Questions

Q1.

(a) Use the identity for sin(A + B) to prove that

(2)

(b) Show that

(4)

A curve C has the equation

(c) Find the x coordinates of the points on C where

=0

Give your answers to 3 decimal places.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable)

(6)

(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q2.

(a) Express 2sinx − 4cosx in the form R sin (x − α), where R > 0 and

Give the exact value of R and give the value of α, in radians, to 3 significant figures.

(3)

In a town in Norway, a student records the number of hours of daylight every day for a year. He
models the number of hours of daylight, H, by the continuous function given by the formula
where t is the number of days since he began recording.

(b) Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, find the maximum and minimum number of
hours of daylight given by this formula. Give your answers to 3 significant figures.

(3)

(c) Use the formula to find the values of t when H = 17, giving your answers to the nearest
integer.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(6)

(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q3.

(a) Express √5 cosθ − 2sin θ in the form R cos(θ + α), where R > 0 and

State the value of R and give the value of α to 4 significant figures.

(3)

(b) Solve, for –π < θ < π,

√5 cosθ − 2sin θ = 0.5

giving your answers to 3 significant figures.

[Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.]

(4)

where A and B are constants.

Given that the range of f is

–15 ≤ f (x) ≤ 33

(c) find the value of B and the possible values of A.

(4)

(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q4.

(a) Use the identity for tan(A + B) to show that

(4)

(b) Hence solve, for

tan 3x = 4 tan x

Give each answer to 3 significant figures where appropriate.

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q5.

Ellen bungee jumps from a high platform.

Ellen's distance above the ground, H metres, is modelled by the equation

where t is the time measured in seconds from when she jumps from the platform.

(a) (i) Find, in simplest form,

(ii) Hence show that when

 , the values of t satisfy the equation

tan(0.5t) = –0.4

(5)

Figure 6 shows a sketch of H against t. The point Q, shown in Figure 6, represents the greatest
distance above the ground to which Ellen bounces after jumping from the platform.

Using the answer to (a)(ii),

(b) find the value of t and the value of H at the point Q, giving your answers to 3 significant
figures.

(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q6.

(a) Using the formula for sin(A + B) and the relevant double angle formulae, find an identity for
sin 3x, giving your answer in the form

sin (3x) ≡ P sin x + Q sin3x

where P and Q are constants to be determined.

(4)

(b) Hence, showing each step of your working, evaluate

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q7.

(a) Express 10cos θ – 3sin θ in the form Rcos (θ + α), where R > 0 and 0 < α < 90°

Give the exact value of R and give the value of α to 2 decimal places.

(3)

Alana models the height above the ground of a passenger on a Ferris wheel by the equation

H = 12 – 10cos(30t)° + 3sin(30t)°

where the height of the passenger above the ground is H metres at time t minutes after the
wheel starts turning.

(b) Calculate

(i) the maximum value of H predicted by this model,

(ii) the value of t when this maximum first occurs.

Give each answer to 2 decimal places.

(4)

(c) Calculate the value of t when the passenger is 18m above the ground for the first time.

Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

 (4)

(d) Determine the time taken for the Ferris wheel to complete two revolutions.

(2)

(Total for question = 13 marks)

Q8.

Solve, for 0 θ < 2π,

2cos2 θ = 5–13sin θ

Give your answers in radians to 3 decimal places.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(5)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q9.

(a) Use the substitution t = tanx to show that the equation

4tan 2x − 3cot x sec2x = 0

can be written in the form

3t4 + 8t2 − 3 = 0

(4)

(b) Hence solve, for 0 ≤ x < 2π,

4tan 2x − 3cot x sec2x = 0

Give each answer in terms of π. You must make your method clear.

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q10.

(a) Express 7 sin 2θ – 2 cos 2θ in the form R sin (2θ – α), where R and α are constants, R > 0
and 0 < α < 90°. Give the exact value of R and give the value of α to 2 decimal places.

(3)

(b) Hence solve, for 0 ≤ θ < 90°, the equation

7 sin 2θ – 2 cos 2θ = 4

giving your answers in degrees to one decimal place.

(4)

(c) Express 28 sin θ cos θ + 8 sin2θ in the forma sin 2θ + b cos 2θ + c, where a, b and c are
constants to be found.

(3)

(d) Use your answers to part (a) and part (c) to deduce the exact maximum value of 28 sin θ cos
θ + 8 sin2θ

(2)

(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q11.

(a) Prove

(4)

(b) Hence solve, for

 giving your answers to 3 decimal places where appropriate.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

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Questions

Q1.

(i) Given x = tan2 4y, 0 < y <

, find
as a function of x.

Write your answer in the form

where A, p and q are constants to
be found.

(5)

(ii) The volume V of a cube is increasing at a constant rate of 2 cm3 s–1. Find the
rate at which the length of the edge of the cube is increasing when the volume of
the cube is 64 cm3.

(5)

(Total for question = 10 marks)

Q2.

The curve C has equation

(a) Find, in simplest form,

(2)

The point P with x coordinate

lies on C.

(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P writing your answer in the form y = mx + c, where
m and c are constants to be found.

(4)
 (Total for question = 6 marks)

Q3.

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation

Point A is the minimum turning point on the curve.

(a) Show, by using calculus, that the x coordinate of point A is a solution of

(5)

(b) Starting with x0 = 2.27, use the iteration

to calculate the values of x1, x2 and x3, giving your answers to 3 decimal places.

(3)

(c) Use your answer to part (b) to deduce the coordinates of point A to one decimal place.

(2)
 (Total for question = 10 marks)

Q4.

The curve C has equation

The point P on C has x coordinate 3

Find an equation of the normal to C at the point P in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b

and c are integers.

(6)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q5.

Find the set of values of x for which f ′(x) > 0

You must show your working.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(6)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q6.
(a) Prove, by using logarithms, that

(3)

The curve C has the equation

2x + 3y2 + 3x2y + 12 = 4 × 2x

The point P, with coordinates (2, 0), lies on C.

(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at P.

(6)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q7.

(i) Find the x coordinate of each point on the curve

, at which the gradient is

(4)

(ii) Given that

find the exact value of the constant a.

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q8.
(i) Differentiate y = 5x2 ln 3x, x>0

(2)

(ii) Given that

show that

(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q9.

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x), Where

f(x) = 2x(1 + x) ln x, x>0

The curve has a minimum turning point at A.

(a) Find f ′(x)

(3)

(b) Hence show that the x coordinate of A is the solution of the equation
 (3)

(c) Use the iteration formula

to find the values of x1, x2, and x3 to 4 decimal places.

(3)

(d) Use your answer to part (c) to estimate the coordinates of A to 2 decimal places.

(2)

(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q10.

Figure 5

A colony of ants is being studied. The number of ants in the colony is modelled by the equation

where P is the number of ants, measured in thousands, t years after the study started.
A sketch of the graph of P against t is shown in Figure 5

(a) Calculate the number of ants in the colony at the start of the study.

(2)

(b) Find

(3)
The population of ants initially decreases, reaching a minimum value after T years, as shown in
Figure 5

(c) Using your answer to part (b), calculate the value of T to 2 decimal places.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(4)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q11.

A scientist is studying a population of lizards on an island.

The number of lizards, N, in the population, t years after the start of the study, is modelled by
the equation

Use the model to answer parts (a), (b), (c) and (d).

(a) Find the number of lizards in the population at the start of the study.

(1)

The model predicts an upper limit to the number of lizards on the island.

(b) State the value of this limit.

(1)

(c) Find the value of t when N = 780. Give your answer to one decimal place.

(4)

(d) (i) Show that the rate of growth,

, is given by

where A is a constant to be found.

(ii) Hence state the value of N at which the rate of growth is a maximum.

(5)
 (Total for question = 11 marks)

Q12.

(a) Find the exact value of x when y = 0

(1)

Given that
when x = α,

(b) show that

(6)

The iterative formula

can be used to find an approximation for α.

(c) Taking x1 = 0.7, find the values of x2 and x3, giving each answer to 4 decimal places.

(2)

(d) By choosing a suitable interval, show that α = 0.7283 to 4 decimal places.

(2)

(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q13.

Given that
show that

where A and B are integers to be found.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q14.

Find

(a)

(2)

(b)

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q15.

Given y = 3x(2x – 5)4

(a) show that

where A and B are integers to be found.

 (4)

(b) Hence find the range of values of x for which y is decreasing.

(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q16.

Given that

(a) show that

where A is a constant to be found.

(6)

Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x) where

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to find the range of f.

 (5)

(c) State a reason why f–1 does not exist.

(1)

(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q17.

The curve C has equation

The curve has a turning point at the point P.

(a) Show, using calculus, that the x coordinate of P is a solution of the equation

(4)

(b) Starting with x0 = 0.5 use

to calculate the value of x1 and the value of x2, giving your answers to 4 decimal places.

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q18.
 (a) By writing
, show that when x = 3 sec θ,

(2)

Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation

The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by the curve C, the x-axis and the line
with equation x = 6

(b) Use the substitution x = 3 sec θ to find the exact value of the area of R.
[Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.]

(7)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

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