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9709 Mathematics June 2025 Question Paper 21

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1 2 marks calculation p. 3 2.4

Given that $y = 6x\cos(x^2+1)$, find an expression for $\dfrac{dy}{dx}$.

2 calculation p. 4
2a 2 marks calculation p. 4 2.2

Use logarithms to solve the inequality $4^x < 0.05$. Give your answer in the form $x < a$, where the value of $a$ is correct to 3 significant figures.

2b 3 marks calculation p. 4 2.1

Solve the inequality $|3x+8| < 9$.

2c 1 mark short_answer p. 4 2.1

Hence state the integers that satisfy both of the inequalities in parts (a) and (b).

3 calculation p. 5
3a 2 marks short_answer p. 5 2.6

Sketch, on a single diagram, the graphs of $y = 3e^{-2x}$ and $y = \sec x$ for values of $x$ such that $0 \leqslant x < \tfrac12\pi$.

3b 2 marks short_answer p. 5 2.6

Show that the $x$-coordinate of the point of intersection of the two graphs satisfies the equation $x = \tfrac12\ln(3\cos x)$.

3c 3 marks calculation p. 5 2.6

Use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (b), to find the $x$-coordinate of the point of intersection correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each iteration to 5 decimal places.

4 calculation p. 6

The diagram shows the curve with equation $y = 6e^{2x} - e^{3x}$. The shaded region is bounded by the axes and the curve.

4a 3 marks calculation p. 6 2.4

Find the exact $x$-coordinate of the maximum point.

4b 4 marks calculation p. 7 2.5

Find the area of the shaded region. Give your answer in the form $\dfrac{p}{q}$, where $p$ and $q$ are integers.

5 calculation p. 8

The polynomial $p(x)$ is defined by $p(x) = ax^3 + bx^2 - ax - 24$, where $a$ and $b$ are constants. It is given that $(2x-3)$ is a factor of $p(x)$ and that the remainder is $-15$ when $p(x)$ is divided by $(x+1)$.

5a 4 marks calculation p. 8 2.1

Find the values of $a$ and $b$.

5b 3 marks calculation p. 9 2.1

Hence factorise $p(x)$ completely.

5c 2 marks calculation p. 9 2.3

Hence solve the equation $p(3\operatorname{cosec}\theta) = 0$ for $90\degree < \theta < 270\degree$.

6 calculation p. 10

The parametric equations of a curve are $x = \dfrac{2t+1}{3t+4}$, $y = 2\ln(3t+4)$, where $t > -\tfrac43$.

6a 5 marks calculation p. 10 2.4

Show that $\dfrac{dy}{dx}$ can be expressed in the form $c(3t+4)$ and state the value of the constant $c$.

6b 4 marks calculation p. 11 2.4

It is given that the gradient of the curve at the point $(a, \ln 100)$ is $m$. Find the values of $a$ and $m$.

6c 1 mark short_answer p. 11 2.4

State whether the curve represents a decreasing function or an increasing function or neither. Give a reason for your answer.

7 calculation p. 12
7a 3 marks short_answer p. 12 2.3

Prove that $\sin^2 2x + 4\cos^2 x\cos 2x \equiv 4\cos^4 x$.

7b 2 marks calculation p. 12 2.3

Find the set of possible values of the constant $k$ for which the equation $\sin^2 2x + 4\cos^2 x\cos 2x + 5 = k$ has no real solutions.

7c 4 marks calculation p. 13 2.5

Find the exact value of $\displaystyle\int_{-\frac13\pi}^{\frac13\pi} \sqrt{\sin^2 t + 4\cos^2\!\left(\tfrac12 t\right)\cos t}\;dt$.

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