General Certificate of Education

June 2006
Advanced Subsidiary Examination

MATHEMATICS MPC1
Unit Pure Core 1

Monday 22 May 2006 9.00 am to 10.30 am

For this paper you must have:

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an 8-page answer book
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the blue AQA booklet of formulae and statistical tables
You must not use a calculator.

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions
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Use blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
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Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this
paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is MPC1.
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Answer all questions.
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Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
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The use of calculators (scientific and graphics) is not permitted.

Information
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The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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The marks for questions are shown in brackets.

Advice
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Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the booklet.

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Answer all questions.

1 The point A has coordinates (1, 7) and the point B has coordinates (5, 1).

(a) (i) Find the gradient of the line AB . (2 marks)

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that the line AB has equation 3x 2y 17 . (2 marks)

(b) The line AB intersects the line with equation x 4y 8 at the point C . Find the
coordinates of C . (3 marks)

(c) Find an equation of the line through A which is perpendicular to AB . (3 marks)

2 (a) Express x 2 8x 19 in the form x p2 q, where p and q are integers. (2 marks)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the equation x 2 8x 19 0 has no real solutions.
(2 marks)

(c) Sketch the graph of y x 2 8x 19, stating the coordinates of the minimum point and
the point where the graph crosses the y-axis. (3 marks)

(d) Describe geometrically the transformation that maps the graph of y x 2 onto the graph
of y x 2 8x 19 . (3 marks)

3 A curve has equation y 7 2x 5 .

dy
(a) Find . (2 marks)
dx

(b) Find an equation for the tangent to the curve at the point where x 1 . (3 marks)

(c) Determine whether y is increasing or decreasing when x 2. (2 marks)

p
p
p
4 (a) Express 4 5 1 5 3 in the form p q 5, where p and q are integers.
(3 marks)
p p
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(b) Show that p is an integer and find its value. (3 marks)
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5 The curve with equation y x 3 10x 2 28x is sketched below.

y
A(3, 21)

O 3 x

The curve crosses the x-axis at the origin O and the point A(3, 21) lies on the curve.

dy
(a) (i) Find . (3 marks)
dx

(ii) Hence show that the curve has a stationary point when x 2 and find the
x-coordinate of the other stationary point. (4 marks)

(b) (i) Find x 3 10x 2 28x dx . (3 marks)

3
1
(ii) Hence show that x 3 10x 2 28x dx 56 4 . (2 marks)
0

(iii) Hence determine the area of the shaded region bounded by the curve and the
line OA . (3 marks)

6 The polynomial px is given by px x 3 4x 2 3x .

(a) Use the Factor Theorem to show that x 3 is a factor of px . (2 marks)

(b) Express px as the product of three linear factors. (2 marks)

(c) (i) Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder, r, when px is divided by x 2 .
(2 marks)

(ii) Using algebraic division, or otherwise, express px in the form

x 2x 2 ax b r

where a, b and r are constants. (4 marks)

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7 A circle has equation x 2 y 2 4x 14 0 .

(a) Find:

(i) the coordinates of the centre of the circle; (3 marks)

p
(ii) the radius of the circle in the form p 2, where p is an integer. (3 marks)

(b) A chord of the circle has length 8. Find the perpendicular distance from the centre of
the circle to this chord. (3 marks)

(c) A line has equation y 2k x, where k is a constant.

(i) Show that the x-coordinate of any point of intersection of the line and the circle
satisfies the equation

x2 2k 1x 2k 2 70 (3 marks)

(ii) Find the values of k for which the equation

x2 2k 1x 2k 2 70

has equal roots. (4 marks)

(iii) Describe the geometrical relationship between the line and the circle when k takes
either of the values found in part (c)(ii). (1 mark)

END OF QUESTIONS

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