UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level

MATHEMATICS 9709/11
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1) October/November 2011
1 hour 45 minutes
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1 Find the term independent of x in the expansion of 2x +  . [3]
x2

2 A curve has equation y = 3x3 − 6x2 + 4x + 2. Show that the gradient of the curve is never negative.
[3]

3 (i) Sketch, on a single diagram, the graphs of y = cos 2θ and y = 1 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π . [3]
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(ii) Write down the number of roots of the equation 2 cos 2θ − 1 = 0 in the interval 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π . [1]

(iii) Deduce the number of roots of the equation 2 cos 2θ − 1 = 0 in the interval 10π ≤ θ ≤ 20π . [1]

4 A function f is defined for x ∈ > and is such that f ′ (x) = 2x − 6. The range of the function is given by
f (x) ≥ −4.

(i) State the value of x for which f (x) has a stationary value. [1]

(ii) Find an expression for f (x) in terms of x. [4]

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C B
q rad

q rad
O A
r

The diagram represents a metal plate OABC, consisting of a sector OAB of a circle with centre O and
radius r, together with a triangle OCB which is right-angled at C . Angle AOB = θ radians and OC
is perpendicular to OA.

(i) Find an expression in terms of r and θ for the perimeter of the plate. [3]

(ii) For the case where r = 10 and θ = 15 π , find the area of the plate. [3]

6 (a) The sixth term of an arithmetic progression is 23 and the sum of the first ten terms is 200. Find
the seventh term. [4]

(b) A geometric progression has first term 1 and common ratio r. A second geometric progression
has first term 4 and common ratio 41 r. The two progressions have the same sum to infinity, S.
Find the values of r and S. [3]

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x

2y
3y
3x

4x

The diagram shows the dimensions in metres of an L-shaped garden. The perimeter of the garden is
48 m.

(i) Find an expression for y in terms of x. [1]

(ii) Given that the area of the garden is A m2 , show that A = 48x − 8x2 . [2]

(iii) Given that x can vary, find the maximum area of the garden, showing that this is a maximum
value rather than a minimum value. [4]

8 Relative to an origin O, the point A has position vector 4i + 7j − pk and the point B has position vector
8i − j − pk, where p is a constant.
−−→ −−→
(i) Find OA . OB. [2]

(ii) Hence show that there are no real values of p for which OA and OB are perpendicular to each
other. [1]

(iii) Find the values of p for which angle AOB = 60◦ . [4]

9 A line has equation y = kx + 6 and a curve has equation y = x2 + 3x + 2k, where k is a constant.

(i) For the case where k = 2, the line and the curve intersect at points A and B. Find the distance
AB and the coordinates of the mid-point of AB. [5]

(ii) Find the two values of k for which the line is a tangent to the curve. [4]

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y
y = Ö(1 + 2x)
C

x
A O

√
The diagram shows the curve y = (1 + 2x) meeting the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B. The
y-coordinate of the point C on the curve is 3.

(i) Find the coordinates of B and C. [2]

(ii) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at C. [4]

(iii) Find the volume obtained when the shaded region is rotated through 360◦ about the y-axis. [5]

11 Functions f and g are defined by

f : x → 2x2 − 8x + 10 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
g:x→x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 10.

(i) Express f (x) in the form a(x + b)2 + c, where a, b and c are constants. [3]

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

(iii) State the domain of f −1 . [1]

(iv) Sketch on the same diagram the graphs of y = f (x), y = g(x) and y = f −1 (x), making clear the
relationship between the graphs. [4]

(v) Find an expression for f −1 (x). [3]

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