Pure Mathematics 1 — Variant 1
A Level Mathematics · 9709/11 · May/June 2022
Questions
8 of 10 questions shown here, checked against the paper. The others are in the PDF above — they contain diagrams or maths we could not yet verify, and we would rather show you the original than a transcription we are not sure of.
1
1(a)
[2]
Express in the form where and are constants.
1(b)
[2]
Hence find the exact solutions of the equation .
2
[5]
The thirteenth term of an arithmetic progression is and the sum of the first terms is . Find the sum of the first terms of the progression.
3
The coefficient of in the expansion of is . The coefficient of in the expansion of is .
3(a)
[3]
Find and in terms of the constant .
3(b)
[3]
Given that , find the possible values of .
4
4(a)
[4]
Prove the identity .
4(b)
[2]
Hence solve the equation for .
6
The function is defined as follows: for .
6(a)
[3]
Find an expression for .
6(b)
[4]
Show that can be expressed as and hence state the range of .
6(c)
[1]
Explain why the composite function cannot be formed.
8
8(a)
[5]
The curve is transformed to the curve . Describe fully a sequence of transformations that have been combined, making clear the order in which the transformations are applied.
8(b)
[3]
Find the exact solutions of the equation for .
9
The equation of a circle is .
9(a)
[4]
Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle and the radius. Hence find the coordinates of the lowest point on the circle.
9(b)
[6]
Find the set of values of the constant for which the line with equation intersects the circle at two distinct points.
10
The equation of a curve is such that . The curve has a stationary point at .
10(a)
[1]
Determine the nature of the stationary point at .
10(b)
[5]
Find the equation of the curve.
10(c)
[3]
Show that the curve has no other stationary points.
10(d)
[3]
A point is moving along the curve and the -coordinate of is increasing at a rate of units per second. Find the rate of increase of the -coordinate of at the point where .
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