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General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

PURE MATHEMATICS 6042/1

PAPER 1
(ZIMSEC 2023 EXAM REVISION) 3 hours
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Answer 𝒂𝒍𝒍 questions.
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question, then in the case of an angle it should be given correct to the nearest degree, and in other
cases it should be given to 2 significant figures.

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The total number of marks for this paper is 120.

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1. Solve the equation 3𝑥+4 = 52𝑥 , giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures. [3]

2. Solve the inequality |5𝑥 + 2| > |4𝑥 + 3|. [3]

3. The polynomials 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) are defined by;

𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 − 𝑎
where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. It is given that (𝑥 + 2) is a factor of 𝑓(𝑥). It is also given
that, when 𝑔(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 + 1), the remainder is −18.
(a) Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏. [4]
(b) When 𝑎 and 𝑏 have these values find,
i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 leaving your answers to 3 significant figures, [3]
ii) the values of 𝑥 for which 𝑔(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥) = −10. [3]
4.
(a) Suppose a principal amount of $3 400 is deposited in a bank paying an annual
interest rate of 6,7% compounded quarterly. Find the balance after 6 years. [3]
(b) The cost of a car was $4 500 in 2000. In 2015 it was $9 400.
i. Find 𝑟, the annual growth rate. [2]
ii. Find the cost of the car in 2024. [3]
iii. After when will the cost of the car be $5 400? [3]

5. The complex number 𝑧 is such that, (3 + 4𝑖)𝑧 = −2 − 3𝑖.

(a) Find
i) the modulus of 𝑧, [3]
ii) the argument of 𝑧, [2]
iii) represent 𝑧 on an Argand diagram. [2]
(b) Given that complex number 𝑤 is 𝑖√2.
Find in exact form,
𝑧
i) , [3]
𝑤
ii) 𝑧𝑤. [2]

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11𝑥+7
6. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = (2𝑥−1)(𝑥+2)2

(a) Express 𝑓(𝑥) in partial fraction. [4]

(b) Hence obtain the expansion of 𝑓(𝑥) in ascending powers of 𝑥, up to and
including the term in 𝑥 2 . [4]
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(c) Show that ∫1 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 4 + 𝐼𝑛 (4). [4]

7. The points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 have position vectors; 4𝑖 − 9𝑗 − 𝑘, 𝑖 + 3𝑗 + 5𝑘 and

𝜇𝑖 − 𝑗 + 3𝑘 respectively.
(a) Find the unit vector parallel to ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 ,
Find the value of 𝜇 such that 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are collinear. [4]
(b) Calculate the angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 when 𝜇 = 3,
Hence find the exact area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶. [6]

𝑥+1
8. Given that 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝐼𝑛(𝑥 − 1) and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥−1.

(a) Sketch the graphs of 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) separately after stating the transformations
1
from 𝑦 = 𝐼𝑛(𝑥) and 𝑦 = 𝑥 to 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) respectively. [9]

(b) Hence, state the domain and range of 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥). [3]
(c) Find 𝑔𝑓′(𝑥). [4]
9.
1 2
(a) The third and fourth terms of a geometric progression are 3 and 9 respectively.

Find the sum to infinity of the progression. [4]

(b) A circle is divided into 5 sectors in such a way that the angles of the sectors are
in arithmetic progression. Given that the angle of the largest sector is 4 times the
angle of the smallest sector, find the angle of the largest sector. [4]

10.
P 10 cm O R

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The diagram shows a sector POQ of a circle of radius 10 cm and centre O. Angle POQ is
2.2 radians. QR is an arc of a circle with centre P and POR is a straight line.
(a) Show that the length of PQ is 17.8 cm, correct to 3 significant figures. [2]
(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]

11. Two points have coordinates A(5,7) and B(9, −1).

(i) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB. [3]
The line through C (1, 2) parallel to AB meets the perpendicular bisector of
AB at the point X.
(ii) Find, by calculation, the distance BX. [5]

12.
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥
(a) Prove that, ≡ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥 − 1. [3]
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝑥

(b) Express 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − √3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 in the form 𝑅𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥−∝). Hence, solve 𝑓(𝑥) = 1, for
√2
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋. Give the maximum and minimum values of 𝑓(𝑥) and the values between

0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋 at which they occur. [7]

13.
(a) By sketching suitable graphs, show that the equation 𝑒 2𝑥 = 6 + 𝑒 −𝑥 has exactly
one real root. [2]
(b) Verify by calculation that this root lies between 0.5 and 1. [2]
(c) Show that if a sequence of values given by the iterative formula;
1
𝑥𝑛+1 = 𝐼𝑛(1 + 6𝑒 𝑥𝑛 )
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converges, then it converges to the root of the equation in part (i). [2]
(d) Use this iterative formula to calculate the root correct to 3 decimal places. Give
the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places. [3]

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𝐼𝑛𝑦
14.

(5.9; 11.008)

(2.2; 4.908)
𝐼𝑛𝑥

The variables 𝑥 and 𝑦 satisfy the equation 𝑦 = 𝐴 × 𝐵 𝐼𝑛𝑥 , where A and B are
constants. The graph of 𝐼𝑛𝑦 against 𝐼𝑛𝑥 is a straight line passing through the points
(2.2; 4.908) and (5.9; 11.008) as shown in the diagram. Find the value of A and B
correct to 2 significant figures. [5]
15.
2 1
(a) The first shape is transformed to a second shape by a transformation matrix ( )
4 3
and a third shape is obtained from the second shape using the transformation
−1 5
( ).
−1 2
i) Find the single transformation that would transform the first shape to the
third shape directly. [2]
ii) If the first shape has an area of 9 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠, find the area of the second
and third shape. [3]
(b) Prove by induction that ∑𝑛𝑟=1(1 + 𝑟)2𝑟 = 𝑛2𝑛+1 for all 𝑛 ∈ ℤ+ , where ℤ+ is the set of
positive integers. [6]

16. 𝑦
B

A (0, 4) Q 𝑥=4

8
P 𝑦=
3𝑥 + 4

𝑥
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The diagram shows part of the curve 𝑦 = . The curve intersects the y-axis at
√3𝑥+4

A(0, 4). The normal to the curve at A intersects the line x = 4 at the point B.
(i) Find the coordinates of B. [4]
(ii) Show, with all necessary working, that the areas of the regions marked P and
Q are equal. [5]
(iii) Find in exact form the volume generated when the shaded region, bounded
by the curve is rotated through 2𝜋 about the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. [4]
17.
(a) Water is being poured into a cone, with its vertex pointing downwards. This is shown
in the diagram below. The cone is initially empty and water is poured in at a rate of
25cm3 s−1 . Find the rate at which the depth of the liquid is increasing after 30 seconds.
[6]

𝑟
ℎ
60°

(b) Ink is dropped on to bottling paper forming a circular stain which increases in area at
a rate of 2.5cm2 /s. Find the rate at which the radius is changing when the area of the
stain is 16𝜋cm2 . [5]

(c) A vacuum flask (for keeping drinks hot) is modelled as a closed cylinder in which the
internal radius is 𝑟 cm and the internal height is ℎ cm. The volume of the flask is 1000
𝑐𝑚3 . A flask is most efficient when the total internal surface area, A 𝑐𝑚2 , is a
minimum.
2000
(i) Show that 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟 2 + 𝑟
. [3]

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(ii) Given that 𝑟 can vary, find the value of 𝑟, correct to 1 decimal place, for which
𝐴 has a stationary value and verify that the flask is most efficient when 𝑟
takes this value. [5]

NOTE; (15 - 17), are bonus questions!!! Enjoy!!!

KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS PAPER SAVES AS A REVISION GUIDE FOR THE COMING
NOVEMBER 2023 A LEVEL PURE MATHEMATICS EXAM!!!

TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN COVERED (almost all) INCLUDE;

 Mathematical Induction  Linear Law

 Transformations_(Matrices)  Partial Fractions

 Complex Numbers  Polynomials

 Circles  Sequence and series

 Plane Trigonometry  Series Expansion

 Relations and Functions  Graphs and Transformations

 Trigonometry Functions  Numerical Methods

 Exponential Growth and Decay  Small_Changes_and_Approximations

 Indices, Logarithms and Surds  Vectors

 Inequalities  Differentiation

 Integration

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