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SET 1

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FURTHER MATHEMATICS
Paper 1

Practice paper – Set 1 Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Materials
• You must have the AQA Formulae and statistical tables
for A-level Mathematics and A-level Further Mathematics booklet.
• You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets
the requirements of the specification.

Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should be used for drawing.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer each question in the space provided for that question.
• Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked.

Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.

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

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 Convert the complex number 2 – 2i into modulus-argument form.

Tick one box.
[1 mark]

−
π
4
(cos ( 2 2 ) + isin ( 2 2 ))
  π  π 
2 2  cos  −  + isin  −  
  4  4 

−
π
4
( sin ( 2 2 ) + icos ( 2 2 ))
  π  π 
2 2  sin  −  + icos  −  
  4  4 

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1
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2 Find the mean value of y = x 2
over the interval 1 ≤ x ≤ 4
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

1 2 3
2
2 3 2

3 Find the equations of the vertical tangents to the curve 4 x 2 + 5 y 2 =

1
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

1 1
x= ± x= ± x= ± 2 x= ± 4
4 2

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2 3
4 A= 
 k 1

4 (a) Find A–1

[2 marks]

4 (b) The determinant of A2 is equal to 4.

Find the possible values of k .

[3 marks]

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5 A finite region is bounded by the curve with equation y= x + x , the x-axis and the
2

lines x = 1 and x = 2
This region is rotated through 2π radians about the x-axis.

( )
Show that the volume generated is π a 2 + b , where a and b are rational numbers to
be determined.
[5 marks]

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6 The roots of the equation x 3 + kx 2 + ( 4k − 12 ) x + 16 =

0 are α, β and γ.

6 (a) Find an equation with roots α – 2, β – 2 and γ – 2 in the form

x3 + f ( k ) x2 + g ( k ) x + h ( k ) =
0

[4 marks]

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6 (b) Another equation x 3 − ( m − 7 ) x 2 − 5mx + 14m =

0 has roots p , q and r.

Show that p 2 + q 2 + r 2 = m 2 − 4m + 49

[3 marks]

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7 (a) x −x
Use the definition of cosh x in terms of e and e to prove that

cosh 2 x ≡ 2 cosh2 x − 1
[2 marks]

7 (b) Hence, find the solutions of cosh 2 x= 11 + 2 cosh x in exact logarithmic form.
[4 marks]

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8 (a) Prove that

( 2r + 1) − ( 2r − 1) ≡ 24r 2 + 2
3 3

[2 marks]

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8 (b) Hence, using the method of differences, prove that

n
n
∑r
r =1
2
= ( n + 1)( 2n + 1)
6
[6 marks]

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9 (a) On the Argand diagram below, sketch the locus, L, of points satisfying the equation
π
arg ( z + i ) =
6
[2 marks]

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9 (b) z1 is a point on L such that z is a minimum.

Find the exact value of z1 in the form a + bi

[4 marks]

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10 Under a rotation through an angle of 45º about the y-axis, the image of the point
 −13 2 −3 2 
 , 10,  has position vector a.
 2 2 

The line l1 has vector equation

 2
 
r =a + µ  −4 
 
 −3 

The line l2 has Cartesian equation

2x − 1 y − 11 − z − 4
= =
6 6 2

Show that the lines l1 and l2 intersect and hence write down the coordinates of their point
of intersection.
[5 marks]

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π
11 A curve has polar equation r = 2 sin 2θ , where 0 ≤ θ ≤
2

11 (a) (i) Determine the polar coordinates of the point where r is a maximum.
Write your answer in exact form.
[2 marks]

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11 (a) (ii) Sketch the curve on the polar graph paper below.
[2 marks]

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11 (b) The curve r = 2 sin 2θ intersects the curve with polar equation r = 2cosθ
π
where 0 ≤ θ ≤
2

Show that they intersect at the origin and at one other point.
Find the exact polar coordinates of the other point of intersection.
[5 marks]

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12 The diagram shows a sketch of the plan view of the area in which a drone is flying.

The drone flies in a straight line from a point 5 metres vertically above A.
The drone passes through a point 8 metres vertically above B.
There is an advertising balloon at a point 197 metres vertically above C.

Find the shortest distance between the drone and the advertising balloon. Give your
answer to 3 significant figures.
[7 marks]

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13 A curve, C, has equation

3 x 2 + 10 x + 5
y=
x 2 + 6 x + 11

13 (a) Write down the equation of the asymptote of C.

[1 mark]

13 (b) (i) The line y = k intersects C.

Show that

( k – 5 )( k + 1) ≤ 0
[5 marks]

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13 (b) (ii) Hence find the coordinates of the stationary points of C.

[4 marks]

13 (b) (iii) State, with a reason, which stationary point is a minimum.

[2 marks]

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14 The equation x + bx + cx + 2 x + 12 =
4 3 2
0 , where b and c are real numbers, has roots
a , β , γ and d , where γ and d are real, with γ > δ
It is given that α =−1 + i

14 (a) Find the roots β , γ and δ .

[5 marks]

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14 (b) The vectors c and d are formed by

 Reαα
  −Re 
   
=c =Imαα
 , δ  Im 
 γ   δ 
   

Find the angle between c and d, giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.
[2 marks]

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