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General Certificate of Education

Advanced Level Examination
January 2012

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Mathematics

MFP4

Unit Further Pure 4

Friday 27 January 2012

9.00 am to 10.30 am

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You may use a graphics calculator.

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Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for
drawing.
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Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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Answer all questions.
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Write the question part reference (eg (a), (b)(i) etc) in the left-hand
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Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do
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The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
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The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
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Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof,
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p
The vectors a and b are such that a . b 21 , jaj 5 2 and j bj 3 .
Determine the exact value of ja  bj .

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Describe the single transformation represented by each of the matrices:

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0 0 1

6
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40 1 05;

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1 0 0
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0:6

6
4 0
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0 0:8
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(b)


4 5
Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of the matrix M
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5 4
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The plane transformation T is given by the matrix M. Write down the coordinates of
the invariant point of T.
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Let X
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Determine X XT .

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(b)

Show that DetX XT  XT X 4 0 for all real values of x.

(4 marks)

(c)

Find the value of x for which the matrix X XT  XT X is singular.

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5 (a)

Determine the two values of the integer n for which the system of equations
2x ny z 5
3x  y nz 1
x 7y z n
does not have a unique solution.

(b)

(4 marks)

For the positive value of n found in part (a), determine whether the system is
consistent or inconsistent, and interpret this result geometrically.
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The planes P1 and P2 have equations

2 3
2
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r . 4 1 5 10 and r . 4 1 5 7
7
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respectively.
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Determine, to the nearest degree, the acute angle between P1 and P2 .

(b)

By setting z t , find cartesian equations for the line of intersection of P1 and P2 in

the form
xa yb

zt
l
m

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(6 marks)

2 3
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The line L, with equation r 1 l 9 5 , intersects P1 at the point P and P2
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2

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Show that PQ k 2 , where k is an integer.

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The plane transformation T is a rotation through y radians anticlockwise about O,

and maps points x, y onto image points X , Y such that

X
Y

c s

s
c

 
x
y

where c cos y and s sin y .


Write down the inverse of the matrix

(a)

c s
s
c


and hence show that

x cX sY and y sX cY

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The curve C has equation x 2  6xy  7y 2 8 .

(b)

The image of C under T is the curve C with equation pX 2 qXY rY 2 8 .

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Use the results of part (a) to show that

q 6s 2 16sc  6c2
and express p and r similarly in terms of c and s.

(4 marks)

(ii) Given that y is an acute angle, find the values of c and s for which q 0 and hence

in this case express the equation of C in the form

X2 Y2

1
a2 b2
(iii) Hence explain why C is a hyperbola.

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For n 6 1, the vectors a, b and c are such that

2

6 7
a 4 n 5,
n2

2n

n1

6
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b 4 2n2 n 5 and c 4 n2  1 5
1

1  n2

Determine the value of n for which a, b and c are linearly dependent.

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