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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Cambridge International Level 3 Pre-U Certicate
Principal Subject
MATHEMATICS 9794/01
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 May/June 2012
2 hours
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1 The rst term of a geometric progression is 16 and the common ratio is 0.8.
(i) Calculate the sum of the rst 12 terms. [3]
(ii) Find the sum to innity. [2]
2 Let f(x) = x
3
3x
2
13x + 15.
(i) Show that f(1) = 0 and hence factorise x
3
3x
2
13x + 15 completely. [4]
(ii) Hence solve the equation x
3
3x
2
13x + 15 = 0. [2]
3 The equation of a curve is y = x
3
+ x
2
x + 3.
(i) Find
dy
dx
. [2]
(ii) Hence nd the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve. [4]
4 (i) Show that the equation x
3
6x + 2 = 0 has a root between x = 0 and x = 1. [2]
(ii) Use the iterative formula x
n+1
=
2 + x
3
n
6
with x
0
= 0.5 to nd this root correct to 4 decimal places,
showing the result of each iteration. [3]
5 Let f(x) = x
2
and g(x) = 7x 2 for all real values of x.
(i) Give a reason why f has no inverse function. [1]
(ii) Write down an expression for gf(x). [2]
(iii) Find g
1
(x). [2]
6 The roots of the equation
2
6 + 10 = 0 are
1
and
2
, where
1
= 3 + i.
(i) Write down the value of
2
. [1]
(ii) Show
1
and
2
on an Argand diagram. [2]
(iii) Show that
2
1
= 8 + 6i. [2]
7 (i) Show that the rst three terms in the expansion of (1 2x)
1
2
are 1 x
1
2
x
2
and nd the next term.
[4]
(ii) State the range of values of x for which this expansion is valid. [1]
(iii) Hence show that the rst four terms in the expansion of (2 + x)(1 2x)
1
2
are 2 x + ax
2
+ bx
3
and
state the values of a and b. [4]
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8 (i) Given that
2x + 11
(2x + 1)(x + 3)

A
2x + 1
+
B
x + 3
, nd the values of the constants A and B. [4]
(ii) Hence show that

2
0
2x + 11
(2x + 1)(x + 3)
dx = ln 15. [5]
9 Three points A, B and C have coordinates (1, 0, 7), (13, 9, 1) and (2, 1, 7) respectively.
(i) Use a scalar product to nd angle ACB. [5]
(ii) Hence nd the area of triangle ACB. [2]
(iii) Show that a vector equation of the line AB is given by r = i + 7k + (4i + 3j 2k), where is a
scalar parameter. [3]
10 (i) Prove that
sin
2
2(cot
2
tan
2
) = 4(cos
4
sin
4
)
and hence show that
sin
2
2(cot
2
tan
2
) = 4 cos 2. [5]
(ii) Hence solve the equation sin
2
2(cot
2
tan
2
) = 2 for 0

< 360

. [4]
11 (i) Use integration by parts to show that ln x dx = x ln x x + c. [2]
(ii) Find
(a) (ln x)
2
dx, [4]
(b)

ln(ln x)
x
dx. [5]
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