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CENTRE CANDIDATE
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NUMBER NUMBER

MATHEMATICS 9709/21
Paper 2 Pure Mathematics 2 (P2) May/June 2019
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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1 Show that ln x3 − 4x
− ln x2 − 2x
 ln x + 2
. [3]

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2 (i) Solve the inequality 3x − 5 <  x + 3. [4]

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(ii) Hence find the greatest integer n satisfying the inequality 30.1n+1 − 5 < 30.1n + 3 .
   
[2]

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3 Find the equation of the normal to the curve

x2 ln y + 2x + 5y = 11
at the point 3, 1
. [7]

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4 (a) Find Ó tan2 3x dx. [3]

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e 3x + 4
1
(b) Find the exact value of Ô dx. Show all necessary working. [4]
ex
0

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5 The polynomial p x
is defined by

p x
= 5x3 + ax2 + bx − 16,

where a and b are constants. It is given that x − 2
is a factor of p x
and that the remainder is 27
when p x
is divided by x + 1
.

(i) Find the values of a and b. [5]

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(ii) Hence factorise p x
completely. [3]

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6
y

x
O
M

8 + x3
The diagram shows the curve with equation y =
2 − 5x
. The maximum point is denoted by M .

dy
(i) Find an expression for and determine the gradient of the curve at the point where the curve
dx
crosses the x-axis. [4]

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(ii) Show that the x-coordinate of the point M satisfies the equation x = 0.6x + 4x−1
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[2]

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(iii) Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (ii), to find the x-coordinate of M correct
to 3 significant figures. Give the result of each iteration to 5 significant figures. [3]

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7 (i) Show that 2 cosec 21 cot 1  cosec2 1. [3]

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(ii) Hence show that cosec2 15Å tan 15Å = 4. [2]

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(iii) Solve the equation 2 cosec & cot 12 & + cosec 12 & = 12 for −360Å < & < 360Å. Show all necessary
working. [5]

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