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Questions From P1-P3 - C1 Edexcel PDF
Questions From P1-P3 - C1 Edexcel PDF
Questions From P1-P3 - C1 Edexcel PDF
2+ 7
Given that = c + d√7 where c and d are rational numbers,
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2. (a) Prove, by completing the square, that the roots of the equation x2 + 2kx + c = 0, where k
and c are constants, are −k ± √(k2 − c).
(4)
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3.
y C
D
B
O A x
Fig. 2
The points A (3, 0) and B (0, 4) are two vertices of the rectangle ABCD, as shown in Fig. 2.
(a) Write down the gradient of AB and hence the gradient of BC.
(3)
Given that the length of BC is 10 and using your answer to part (b),
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4.
2x
Fig. 4
A manufacturer produces cartons for fruit juice. Each carton is in the shape of a closed
cuboid with base dimensions 2x cm by x cm and height h cm, as shown in Fig. 4.
3090
A = 4x 2 + . (3)
x
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7. Each year, for 40 years, Anne will pay money into a savings scheme. In the first year she
pays £500. Her payments then increase by £50 each year, so that she pays £550 in the second
year, £600 in the third year, and so on.
(a) Find the amount that Anne will pay in the 40th year.
(2)
(b) Find the total amount that Anne will pay in over the 40 years.
(2)
Over the same 40 years, Brian will also pay money into the savings scheme. In the first year
he pays in £890 and his payments then increase by £d each year.
Given that Brian and Anne will pay in exactly the same amount over the 40 years,
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8. The points A(−1, −2), B (7, 2) and C(k, 4), where k is a constant, are the vertices of ∆ ABC.
Angle ABC is a right angle.
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9. Given that 2x = and 2y = 4√2,
2
(a) On the same axes, sketch the graphs of l 1 and l 2 . Show clearly the coordinates of all
points at which the graphs meet the coordinate axes.
(3)
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The points P and Q lie on C. The gradient of C at both P and Q is 2. The x-coordinate of
P is 3.
12. Initially the number of fish in a lake is 500 000. The population is then modelled by the
recurrence relation
In this relation u n is the number of fish in the lake after n years and d is the number of fish
which are caught each year.
(b) show that the population of fish dies out during the sixth year.
(3)
(c) Find the value of d which would leave the population each year unchanged.
(2)
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13. (a) Find the sum of all the integers between 1 and 1000 which are divisible by 7.
(3)
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(b) Hence, or otherwise, evaluate ∑ (7r + 2) .
r =1
(3)
(a) find the coordinates of all points at which the graph of y = f(x) crosses the coordinate
axes.
(3)
(b) Sketch the graph of y = f(x).
(2)
15. (a) By completing the square, find in terms of k the roots of the equation
x2 + 2kx – 7 = 0. (4)
(b) Prove that, for all values of k, the roots of x2 + 2kx – 7 = 0 are real and different.
(2)
(c) Given that k = √2, find the exact roots of the equation.
(2)
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16. Figure 3
The points A(−3, −2) and B(8 , 4) are at the ends of a diameter of the circle shown in Fig. 3.
(d) Find the coordinates of the point at which l intersects the tangent to the circle at B, giving
your answer as exact fractions.
(4)
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18. (a) An arithmetic series has first term a and common difference d. Prove that the sum of the
first n terms of the series is
1
2
n[2a + (n – 1)d].
(4)
A company made a profit of £54 000 in the year 2001. A model for future performance
assumes that yearly profits will increase in an arithmetic sequence with common difference
£d. This model predicts total profits of £619 200 for the 9 years 2001 to 2009 inclusive.
The points A and B on the graph of y = f(x) have coordinates (–2, –7) and (3, 8) respectively.
(c) Find, in the form y = mx + c, an equation of the straight line through A and B.
(4)
(d) Find the coordinates of the point at which the line AB crosses the x-axis.
(2)
The mid-point of AB lies on the line with equation y = kx, where k is a constant.
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21. y = 7 + 10x 2 .
dy
(a) Find .
dx
(2)
⌠
(b) Find y dx .
⌡
(3)
x2 = y2 + 7.
(6)
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23. The straight line l 1 with equation y = 2
x – 2 crosses the y-axis at the point P. The point Q has
coordinates (5, −3).
dy 1
24. =5+ 2 .
dx x
(a) 6x – 7 < 2x + 3,
(2)
(b) 2x2 – 11x + 5 < 0,
(4)
(c) both 6x – 7 < 2x + 3 and 2x2 – 11x + 5 < 0.
(1)
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26. In the first month after opening, a mobile phone shop sold 280 phones. A model for future
trading assumes that sales will increase by x phones per month for the next 35 months, so that
(280 + x) phones will be sold in the second month, (280 + 2x) in the third month, and so on.
The shop sets a sales target of 17 000 phones to be sold over the 36 months.
27. The points A and B have coordinates (4, 6) and (12, 2) respectively.
(a) Find an equation for l 1 in the form ax + by = c, where a, b and c are integers.
(4)
The straight line l 2 passes through the origin and has gradient –4.
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dy
(a) find ,
dx
(2)
(b) Find an equation for the normal to C at A, giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(5)
∑ (80 − 3r ) .
r =1
where c is a constant.
(b) Given that f(x) = 0 has equal roots, find the value of c and hence solve f(x) = 0.
(4)
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x – 3y + 1 = 0,
x2 – 3xy + y2 = 11.
(7)
32. A container made from thin metal is in the shape of a right circular cylinder with height h cm
and base radius r cm. The container has no lid. When full of water, the container holds
500 cm3 of water.
Show that the exterior surface area, A cm2, of the container is given by
1000
A = πr 2 + .
r
(4)
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33. Figure 1
B (8, 5)
M
A (2, –3)
The points A and B have coordinates (2, –3) and (8, 5) respectively, and AB is a chord of a
circle with centre C, as shown in Fig. 1.
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34. The first three terms of an arithmetic series are p, 5p – 8, and 3p + 8 respectively.
(a) Find the set of values of k for which the equation f(x) = 0 has no real solutions.
(4)
Given that k = 4,
(b) express f(x) in the form (x – p)2 + q, where p and q are constants to be found,
(3)
dy 12
= 3√x + , x > 0.
dx √x
dy
(a) Show that, when x = 8, the exact value of is 9√2.
dx
(3)
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37. Figure 2
y
Q
y2 = 4(x – 2)
2x – 3y = 12
O A x
Figure 2 shows the curve with equation y2 = 4(x – 2) and the line with equation 2x – 3y = 12.
The curve crosses the x-axis at the point A, and the line intersects the curve at the points P
and Q.
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un a
un + 1 = + , n = 1, 2, 3, ...,
2 un
where a is a constant.
(a) Given that a = 20 and u 1 = 3, find the values of u 2 , u 3 and u 4 , giving your answers to
2 decimal places.
(3)
39. The points A and B have coordinates (1, 2) and (5, 8) respectively.
40. Giving your answers in the form a + b√2, where a and b are rational numbers, find
(a) (3 − √8)2,
(3)
1
(b) .
4− 8
(3)
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41. The width of a rectangular sports pitch is x metres, x > 0. The length of the pitch is 20 m
more than its width. Given that the perimeter of the pitch must be less than 300 m,
Given that the area of the pitch must be greater than 4800 m2,
42. The curve C has equation y = x2 − 4 and the straight line l has equation y + 3x = 0.
( x 2 − 3) 2
43. f(x) = , x ≠ 0.
x3
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