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HL Paper 1

The first term in an arithmetic sequence is 4 and the fifth term is log2625.

Find the common difference of the sequence, expressing your answer in the form log2p, where p.




Consider the integral  1 t 1 x + x 2   d x for  t > 1 .

Very briefly, explain why the value of this integral must be negative.

[1]
a.

Express the function  f ( x ) = 1 x + x 2 in partial fractions.

[6]
b.

Use parts (a) and (b) to show that ln ( 1 + t ) ln t < ln 2 .

[4]
c.



Three planes have equations:

2 x y + z = 5

x + 3 y z = 4      , where  a b R .

3 x 5 y + a z = b

Find the set of values of a and b such that the three planes have no points of intersection.




Consider the equation z-13=i, z. The roots of this equation are ω1ω2 and ω3, where Imω2>0 and Imω3<0.

The roots ω1, ω2 and ω3 are represented by the points A, B and C respectively on an Argand diagram.

Consider the equation z-13=iz3, z.

Verify that ω1=1+eiπ6 is a root of this equation.

[2]
a.i.

Find ω2 and ω3, expressing these in the form a+eiθ, where a and θ>0.

[4]
a.ii.

Plot the points A, B and C on an Argand diagram.

[4]
b.

Find AC.

[3]
c.

By using de Moivre’s theorem, show that α=11-eiπ6 is a root of this equation.

[3]
d.

Determine the value of Reα.

[6]
e.



Consider  w = 2 ( cos π 3 + i sin π 3 )

These four points form the vertices of a quadrilateral, Q.

Express w2 and w3 in modulus-argument form.

[3]
a.i.

Sketch on an Argand diagram the points represented by w0 , w1 , w2 and w3.

[2]
a.ii.

Show that the area of the quadrilateral Q is  21 3 2 .

[3]
b.

Let z = 2 ( cos π n + i sin π n ) , n Z + . The points represented on an Argand diagram by  z 0 , z 1 , z 2 , , z n  form the vertices of a polygon  P n .

Show that the area of the polygon  P n  can be expressed in the form  a ( b n 1 ) sin π n , where  a , b R .

[6]
c.



Consider the series lnx+plnx+13lnx+, where x, x>1 and p, p0.

Consider the case where the series is geometric.

Now consider the case where the series is arithmetic with common difference d.

Show that p=±13.

[2]
a.i.

Hence or otherwise, show that the series is convergent.

[1]
a.ii.

Given that p>0 and S=3+3, find the value of x.

[3]
a.iii.

Show that p=23.

[3]
b.i.

Write down d in the form klnx, where k.

[1]
b.ii.

The sum of the first n terms of the series is ln1x3.

Find the value of n.

[8]
b.iii.



Determine the roots of the equation ( z + 2 i ) 3 = 216 i , z C , giving the answers in the form z = a 3 + b i where a ,   b Z .




Consider  f ( x ) = 2 x 4 x 2 1 1 < x < 1 .

For the graph of  y = f ( x ) ,

Find  f ( x ) .

[2]
a.i.

Show that, if  f ( x ) = 0 , then  x = 2 3 .

[3]
a.ii.

find the coordinates of the y -intercept.

[1]
b.i.

show that there are no x -intercepts.

[2]
b.ii.

sketch the graph, showing clearly any asymptotic behaviour.

[2]
b.iii.

Show that 3 x + 1 1 x 1 = 2 x 4 x 2 1 .

[2]
c.

The area enclosed by the graph of y = f ( x ) and the line y = 4 can be expressed as ln v . Find the value of v .

[7]
d.



A farmer has six sheep pens, arranged in a grid with three rows and two columns as shown in the following diagram.

Five sheep called Amber, Brownie, Curly, Daisy and Eden are to be placed in the pens. Each pen is large enough to hold all of the sheep. Amber and Brownie are known to fight.

Find the number of ways of placing the sheep in the pens in each of the following cases:

Each pen is large enough to contain five sheep. Amber and Brownie must not be placed in the same pen.

[4]
a.

Each pen may only contain one sheep. Amber and Brownie must not be placed in pens which share a boundary.

[4]
b.



Two distinct lines, l 1 and l 2 , intersect at a point P . In addition to P , four distinct points are marked out on l 1 and three distinct points on l 2 . A mathematician decides to join some of these eight points to form polygons.

The line l 1 has vector equation r1 = ( 1 0 1 ) + λ ( 1 2 1 ) λ R  and the line l 2 has vector equation r2  = ( 1 0 2 ) + μ ( 5 6 2 ) μ R .

The point P has coordinates (4, 6, 4).

The point A has coordinates (3, 4, 3) and lies on l 1 .

The point B has coordinates (−1, 0, 2) and lies on l 2 .

Find how many sets of four points can be selected which can form the vertices of a quadrilateral.

[2]
a.i.

Find how many sets of three points can be selected which can form the vertices of a triangle.

[4]
a.ii.

Verify that P is the point of intersection of the two lines.

[3]
b.

Write down the value of λ corresponding to the point A .

[1]
c.

Write down PA and PB .

[2]
d.

Let C be the point on l 1 with coordinates (1, 0, 1) and D be the point on l 2 with parameter μ = 2 .

Find the area of the quadrilateral CDBA .

[8]
e.



Use the method of mathematical induction to prove that 4 n + 15 n 1 is divisible by 9 for n Z + .




In the following Argand diagram, the points Z1, O and Z2 are the vertices of triangle Z1OZ2 described anticlockwise.

The point Z1 represents the complex number z1=r1eiα, where r1>0. The point Z2 represents the complex number z2=r2eiθ, where r2>0.

Angles α, θ are measured anticlockwise from the positive direction of the real axis such that 0α, θ<2π and 0<α-θ<π.

In parts (c), (d) and (e), consider the case where Z1OZ2 is an equilateral triangle.

Let z1 and z2 be the distinct roots of the equation z2+az+b=0 where z and a, b.

Show that z1z2=r1r2eiα-θ where z2 is the complex conjugate of z2.

[2]
a.

Given that Rez1z2=0, show that Z1OZ2 is a right-angled triangle.

[2]
b.

Express z1 in terms of z2.

[2]
c.i.

Hence show that z12+z22=z1z2.

[4]
c.ii.

Use the result from part (c)(ii) to show that a2-3b=0.

[5]
d.

Consider the equation z2+az+12=0, where z and a.

Given that 0<α-θ<π, deduce that only one equilateral triangle Z1OZ2 can be formed from the point O and the roots of this equation.

[3]
e.



Consider the following system of equations where a R .

2 x + 4 y z = 10

x + 2 y + a z = 5

5 x + 12 y = 2 a .

Find the value of a for which the system of equations does not have a unique solution.

[2]
a.

Find the solution of the system of equations when a = 2 .

[5]
b.



A team of four is to be chosen from a group of four boys and four girls.

Find the number of different possible teams that could be chosen.

[3]
a.

Find the number of different possible teams that could be chosen, given that the team must include at least one girl and at least one boy.

[2]
b.



Find the solution of log 2 x log 2 5 = 2 + log 2 3 .




Let S be the sum of the roots found in part (a).

Find the roots of  z 24 = 1 which satisfy the condition 0 < arg ( z ) < π 2 , expressing your answers in the form r e i θ , where r , θ R + .

[5]
a.

Show that Re S = Im S.

[4]
b.i.

By writing  π 12 as ( π 4 π 6 ) , find the value of cos  π 12 in the form a + b c , where a b and  c are integers to be determined.

[3]
b.ii.

Hence, or otherwise, show that S = 1 2 ( 1 + 2 ) ( 1 + 3 ) ( 1 + i ) .

[4]
b.iii.



Prove by mathematical induction that dndxnx2ex=x2+2nx+nn-1ex for n+.

[7]
a.

Hence or otherwise, determine the Maclaurin series of fx=x2ex in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x4.

[3]
b.

Hence or otherwise, determine the value of limx0x2ex-x23x9.

[4]
c.



Find the value of sin π 4 + sin 3 π 4 + sin 5 π 4 + sin 7 π 4 + sin 9 π 4 .

[2]
a.

Show that 1 cos 2 x 2 sin x sin x ,   x k π  where k Z .

[2]
b.

Use the principle of mathematical induction to prove that

sin x + sin 3 x + + sin ( 2 n 1 ) x = 1 cos 2 n x 2 sin x ,   n Z + ,   x k π where k Z .

[9]
c.

Hence or otherwise solve the equation sin x + sin 3 x = cos x  in the interval 0 < x < π .

[6]
d.



Three girls and four boys are seated randomly on a straight bench. Find the probability that the girls sit together and the boys sit together.




Prove by mathematical induction that ( 2 2 ) + ( 3 2 ) + ( 4 2 ) + + ( n 1 2 ) = ( n 3 ) , where n Z , n 3 .




Consider the equation  z 4 = 4 , where  z C .

Solve the equation, giving the solutions in the form  a + i b , where  a b R .

[5]
a.

The solutions form the vertices of a polygon in the complex plane. Find the area of the polygon.

[2]
b.



Consider the function f n ( x ) = ( cos 2 x ) ( cos 4 x ) ( cos 2 n x ) ,   n Z + .

Determine whether f n is an odd or even function, justifying your answer.

[2]
a.

By using mathematical induction, prove that

f n ( x ) = sin 2 n + 1 x 2 n sin 2 x ,   x m π 2 where m Z .

[8]
b.

Hence or otherwise, find an expression for the derivative of f n ( x ) with respect to x .

[3]
c.

Show that, for n > 1 , the equation of the tangent to the curve y = f n ( x ) at x = π 4 is 4 x 2 y π = 0 .

[8]
d.



Consider integers a and b such that a2+b2 is exactly divisible by 4. Prove by contradiction that a and b cannot both be odd.




Let the roots of the equation  z 3 = 3 + 3 i be  u v and  w .

On an Argand diagram, u v and  w  are represented by the points U, V and W respectively.

Express  3 + 3 i in the form  r e i θ , where  r > 0 and π < θ π .

[5]
a.

Find  u v and  w  expressing your answers in the form  r e i θ , where  r > 0 and  π < θ π .

[5]
b.

Find the area of triangle UVW.

[4]
c.

By considering the sum of the roots u v and  w , show that

cos 5 π 18 + cos 7 π 18 + cos 17 π 18 = 0 .

[4]
d.



Find the value of 193x-5xdx.




Consider the three planes

1: 2x-y+z=4

2: x-2y+3z=5

3:-9x+3y-2z=32

Show that the three planes do not intersect.

[4]
a.

Verify that the point P(1, -2, 0) lies on both 1 and 2.

[1]
b.i.

Find a vector equation of L, the line of intersection of 1 and 2.

[4]
b.ii.

Find the distance between L and 3.

[6]
c.



Prove by contradiction that the equation 2x3+6x+1=0 has no integer roots.




Consider the quartic equation z4+4z3+8z2+80z+400=0, z.

Two of the roots of this equation are a+bi and b+ai, where a, b.

Find the possible values of a.




Consider the expression 11+ax-1-x where a, a0.

The binomial expansion of this expression, in ascending powers of x, as far as the term in x2 is 4bx+bx2, where b.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

[6]
a.

State the restriction which must be placed on x for this expansion to be valid.

[1]
b.



Let z = 1 cos 2 θ i sin 2 θ ,   z C ,   0 θ π .

Solve 2 sin ( x + 60 ) = cos ( x + 30 ) ,   0 x 180 .

[5]
a.

Show that sin 105 + cos 105 = 1 2 .

[3]
b.

Find the modulus and argument of z in terms of θ . Express each answer in its simplest form.

[9]
c.i.

Hence find the cube roots of z  in modulus-argument form.

[5]
c.ii.



Use the binomial theorem to expand cosθ+isinθ4. Give your answer in the form a+bi where a and b are expressed in terms of sinθ and cosθ.

[3]
a.

Use de Moivre’s theorem and the result from part (a) to show that cot4θ=cot4θ-6cot2θ+14cot3θ-4cotθ.

[5]
b.

Use the identity from part (b) to show that the quadratic equation x2-6x+1=0 has roots cot2π8 and cot23π8.

[5]
c.

Hence find the exact value of cot23π8.

[4]
d.

Deduce a quadratic equation with integer coefficients, having roots cosec2π8 and cosec23π8.

[3]
e.



Use the principle of mathematical induction to prove that

1 + 2 ( 1 2 ) + 3 ( 1 2 ) 2 + 4 ( 1 2 ) 3 + + n ( 1 2 ) n 1 = 4 n + 2 2 n 1 , where n Z + .




Consider the complex numbers z 1 = 1 + 3 i,  z 2 = 1 + i and w = z 1 z 2 .

By expressing z 1 and z 2 in modulus-argument form write down the modulus of w ;

[3]
a.i.

By expressing z 1 and z 2 in modulus-argument form write down the argument of w .

[1]
a.ii.

Find the smallest positive integer value of n , such that w n is a real number.

[2]
b.



Consider the function  f ( x ) = x e 2 x , where  x R . The  n th  derivative of  f ( x ) is denoted by  f ( n ) ( x ) .

 

Prove, by mathematical induction, that  f ( n ) ( x ) = ( 2 n x + n 2 n 1 ) e 2 x n Z + .




Let  f ( x ) = 4 x 5 x 2 3 x + 2       x 1 , x 2 .

Express f ( x ) in partial fractions.

[6]
a.

Use part (a) to show that f ( x ) is always decreasing.

[3]
b.

Use part (a) to find the exact value of  1 0 f ( x ) d x , giving the answer in the form  ln q ,    q Q .

[4]
c.



Consider the complex numbers z1=1+bi and z2=1-b2-2bi, where b, b0.

Find an expression for z1z2 in terms of b.

[3]
a.

Hence, given that argz1z2=π4, find the value of b.

[3]
b.



Chloe and Selena play a game where each have four cards showing capital letters A, B, C and D.
Chloe lays her cards face up on the table in order A, B, C, D as shown in the following diagram.

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Selena shuffles her cards and lays them face down on the table. She then turns them over one by one to see if her card matches with Chloe’s card directly above.
Chloe wins if no matches occur; otherwise Selena wins.

Chloe and Selena repeat their game so that they play a total of 50 times.
Suppose the discrete random variable X represents the number of times Chloe wins.

Show that the probability that Chloe wins the game is 3 8 .

[6]
a.

Determine the mean of X.

[3]
b.i.

Determine the variance of X.

[2]
b.ii.



Consider the function defined by fx=kx-5x-k, where x\k and k25

Consider the case where k=3.

State the equation of the vertical asymptote on the graph of y=f(x).

[1]
a.

State the equation of the horizontal asymptote on the graph of y=f(x).

[1]
b.

Use an algebraic method to determine whether f is a self-inverse function.

[4]
c.

Sketch the graph of y=f(x), stating clearly the equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any points of intersections with the coordinate axes.

[3]
d.

The region bounded by the x-axis, the curve y=f(x), and the lines x=5 and x=7 is rotated through 2π about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid generated, giving your answer in the form π(a+b ln2) , where a, b.

[6]
e.



Let ω be one of the non-real solutions of the equation z 3 = 1 .

Consider the complex numbers p = 1 3 i and q = x + ( 2 x + 1 ) i , where x R .

Determine the value of

(i)     1 + ω + ω 2 ;

(ii)     1 + ω * + ( ω * ) 2 .

[4]
a.

Show that ( ω 3 ω 2 ) ( ω 2 3 ω ) = 13 .

[4]
b.

Find the values of x that satisfy the equation | p | = | q | .

[5]
c.

Solve the inequality Re ( p q ) + 8 < ( Im ( p q ) ) 2 .

[6]
d.



An arithmetic sequence u 1 u 2 u 3 has u 1 = 1 and common difference d 0 . Given that u 2 u 3 and u 6 are the first three terms of a geometric sequence

Given that u N = 15

find the value of d .

[4]
a.

determine the value of r = 1 N u r .

[3]
b.



Solve the equation 4 x + 2 x + 2 = 3 .




Solve the simultaneous equations

lo g 2 6 x = 1 + 2 lo g 2 y

1 + lo g 6 x = lo g 6 ( 15 y 25 ) .




Solve the equation log 2 ( x + 3 ) + log 2 ( x 3 ) = 4 .




The 1st, 4th and 8th terms of an arithmetic sequence, with common difference d , d 0 , are the first three terms of a geometric sequence, with common ratio r . Given that the 1st term of both sequences is 9 find

the value of d ;

[4]
a.

the value of r ;

[1]
b.



Solve  ( ln x ) 2 ( ln 2 ) ( ln x ) < 2 ( ln 2 ) 2 .




In the following Argand diagram the point A represents the complex number 1 + 4 i and the point B represents the complex number 3 + 0 i . The shape of ABCD is a square. Determine the complex numbers represented by the points C and D.

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Show that lo g r 2 x = 1 2 lo g r x  where  r , x R + .




Let  f ( x ) = 1 1 x 2 for  1 < x < 1 . Use partial fractions to find  f ( x )   d x .




It is given that 2cosAsinBsinA+B-sinA-B. (Do not prove this identity.)

Using mathematical induction and the above identity, prove that Σr=1ncos2r-1θ=sin2nθ2sinθ for n+.




Consider the equation 2z3-z*=i, where z=x+iy and x, y.

Find the value of x and the value of y.




The following diagram shows the graph of y=arctan2x+1+π4 for x, with asymptotes at y=-π4 and y=3π4.

Describe a sequence of transformations that transforms the graph of y=arctan x to the graph of y=arctan2x+1+π4 for x.

[3]
a.

Show that arctanp+arctanqarctanp+q1-pq where p, q>0 and pq<1.

[4]
b.

Verify that arctan 2x+1=arctan xx+1+π4 for x, x>0.

[3]
c.

Using mathematical induction and the result from part (b), prove that Σr=1narctan12r2=arctannn+1 for n+.

[9]
d.



Use mathematical induction to prove that  r = 1 n r ( r ! ) = ( n + 1 ) ! 1 , for n Z + .




Consider the equation z 4 + a z 3 + b z 2 + c z + d = 0 , where  a b c , d R and  z C .

Two of the roots of the equation are log26 and i 3 and the sum of all the roots is 3 + log23.

Show that 6 a + d + 12 = 0.




Consider two events A and A defined in the same sample space.

Given that P ( A B ) = 4 9 ,  P ( B | A ) = 1 3  and P ( B | A ) = 1 6 ,

Show that P ( A B ) = P ( A ) + P ( A B ) .

[3]
a.

(i)     show that P ( A ) = 1 3 ;

(ii)     hence find P ( B ) .

[6]
b.



The function  f is defined by  f ( x ) = a x + b c x + d , for  x R , x d c .

The function  g is defined by  g ( x ) = 2 x 3 x 2 , x R , x 2

Express  g ( x ) in the form  A + B x 2  where A, B are constants.




Solve the equation log3x=12log23+log34x3, where x>0.




Consider the expansion of 8x3-12xn where n+. Determine all possible values of n for which the expansion has a non-zero constant term.




Let fx=1+x for x>-1.

Show that f''x=-141+x3.

[3]
a.

Use mathematical induction to prove that fnx=-14n-12n-3!n-2!1+x12-n for n, n2.

[9]
b.

Let gx=emx, m.

Consider the function h defined by hx=fx×gx for x>-1.

It is given that the x2 term in the Maclaurin series for h(x) has a coefficient of 74.

Find the possible values of m.

[8]
c.