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MST125 201506
MST125 201506
MST1251506F1
This paper has THREE sections. You should attempt ALL questions in
Sections A and B, and TWO questions from Section C.
Section A carries 40% of the marks. It has 20 computer marked questions, each
worth 2%.
Section B carries 36% of the marks. It has 6 questions, each worth 6%.
Section C carries 24% of the marks. It has 3 questions, each worth 12%, of
which you should attempt two.
For Section A, mark your answers on the computer marked examination (CME)
form provided, using an HB pencil. Instructions for filling in the CME form are
given overleaf. The assignment number for this examination is MST125 81.
Write your rough work in the answer book(s) provided. It will not be considered
by the examiners.
For Sections B and C, write your answers in pen in the answer book(s)
provided. Start your answer to each question on a new page. Include all your
working. Do not cross out any work until you have written a new attempt.
Copyright
c 2015 The Open University
2 MST125 June 2015 J
Instructions for filling in the computer-marked
examination (CME) form
If you do not follow these instructions, then the examiners may not be able to
award you a score for Section A of the examination.
You will find one CME form provided with this paper. The invigilator has a
supply of spare forms.
Completing Part 1
• Write your personal identifier (NOT your examination number) and the
assignment number for this examination, which is MST125 81, in the boxes
provided.
• In the blocks headed ‘personal identifier’ and ‘module and
assignment number’, pencil across the cells corresponding to your personal
identifier and the assignment number given above.
Completing Part 2
• For each question (numbered 1 to 20) in Section A of the examination paper,
mark your answer by pencilling across ONE of cells A, B, C, D or E.
• If you think that a question is unsound in any way, pencil across the
‘unsound’ cell (U), as well as pencilling across an answer cell.
• Do not pencil across any other cell.
Question 1
What is the least residue of 14 × 15 modulo 17?
A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 E 9
Question 2
Which of the following is an integer n such that 144n ≡ 1 (mod 23)?
A 22 B 23 C 24 D 144 E 145
Question 3
What is the equation of the parabola in standard position with focus (2, 0)?
A y 2 = 8x B y = (x − 2)2 C y 2 = 4x D y 2 = 4(x − 2)
E y 2 − 2x = 0
Question 4
What is the equation of the line with parametric equations
x = t − 1, y = 3t + 2?
A y = 2x + 1 B y = 2x + 3 C y = 3x + 1
D y = 3x + 3 E y = 3x + 5
Question 5
A paperweight of mass 0.62 kg rests on a horizontal table top. What is the
normal reaction of the table top on the paperweight, in newtons to two significant
figures? Take the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity to be 9.8 m s−2 .
A −3i − 2j B −3i + 2j C 3i − 2j
D −6i E 6i
Question 7
Which of the following transformations is a linear transformation?
Question 8
Which matrix represents the linear transformation that maps the points (1, 0)
and (0, 1) to the points (−3, 5) and (6, 2), respectively?
−3 5 −3 6 2 −6 6 −3
A B C D
6 2 5 2 −5 −3 2 5
6 2
E
−3 5
Question 9
x2 + 4x
Which of the following is the graph of the function f (x) = ?
x+5
A −3 B 3 C 5 D 3x − 4 E 3x + 4
Question 11
Which of the following is the general solution of the differential equation
dx
= 4 sin t cos t ?
dt
In the options, c is an arbitrary constant.
1
A x = − cos(2t) + c B x= cos(2t) + c C x = 2 cos t + c
2
1
D x = − sin(2t) + c E x = sin(2t) + c
2
Question 12
Which of the following is an integrating factor p(x) for the differential equation
dy
= xy + x2 ?
dx
2
A p(x) = x B p(x) = ex C p(x) = x2 /2
2 /2
D p(x) = e−x E p(x) = e2x
Question 13
Let P be the following statement:
Every multiple of 8 is even.
Which of the following statements is the negation of P ?
Question 14
A football is kicked along the ground and moves along a straight line. It slows
down at the rate of 2.5 m s−2 and comes to a halt after travelling for 20 m. What
is the speed with which the ball was kicked, in m s−1 ?
A 0 B 10 C 20 D 24 E 50
Question 16
A box is pushed with a force P down a straight, rough slope that is inclined at an
angle of 30◦ to the horizontal. The force P acts on the box at an angle of 45◦ to
the horizontal. If W represents the weight of the box, N the normal reaction
from the slope and F the friction force, which of the following diagrams
represents the forces acting on the box?
A B C
N N N
F
F F
30° 45° 30°
D E
N N
F
30°
30°
45° 45° F
P P
W W
Question 17
1 3
What are the eigenvalues of the matrix ?
4 2
A −2 and 5 B −1 and −2 C 1 and 2 D 2 and 5 E 3 and 4
Question 18
How many ways are there to select three different students from a group of 10, if
the order in which they are considered does not matter?
Question 20
What is the general solution of the recurrence relation
un = 6un−1 − 8un−2 ?
In the options, A and B represent constants.
Question 21
Use Euclid’s algorithm to show that a multiplicative inverse of 32 modulo 77
exists, and find one. [6]
Question 22
The linear transformation f is formed from the composite of the horizontal shear
with shear factor 3 followed by the (−3, 2)-scaling.
(a) Find the matrix of f . [3]
(b) Find the images of the points (−4, 2) and (0, 1) under f . [1]
(c) Given that the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (−4, 2) and (0, 1) has area 2, use
your answer to part (a) to find the area of the image of this triangle under f . [2]
Question 23
A particle, which remains at rest, is acted on by three forces, F, G and H, and
no other forces.
The force F acts at an angle of 25◦ to the horizontal, and the force G acts at an
angle of 125◦ to F, as shown. The force H acts vertically downwards and has
magnitude 40 N. Let F = |F| and G = |G|.
Take the Cartesian unit vectors i and j to be parallel and perpendicular to F,
respectively, as shown.
(a) Find expressions for the component forms of the three forces F, G and H. [3]
(b) Hence or otherwise find the magnitude of the force G, in newtons to two
significant figures. [3]
Question 24
√ 2
x −1
Find dx . [6]
x
Question 26
Let P (n) be the statement
(n − 1)! > 2n ,
where n ∈ N.
(a) Determine whether P (n) is true or false for each of n = 5 and n = 6. [2]
(b) Use mathematical induction to show that P (n) is true for all n ≥ 6. [4]
Question 27
Consider the equation
4x2 − 25y 2 = 16.
(a) Show that this equation represents a hyperbola in standard position. [2]
(b) Find the vertices and asymptotes of the hyperbola. [2]
(c) Sketch the hyperbola, marking the vertices and asymptotes and labelling
them with their coordinates or equations as appropriate. [3]
(d) Find the eccentricity, foci and directrices of the hyperbola. [3]
(e) Write down a parametrisation of the part of the hyperbola that lies in the
second quadrant, excluding the point that lies on the x-axis. [2]
Question 28
9x
(a) Find the integral dx . [8]
(x + 1)(x − 2)2
π
2
(b) Evaluate the integral sin3 x cos3 x dx . [4]
0
Question 29
9 −20
(a) Express the matrix A = in the form PDP−1 , where D is a 2 × 2
4 −9
diagonal matrix and P is a 2 × 2 invertible matrix. Find the matrix P−1 as
part of your answer. [8]
10
(b) Find A . [2]
(c) Find the general solution of the following system of differential equations.
ẋ = 9x − 20y
ẏ = 4x − 9y.
[2]