Questions
Q1.
The function f and the function g are defined by
(a) Find, in simplest form, the value of fg(e2)
(2)
–1
(b) Find f
(3)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find all real solutions of the equation
f–1(x) = f(x)
(3)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q2.
(a) Given that
find the value of the constant P and show that Q = 5
(4)
The curve C has equation y = g(x), where
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at the point where x = 2
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants to be found.
(5)
Figure 4 shows a sketch of the curve C.
The region R, shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by C, the y-axis, the x-axis and the line with
equation x = 2
(c) Find the exact area of R, writing your answer in the form a + b ln2 , where a and b are constants to be
found.
(5)
(Total for question = 14 marks)
Q3.
(a) Express f(θ) in the form R cos (θ + α), where R and α are constants, R > 0 and . Give the
exact value of R and give the value of α, in radians, to 3 decimal places.
(3)
The curve with equation y = cos θ is transformed onto the curve with equation y = f(θ) by a sequence of
two transformations.
Given that the first transformation is a stretch and the second a translation,
(b) (i) describe fully the transformation that is a stretch,
(ii) describe fully the transformation that is a translation.
(2)
Given
(c) find the range of g.
(2)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q4.
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the graph with equation y = f(x), where
The vertex of the graph is at point P, as shown in Figure 1.
(a) State the coordinates of P.
(2)
(b) (i) State the range of f.
(ii) Find the value of ff(4)
(2)
(c) Solve, using algebra and showing your working,
16 – 2x > |3x – 13| + 5
(4)
The graph with equation y = f(x) is transformed onto the graph with equation y = af(x + b)
The vertex of the graph with equation y = af(x + b) is (4, 20)
Given that a and b are constants,
(d) find the value of a and the value of b.
(2)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q5.
Figure 2 shows a sketch of part of the graph with equation y = f(x), where
(a) State the coordinates of the vertex, V, of the graph.
(2)
(b) Solve, using algebra,
(4)
(c) Sketch the graph with equation
stating the coordinates of the local maximum point and each local minimum point.
(4)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q6.
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
The function f is defined by
(a) Show that
where k is an integer to be found.
(4)
(b) Hence, find the values of x for which f′(x) = 0
(1)
Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation y = f(x).
The curve has a local maximum at the point P
(c) Find the exact coordinates of P
(2)
The function g is defined by
g(x) = 2f(x) + 4 ≤x≤0
(d) Find the range of g
(3)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q7.
The functions f and g are defined by
(a) Find the range of f
(2)
(b) (i) Find f−1(x)
(ii) Write down the domain of f−1
(3)
(c) Find fg(−π)
(2)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q8.
The function f is defined by
(a) Show that f(x) =
(3)
(b) Find f–1
(3)
(c) (i) Find, in simplest form, f′(x).
(ii) Hence, state whether f is an increasing or a decreasing function, giving a reason for your answer.
(3)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q9.
A curve C has equation y = f(x), where
(a) Sketch C.
(1)
(b) Given x = 2 sin y, show that
where A is a constant to be found.
(3)
The point P lies on C and has y coordinate
(c) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P. Write your answer in the form y = mx + c, where m and c
are constants to be found.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q10.
Given that
show that
where A and B are integers to be found.
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q11.
The point P lies on the curve with equation
x = (4y − sin 2y)2
Given that P has (x, y) coordinates , where p is a constant,
(a) find the exact value of p
(1)
The tangent to the curve at P cuts the y-axis at the point A.
(b) Use calculus to find the coordinates of A.
(6)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q12.
(i)
(a) Find f′(x) in the form where P(x) and Q(x) are fully factorised quadratic expressions.
(b) Hence find the range of values of x for which f(x) is increasing.
(6)
(ii)
The curve with equation y = g(x) has a maximum at the point M.
Show that the x coordinate of M satisfies the equation
tan 4x + kx = 0
where k is a constant to be found.
(5)
(Total for question = 11 marks)
Q13.
(i) The curve C has equation y = g(x) where
(a) Find g'(x)
(2)
(b) Hence find the x coordinate of the stationary point of C.
(3)
(ii) A different curve has equation
Show that
where f(x) is a function of ex that should be found.
(4)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q14.
Figure 1 shows a sketch of a curve with equation y = f(x) where
(a) Find, in simplest form, f'(x).
(4)
(b) Hence find the range of f.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q15.
(i) Find
writing your answer in its simplest form.
(4)
(ii) Use integration to find the exact value of
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q16.
(i) Find
giving your answer in simplest form.
(2)
(ii) (a) Write in the form
where A and B are constants to be found
(b) Hence find, using algebraic integration, the exact value of
giving your answer in simplest form.
(6)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q17.
Figure 3 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation
(a) Show that
(4)
Given that the straight line with equation x = k, where k is a constant, cuts C at exactly two points,
(b) find the range of possible values for k.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q18.
Find, using calculus, the x coordinate of the stationary point on the curve with equation
y = (2x + 5)e3x
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q19.
The curve C has equation
y = (3x – 2)6
(a) Find
(2)
Given that the point P lies on C,
(b) find the equation of the normal to C at P. Write your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b and
c are integers to be found.
(4)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q20.
(a) Find fʹ(x)
(2)
(b) Show that the equation fʹ(x) = 0 can be written as
where k is an integer to be found.
(2)
(c) Starting with x1 = 2.5 use the iteration formula
with the value of k found in part (b), to calculate the values of x2 and x6 giving your answers to 3
decimal places.
(2)
(d) Using a suitable interval and a suitable function that should be stated, show that a root of f'(x) = 0 is
2.581 correct to 3 decimal places.
(2)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q21.
y = log10(2x + 1)
(a) Express x in terms of y.
(2)
(b) Hence, giving your answer in terms of x, find
(3)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q22.
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(a) Show that
where A, B and C are integers to be found.
(4)
(b) Hence, find
giving your answer in the form p + ln q , where p and q are integers.
(5)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q23.
The curve C has equation
(a) Show that
where a and b are integers to be found.
(4)
The point P with y coordinate lies on C
Given that the tangent to C at P crosses the x-axis at the point Q.
(b) find, in simplest form, the exact x coordinate of Q.
(5)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q24.
Figure 4 is a graph showing the velocity of a sprinter during a 100 m race.
The sprinter's velocity during the race, v m s–1, is modelled by the equation
v = 12 – et–10 – 12e–0.75t t≥0
where t seconds is the time after the sprinter begins to run.
According to the model,
(a) find, using calculus, the sprinter's maximum velocity during the race.
(5)
Given that the sprinter runs 100 m in T seconds, such that
v dt = 100
(b) show that T is a solution of the equation
T= (116 – 16e–0.75T + eT–10 – e–10 )
(4)
The iteration formula
Tn+1 = (116 – 16e–0.75Tn + eTn–10 – e–10)
is used to find an approximate value for T
Using this iteration formula with T1 = 10
(c) find, to 4 decimal places,
(i) the value of T2
(ii) the time taken by the sprinter to run the race, according to the model.
(3)
(Total for question = 12 marks)
Q25.
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Figure 5 shows the curve with equation
The point M, shown in Figure 5, is the minimum point on the curve.
(a) Show that the x coordinate of M is a solution of the equation
2 sin x + cos x = –2
(4)
(b) Hence find, to 3 significant figures, the x coordinate of M.
(5)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q26.
Figure 4 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
y = (1 + 2 cos 2x)2
(a) Show that
(1 + 2 cos 2x)2 ≡ p + q cos 2x + r cos 4x
where p, q and r are constants to be found.
(2)
The curve touches the positive x-axis for the second time when x = a, as shown in Figure 4.
The regions bounded by the curve, the y-axis and the x-axis up to x = a are shown shaded in Figure 4.
(b) Find, using algebraic integration and making your method clear, the exact total area of the shaded
regions. Write your answer in simplest form.
(5)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q27.
A population of a rare species of toad is being studied.
The number of toads, N, in the population, t years after the start of the study, is modelled by the equation
According to this model,
(a) calculate the number of toads in the population at the start of the study,
(1)
(b) find the value of t when there are 420 toads in the population, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(4)
(c) Explain why, according to this model, the number of toads in the population can never reach 500
(1)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q28.
The function f is defined by
(a) Show, by using calculus, that f is a decreasing function.
(3)
–1
(b) Find f
(3)
(c) (i) Show that ff(x) = where a, b and c are constants to be found.
(ii) Deduce the range of ff.
(5)
(Total for question = 11 marks)
Q29.
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x) where
The curve has a maximum turning point at A and a minimum turning point at (2, 0)
(a) Use calculus to find the exact coordinates of A.
(5)
Given that the equation f(x) = k , where k is a constant, has at least two distinct roots,
(b) state the range of possible values for k.
(2)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q30.
Find
giving your answer in simplest form.
(3)
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q31.
Find
(2)
(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q32.
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Given that k is a positive constant,
(a) find
(2)
Given also that
(b) find the value of k
(4)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q33.
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation
(a) Find , giving your answer in simplest form.
(2)
The point P with x coordinate α lies on C.
Given that the tangent to C at P passes through the origin, as shown in Figure 3,
(b) show that x = α is a solution of the equation
(3)
(c) Hence show that α lies between 1 and 2
(2)
(d) Show that the equation in part (b) can be written in the form
(1)
The iteration formula
with x1 = 1 is used to find an approximation for α.
(e) Use the iteration formula to find, to 4 decimal places, the value of
(i) x3
(ii) α
(3)
(Total for question = 11 marks)
Q34.
The growth of duckweed on a pond is being studied.
The surface area of the pond covered by duckweed, Am2, at a time t days after the start of the study is
modelled by the equation
A = pqt where p and q are positive constants
Figure 1 shows the linear relationship between log10A and t.
The points (0, 0.32) and (8, 0.56) lie on the line as shown.
(a) Find, to 3 decimal places, the value of p and the value of q.
(4)
Using the model with the values of p and q found in part (a),
(b) find the rate of increase of the surface area of the pond covered by duckweed, in m2 / day, exactly 6
days after the start
of the study.
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q35.
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
y = 2 cos 3x – 3x + 4 x>0
where x is measured in radians.
The curve crosses the x-axis at the point P, as shown in Figure 3.
Given that the x coordinate of P is α,
(a) show that α lies between 0.8 and 0.9
(2)
The iteration formula
can be used to find an approximate value for α.
(b) Using this iteration formula with x1 = 0.8 find, to 4 decimal places, the value of
(i) x2
(ii) x5
(3)
The point Q and the point R are local minimum points on the curve, as shown in Figure 3.
Given that the x coordinates of Q and R are β and λ respectively, and that they are the two smallest
values of x at which local minima occur,
(c) find, using calculus, the exact value of β and the exact value of λ.
(6)
(Total for question = 11 marks)
Q36.
Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = f(x), where
(a) Find f′(x).
(2)
The line l is the normal to the curve at O and meets the curve again at the point P.
The point P lies in the 3rd quadrant, as shown in Figure 3.
(b) Show that the x coordinate of P is a solution of the equation
(4)
(c) Using the iterative formula
find, to 4 decimal places,
(i) the value of x2
(ii) the x coordinate of P.
(3)
(Total for question = 9 marks)
Q37.
(a) Show that
sin 3x ≡ 3 sin x − 4 sin3 x
(4)
(b) Hence find, using algebraic integration,
(4)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q38.
Show that
where a, b and c are integers to be found.
(6)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q39.
Given that
show that , where k is a constant to be found.
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q40.
(i) Find, using algebraic integration, the exact value of
giving your answer in simplest form.
(4)
(ii)
Given where A, B and C are constants to be found, find
(6)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q41.
The curve C has equation
y = x2 cos 0<x≤π
The curve has a stationary point at the point P.
(a) Show, using calculus, that the x coordinate of P is a solution of the equation
x = 2 arctan
(4)
Using the iteration formula
xn+1 = 2 arctan x1 = 2
(b) find the value of x2 and the value of x6, giving your answers to 3 decimal places.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
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