Cambridge A Level Mathematics 9709 — 2014 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1
9709/21/O/N/14 · 1 question · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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Questions as text
Q3 · Find 4 cos2 1 [3] Ó 21 d1
3 (a) Find 4 cos2 1 [3] Ó 21 d1. 6 1 (b) Find the exact value of dx. [4] Ô 2x 3 −1 +
Mark scheme: 3 (a) Express integrand in the form p cos θ + 2 M1 State correct 2 cos θ + 2 A1 Integrate to obtain 2 sin θ + 2θ (+ c) A1 [3] (b) Integrate to obtain form k ln (2 x + 3) M1 1 Obtain correct ln (2 x + 3) A1 2 Apply limits correctly DM1 1 Obtain ln 15 A1 [4] 2
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