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MATHEMATICS 9709/12
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 February/March 2021

1 hour 50 minutes

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1 (a) Find the first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of !1 + x"5 . [1]

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(b) Find the first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of !1 − 2x"6 . [2]

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(c) Hence find the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of !1 + x"5 !1 − 2x"6 . [2]

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2 By using a suitable substitution, solve the equation

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!2x − 3"2 − − 3 = 0. [4]
!2x − 3"2

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tan # + 2 sin #
3 Solve the equation = 3 for 0$ < # < 180$. [4]
tan # − 2 sin #

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tano 25h0
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4 A line has equation y = 3x + k and a curve has equation y = x2 + kx + 6, where k is a constant.

Find the set of values of k for which the line and curve have two distinct points of intersection. [5]

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5
y

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3 f
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y = f!x"
1
a x
O 1 2 3 4 5 6

In the diagram, the graph of y = f!x" is shown with solid lines. The graph shown with broken lines is
a transformation of y = f!x".

(a) Describe fully the two single transformations of y = f!x" that have been combined to give the
resulting transformation. [4]

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translation by 8
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followed vertical stretch by factor 3

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(b) State in terms of y, f and x, the equation of the graph shown with broken lines. [2]

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6 A curve is such that = and A !1, −3" lies on the curve. A point is moving along the curve
dx !3x − 2"3
and at A the y-coordinate of the point is increasing at 3 units per second.

(a) Find the rate of increase at A of the x-coordinate of the point. [3]

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(b) Find the equation of the curve. [4]

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7 Functions f and g are defined as follows:

f : x %→ x2 + 2x + 3 for x ≤ −1,
g : x %→ 2x + 1 for x ≥ −1.

(a) Express f!x" in the form !x + a"2 + b and state the range of f. [3]

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(b) Find an expression for f −1 !x". [2]

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(c) Solve the equation gf!x" = 13. [3]

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8 The points A !7, 1", B !7, 9" and C !1, 9" are on the circumference of a circle.

(a) Find an equation of the circle. [5]

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(b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle at B. [2]

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9 The first term of a progression is cos #, where 0 < # < 12 π.

1
(a) For the case where the progression is geometric, the sum to infinity is .
cos #
(i) Show that the second term is cos # sin2 #. [3]

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COSO
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Tz ar 0
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cos Sino
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proved cos 20 i r
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r I 050
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Sino
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(ii) Find the sum of the first 12 terms when # = 13 π, giving your answer correct to 4 significant
figures. [2]

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(b) For the case where the progression is arithmetic, the first two terms are again cos # and cos # sin2 #
respectively.

Find the 85th term when # = 13 π. [4]

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cos 0 cos sink

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cos Az Cos Az Sin FJ

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A

HEo
ka ka
a

E
D

B C

The diagram shows a sector ABC which is part of a circle of radius a. The points D and E lie on AB
and AC respectively and are such that AD = AE = ka, where k < 1. The line DE divides the sector
into two regions which are equal in area.

(a) For the case where angle BAC = 16 π radians, find k correct to 4 significant figures. [5]

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#
(b) For the general case in which angle BAC = # radians, where 0 < # < 12 π, it is given that > 1.
sin #

Find the set of possible values of k. [3]

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ka ka Sino 670
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y

A
x
O

# −1 −3 $
The diagram shows the curve with equation y = 9 x 2 − 4x 2 . The curve crosses the x-axis at the
point A.

(a) Find the x-coordinate of A. [2]

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(c) Find the x-coordinate of the maximum point of the curve. [2]

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(d) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the line x = 9. [4]

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