Mini Mock Autumn I
Mini Mock Autumn I
Mini Mock Autumn I
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Mathematics Analysis & Approaches
Mini Mock I
Question Booklet
Hakan Torun
Mini Mock 1 [110 marks]
It is given that the x2 term in the Maclaurin series for h(x) has
a coefficient of 7
4
.
2. [Maximum mark: 4]
Let l be the tangent to the curve y = xe
2x
at the point (1, e2).
Find the coordinates of the point where l meets the x-axis. [4]
3. [Maximum mark: 5]
Differentiate from first principles the function f (x) = 3x
3
− x. [5]
4 [Maximum mark: 7]
4. [Maximum mark: 7]
The curve C has equation e2y = x
3
+ y.
(a)
2
dy
Show that .
3x
dx
= 2y
2e −1
[3]
5. [Maximum mark: 7]
Consider the curve with equation (x2 + y2)y2 = 4x
2
where
x ≥ 0 and −2 < y < 2.
Show that the curve has no local maximum or local minimum points
for x > 0. [7]
6. [Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the curve C given by y = x − xy ln(xy) where x > 0, y > 0.
(a) dy dy
Show that dx
+ (x
dx
+ y)(1 + ln(xy)) = 1.
[3]
(b) Hence find the equation of the tangent to C at the point where
x = 1. [5]
7. [Maximum mark: 7]
Two boats A and B travel due north.
The distances travelled by boat A and boat B, after t seconds, are x metres and
y metres respectively. The angle θ is the radian measure of the bearing of boat B
from boat A. This information is shown on the following diagram.
C1 : xy = 4, x > 0
= 2, x > 0
2 2
C2 : y − x
(b) Let P(a, b) be the unique point where the curves C1 and C2
intersect.
(b) Prove that the sum of the first n terms of this arithmetic
sequence is a square number. [4]
m and n. [6]
x−2
, x ∈ R, x ≠ 2