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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE

Mathematics
Advanced
Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 — Set B

(Predicted / Practice Paper) Paper Reference 9MA0/02

Time: 2 hours
You must have: Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator

Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations. Calculators must not
have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and integration, or have retrievable
mathematical formulae stored in them.

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
• You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear. Answers without working may
not gain full credit.
• Answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.
Information
• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
• There are 14 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. Given that √
4 2
2 ·8 = x ,
2y x
2
express y in terms of x, giving your answer in the form y = a + bx where a and b are constants to be
found. (3)
(Total for Question 1 is 3 marks)

2.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows triangle ABC with AB = 7 cm, BC = 8 cm and angle ABC = 60◦ .
(a) Find the exact length of AC. (3)
(b) Find the size of angle ACB, giving your answer to one decimal place. (2)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)

3. The points A(−1, 4) and B(5, 1) are given.

(a) Find an equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB, giving your answer in the form ax+by +c =
0 where a, b and c are integers. (3)

Figure 2

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Figure 2 shows the region R (shaded), bounded by the lines y = 2x − 1, y = 5 − x and the y-axis.
(b) Write down the three inequalities that define the region R, and find the coordinates of the vertices
of R. (3)
(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)

4.

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows the circle C with equation

x2 + y 2 + 2x − 8y + 8 = 0

and a straight line l with equation y = x + k, where k is a constant.

(a) Find the coordinates of the centre of C and the radius of C. (2)
√
(b) Given that l is a tangent to C, find the two possible values of k, giving each in the form a + b 2,
where a and b are integers. (4)
(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)

5. The function f is defined by f(x) = 2x3 .

Prove, from first principles, that f ′ (x) = 6x2 .
(5)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

6. (a) Express
8x − 1
(2x + 1)(x − 2)
in partial fractions. (3)

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(b) Hence show that ( )
∫ 5
8x − 1 297
dx = ln ,
3 (2x + 1)(x − 2) 7
giving your method in full. (4)
(Total for Question 6 is 7 marks)

7.

Figure 4
−→ −−→
Figure 4 shows triangle OAB in which OA = a and OB = b.
The point M lies on OA such that OM : M A = 1 : 2.
The point N is the midpoint of OB.
The lines AN and BM intersect at the point X.
−−→ −−→
(a) Write down OM and ON in terms of a and b. (2)
−−→ −−→ 1 2
(b) By writing OX in two different ways, show that OX = 5 a + 5 b. (4)
(c) Hence find the ratio AX : XN . (2)
(Total for Question 7 is 8 marks)

8. A geometric series has first term 2 and common ratio k, where |k| < 1.
The sum to infinity of the series is 5.
3
(a) Show that k = . (2)
5
(b) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the series, giving your answer to 3 decimal places. (2)
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)

9.

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 Figure 5

Figure 5 shows the curve C with parametric equations

x = 2t, y = 3t − t2 , 0 ⩽ t ⩽ 3.

The curve meets the x-axis at the origin and at the point where t = 3.
dy
(a) Find in terms of t. (3)
dx
(b) Hence find the coordinates of the turning point of C. (2)
(c) Using parametric integration, find the exact area of the region enclosed by C and the x-axis. (3)
(Total for Question 9 is 8 marks)

10. A curve C has equation

x2 + y 2 − xy = 12.
dy 2x − y
(a) Show that = . (3)
dx x − 2y
(b) Find the coordinates of the points on C at which the tangent is parallel to the x-axis. (3)
(c) Find the coordinates of the points on C at which the tangent is parallel to the y-axis. (2)
(d) The point Q(2, −2) lies on C. As a point moves along C through Q, its x-coordinate is increasing
at a rate of 3 units per second.
Find the rate of change of its y-coordinate at Q. (2)
(Total for Question 10 is 10 marks)

11. (a) Solve the equation

2 2x+1 − 5 · 2 x + 2 = 0.
(4)
(b) Solve the equation
log3 x + log3 (x − 2) = 1.
(3)
(Total for Question 11 is 7 marks)

12.

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 Figure 6
The curve C has equation y = 2x3 − 9x2 + 12x + 1.
(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary points of C and, using the second derivative, determine
the nature of each. (5)
(b) Find the coordinates of the point of inflection of C. (2)
(c) State the range of values of x for which C is decreasing. (2)
(Total for Question 12 is 9 marks)

13. (a) Prove, by completing the square, that

2x2 − 8x + 11 > 0
for all real values of x. (3)
√
(b) Prove, by contradiction, that 3 is an irrational number.
You may assume that if n2 is divisible by 3, then n is divisible by 3. (4)
(Total for Question 13 is 7 marks)

14. (a) Using the substitution u = x2 + 1, show that

∫ 2
x (x2 + 1)3 dx = 78.
0
(5)
(b) Use the trapezium rule, with 4 strips of equal width, to find an estimate for
∫ 2√
1 + x3 dx,
0
giving your answer to 3 decimal places. State, with a reason, whether your estimate is an overestimate
or an underestimate. (4)
(c) The variables x and y satisfy the differential equation
dy
= (2x + 1) y, y > 0,
dx
and y = 3 when x = 0.
Find y in terms of x, and hence find the exact value of y when x = 2. (6)
(Total for Question 14 is 15 marks)

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TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS
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