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for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or
have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.

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 The total mark for this paper is 75.
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets
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1. The functions f and g are defined by

f : x  7x – 1, x  ℝ,

g:x , x  2, x  ℝ,

(a) Solve the equation fg(x) = x.

(4)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the largest value of a such that g(a) = f –1(a).
(1)
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2. .

(a) Find , writing your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.
(4)

(b) Hence find the set of values of x for which < 0.

(3)
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3. (a) Express 2 cos θ – sin θ in the form R cos (θ + α), where R and α are constants, R > 0 and
0 < α < 90° Give the exact value of R and give the value of α to 2 decimal places.
(3)
(b) Hence solve, for 0  θ < 360°,
.

Give your answers to one decimal place.

(5)
(c) Use your solutions to parts (a) and (b) to deduce the smallest positive value of θ for
which
.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

(2)
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4.

Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = g(x), where

g(x) = |4e2x – 25|, x  ℝ.

The curve cuts the y-axis at the point A and meets the x-axis at the point B. The curve has an
asymptote y = k, where k is a constant, as shown in Figure 1.

(a) Find, giving each answer in its simplest form,

(i) the y coordinate of the point A,

(ii) the exact x coordinate of the point B,

(iii) the value of the constant k.

(5)

The equation g(x) = 2x + 43 has a positive root at x = α.

(b) Show that α is a solution of x = .

(2)

The iteration formula

xn + 1 =

can be used to find an approximation for α.

(c) Taking x0 =1.4, find the values of x1and x2. Give each answer to 4 decimal places.
(2)
(d) By choosing a suitable interval, show that α = 1.437 to 3 decimal places.
(2)
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5. (i) Find, using calculus, the x coordinate of the turning point of the curve with equation

y = e3x cos 4x, .

Give your answer to 4 decimal places.

(5)

(ii) Given x = sin2 2y, 0 < y < , find as a function of y.

Write your answer in the form

= p cosec(qy), 0 < y < ,

where p and q are constants to be determined.

(5)
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6. f(x) = , x > 2, x  ℝ.

(a) Given that

,

find the values of the constants A and B.

(4)
(b) Hence or otherwise, using calculus, find an equation of the normal to the curve with
equation y = f(x) at the point where x = 3.
(5)
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7. (a) For , sketch the graph of y = g(x) where

g(x) = arcsin x, –1 ≤ x ≤ 1.
(2)
(b) Find the exact value of x for which

3g(x + 1) + π = 0.
(3)
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8. (a) Prove that

2 cot 2x + tan x  cot x, x , n  ℤ.

(4)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve, for –π ≤ x < π,

6 cot 2x + 3 tan x = cosec2 x – 2.

Give your answers to 3 decimal places.

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

(6)
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9. The amount of an antibiotic in the bloodstream, from a given dose, is modelled by the
formula

x = De–0.2t,

where x is the amount of the antibiotic in the bloodstream in milligrams, D is the dose given
in milligrams and t is the time in hours after the antibiotic has been given.

A first dose of 15 mg of the antibiotic is given.

(a) Use the model to find the amount of the antibiotic in the bloodstream 4 hours after the
dose is given. Give your answer in mg to 3 decimal places.
(2)

A second dose of 15 mg is given 5 hours after the first dose has been given. Using the same
model for the second dose,

(b) show that the total amount of the antibiotic in the bloodstream 2 hours after the second
dose is given is 13.754 mg to 3 decimal places.
(2)

No more doses of the antibiotic are given. At time T hours after the second dose is given, the
total amount of the antibiotic in the bloodstream is 7.5 mg.

(c) Show that T = a ln , where a and b are integers to be determined.

(4)
(Total 8 marks)

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