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  1. Q1

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    4 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 1: Expand ( 3 x )( 1 2 x ) 1 in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x2, simplifying the + - 2 coefficients. [4]
  2. Q2

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    4 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 2: Solve the equation ln ( x 5 ) 7 ln x . Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4] - = -
  3. Q3

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    4 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 3: y (1.31,1.50) (0.336,1.00) O ln x y = The variables x and y satisfy the equation a bx , where a and b are constants. The graph of y against ln x is a straight l
  4. Q4

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    4 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 4: The complex number u is given by u 1 i 3 . = - - (a) Express u in the form r (cos i sin i ) , where r 2 0 and 1 . Give the exact values of r i + - r i G r and i
  5. Q5

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    7 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 5: esinx 5 The equation of a curve is y for 0 x 2 r. = G G cos 2 x d and hence find the x-coordinates of the stationary points of the curve. y Find x [7] d
  6. Q6

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    9 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 6: (a) By sketching a suitable pair of graphs, show that the equation cosec x 1 ex - has exactly one 3 = 2 root, denoted by a, in the interval 0 1 x 1 . [2] r (b)
  7. Q7

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    6 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 7: (a) On a single Argand diagram sketch the loci given by the equations z 3 2i = 2 and - + w 3 2 i w 3 4 i where z and w are complex numbers. [4] - + = + - (b) He
  8. Q8

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    7 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 8: Use the substitution u 1 sin x to find the exact value of = - y 3 r sin 2 x 2 d x . 1 sin x - r Give your answer in the form a b 2 where a and b are rational nu
  9. Q9

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    9 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 9: The equations of two straight lines l1 and l2 are l1: r i 2 j 3 k ( 2 i j a k ) and l2: r i j k ( 3 i 2 j 2 k ) , = - + + m - + =- - - + n - - where a is a cons
  10. Q10

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    10 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 10: , show that y d 2 10 (a) Given that 2 = x tan y . [3] = d x 1 4 x 2 + 3 y (b) Hence find the exact value of 2 x tan - 1 ( 2 x ) d x . [7] 1 2
  11. Q11

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    11 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 11: In a field there are 300 plants of a certain species, all of which can be infected by a particular disease. At time t after the first plant is infected there ar
  12. Q1

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    3 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 1: A bus station has exactly four entrances. In the morning the numbers of passengers arriving at these entrances during a 10-second period have the independent di
  13. Q2

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    5 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 2: ` j. Two independent random values of X, 2 The random variable X has the distribution N 31 2 10 4 . , . 2 denoted by X1 and X2, are chosen. Find ( P X 2 3 X ) .
  14. Q3

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    6 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 3: The time taken in minutes for a certain daily train journey has a normal distribution with standard deviation 5.8 . For a random sample of 20 days the journey t
  15. Q4

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    9 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 4: (a) A random sample of 8 boxes of cereal from a certain supplier was taken. Each box was weighed and the masses in grams were as follows. 261 249 259 252 255 25
  16. Q5

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    8 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 5: Sales of cell phones at a certain shop occur singly, randomly and independently. (a) State one further condition that must be satisfied for the number of sales
  17. Q6

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    8 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 6: f(x) a O a x The diagram shows the graph of the probability density function, f , of a random variable X . The graph is a quarter circle entirely in the first q
  18. Q7

    June 2024 · Paper 6

    11 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 7: Every July, as part of a research project, Rita collects data about sightings of a particular kind of bird. Each day in July she notes whether she sees this kin
  19. Q1

    June 2024 · Paper 1

    5 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 1: (a) Express y 3 2 - 12 y 15 in the form ( 3 y a ) 2 + , where a and b are constants. b [2] - + (b) Hence find the exact solutions of the equation x 3 4 12 x 2 1
  20. Q2

    June 2024 · Paper 1

    6 marks
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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 2: y 1 x O 1 r 3 2 r 5 3r 7 2 r r 2 r 2 r 2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 The diagram shows two curves. One curve has equation y sin x and the other curve has = equation y f

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