Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

MATHEMATICS (US) 9280/11

Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1) May/June 2015
1 hour 45 minutes
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1 Given that 1 is an obtuse angle measured in radians and that sin 1 = k, find, in terms of k, an expression
for
(i) cos 1, [1]
(ii) tan 1, [2]
(iii) sin 1 + 0
. [1]

2
y

y = 2x2

x
X −2, 0
O P p, 0

The diagram shows the curve y = 2x2 and the points X −2, 0
and P p, 0
. The point Q lies on the
curve and PQ is parallel to the y-axis.

(i) Express the area, A, of triangle XPQ in terms of p. [2]

The point P moves along the x-axis at a constant rate of 0.02 units per second and Q moves along the
curve so that PQ remains parallel to the y-axis.

(ii) Find the rate at which A is increasing when p = 2. [3]

3 (i) Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of
(a) 1 − x
6 , [2]
(b) 1 + 2x
6 . [2]

(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of  1 − x
1 + 2x
6 . [3]

4 Relative to the origin O, the position vectors of points A and B are given by
` a ` a
−−→ 3 −−→ 6
OA = 0 and OB = −3 .
−4 2

(i) Find the cosine of angle AOB. [3]

` a
−−→ k
The position vector of C is given by OC = −2k .
2k − 3

(ii) Given that AB and OC have the same length, find the possible values of k. [4]

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5 A piece of wire of length 24 cm is bent to form the perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius r cm.

(i) Show that the area of the sector, A cm2, is given by A = 12r − r2 . [3]

(ii) Express A in the form a − r − b
2 , where a and b are constants. [2]

(iii) Given that r can vary, state the greatest value of A and find the corresponding angle of the sector.
[2]

6 The line with slope −2 passing through the point P 3t, 2t
intersects the x-axis at A and the y-axis
at B.

(i) Find the area of triangle AOB in terms of t. [3]

The line through P perpendicular to AB intersects the x-axis at C.

(ii) Show that the mid-point of PC lies on the line y = x. [4]

7 (a) The third and fourth terms of a geometric progression are 1 and 2 respectively. Find the sum to
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infinity of the progression. [4]

(b) A circle is divided into 5 sectors in such a way that the angles of the sectors are in arithmetic
progression. Given that the angle of the largest sector is 4 times the angle of the smallest sector,
find the angle of the largest sector. [4]

 
8 The function f : x  → 5 + 3 cos 12 x is defined for 0 ≤ x ≤ 20.

(i) Solve the equation f x
= 7, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

(ii) Sketch the graph of y = f x
. [2]

(iii) Explain why f has an inverse. [1]

(iv) Obtain an expression for f −1 x
. [3]

9 The equation of a curve is y = x3 + px2 , where p is a positive constant.

(i) Show that the origin is a stationary point on the curve and find the coordinates of the other
stationary point in terms of p. [4]

(ii) Find the nature of each of the stationary points. [3]

Another curve has equation y = x3 + px2 + px.

(iii) Find the set of values of p for which this curve has no stationary points. [3]

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10
y
B

x=4
A Q
0, 4

8
y= 
3x + 4

P

x
O

8
The diagram shows part of the curve y =  . The curve intersects the y-axis at A 0, 4
. The
3x + 4

normal to the curve at A intersects the line x = 4 at the point B.

(i) Find the coordinates of B. [5]

(ii) Show, with all necessary working, that the areas of the regions marked P and Q are equal. [6]

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