^ { 2 } \theta\).
    A curve is given parametrically by $$x = a \sec \theta , \quad y = a \tan \theta$$ where \(a\) is a constant.
  2. Find a Cartesian equation of the curve.
  3. Determine an equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(\theta = \frac { \pi } { 3 }\), giving your answer in exact form.
    [0pt] [5]
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q5
1 marks
5
  1. Find the first three non-zero terms of the expansion, in ascending powers of \(x\), of \(( 4 + x ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\).
  2. State the range of values of \(x\) for which your expansion in part (a) is valid. [1]
  3. Use your expansion to determine an approximation to \(\sqrt { } 36.9\), showing all the figures on your calculator.
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q6
6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
  1. Given that \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } - 8 \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 16 x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 3\), determine the range of values of \(x\) for which $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } < 0$$
  2. State the geometrical interpretation of your answer to part (a), in terms of the shape of the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) (not the gradient of the graph).
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q7
2 marks
7 A scientist is studying the flight of seabirds in a colony. She models the height above sea level, \(H\) metres, of one of the birds in the colony by the equation $$H = \frac { 140 } { A + 45 \sin 2 t ^ { \circ } - 28 \cos 2 t ^ { \circ } } , \quad 0 \leq t \leq T ,$$ where \(t\) seconds is the time after the bird leaves its nest, and \(A\) and \(T\) are constants. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{022274c9-7ed2-4436-ae97-d410d7d566fc-10_559_679_513_678} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 is a sketch showing the graph of \(H\) against \(t\).
It is given that this seabird's nest is \(\mathbf { 2 0 } \mathbf { ~ m }\) above sea level.
  1. Show that \(A = 35\).
    It is also given that $$45 \sin 2 t ^ { \circ } - 28 \cos 2 t ^ { \circ } \equiv 53 \sin ( 2 t - \alpha ) ^ { \circ }$$ where \(\alpha\) is a constant in the range \(0 < \alpha < 90\).
  2. Find the value of \(\alpha\) to one decimal place.
    Find, according to this model,
  3. the minimum height of the sea bird above sea level, giving your answer to the nearest cm,
    [0pt] [2]
  4. the limitation on the value of \(T\).
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q8
8 Differentiate from first principles $$y = \frac { 1 } { x }$$
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q9
9
  1. Describe fully a sequence of transformations that map the line \(y = x\) onto the line $$y = 10 - 2 x$$ The function f is defined as \(\mathrm { f } : x \rightarrow 10 - 2 x , x \in R , x \geq 0\).
    The function ff is denoted by g .
  2. Find \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\), giving your answer in a form without brackets.
  3. Determine the domain of g .
  4. Explain whether \(\mathrm { fg } = \mathrm { gf }\).
  5. Find \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 }\) in the form \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 } : x \rightarrow \ldots\)
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q10
10 The diagram shows part of the graphs of \(y = \cos ^ { 2 } x\) and \(y = 5 \sin 2 x\) for small positive values of \(x\). The graphs meet at the point \(A\) with \(x\)-coordinate \(\alpha\).
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  1. Find the exact area contained between the two graphs (between \(x = 0\) and \(x = \alpha\) ) and the \(y\)-axis. Give your answer in terms of \(\alpha , \cos 2 \alpha\) and/or \(\sin 2 \alpha\).
  2. Using the fact that \(\alpha\) is a small positive solution to the equation \(\cos ^ { 2 } x = 5 \sin 2 x\), show that \(\alpha\) satisfies approximately the equation \(\alpha ^ { 2 } + 10 \alpha - 1 = 0\), if terms in \(\alpha ^ { 3 }\) and higher are ignored.
  3. Use the equation in part (b) to find an approximate value of \(\alpha\), correct to 3 significant figures.
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February Q11
11 Two circles have equations
\(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 4 x = 0 \quad\) and
\(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 6 x - 12 y + 36 = 0\).
  1. Find the centre and radius of each circle and hence show that the \(y\)-axis is a tangent to both circles.
  2. Find the equation of the line through the centres of both circles.
  3. Determine the gradient of a line other than the \(y\)-axis which is a tangent to both circles.
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SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q1
4 marks
1. Solve the equation \(2 z - 5 \mathrm { i } z ^ { * } = 12\)
[0pt] [4 marks]
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q2
3 marks
2. A plane has equation \(\mathbf { r } \cdot \left[ \begin{array} { l } 1
1
1 \end{array} \right] = 7\)
A line has equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left[ \begin{array} { l } 2
0
1 \end{array} \right] + \mu \left[ \begin{array} { l } 1
0
1 \end{array} \right]\)
Calculate the acute angle between the line and the plane.
Give your answer to the nearest \(0.1 ^ { \circ }\)
[0pt] [3 marks]
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q3
3 marks
3. Show that $$\cosh ^ { 3 } x + \sinh ^ { 3 } x = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \mathrm { e } ^ { m x } + \frac { 3 } { 4 } \mathrm { e } ^ { n x }$$ where \(m\) and \(n\) are integers.
[0pt] [3 marks]
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q4
7 marks
4.
  1. If \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), use de Moivre's theorem to prove that $$z ^ { n } - \frac { 1 } { z ^ { n } } = 2 \mathrm { i } \sin n \theta$$ [3 marks]
  2. Express \(\sin ^ { 5 } \theta\) in terms of \(\sin 5 \theta , \sin 3 \theta\) and \(\sin \theta\)
    [0pt] [4 marks]
  3. Hence show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 3 } } \sin ^ { 5 } \theta \mathrm {~d} \theta = \frac { 53 } { 480 }$$
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q5
5. The equation \(z ^ { 3 } + k z ^ { 2 } + 9 = 0\) has roots \(\alpha , \beta\) and \(\gamma\).
    1. Show that $$\alpha ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } = k ^ { 2 }$$
  1. (ii) Show that $$\alpha ^ { 2 } \beta ^ { 2 } + \beta ^ { 2 } \gamma ^ { 2 } + \gamma ^ { 2 } \alpha ^ { 2 } = - 18 k$$
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q6
4 marks
6. The points \(A , B\) and \(C\) have coordinates \(A ( 4,5,2 ) , B ( - 3,2 , - 4 )\) and \(C ( 2,6,1 )\)
Use a vector product to show that the area of triangle \(A B C\) is \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { 11 } } { 2 }\)
[0pt] [4 marks]
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q7
7. Prove by induction that \(\mathrm { f } ( n ) = n ^ { 3 } + 3 n ^ { 2 } + 8 n\) is divisible by 6 for all integers \(n \geq 1\)
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q8
6 marks
8. Let $$S _ { n } = \sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 1 } { ( r + 1 ) ( r + 3 ) }$$ where \(n \geq 1\) Use the method of differences to show that $$S _ { n } = \frac { 5 n ^ { 2 } + a n } { 12 ( n + b ) ( n + c ) }$$ where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.
[0pt] [6 marks]
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q9
9.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ab2949b2-11f2-4682-ab0c-25ecee2d665a-4_268_648_1169_623} Two tanks, \(A\) and \(B\), each have a capacity of 800 litres. At time \(t = 0\) both tanks are full of pure water. When \(t > 0\), water flows in the following ways:
  • Water with a salt concentration of \(\mu\) grams per litre flows into tank \(A\) at a constant rate
  • Water flows from tank \(A\) to tank \(B\) at a rate of 16 litres per minute
  • Water flows from tank \(B\) to tank \(A\) at a rate of \(r\) litres per minute
  • Water flows out of tank \(B\) through a waste pipe
  • The amount of water in each tank remains at 800 litres.
This system is represented by the coupled differential equations $$\begin{aligned} & \frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 36 - 0.02 x + 0.005 y
& \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 0.02 x - 0.02 y \end{aligned}$$ Solve the coupled differential equations to find both \(x\) and \(y\) in terms of \(t\).
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q10
10. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ab2949b2-11f2-4682-ab0c-25ecee2d665a-5_643_325_388_822} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
\end{figure} A child's toy is a uniform solid consisting of a hemisphere of radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) joined to a cone of base radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\). The curved surface of the cone makes an angle \(\alpha\) with its base. The two shapes are joined at the plane faces with their circumferences coinciding (see Fig. 1). The distance of the centre of mass of the toy above the common circular plane face is \(x \mathrm {~cm}\).
[0pt] [The volume of a sphere is \(\frac { 4 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 3 }\) and the volume of a cone is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi r ^ { 2 } h\).]
  1. Show that \(x = \frac { r \left( \tan ^ { 2 } \alpha - 3 \right) } { 8 + 4 \tan \alpha }\).
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q11
11. A particle, \(P\), of mass 0.4 kg is moving along the positive \(x\)-axis, in the positive \(x\) direction under the action of a single force. At time \(t\) seconds, \(t > 0 , P\) is \(x\) metres from the origin \(O\) and the speed of \(P\) is \(v \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\). The force is acting in the direction of \(x\) increasing and has magnitude \(\frac { k } { v }\) newtons, where \(k\) is a constant. At \(x = 3 , v = 2\) and at \(x = 6 , v = 2.5\)
  1. Show that \(v ^ { 3 } = \frac { 61 x + 9 } { 24 }\) The time taken for the speed of \(P\) to increase from \(2 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) to \(2.5 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) is \(T\) seconds.
  2. Use algebraic integration to show that \(T = \frac { 81 } { 61 }\)
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q12
12.
[0pt] [In this question \(\mathbf { i }\) and \(\mathbf { j }\) are perpendicular unit vectors in a horizontal plane.]
A smooth uniform sphere \(A\) has mass 0.2 kg and another smooth uniform sphere \(B\), with the same radius as \(A\), has mass 0.4 kg . The spheres are moving on a smooth horizontal surface when they collide obliquely. Immediately before the collision, the velocity of \(A\) is \(( 3 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) and the velocity of \(B\) is \(( - 4 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } ) \mathrm { m } \mathrm { s } ^ { - 1 }\) At the instant of collision, the line joining the centres of the spheres is parallel to \(\mathbf { i }\) The coefficient of restitution between the spheres is \(\frac { 3 } { 7 }\)
  1. Find the velocity of \(A\) immediately after the collision.
  2. Find the magnitude of the impulse received by \(A\) in the collision.
  3. Find, to the nearest degree, the size of the angle through which the direction of motion of \(A\) is deflected as a result of the collision.
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q13
13. Six women and five men stand in a line for a photo.
  1. In how many arrangements will all the men stand next to each other and all the women stand next to each other?
  2. In how many arrangements will all the men be apart?
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q14
4 marks
14. Nine long-distance runners are starting an exercise programme to improve their strength. During the first session, each of them has to do a 100 metre run and to do as many push-ups as possible in one minute. The times taken for the run, together with the number of push-ups each runner achieves, are shown in the table.
RunnerABCDEFGHI
100 metre time (seconds)13.211.610.912.314.713.111.713.612.4
Push-ups achieved324222364127373833
  1. Calculate the value of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
  2. Carry out a hypothesis test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to examine whether there is any association between time taken for the run and number of push-ups achieved. [4]
  3. Under what circumstances is it appropriate to carry out a hypothesis test based on the product moment correlation coefficient. State, with a reason, which test is more appropriate for these data.
SPS SPS FM 2020 May Q15
15. A researcher at a large company thinks that there may be some relationship between the numbers of working days lost due to illness per year and the ages of the workers in the company. The researcher selects a random sample of 190 workers. The ages of the workers and numbers of days lost for a period of 1 year are summarised below.
\cline { 3 - 5 } \multicolumn{2}{c|}{}Working days lost
\cline { 3 - 5 } \multicolumn{2}{c|}{}\(\mathbf { 0 }\) to 45 to 910 or more
\multirow{3}{*}{Age}Under 3531274
\cline { 2 - 5 }35 to 5028328
\cline { 2 - 5 }Over 50162816
  1. Carry out a test at the \(1 \%\) significance level to investigate whether the researcher's belief appears to be true. Your working should include a table showing the contributions of each cell to the test statistic.
  2. For the 'Over 50 ' age group, comment briefly on how the working days lost compare with what would be expected if there were no association.