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General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

PURE MATHEMATICS 6042/2

PAPER 2
FINAL REVISION 2025 SESSION 3 hours

Additional materials:
Answer Paper Non-programmable calculator
Graph Paper List of formulae

TIME 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name in the spaces provided on the answer sheet/answer booklet.
Answer all questions in Section A and any five questions in Section B.
If a numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specified in the
question, then in the case of an angle it should be given to the nearest degree, and in other cases
it should be given correct to 2 significant figures.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 120.
Questions are printed in the order of their mark allocations and candidates are advised to
attempt questions sequentially.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where possible.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentations in your answers.

This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

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Section A (40 marks)

Answer All questions in this section.

1) (a) The first term of an arithmetic progression (AP) is 5 and the 12th term is 41.
i.) Find the common difference. [2]
ii.) Calculate the sum of the first 20 terms. [2]
iii.) The 20th term of this AP is equal to the 15th term of a geometric
progression (GP) whose first term is 2 and common ratio r.
Find the value of r. [3]
(b) The first three terms of a geometric progression (GP) are 𝑎, 𝑎𝑟, 𝑎𝑟 2 .
The sum of these three terms is 26, and the sum to infinity of the GP is 27.
i.) Find the values of the first term 𝑎 and the common ratio 𝑟. [3]
ii.) Find the sum of the first 60 terms of the GP. [3]

2) The table below shows values of 𝑦 = In(𝑥 + 1) for 𝑥 from 0 to 2 in steps of 0.5.

𝑥 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

a) Complete the table of values. Give answers correct to 4 significant figures. [1]
b) Use the trapezium rule with this data to estimate
2

∫ In(𝑥 + 1)𝑑𝑥 . [𝟑]

0

c) (i) Find the exact value of

2

∫ In(𝑥 + 1)𝑑𝑥 . [𝟒]

0
(ii) Hence find the percentage error in your estimate. [2]

3) The curve C is defined by 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 7.

𝑑𝑦
i.) Find . [2]
𝑑𝑥
ii.) Determine the coordinates of the stationary points. [3]
iii.) Classify each stationary point as a local maximum, local minimum, or point
of inflection. [2]
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4) A conical tank is standing with its vertex downwards. The height of the tank is 4 m and the
radius of the top is 2 m. It is initially full of water. The water leaks through a small hole at
the bottom of the tank.
It is observed that the rate of decrease of the volume 𝑉 of water in the tank is proportional
to the square root of the depth ℎ of water in the tank at that instant:

𝑑𝑉
= −𝑘√ℎ
𝑑𝑡
where k is a positive constant.
a) Show that V can be expressed in terms of h as
𝜋
𝑉 = 12 ℎ3 . [𝟑]
b) Using the given relationship between V and t, form a differential equation for
ℎ in terms of 𝑡. [3]
c) Solve the differential equation to show that

3/2 3𝑘
ℎ3/2 = ℎ0 − 𝑡
2𝐴
where ℎ0 is the initial depth and 𝐴 is a constant to be determined. [4]

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Section B (80 marks)

Answer any five questions in this section
Each question carries 16 marks.

2𝑥+1
5) (a) Express in partial fractions. [5]
(𝑥+1)2 (𝑥−2)
2𝑥+1
(b) Hence, expand as ascending powers of 𝑥, up to and including the
(𝑥+1)2 (𝑥−2)

term in 𝑥 3 . [5]
(c) Evaluate
𝑛
3
∑ . [6]
(𝑟 + 1)(𝑟 + 2)
𝑟=1

0 1
6) (a) Let 𝐴 = ( ).
−1 0

(i) Compute 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 and 𝐴4 . [3]

(ii) Let 𝐺 = {𝐼, 𝐴, 𝐴2 , 𝐴3 }, where 𝐼 is the 2 × 2 identity matrix.
Show that (𝐺,∗), under matrix multiplication forms a group. [3]
(iii) Determine whether ∗ is commutative. [1]
(b) Let {𝑒, 𝑥, 𝑥 2 , 𝑥 3 } with a binary operation ∗ defined by 𝑥 4 = 𝑒 and
𝑥 𝑚 ∗ 𝑥 𝑛 = 𝑥 (𝑚+𝑛)𝑚𝑜𝑑4 for integers 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ {0, 1, 2, 3}, where 𝑥 0 = 𝑒.
Show that {𝐺,∗} forms a group. [9]

7) (a) Given that 𝑧 = 1 + 𝑖 is a root of the cubic equation

𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, and that the coefficients 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are real.
(i) Find the other complex root. [2]
(ii) Hence, determine the values of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐, if the third root is 2. [6]
(b) Use DeMoivre’s theorem to prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝜃 = 4 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃 − 3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃.
State a similar identity for 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝜃. [5]
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(c) Sketch the following locus on an Argand diagram:

𝜋
𝐴𝑟𝑔 (𝑧 − 3) < 4.

|𝑧 − 3| ≤ 3. [3]

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8) (a) A plane 𝜋1 is given by 𝑟 ⋅ (−2) = 6.
1
i.) Decide whether the line ℓ1
1 2
𝑟 = ( 2 ) + 𝑡 (3)
−1 4
is parallel to 𝜋1 . [2]
ii.) Find the perpendicular distance from the point 𝐴(2, −1,5) to the plane 𝜋1 [3]
(b) Two lines are given:
2 1 3 −1
ℓ2 : 𝑟 = (1) + 𝑡 (−1) , ℓ3 : 𝑟 = (2) + 𝑠 ( 2 ) .
0 2 2 0
i.) Show that the lines intersect and find the point of intersection. [4]
ii.) Find the equation of the plane containing both lines. [4]
0 1
(c) A line ℓ4 is given by 𝑟 = (1) + 𝑡 (−2) and a plane 𝜋2 is given by
2 2
𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4.
Find the acute angle between the line and the plane. [3]

9) (a) (i) Show that the function 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 3

1. has a root between 1 and 2. [2]
2. can be expressed as 𝑥𝑛+1 = 3√3 − 𝑥𝑛 . [2]

(ii) Using the iterative formula

𝑥𝑛+1 = 3√3 − 𝑥𝑛

with 𝑥1 = 1, find the root correct to 3 decimal places. [5]

(b) A farmer’s income for the first year is $1 200 and it increases each year in an AP
by $80. His expenses for the first year are $1 000 and increase each year in a GP
with common ratio 1.05.
i.) Write expressions for the income and expenses in the nth year. [2]
ii.) Show that the farmer’s expenses will first exceed his income in the 24th year. [5]
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10) (a) The region shown is bounded by the curve 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 2, the line 𝑦 = 𝑥, and the x-axis.
The curve and the line intersect at a point 𝐴 in the first quadrant.

i.) Find the coordinates of point A. [2]

ii.) Find the exact area of the shaded region bounded by 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 2 , 𝑦 = 𝑥,
and 𝑦 = 0. [4]
iii.) Rotate the shaded region about the x-axis. Compute the volume of the solid
formed. [5]
(b) Prove by mathematical induction that for all integers 𝑛 ≥ 1,
𝑛

∑ 𝑟2𝑟 = (𝑛 − 1)2𝑛+1 + 2 [𝟓]

𝑟=1
2 −1
11) (a) Find the image of the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3 under the transformation ( ). [5]
1 3
Express your answer in the form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0.

1 2 3 −24 18 5
(b) Given that 𝐴 = (0 1 4) and 𝐵 = ( 20 −15 −4).
5 6 0 −5 4 1
Find 𝐴𝐵. [4]
Hence,
a) State 𝐴−1. [2]
b) Solve
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1
𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 1
5𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 2 [𝟓]
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