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A Level Further Mathematics A
Y540 Pure Core 1
Sample Question Paper
Date – Morning/Afternoon
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
OCR supplied materials:
• Printed Answer Booklet
• Formulae A Level Further Mathematics A
You must have:
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• Printed Answer Booklet
• Formulae A Level Further Mathematics A
• Scientific or graphical calculator
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INSTRUCTIONS
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• Use black ink. HB pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only.
• Complete the boxes provided on the Printed Answer Booklet with your name, centre number
and candidate number.
• Answer all the questions.
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• Write your answer to each question in the space provided in the Printed Answer
Booklet.
• Additional paper may be used if necessary but you must clearly show your candidate
number, centre number and question number(s).
• Do not write in the bar codes.
• You are permitted to use a scientific or graphical calculator in this paper.
• Final answers should be given to a degree of accuracy appropriate to the context.
• The acceleration due to gravity is denoted by g m s-2. Unless otherwise instructed, when a
numerical value is needed, use g = 9.8.
INFORMATION
• The total number of marks for this paper is 75.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
• The Printed Answer Booklet consists of 12 pages. The Question Paper consists of 8 pages.
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Answer all the questions.
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1 Show that 2
i. [2]
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2 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
The equation f ( x) 0 , where f ( x) x4 2 x3 2 x2 26 x 169 , has a root x 2 3i.
(i) Express f ( x) as a product of two quadratic factors. [4]
(ii) Hence write down all the roots of the equation f( x) 0 . [1]
3 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
The diagram below shows the curve r 2cos 4 for k
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Calculate the exact area enclosed by the curve. [6]
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4 Draw the region in an Argand diagram for which z 2 and z z 3i . [3]
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5 (i) Show that sinh 1 2 x . [2]
dx 4 x2 1
1
(ii) Find dx . [3]
2 2 x x2
6 The equation x3 2 x2 x 3 0 has roots , and .
The equation x3 px 2 qx r 0 has roots , and .
Find the values of p, q and r. [5]
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x 3 y 5 z 2 x 4 y 2 z 7
7 The lines l1 and l2 have equations and .
1 2 3 2 1 4
(i) Find the shortest distance between l1 and l2 . [5]
(ii) Find a cartesian equation of the plane which contains l1 and is parallel to l2. [2]
8 (i) Find the solution to the following simultaneous equations.
x y z 3
2x 4y 5z 9
7x 11y 12 z 20
[2]
(ii) Determine the values of p and k for which there are an infinity of solutions to the following
simultaneous equations.
x y z 3
2x
7x
4y
11y
5z
pz
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k
[6]
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9 Prove by induction that, for all positive integers n,
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5 4r n
r
. [5]
r 1 5 5n
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10 The Argand diagram below shows the origin O and pentagon ABCDE, where A, B, C, D and E are the
points that represent the complex numbers a, b, c, d and e, and where a is a positive real number.
You are given that these five complex numbers are the roots of the equation z 5 a5 0.
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(i) Justify each of the following statements.
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(a) A, B, C, D and E lie on a circle with centre O. [1]
(b) ABCDE is a regular pentagon. [2]
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(c) b e 5
c [1]
(d) b* e [1]
(e) a + b + c + d + e = 0 [2]
(ii) The midpoints of sides AB, BC, CD, DE and EA represent the complex numbers p, q, r, s and t.
Determine a polynomial equation, with real coefficients, that has roots p, q, r, s and t. [3]
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11 A company is required to weigh any goods before exporting them overseas. When a crate is placed on a set
of weighing scales, the mass displayed takes time to settle down to its final value.
The company wishes to model the mass, m kg, which is displayed t seconds after a crate X is placed on the
scales.
dm
For the displayed mass it is assumed that the rate of change of the quantity 0.5 m with respect to
dt
time is proportional to 80 m .
d 2m dm
(i) Show that 2
2 2km 160k , where k is a real constant. [2]
dt dt
It is given that the complementary function for the differential equation in part (i) is
e t ( A cos 2t B sin 2t ), where A and B are arbitrary constants.
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(ii) Show that k and state the value of the constant . [4]
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When X is initially placed on the scales the displayed mass is zero and the rate of increase of the displayed
mass is 160 kg s-1.
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(iii) Find m in terms of t. [7]
(iv) Describe the long term behaviour of m. [1]
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(v) With reference to your answer to part (iv), comment on a limitation of the model. [1]
(vi) (a) Find the value of m that corresponds to the stationary point on the curve m f (t ) with the
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smallest positive value of t. [2]
(b) Interpret this value of m in the context of the model. [1]
d 2m dm
(vii) Adapt the differential equation 2
2 5m 400 to model the mass displayed t seconds after a
dt dt
crate Y, of mass 100 kg, is placed on the scales. [1]
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