PMT

2007 FP2 Adapted

1. Obtain the general solution of the differential equation

dy
x + 2 y = cos x, x > 0,
dx

giving your answer in the form y = f(x).

(Total 8 marks)

2.

–2 –1 0 1 x

The diagram above shows a sketch of the curve with equation

x 2 −1
y= , x ≠ − 2.
x+2

The curve crosses the x-axis at x = 1 and x = – 1 and the line x = – 2 is an asymptote of the curve.

x 2 −1
(a) Use algebra to solve the equation = 3(1 − x) .
x+2
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(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the set of values of x for which

x 2 −1
< 3(1 − x) .
x+2
(3)
(Total 9 marks)

3. A scientist is modelling the amount of a chemical in the human bloodstream. The amount x of
the chemical, measured in mg l –1, at time t hours satisfies the differential equation

2
d 2 x  dx 
2x − 6  = x 2 − 3 x 4 , x > 0.
dt 2
 dt 

1
(a) Show that the substitution y = transforms this differential equation into
x2

d2 y
+ y =3 . I
dt 2
(5)

(b) Find the general solution of differential equation I .

(4)

1 dx
Given that at time t = 0, x = and = 0,
2 dt

(c) find an expression for x in terms of t,

(4)

(d) write down the maximum value of x as t varies.

(1)
(Total 14 marks)
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4.

C P
R

O
Initial line

The diagram above shows a sketch of the curve C with polar equation

π
r = 4sinθcos2θ, 0≤θ< .
2

The tangent to C at the point P is perpendicular to the initial line.

3 π 
(a) Show that P has polar coordinates  ,  .
2 6
(6)

 π
The point Q on C has polar coordinates  2 ,  .
 4

The shaded region R is bounded by OP, OQ and C, as shown in the diagram above.

(b) Show that the area of R is given by

π
4 
1 1
∫π  sin 2θcos2θ + − cos 4θ dθ
2

6
2 2 
(3)

(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of R, giving your answer in the form a + bπ, where a and
b are rational numbers.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)
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5. Find the set of values of x for which

x +1 1
<
2x − 3 x − 3
(Total 7 marks)

dy
6. − y tan x = 2 sec 3 x.
dx

Given that y = 3 at x = 0, find y in terms of x

(Total 7 marks)

7. For the differential equation

d2 y dy
+3 + 2 y = 2 x(x + 3),
dx 2
dx

dy
find the solution for which at x = 0, = 1 and y = 1.
dx
(Total 12 marks)

8. (a) Sketch the curve C with polar equation

r = 5 + √3 cos θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π.
(2)

(b) Find the polar coordinates of the points where the tangents to C are parallel to the initial
line θ = 0. Give your answers to 3 significant figures where appropriate.
(6)

(c) Using integration, find the area enclosed by the curve C, giving your answer in terms of π.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)
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dy
= ye x .
2
9.
dx

It is given that y = 0.2 at x = 0.

y1 − y 0  dy 
(a) Use the approximation ≈   , with h = 0.1, to obtain an estimate of the value of
h  dx  0
y at x = 0.1.
(2)

y 2 − y 0  dy 
(b) Use your answer to part (a) and the approximation ≈   , with h = 0.1, to
2h  dx  1
obtain an estimate of the value of y at x = 0.2.

Gives your answer to 4 decimal places.

(3)
(Total 5 marks)

(1 − x ) ddxy − x ddyx + 2 y = 0.
2
2
10. 2

dy
At x = 0, y = 2 and = − 1.
dx

d3 y
(a) Find the value of at x = 0 .
dx 3
(3)

(b) Express y as a series in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3.
(4)
(Total 7 marks)
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11. (a) Given that z = cos θ + i sin θ, use de Moivre’s theorem to show that

1
zn + = 2 cos nθ .
zn
(2)

(b) Express 32cos6θ in the form pcos6θ + qcos4θ + rcos2θ + s, where p, q, r and s are integers.
(5)

(c) Hence find the exact value of

∫0
3 cos 6 θdθ .
(4)
(Total 11 marks)

12. The transformation T from the z-plane, where z = x + iy, to the w-plane, where

w = u + iv, is given by

z +i
w= , z ≠ 0.
z

(a) The transformation T maps the points on the line with equation y = x in the z-plane, other
than (0, 0), to points on a line l in the w-plane. Find a cartesian equation of l.
(5)

(b) Show that the image, under T, of the line with equation x + y + 1 = 0 in the z-plane is a circle
C in the w-plane, where C has cartesian equation

u2 + v2 – u + v = 0.
(7)

(c) On the same Argand diagram, sketch l and C.

(3)
(Total 15 marks)