CAPE - 2006 Pure Mathematics - Unit II Paper 03/B Section A (Module 1)

The rate of increase of the number of algae with respect to time t days is equal to k times f (t) where f (t) is the number of algae at any given time t and k R ( a) Obtain a differential equation involving f (t) which may be used to model this situation. [1 mark] (b) Given that the number of algae at the beginning is 106

the number of algae doubles every 2 days ( i) ( ii ) determine the values of f (0) and f (2) show that ( a) k 1 . ln 2 2
t 6 2

2 marks

[10 marks]

(b) ( iii )

f. ( t)

10

[5 marks] [2 marks]

detrmine the approximate number of algae present after 7 days.

( a)

dA dt

k. A

(b)

( i)

f. ( 0 )

106

f. ( 2 )

2 . 106

2 . 106 ( ii ) ( a) 10
6

1 dA A

2 k dt 0

ln.

2 . 10 10
6

2k

1 . ln 2 2

A (b) 106

1 dA A

1 . ln 2 d t 2

ln.

A 10
6

1 . . ln 2 t 2

A 106

ln . 2 .

t 2

10

Section B (Module 2) 2 ( a) A car was purchased at the beginning of the year for P dollars. The value of the car at the end of each year is estimated to be the value at the beginning of the year multiplied by 1 ( i) 1 q where q N

Copy and complete the table below showing the value of the car for the first five years after purchase Year 1 Value at beginning of year ($) Value at end of year ($) p. 1 p. 1 2 1 q 1 q
2

3 p. 1 1 q
2

1 q

p. 1

[3 marks] ( ii ) ( iii ) Describe fully the sequence shown in the table [2 marks]

Determine in terms of P and q the value of the car n years after purchase [1 mark]

(b)

If the original value of the car was $20 000.00 and the value at the end of the fourth year was $8 192. 00 find ( i) the value of q [5 marks]

( ii ) ( iii )

the estimated value of the car after five years

[2 marks]

the least integral value of n the number of years after purchase for which the estimated value of the car falls below $500.00 [7 marks]

( a)

( i)

Year 1

Val at beginning ($) P

Val at end ($) P. 1 1 q

2

P. 1

1 q
2

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

P. 1

1 q

( ii )

a geometric progression with common ratio

n

1 q

( iii )

Valn

P. 1

1 q

(b)

( i)

Valend .of.4 q

th . year

20000 . 1

1 q

8192 20000

1 q

5
5

( ii )

Valend .of.5 . years

20000 . 1

1 5

yields

Valend .of.5 . years

32768 5

$6 554.00

( iii )

20000 . 1

1 n < 500 5

n . log . 0.8 < log .

500 20000

n > 16.5

least val of n = 17 (years)

Section C (Module 3) 3 ( a) A box contains 8 green balls and 6 red balls. Five balls are selected at random. Find the probability that ( i) ( ii ) ( iii ) (b) all 5 balls are green exactly 3 of the five balls are red at least one of the five balls is red [4 marks] [4 marks] [3 marks]

Use the method of row reduction to echelon form on the augmented matrix for the following system of equations to show that the system is inconsistent. x + 2y + 4z = 6 y + 2z = 3 x + y + 2z = 1 [9 marks]

8 ( a) ( i) 14

5 5

56 2002

0.0280 ( 3 sf)

8 ( ii )

.6
2 C 5

14

0.280 ( 3 sf)

( iii )

6
1

6
2

6
3

6
4

2002

15

20 2002

15

= 0.031

( 3 dp )

(b)

1 2 4 1 1 2

6 . 3 0 1 2 1

1 2 4 R3 R2 1 0 0

6 . 3 0 1 2 2

1 2 4 2 R2 R1 1 0 0

6 . 0 1 0 0 2

from

R2

and

R3

x = 0 and -2

hence the system is inconsistent