FP1 Questions

FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers (back to June 2002)

Please note that the following pages contain questions from past papers which were not written at an AS standard and may be less accessible than those you will find on future AS FP1 papers from Edexcel.

Mark schemes are available on a separate document, originally sent with this one.

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FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers – Draft version

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1. Given that z = 22 + 4i and = 6 – 8i, find

(a) w in the form a + bi, where a and b are real, (3)

(b) the argument of z, in radians to 2 decimal places. (2)

[P4 January 2002 Qn 1]

2. (a) Prove that = n (n – 1)(2n + 5).

(5)(b) Deduce that n(n – 1)(2n + 5) is divisible by 6 for all n > 1.

(2)


3. f(x) = x3 + x – 3.

The equation f(x) = 0 has a root, , between 1 and 2.

(a) By considering f (x), show that is the only real root of the equation f(x) = 0.(3)

(b) Taking 1.2 as your first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

(2)(c) Prove that your answer to part (b) gives the value of correct to 3 significant figures.

(2)


4. (a) Given that 2 + i is a root of the equation

z2 + bz + c = 0, where b and c are real constants,

(i) write down the other root of the equation,

(ii) find the value of b and the value of c.(5)

(b) Given that 2 + i is a root of the equation

z3 + mz2 + nz – 5 = 0, where m and n are real constants,

find the value of m and the value of n.(5)

[P4 January 2002 Qn 5]5. Prove that

FP1 questions from old P4, P5, P6 and FP1, FP2, FP3 papers – Draft version September 2008 3

(n 1)n(2n + 5).

(4)

[P4 June 2002 Qn 1]

6. f(x) = e2x – 15x – 2.

The equation f(x) = 0 has exactly one root between 1.5 and 1.7.

(a) Taking 1.6 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to find a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

(5)

(b) Show that your answer is the value of correct to 3 significant figures.(2)

[P4 June 2002 Qn 2]

7. f(x) = x4 – 6x3 + 17x2 – 24x + 52.

(a) Show that 2i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0.(1)

(b) Hence solve f(x) = 0 completely. (6)

[P4 June 2002 Qn 3]

8. Given that z = 3 + 4i and w = 1 + 7i,

(a) find w.(1)

The complex numbers z and w are represented by the points A and B on an Argand diagram.

(b) Show points A and B on an Argand diagram.(1)

(c) Prove that △OAB is an isosceles right-angled triangle.(5)

(d) Find the exact value of arg .

(3)

[P4 June 2002 Qn 5]


9. The point P and the point Q , where p q, lie on the rectangular hyperbola

with equation xy = 4.

The tangents to the curve at the points P and Q meet at the point R.

(a) Show that at the point R,

x = and y = .

(8)

[*P5 June 2002 Qn 7]

10. For n ℤ+ prove that

(a) 23n + 2 + 5n + 1 is divisible by 3,(9)

(b) = .

(7)

[P6 June 2002 Qn 6]

11. z = , and w = .

Express zw in the form r (cos + i sin ), r > 0, < < . (3)


12. (a) Express in partial fractions.

(2)

(b) Hence prove that .

(5)


13. f(x) = 2 sin 2x + x – 2.

The root of the equation f(x) = 0 lies in the interval [2, ].


(a) Using the end points of this interval find, by linear interpolation, an approximation to . (4)

(b) Taking 2.8 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to find a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

(5)


14. Given that z = 3 – 3i express, in the form a + ib, where a and b are real numbers,

(a) z2,(2)

(b) .

(2)

(c) Find the exact value of each of z,z2 and .

(2)

The complex numbers z, z2 and are represented by the points A, B and C respectively on an

Argand diagram. The real number 1 is represented by the point D, and O is the origin.

(d) Show the points A, B, C and D on an Argand diagram. (2)

(e) Prove that OAB is similar to OCD. (3)


15. (a) Express as a simplified single fraction .

(2)

[*P4 June 2003 Qn 1]


16. (a) By factorisation, show that two of the roots of the equation x3 – 27 = 0 satisfy the quadratic equation x2 + 3x + 9 = 0.

(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the three cube roots of 27, giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a, b ℝ.

(3)

(c) Show these roots on an Argand diagram. (2)

[P4 June 2003 Qn 3]

17. f(x) = 3x – x – 6.

(a) Show that f(x) = 0 has a root between x = 1 and x = 2. (2)

(b) Starting with the interval (1, 2), use interval bisection three times to find an interval of width 0.125 which contains .

(2)

(c) Taking 2 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(4)

[P4 June 2003 Qn 4]

18. z = , a ℝ.

(a) Given that a = 4, find z. (3)

(b) Show that there is only one value of a for which arg z = , and find this value.

(6)

[P4 June 2003 Qn 5]


19. In = Jn =

(a) Show that, for

(2)

(b) Find a similar reduction formula for Jn .(3)

(c) Show that

(3)

(d) Show that = (In + Jn ).

(1)

(e) Hence, or otherwise, evaluate giving your answer in terms of e.

(4)

[P5 June 2003 Qn 7]

20. f(n) = (2n + 1)7n – 1.

Prove by induction that, for all positive integers n, f(n) is divisible by 4.(6)

[P6 June 2003 Qn 2]

21. (a) Show that (r + 1)3 – (r – 1)3 Ar2 + B, where A and B are constants to be found.(2)

[*P4 January 2004 Qn 1]


22. f(x) = sin 3x – 2x + 1.

(a) Show by drawing a sketch that there is just one solution of f(x) = 0. (3)

(b) Taking 0.8 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure twice to f(x) to find a second and a third approximation to . Give your answers to 4 significant figures.

(5)


23. Given that z = 2 – 2i and w = –3 + i,

(a) find the modulus and argument of wz2. (6)

(b) Show on an Argand diagram the points A, B and C which represent z, w and wz2

respectively, and determine the size of angle BOC. (4)


24. (a) Show that = n(n+ 7)(2n + 7).

(4)

(b) Hence calculate the value of .

(2)

[P4 June 2004 Qn 1]

25. f(x) = 2x + x 4.

The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval [1, 2].

(a) Use linear interpolation on the values at the end points of this interval to find an approximation to .

(2)

(b) Taking x = 1 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to .

(4)

[P4 June 2004 Qn 2]

26. The complex number z = a + ib, where a and b are real numbers, satisfies the equation


z2 + 16 30i = 0.

(a) Show that ab = 15.(2)

(b) Write down a second equation in a and b and hence find the roots of

z2 + 16 30i = 0.(4)

[P4 June 2004 Qn 3]

27. Given that z = 1 + 3i and that = 2 + 2i, find

(a) w in the form a + ib, where a, b ℝ,(3)

(b) the argument of w,(2)

(c) the exact value for the modulus of w.(2)

On an Argand diagram, the point A represents z and the point B represents w.

(d) Draw the Argand diagram, showing the points A and B.(2)

(e) Find the distance AB, giving your answer as a simplified surd.(2)

[P4 June 2004 Qn 5]


28. Given that y = sinhn 1 x cosh x,

(a) show that = (n 1) sinhn 2 x + n sinhn x.

(3)

The integral In is defined by In = sinhn x dx, n 0.

(b) Using the result in part (a), or otherwise, show that

nIn = 2 (n 1)In 2, n 2(2)

(c) Hence find the value of I4. (4)

[P5 June 2004 Qn 5]

29. Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the curve with parametric equations

x = a cos3 , y = a sin3 , 0 < 2.

(a) Find the total length of this curve.(7)

The curve is rotated through radians about the x-axis.

(b) Find the area of the surface generated.(5)

[P5 June 2004 Qn 7]


30. Show that the normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2, at the point P , t 0 has

equation

y = t2x + ct3.

(5)

[*P5 June 2004 Qn 8]

31. (a) Prove by induction that

ex cos (x + n), n 1.

(8)

[P6 June 2004 Qn 4]

32. Given that 3 + i is a root of the equation f(x) = 0, where

f(x) = 2x3 + ax2 + bx – 10, a, b ℝ,

(a) find the other two roots of the equation f(x) = 0,(4)

(b) find the value of a and the value of b.(3)

[FP1/P4 January 2005 Qn 2]


33. Figure 1

Figure 1 shows part of the graph of y = f(x), where

f(x) = x sin x + 2x – 3.

The equation f(x) = 0 has a single root .

(a) Taking x1 = 1 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to find a second approximation to , to 3 significant figures.

(5)

(b) Given instead that x1 = 5 is taken as a first approximation to in the Newton-Raphson procedure,

(i) use Figure 1 to produce a rough sketch of y = f(x) for 3 x 6,

and by drawing suitable tangents, and without further calculation,

(ii) show the approximate positions of x2 and x3, the second and third approximations to .

(2)



34. Given that z = 4 and w = 1 – i3, find

(a) ,

(3)

(b) arg , in radians as a multiple of .

(3)

(c) On an Argand diagram, plot points A, B, C and D representing the complex numbers z,

w, and 4, respectively.

(3)

(d) Show that AOC = DOB.(2)

(e) Find the area of triangle AOC.(2)


35. Given that 1 + 3i is a root of the equation z3 + 6z + 20 = 0,

(a) find the other two roots of the equation,(3)

(b) show, on a single Argand diagram, the three points representing the roots of the equation,(1)

(c) prove that these three points are the vertices of a right-angled triangle.(2)

[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 2]


36. f(x) = 1 – ex + 3 sin 2x

The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval 1.0 < x < 1.4.

(a) Starting with the interval (1.0, 1.4), use interval bisection three times to find the value of to one decimal place.

(3)

(b) Taking your answer to part (a) as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to .

(4)

(c) By considering the change of sign of f(x) over an appropriate interval, show that your answer to part (b) is accurate to 2 decimal places.

(2)

[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 4]

37. z = –4 + 6i.

(a) Calculate arg z, giving your answer in radians to 3 decimal places.(2)

The complex number w is given by w = , where A is a positive constant. Given that w =

20,

(b) find w in the form a + ib, where a and b are constants, (4)

(c) calculate arg .

(3)

[FP1/P4 June 2005 Qn 5]


38. Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with parametric equations

x = a cos3 t, y = a sin3 t, 0 t ,

where a is a positive constant.

The curve is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis. Find the exact value of the area of the curved surface generated.

[FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 3]

39. In =

(a) Prove that, for n 1,

In = (xn e2x – nIn – 1).

(3)

(b) Find, in terms of e, the exact value of

.

(5)

[FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 4]

40. The point P(ap2, 2ap) lies on the parabola M with equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a positive constant.


y

O x

(a) Show that an equation of the tangent to M at P is

py = x + ap2.(3)

The point Q(16ap2, 8ap) also lies on M.

(b) Write down an equation of the tangent to M at Q.(2)

[*FP2/P5 June 2005 Qn 5]

41. (a) Express in the form p + , where p and q are integers to be found.

(1)

The sequence of real numbers u1, u2, u3, ... is such that u1 = 5.2 and un + 1 = .

(b) Prove by induction that un > 5, for n ℤ+.

(4)

[FP3/P6 June 2005 Qn 1]

42. Prove that = (n – 1)n(n + 4).

(6)



43. Given that = i, where is a positive, real constant,

(a) show that z = + i .

(5)

Given also that arg z = arctan , calculate

(b) the value of ,(3)

(c) the value of z2.(2)


44. The temperature C of a room t hours after a heating system has been turned on is given by

= t + 26 – 20e–0.5t, t 0.

The heating system switches off when = 20. The time t = , when the heating system switches off, is the solution of the equation – 20 = 0, where lies in the interval [1.8, 2].

(a) Using the end points of the interval [1.8, 2], find, by linear interpolation, an approximation to . Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

(4)

(b) Taking 1.9 as a first approximation to , use the Newton-Raphson procedure once to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(6)

(c) Use your answer to part (b) to find, to the nearest minute, the time for which the heating system was on.

(1)



45. The hyperbola H has equation – = 1.

Find

(a) the value of the eccentricity of H,(2)

(b) the distance between the foci of H.(2)

[*FP2/P5 January 2006 Qn 2]

46. A curve is defined by

x = t + sin t, y = 1 – cos t,

where t is a parameter.

Find the length of the curve from t = 0 to t = , giving your answer in surd form.

(7)


47. Given that

In =

(a) show that In = In – 1 , n 1.

(6)

Given that ,

(b) use the result in part (a) to find the exact value of .

(3)



48. The parabola C has equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a constant.

(a) Show that an equation for the normal to C at the point P(ap2, 2ap) is

y + px = 2ap + ap3.(4)

The normals to C at the points P(ap2, 2ap) and Q(aq2, 2aq), p q, meet at the point R.

(b) Find, in terms of a, p and q, the coordinates of R.(5)


49. A transformation T : ℝ2 ℝ2 is represented by the matrix

A = , where k is a constant.

For the case k = –4,

(a) find the image under T of the line with equation y = 2x + 1.(2)


50. Prove by induction that, for n ℤ+,

(i) = 2{1 + (n – 1)2n},

(5)

(ii) for y = ln (2 + 3x), where x > – ,

= (–1)n + 1 .

(5)



51. The complex numbers z and w satisfy the simultaneous equations

2z + iw = –1,

z – w = 3 + 3i.

(a) Use algebra to find z, giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are real.(4)

(b) Calculate arg z, giving your answer in radians to 2 decimal places.(2)

[FP1 June 2006 Qn 1]

52. Given that 3 – 2i is a solution of the equation

x4 – 6x3 + 19x2 – 36x + 78 = 0,

(a) solve the equation completely, (7)

(b) show on a single Argand diagram the four points that represent the roots of the equation. (2)


53. Given that for all real values of r,

(2r + 1)3 – (2r – 1)3 = Ar2 + B,

where A and B are constants,

(a) find the value of A and the value of B.(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, prove that = n(n + 1)(2n + 1).

(5)

(c) Calculate .

(3)



54. f(x) = 0.25x – 2 + 4 sin x.

(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a root between x = 0.24 and x = 0.28. (2)

(b) Starting with the interval [0.24, 0.28], use interval bisection three times to find an interval of width 0.005 which contains .

(3)

The equation f(x) = 0 also has a root between x = 10.75 and x = 11.25.

(c) Taking 11 as a first approximation to , use the Newton-Raphson process on f(x) once to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

(6)


55. Figure 1

The curve C, shown in Figure 1, has parametric equations

x = t – ln t,

y = 4t, 1 t 4.

(a) Show that the length of C is 3 + ln 4.(7)

The curve is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis.

(b) Find the exact area of the curved surface generated. (4)



y

C

xO

56. In = , n 0.

Show that, for n 2,

In = xn sinh x – nxn – 1 cosh x + n(n – 1)In – 2.(4)

[*FP2 June 2006 Qn 8]

57. A = .

Prove by induction, that for all positive integers n,

An = .

(5)


58. (a) Find the roots of the equation

giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are integers.(3)

(b) Show these roots on an Argand diagram.(1)

[FP1 January 2007 Qn 1]


59. The complex numbers and are given by

where p is an integer.

(a) Find , in the form a + ib, where a and b are expressed in terms of p.

(3)

Given that

(b) find the value of p. (2)


60. (a) Show that

for

(3)

(b) Find expressing your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(6)


61.

(a) Find f(2.0) and f(2.5), each to 4 decimal places, and show that the root of the equation satisfies

(3)

(b) Use linear interpolation with your values of f(2.0) and f(2.5) to estimate , giving your answer to 3 decimal places.

(2)

(c) Taking 2.25 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson process once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to , giving your answer to 3 decimal places.

(5)

(d) Show your answer in part (c) gives correct to 3 decimal places. (2)

[FP1 January 2007 Qn 6]62. (a) Show that (r + 1)3 – (r – 1)3 6r 2 + 2.


(2)

(b) Hence show that = n(n + 1)(2n + 1).

(5)

(c) Show that = n(n + 1)(an + b), where a and b are constants to be found.

(4)


63. f (x) = x3 + 8x – 19.

(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has only one real root.(3)

(b) Show that the real root of f(x) = 0 lies between 1 and 2.(2)

(c) Obtain an approximation to the real root of f(x) = 0 by performing two applications of the Newton-Raphson procedure to f(x) , using x = 2 as the first approximation. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(4)

(d) By considering the change of sign of f(x) over an appropriate interval, show that your answer to part (c) is accurate to 3 decimal places.

(2)



64. z = 3 – i.

z* is the complex conjugate of z.

(a) Show that = – i.

(3)

(b) Find the value of . (2)

(c) Verify, for z = 3 – i, that arg = arg z – arg z*.

(4)

(d) Display z, z* and on a single Argand diagram.

(2)

(e) Find a quadratic equation with roots z and z* in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are real constants to be found.

(2)


65. The curve C has equation y = (2x2 – ln x), x > 0.

Find the length of C from x = 0.5 to x = 2, giving your answer in the form a + b ln 2, where a and b are rational numbers.

(7)


66. Given that In = , n 0,

(a) show that In = In – 1, n 1.

(6)

(b) Hence find the exact value of .

(6)


67. The points P(ap2, 2ap) and Q(aq2, 2aq), p q, lie on the parabola C with equation y2 = 4ax, where a is a constant.

(a) Show that an equation for the chord PQ is (p + q) y = 2(x + apq) .


(3)

The normals to C at P and Q meet at the point R.

(b) Show that the coordinates of R are ( a(p2 + q2 + pq + 2), –apq(p + q) ).(7)

[*FP2 June 2007 Qn 8]

68. Prove by induction that, for n ℤ+, = n(2n – 1)(2n + 1).

(5)


69. Given that f(n) = 34n + 24n + 2,

(a) show that, for k ℤ+, f(k + 1) – f(k) is divisible by 15,(4)

(b) prove that, for n ℤ+, f (n) is divisible by 5,(3)

(c) show that it is not true that, for all positive integers n, f(n) is divisible by 15.

(1)


70. Given that x = – is the real solution of the equation

2x3 – 11x2 + 14x + 10 = 0,

find the two complex solutions of this equation. (6)



71. f(x) = 3x2 + x – tan – 2, – < x < .

The equation f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval [0.7, 0.8].

(a) Use linear interpolation, on the values at the end points of this interval, to obtain an approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(4)

(b) Taking 0.75 as a first approximation to , apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to . Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

(4)


72. z = –2 + i.

(a) Express in the form a + ib

(i)

(ii) z2. (4)

(b) Show that z2 – z = 52.(2)

(c) Find arg (z2 – z).(2)

(d) Display z and z2 – z on a single Argand diagram. (2)


73. (a) Write down the value of the real root of the equation

x3 – 64 = 0.(1)

(b) Find the complex roots of x3 – 64 = 0 , giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are real.

(4)

(c) Show the three roots of x3 – 64 = 0 on an Argand diagram.(2)

[FP1 June 2008 Qn 1]74. f(x) = 4 cos x + e– x .


(a) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a root α between 1.6 and 1.7(2)

(b) Taking 1.6 as your first approximation to α, apply the Newton-Raphson procedure once to f(x) to obtain a second approximation to α. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

(4)


75. The complex number z is defined by

z = , a ℝ, a > 0 .

Given that the real part of z is , find

(a) the value of a,(4)

(b) the argument of z, giving your answer in radians to 2 decimal places.(3)


76. Given that

In = , n 0,

(a) show that, for n 2,

In = In – 2 .

(8)

(b) Find the exact value of I4.(4)



77.

A = , where k is constant.

A transformation T : ℝ2 → ℝ2 is represented by the matrix A.

(a) Find the value of k for which the line y = 2x is mapped onto itself under T.(3)

(b) Show that A is non-singular for all values of k.(3)

(c) Find A–1 in terms of k.(2)

A point P is mapped onto a point Q under T.

The point Q has position vector relative to an origin O.

Given that k = 3,

(d) find the position vector of P.(3)



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