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 To use the sine rule you need to know an angle and the side opposite it.

You can use it to find

a side (opposite a second known angle)

or an angle (opposite a second known side).

 To use the cosine rule you need to know

either two sides and the included angle

or all three sides.

1. Find, in degrees to the nearest tenth of a degree, the values of x for which
sin x tan x = 4, 0 ≤ x < 360°.
(Total 8 marks)

2.

1
 C

2a
A B

A flat plate S, which is part of a child’s toy, is shown in the diagram above. The points A, B and
C are the vertices of an equilateral triangle and the distance between A and B is 2a. The circular
arc AB has centre C and radius 2a. The circular arcs BC and CA have centres at A and B
respectively and radii 2a.

(a) Find, in terms of π and a, the perimeter of S.

(2)

(b) Prove that the area of the plate S is

2a (π − 3 ).
2

(6)
(Total 8 marks)
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3. The curve with equation y = (2x + 1)(x – k), where k is a constant, has a stationary
point where x = 1.

(a) Determine the value of k.

(4)

(b) Find the coordinates of the stationary points and determine the nature of each.
(8)

(c) Sketch the curve and mark on your sketch the coordinates of the points where
the curve crosses the coordinate axes.
(3)
(Total 15 marks)

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9 3
4. (a) Expand (2 + 4 x) in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x , simplifying
each term.
(4)

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(b) Use your series, together with a suitable value of x, to calculate an estimate of (2.025) .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

5.
3 2
f(x) = ax + 3x + bx + 1,

where a and b are constants.

When f(x) is divided by (x – 1) there is a remainder of 5. When f(x) is divided by (x + 2)

there is a remainder of –1.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

(Total 5 marks)

3 2
6. f(x) = 2x − x + px + 6,

where p is a constant.

Given that (x – 1) is a factor of f(x), find

(a) the value of p,

(2)

(b) the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x + 1).

(2)
(Total 4 marks)

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 ⌠  3 2 
  3 + 4 x − 2  dx
7. (a) Find ⌡  x  .
(3)

(b) Hence evaluate

2
⌠  2 
 3 + 4x − 2 
3

⌡1  x  dx.
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

8.

6 c m

0 . 4
A 6 c m D 6 c m C

The diagram above shows a logo ABD.

The logo is formed from triangle ABC. The mid-point of AC is D and BC = AD = DC = 6 cm.
∠ BCA = 0.4 radians. The curve BD is an arc of a circle with centre C and radius 6 cm.

(a) Write down the length of the arc BD.

(1)

(b) Find the length of AB.

(3)

(c) Write down the perimeter of the logo ABD, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

9. Solve

2 log3 x − log3 (x − 2) = 2, x > 2.

(Total 6 marks)
10. The second and fifth terms of a geometric series are 9 and 1.125 respectively.

For this series find

(a) the value of the common ratio,

(3)

(b) the first term,

(2)

(c) the sum to infinity.

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

11. The circle C, with centre A, has equation

2 2
x + y − 6x + 4y −12 = 0.

(a) Find the coordinates of A.

(2)

(b) Show that the radius of C is 5.

(2)

The points P, Q and R lie on C. The length of PQ is 10 and the length of PR is 3.

(c) Find the length of QR, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

n
12. The first four terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (1 + kx) are
2 3
1 + Ax + Bx + Bx + …,

where k is a positive constant and A, B and n are positive integers.

2 3
(a) By considering the coefficients of x and x , show that 3 = (n – 2) k.
(4)

Given that A = 4,

(b) find the value of n and the value of k.

(4)
(Total 8 marks)

13. (a) Solve, for 0 ≤ x < 360°, the equation cos (x − 20°) = −0.437, giving your answers to
the nearest degree.
(4)

5
 (b) Find the exact values of θ in the interval 0 ≤ θ < 360° for which 3 tan θ = 2 cos θ .
(6)
(Total 10 marks)

14. A pencil holder is in the shape of an open circular cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm.
2
The surface area of the cylinder (including the base) is 250 cm .

πr3
3
(a) Show that the volume, V cm , of the cylinder is given by V = 125r − 2 .
(4)

(b) Use calculus to find the value of r for which V has a stationary value.
(3)

(c) Prove that the value of r you found in part (b) gives a maximum value for V.
(2)

3
(d) Calculate, to the nearest cm , the maximum volume of the pencil holder.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)

15.

A ( 1 , 5 )

O B D x

The diagram above shows part of the curve C with equation

2
y = 9 − 2x − x, x > 0.

The point A(1, 5) lies on C and the curve crosses the x-axis at B(b, 0), where b is a constant
and b > 0.
 (a) Verify that b = 4.
(1)

The tangent to C at the point A cuts the x-axis at the point D, as shown in the diagram above.

(b) Show that an equation of the tangent to C at A is y + x = 6.

(4)

(c) Find the coordinates of the point D.

(1)

The shaded region R, shown in the diagram above, is bounded by C, the line AD and the x-axis.

(d) Use integration to find the area of R.

(6)
(Total 12 marks)

16. (a) Sketch, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360°, the graph of y = sin (x + 30°).

(2)

(b) Write down the coordinates of the points at which the graph meets the axes.
(3)

c) Solve, for 0 ≤ x < 360°, the equation

1
sin (x + 30°) = − 2 .
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

17. A geometric series has first term 1200. Its sum to infinity is 960.

1
(a) Show that the common ratio of the series is −4 .
(3)

(b) Find, to 3 decimal places, the difference between the ninth and tenth terms of the series.
(3)

(c) Write down an expression for the sum of the first n terms of the series.
(2)

Given that n is odd,

(d) prove that the sum of the first n terms of the series is
n
960(1 + 0.25 ).
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

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18.

B C

A 1 4 M 1 4 D x

The diagram above shows the cross-section ABCD of a chocolate bar, where AB, CD and AD are
straight lines and M is the mid-point of AD. The length AD is 28 mm, and BC is an arc of a circle
with centre M.

Taking A as the origin, B, C and D have coordinates (7, 24), (21, 24) and (28, 0) respectively.

(a) Show that the length of BM is 25 mm.

(1)

(b) Show that, to 3 significant figures, ∠ BMC = 0.568 radians.

(3)

2
(c) Hence calculate, in mm , the area of the cross-section of the chocolate bar.
(5)

Given that this chocolate bar has length 85 mm,

3
(d) calculate, to the nearest cm , the volume of the bar.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)
19.

y
C

O x

The curve C, shown in the diagram above, represents the graph of

x2
y = 25 , x ≥ 0.

The points A and B on the curve C have x-coordinates 5 and 10 respectively.

(a) Write down the y-coordinates of A and B.

(1)

(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at A.

(4)

The finite region R is enclosed by C, the y-axis and the lines through A and B parallel to the x-
axis.

(c) For points (x, y) on C, express x in terms of y.

(2)

(d) Use integration to find the area of R.

(5)
(Total 12 marks)

n
20. The first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of (1 + px) , are
2 2
1 – 18x + 36p x . Given that n is a positive integer, find the value of n and the value of p.
(Total 7 marks)

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21.

(a , b )

O 4 x

The circle C, with centre (a, b) and radius 5, touches the x-axis at (4, 0), as shown in the diagram
above.

(a) Write down the value of a and the value of b.

(1)

(b) Find a cartesian equation of C.

(2)

A tangent to the circle, drawn from the point P(8, 17), touches the circle at T.

(c) Find, to 3 significant figures, the length of PT.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

3 2
22. f(n) = n + pn + 11n + 9, where p is a constant.

(a) Given that f(n) has a remainder of 3 when it is divided by (n + 2), prove that p = 6 .
(2)

(b) Show that f(n) can be written in the form (n + 2)(n + q)(n + r) + 3, where q and r are
integers to be found.
(3)

(c) Hence show that f(n) is divisible by 3 for all positive integer values of n.
(2)
(Total 7 marks)
23.

R
A B

r r

The diagram above shows the sector OAB of a circle of radius r cm. The area of the sector is 15
2
cm and ∠ AOB = 1.5 radians.

(a) Prove that r = 2√5.

(3)

(b) Find, in cm, the perimeter of the sector OAB.

(2)

The segment R, shaded in the diagram above, is enclosed by the arc AB and the straight line AB.

(c) Calculate, to 3 decimal places, the area of R.

(3)
(Total 8 marks)

24. Find, in degrees, the value of θ in the interval 0 ≤ θ < 360° for which
2 2
2cos θ − cosθ − 1 = sin θ .

Give your answers to 1 decimal place where appropriate.

(Total 8 marks)

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25.

y
A

R
B

O x

2
The diagram above shows the line with equation y = 9 – x and the curve with equation y = x –
2x + 3. The line and the curve intersect at the points A and B, and O is the origin.

(a) Calculate the coordinates of A and the coordinates of B.

(5)

The shaded region R is bounded by the line and the curve.

(b) Calculate the area of R.

(7)
(Total 12 marks)

x 2 + 4x + 3
26. (a) Simplify x2 + x .
(2)

2 2
(b) Find the value of x for which log2 (x + 4x + 3) – log2 (x + x) = 4.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

6 2
27. The expansion of (2 – px) in ascending powers of x, as far as the term in x , is

2
64 + Ax + 135x .

Given that p > 0, find the value of p and the value of A.

(Total 7 marks)
 3 2
28. f(x) = px + 6x + 12x + q.

Given that the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – 1) is equal to the remainder when f(x) is
divided by (2x + 1),

(a) find the value of p.

(4)

Given also that q = 3, and p has the value found in part (a),

(b) find the value of the remainder.

(1)
(Total 5 marks)

29. A circle C has equation

2 2
x + y – 6x + 8y – 75 = 0.

(a) Write down the coordinates of the centre of C, and calculate the radius of C.
(3)

A second circle has centre at the point (15, 12) and radius 10.

(b) Sketch both circles on a single diagram and find the coordinates of the point where they
touch.
(4)
(Total 7 marks)

2
30. (a) Expand (2√x + 3) .
(2)

2
⌠
 (2 √ x + 3) dx
2

(b) Hence evaluate ⌡1 , giving your answer in the form a + b√2, where a
and b are integers.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)

 π
x + 
31. The curve C has equation y = cos  4  , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π .

(a) Sketch C.
(2)

(b) Write down the exact coordinates of the points at which C meets the coordinate axes.
(3)

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 (c) Solve, for x in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π ,

 π
x + 
cos  4  = 0.5,

giving your answers in terms of p.

(4)
(Total 9 marks)

32. A container made from thin metal is in the shape of a right circular cylinder with height h cm
3
and base radius r cm. The container has no lid. When full of water, the container holds 500 cm
of water.
2
(a) Show that the exterior surface area, A cm , of the container is given by

1000
A=π r + r .
2

(4)

(b) Find the value of r for which A is a minimum.

(4)

(c) Prove that this value of r gives a minimum value of A.

(2)

(d) Calculate the minimum value of A, giving your answer to the nearest integer.
(2)
(Total 12 marks)

33.

R
A B x
O
S
 The diagram above shows part of the curve C with equation y = f(x), where

3 2
f(x) = x – 6x + 5x.

The curve crosses the x-axis at the origin O and at the points A and B.

(a) Factorise f(x) completely.

(3)

(b) Write down the x-coordinates of the points A and B.

(1)

(c) Find the gradient of C at A.

(3)

The region R is bounded by C and the line OA, and the region S is bounded by C and the line
AB.

(d) Use integration to find the area of the combined regions R and S, shown shaded in the
diagram above.
(7)
(Total 14 marks)

34. (a) Write down the first 4 terms of the binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x,
n
of (1 + ax) , n > 2.
(2)

2
Given that, in this expansion, the coefficient of x is 8 and the coefficient of x is 30,

(b) calculate the value of n and the value of a,

(4)

3
(c) find the coefficient of x .
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

35.

3
f(x) = x – 19x – 30.

(a) Show that (x + 2) is a factor of f(x).

(2)

(b) Factorise f(x) completely.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

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36.

6 . 5 c m

A B

The diagram above shows the sector AOB of a circle, with centre O and radius 6.5 cm, and
∠ AOB = 0.8 radians.
2
(a) Calculate, in cm , the area of the sector AOB.
(2)

(b) Show that the length of the chord AB is 5.06 cm, to 3 significant figures.
(3)

The segment R, shaded in the diagram above, is enclosed by the arc AB and the straight line AB.

(c) Calculate, in cm, the perimeter of R.

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

37.

C P

O A x

The diagram above shows part of the curve C with equation

3 1
2 3
y= 2 x – 4 x.

The curve C touches the x-axis at the origin and passes through the point A(p, 0).

(a) Show that p = 6.

(1)
 (b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at A.
(4)

The curve C has a maximum at the point P.

(c) Find the x-coordinate of P.

(2)

The shaded region R, in the diagram above, is bounded by C and the x-axis.

(d) Find the area of R.

(4)
(Total 11 marks)

38. Find all the values of θ in the interval 0 ≤ θ < 360° for which

(a) cos(θ – 10°) = cos 15°,

(3)

(b) tan 2θ = 0.4,

(5)

(c) 2 sin θ tan θ = 3.

(6)
(Total 14 marks)

39. Given that log2 x = a, find, in terms of a, the simplest form of

(a) log2 (16x),

(2)

 x4 
 
2
(b) log2  
(3)

(c) Hence, or otherwise, solve

 x4  1
 
2
log2 (16x) – log2   = 2,

giving your answer in its simplest surd form.

(4)
(Total 9 marks)

40. The point A has coordinates (2, 5) and the point B has coordinates (–2, 8).

Find, in cartesian form, an equation of the circle with diameter AB.

(Total 4 marks)

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 3 2
41. f(x) = 6x + px + qx + 8, where p and q are constants.

Given that f(x) is exactly divisible by (2x – 1), and also that when f(x) is divided by (x – 1) the
remainder is –7,

(a) find the value of p and the value of q.

(6)

(b) Hence factorise f(x) completely.

(3)
(Total 9 marks)

42. (a) Given that 3 sin x = 8 cos x, find the value of tan x.
(1)

(b) Find, to 1 decimal place, all the solutions of

3 sin x – 8 cos x = 0

in the interval 0 ≤ x < 360°.

(3)

(c) Find, to 1 decimal place, all the solutions of

2
3 sin y – 8 cos y = 0

in the interval 0 ≤ y < 360°.

(6)
(Total 10 marks)

43.

( x 2 − 3) 2
f(x) = x3 , x ≠ 0.

–1 –3
(a) Show that f(x) ≡ x – 6x + 9x .
(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, differentiate f(x) with respect to x.

(3)

(c) Verify that the graph of y = f(x) has stationary points at x = ±√3.
(2)

(d) Determine whether the stationary value at x = √3 is a maximum or a minimum.

(3)
(Total 10 marks)
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44. A geometric series is a + ar + ar + …

(a) Prove that the sum of the first n terms of this series is

a (1 − r n )
Sn =
1− r .
(4)

The first and second terms of a geometric series G are 10 and 9 respectively.

(b) Find, to 3 significant figures, the sum of the first twenty terms of G.
(3)

(c) Find the sum to infinity of G.

(2)

Another geometric series has its first term equal to its common ratio. The sum to infinity of this
series is 10.

(d) Find the exact value of the common ratio of this series.
(3)
(Total 12 marks)

45.

P
Q

O x

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

3 2
y = x – 7x + 15x + 3, x ≥ 0.

The point P, on C, has x-coordinate 1 and the point Q is the minimum turning point of C.

dy
(a) Find dx .
(2)

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 (b) Find the coordinates of Q.
(4)

(c) Show that PQ is parallel to the x-axis.

(2)

(d) Calculate the area, shown shaded in the diagram above, bounded by C and the line PQ.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)

46. For the binomial expansion, in descending powers of x, of

12
 3 1 
x − 
 2x  ,

(a) find the first 4 terms, simplifying each term.

(5)

(b) Find, in its simplest form, the term independent of x in this expansion.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

47. Given that log5 x = a and log5 y = b, find in terms of a and b,

 x2 
 
 y 
(a) log5  ,
(2)

(b) log5(25x√y).
(3)

 x2 
 
 y 
It is given that log5   = 1 and that log (25x√y) = 1.
5

(c) Form simultaneous equations in a and b.

(1)

(d) Show that a = –0.25 and find the value of b.

(2)

Using the value of a and b, or otherwise,

(e) calculate, to 3 decimal places, the value of x and the value of y.

(3)
(Total 11 marks)
48. The function f is given by

f: x  ln (3x – 6), x∈ , x > 2.

–1
(a) Find f (x).
(3)

–1 –1
(b) Write down the domain of f and the range of f .
(2)

(c) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of x for which f(x) = 3.

(2)

The function g is given by

g: x  ln |3x – 6|, x∈ , x ≠ 2.

(d) Sketch the graph of y = g(x).

(3)

(e) Find the exact coordinates of all the points at which the graph of y = g(x) meets the
coordinate axes.
(3)
(Total 13 marks)

49.
2
f(x) = (x + p)(2x + 3) + 3,

where p is a constant.

(a) Write down the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x + 3).
(1)

Given that the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – 2) is 24,

(b) prove that p = –1,

(2)

(c) factorise f(x) completely.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

50. The circle C has centre (5, 13) and touches the x-axis.

(a) Find an equation of C in terms of x and y.

(2)

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 (b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (10, 1), giving your answer in the form
ay + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)

51. The first term of a geometric series is a. The fourth and fifth terms of the series are 12 and –8
respectively.

(a) Find the value of the common ratio of the series.

(2)

1
(b) Show that a = –40 2 .
(2)

(c) Find the sum to infinity of this series.

(3)
(Total 7 marks)

52.

A x
O

The curve C, with equation y = x(4 – x), intersects the x-axis at the origin O and at the point A, as
shown in the diagram above. At the point P on C the gradient of the tangent is –2.

(a) Find the coordinates of P.

(4)

The region R, enclosed between C and OA, is shown shaded.

(b) Find the exact area of R.

(5)
(Total 9 marks)
53.

6 c m

2√ 7 c m
D

A
2 c m
B

In ∆ ABC, AB = 2 cm, AC = 6 cm and BC = 2√7 cm.

π
(a) Use the cosine rule to show that ∠ BAC = 3 radians.
(3)

The circle with centre A and radius 2 cm intersects AC at the point D, as shown in the diagram
above.

Calculate

(b) the length, in cm, of the arc BD,

(2)

2
(c) the area, in cm , of the shaded region BCD.
(4)
(Total 9 marks)

54. A manufacturing company produces closed cylindrical containers with base radius r cm and
3
height h cm. The capacity of each container is 780 cm .

(a) Express h in terms of r.

(2)

2
(b) Show that the surface area, A cm , of a container is given by

1560
A = r + 2π r .
2

(2)

The surface area of a container is to be minimised.

(c) Use calculus to find the value of r for which A is a minimum.

(4)

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 (d) Prove that, for this value of r, A is a minimum.
(2)

(e) Calculate the minimum value of A.

(2)
(Total 12 marks)

55.
3 2
f(x) = x + (p + 1)x – 18x + q, where p and q are integers.

Given that (x – 4) is a factor of f(x),

(a) show that 16p + q + 8 = 0.

(3)

Given that (x + p) is also a factor of f(x), and that p > 0,

2
(b) show that p + 18p + q = 0.
(3)

(c) Hence find the value of p and the corresponding value of q.

(5)

(d) Factorise f(x) completely.

(2)
(Total 13 marks)

56. (a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of
5
 x
k + 
 2  , where k is a constant.
(2)

2
Given that the third term of this series is 540x ,

(b) show that k = 6,

(2)

3
(c) find the coefficient of x .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

 nπ 
θ ≠ , n∈ 
57. (i) Prove that tan θ + cot θ ≡ 2 cosec 2θ ,  2 Z .
(5)
 5 π
(ii) Given that sin α = 13 , 0 < α < 2 , find the exact value of

(a) cos α ,

(b) cos 2α .
(4)

π
Given also that 13 cos (x + α ) + 5 sin x = 6, and 0 < α < 2 ,

(c) find the value of x.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

58. Solve, for 0 ≤ θ < 2π , the equation

2
sin θ = 1 + cos θ ,

giving your answers in terms of π .

(Total 5 marks)

3 2
59. f(x) = 2x – x + 2x – 16.

(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x – 2) is a factor of f(x).

(2)

2
Given that f(x) = (x – 2)(2x + bx + c),

(b) find the values of b and c.

(3)

(c) Hence prove that f(x) = 0 has only one real solution.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

60. The curve C has equation

5x − 1
y = 4x + x .
2

dy
(a) Find dx .
(3)

(b) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point of C.

(3)

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 (c) Determine whether this stationary point is a maximum or a minimum.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

61.

O r c m

L M

A major sector LOM of a circle, with centre O and radius r cm, has ∠ LOM = θ radians, as
2
shown in the diagram. The perimeter of the sector is P cm and the area of the sector is A cm .

(a) Write down, in terms of r and θ , expressions for P and A.

(2)

Given that r = 2√2 and that P = A,

2
(b) show that θ = √ 2 − 1 .
(3)

(c) Express θ in the form a + b√2, where a and b are integers to be found.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

62. The cost of Brian’s new car was £P. He accepted an interest-free loan of £P, which he agreed to
repay by monthly instalments. The first instalment was £120. The instalments were increased by
£5 per month so that the second and third instalments were £125 and £130 respectively.

Given that the loan was repaid in n instalments, and that the final instalment was £325,

(a) show that n = 42,

(2)

(b) find the value of P.

(3)
 The value of Brian’s car at the end of the first year was £7200. After the first year, the value of
the car depreciated, each month, by 2% of its value at the start of that month.

(c) Calculate, to the nearest £, the value of Brian’s car at the end of the third year.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

63.
y

√3

O p q 3 6 0 x

The diagram above shows the curve with equation y = k sin (x + 60)°, 0 ≤ x ≤ 360, where k is a
constant.

The curve meets the y-axis at (0, √3) and passes through the points (p, 0) and (q, 0).

(a) Show that k = 2.

(1)

(b) Write down the value of p and the value of q.

(2)

The line y = –1.6 meets the curve at the points A and B.

(c) Find the x-coordinates of A and B, giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
(5)
(Total 8 marks)

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64.
y

C
A

P
R

O Q x

2
The diagram above shows part of the curve C with equation y = x – 6x + 18. The curve meets
the y-axis at the point A and has a minimum at the point P.
2 2
(a) Express x – 6x + 18 in the form (x – a) + b, where a and b are integers.
(3)

(b) Find the coordinates of P.

(2)

(c) Find an equation of the tangent to C at A.

(4)

The tangent to C at A meets the x-axis at the point Q.

(d) Verify that PQ is parallel to the y-axis.

(1)

The shaded region R in the diagram is enclosed by C, the tangent at A and the line PQ.

(e) Use calculus to find the area of R.

(5)
(Total 15 marks)

3 2
65. f(x) = 2ax – ax – 3x + 7,

where a is a constant.

Given that the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 2) is –3,

(a) find the value of a,

(3)

(b) find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x – 1).

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
66. A circle C1 has equation

2 2
x + y – 12x + 4y + 20 = 0.

(a) Find the coordinates of the centre of C1.

(2)

(b) Find the radius of C1.

(2)

The circle C1 cuts the x-axis at the points A and B.

(c) Find an equation of the circle C2 with diameter AB.

(6)
(Total 10 marks)

5
67. Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (3 + 2x) ,
giving each term in its simplest form.
(Total 4 marks)

68. The points A and B have coordinates (5, –1) and (13, 11) respectively.

(a) Find the coordinates of the mid-point of AB.

(2)

Given that AB is a diameter of the circle C,

(b) find an equation for C.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

69. Find, giving your answer to 3 significant figures where appropriate, the value of x for which

x
(a) 3 = 5,
(3)

(b) log2 (2x + 1) – log2 x = 2.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)

70. (a) Show that the equation

2
5 cos x = 3(1 + sin x)

can be written as
2
5 sin x + 3 sin x – 2 = 0.
(2)

29
 (b) Hence solve, for 0 ≤ x < 360°, the equation

2
5 cos x = 3(1 + sin x),

giving your answers to 1 decimal place where appropriate.

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

3 2
71. f(x) = x – 2x + ax + b, where a and b are constants.

When f(x) is divided by (x – 2), the remainder is 1.

When f(x) is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is 28.

(a) Find the value of a and the value of b.

(6)

(b) Show that (x – 3) is a factor of f(x).

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

72. The second and fourth terms of a geometric series are 7.2 and 5.832 respectively.

The common ratio of the series is positive.

For this series, find

(a) the common ratio,

(2)

(b) the first term,

(2)

(c) the sum of the first 50 terms, giving your answer to 3 decimal places,
(2)

(d) the difference between the sum to infinity and the sum of the first 50 terms, giving your
answer to 3 decimal places.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)
73.

8 c m
R
C
D
0 . 7 r a d

11 cm
A

This diagram shows the triangle ABC, with AB = 8 cm, AC = 11 cm and ∠ BAC = 0.7 radians.
The arc BD, where D lies on AC, is an arc of a circle with centre A and radius 8 cm. The region
R, shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by the straight lines BC and CD and the arc BD.

Find

(a) the length of the arc BD,

(2)

(b) the perimeter of R, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,

(4)

(c) the area of R, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

(5)
(Total 11 marks)

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74.
y

y = 3 x + 2 0
B

y = 2 x + 6 x + 1 0

O x

2
The line with equation y = 3x + 20 cuts the curve with equation y = x + 6x + 10 at the points A
and B, as shown in the diagram.

(a) Use algebra to find the coordinates of A and the coordinates of B.

(5)

The shaded region S is bounded by the line and the curve, as shown in the diagram above.

(b) Use calculus to find the exact area of S.

(7)
(Total 12 marks)
75.

2x m e t r e s

y m e t r e s

The diagram above shows the plan of a stage in the shape of a rectangle joined to a semicircle.
The length of the rectangular part is 2x metres and the width is y metres. The diameter of the
semicircular part is 2x metres. The perimeter of the stage is 80 m.
2
(a) Show that the area, A m , of the stage is given by

 π
2 + 
A = 80x –  2  x2.
(4)

(b) Use calculus to find the value of x at which A has a stationary value.
(4)

(c) Prove that the value of x you found in part (b) gives the maximum value of A.
(2)

2
(d) Calculate, to the nearest m , the maximum area of the stage.
(2)
(Total 12 marks)

4
2
76. Given that y = 6x – x , x ≠ 0,

dy
(a) find dx ,
(2)

33
 ⌠
 y
(b) find ⌡ dx.
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

2 2
77. x – 8x – 29 ≡ (x + a) + b,

where a and b are constants.

(a) Find the value of a and the value of b.

(3)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the roots of

2
x – 8x – 29 = 0

are c ± d√5, where c and d are integers to be found.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

78.

3 0 m

O C B
4 5 m

A fence from a point A to a point B is in the shape of an arc AB of a circle with centre O and
radius 45 m, as shown in the diagram. The length of the fence is 63 m.

(a) Show that the size of ∠ AOB is exactly 1.4 radians.

(2)

The points C and D are on the lines OB and OA respectively, with OC = OD = 30 m.

A plot of land ABCD, shown shaded in the figure above, is enclosed by the arc AB and the
straight lines BC, CD and DA.
2
(b) Calculate, to the nearest m , the area of this plot of land.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
79. Solve, for –90° < x < 90°, giving answers to 1 decimal place,

3
(a) tan (3x + 20°) = 2 ,
(6)

10
2 sin x + cos x = 9 .
2 2
(b)
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

80.

B
O x

This diagram shows part of the curve C with equation

3

y = 2x – 6x + 10, x ≥ 0.
2

The curve C passes through the point A(1, 6) and has a minimum turning point at B.

(a) Show that the x-coordinate of B is 4.

(4)

The finite region R, shown shaded in the diagram, is bounded by C and the straight line AB.

(b) Find the exact area of R.

(8)
(Total 12 marks)

81. Solve
x
(a) 5 = 8, giving your answers to 3 significant figures,
(3)

35
 (b) log2(x + 1) – log2 x = log27.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

82. (a) Write down the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial
12
expansion of (1 + px) , where p is a non-zero constant.
(2)

12 2
Given that, in the expansion of (1 + px) , the coefficient of x is (–q) and the coefficient of x is
11q,

(b) find the value of p and the value of q.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

83. A river, running between parallel banks, is 20 m wide. The depth, y metres, of the river
measured at a point x metres from one bank, is given by the formula

1
y = 10 x√(20 – x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 20.

(a) Complete the table below, giving values of y to 3 decimal places.

x 0 4 8 12 16 20

y 0 2.771 0

(2)

(b) Use the trapezium rule with all the values in the table to estimate the cross-sectional area
of the river.
(4)

–1
Given that the cross-sectional area is constant and that the river is flowing uniformly at 2 m s ,

3
(c) estimate, in m , the volume of water flowing per minute, giving your answer to 3
significant figures.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)

84. A function f is defined as

3 2
f(x) = 2x – 8x + 5x + 6, x ∈ ℝ.

Using the remainder theorem, or otherwise, find the remainder when f(x) is divided by

(a) (x – 2),
(2)
 (b) (2x + 1).
(2)
(c) Write down a solution of f(x) = 0.
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

n
85. In the binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x, of (1 + ax) , where a and n are constants,
2 3
the coefficient of x is 15. The coefficient of x and of x are equal.

(a) Find the value of a and the value of n.

(6)

3
(b) Find the coefficient of x .
(1)
(Total 7 marks)

86. Two circles C1 and C2 have equations

2 2 2 2
(x – 2) + y = 9 and (x – 5) + y = 9

respectively.

(a) For each of these circles state the radius and the coordinates of the centre.
(3)

(b) Sketch the circles C1 and C2 on the same diagram.

(3)

(c) Find the exact distance between the points of intersection of C1 and C2.
(3)
(Total 9 marks)

2
87. Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve with equation y = 2x – 12x.
(Total 4 marks)

3 2
88. (a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 4) is a factor of 2x + x – 25x + 12.
(2)

3 2
(b) Factorise 2x + x – 25x + 12 completely.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

89. Solve, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 180°, the equation

√3
(a) sin(x + 10°) = 2 ,
(4)

37
 (b) cos2x = –0.9, giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

90. In the triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm, AC = 7 cm, ∠ ABC = 0.5 radians and ∠ ACB = x radians.

(a) Use the sine rule to find the value of sin x, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(3)

Given that there are two possible values of x,

(b) find these values of x, giving your answers to 2 decimal places.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

2 2
91. The circle C, with centre at the point A, has equation x + y – 10x + 9 = 0.

Find

(a) the coordinates of A,

(2)

(b) the radius of C,

(2)

(c) the coordinates of the points at which C crosses the x-axis.

(2)

7
Given that the line l with gradient 2 is a tangent to C, and that l touches C at the point T,

(d) find an equation of the line which passes through A and T.

(3)
(Total 9 marks)

92. (a) A geometric series has first term a and common ratio r. Prove that the sum of the
first n terms of the series is

a (1 − r n )
1− r .
(4)

Mr King will be paid a salary of £35 000 in the year 2005. Mr King’s contract promises a 4%
increase in salary every year, the first increase being given in 2006, so that his annual salaries
form a geometric sequence.

(b) Find, to the nearest £100, Mr King’s salary in the year 2008.
(2)
 Mr King will receive a salary each year from 2005 until he retires at the end of 2024.

(c) Find, to the nearest £1000, the total amount of salary he will receive in the period from
2005 until he retires at the end of 2024.
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

93.

y
8
y = 2 x + – 5
x2

Q
R

O x

8
2
This figure shows part of a curve C with equation y = 2x + x – 5, x > 0.

The points P and Q lie on C and have x-coordinates 1 and 4 respectively. The region R, shaded
in the diagram, is bounded by C and the straight line joining P and Q.

(a) Find the exact area of R.

(8)

(b) Use calculus to show that y is increasing for x > 2.

(4)
(Total 12 marks)

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 6
y = 2x 2 − , x ≠0,
94. Given that x3

dy
(a) find dx ,
(2)

(b) evaluate
∫ 1
y dx
.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

95. Solve, for 0 < θ < 360°, giving your answers to 1 decimal place where appropriate,

(a) 2 sin θ = 3 cos θ,

(3)

2
(b) 2 – cos θ = 2 sin θ.
(6)
(Total 9 marks)

96.
y

B
O x
C

The figure above shows part of the curve C with equation

1 3
y = 3x 2 − x 2 , x ≥ 0 .

The point A on C is a stationary point and C cuts the x-axis at the point B.

(a) Show that the x-coordinate of B is 3.

(1)

(b) Find the coordinates of A.

(5)
 (c) Find the exact area of the finite region enclosed by C and the x-axis, shown shaded in the
figure above.
(5)
(Total 11 marks)

97.

Figure 1

1 . 2
6 c m 6 c m

B C

Figure 1 shows the cross-section ABC of a metal cutter used for making biscuits. The straight
sides AB and AC are both of length 6 cm and ∠ BAC is 1.2 radians. The curved portion BC is an
arc of a circle with centre A.

(a) Find the perimeter of the cross-section of the cutter.

(2)

(b) Find the area of the cross-section ABC.

(2)

Figure 2
a c m

1 . 2

b c m 6 c m

1 . 2

A pair of these cutters are kept together in a rectangular box of length a cm and width b cm. The
cutters fit into the box as shown in Figure 2.

(c) Find the value of a and the value of b, giving your answers to 3 significant figures.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

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 4
98. (a) Write down the binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x, of (1 + 6x) , giving
each coefficient as an integer.
(3)

4
(b) Use your binomial expansion to find the exact value of 601 .
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

99.

M ( 2 , 4 )

– 5 O 5 x

The figure above shows the graph of y = f(x), –5 ≤ x ≤ 5.

The point M (2, 4) is the maximum turning point of the graph.

Sketch, on separate diagrams, the graphs of

(a) y = f(x) + 3,
(2)

(b) y= |f(x)|,
(2)

(c) y = f(|x|).
(3)

Show on each graph the coordinates of any maximum turning points.

(Total 7 marks)
100.

y
A

B
O x

The figure above shows the shaded region R which is bounded by the line y = –2x + 4 and the

3
y= .
curve 2x

The points A and B are the points of intersection of the line and the curve.

Find

(a) the x-coordinates of the points A and B,

(4)

(b) the exact area of R.

(6)
(Total 10 marks)

3 2
101. f(x) = 2x – x + ax + b, where a and b are constants.

It is given that (x – 2) is a factor of f(x).

When f(x) is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is 6.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

(Total 7 marks)

102. A circle C has radius √5 and has its centre at the point with coordinates (4, 3).
2 2
(a) Prove that an equation of the circle C is x + y – 8x – 6y + 20 = 0.
(3)

The line l, with equation y = 2x, is a tangent to the circle C.

(b) Find the coordinates of the point where the line l touches C.
(4)
(Total 7 marks)

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 3 2
103. f(x) = 2x + x – 5x + c, where c is a constant.

Given that f(1) = 0,

(a) find the value of c,

(2)

(b) factorise f(x) completely,

(4)

(c) find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (2x – 3).

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

104. (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of
9
(1 + px) ,

where p is a constant.
(2)

2
These first 3 terms are 1, 36x and qx , where q is a constant.

(b) Find the value of p and the value of q.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

105.

y
B

O A x

In the figure above, A(4, 0) and B(3, 5) are the end points of a diameter of the circle C.

Find

(a) the exact length of AB,

(2)

(b) the coordinates of the midpoint P of AB,

 (2)
(c) an equation for the circle C.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

106. The first term of a geometric series is 120. The sum to infinity of the series is 480.

3
.
(a) Show that the common ratio, r, is 4
(3)

(b) Find, to 2 decimal places, the difference between the 5th and 6th term.
(2)

(c) Calculate the sum of the first 7 terms.

(2)

The sum of the first n terms of the series is greater than 300.

(d) Calculate the smallest possible value of n.

(4)
(Total 11 marks)

107.

A B
6 m

5 m 5 m

In the figure above OAB is a sector of a circle radius 5 m. The chord AB is 6 m long.

7
AOˆ B = .
(a) Show that cos 25
(2)

ˆ
(b) Hence find the angle AOB in radians, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(1)

(c) Calculate the area of the sector OAB.

(2)

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 (d) Hence calculate the shaded area.
(3)
(Total 8 marks)

–1
108. The speed, v m s , of a train at time t seconds is given by
t
v = √(1.2 – 1), 0 ≤ t ≤ 30.

The following table shows the speed of the train at 5 second intervals.
t 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

v 0 1.22 2.28 6.11

(a) Complete the table, giving the values of v to 2 decimal places.

(3)

The distance, s metres, travelled by the train in 30 seconds is given by

30
s= ∫ 0
√ (1.2 t − 1)dt

(b) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values from your table, to estimate the value of s.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

109. The curve C has equation

3 2
y = 2x – 5x – 4x + 2.

dy
(a) Find dx
(2)

(b) Using the result from part (a), find the coordinates of the turning points of C.
(4)

d2 y
2
.
(c) Find dx
(2)

(d) Hence, or otherwise, determine the nature of the turning points of C.

(2)
(Total 10 marks)

110. (a) Find all the values of θ, to 1 decimal place, in the interval 0° ≤ θ < 360° for which

5 sin(θ + 30°) = 3.
(4)
 (b) Find all the values of θ, to 1 decimal place, in the interval 0° ≤ θ, < 360° for which

2
tan θ = 4.
(5)
(Total 9 marks)

111.

R
3 A B
2

O x

2
The figure above shows the shaded region R which is bounded by the curve y = –2x + 4x and
3
y=
the line 2 . The points A and B are the points of intersection of the line and the curve.

Find

(a) the x-coordinates of the points A and B,

(4)

(b) the exact area of R.

(6)
(Total 10 marks)

6
112. Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (2 + x) ,
giving each term in its simplest form.
(Total 4 marks)

2 4 
∫  3x + 5 + 2 dx
2

113. Use calculus to find the exact value of

1  x 
(Total 5 marks)

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114. (i) Write down the value of log6 36.
(1)

(ii) Express 2 loga 3 + loga 11 as a single logarithm to base a.

(3)
(Total 4 marks)

3 2
115. f(x) = 2x + 3x – 29x – 60.

(a) Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 2).

(2)

(b) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 3) is a factor of f(x).

(2)

(c) Factorise f(x) completely.

(4)
(Total 8 marks)

x
116. (a) In the space provided, sketch the graph of y = 3 , x ∈ , showing the coordinates
of the point at which the graph meets the y-axis.
(2)

x
(b) Complete the table, giving the values of 3 to 3 decimal places.

x 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

x
1.246 1.552 3
3
(2)

(c) Use the trapezium rule, with all the values from your table, to find an approximation for
1

the value of
∫ 0
3 x dx
.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

117. (a) Given that sin θ = 5cos θ, find the value of tan θ.
(1)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the values of θ in the interval 0 ≤ θ < 360° for which

sin θ = 5cos θ,

giving your answers to 1 decimal place.

(3)
(Total 4 marks)
118.

y y 3= – x 4

P ( 2 , 2 )
Q

O x

The line y = 3x – 4 is a tangent to the circle C, touching C at the point P(2, 2), as shown
in the figure above.

The point Q is the centre of C.

(a) Find an equation of the straight line through P and Q.

(3)

Given that Q lies on the line y = 1,

(b) show that the x-coordinate of Q is 5,

(1)

(c) find an equation for C.

(4)
(Total 8 marks)

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119.

B
C

2 . 1 2 m

A D
1 . 8 6 m

The figure above shows the cross section ABCD of a small shed.
The straight line AB is vertical and has length 2.12 m.
The straight line AD is horizontal and has length 1.86 m.
The curve BC is an arc of a circle with centre A, and CD is a straight line.
Given that the size of ∠ BAC is 0.65 radians, find

(a) the length of the arc BC, in m, to 2 decimal places,

(2)

2
(b) the area of the sector BAC, in m , to 2 decimal places,
(2)

(c) the size of ∠ CAD, in radians, to 2 decimal places,

(2)

2
(d) the area of the cross section ABCD of the shed, in m , to 2 decimal places.
(3)
(Total 9 marks)

120. A geometric series has first term a and common ratio r.

The second term of the series is 4 and the sum to infinity of the series is 25.
2
(a) Show that 25r – 25r + 4 = 0.
(4)

(b) Find the two possible values of r.

(2)

(c) Find the corresponding two possible values of a.

(2)

(d) Show that the sum, Sn, of the first n terms of the series is given by

n
Sn = 25(1 – r ).
(1)
 Given that r takes the larger of its two possible values,

(e) find the smallest value of n for which Sn exceeds 24.

(2)
(Total 11 marks)

121.

y
3
y = x2 – 8 x + 2 0 x

A
B
R

O N x

3 2
The figure above shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = x – 8x + 20x.
The curve has stationary points A and B.

(a) Use calculus to find the x-coordinates of A and B.

(4)

d2 y
2
(b) Find the value of dx at A, and hence verify that A is a maximum.
(2)

The line through B parallel to the y-axis meets the x-axis at the point N.
The region R, shown shaded in the figure above, is bounded by the curve, the x-axis and
the line from A to N.

∫ (x
3
− 8 x 2 + 20 x ) dx
(c) Find
(3)

(d) Hence calculate the exact area of R.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

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122.

F i g u r e 2
B

P C 1

C n 1+ C n A

The circle C1 has centre O and radius R. The tangents AP and BP to C1 meet at the point P and
π
angle APB = 2α, 0 < α < 2 . A sequence of circles C1, C2, ..., Cn, ... is drawn so that each new
circle Cn+1 touches each of Cn, AP and BP for n = 1, 2, 3, ... as shown in the figure above. The
centre of each circle lies on the line OP.

(a) Show that the radii of the circles form a geometric sequence with common ratio

1 – sinα
.
1 + sinα
(5)

(b) Find, in terms of R and α, the total area enclosed by all the circles, simplifying your
answer.
(3)

The area inside the quadrilateral PAOB, not enclosed by part of C1 or any of the other circles,
is S.

(c) Show that

 π π 
 α + cotα – cos ec α – sinα .
S=R 
2 4 4 
(5)

(d) Show that, as α varies,

dS π 
= R 2 cot 2 α cos α – 1.
dα 4 
(4)

π π
≤α≤ .
(e) Find, in terms of R, the least value of S for 6 4
(3)
(Total 20 marks)