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Pearson Edexcel
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Advanced Level

Core Mathematics C12

Advanced Subsidiary

Tuesday 12 January 2016 – Morning Paper Reference

Time: 2 hours 30 minutes WMA01/01

You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Blue)

Candidates may use any calculator allowed by the regulations of the

Joint Council for Qualifications. Calculators must not have the facility
for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or
have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.
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Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided

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working may not gain full credit.
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When a calculator is used, the answer should be given to an appropriate
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The total mark for this paper is 125.
marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
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•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
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1. A sequence of numbers u1, u2, u3, ... satisfies

un+1 = 2un – 6, n.1

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Given that u1 = 2

(a) find the value of u3

(2)
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(b) evaluate ∑u i
i =1 (3)
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2. (i) Given that = 7 a, find the value of a.
7 (2)

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(ii) Show that = 15 2 + 20
18 − 4

You must show all stages of your working.

(3)
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3. Find, using calculus and showing each step of your working,

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∫
⎛ 2 ⎞
⎜⎝ 6 x − 3 − ⎟ dx
1 x⎠

(5)
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4. The 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the sum of the first 6 terms is 27

Find the first term and the common difference of this sequence.

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(6)
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5. (a) Sketch the graph of y = sin2x, 0 -
x -
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Show the coordinates of the points where your graph crosses the x-axis.
(2)

The table below gives corresponding values of x and y, for y = sin2x.

The values of y are rounded to 3 decimal places where necessary.

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x 0
12 6 4

y 0 0.5 0.866 1

(b) Use the trapezium rule with all the values of y from the table to find an
approximate value for

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∫
4
sin 2 x dx
0 (3)

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6. f( x) = x3 + x 2 − 12 x − 18

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(a) Use the factor theorem to show that (x + 3) is a factor of f (x).
(2)

(b) Factorise f (x).

(2)

(c) Hence find exact values for all the solutions of the equation f (x) = 0
(3)
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7. (a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion
of (1 + kx)8, where k is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest
form.

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(4)

Given that the coefficient of x3 in this expansion is 1512

(b) find the value of k.

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8. (a) Given that 7 sin x = 3cosx, find the exact value of tan x.
(1)

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(b) Hence solve for 0 -
ș< 360°

7 sin(2ș+ 30°) = 3cos(2ș + 30°)

giving your answers to one decimal place.

(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

(5)
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9. The resident population of a city is 130 000 at the end of Year 1

A model predicts that the resident population of the city will increase by 2%

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each year, with the populations at the end of each year forming a geometric
sequence.

(a) Show that the predicted resident population at the end of Year 2 is 132 600
(1)

(b) Write down the value of the common ratio of the geometric sequence.
(1)

The model predicts that Year N will be the first year which will end with the
resident population of the city exceeding 260 000

(c) Show that

log10 2
N +1
log10 1.02
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(d) Find the value of N.
(1)
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10. The curve C has equation
5
5 2

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y = 12 x −
4
x − 1000 , x 
0
18
dy
(a) Find
dx
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(b) Hence find the coordinates of the stationary point on C.

(5)
d2 y
(c) Use to determine the nature of this stationary point.
dx 2 (3)
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11.
X

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12
cm

cm
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10
A

Y Z
16cm

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a triangle XYZ with XY = 10 cm, YZ = 16 cm and ZX =12 cm.

(a) Find the size of the angle YXZ, giving your answer in radians to

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3 significant figures.
(3)

The point A lies on the line XY and the point B lies on the line XZ and
AX = BX = 5 cm. AB is the arc of a circle with centre X.

The shaded region S, shown in Figure 1, is bounded by the lines BZ, ZY, YA
and the arc AB.

Find

(b) the perimeter of the shaded region to 3 significant figures,

(4)

(c) the area of the shaded region to 3 significant figures.

(4)
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12.
(4 + 3  x)2
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(a) Show that f(x) = Ax –1 + Bx k + C, where A, B, C and k are constants to be
determined.
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 E  +HQFHILQGI ƍ x).
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(c) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve y = f(x) at the point
where x = 4
(4)

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13. The equation k(3x 2 + 8x + 9) = 2 – 6x, where k is a real constant, has no real roots.

(a) Show that k satisfies the inequality

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11k2 – 30k – 9 
0
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(b) Find the range of possible values for k.

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14. (i) Given that

log a x + log a 3 = log aíZKHUHa is a positive constant

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find, in its simplest form, an expression for x in terms of a.
(4)

(ii) Solve the equation

(log5 y)2í ORJ5 y) + 12 = 0

showing each step of your working.

(4)
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15. The points A and BKDYHFRRUGLQDWHV íí DQG  UHVSHFWLYHO\
AB is the diameter of a circle C.

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(a) Find an equation for the circle C.
(6)

The point (4, 8) also lies on C.

(b) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (4, 8), giving your
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0
(4)
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C

Q l

O T S x

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Figure 2

1
The straight line l with equation y = x + 1 cuts the curve C, with equation
2
y = x 2 í 4x + 3, at the points P and Q, as shown in Figure 2

(a) Use algebra to find the coordinates of the points P and Q.

(5)

The curve C crosses the x-axis at the points T and S.

(b) Write down the coordinates of the points T and S.

(2)

The finite region R is shown shaded in Figure 2. This region R is bounded

by the line segment PQ, the line segment TS, and the arcs PT and SQ of the
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(c) Use integration to find the exact area of the shaded region R.
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