SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL

Preliminary Examination 2008

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/2

PAPER 1

Monday 7 August 2008 2 hours 30 minutes

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax2  bx  c  0 ,

 b  b 2  4ac
x
2a

Binomial Theorem
a  b n  a n  
n  n 1  n  n  2 2 n
a b   a b     a n  r b r    b n
1  2 r

n n! n(n  1)  (n  r  1)
where n is a positive integer and     .
 r  r! (n  r )! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin 2 A  cos2 A  1
sec2 A  1  tan 2 A
cosec2 A  1  cot 2 A
sin( A  B)  sin A cos B  cos A sin B
cos( A  B)  cos A cos B  sin A sin B
tan A  tan B
tan( A  B ) 
1  tan A tan B
sin 2 A  2sin Acos A
cos 2 A  cos A  sin 2 A  2 cos2 A  1  1  2 sin 2 A
2

2 tan A
tan 2 A 
1  tan 2 A
1 1
sin A  sin B  2 sin ( A  B ) cos ( A  B )
2 2
1 1
sin A  sin B  2 cos ( A  B ) sin ( A  B )
2 2
1 1
cos A  cos B  2 cos ( A  B ) cos ( A  B)
2 2
1 1
cos A  cos B  2 sin ( A  B) sin ( A  B)
2 2

Formulae for ABC

a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C
a2  b2  c2  2bc cos A
1
  bc sin A
2
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1. Find the values of k for which the straight line y  kx  4 meets the curve y  x 2  kx  k 2 . [5]

x
2. (a) (i) Solve the equation 2 x  3  3. [3]
2
x
(ii) Sketch on the same diagram the graphs of y  2 x  3 and y  3. [3]
2

 x
(b) The diagram shows part of the graph of y  a sin    c for 0  x  3 .
b

State the value of

(i) a, [1]
(ii) b, [1]
(iii) c. [1]
State the period of y. [1]

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 2a 
3. (i) Write down the first three terms in the expansion, in descending powers of x, of  x   ,
 x 
where a is a constant. [2]

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 2a 
(ii) The first three terms in the expansion, in descending powers of x, of (1  bx ) x   ,
2

 x 
where a and b are integers, are bx8  25x6  264x4   . Find the value of a and of b. [5]

4. Given that 2 x3  x2  3x  2 leaves a remainder of (1  a ) when divided by x  a , find the

possible values of a. [5]

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5. Given that y  x  ln(sec x  tan x) , 0  x  ,
2
d dy
(i) show that (sec x)  sec x tan x and can be written in the form a  b sec x where a and b
dx dx
are integers, [5]
(ii) deduce that y is a decreasing function. [2]

2x 2  7 x  4
6. (i) Express in partial fractions. [4]
x 2  3x  2
2x 2  7x  4
2
(ii) Hence, evaluate  2 dx . [4]
1 2x  6x  4

dy
7. Given that y = 5  4e x , show that y  2e x  0 . [4]
dx
ex

0
Hence, or otherwise evaluate 1
dx . [3]
ln
2 5  4e x

8. An isosceles triangle RST with RS  RT is inscribed in a fixed circle with centre O. The radius of
the circle is 4 cm and SOT  2 where θ is acute and is measured in radians.
(i) Show that the area, A cm2, of the triangle RST is given by A  16 sin   8sin 2 . [4]
(ii) Hence, show that as θ varies, when the triangle RST is equilateral, triangle RST has a
maximum area. [5]
R

2
4 cm c
S m T

1 1 1
9. Two variables u and v are connected by the relation   where f is a constant.
u v f
dv
(i) Find . [3]
du
du dv
(ii) Given that u and v both vary with time in seconds, t, form an equation connecting , ,u
dt dt
and f.
Given also that when u  40 cm and f  11 cm , u is decreasing at a rate of 3.5 cms1 ,
calculate the rate of increase of v. [4]

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10. In the diagram below, O is the centre and BD is a diameter of a circle ABCD. QRS is a tangent to
the circle at the point A. The line CBR is perpendicular to the tangent QRS.

C D
B B

O
P
B

B
B
Q S
R A
B
Prove that
(i) AQ 2  QB 2  2QB  OB , B [3]
(ii) AB  AC  AR  BD . [4]

x  x
11. The diagram shows part of the curve y    2   2 and the straight line BC is the normal to
2  2
the curve at the point C (2, 1) .

(i) Find the equation of the line BC. [4]

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(ii) Show that AO  BC . [3]
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(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

12. A particle P moves in a straight line with velocity, v ms-1 given by v  t 3  4t 2  3t , where t is the
time in seconds after passing a fixed point O. Find
(i) its acceleration when t = 2 seconds, [2]
(ii) the values of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest, [3]
(iii) the average speed when the particle has travelled for 4 seconds. [4]

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13. The diagram shows two right-angled triangles ABC and CDE where CAB  CDE  θ,
AB  3 cm and DE  5 cm .
A

E

5 cm 3 cm


D B
C
(i) Show that length of DB can be expressed in the form h sin θ  k cos θ where h and k are
integers. [2]
(ii) Express the answer to part (i) in the form R cos(θ  ) . [3]
(iii) Hence find the maximum value of DB and the corresponding value of θ . [2]
(iv) Find the value of  when DB = 4 cm. [2]

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SCGS Additional Mathematics
Preliminary Exam 2008

Paper 2
1 k   2 or k  2
2(a)(i) x  4, x 0
2(a)(ii)

2(b)(i) a 3
2(b)(ii) b2
2(b)(iii) c2
Period of y = 4
3(i) x6  12ax4  60a2 x2  
3(ii) a  2, b 1
1
4 a  1, ,  1
2
dy
5(i)  1 sec x
dx
2 x2  7 x  4 1 2
6(i)  2 
x  3x  2
2
x 1 x  2
6(ii) 1.08
7 0.366
dv  f2
9(i) 
du (u  f ) 2
dv  f 2 du
9(ii)  , 0.504 cms 1
dt (u  f ) 2 dt
4x 5
11(i) y  or 3 y  4 x  5  0
3 3
11(iii) 3.35 unit 2
12(i)  1 ms 2
12(ii) t  0, 1, 3
12(iii) 2 ms 1
13(i) DB  5 cos   3 sin  cm
13(ii) 5 cos   3 sin   34 cos(θ  30.963)
13(iii) Maximum DB = 34 or 5.83 cm, θ = 31.0
13(iv) θ  77.6