N17/5/MATHL/HP3/ENG/TZ0/SE

Mathematics
Higher level
Paper 3 – calculus

Thursday 16 November 2017 (afternoon)

1 hour

Instructions to candidates
yy Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
yy Answer all the questions.
yy Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly or
correct to three significant figures.
yy A graphic display calculator is required for this paper.
yy A clean copy of the mathematics HL and further mathematics HL formula booklet is
required for this paper.
yy The maximum mark for this examination paper is [50 marks].

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Please start each question on a new page. Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer
with no working. Answers must be supported by working and/or explanations. In particular, solutions
found from a graphic display calculator should be supported by suitable working. For example, if
graphs are used to find a solution, you should sketch these as part of your answer. Where an answer
is incorrect, some marks may be given for a correct method, provided this is shown by written working.
You are therefore advised to show all working.

1. [Maximum mark: 5]

The function f is defined by

Given that both f and its derivative are continuous at x = 1 , find the value of a and the
value of b .

2. [Maximum mark: 10]

dy x
Consider the differential equation + 2 y = x where y = 1 when x = 0 .
dx x + 1

(a) Show that x 2 + 1 is an integrating factor for this differential equation. [4]

(b) Solve the differential equation giving your answer in the form y = f (x) . [6]

3. [Maximum mark: 12]

∞
1
(a) Use the limit comparison test to show that the series ∑n
n =1
2
+2
is convergent. [3]

( x - 3)
n
∞
Let S = ∑
n =1 n2 + 2
.

(b) Find the interval of convergence for S . [9]

4. [Maximum mark: 10]

The mean value theorem states that if f is a continuous function on [a , b] and differentiable
f (b) − f (a )
on ]a , b[ then f ′(c) = for some c ∈ ]a , b[ .
b−a

The function g , defined by g ( x) = x cos ( x ) , satisfies the conditions of the mean value
theorem on the interval [0 , 5π] .

(a) For a = 0 and b = 5π , use the mean value theorem to find all possible values of c for
the function g . [6]

(b) Sketch the graph of y = g(x) on the interval [0 , 5π] and hence illustrate the
mean value theorem for the function g . [4]

5. [Maximum mark: 13]

Consider the function f (x) = sin(p arcsin x) , -1 < x < 1 and p ∈  .

(a) Show that f '(0) = p . [2]

The function f and its derivatives satisfy

(1 - x ) f
2 (n + 2)
(x) - (2n + 1) xf (n + 1)(x) + (p2 - n2) f (n)(x) = 0 , n ∈ 

where f (n)(x) denotes the n th derivative of f (x) and f (0)(x) is f (x) .

(b) (
Show that f (n + 2)(0) = n2 - p2 f (n)(0) . ) [1]

(c) For p ∈  \ {±1 , ±3} , show that the Maclaurin series for f (x) , up to and including
the x5 term, is

p (1 − p 2 ) p ( 9 − p 2 ) (1 − p 2 )
px + x +
3
x5 . [4]
3! 5!

sin( p arcsin x)
(d) Hence or otherwise, find lim . [2]
x →0 x

(e) If p is an odd integer, prove that the Maclaurin series for f (x) is a polynomial of
degree p . [4]