Anglican High School 2008 Sec 4 Additional Mathematics SA2 Paper 2

1. The mass, m grams, of a radioactive substance detected in a piece of rock is given by the
formula m = ae − kt (a ≠ 0) , where k is a constant and t is the time interval in months.

(i) If the mass of the substance is reduced to half its original value three months later
after its first being detected, find the value of k. [3]
(ii) Find the initial mass of the substance if its mass after 1 month is 0.3 g. [2]
(iii) Calculate the time taken for the mass to reduce to 0.01 g. [3]

x
2. The curve, y = a cos  + c is defined for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4π , where a, b and c are positive
b
integers. Given that the amplitude of y is 5 and that the period of y is 4π .
(a) State the value of a and of b. [2]
Given that the minimum value of y is − 7 ,
(b) state the value of c; and [1]
(c) sketch the graph of y, indicating the coordinates of any maximum or minimum
points. [3]

 x
State the range of values of k for which the equation a cos  + c = k has 2 unique
b
solutions. [1]

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3. The equation of a curve is y = ln x − 2 x 2 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ .
2

dy
(i) Find an expression for . [2]
dx
(ii) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point and determine the nature of the
stationary point. [4]

5 x 2 + 13x − 6
4. (i) Express in partial fractions. [6]
(2 x + 1)( x 2 − 4)

4 5 x 2 + 13 x − 6
(ii) Hence evaluate ∫3 (2 x + 1)( x 2 − 4)
dx. [3]

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5. The roots of the quadratic equation 3 x 2 − x + 27 = 0 has roots α and β .

α β
Find the quadratic equation in x whose roots are and , leaving your answer in
β α
the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , where a, b and c are integers. [5]

6. Solve the equation 4 log 3 x − 5 log 2 8 = log x 81 . [7]

7.
A piece of wire, 120 cm in length, is bent to form
jB
the figure as shown.

60 ° Given that ∠ABC = ∠EFG = 60 ° , ∠CDE = ∠GHA = 90 ° ,

x x
AB = BC =EF = FG = x cm and CD = DE = GH =HA = y
cm.
C A
y (a) Show that the area of the figure, P cm 2 , is given by
D H
y  3 
P =  + 1 − 2  x 2 + (30 2 − 60) x + 900 . [4]
E G  2 

(b) Find the value of x for which P has a

60 ° stationary value. [2]

F
Determine whether the stationary value of P is a maximum
or minimum. [2]

A
34  T
D

56 
P
B
8.
2
C

S
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In the diagram above SCT is a tangent to a circle at the point C. The points A, B and D
are points that lie on the circle such that AC and BD intersect at the point P.

Given that AB is parallel to CD , ∠CAD = 34  and ∠ABD = 56  .

(a) Find ∠BTC . [4]

(b) Show that AC is a diameter of the circle. [3]
(c) Give a reason why CT 2 = AT 2 − AC 2 . [2]
(d) Prove that BD × DT = AT 2 − AB 2 − BC 2 − DT 2 . [5]

9. A particle moves in a straight line so that, t seconds after leaving a fixed point O, its
velocity, v ms −1 , is given by v = 3 − 6 sin 2t , where 0 ≤ t ≤ π .

Find
(a) the values of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest, [3]
(b) the total distance travelled by the particle in the interval t = 0 to
5π
t= . [5]
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(c) Show that the particle is accelerating during the period of time
π 3π
<t< . [3]
4 4

y
10.
y
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(1,1)

x=3

1
y=  3 1
(2 x − 1) 3 P , 
 2 8

Q x
O

In the diagram above (not drawn to scale), the line PQ is normal to the curve
1  3 1
y= 3 at the point P ,  .
(2 x − 1)  2 8

(a) Find the equation of the line PQ, giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 ,
were a, b and c are integers. [5]
(b) Find the length of OQ . [2]

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(c) Show that the shaded area bounded by the line PQ, the curve y = , the
(2 x − 1) 3
line x = 3 and the x-axis is approximately 0.0554 units 2 . [4]

4 cm The diagram shows two right-angled triangles OBC

and OAB. The sides OB and AB are of length 10 cm
11. and 4 cm respectively. OB is inclined at an angle θ
F B
to OC, and ∠BAD = θ . The line AD is
E perpendicular to OC, and intersects OB at the point
10 cm E. BF is parallel to CD. All angles are measured in
4degrees.

O C
D
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(a) Show that OD = 10 cosθ − 4 sin θ . [3]

(b) Express OD in the form R cos(θ + α ) . [2]

(c) Express AD in terms of R, θ and α . [2]

(d) Show that the area of triangle OAD is 29 sin 2(θ + α ) .

Hence find the maximum value of the area of the triangle OAD and the
corresponding value of θ . [7]

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Answers :
1(i) k ≈ 0.231 (ii) a ≈ 0.378 g (iii) t = 15.7 months

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2(a) a = 5; b = 2 .

(b) c = −2 .

(c)

π 2π 3π 4π
0

y
x
y = 5 cos  − 2
2

To have two unique solutions, − 7 < k ≤ 3 .

dy 1  1 − 4 x  1 − 4x 1
3(i) =  2 
= (ii) x= ; maximum point.
dx 2  x − 2 x  2 x(1 − 2 x ) 4

5 x 2 + 13x − 6 3 1 2
4(i) = − + (ii) 1.58
(2 x + 1)( x − 4) 2 x + 1 x + 2 x − 2
2

5. 9x 2 − x + 9 = 0 .

6. x = 81 or 0.760.

60 − 30 2
x=
7(b)  3  or 19.4; P is a minimum.
2 + 1 − 2 
 2 

8(a) ∠BTC = 22 

(c) In ∆ACT , ∠ACT = 90  (tan ⊥ rad ) ∴ CT 2 = AT 2 − AC 2 (Pythagoras Theorem).

π 5π
9(a) t= or (b) Total distance travelled ≈ 2.44 m.
12 12

93 29
10(a) 64 x − 24 y − 93 = 0 (b) OQ = or 1 units.
64 64

11(b) OD = 116 cos(θ + 21.8 ° )

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(c) AD = 116 sin(θ + 21.8 ° )

(d) Max. area = 29 units 2 , when θ ≈ 23.2 ° .