Winter AS Mock 2

Pure Maths
1. In this question you should show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.

Using algebra, solve the inequality

x2 – x > 20

writing your answer in set notation.

(3)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)
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2. In this question you should show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Given

9 x −1
= 81
3y+2

express y in terms of x, writing your answer in simplest form.

(3)
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
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3. Find


3x 4 − 4
dx
2 x3

writing your answer in simplest form.

(4)
(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)
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4. [In this question the unit vectors i and j are due east and due north respectively.]
A stone slides horizontally across ice.
Initially the stone is at the point A(–24i – 10j) m relative to a fixed point O.
After 4 seconds the stone is at the point B(12i + 5j) m relative to the fixed point O.
The motion of the stone is modelled as that of a particle moving in a straight line at
constant speed.
Using the model,
(a) prove that the stone passes through O,
(2)
(b) calculate the speed of the stone.
(3)
(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)
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5.

Figure 1 shows part of the curve with equation y = 3x2 – 2

The point P(2, 10) lies on the curve.
(a) Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve at P.
(2)
The point Q with x coordinate 2 + h also lies on the curve.
(b) Find the gradient of the line PQ, giving your answer in terms of h in simplest form.
(3)
(c) Explain briefly the relationship between part (b) and the answer to part (a).
(1)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
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6. In this question you should show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(a) Using algebra, find all solutions of the equation
3x3 – 17x2 – 6x = 0
(3)
(b) Hence find all real solutions of

3( y – 2)6 – 17( y – 2)4 – 6( y – 2)2 = 0

(3)
(Total for Question 6 is 6 marks)
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7. A parallelogram PQRS has area 50 cm2

Given
• PQ has length 14 cm
• QR has length 7 cm
• angle SPQ is obtuse
find
(a) the size of angle SPQ, in degrees, to 2 decimal places,
(3)
(b) the length of the diagonal SQ, in cm, to one decimal place.
(2)
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)
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8. g(x) = (2 + ax)8 where a is a constant

Given that one of the terms in the binomial expansion of g(x) is 3402x5
(a) find the value of a.
(4)
Using this value of a,
(b) find the constant term in the expansion of

 1
1 + 4  ( 2 + ax )
8

 x 
(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 7 marks)
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9. Find the value of the constant k, 0 < k < 9, such that


9
6
dx = 20
k x
s(4)
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)
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10. A student is investigating the following statement about natural numbers.

“ n3 – n is a multiple of 4 ”

(a) Prove, using algebra, that the statement is true for all odd numbers.
(4)
(b) Use a counterexample to show that the statement is not always true.
(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 5 marks)
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11. The owners of a nature reserve decided to increase the area of the reserve covered by trees.
Tree planting started on 1st January 2005.
The area of the nature reserve covered by trees, A km2, is modelled by the equation
A = 80 – 45ect
where c is a constant and t is the number of years after 1st January 2005.
Using the model,
(a) find the area of the nature reserve that was covered by trees just before tree planting
started.
(1)
On 1st January 2019 an area of 60 km2 of the nature reserve was covered by trees.
(b) Use this information to find a complete equation for the model, giving your value
of c to 3 significant figures.
(4)
On 1st January 2020, the owners of the nature reserve announced a long-term plan to
have 100 km2 of the nature reserve covered by trees.
(c) State a reason why the model is not appropriate for this plan.
(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 6 marks)
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12. In this question you should show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(i) Solve, for 0 < θ ≤ 450°, the equation
5 cos2 θ = 6 sin θ
giving your answers to one decimal place.
(5)
(ii) (a) A student’s attempt to solve the question

“ Solve, for –90° < x < 90°, the equation 3 tan x – 5 sin x = 0 ”

is set out below.

Identify two errors or omissions made by this student, giving a brief explanation
of each.
(2)
The first four positive solutions, in order of size, of the equation
3
cos (5α + 40°) =
5
are α1, α2, α3 and α4
(b) Find, to the nearest degree, the value of α4
(2)
(Total for Question 12 is 9 marks)
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13.

The resting heart rate, h, of a mammal, measured in beats per minute, is modelled by the
equation

h = pm q

where p and q are constants and m is the mass of the mammal measured in kg.
Figure 2 illustrates the linear relationship between log10 h and log10 m
The line meets the vertical log10 h axis at 2.25 and has a gradient of –0.235
(a) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of p and the value of q.
(3)
A particular mammal has a mass of 5 kg and a resting heart rate of 119 beats per minute.
(b) Comment on the suitability of the model for this mammal.
(3)
(c) With reference to the model, interpret the value of the constant p.
(1)
(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)
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14. A curve C has equation y = f(x) where

f(x) = –3x2 + 12x + 8

(a) Write f(x) in the form

a(x + b)2 + c

where a, b and c are constants to be found.

(3)
The curve C has a maximum turning point at M.

(b) Find the coordinates of M.

(2)

Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve C.

The line l passes through M and is parallel to the x-axis.

The region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by C, l and the y-axis.

(c) Using algebraic integration, find the area of R.

(5)
(Total for Question 14 is 10 marks)
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15.

Figure 4 shows a sketch of a circle C with centre N(7, 4)

1
The line l with equation y = x is a tangent to C at the point P.
3

Find

(a) the equation of line PN in the form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants,
(2)
(b) an equation for C.
(4)
1
The line with equation y = x + k, where k is a non-zero constant, is also a tangent to C.
3
(c) Find the value of k.
(3)
(Total for Question 15 is 9 marks)
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16. The curve C has equation y = f(x) where

f(x) = ax3 + 15x2 – 39x + b

and a and b are constants.

Given
• the point (2, 10) lies on C
• the gradient of the curve at (2, 10) is –3

(a) (i) show that the value of a is –2

(ii) find the value of b.
(4)
(b) Hence show that C has no stationary points.
(3)
(c) Write f(x) in the form (x – 4)Q(x) where Q(x) is a quadratic expression to be found.
(2)
(d) Hence deduce the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve with equation

y = f(0.2x)

and the coordinate axes.

(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 11 marks)
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TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS