Edexcel GCE

Core Mathematics C1
Advanced Subsidiary
Tuesday 10 January 2006 ( Afternoon
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials required for examination
stion papers
Mathematical Formulae (Green)

Items included with que

Nil

Calculators may NOT be used in this examination.

Instructions to Candidates
In the boxes on the answer book, write the name of the examining body (Edexcel),
your centre number, candidate number, the unit title (Core Mathematics C1), the
paper reference (6663), your surname, initials and signature.
Information for Candidates
A booklet Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables is provided.
Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
The marks for individual questions and the parts of questions are shown in round
brackets: e.g. (2).
There are 10 questions on this paper. The total mark for this paper is 75.
Advice to Candidates
You must ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
You must show sufficient working to make your methods clear to the Examiner. Ans
wers
without working may gain no credit.

1.

Factorise completely

x3
4x2 + 3x.
(3)
2.

The sequence of positive numbers u1, u2, u3, ..., is given by

un + 1 = (un
(a)

3)2,

u1 = 1.

Find u2, u3 and u4.

(3)
(b)
(1)

Write down the value of u20.

3.

The line L has equation y = 5

2x.

(a)
Show that the point P (3, 1) lies on L.
(1)
(b)
Find an equation of the line perpendicular to L, which passes th
rough P. Give your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are inte
gers.
(4)
4.
(2)
(3)
5.
(1)
(b)

Given that y = 2x2

 EMBED Equation.3 , x ( 0,

(a)

find  EMBED Equation.3 ,

(b)

find  EMBED Equation.3 .

(a)

Write (45 in the form a(5, where a is an integer.

Express  EMBED Equation.3  in the form b + c(5, where b and c are integers.
(5)

6.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = f(x). The curve passes th
rough the points (0, 3) and (4, 0) and touches the x-axis at the point (1, 0).
On separate diagrams, sketch the curve with equation
(a)
(3)
(b)
(3)
(3)

y = f(x + 1),
y = 2f(x),
(c)

y = f EMBED Equation.3 .

On each diagram show clearly the coordinates of all the points at which the curv
e meets the axes.

7.
On Alice s 11th birthday she started to receive an annual allowance. The f
irst annual allowance was 500 and on each following birthday the allowance was in
creased by 200.
(a)
Show that, immediately after her 12th birthday, the total of the
allowances that Alice had received was 1200.
(1)
(b)
Find the amount of Alice s annual allowance on her 18th birthday.
(2)
(c)
Find the total of the allowances that Alice had received up to and inclu
ding her 18th birthday.
(3)
When the total of the allowances that Alice had received reached 32 000 the allow
ance stopped.
(d)
(7)

Find how old Alice was when she received her last allowance.

8.
that

The curve with equation y = f(x) passes through the point (1, 6). Given

f ((x) = 3 +  EMBED Equation.3 ,

(7)

x > 0,

find f(x) and simplify your answer.

9.

Figure 2

Figure2 shows part of the curve C with equation

y = (x

1)(x2

4).

The curve cuts the x-axis at the points P, (1, 0) and Q, as shown in Figure 2.
(a)
(2)
(b)
(3)
(c)
).
(2)

Write down the x-coordinate of P and the x-coordinate of Q.

Show that  EMBED Equation.3

 = 3x2

2x

4.

Show that y = x + 7 is an equation of the tangent to C at the point ( 1, 6

The tangent to C at the point R is parallel to the tangent at the point ( 1, 6).
(d)
(5)

Find the exact coordinates of R.

10.
(2)

x2 + 2x + 3 ( (x + a)2 + b.
(a)

(b)
dinates of any
(3)
(c)
he sign of the
(2)

Find the values of the constants a and b.

Sketch the graph of y = x2 + 2x + 3, indicating clearly the coor
intersections with the coordinate axes.
Find the value of the discriminant of x2 + 2x + 3. Explain how t
discriminant relates to your sketch in part (b).

The equation x2 + kx + 3 = 0, where k is a constant, has no real roots.

(d)
(4)

Find the set of possible values of k, giving your answer in surd form.

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 75 MARKS

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