Pearson Edexcel Level 3

GCE Mathematics
Advanced
Paper 2: Pure Mathematics WDdDŽĐŬϮ
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Time: 2 hours 9MA0/02
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Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables, calculator
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have the facility for algebraic manipulation, differentiation and integration, or have
retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.

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• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• There are 14 questions in this paper. The total mark is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much
time to spend on each question.

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• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
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 Answer ALL questions.
𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎+4
1. The figure 1 shows part of the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = f(𝑥𝑥), where f(𝑥𝑥) = , 𝑥𝑥 > 2
𝑥𝑥−𝑏𝑏

𝑦𝑦

𝑦𝑦 = f(𝑥𝑥)

0 2 𝑥𝑥

Figure 1
a. State the values of a and b.

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b. State the range of f.

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c. Find f −1 (𝑥𝑥), stating its domain.

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(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

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2. Relative to a fixed origin O,
the point A has position vector (3𝐢𝐢 − 𝐣𝐣 + 2𝐤𝐤)
the point B has position vector (𝐢𝐢 + 2𝐣𝐣 − 4𝐤𝐤)
and the point C has position vector (−𝐢𝐢 + 𝐣𝐣 + 𝑎𝑎𝐤𝐤), where a is a constant and a > 0.
�����⃗ � = √41
Given that �𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵

a. show that 𝑎𝑎 = 2.

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D is the point such that ABCD forms a parallelogram.
b. Find the position vector of D.

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(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

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 𝑝𝑝
3. a. “If p and q are irrational numbers, where 𝑝𝑝 ≠ 𝑞𝑞, 𝑞𝑞 ≠ 0, then is also irrational.”
𝑞𝑞

Disprove this statement by means of a counter example.

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b. (i) Sketch the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = |𝑥𝑥| − 2 .
(ii) Explain why |𝑥𝑥 − 2| ≥ |𝑥𝑥| − 2 for all real values of x.

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(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)

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4. (a) Show that �(2𝑟𝑟−1 − 3 − 4𝑟𝑟) = 1047675

𝑟𝑟=1

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(b) A sequence has nth term 𝑢𝑢𝑛𝑛 = sin(90𝑛𝑛°) 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 1
(i) Find the order of the sequence.

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(ii) Find � 𝑢𝑢𝑟𝑟

𝑟𝑟=1

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(Total for Question 4 is 7 marks)

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5. f(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥 − 2
3

𝑏𝑏
a. Show that the equation f(𝑥𝑥) = 0 can be written in the form 𝑥𝑥 = ±�𝑎𝑎 + , and state the
𝑥𝑥

values of the integers a and b.

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f(𝑥𝑥) = 0 has one positive root, 𝛼𝛼.
𝑏𝑏
The iterative formula 𝑥𝑥𝑛𝑛+1 = �𝑎𝑎 + , 𝑥𝑥0 = 4 is used to find an approximation value
𝑥𝑥𝑛𝑛

for 𝛼𝛼 .
b. Calculate the values of 𝑥𝑥1 , 𝑥𝑥2 , 𝑥𝑥3 and 𝑥𝑥4 to 4 decimal places.

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c. Explain why for this question, the Newton-Raphson method cannot be used with 𝑥𝑥1 = 2.

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(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6. f(𝑥𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 1
a. (i) Show that (2𝑥𝑥 − 1) is a factor of f(𝑥𝑥).
(ii) Express f(𝑥𝑥) in the form (2𝑥𝑥 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑎𝑎)2 where a is an integer.

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Using the answer to part a) (ii)
b. show that the equation 2𝑝𝑝6 + 3𝑝𝑝4 − 1 has exactly two real solutions and state the
values of these roots.

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c. deduce the number of real solutions, for 5𝜋𝜋 ≤ 𝜃𝜃 ≤ 8𝜋𝜋, to the equation
2cos 3 𝜃𝜃 + 3cos2 𝜃𝜃 − 1 = 0

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(Total for Question 6 is 7 marks)

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7. (i) Solve 0 ≤ 𝜃𝜃 ≤ 1800 , the equation

4 cos 𝜃𝜃 = √3 cosec 𝜃𝜃

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(ii) Solve, for 0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋𝜋, the equation

cos 𝑥𝑥 − √3 sin 𝑥𝑥 = √3

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(Total for Question 7 is 9 marks)

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8.

Figure 2
In a competition, competitors are going to kick a ball over the barrier walls. The height of
the barrier walls are each 9 metres high and 50 cm wide and stand on horizontal ground.
The figure 2 is a graph showing the motion of a ball.
The ball reaches a maximum height of 12 metres and hits the ground at a point 80 metres
from where its kicked.
a. Find a quadratic equation linking Y with x that models this situation.

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 The ball pass over the barrier walls.
b. Use your equation to deduce that the ball should be placed about 20 m from the first
barrier wall.

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c. Give one limitation of the model.

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(Total for Question 8 is 7 marks)

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9. Given that x is measured in radians, prove, from the first principles, that
d
(sin 𝑥𝑥) = cos 𝑥𝑥
d𝑥𝑥
sin ℎ cos ℎ−1
You may assume the formula for sin(𝐴𝐴 ± 𝐵𝐵) and that as ℎ → 0, → 1 and → 0.
ℎ ℎ

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(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)

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10. Given that y = 8 at x = 1, solve the differential equation
1
d𝑦𝑦 (12𝑥𝑥+9)𝑦𝑦 3
=
d𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥

Giving your answer in the form 𝑦𝑦 2 = f(𝑥𝑥).

(Total for Question 10 is 6 marks)

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 −6𝑥𝑥 2 +24𝑥𝑥−9 𝐵𝐵 𝐶𝐶
11. ≡ 𝐴𝐴 + +
(𝑥𝑥−2)(1−3𝑥𝑥) 𝑥𝑥−2 1−3𝑥𝑥

a. Find the values of the constants A, B and C.

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b. Using part (a), find f ′ (𝑥𝑥).

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c. Prove that f(𝑥𝑥) is an increasing function.

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(Total for Question 11 is 7 marks)

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12. a. Prove that
sec 2 𝑥𝑥−1
≡ sin2 𝑥𝑥
sec 2 𝑥𝑥

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b. Hence solve, for −3600 < 𝑥𝑥 < 3600 , the equation
sec 2 𝑥𝑥−1 cos 2𝑥𝑥
=
sec 2 𝑥𝑥 2

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(Total for Question 12 is 7 marks)

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13. a. Find ∫ ln 𝑥𝑥 d𝑥𝑥

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 Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
𝑦𝑦 = ln 𝑥𝑥, 𝑥𝑥 > 0
The point P lies on C and has coordinate (𝑒𝑒, 1).
The line l is a normal to C at P. The line l cuts the x-axis at the point Q.
b. Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of Q.

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The finite region R, shown shaded in figure 3, is bounded by the curve, the line l and the
x-axis.
c. Find the exact area of R.

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(Total for Question 13 is 10 marks)

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14. A population of ants being studied on an island. The number of ants, P, in the population,
is modelled by the equation.
900𝑘𝑘𝑒𝑒 0.2𝑡𝑡
𝑃𝑃 = , where k is a constant.
1+𝑘𝑘𝑒𝑒 0.2𝑡𝑡

Given that there were 360 ants when the study started,
2
a. show that 𝑘𝑘 = .
3

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1800
b. Show that 𝑃𝑃 = .
2+3𝑒𝑒 −0.2𝑡𝑡

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The model predicts an upper limit to the number of ants on the island.
c. State the value of this limit.

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d. Find the value of t when 𝑃𝑃 = 520. Give your answer to one decimal place.

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 d𝑃𝑃 𝑃𝑃(900−𝑃𝑃)
e. i. Show that the rate of growth, =
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 4500

ii. Hence state the value of P at which the rate of growth is a maximum.

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(Total for Question 14 is 14 marks)

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