# WMA12 Pure Mathematics 2 (P2) January 2024 Paper 01

Pearson Edexcel International A Level WMA12 Pure Mathematics 2 (P2) past paper 01, January 2024. Open it online or download the question paper PDF free.

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- Board: Edexcel
- Qualification: Pearson Edexcel International A Level
- Subject: WMA12 Pure Mathematics 2 (P2) (https://mathvsarham.com/past-papers/wma12/)
- Session: January 2024
- Paper: 01
- Component code: WMA12/01
- Time allowed: 90 minutes
- Total marks: 75
- Pages: 32

## Question paper text

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Question 1
[Diagram or table: see page 2 of the paper]
Given that when f(x) is divided by (x – 2) the remainder is 3, find the value of a. [3]

Question 2
Find the coefficient of the term in x^7 of the binomial expansion of
[Diagram or table: see page 4 of the paper]
giving your answer in simplest form. [3]

Question 3
The circle C
• has centre A(3, 5)
• passes through the point B(8, – 7)
(a) Find an equation for C. [3]
The points M and N lie on C such that MN is a chord of C.
Given that MN
• lies above the x-axis
• is parallel to the x-axis
• has length 4 22
(b) find an equation for the line passing through points M and N. [3]

Question 4
(a) Sketch the curve with equation
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
where a is a constant and a > 1
On your sketch show
• the coordinates of the point of intersection of the curve with the y-axis
• the equation of the asymptote to the curve. [3]
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
The table above shows corresponding values of x and y for y  3^1/2  4
The values of y are given to four significant figures, as appropriate.
Using the trapezium rule with all the values of y in the table,
(b) find an approximate value for
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
giving your answer to two significant figures. [3]
(c) Using the answer to part (b), find an approximate value for
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
(i)  3^1/2  dx __4    
[Diagram or table: see page 8 of the paper]
(ii)  3^1/2  4 dx   3^1/2  4 dx
[3]

Question 5
(i) Find the value of
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
[3]
(ii) A sequence u_1, u_2, u_3,... is defined by
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
(a) Show that this sequence is periodic. [2]
(b) State the order of this sequence. [1]
(c) Hence find
[Diagram or table: see page 12 of the paper]
[2]

Question 6
(a) Given that
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
[4]
(b) Given also that –1 is a root of the equation
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
(i) use algebra to find the other two roots of the equation. [3]
(ii) Hence solve
[Diagram or table: see page 16 of the paper]
[1]

Question 7
Wheat is grown on a farm.
• In year 1, the farm produced 300 tonnes of wheat.
• In year 12, the farm is predicted to produce 4 000 tonnes of wheat.
Model A assumes that the amount of wheat produced on the farm will increase by the same amount each year.
(a) Using model A, find the amount of wheat produced on the farm in year 4. Give your answer to the nearest 10 tonnes. [3]
Model B assumes that the amount of wheat produced on the farm will increase by the same percentage each year.
(b) Using model B, find the amount of wheat produced on the farm in year 2. Give your answer to the nearest 10 tonnes. [3]
(c) Calculate, according to the two models, the difference between the total amounts of wheat predicted to be produced on the farm from year 1 to year 12 inclusive. Give your answer to the nearest 10 tonnes. [3]

Question 8
(i) Use a counter example to show that the following statement is false
[Diagram or table: see page 24 of the paper]
[2]
(ii) Use algebra to prove by exhaustion that for all n ∈ 
[Diagram or table: see page 24 of the paper]
[4]

Question 9
In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(i) Solve, for 0  x < 360°, the equation
[Diagram or table: see page 26 of the paper]
giving your answers to one decimal place. [6]
(ii) 
[Diagram or table: see page 26 of the paper]
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation
[Diagram or table: see page 26 of the paper]
where A is a constant and θ is measured in radians.
The points P, Q and R lie on the curve and are shown in Figure 1.
Given that the y coordinate of P is 7
(a) state the value of A, [1]
(b) find the exact coordinates of Q, [3]
(c) find the value of θ at R, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. [4]

Question 10
In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
[Diagram or table: see page 30 of the paper]
Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve with equation
[Diagram or table: see page 30 of the paper]
The point P is the only stationary point on the curve.
(a) Use calculus to show that the x coordinate of P is 9 [4]
The line l passes through the point P and is parallel to the x-axis.
The region R, shown shaded in Figure 2, is bounded by the curve, the line l and the line with equation x = 4
(b) Use algebraic integration to find the exact area of R. [5]