(i) Show that
\[\displaystyle\sum^{16}_{r=1} (3 + 5r + 2^r) = 131 798 \]
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(ii) A sequence \(u_1, u_2, u_3, ... \) is defined by
\[ u_{n+1} = \dfrac{1}{u_n}, \qquad u_1 = \dfrac{2}{3} \]
Find the exact value of \(\displaystyle\sum^{100}_{r=1} u_r \)
Figure 1 is a graph showing the trajectory of a rugby ball.
The height of the ball above the ground, H metres, has been plotted against the horizontal distance, x metres, measured from the point where the ball was kicked.
The ball travels in a vertical plane.
The ball reaches a maximum height of 12 metres and hits the ground at a point 40 metres from where it was kicked.
(a) Find a quadratic equation linking H with x that models this situation.
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The ball passes over the horizontal bar of a set of rugby posts that is perpendicular to the path of the ball. The bar is 3 metres above the ground.
(b) Use your equation to find the greatest horizontal distance of the bar from O.
Given that θ is measured in radians, prove, from first principles, that
\[\dfrac{d}{dθ}(\cos{}) = -\sin{θ} \]
You may assume the formula for \(\cos{(A±B)}\) and that as \({h→0}\), \(\dfrac{\sin{h}}{h} → 1 \) and \(\dfrac{\cos{h} - 1}{h} → 0 \)
(b) Hence solve, for \({-\dfrac{π}{2} < x < \dfrac{π}{2}} \), the equation
\[(\sec^2{x}-5)(1-\cos{2x}) = 3\tan^2{x}\sin{2x} \]
Give any non-exact answer to 3 decimal places where appropriate.
A scientist is studying a population of mice on an island.
The number of mice, N, in the population, t months after the start of the study, is modelled by the equation
\[N = \dfrac{900}{3+7e^{-0.25t}},\]\[t∈ℝ, \qquad t⩾0\]
(a) Find the number of mice in the population at the start of the study.
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(b) Show that the rate of growth \(\dfrac{dN}{dt}\) is given by \({\dfrac{dN}{dt} = \dfrac{N(300-N)}{1200}}\)
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The rate of growth is a maximum after T months.
(c) Find, according to the model, the value of T.
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According to the model, the maximum number of mice on the island is P.