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A-level
MATHEMATICS
Paper 2

Wednesday 13 June 2018 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours

Materials For Examiner’s Use
l You must have the AQA Formulae for A‑level Mathematics booklet.
l You should have a graphical or scientific calculator that meets the Question Mark
requirements of the specification. 1
Instructions 2
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. 3
l Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
l Answer all questions.
l You must answer each question in the space provided for that question.
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If you require extra space, use an AQA supplementary answer book; do not 6
use the space provided for a different question. 7
l Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
l Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want
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to be marked. 9
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Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 11
l The maximum mark for this paper is 100. 12
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Advice
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l Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the
booklet. 15
l You do not necessarily need to use all the space provided. 16
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

1 Which of these statements is correct?

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x ¼ 2 ) x2 ¼ 4

x2 ¼ 4 ) x ¼ 2

x2 ¼ 4 , x ¼ 2

x 2 ¼ 4 ) x ¼ 2

2 Find the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of (1 þ 2 x) 7

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42 4 21 84

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3 The graph of y ¼ x3 is shown. box

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x

Find the total shaded area.

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68 60 68 128

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4 A curve, C, has equation y ¼ x2  6x þ k , where k is a constant. box

The equation x 2  6x þ k ¼ 0 has two distinct positive roots.

4 (a) Sketch C on the axes below.

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4 (b) Find the range of possible values for k . box

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5 Prove that 23 is a prime number. box
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6 Find the coordinates of the stationary point of the curve with equation box

(x þ y  2)2 ¼ e y  1
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7 A function f has domain R and range f y 2 R : y  eg box

The graph of y ¼ f (x) is shown.

x
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The gradient of the curve at the point (x, y) is given by ¼ (x  1)e x
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Find an expression for f (x).

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8 (a) pffiffiffi of transformations which maps the graph of y ¼ sin x onto
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the graph of y ¼ 3 sin x  3 cos x þ 4

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8 (b) (i) Show that the least value of pffiffiffi is
3 sin x  3 cos x þ 4 2
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8 (b) (ii) Find the greatest value of pffiffiffi
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9 A market trader notices that daily sales are dependent on two variables: box

number of hours, t, after the stall opens

total sales, x, in pounds since the stall opened.

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The trader models the rate of sales as directly proportional to
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After two hours the rate of sales is £72 per hour and total sales are £336

9 (a) Show that

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9 (b) Hence, show that box

x 2 ¼ 4032t(16  t )
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9 (c) The stall opens at 09.30. box

9 (c) (i) The trader closes the stall when the rate of sales falls below £24 per hour.

Using the results in parts (a) and (b), calculate the earliest time that the trader closes
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9 (c) (ii) Explain why the model used by the trader is not valid at 09.30. box
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

10 A garden snail moves in a straight line from rest to 1.28 cm s1 , with a constant
acceleration in 1.8 seconds.

Find the acceleration of the snail.

Circle your answer.

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2.30 m s2 0.71 m s2 0.0071 m s2 0.023 m s2

11 A uniform rod, AB, has length 4 metres.

The rod is resting on a support at its midpoint C.
A particle of mass 4 kg is placed 0.6 metres to the left of C.
Another particle of mass 1.5 kg is placed x metres to the right of C, as shown.

The rod is balanced in equilibrium at C.

Find x.

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1.8 m 1.5 m 1.75 m 1.6 m

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12 The graph below shows the velocity of an object moving in a straight line over a box
20 second journey.

Velocity 3
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2
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12 (a) Find the maximum magnitude of the acceleration of the object.

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12 (b) The object is at its starting position at times 0, t1 and t2 seconds.

Find t1 and t2
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13 In this question use g ¼ 9.8 m s2 box

A boy attempts to move a wooden crate of mass 20 kg along horizontal ground. The
coefficient of friction between the crate and the ground is 0.85

13 (a) The boy applies a horizontal force of 150 N. Show that the crate remains stationary.
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13 (b) Instead, the boy uses a handle to pull the crate forward. He exerts a force of 150 N, box
at an angle of 15 above the horizontal, as shown in the diagram.

150 N
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Determine whether the crate remains stationary.

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14 A quadrilateral has vertices A, B, C and D with position vectors given by box

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
3 1 0 4
! 6 7 ! 6 7 ! 6 7 ! 6 7
OA ¼ 4 5 5, OB ¼ 4 2 5, OC ¼ 4 7 5 and OD ¼ 4 10 5
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14 (a) Write down the vector AB
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14 (b) Show that ABCD is a parallelogram, but not a rhombus.

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15 A driver is road-testing two minibuses, A and B, for a taxi company. box

The performance of each minibus along a straight track is compared.

A flag is dropped to indicate the start of the test.

Each minibus starts from rest.

The acceleration in m s2 of each minibus is modelled as a function of time,

t seconds, after the flag is dropped:

The acceleration of A ¼ 0:138 t 2

The acceleration of B ¼ 0:024 t 3

15 (a) Find the time taken for A to travel 100 metres.

Give your answer to four significant figures.

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15 (b) The company decides to buy the minibus which travels 100 metres in the shortest box
time.

Determine which minibus should be bought.

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15 (c) The models assume that both minibuses start moving immediately when t ¼ 0

In light of this, explain why the company may, in reality, make the wrong decision.
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16 In this question use g ¼ 9.81 m s2 box

A particle is projected with an initial speed u, at an angle of 35 above the horizontal.

It lands at a point 10 metres vertically below its starting position.

The particle takes 1.5 seconds to reach the highest point of its trajectory.

16 (a) Find u.
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16 (b) Find the total time that the particle is in flight.

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17 A buggy is pulling a roller-skater, in a straight line along a horizontal road, by means box
of a connecting rope as shown in the diagram.

The combined mass of the buggy and driver is 410 kg

A driving force of 300 N and a total resistance force of 140 N act on the buggy.

The mass of the roller-skater is 72 kg

A total resistance force of R newtons acts on the roller-skater.

The buggy and the roller-skater have an acceleration of 0.2 m s2

17 (a) (i) Find R.

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17 (a) (ii) Find the tension in the rope. box
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17 (b) State a necessary assumption that you have made.

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17 (c) The roller-skater releases the rope at a point A, when she reaches a speed of 6 m s1 box

She continues to move forward, experiencing the same resistance force.

The driver notices a change in motion of the buggy, and brings it to rest at a distance
of 20 m from A.

17 (c) (i) Determine whether the roller-skater will stop before reaching the stationary buggy.

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