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Qu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Pure Mathematics
A Level: Practice Paper
Time: 2 hours

Questions to revise:
1 It is suggested that the sequence ak = 2k + 1, k Ö 1 produces only prime numbers.

a Show that a1 , a2 and a4 produce prime numbers. (2 marks)

b Prove by counter example that the sequence does not always produce a prime number.
(2 marks)

2
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Find sin 3 x dx (4 marks)

3 Use proof by contradiction to show that, given a rational number a and an irrational number b,
a − b is irrational. (4 marks)

4 Given that x = sec4 y, find:

dy
a in terms of y (2 marks)
dx
dy k
b Show that = where k is a constant which should be found. (3 marks)
dx x x 2 - 1

tan x − sec x π
5 a Prove that ≡ − sec x, x ≠ (2n + 1) (3 marks)
1− sin x 2
tan x − sec x
b Hence solve, in the interval 0 £ x £ 2p , the equation = 2 (3 marks)
1− sin x

æ cos h - 1 ö ö
Given that f (x) = sin x , show that f ¢( x) = lim ç æç
sin h
6 a ÷ sin x + cos x ÷ (4 marks)
h ®0 è
è h ø h ø
b Hence prove that f ¢( x) = cos x (2 marks)
 x 4 + 2 x3 - 29 x 2 - 47 x + 77
7 f ( x) =
x 2 - 2 x - 15
V W
Show that f (x) can be written as Px 2 + Qx + R + + and find the values of P, Q, R, V and W.
x +3 x −5
(7 marks)

8 The diagram shows a sketch of part of the graph y = f(x) where f ( x) = 3 x - 4 - 5

a State the range of f. (1 mark)

1
b Given that f ( x) = - x + k , where k is a constant has two distinct roots, state the possible values of k.
3
(7 marks)

1 + 4t 2 + bt
9 C has parametric equations x = , y= , -1 Ñ t Ñ 0
1- t 1- t
2+bö æ 8 - b ö,over an appropriate domain.
a Show that the cartesian equation of C is y = æç ÷x+ç ÷
è 5 ø è 5 ø
(4 marks)

Given that C is a line segment and that the gradient of the line is −1,
b show that the length of the line segment is a 2 , where a is a rational number to be found.
(4 marks)

ln b æ
e2 x ö
10 Given that
ò ç
ln 2 e 2 x - 1
è
÷ dx = ln 4 , find the value of b showing each step in your working.
ø
(8 marks)
11 At the beginning of each month Kath places £100 into a bank account to save for a family holiday.
Each subsequent month she increases her payments by 5%.
Assuming the bank account does not pay interest, find
a the amount of money in the account after 9 months. (3 marks)

Month n is the first month in which there is more than £6000 in the account.
log 4
b Show that n > (4 marks)
log1.05
Maggie begins saving at the same time as Kath. She initially places £50 into the same
account and plans to increase her payments by a constant amount each month.
c Given that she would like to reach a total of £6000 in 29 months, by how much should Maggie
increase her payments each month? (2 marks)

12 A particle of mass 3 kg is acted on by three forces, F1 = ( 2i + 6 j - 3k ) N, F2 = ( 7i + 8k ) N

and F3 = ( -3i - 3j - 2k ) N.

a Find the resultant force R acting on the particle. (2 marks)

b Find the acceleration of the particle, giving your answer in the form ( pi + qj + rk ) ms -2 (2 marks)

c Find the magnitude of the acceleration. (2 marks)

d Given that the particle starts at rest, find the exact distance travelled by the particle
in the first 10 s. (3 marks)

ætö 1
13 h(t ) = 40ln(t + 1) + 40sin ç ÷ - t 2 , t Ö 0
è5ø 4
The graph y = h(t) models the height of a rocket t seconds after launch.
a Show that the rocket returns to the ground between 19.3 and 19.4 seconds after launch. (2 marks)

b Using t0 = 19.35 as a first approximation to α, apply the Newton–Raphson procedure once

to h(t) to find a second approximation to α, giving your answer to 3 decimal places. (5 marks)
c By considering the change of sign of h(t) over an appropriate interval, determine if your answer
to part b is correct to 3 decimal places. (3 marks)

6 4 3
14 f (x) = − , x<
2 + 3x 3− 5x 5
5 121 329 2
a Show that the first three terms in the series expansion of f(x) can be written as - x+ x
3 18 108
(7 marks)
b Find the exact value of f (0.01). Round your answer to 7 decimal places. (2 marks)
c Find the percentage error made in using the series expansion in part a to estimate
the value of f (0.01). Give your answer to 2 significant figures. (3 marks)

(TOTAL: 100 MARKS)