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MATHEMATICS 9709/32
Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3 February/March 2025
1 hour 50 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
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● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 75.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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The shaded region on the Argand diagram shows points representing complex numbers z defined by
two inequalities. The shaded region is bounded by a circle and a line parallel to the real axis. The
boundaries of the region are included in the shaded region.
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4 By first expressing the equation tan (x - 60°) = 2 cot x as a quadratic equation in tan x, solve the
equation for 0° G x G 180° . [6]
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5 The square roots of - 4 + 6 5 i can be expressed in the Cartesian form x + iy , where x and y are real
and exact.
By first forming a quartic equation in x or y, find the square roots of - 4 + 6 5 i in exact Cartesian
form. [5]
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Solve the differential equation and obtain an expression for x in terms of i. [7]
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The diagram shows the curve y = x 3 cos 2x for 0 G x G 14 r . The curve has a maximum point at M,
where x = p .
1 -1 e 3 o
(a) Show that p satisfies the equation p = tan . [3]
2 2p
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(c) Use an iterative formula based on the equation in part (a) to calculate p correct to 3 decimal
places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places. [3]
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8 Two lines have equations r = f 3p + m f 3p and r = f- 3p + n f- 2p.
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(b) Find the obtuse angle between the directions of the two lines. [3]
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9 The polynomial 6x 3 + ax 2 + bx + 9 is denoted by p (x) , where a and b are constants. It is given that
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(b) When a and b have the values found in part (a), factorise p (x) completely. [3]
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10 Let f (x) = .
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(b) Hence find the exact value of f (x) dx . Give your answer in the form ar - ln b , where a and b
0
are constants. [6]
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