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Edexcel C3 Paper A
1.

3.

fg(x) = g1 g(x) = x.

(3)

e2x 7ex + 12 = 0

x



e 3 ex 4 = 0
ex = 3 x = ln 3

2.

ex = 4 x = ln 4

(a)

(6)

(6, 0)

4.

(2, 0)

(3, 0)

sin A =

4
3
cos A =
5
5

sin B =

12
5
cos B =
13
13

sin(A B) = sin A cos B cos A sin B

(2)
=

(b)
(6, 0)

tan(A + B) =
=

(3, 0)

16
3 12 4 5

=
5 13
5 13
65
tan A + tan B
1 tan A tan B
3 5
 4  12 
5
1 43 12

(2, 0)
(2, 0)

14
56
= 1112 =
33

(3, 0)

(3)
(c)

(7)

16

5.

dy
= xex + ex
dx
at turning point, (x + 1)ex = 0 x = 1


1
pt. 1,
y = e1
e

(6, 0)

(2, 0)

d2 y
= ex + xex + ex
dx 2

(3, 0)

(3)

x = 1

d2 y
= e1 > 0
dx 2

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(8)

6.

(a)
f(1) = 1 6 + 7 = 2
f(2) = 4 12 + 7 = 1

8.

(a)

change of sign

x+3
3 2(x + 2)
=
(x + 2)(x + 3)
(x + 2)(x + 3)

(2)
(b) 7 = 6x x 2

3 2x 4 = x + 3

7 = x(6 x)
x=

2
1
3

=
(x + 2)(x + 3) x + 3
x+2

7
6x

4 = 3x
4
x=
3

(2)

(c) x1 = 1.75, x2 = 1.6470, x3 = 1.6081, x4 = 1.5938, x5 = 1.5886, x6 = 1.5868

Ans. x = 1.59 (3 s.f.)

(b)

(3)

(5)

(2x 3)(2x + 3)
x+1



(2x + 3)(x 5)
(x + 1) x 2 x + 1
2x 3

x 2 x + 1 (x 5)

7.

dx
= 3 sin 3y,
dy
9.
dy
1
=
dx
3 sin 3y
y=

dy
1
,
=
6 dx
3

1
= (x 0)
6
3

1
= x
6
3

(4)

(b) tan3 3 tan + 4 = 1 + tan2

tan3 tan2 3 tan + 3 = 0

y = , x = 0.
6
y

(a) f(1) = 1 1 3 + 3 = 0.



x= 3
(x 1) x 2 3 = 0

(4)

same as (i) with x = tan

(2)

(c) tan = 1 =
4

tan = 3 =
3

6y + 2x = 0

(8)

Ed

2
tan = 3 =
3

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10.

(a)

y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2 1
1

x
1

2
3

(b)

g1(x)

(3)

y
8

2 1

x
8

(3)
(c) g(3) = 4
hg (3) = h(4)
= 2

(3)

Ed

C3 paper A

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