1970 A-level Pure Mathematics Paper II

2k  2k  1 2k  1
1. (a) Show that 2 cos( ) sin  sin(  )  sin(  ). Hence , or otherwise , prove
n n n n
that for any positive integer n greater than 1,
2 
cos   cos(  )  . . .  cos (  2(n  1) ) 0 .
n n
(b) On a plane , a regular polygon A1A 2 ...A n of n sides (n3) is inscribed in a circle with centre
O and radius r . If P is any point on this plane , prove that
2 2 2 2
PA1 PA2  . . . PAn  n( OP  r 2 ).
(1970)
2. Let (C) be the circle x  y 1 .
2 2

(i) Find the equation of the tangent to (C) at the point (-1, 0), and the equations of the two
tangents to (C) passing through the point (3, 0).
(ii) Prove that the circumcircle (C ') of the triangle formed by these three tangents has the equation
2x 2  2 y 2  3x  9  0 .
(iii) Find the equation of the locus of the point P from which the tangents to (C) and (C ') are
of equal length.
(iv) Find the equation of the circle intersecting (C) and (C ') at right angles and with centre on the
x-axis. (1970)

x 2 y2
3. (a) The foci of the hyperbola  1 are the points F(c, 0), F'(-c, 0), where
a 2 b2
c 2 a 2  b 2 . Prove that if P is any point on the hyperbola, then FPF ' P = constant.
(b) If the curve x 2 y 2 1 is tangent to the straight lines 5x - y - 4 = 0 and 5x + 2y + 2 = 0,
find the values of ,. Sketch the curve obtained, and find the points of contact of the curve with
the straight lines. (1970)

4. (a) Find the following limits :

1  x sin(11x x )
(i) lim ( n 2  1 n ) ; (ii) lim ( n 2  n  n ) ; (iii) lim ( )
n  n  x 1 2 x
(b) If f(x)  x 2 (6  x) ,
3

(i) find the values of the constants a and b so that lim (f (x)  ax  b)0;
x
(ii) find the maxima and minima of f(x) ;
(iii) sketch the graph of y = f(x) (1970)
5. (a) Let x n andy n  (n = 1, 2, . . . ) be two infinite sequences. Prove that if lim x n a and n 

lim y n  b , where a and b are real numbers, then lim ( x n y n ) = ab. Hence or otherwise
n  n 

1
prove that lim (1  c  c 2 . . .c n ) 0, where c 1.
n  n

(b) A manufacturer can sell x items at a price of a - bx dollars each, and it costs cx+d
dollars to produce the x items . Here a , b , c and d are constants such that a > c > 0 , b >
0 . How many items should be produced to make the maximum profit ? ( Your answer should be an
integer. ) (1970)
6. (a) Prove the existence or non-existence of the limit of each of the following functions as x tends to
0.
1 1
3x 2 s i n1x  xc o s1x
(i) cos x (ii ) x sin x (iii )
x
(b) Let f be a function defined on the real line by
 3 1
x sin if x  0,
f ( x ) x
0 if x  0.
Prove that f '(0) =0 , but the second derivative of f at x = 0 does not exist.
(c) Find the derivative of each of the following functions :
(i) y  [sin(cos3x)]2 , (ii ) y  3x 3arcsin x  (x 2  2) 1  x 2 . (1970)

7. (a) Find the (real) points of intersection of the graphs of x 2  4 y 2  1, x 2  y 2  2 y

(b) Prove that the solution set of x 2  4 y 2  1, x 2  y 2  2 y is
1 1
S  {(x, y) :  y  , x   1  4 y 2 } , and sketch the graphs of this solution set.
3 2
(c) Find the area of A , where A = {(x,y) : x 2  4 y 2  1, x 2  y 2  2 y} . (1970)

8. (a) Find the values of the constants A, B so that

2 x  4 A x B 2 1
 2   for all x.
(x 1)(x 1)
2 2
x 1 x 1 (x 1) 2
2 x  4
Hence or otherwise , find the indefinite integral  2 dx
(x 1)(x 1) 2
(b) Find the following indefinite integrals :
dx
(i)  x 5e x dx, (ii ) 
3
(1970)
(x a )(b  x)

9 (a) Let f be a continuous and periodic function of period T (0) defined on the real line R
( i.e. f (x + T ) = f (x) for all x  R . )
x T T
(i) Prove that for any x  R , we have  x
f (t )dt   f (t )dt
0
x
(ii) Prove that there exists a constant c such that the function G( x )  cx   f ( t )dt is a periodic
0
function of period T.
(b) Sketch the area bounded by the x - axis and the curve x = a ( t - sin t ) ,
y = a ( 1 - cos t ), where a is a positive constant and 0  t  2 . Find the volume of the solid
generated by revolving this area about the x - axis. (1970)