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Date May 2013 Marks available 2 Reference code 13M.1.hl.TZ1.10
Level HL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Find Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

Find all values of x for 0.1x1 such that sin(πx1)=0.

[2]
a.

Find 1n1n+1πx2sin(πx1)dx, showing that it takes different integer values when n is even and when n is odd.

[3]
b.

Evaluate 10.1|πx2sin(πx1)|dx.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

sin(πx1)=0 πx=π, 2π()     (A1) 

x=1,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,110     A1

[2 marks]

a.

[cos(πx1)]1n1n+1     M1

=cos(πn)cos(π(n+1))     A1

= 2 when n is even and = –2 when n is odd     A1

[3 marks]

b.

10.1|πx2sin(πx1)|dx=2+2++2=18     (M1)A1

[2 marks]

c.

Examiners report

There were a pleasing number of candidates who answered part (a) correctly. Fewer were successful with part (b). It was expected by this stage of the paper that candidates would be able to just write down the value of the integral rather than use substitution to evaluate it.

a.

There were a pleasing number of candidates who answered part (a) correctly. Fewer were successful with part (b). It was expected by this stage of the paper that candidates would be able to just write down the value of the integral rather than use substitution to evaluate it.

b.

There were disappointingly few correct answers to part (c) with candidates not realising that it was necessary to combine the previous two parts in order to write down the answer.

c.

Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Core: Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.2 » Definition of cosθ , sinθ and tanθ in terms of the unit circle.

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