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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 0606/12

Paper 1 February/March 2021

2 hours

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● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You should use a calculator where appropriate.
● You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a
calculator.
● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages.

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Mathematical
MathematicalFormulae
Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ,

- b ! b 2 - 4ac
x=
2a

Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r

n
where n is a positive integer and e o =
n!
r (n - r) !r!

Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2

Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities

sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A

Formulae for ∆ABC

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
1
T = bc sin A
2

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Find the exact solutions of the equation 3 `ln 5xj + 2 ln 5x - 1 = 0.

2
1 [4]

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2
y

6 y = a sin bx + c

- 2r -r 0 r 2r x

The diagram shows the graph of y = a sin bx + c where x is in radians and - 2r G x G 2r , where a, b
and c are positive constants. Find the value of each of a, b and c. [3]

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3 The line AB is such that the points A and B have coordinates (- 4, 6) and (2, 14) respectively.

(a) The point C, with coordinates (7, a) lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB. Find the value of a.
[4]

(b) Given that the point D also lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB, find the coordinates of D such
that the line AB bisects the line CD. [2]

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(a) Show that 2x 2 + 5x - 3 can be written in the form a `x + bj + c , where a, b and c are constants.
2
4
[3]

(b) Hence write down the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve with equation
y = 2x 2 + 5x - 3. [2]

(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 2x 2 + 5x - 3 , stating the coordinates of the intercepts
with the axes. [3]

O x

(d) Write down the value of k for which the equation 2x 2 + 5x - 3 = k has exactly 3 distinct
solutions. [1]

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5 In this question all lengths are in kilometres and time is in hours.

0
Boat A sails, with constant velocity, from a point O with position vector e o. After 3 hours A is at the
0
- 12
point with position vector e o.
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(a) Find the position vector, OP , of A at time t. [1]

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At the same time as A sails from O, boat B sails from a point with position vector e o, with constant
6
-5
velocity e o.
8
(b) Find the position vector, OQ, of B at time t. [1]

2
(c) Show that at time t PQ = 26t 2 + 36t + 180 . [3]

(d) Hence show that A and B do not collide. [2]

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6 (a) A geometric progression has first term 10 and sum to infinity 6.

(i) Find the common ratio of this progression. [2]

(ii) Hence find the sum of the first 7 terms, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [2]

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(b) The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are log x 3, log x (3 2) , log x (3 3) .

(i) Find the common difference of this progression. [1]

(ii) Find, in terms of n and log x 3, the sum to n terms of this progression. Simplify your answer.
[2]

(iii) Given that the sum to n terms is 3081 log x 3, find the value of n. [2]

(iv) Hence, given that the sum to n terms is also equal to 1027, find the value of x. [2]

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7 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION

In this question all lengths are in centimetres.

A B

17 + 1

E D C
17 - 1 17 + 4

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCDE such that AB is parallel to EC and ABCD is a rectangle. It is
given that BC = 17 + 1, ED = 17 - 1 and DC = 17 + 4.

(a) Find the perimeter of the trapezium, giving your answer in the form a + b 17 , where a and b are
integers. [3]

(b) Find the area of the trapezium, giving your answer in the form c + d 17 , where c and d are
integers. [2]

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e + f 17
(c) Find tan AED, giving your answer in the form , where e and f are integers. [2]
8

81 + 9 17
(d) Hence show that sec 2 AED = . [2]
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8 (a) (i) Show that sin x tan x + cos x = sec x. [3]

i i i
(ii) Hence solve the equation sin tan + cos = 4 for 0 G i G 4r , where i is in radians. [4]
2 2 2

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(b) Solve the equation cot (y + 38°) = 3 for 0° G y G 360° . [3]

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9 The polynomial p (x) = 2x 3 - 3x 2 - x + 1 has a factor 2x - 1.

(a) Find p (x) in the form (2x - 1) q (x) , where q (x) is a quadratic factor. [2]

1
y=
x
A
y =- 2x 2 + 3x + 1

O x

1
The diagram shows the graph of y = for x 2 0 , and the graph of y =- 2x 2 + 3x + 1. The curves
x
intersect at the points A and B.

(b) Using your answer to part (a), find the exact x-coordinate of A and of B. [4]

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(c) Find the exact area of the shaded region. [6]

Question 10 is printed on the next page.

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3
`2x 2 + 10j2
10 A curve has equation y = for x 2 1.
x-1
1
dy `2x 2 + 10j2
(a) Show that can be written in the form (Ax 2 + Bx + C ) , where A, B and C are
dx `x - 1j
2
integers. [5]

(b) Show that, for x 2 1, the curve has exactly one stationary point. Find the value of x at this
stationary point. [4]

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