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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2024 Paper 2 6 b Solution by
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The addition formula for probability subtracts the overlap, which vanishes for mutually exclusive events:
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Use the product rule and the fundamental theorem of calculus:Since the integral is , this simplifies to
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The fundamental theorem of calculus applies because the integrand is continuous. ThusThe requested derivative is , as shown in the PDF; the local OCR corrupts its notation.
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The chord through the endpoints is the straight line . At , the tangent line isThese two straight lines have the same slope, as required by the mean value theorem. Since , the natural logarithm is a concave function: its graph lies above the chord and below this tangent line.
The mean value theorem for the logarithm on the interval from one to two
. The chord and the tangent line at are parallel. The marked point lies on the graph of the natural logarithm. Details. Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2024 Paper 2 3 a Solution by
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For the natural logarithm, . The chord slope is . Hence the mean value theorem point satisfies , givingIt lies strictly between one and two. For example, lies strictly between and one.
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The equation as printed requires ; its sign does not affect the result. Seek separated solutions . Substitution into the wave equation givesThe Neumann boundary conditions impose . Multiplying the spatial equation by and integration by parts gives , so nontrivial spatial eigenfunctions require .
For , is constant and . For , . The first boundary condition gives , and the second gives . Thus is a positive integer and the spatial eigenfunctions are . Their time dependence is . By superposition,The zero initial velocity sets . The trigonometric identity gives the initial profile , so only the constant mode and the first cosine mode occur. HenceIts spatial derivative is , which vanishes at both boundaries, and its time derivative vanishes initially. Thus it satisfies all the required data.
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The wave equation is a homogeneous linear partial differential equation. Consequently, if and solve it, every constant linear combination also solves it. This is the superposition principle, because partial differentiation distributes over the linear combination.
The same statement holds for the homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. Initial conditions combine in the same way; an arbitrary combination need not retain a fixed nonzero initial displacement.
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In spherical coordinates, the radial distance is and . Since the point lies below the equatorial plane, the polar angle exceeds :The angle is approximately radians, or .
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The radial coordinate in the cylindrical coordinate system is the Euclidean distance from the -axis:
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A central cross-section of the sphere gives the constraint , and the cylinder's volume is . At an interior optimum with , the Lagrange multiplier equations for this constrained optimization problem areThe first gives ; substitution into the second gives . The constraint then givesThe feasible nonnegative form a compact arc, whose endpoints have zero volume. Since this is the only positive stationary candidate, it is the global maximum. Its volume and fraction of the sphere's volume are
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