FOR OCR
GCE Examinations
Advanced / Advanced Subsidiary
Core Mathematics C3
Paper J
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Answer all the questions.
• Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, unless a different degree
of accuracy is specified in the question or is clearly appropriate.
• You are permitted to use a graphic calculator in this paper.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
• The total number of marks for this paper is 72.
• You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
Written by Shaun Armstrong
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1. Use Simpson’s rule with four strips to estimate the value of the integral
3
∫0 ecos x dx. [4]
2. Giving your answers to 1 decimal place, solve the equation
5 tan2 2θ − 13 sec 2θ = 1,
for θ in the interval 0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°. [7]
3. y
(−3, 2)
O x
y = f(x)
(2, −4)
The diagram shows the curve y = f(x) which has a maximum point at (−3, 2) and a
minimum point at (2, −4).
(a) Showing the coordinates of any stationary points, sketch on separate diagrams
the graphs of
(i) y = f(x), [2]
(ii) y = 3f(2x). [3]
(b) Write down the values of the constants a and b such that the curve with equation
y = a + f(x + b) has a minimum point at the origin O. [2]
4. Find the values of x in the interval −180 < x < 180 for which
tan (x + 45)° − tan x° = 4,
giving your answers to 1 decimal place. [7]
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5. The finite region R is bounded by the curve with equation y = 3x − 1 , the x-axis
and the lines x = 23 and x = 3.
(i) Find the area of R. [4]
(ii) Find, in terms of π, the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated through
four right angles about the x-axis. [4]
6. The functions f and g are defined by
f : x → 1 − ax, x ∈ ,
g : x → x2 + 2ax + 2, x ∈ ,
where a is a constant.
Find, in terms of a,
(i) an expression for f −1(x), [2]
(ii) the range of g. [3]
Given that gf(3) = 7,
(iii) find the two possible values of a. [4]
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7. The curve with equation y = x 2 ln x , x > 0 crosses the x-axis at the point P.
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(i) Write down the coordinates of P. [1]
The normal to the curve at P crosses the y-axis at the point Q.
(ii) Find the area of triangle OPQ where O is the origin. [6]
The curve has a stationary point at R.
(iii) Find the x-coordinate of R in exact form. [2]
Turn over
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8. (i) Solve the equation
π − 3 cos−1 θ = 0. [2]
(ii) Sketch on the same diagram the curves y = cos−1 (x − 1), 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and
y = x + 2 , x ≥ −2. [3]
Given that α is the root of the equation
cos−1 (x − 1) = x+2 ,
(iii) show that 0 < α < 1, [2]
(iv) use the iterative formula
xn + 1 = 1 + cos xn + 2
with x0 = 1 to find α correct to 3 decimal places.
You should show the result of each iteration. [3]
9. The number of bacteria present in a culture at time t hours is modelled by the
continuous variable N and the relationship
N = 2000ekt,
where k is a constant.
Given that when t = 3, N = 18 000, find
(i) the value of k to 3 significant figures, [3]
(ii) how long it takes for the number of bacteria present to double, giving your
answer to the nearest minute, [4]
(iii) the rate at which the number of bacteria is increasing when t = 3. [4]
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