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IFYMB002 Mathematics Business

Examination

2020-21

Section A

Answer ALL questions. This section carries 45 marks.

Question A1

The line with equation   5 + 3 = 0   crosses the − axis at point X and the axis at point Y.

The area of triangle OYX, where O is the origin, is 120 square units.

Find the values of . [ 4 ]

Question A2

The probability that it rains on a given day is 0.4.

Find the probability that it does not rain for 7 consecutive days.

Give your answer as a decimal to 3 significant figures.

In this question, 1 mark will be given for the correct use of significant figures.

Question A3

A quadratic equation is defined as 2  + 9 + 3 = 0  where is an integer.  Find the largest possible value of if the equation has two real distinct roots.

Question A4

In the expansion of  ( + 4)8    the coefficient of the 3  term is 112 .

Find the value of .

Question A5

(a) Write   2 log ( ) +  log ( ) −  log ( )  as a single logarithm.

You are given the value of the expression in part (a) is equal to 1 . (b) State the value of .

Question A6

Solve  sin( ) =  −0.966     (0°  ≤ ≤ 360°)

Question A7

If = 562  + 3 ln − 44 ,  find the exact value of when = .

Question A8

Find

∫ (102 − 3)2 .

Question A9

Eight readings are shown below in ascending order (smallest to largest).

−1,   0,   2, ,   10,   15,   17,   23.

(a) Write down the mean in terms of .

You are given the median is 8.

(b) Find the standard deviation.

Question A10

The probability a student has blue eyes is .

Five students are selected at random.

Write down, in terms of , the probability that exactly 3 or exactly 4 of the students have blue eyes.

Give your answer in the form  53 ( )( )  where and are integers. [ 4 ]

Question A11

A curve has equation = ln(tan )

Write down and hence find its value when = . [ 3 ]

Question A12

A curve has equation

=

1  2 +  8 .

to find and hence find the coordinates of the stationary [ 5 ]


Section B

Answer 4 questions ONLY. This section carries 80

marks.

Question B1

(a) Solve the equations   3 − 5 = 5 [ 4 ]

9 + 10 = 0

All working must be shown: just quoting the answers, even the correct ones, will score no marks if this working is not seen .

(b)

.

ii.

(c) i.

ii.

(d)

.

The expression 2 − 7 + is divided by ( ).

Write down the remainder in terms of and .

You are given the remainder is −3 and =  .

Find the possible values of .

Factorise 632 + 5 − 2.

Hence, or otherwise, solve the inequality 632 + 5 − 2  ≥ 0.

Give your critical values in the form where and are integers.

An arithmetic series has first term and common difference . The 9th term is 7 times larger than the first term.

Show that = .


The sum of the first 40 terms is 5000.

ii. Find the value of and the value of .

(e) A geometric series is defined as + 2   + 3   +  …

Write down the term in terms of in its simplest form.

Question B2

(a) The variables and are connected by the formula

=  22 12(2 ) + 40.

ii. Find the values of when = 8. [ ]3

iii. What happens to when becomes large and negative? [ 1 ]

(b) (where ≠ 0) is a real number.

i. Prove that 0  = 1. [ 1 ]

ii. Find the value of if

308  − 68             1

× 4 =  72 [ 3 ]

(c)

NOT TO SCALE

60 cm

65 cm

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the acute-angled triangle with = 65 cm and =60 cm.   The area of triangle is 1800 cm2 .

i. Find the value of sin , giving your answer in the form are integers.

ii. Show that cos = .

iii. Find the length of .   Give your answer in the form 5√ where is an integer.

iv. Find angle .

v. Find the shortest distance from to . Show your working.

vi. Find the shortest distance from to using a different method. Again, show your working.

Question B3 (a)

4                                 4

3

3

2

NOT TO SCALE

Figure 2

Figure  2  shows  a  rectangular  field  which  has  a  smaller  rectangle removed from one side.  All measurements are in metres.

The perimeter of the field is 408 metres.

ii. Show that the area of the field, , is given by [ ]3

= 2040 − 1362

iii. Use calculus to find the value of which makes the area a maximum. [ ]3

iv. Use calculus to confirm your value of gives a maximum. [ ]3

v. Find this maximum area. [ 1 ]

∫ (12 − 8) 2 .