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South Breeze School Assessment Exams June 2020-21

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Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE

Monday 24 May 2021

Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper Reference 4PM1/02

Further Pure Mathematics

Paper 2

Calculators may be used. Total Marks

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 Answer all ELEVEN questions.
You must write down all stages in your working.

1. In the ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, Q is a right angle. 𝑃𝑄 = (6 − 2√2) 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑄𝑅 = (6 + 2√2) 𝑐𝑚.

Find, in simplified surd form,
(a) area of ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, (2)

(b) length of PR. (2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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2. Expand as series of ascending powers of x up to and including the terms in 𝑥 3 .
(2 − 𝑥)(1 + 2𝑥)
Give the range of values of x for which this expansion is valid.

(Total for Question 2 is 6 marks)

3. (a) Using the formulae

cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) ≡ cos 𝐴 cos 𝐵 − sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵,

Show that cos 6𝑥 ≡ 1 − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 3𝑥. (3)

𝜋
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(b) Evaluate ∫ 4𝑠𝑖𝑛2 3𝑥 𝑑𝑥, giving your answer in terms of 𝜋. (4)
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(Total for Question 3 is 7 marks)

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4. (a) Show that log 𝑎 𝑏 = . (2)
log 𝑎
𝑏

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(b) If 𝑥𝑦 = 64 𝑎𝑛𝑑 log 𝑥 𝑦 + log 𝑦 𝑥 = ,
2
find x and y. (6)

(Total for Question 4 is 8 marks)

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5. (a) Show that (2𝑥 + 1) is a factor of (8𝑥 3 + 1). (1)

(b) Hence, or otherwise show that

(8𝑥 3 + 1) ≡ (2𝑥 + 1)(4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1) (3)

(c) Express (4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1) in the form (2𝑥 + 𝑝)2 + 𝑞,

where p and q are constants, determining the values of p and q. (4)

(d) Deduce the minimum value of (4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1). (1)

(Total for Question 5 is 9 marks)

6.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a curve with equation 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 4 and the line with equation 𝑦 = 5.
The shaded region is rotated through 360° about the x-axis.
Find, to 3 significant figures, the volume of the solid generated.

(Total for Question 6 is 9 marks)

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7. An arithmetic progression has first term a and the common difference10.
The sum of the first n terms is 10,000.
(a) Express a in terms of n. (3)

(b) Show that the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the progression is

10,000
+ 5(𝑛 − 1). (2)
𝑛

Given that the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term is less than 500.

(c) Show that 𝑛2 − 101𝑛 + 2000 < 0. (3)

(d) Find the largest possible value of n. (3)

(Total for Question 7 is 11 marks)

8.

Figure 2

A wire is bent into the shape ABCDEA as shown.

Shape ABDE is a rectangle and BCD is a semi-circle with diameter BD.
The area of the region enclosed by the wire 𝑅 𝑚2 . AE = x m, AB = ED = y m.
The total length of the wire is 2 m.
(a) Find an expression for y in terms of x. (2)

𝒙
(b) Prove that 𝑅 = (8 − 4𝑥 − 𝜋𝑥). (4)
𝟖

Given that x can vary, using calculus and showing your working
. s,
(c) find the maximum value of R. (5)

(Total for Question 8 is 11 marks)

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9.

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a tetrahedron ABCD.

The three points A, B and C are in a horizontal plane and such that AB = 10 cm, AC = 6 cm and
∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 120° . AD is vertical and AD = 8 cm.

(a) Calculate the length, in cm, of BC. (2)

(b) Calculate, to the nearest 0.1° , the size of the ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵. (3)

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(c) Show that cos ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 70 . (3)

(d) Calculate, in 𝑐𝑚2 to 1 decimal places, the area of the ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶. (3)

(Total for Question 9 is 11 marks)

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10. The quadratic equation

𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 = 0

has roots 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽.

Without solving the equation
(a) Find the values of
(i) 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 (2)

(ii) (𝛼 + 𝛽)3 (2)

(iii) 𝛼 3 + 𝛽3 (2)

(b) (i) Show that 𝛼 4 + 𝛽 4 = (𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 )2 − 2(𝛼𝛽)2

(ii) Find a quadratic equation which has roots (𝛼 3 − 𝛽) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝛽 3 − 𝛼)

giving your answer in the form 𝑝𝑥 2 + 𝑞𝑥 + 𝑟 = 0,
where p, q and r are integers. (6)

(Total for Question 10 is 12 marks)

11. A curve has equation

2𝑥 2 − 4
𝑦=
2𝑥 − 3

(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary points of the curve. (6)

(b) Write down an equation of the asymptote which is parallel to the y-axis. (1)

(c) Sketch the curve showing clearly

(i) the coordinates of the points where the curve meets the coordinates axes,

(ii) the asymptote parallel to the y-axis,

(iii) the stationary points. (5)

(Total for Question 11 is 12 marks)