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Practice Paper 1 (Pure)

Question Paper
Course Edexcel A Level Maths

Section Set A
Topic Practice Paper 1 (Pure)
Difficulty Medium
Time Allowed 120

Score /100
Percentage /100
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Question 1
Given that (x − 4) is a factor of x 3 − kx 2 − 4x + 16, find the value of k .
[3 marks]
Question 2a
Write the quadratic function y = x 2 + 8x − 9 in the form y = a (x + b ) 2 + c where a, b and c are integers to be found.
[2 marks]
Question 2b
Write down the minimum point on the graph of y = x 2 + 8x − 9 .
[1 mark]
Question 2c
Sketch the graph of y = x 2 + 8x − 9 , clearly labelling the minimum point and any point where the graph intersects the
coordinate axes.
[3 marks]
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Question 3a
A sequence is defined for k ≥ 1 by the recurrence relation
u k + 1 = (p − 2) u k − 2, u1 = 3
where p is a constant.
Given that the sequence is periodic with order 2, and given as well that u 1 ≠ u 2 ,
Find the value of p .

[5 marks]
Question 3b
For the value of p found in part (a),
900
Calculate ∑ un
n = 50
[2 marks]
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Question 4a
The function f (x ) is defined as
f (x ) = x 2 − ln (x + 2) x > 0
Use the sign change rule to show there is a root to the equation f (x ) = 0 in the interval 1 < x < 1 . 2 .
[2 marks]
Question 4b
Find f'(x ) .
[2 marks]
Question 4c
Use the Newton-Raphson method with x 0 = 1 to find the root in the interval 1 < x < 1 . 2 correct to three decimal places.
[4 marks]
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Question 5a
Stephen opens a savings account with £600.
Compound interest is paid annually at a rate of 1.2%.
At the start of each new year Stephen pays another £600 into his account.
Show that at the end of two years Stephen has £1221.69 in the account
[2 marks]
Question 5b
Show that at the end of year n , the amount of money, in pounds, Stephen will have in his account is given by
600(1 . 012 + 1 . 0122 + 1 . 0123 + ⋯ + 1 . 012n )

[2 marks]
Question 5c
Hence show that the total amount, in pounds, in Stephen’s account after n years is
50 600(1 . 012n − 1) .
[2 marks]
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Question 6
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In the triangle ABC, AB = − 2i + 3j − k and AC = − 5i − 4j − 7k .
Show that ∠BAC = 81. 9° to 1 d.p.

[5 marks]
Question 7
The line x + y = c intersects the circle x 2 + y 2 − 6x + 10y − 16 = 0 at exactly two points. Find the range of possible
values of c.
[7 marks]
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Question 8a
Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of the element carbon.
Carbon-14 decays exponentially – as it decays it loses mass.
Carbon-14 is used in carbon dating to estimate the age of objects.
The time it takes the mass of carbon-14 to halve (called its half-life) is approximately 5700 years
A model for the mass of carbon-14, y g, in an object originally containing 100 g,
at time t years is
y = 100e −kt
where k is a constant.
Find the value of k , giving your answer to three significant figures.
[2 marks]
Question 8b
The object is considered as having no radioactivity once the mass of carbon-14 it contains falls below 0.5 g. Find out how
old the object would have to be considered non-radioactive.
[2 marks]
Question 8c
A different object currently contains 25g of carbon-14.
In 500 years’ time how much carbon-14 will remain in the object?
[2 marks]
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Question 9
x2 − 3
Express as partial fractions.
(x − 3) (x + 2) 2
[4 marks]
Question 10a
Given that x is small such that x 3 and higher powers of x can be ignored show that
1 1 19
(2 + 3x ) −1 (3 − 2x ) −2 ≈ 18
− 108 x + 216 x 2
[3 marks]
Question 10b
Find the percentage error between your calculator answer and the approximation in part (a) when x = 0 . 1 , giving your
answer to one decimal place.
[3 marks]
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Question 10c
For which values of x is the approximation in part (a) valid?
[2 marks]
Question 11a
Show that the equation 3 tan2 x = 18 − 2 sec x can be written as
3 sec2 x + 2 sec x − 21 = 0
[2 marks]
Question 11b
Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation
3 tan2 x = 18 − 2 sec x , −π≤ x ≤π
Give your answers to three significant figures.

[4 marks]
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Question 12a
A stretch of road along Equality Street has a speed limit of 70 mph and traffic is monitored by six average speed cameras.
Ricky is driving his car along Equality Street and passes the first camera at time zero. Ricky’s speed, measured in miles per
hour, and the time he passes each camera, are recorded in the table below.
Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6
Time (hours) 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
Speed (mph) 68 72 69 71 70 70
Use all the results above to estimate the distance between the first and last camera.
[3 marks]
Question 12b
A driver will receive a speeding ticket if their average speed between the first and last camera exceeds the speed limit.
Should Ricky receive a speeding ticket or not? Justify your answer.
[2 marks]
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Question 13a
The diagram below shows a sketch of the curves with equations
y = x 3 + 3 and y = − x 3 + 2x + 3
Find the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the two graphs.

[2 marks]
Question 13b
Use calculus to find the total shaded area enclosed by the two graphs.
[5 marks]
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Question 14a
A soft ball is thrown upwards from the top of a building.
The height, h m of the ball above the ground after t seconds is modelled by the function
h (t ) = H + 9 . 8t − 4 . 9t 2 t >0
What does the constant H indicate in the function?
[1 mark]
Question 14b
At what time is the ball at the same height as when it was thrown?
[2 marks]
Question 14c
Find in terms of H , how long it takes for the ball to first hit the ground.
[2 marks]
Question 14d
How much longer does a ball launched from a 25 m tall building stay in the air for compared to a ball launched from a 15 m
tall building?
[2 marks]
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Question 15a
The graph of the curve C shown below is defined by the parametric equations
x = 2cos 3θ y = 5sinθ 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π
dy
Find an expression for in terms of θ .
dx
[3 marks]
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Question 15b
(i) π 5
Show that the gradient of the tangent to C, at the point where θ = , is − .
4 6
(ii) π
Hence find the equation of the tangent to C at the point where θ = .
4
[4 marks]
Question 16
5x 7
Differentiate with respect to x.
sin 2x
[4 marks]
Question 17
Prove by contradiction that if x 3 is odd, then x must be odd.
[4 marks]
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Practice Paper 1 (Pure)

Course Edexcel A Level Maths

Time Allowed 120

Find the value of p .

600(1 . 012 + 1 . 0122 + 1 . 0123 + ⋯ + 1 . 012n )

Show that ∠BAC = 81. 9° to 1 d.p.

Give your answers to three significant figures.

Time (hours) 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

Find the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the two graphs.

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