# Past Papers’ Solutions | Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) | AS & A level | Mathematics 9709 | Pure Mathematics 2 (P2-9709/02) | Year 2009 | Oct-Nov | (P2-9709/22) | Q#7

Question The diagram shows the curve y = x2 cos x, for , and its maximum point M.     i.       Show by differentiation that the x-coordinate of M satisfies the equation    ii.       Verify by calculation that this equation has a root (in radians) between 1 and 1.2.   iii.       Use […]

# Past Papers’ Solutions | Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) | AS & A level | Mathematics 9709 | Pure Mathematics 2 (P2-9709/02) | Year 2009 | Oct-Nov | (P2-9709/21) | Q#7

Question The diagram shows the curve y = e– x. The shaded region R is bounded by the curve and the lines y = 1 and x = p, where p is a constant.      i. Find the area of R in terms of p.    ii. Show that if the area of R […]

# Past Papers’ Solutions | Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) | AS & A level | Mathematics 9709 | Pure Mathematics 2 (P2-9709/02) | Year 2009 | May-Jun | (P2-9709/02) | Q#7

Question The diagram shows the curve and its minimum point M.      i.       Find the exact coordinates of M.    ii.       Show that the curve intersects the line y = 20 at the point whose x-coordinate is the root of  the equation   iii.       Use the iterative formula with initial […]