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9709/02
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x
correct to 3 significant figures.
y
[3]
306
1
xn+1 = 4xn + 4 ,
5
xn
with initial value x1 = 3, converges to .
(i) Use this iterative formula to find correct to 3 decimal places, showing the result of each
iteration.
[3]
(ii) State an equation satisfied by , and hence show that the exact value of is
5
306 .
[2]
The cubic polynomial 2x3 + ax2 13x 6 is denoted by f(x). It is given that (x 3) is a factor of f(x).
(i) Find the value of a.
[2]
[4]
(i) Express 3 sin + 4 cos in the form R sin( + ), where R > 0 and 0 < < 90 , giving the value
[3]
of correct to 2 decimal places.
(ii) Hence solve the equation
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The diagram shows the part of the curve y = xex for 0 x 2, and its maximum point M .
(i) Find the x-coordinate of M .
[4]
(ii) Use the trapezium rule with two intervals to estimate the value of
2
xex dx,
0
[3]
(iii) State, with a reason, whether the trapezium rule gives an under-estimate or an over-estimate of
[1]
the true value of the integral in part (ii).
x = 2t + ln t,
4
y=t+ ,
t
dy
t2 4
=
.
dx t(2t + 1)
[3]
(ii) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where t = 1.
[3]
(iii) The curve has one stationary point. Find the y-coordinate of this point, and determine whether
this point is a maximum or a minimum.
[4]
[5]
cos3 x dx = 23 .
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