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Additional Mathematics

Preliminary Examination 2014


Paper 2 (4047/02)
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1. (a) Sketch the graph of y x 2 , for x > 0.
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(b) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of y = 8x3/2, for x > 0.

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(c) Calculate the coordinates of the point of intersection of your graphs.

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(d) Determine, with explanation, whether the tangents to the graphs at the point of
intersection are perpendicular.

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2. (a) Write down the first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of
(1 + ax)9, where a is a constant.

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(b) Find, in terms of a, the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of (1 + 12x + 42x2)(1 + ax)9.
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In the expansion of (1 + 12x + 42x2)(1 + ax)9, the coefficient of x2 is 5 times the
coefficient of x.
(c) Given that a is positive, calculate the value of a.
3. (a) Differentiate x sin 2x with respect to x.

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(b) Using your answer to part (a), find x cos 2x dx and hence, show that

x cos 2 x dx 8 4 .

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4.

In the diagram, xy is a straight road. From a point A on the road, a cross-country course
takes runners along straight tracks AB, BC and CD, returning along the road DA to the
finish at A. Track BC is parallel to the road AD and both are perpendicular to track CD.
The length of each of AB and AD is 3 km and angle XAB is , where 0o < < 90o. The
total length of the course is L km.

(a) Show that L can be expressed as p + q cos + r sin , where p, q and r are constants
to be found.
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(b) Express L in the form p + R cos ( ), where R > 0 and is an acute angle.

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The total length of the course is found to be 12.5 km.


(c) Find the value of .
5. A curve has the equation y = f (x), where f x

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2x 3
, for x > 0.
3x 2

(a) Obtain an expression for f x .

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(b) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where the curve crosses the
x-axis.
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(c) Determine, with explanation, whether f (x) is an increasing or decreasing function. [1]
(d) Showing full working, determine whether the gradient of the curve is an increasing or
decreasing function.
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6. Given that

2 x 3 x 2 5x 6
3x c
,
ax b 2
2
x 4
x 4

(a) find the value of each of the integers a, b and c.

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Hence, using partial fractions and the values of a, b and c obtained in part (a), find
(b)

2 x 3 x 2 5x 6
dx .

x2 4

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7.

The diagram shows part of the curve y 5 x 4 intersecting the line y = x. The point P
lies on the curve and the tangent at P is parallel to the line y = x.

(a) Find the x-coordinate of P.

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(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

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8. (a) Prove the identity sin4 x cos4 x + cos 2x = 0.

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(b) Solve the equation 2 sin4 x 2 cos4 x = 1, for 0 < x < , giving your answers in terms
of .
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(c) Given that 4 sin4 A 4 cos4 A = 3 sin 2A, and without the use of a calculator,
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deduce that tan 2A = 4/3,

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(ii)

find the possible values of tan A.

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9. The points (1, 5) and (15, 5) are on the circumference of a circle whose centre, C, lies
above the x-axis. The line x = 17 is a tangent to the circle. Find
(a) the radius of the circle,

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(b) the coordinates of C,

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(c) the equation of the circle in the form x2 + y2 + px + qy + r = 0, where p, q and r are
integers,
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(d) the equations of the tangents to the circle parallel to the x-axis.
10. (a) Given that lg y + lg x = lg (y + x), express y in terms of x.

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(b) Given that u = log5 z, find, in terms of u,


z
,
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log 5

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(ii)

logz 25.

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(c) Over a period of 10 years from 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2010, the population, P,
of a city increased exponentially from 100 000 to 500 000. Given that P = Aekt, where
A and k are constants and t is the time in years from 1 January 2000, find
(i)

the value of A and of k.

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If the population continues to increase at the same rate,


(ii)

in which year will it first exceed 1 million?


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