AS & A Level Further Mathematics (9231) — May–June 2024, Paper 21

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Question 1 · 5 marks · Complex numbers (roots of a complex number, polar/modulus-argument form)

Find the roots of the equation z^3 = -108sqrt(3) + 108i, giving your answers in the form r(cos(theta) + i sin(theta)), where r 0 and 0 < theta < 2pi.

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Question 2 · 4 marks · Maclaurin series (standard expansions, MF19)

Find the Maclaurin's series for e^(1 + x^2) + e^(1 - x) up to and including the term in x^2.

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Question 3 · 7 marks · Differentiation (parametric, inverse trigonometric functions, chain rule)

It is given that x = sin^(-1)(t) and y = tcos^(-1)(t), for 0 <= t < 1. Show that dy/dx = -t + sqrt(1 - t^2)cos^(-1)(t).

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Reduction formulae (integration by parts, hyperbolic functions)

It is given that, for n = 0, In = integral from 0 to ln(3) of sech^n(x) dx. Show that, for n = 2, (n - 1)In = (3/5)^(n-2) (4/5) + (n - 2)I(n-2). [You may use the result that…

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Question 5 · 11 marks · Summation of series (Riemann sums, standard summation formulae, inequalities)

The diagram shows the curve with equation y = 2x - x^2 for 0 <= x <= 1, together with a set of n rectangles of width 1/n. By considering the sum of the areas of these rectangles,…

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Question 6 · 12 marks · Hyperbolic functions (definitions in terms of exponentials)

Show that (cosh(x) + sinh(x))^(1/2) = e^((1/2)x).

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Question 7 · 12 marks · Integration (substitution)

Use the substitution u = 1 + x^2 to find integral of x/sqrt(1 + x^2) dx.

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Question 8 · 16 marks · Matrices (systems of linear equations, determinant condition for a unique solution)

Find the set of values of a for which the system of equations 6x + ay = 3, 2x - y = 1, x + 5y + 4z = 2 has a unique solution.

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