PMT

General Certificate of Education

Advanced Level Examination
June 2013

Mathematics MPC3
Unit Pure Core 3
Thursday 6 June 2013 9.00 am to 10.30 am

For this paper you must have:

the blue AQA booklet of formulae and statistical tables. d
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You may use a graphics calculator.

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Instructions
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Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for
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drawing.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
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margin. d
Write the question part reference (eg (a), (b)(i) etc) in the left-hand

You must answer each question in the space provided for that

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question. If you require extra space, use an AQA supplementary

answer book; do not use the space provided for a different question.

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Do not write outside the box around each page.
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Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
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Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do
not want to be marked.

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The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 75.

Advice
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Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from
the booklet.
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You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided.

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1 The diagram below shows the graphs of y ¼ j2x  3j and y ¼ jxj .

y
y ¼ j2x  3j

y ¼ jxj

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(a) Find the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graphs of y ¼ j2x  3j and
y ¼ jxj . (3 marks)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the inequality

j2x  3j 5 jxj (2 marks)

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2 (a) Given that y ¼ x 4 tan 2x , find . (3 marks)
dx

x2
(b) Find the gradient of the curve with equation y ¼ at the point where x ¼ 3 .
x1
(3 marks)

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3 (a) The equation ex  2 þ x ¼ 0 has a single root, a.

Show that a lies between 3 and 4. (2 marks)

(b) Use the recurrence relation xnþ1 ¼ ð2  exn Þ2 , with x1 ¼ 3:5 , to find x2 and x3 ,
giving your answers to three decimal places. (2 marks)

(c) The diagram below shows parts of the graphs of y ¼ ð2  ex Þ2 and y ¼ x , and a
position of x1 .

On the diagram, draw a staircase or cobweb diagram to show how convergence takes
place, indicating the positions of x2 and x3 on the x-axis.
y

O x1 x

4 By forming and solving a quadratic equation, solve the equation

8 sec x  2 sec2 x ¼ tan2 x  2

in the interval 0 < x < 2p , giving the values of x in radians to three significant
figures. (7 marks)

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5 The diagram shows a sketch of the graph of y ¼ 27 þ x 3 .

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3 O 4 x

(a) The area of the shaded region, bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the lines x ¼ 0
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and x ¼ 4 , is given by 27 þ x 3 dx .
0

Use the mid-ordinate rule with five strips to find an estimate for this area. Give your
answer to three significant figures. (4 marks)

(b) With the aid of a diagram, explain whether the mid-ordinate rule applied in part (a)
gives an estimate which is smaller than or greater than the area of the shaded region.
(2 marks)

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6 (a) Sketch the graph of y ¼ cos1 x , where y is in radians. State the coordinates of the
end points of the graph. (2 marks)

(b) Sketch the graph of y ¼ p  cos1 x , where y is in radians. State the coordinates of
the end points of the graph. (2 marks)

y ¼ cos1 x y

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y ¼ p  cos1 x y

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7 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve with equation y ¼ f ðxÞ .

y

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(a) On Figure 1, below, sketch the curve with equation y ¼ f ð3xÞ , indicating the
values where the curve cuts the coordinate axes. (2 marks)

(b) On Figure 2, on page 7, sketch the curve with equation y ¼ f ðjxjÞ , indicating the
values where the curve cuts the coordinate axes. (3 marks)

(c) Describe a sequence of two geometrical

 transformations that maps the graph of
1
y ¼ f ðxÞ onto the graph of y ¼ f 2 x . (4 marks)

Figure 1
y ¼ f ð3xÞ y

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Figure 2
y ¼ f ðjxjÞ y

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8 The curve with equation y ¼ f ðxÞ , where f ðxÞ ¼ lnð2x  3Þ , x > 2 , is sketched
below.

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(a) The inverse of f is f 1 .

(i) Find f 1 ðxÞ . (3 marks)

(ii) State the range of f 1 . (1 mark)

(iii) Sketch, on the axes given on page 9, the curve with equation y ¼ f 1 ðxÞ , indicating
the value of the y-coordinate of the point where the curve intersects the y-axis.
(2 marks)

(b) The function g is defined by

gðxÞ ¼ e2x  4, for all real values of x

(i) Find gf ðxÞ , giving your answer in the form ðax  bÞ2  c , where a, b and c are
integers. (3 marks)

(ii) Write down an expression for fgðxÞ , and hence find the exact solution of the
equation fgðxÞ ¼ ln 5 . (3 marks)

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9 The shape of a vase can be modelled by rotating the curve with equation
16x 2  ðy  8Þ2 ¼ 32 between y ¼ 0 and y ¼ 16 completely about the y-axis.
y

16

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The vase has a base.

Find the volume of water needed to fill the vase, giving your answer as an exact
value. (5 marks)
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10 (a) (i) By writing ln x as ðln xÞ  1 , use integration by parts to find ln x dx . (4 marks)

ð
(ii) Find ðln xÞ2 dx . (4 marks)

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(b) Use the substitution u ¼ x to find the exact value of
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pffiffiffi dx (7 marks)
1 xþ x

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