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AS Level Mathematics A
H230/02 Pure Mathematics and Mechanics

Wednesday 23 May 2018 – Morning

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• The total number of marks for this paper is 75.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
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Formulae
AS Level Mathematics A (H230)

Binomial series

^a + bhn = a n + n C 1 a n - 1 b + n C 2 a n - 2 b 2 + f + n C r a n - r b r + f + b n ^n ! Nh ,

where n C r = n C r = c m =
n n!
r r! ^n - rh !

Differentiation from first principles

f ^x + hh - f ^xh
f l^xh = lim
h"0 h

Standard deviation

/^x - xh2 / x2 / f ^x - xh2 / fx 2

= - x 2 or = / f -x
2
n n /f

The binomial distribution

If X + B ^n, ph then P ^X = xh = c m p x ^1 - ph , Mean of X is np, Variance of X is np ^1 - ph

n n-x
x

Kinematics

v = u + at

s = ut + 12 at 2

s = 12 ^u + vh t

v 2 = u 2 + 2as

s = vt - 12 at 2

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Section A: Pure Mathematics

Answer all the questions

1 In triangle ABC, AB = 20 cm and angle B = 45°.

(i) Given that AC = 16 cm, find the two possible values for angle C, correct to 1 decimal place. [4]

(ii) Given instead that the area of the triangle is 75 2 cm2, find BC. [2]

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2 (i) The curve y = is translated by four units in the positive x-direction. State the equation of the
3+x
curve after it has been translated. [2]
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(ii) Describe fully the single transformation that transforms the curve y = to y = . [2]
3+x 3+x

3 In each of the following cases choose one of the statements

P&Q P%Q P+Q

to describe the relationship between P and Q.

(i) P: y = 3x 5 - 4x 2 + 12x
dy
Q: = 15x 4 - 8x + 12 [1]
dx

(ii) P: x 5 - 32 = 0 where x is real

Q: x = 2 [1]

(iii) P: ln y 1 0
Q: y 1 1 [1]

Express 4x 2 - 12x + 11 in the form a ^x + bh + c .

2
4 (i) [3]

(ii) State the number of real roots of the equation 4x 2 - 12x + 11 = 0 . [1]

Explain fully how the value of r is related to the number of real roots of the equation p ^x + qh + r = 0
2
(iii)
where p, q and r are real constants and p 2 0 . [2]

5 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.

The line x + 5y = k is a tangent to the curve x 2 - 4y = 10 . Find the value of the constant k. [5]

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6 A pan of water is heated until it reaches 100 °C. Once the water reaches 100 °C, the heat is switched off and
the temperature T °C of the water decreases. The temperature of the water is modelled by the equation

T = 25 + ae - kt ,

where t denotes the time, in minutes, after the heat is switched off and a and k are positive constants.

(i) Write down the value of a. [1]

(ii) Explain what the value of 25 represents in the equation T = 25 + ae - kt . [1]

When the heat is switched off, the initial rate of decrease of the temperature of the water is 15 °C per minute.

(iii) Calculate the value of k. [3]

(iv) Find the time taken for the temperature of the water to drop from 100 °C to 45 °C. [3]

(v) A second pan of water is heated, but the heat is turned off when the water is at a temperature of less
than 100 °C. Suggest how the equation for the temperature as the water cools would be modified by
this. [1]

7 (i) Show that the equation

2 sin x tan x = cos x + 5

can be expressed in the form

3 cos 2 x + 5 cos x - 2 = 0 . [3]

(ii) Hence solve the equation

2 sin 2i tan 2i = cos 2i + 5 ,

giving all values of i between 0° and 180°, correct to 1 decimal place. [5]

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8 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.

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The diagram shows part of the graph of y = 2x 3 - 1 . The shaded region is enclosed by the curve, the x-axis
x3
and the lines x = 8 and x = a , where a 2 8 .

x
O 8 a

Given that the area of the shaded region is 45 square units, find the value of a. [9]

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Section B: Mechanics
Answer all the questions

9 In this question the horizontal unit vectors i and j are in the directions east and north respectively.

A model ship of mass 2 kg is moving so that its acceleration vector a m s-2 at time t seconds is given by
a = 3 ^2t - 5h i + 4j. When t = T , the magnitude of the horizontal force acting on the ship is 10 N.

Find the possible values of T. [4]

10 Particles P and Q, of masses 3 kg and 5 kg respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string.
The string passes over a smooth fixed pulley. The system is held at rest with the string taut. The hanging
parts of the string are vertical and P and Q are above a horizontal plane (see diagram).

P Q
3 kg 5 kg

(i) Find the tension in the string immediately after the particles are released. [4]

After descending 2.5 m, Q strikes the plane and is immediately brought to rest. It is given that P does not
reach the pulley in the subsequent motion.

(ii) Find the distance travelled by P between the instant when Q strikes the plane and the instant when the
string becomes taut again. [4]

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11
10 m 18 m

B O A

A particle P is moving along a straight line with constant acceleration. Initially the particle is at O. After 9 s,
P is at a point A, where OA = 18 m (see diagram) and the velocity of P at A is 8 m s-1 in the direction OA.

(i) (a) Show that the initial speed of P is 4 m s-1. [2]

(b) Find the acceleration of P. [2]

B is a point on the line such that OB = 10 m, as shown in the diagram.

(ii) Show that P is never at point B. [4]

A second particle Q moves along the same straight line, but has variable acceleration. Initially Q is at O, and
the displacement of Q from O at time t seconds is given by

x = at 3 + bt 2 + ct ,

where a, b and c are constants.

It is given that
• the velocity and acceleration of Q at the point O are the same as those of P at O,
• Q reaches the point A when t = 6 .

(iii) Find the velocity of Q at A. [5]

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