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Date May 2017 Marks available 3 Reference code 17M.1.sl.TZ1.10
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Find Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable \(A\), in terms of an angle \(\theta \).

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Show that \(\cos \theta  = \frac{3}{4}\).

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Given that \(\tan \theta  > 0\), find \(\tan \theta \).

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b.

Let \(y = \frac{1}{{\cos x}}\), for \(0 < x < \frac{\pi }{2}\). The graph of \(y\)between \(x = \theta \) and \(x = \frac{\pi }{4}\) is rotated 360° about the \(x\)-axis. Find the volume of the solid formed.

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c.

Markscheme

evidence of summing to 1     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\sum {p = 1} \)

correct equation     A1

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\cos \theta  + 2\cos 2\theta  = 1\)

correct equation in \(\cos \theta \)     A1

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\cos \theta  + 2(2{\cos ^2}\theta  - 1) = 1,{\text{ }}4{\cos ^2}\theta  + \cos \theta  - 3 = 0\)

evidence of valid approach to solve quadratic     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)factorizing equation set equal to \(0,{\text{ }}\frac{{ - 1 \pm \sqrt {1 - 4 \times 4 \times ( - 3)} }}{8}\)

correct working, clearly leading to required answer     A1

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\((4\cos \theta  - 3)(\cos \theta  + 1),{\text{ }}\frac{{ - 1 \pm 7}}{8}\)

correct reason for rejecting \(\cos \theta  \ne  - 1\)     R1

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\cos \theta \) is a probability (value must lie between 0 and 1), \(\cos \theta  > 0\)

 

Note:     Award R0 for \(\cos \theta  \ne  - 1\) without a reason.

 

\(\cos \theta  = \frac{3}{4}\)    AG  N0

a.

valid approach     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)sketch of right triangle with sides 3 and 4, \({\sin ^2}x + {\cos ^2}x = 1\)

correct working     

(A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)missing side \( = \sqrt 7 ,{\text{ }}\frac{{\frac{{\sqrt 7 }}{4}}}{{\frac{3}{4}}}\)

\(\tan \theta  = \frac{{\sqrt 7 }}{3}\)     A1     N2

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b.

attempt to substitute either limits or the function into formula involving \({f^2}\)     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\pi \int_\theta ^{\frac{\pi }{4}} {{f^2},{\text{ }}\int {{{\left( {\frac{1}{{\cos x}}} \right)}^2}} } \)

correct substitution of both limits and function     (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\pi \int_\theta ^{\frac{\pi }{4}} {{{\left( {\frac{1}{{\cos x}}} \right)}^2}{\text{d}}x} \)

correct integration     (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\tan x\)

substituting their limits into their integrated function and subtracting     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\tan \frac{\pi }{4} - \tan \theta \)

 

Note:     Award M0 if they substitute into original or differentiated function.

 

\(\tan \frac{\pi }{4} = 1\)    (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(1 - \tan \theta \)

\(V = \pi  - \frac{{\pi \sqrt 7 }}{3}\)     A1     N3

 

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Syllabus sections

Topic 5 - Statistics and probability » 5.7 » Concept of discrete random variables and their probability distributions.
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