Given that
\[y = \dfrac{3\sin{θ}}{2\sin{θ} + 2\cos{θ}} \qquad -\dfrac{π}{4} < θ < \dfrac{3π}{4} \]
show that
\[\dfrac{dy}{dθ} = \dfrac{A}{1 + \sin{2θ}} \qquad -\dfrac{π}{4} < θ < \dfrac{3π}{4} \]
where A is a rational constant to be found.
The depth of water, D metres, in a harbour on a particular day is modelled by the formula
\[D=5+2\sin{(30t)}° \qquad 0 ≤ t < 24 \]
where t is the number of hours after midnight.
A boat enters the harbour at 6:30am and it takes 2 hours to load its cargo.
The boat requires the depth of water to be at least 3.8 metres before it can leave the harbour.
(a) Find the depth of the water in the harbour when the boat enters the harbour.
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(b) Find, to the nearest minute, the earliest time the boat can leave the harbour.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
The height above ground, H metres, of a passenger on a roller coaster can be modelled by the differential equation
\[\dfrac{dH}{dt} = \dfrac{H\cos{(0.25t)}}{40} \]
where t is the time, in seconds, from the start of the ride.
Given that the passenger is 5 m above the ground at the start of the ride,
(a) show that \(H = 5e^{0.1\sin{(0.25t)}} \)
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(b) State the maximum height of the passenger above the ground.
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The passenger reaches the maximum height, for the second time, T seconds after the start of the ride.
(a) Use binomial expansions to show that
\[\sqrt{\dfrac{1+4x}{1-x}} ≈ 1 + \dfrac{5}{2}x - \dfrac{5}{8}x^2 \]
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A student substitutes \(x = \dfrac{1}{2}\) into both sides of the approximation shown in part (a) in an attempt to find an approximation to \(\sqrt{6}\)
(b) Give a reason why the student should not use \(x = \dfrac{1}{2}\)
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(c) Substitute \(x = \dfrac{1}{11}\) into
\[\sqrt{\dfrac{1+4x}{1-x}} = 1 + \dfrac{5}{2}x - \dfrac{5}{8}x^2 \]
to obtain an approximation to \(\sqrt{6}\). Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
The value, £V, of a vintage car t years after it was first valued on 1st January 2001, is modelled by the equation
\[V = Ap^t \]
where A and p are constants
Given that the value of the car was £32 000 on 1st January 2005 and £50 000 on 1st January 2012
(a) (i) find p to 4 decimal places,
(ii) show that A is approximately 24 800
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(b) With reference to the model, interpret
(i) the value of the constant A,
(ii) the value of the constant p.
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Using the model,
(c) find the year during which the value of the car first exceeds £100 000