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The document contains a series of mathematical problems and questions, each requiring detailed working and solutions. Topics include vectors, curves, areas, parametric equations, and calculus involving differential equations and binomial expansion. The total marks for the paper are 75, and solutions must show all stages of working without reliance on calculators.

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P4 June 2024

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and questions, each requiring detailed working and solutions. Topics include vectors, curves, areas, parametric equations, and calculus involving differential equations and binomial expansion. The total marks for the paper are 75, and solutions must show all stages of working without reliance on calculators.

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1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Find

giving your answer in simplest form.


(5)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
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2. With respect to a fixed origin, O, the point A has position vector

Given that

(a) find the coordinates of the point B.


(2)
The point C has position vector

where a is a constant.

Given that is perpendicular to


(b) find the possible values of a.
(4)
(Total for Question 2 is 6 marks)
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3. The curve C is defined by the equation

Find an equation of the normal to C at the point (2, 5), giving your answer in the
form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
(7)
(Total for Question 3 is 7 marks)
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4.

Figure 1 shows a sketch of a segment PQRP of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm.
Given that
• angle POR is θ radians
• θ is increasing, from 0 to π, at a constant rate of 0.1 radians per second
• the area of the segment PQRP is A cm2
(a) show that

where K is a constant to be found.


(2)

(b) Find, in cm2 s–1, the rate of increase of the area of the segment when
(4)
(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)
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5.

Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve defined by the parametric equations

where a and b are constants.


The ends of the curve lie on the line with equation y = 1
(a) Find the value of a and the value of b
(2)
The region R, shown shaded in Figure 2, is bounded by the curve and the line with
equation y = 1
(b) Show that the area of region R is given by

where M and k are constants to be found.


(5)

(c) (i) Write in partial fractions.


(ii) Use algebraic integration to find the exact area of R, giving your answer in
simplest form.
(6)
(Total for Question 5 is 13 marks)
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6. With respect to a fixed origin O, the line l1 is given by the equation
r = i + 2j + 5k + λ(8i – j + 4k)
where λ is a scalar parameter.
The point A lies on l1

Given that
(a) show that at A the parameter λ satisfies
81λ2 + 52λ – 220 = 0
(3)
Hence
(b) (i) show that one possible position vector for A is –15i + 4j – 3k
(ii) find the other possible position vector for A.
(3)
The line l2 is parallel to l1 and passes through O.
Given that

• point B lies on l2 where


(c) find the area of triangle OAB, giving your answer to one decimal place.
(4)
(Total for Question 6 is 10 marks)
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7. The current, x amps, at time t seconds after a switch is closed in a particular electric
circuit is modelled by the equation

where k is a constant.
Initially there is zero current in the circuit.
(a) Solve the differential equation to find an equation, in terms of k, for the current in
the circuit at time t seconds.
Give your answer in the form x = f(t).
(6)
Given that in the long term the current in the circuit approaches 7 amps,
(b) find the value of k.
(2)
(c) Hence find the time in seconds it takes for the current to reach 5 amps, giving your
answer to 2 significant figures.
(3)
(Total for Question 7 is 11 marks)
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8.
(a) Show that the binomial expansion of f(x) in ascending powers of x up to and
including the term in x3 is

where A and B are constants to be found.


(4)
(b) Use proof by contradiction to prove that the curve with equation

does not intersect the curve with equation

where A and B are the constants found in part (a).


(Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.)
(4)
(Total for Question 8 is 8 marks)
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9.

The curve C, shown in Figure 3, has equation

The region R, shown shaded in Figure 3, is bounded by C, the line with equation x = 3,

the x-axis and the line with equation x =


The region R is rotated through 360° about the x-axis to form a solid.
Using the substitution tan u = x
(a) show that the volume V of the solid formed is given by

where k, a and b are constants to be found.


(6)
(b) Hence, using algebraic integration, find the value of V in simplest form.
(3)
(Total for Question 9 is 9 marks)
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TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 75 MARKS

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