AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) — May–June 2024, Paper 33

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Question 1 · 4 marks · Logarithmic and exponential functions (solving equations)

Solve the equation 8^(3 − 6x) = 4 × 5^(−2x). Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.

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Question 2 · 5 marks · Differentiation (product rule; stationary points of an exponential–trigonometric function)

Find the exact coordinates of the stationary point of the curve y = e^(2x) sin 2x for 0 ⩽ x ⩽ ½π.

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Question 3 · 5 marks · Complex numbers (square roots in Cartesian form)

The square roots of 24 − 7i 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…

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Question 4 · 4 marks · Logarithmic and exponential functions (linearising an exponential relationship)

The variables x and y satisfy the equation ky = e^(cx), where k and c are constants. The graph of ln y against x is a straight line passing through the points (2.80, 0.372) and…

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Question 5 · 5 marks · Algebra (partial fractions; improper fraction with equal numerator and denominator degree)

Express (6x² − 2x + 2) / ((x − 1)(2x + 1)) in partial fractions.

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Question 6 · 7 marks · Complex numbers (loci and regions on an Argand diagram)

On an Argand diagram shade the region whose points represent complex numbers z which satisfy both the inequalities z − 4 − 3i ⩽ 2 and arg(z − 2 − i) ⩾ ⅓π.

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Question 7 · 6 marks · Algebra (factor theorem)

Let f(x) = 8x³ + 54x² − 17x − 21. Show that x + 7 is a factor of f(x).

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Question 8 · 8 marks · Trigonometry (expressing a cos θ + b sin θ in the form R cos(θ + α))

Express 3 cos 2x − √3 sin 2x in the form R cos(2x + α), where R 0 and 0 < α < ½π. Give the exact values of R and α.

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Question 9 · 11 marks · Differential equations (rates of change; chain rule)

A container in the shape of a cuboid has a square base of side x and a height of (10 − x). It is given that x varies with time, t, where t 0. The container decreases in volume at…

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Question 10 · 11 marks · Vectors (angle between two lines; scalar product)

The equations of two straight lines are r = i + j + 2ak + λ(3i + 4j + ak) and r = −3i − j + 4k + μ(−i + 2j + 2k), where a is a constant. Given that the acute angle between the…

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