Cambridge International AS & A Level: Mathematics 9709/12
Cambridge International AS & A Level: Mathematics 9709/12
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MATHEMATICS 9709/12
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 October/November 2021
1 hour 50 minutes
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1 Solve the equation 2 cos 1 = 7 − for −90Å < 1 < 90Å. [4]
cos 1
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(a) Describe fully the two single transformations that have been combined to give the resulting
transformation. [3]
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(b) State the coordinates of the corresponding point on the original curve y = f x. [2]
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dy 8
4 A curve is such that = 2
. The curve passes through the point 2, 5 32 .
dx 3x + 2
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(b) Hence find the exact sum of the first 25 terms of the progression. [3]
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6 The second term of a geometric progression is 54 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 243.
The common ratio is greater than 12 .
Find the tenth term, giving your answer in exact form. [5]
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15 cm P B
Q
A
9 cm
15
cm
In the diagram the lengths of AB and AC are both 15 cm. The point P is the foot of the perpendicular
from C to AB. The length CP = 9 cm. An arc of a circle with centre B passes through C and meets
AB at Q.
(a) Show that angle ABC = 1.25 radians, correct to 3 significant figures. [2]
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(b) Calculate the area of the shaded region which is bounded by the arc CQ and the lines CP and
PQ. [4]
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8 (a) It is given that in the expansion of 4 + 2x 2 − ax5 , the coefficient of x2 is −15.
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(b) It is given instead that in the expansion of 4 + 2x 2 − ax5 , the coefficient of x2 is k. It is also
given that there is only one value of a which leads to this value of k.
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9 The volume V m3 of a large circular mound of iron ore of radius r m is modelled by the equation
V= 3 r − 1 3 − 1 for r ≥ 2. Iron ore is added to the mound at a constant rate of 1.5 m3 per second.
2 2
(a) Find the rate at which the radius of the mound is increasing at the instant when the radius is 5.5 m.
[3]
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(b) Find the volume of the mound at the instant when the radius is increasing at 0.1 m per second.
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k
10 The function f is defined by f x = x2 + + 2 for x > 0.
x
(a) Given that the curve with equation y = f x has a stationary point when x = 2, find k. [3]
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(c) Given that this is the only stationary point of the curve, find the range of f. [2]
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11
y
1
y = 12 x + 7
10 − 1
x − 2 3
A 3, 65
x
O 5
2
7 − 1
The diagram shows the line x = 52 , part of the curve y = 12 x + 10 1
and the normal to the curve
x − 2 3
at the point A 3, 56 .
(a) Find the x-coordinate of the point where the normal to the curve meets the x-axis. [5]
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(b) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [6]
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y
B
P
A
x
O
The diagram shows the circle with equation x2 + y2 − 6x + 4y − 27 = 0 and the tangent to the circle at
the point P 5, 4.
(a) The tangent to the circle at P meets the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B.
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(b) Points Q and R also lie on the circle, such that PQR is an equilateral triangle.
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