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OCR C3 2008 January Q5
5
  1. Find \(\int ( 3 x + 7 ) ^ { 9 } \mathrm {~d} x\).

  2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{32f90420-e1eb-47ab-b588-e3806b64813f-3_537_881_402_671} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 \sqrt { x } }\). The shaded region is bounded by the curve and the lines \(x = 3 , x = 6\) and \(y = 0\). The shaded region is rotated completely about the \(x\)-axis. Find the exact volume of the solid produced, simplifying your answer.
OCR C3 2008 January Q6
6
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{32f90420-e1eb-47ab-b588-e3806b64813f-3_641_837_1306_657} The diagram shows the graph of \(y = - \sin ^ { - 1 } ( x - 1 )\).
  1. Give details of the pair of geometrical transformations which transforms the graph of \(y = - \sin ^ { - 1 } ( x - 1 )\) to the graph of \(y = \sin ^ { - 1 } x\).
  2. Sketch the graph of \(y = \left| - \sin ^ { - 1 } ( x - 1 ) \right|\).
  3. Find the exact solutions of the equation \(\left| - \sin ^ { - 1 } ( x - 1 ) \right| = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\).
OCR C3 2008 January Q7
7 A curve has equation \(y = \frac { x \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } } { x + k }\), where \(k\) is a non-zero constant.
  1. Differentiate \(x \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x }\), and show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 x } \left( 2 x ^ { 2 } + 2 k x + k \right) } { ( x + k ) ^ { 2 } }\).
  2. Given that the curve has exactly one stationary point, find the value of \(k\), and determine the exact coordinates of the stationary point.
OCR C3 2008 January Q8
8 The definite integral \(I\) is defined by $$I = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 6 } 2 ^ { x } \mathrm {~d} x$$
  1. Use Simpson's rule with 6 strips to find an approximate value of \(I\).
  2. By first writing \(2 ^ { x }\) in the form \(\mathrm { e } ^ { k x }\), where the constant \(k\) is to be determined, find the exact value of \(I\).
  3. Use the answers to parts (i) and (ii) to deduce that \(\ln 2 \approx \frac { 9 } { 13 }\).
OCR C3 2008 January Q9
9
  1. Use the identity for \(\cos ( A + B )\) to prove that $$4 \cos \left( \theta + 60 ^ { \circ } \right) \cos \left( \theta + 30 ^ { \circ } \right) \equiv \sqrt { 3 } - 2 \sin 2 \theta .$$
  2. Hence find the exact value of \(4 \cos 82.5 ^ { \circ } \cos 52.5 ^ { \circ }\).
  3. Solve, for \(0 ^ { \circ } < \theta < 90 ^ { \circ }\), the equation \(4 \cos \left( \theta + 60 ^ { \circ } \right) \cos \left( \theta + 30 ^ { \circ } \right) = 1\).
  4. Given that there are no values of \(\theta\) which satisfy the equation $$4 \cos \left( \theta + 60 ^ { \circ } \right) \cos \left( \theta + 30 ^ { \circ } \right) = k ,$$ determine the set of values of the constant \(k\). \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 (OCR) 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. OCR 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. }
OCR C3 2005 June Q1
1 The function f is defined for all real values of \(x\) by $$f ( x ) = 10 - ( x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } .$$
  1. State the range of f .
  2. Find the value of \(\mathrm { ff } ( - 1 )\).
OCR C3 2005 June Q2
2 Find the exact solutions of the equation \(| 6 x - 1 | = | x - 1 |\).
OCR C3 2005 June Q3
3 The mass, \(m\) grams, of a substance at time \(t\) years is given by the formula $$m = 180 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.017 t } .$$
  1. Find the value of \(t\) for which the mass is 25 grams.
  2. Find the rate at which the mass is decreasing when \(t = 55\).
OCR C3 2005 June Q4
4

  1. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e0e2a26b-d4d6-46ea-ac12-a882f3465e5e-2_579_785_1279_721} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { } x }\). The region \(R\), shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the curve and by the lines \(x = 1 , x = 5\) and \(y = 0\). The region \(R\) is rotated completely about the \(x\)-axis. Find the exact volume of the solid formed.
  2. Use Simpson's rule, with 4 strips, to find an approximate value for $$\int _ { 1 } ^ { 5 } \sqrt { } \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) \mathrm { d } x ,$$ giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
OCR C3 2005 June Q5
5
  1. Express \(3 \sin \theta + 2 \cos \theta\) in the form \(R \sin ( \theta + \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 ^ { \circ } < \alpha < 90 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Hence solve the equation \(3 \sin \theta + 2 \cos \theta = \frac { 7 } { 2 }\), giving all solutions for which \(0 ^ { \circ } < \theta < 360 ^ { \circ }\).
OCR C3 2005 June Q6
6
  1. Find the exact value of the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point of the curve \(y = x \ln x\).
  2. The equation of a curve is \(y = \frac { 4 x + c } { 4 x - c }\), where \(c\) is a non-zero constant. Show by differentiation that this curve has no stationary points.
OCR C3 2005 June Q7
7
  1. Write down the formula for \(\cos 2 x\) in terms of \(\cos x\).
  2. Prove the identity \(\frac { 4 \cos 2 x } { 1 + \cos 2 x } \equiv 4 - 2 \sec ^ { 2 } x\).
  3. Solve, for \(0 < x < 2 \pi\), the equation \(\frac { 4 \cos 2 x } { 1 + \cos 2 x } = 3 \tan x - 7\).
OCR C3 2005 June Q8
5 marks
8
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e0e2a26b-d4d6-46ea-ac12-a882f3465e5e-3_588_915_954_614} The diagram shows part of each of the curves \(y = e ^ { \frac { 1 } { 5 } x }\) and \(y = \sqrt [ 3 ] { } ( 3 x + 8 )\). The curves meet, as shown in the diagram, at the point \(P\). The region \(R\), shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the two curves and by the \(y\)-axis.
  1. Show by calculation that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) lies between 5.2 and 5.3.
  2. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) satisfies the equation \(x = \frac { 5 } { 3 } \ln ( 3 x + 8 )\).
  3. Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (ii), to find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) correct to 2 decimal places.
  4. Use integration, and your answer to part (iii), to find an approximate value of the area of the region \(R\).
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e0e2a26b-d4d6-46ea-ac12-a882f3465e5e-4_625_647_264_749} The function f is defined by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \sqrt { } ( m x + 7 ) - 4\), where \(x \geqslant - \frac { 7 } { m }\) and \(m\) is a positive constant. The diagram shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  5. A sequence of transformations maps the curve \(y = \sqrt { } x\) to the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\). Give details of these transformations.
  6. Explain how you can tell that f is a one-one function and find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).
  7. It is given that the curves \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) and \(y = \mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) do not meet. Explain how it can be deduced that neither curve meets the line \(y = x\), and hence determine the set of possible values of \(m\). [5]
OCR C3 2006 June Q1
1 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve \(y = \sqrt { 4 x + 1 }\) at the point ( 2,3 ).
OCR C3 2006 June Q2
2 Solve the inequality \(| 2 x - 3 | < | x + 1 |\).
OCR C3 2006 June Q3
3 The equation \(2 x ^ { 3 } + 4 x - 35 = 0\) has one real root.
  1. Show by calculation that this real root lies between 2 and 3 .
  2. Use the iterative formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \sqrt [ 3 ] { 17.5 - 2 x _ { n } }$$ with a suitable starting value, to find the real root of the equation \(2 x ^ { 3 } + 4 x - 35 = 0\) correct to 2 decimal places. You should show the result of each iteration.
OCR C3 2006 June Q4
4 It is given that \(y = 5 ^ { x - 1 }\).
  1. Show that \(x = 1 + \frac { \ln y } { \ln 5 }\).
  2. Find an expression for \(\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} y }\) in terms of \(y\).
  3. Hence find the exact value of the gradient of the curve \(y = 5 ^ { x - 1 }\) at the point (3, 25).
OCR C3 2006 June Q5
5
  1. Write down the identity expressing \(\sin 2 \theta\) in terms of \(\sin \theta\) and \(\cos \theta\).
  2. Given that \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 4 }\) and \(\alpha\) is acute, show that \(\sin 2 \alpha = \frac { 1 } { 8 } \sqrt { 15 }\).
  3. Solve, for \(0 ^ { \circ } < \beta < 90 ^ { \circ }\), the equation \(5 \sin 2 \beta \sec \beta = 3\).
OCR C3 2006 June Q6
6
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ebfdf170-99c6-4785-b9d7-201c3425b4c9-3_563_583_267_781} The diagram shows the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 2 - x ^ { 2 } , \quad x \leqslant 0 .$$
  1. Evaluate \(\mathrm { ff } ( - 3 )\).
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\).
  3. Sketch the graph of \(y = \mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\). Indicate the coordinates of the points where the graph meets the axes.
OCR C3 2006 June Q7
7
  1. Find the exact value of \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } \frac { 2 } { ( 4 x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x\).

  2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ebfdf170-99c6-4785-b9d7-201c3425b4c9-3_563_753_1681_735} The diagram shows part of the curve \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\). The point \(P\) has coordinates \(\left( a , \frac { 1 } { a } \right)\) and the point \(Q\) has coordinates \(\left( 2 a , \frac { 1 } { 2 a } \right)\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. The point \(R\) is such that \(P R\) is parallel to the \(x\)-axis and \(Q R\) is parallel to the \(y\)-axis. The region shaded in the diagram is bounded by the curve and by the lines \(P R\) and \(Q R\). Show that the area of this shaded region is \(\ln \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \mathrm { e } \right)\).
OCR C3 2006 June Q8
8
  1. Express \(5 \cos x + 12 \sin x\) in the form \(R \cos ( x - \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 ^ { \circ } < \alpha < 90 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Hence give details of a pair of transformations which transforms the curve \(y = \cos x\) to the curve \(y = 5 \cos x + 12 \sin x\).
  3. Solve, for \(0 ^ { \circ } < x < 360 ^ { \circ }\), the equation \(5 \cos x + 12 \sin x = 2\), giving your answers correct to the nearest \(0.1 ^ { \circ }\).
OCR C3 2006 June Q9
9
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ebfdf170-99c6-4785-b9d7-201c3425b4c9-4_556_720_676_715} The diagram shows the curve with equation \(y = 2 \ln ( x - 1 )\). The point \(P\) has coordinates ( \(0 , p\) ). The region \(R\), shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the curve and the lines \(x = 0 , y = 0\) and \(y = p\). The units on the axes are centimetres. The region \(R\) is rotated completely about the \(\boldsymbol { y }\)-axis to form a solid.
  1. Show that the volume, \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), of the solid is given by $$V = \pi \left( \mathrm { e } ^ { p } + 4 \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } p } + p - 5 \right) .$$
  2. It is given that the point \(P\) is moving in the positive direction along the \(y\)-axis at a constant rate of \(0.2 \mathrm {~cm} \mathrm {~min} ^ { - 1 }\). Find the rate at which the volume of the solid is increasing at the instant when \(p = 4\), giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
OCR C3 2007 June Q1
1 Differentiate each of the following with respect to \(x\).
  1. \(x ^ { 3 } ( x + 1 ) ^ { 5 }\)
  2. \(\sqrt { 3 x ^ { 4 } + 1 }\)
OCR C3 2007 June Q2
2 Solve the inequality \(| 4 x - 3 | < | 2 x + 1 |\).
OCR C3 2007 June Q3
3 The function \(f\) is defined for all non-negative values of \(x\) by $$f ( x ) = 3 + \sqrt { x }$$
  1. Evaluate ff(169).
  2. Find an expression for \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( \mathrm { x } )\) in terms of x .
  3. On a single diagram sketch the graphs of \(y = f ( x )\) and \(y = f ^ { - 1 } ( x )\), indicating how the two graphs are related.