CAPE - 2007 - Pure Mathematics Unit 2 - Paper 03-2 Section A (Module 1) 1 The rate of decay of a radioactive substance after

t hours was found to be directly proportional to the amount A of the substance remaining ( a) (b) ( c) Form a differential equation to model this situation Given that when t = 0 A = A0 show that A A0 e
kt

[3 marks] [8 marks]

If the time taken for the remaining substance to be

t . ln . 2

1 A is T show that 2 0

A (d)

A0 e

[4 marks]

Prove that the time taken for the amount remaining to be reduced to 1 A 30 0 is 4.91T [5 marks]

Total 20 marks dA dt A (b) A0

( a)

kA

1 dA A

t k dt 0

ln.

A A0

kt

A ln . 2 T

A0 e

kt

( c)

1 A 2 0

A0 e

kT

kT

ln.

1 2

t . ln . 2

A
t . ln . 2

A0 e

(d)

1 A 30 0

A0 e

ln.

1 30

t . ln. 2 T

ln . 30 T ln . 2

t = 4.91T

Section B - Module 2 2 ( a) The common ratio r of a geometric series is given by r x Find the values of x for which the series is convergent (b) 7x
2

6 [9 marks]

An oil well produced 100 000 barrels of oil in its first year but output fell by 7.5% each year thereafter ( i) Determine to 2 sig fig the number of barrels of oil that could be produced ( a) (b) ( ii ) from the well as the maximum total output by the well in the first 15 years [5 marks] [4 marks]

What percentage of the maximum total output of oil would be left after 15 years? [2 marks] Total 20 marks 7x x
2

( a)

<1 6

49 x2 < x4

12 x2

36

x4

37 x2

36 > 0

x2 1 < x< 1

x2 x> 6

36 > 0

x< 6

(b)

( i)

production is GP with a = 100 000 and r = (1 - 0.075) = 0.925 100000 1 0.925

15

max output:

productionmax

1300000 ( 2 sig . fig )

( ii )

S15

100000 . 1 0.925 1 0.925

S15

920000 . ( 2 sig . fig )

( iii )

percent =

1300000 920000 100 = 29.231 1300000

29 % . ( 2 sig . fig )

Section C - Module 3 3 ( a) Ten students 8 girls and 2 boys are to be seated in a row ( i) Determine the number of different ways these students can be arranged if there are no restrictions [2 marks] ( ii ) (b) Find the probability that the two boys do not sit next to each other [6 marks]

The cost of 2 computers 2 printers and 1 scanner is $5 950 The cost of 4 computers 1 printer and 1 scanner is $11 450 The cost of 5 computers 3 printers and 2 scanners is $14 600 Let x, y and z represent the cost in dollars of a computer a printer and a scanner respectively ( i) ( ii ) ( iii ) Use the given information to form three equations Write down the system of equations in matrix form Hence calculate the values of x y and z [3 marks] [1 mark] [8 marks]

( a)

( i) ( ii )

10 !

3628800 ways 9! 2! 9! 2! 10 ! 1 5 9! 2! 10 ! 4 5

boys next to each other: P(boys next to each other) =

P(boys not next to each other) =

(b)

( i)

2x + 2y + z = 5950 4x + y + z = 11450 5x + 3y + 2z = 14600

2 2 1 ( ii ) 5 3 2

x . y 4 1 1 z

5950 11450 14600

2 2 1 4 1 1 5 3 2

1 yields 3 7

1 1

1 2

4 6

x y z

1 3 7

1 1

5950 x 2800 y 100 z 150 14600

2 . 11450

4 6