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CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH)

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009
SECONDARY FOUR (SPECIAL /EXPRESS) & FIVE(NORMAL)

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/01

PAPER 1 22 September 2009

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,
− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x= .
2a
Binomial expansion
 n  n −1  n  n −2 2  n  n −r r
( a + b) n = a n + 
1 a b + 
2 a b + ....... + r a b + ....... + b ,
n

     
n  n! n(n −1).......( n − r +1)
where n is a positive integer and 
r  = r!(n − r )! =
  r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1.
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A.
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 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 2A = 2 sin A cos A.

cos 2A = cos2 A – sin2 A = 2 cos2 A – 1 = 1 – 2 sin2 A

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
a b c
Formulae for ΔABC = = .
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A .
1
Δ= bc sin A .
2
1 (a) The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which A
BC = ( 2 3 +5 ) cm and ACˆ B =60°.
Find the exact length of AB. [2]

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60°
B C
(2 3 +5 ) cm

(b) Find the value of AC 2, expressing your answer in the form a +b 3

where a and b are integers. [2]

2 Solve the simultaneous equations y − 3 x + 2 = 0

2 x 2 + 2 y 2 +11 x + y − 66 = 0 . [4]

7 x 2 − 4x + 5
3 (i) Express in partial fractions. [3]
(
( x − 2) x 2 +1 )
4 7 x 2 − 4x +5
(ii) Hence, evaluate ∫3 ( x − 2)( x 2 +1)dx
[3]

4 Solve the following equations,

(a) cos 3 x − cos x = sin x cos x , for 0 0 ≤ x ≤ 360 0 . [3]
3 π
(b) tan 2 x = tan for 0 < x < 6 . [3]
4 4
sin θ
5 Given that y = , find the value of θ for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π for which y is
cos θ + 4
stationary. [4]

6 (i) Differentiate 2 xe 5−2 x with respect to x. [2]

3
∫
5 −2 x
(ii) Hence find the value of 1
xe dx .

[3]

7 (a) Given that (2 + x) 6 (1 + ax − 2 x 2 ) = 64 + 512 x + bx 2 + ...... , find the value

of a and of b. [4]

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 k
(b) In the binomial expansion of  4 x 2 +  , where k is a positive constant , the
 x
− 1
coefficient of x 5 is . Find the value of k. [4]
4

8 (a) Find the range of values of k for which the graph of

y = x 2 − 2(2k −1) x + 4 lies above the x-axis for all values of x. [3]

(b) Given that y = 4 x 2 ln 2 x and x > 0, find the range of values of x for which
y is increasing. [3]

5 −2
9 (i) Find the inverse of  .
1 2 

[1]
(ii) Hence solve the simultaneous equations
5 x =11 + 2 y
2 y + x −1 = 0
[3]

3x − 7
10 The equation of a curve is y = .
4x + 5
(i) Differentiate y with respect to x and write your answer in the form
dy A + Bx
= , where A and B are integers. [2]
dx ( 4 x + 5) 3
(ii) Find the x-coordinate of the point on the curve at which the tangent to
the curve is parallel to the x-axis [2]

11 A particle P travels in a straight line so that its distance, s m, from a fixed point

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O is given by s = 2t + , where t is the time in seconds measured from the
t +1
start of the motion. Calculate
(i) the initial acceleration of P, [2]
(ii) the velocity of P when it is next at starting point , [3]
(iii) the value of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest, [2]
(iv) the total distance traveled in the first 5 seconds. [3]

12 The table below shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 2 4 6 8
y 8.48 5.99 4.90 4.24

It is known that x and y are connected by the equation x n y = k , where k and n are
constants.
(a) By taking a scale of 2 cm to represent 0.5 unit on each axis , draw the
graph of ln y against ln x for the given data. [3]
(b) Use your graph to estimate
(i) the value of n and of k, [4]
(ii) the value of x when y = e 2. [2]

13
y cm

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10x cm
1
5x cm 5x cm

4x cm

The cross section of a thin metallic container with an open rectangular top is an
isosceles trapezium whose parallel sides are 10x cm and 4x cm and the equal sides
are 5x cm. The total amount of metal sheet used is 1050 cm2.
(i) Given that the length of the container is y cm, express y in terms of x. [3]
(ii) Show that the volume of the container, V cm3, is given by
V = 2100x – 112 x3. [2]
(iii) Find the value of x for which V has a stationary value.
Find this value of V and determine whether this is a maximum or minimum.
[5]

END OF PAPER

Numerical solutions
1 (a) AB = 6 +5 3 cm (b) AC2 = 148 + 80 3

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2 x = 2 , y = 4 or x = − 1.5 , y = − 6.5

5 2x
3 (i) + 2 (ii) 4.00
x − 2 x +1

4 (a) x = 0° , 90° , 180°, 194.5°, 270°, 345.5°, 360°

(b) x = 0.322, 1.89 , 3.46 , 5.03 radian

5 θ = 1.82 , 4.46 radian

6 (i) 2e 5−2 x − 4 xe 5−2 x

3 3 5
(ii) e − or 14.4
4 4e
1
7 (a) a = 5 , b = 1072 (b) k=
2
1 3 1
8 (a) − <k< (b) x> or 0.303
2 2 2 e
1  2 2  1
9 (i)   (ii) x=2,y= −
12 
 −1 5 
 2
6 x + 29 5
10 (i) (ii) x = −4
( 4 x + 5) 3 6
7
11 (i) 36 m/s2 (ii) 1 m/s
9
(iii) t=2 (iv) 11 m

1
12 (b)(i) k ≈ e 2..5 or 12.2 , n ≈ (ii) x ≈ 2.72
2
75 − 4 x 2 x
13 (i) y=

(ii) V = 2100x – 112x3 ( To be shown )

(iii) x = 2.5
Stationary value of V = 3500 cm3
V is maximum when x = 2.5

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