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MATHEMATICS 9709/31
Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3 (P3) May/June 2015
1 hour 45 minutes
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1 Use logarithms to solve the equation 25x = 32x+1 , giving the answer correct to 3 significant figures.
[4]
10
sin x + 16 0
(b) Find the exact value of Ô
2
dx. [5]
10
sin x
4
6 The straight line l1 passes through the points 0, 1, 5 and 2, −2, 1. The straight line l2 has equation
r = 7i + j + k + - i + 2j + 5k.
(ii) Find the acute angle between the direction of the line l2 and the direction of the x-axis. [3]
22 + 4i
The complex number w is defined by w =
2 − i2
8 .
(ii) It is given that p is a real number such that 14 0 ≤ arg w + p ≤ 34 0. Find the set of possible values
of p. [3]
(iii) The complex conjugate of w is denoted by w*. The complex numbers w and w* are represented
in an Argand diagram by the points S and T respectively. Find, in the form Ï − a = k, the
equation of the circle passing through S, T and the origin. [3]
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y
x
O
The diagram shows the curve y = x2 e2−x and its maximum point M .
10
y
O x
x = 2 ln t + 2, y = t3 + 2t + 3.
(ii) At the point P on the curve, the value of the parameter is p. It is given that the gradient of the
curve at P is 12 .
(b) By first using an iterative formula based on the equation in part (a), determine the coordinates
of the point P. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places and each coordinate of
P correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
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