UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level

MATHEMATICS 9709/11
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1) May/June 2010
1 hour 45 minutes
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1 The acute angle x radians is such that tan x = k, where k is a positive constant. Express, in terms of k,
(i) tan(π − x), [1]
(ii) tan( 12 π − x), [1]
(iii) sin x. [2]

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(i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of 2x −  in descending powers of x.
3
2 [3]
x
5
(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x in the expansion of 1 + 2x −  .
2 3
2
[2]
x x

3 The ninth term of an arithmetic progression is 22 and the sum of the first 4 terms is 49.

(i) Find the first term of the progression and the common difference. [4]

The nth term of the progression is 46.

(ii) Find the value of n. [2]

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y
y = 6x – x 2

y=5

x
O

The diagram shows the curve y = 6x − x2 and the line y = 5. Find the area of the shaded region. [6]

5 The function f is such that f (x) = 2 sin2 x − 3 cos2 x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π .

(i) Express f (x) in the form a + b cos2 x, stating the values of a and b. [2]

(ii) State the greatest and least values of f (x). [2]

(iii) Solve the equation f (x) + 1 = 0. [3]

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6 A curve is such that = 3x 2 − 6 and the point (9, 2) lies on the curve.
dx
(i) Find the equation of the curve. [4]

(ii) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point on the curve and determine the nature of the
stationary point. [3]

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y

y=2– 18
2x + 3
A
x
O

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The diagram shows part of the curve y = 2 − , which crosses the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B.
2x + 3
The normal to the curve at A crosses the y-axis at C .

(i) Show that the equation of the line AC is 9x + 4y = 27. [6]

(ii) Find the length of BC . [2]

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y

B (15, 22)

x
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A (3, –2)

The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which A is (3, −2) and B is (15, 22). The gradients of AB, AC
and BC are 2m, −2m and m respectively, where m is a positive constant.

(i) Find the gradient of AB and deduce the value of m. [2]

(ii) Find the coordinates of C. [4]

The perpendicular bisector of AB meets BC at D.

(iii) Find the coordinates of D. [4]

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9 The function f is defined by f : x  → 2x2 − 12x + 7 for x ∈ >.

(i) Express f (x) in the form a(x − b)2 − c. [3]

(ii) State the range of f. [1]

(iii) Find the set of values of x for which f (x) < 21. [3]

The function g is defined by g : x  → 2x + k for x ∈ >.

(iv) Find the value of the constant k for which the equation gf (x) = 0 has two equal roots. [4]

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A

C
−−→ −−→
The diagram shows the parallelogram OABC . Given that OA = i + 3j + 3k and OC = 3i − j + k, find
−−→
(i) the unit vector in the direction of OB, [3]
(ii) the acute angle between the diagonals of the parallelogram, [5]
(iii) the perimeter of the parallelogram, correct to 1 decimal place. [3]

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