NAME: ____________________________ ( ) CLASS: _______

FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/01

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Date: 26 August 2009

2 hours
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 Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 ,
 b  b 2  4ac
x
2a
Binomial expansion
n  n1  n  n 2 2  n
a  b n  a 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  cos 2 A  1
sec 2 A  1  tan 2 A
cosec 2 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  2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A  cos A  sin 2 A  2 cos 2 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
a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A
1
 ab sin C
2

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1 Solve the simultaneous equations

2y + x = 5

y=|2–x|. [4]

3x
2 Solve 4 sin x – 3 sin + 4 sin 2x = 0 for 0   x  180 [4]
2

 3 2
3 Given that A =   , find A 1 and hence solve the simultaneous equations by the matrix
4 7

method,

2x  3  3y  0

7x – 5 + 4y = 0.

5
Explain why the method fails when applied to the equations 2 x  3 y  3 and 6 x   9y .
2

[5]

4 A curve has a gradient function px2 + 4x where p is a constant. The tangent to the curve at

the point (1, 7) is parallel to the straight line y + 2x – 6 = 0. Find

(i) the value of p, [2]

(ii) the equation of the curve. [3]

9  2x  x2
5 (i) Express in partial fractions. [3]
( x  1)( x 2  9)

d2y 9  2x  x2
(ii) It is given that = . At x = 0, the gradient of the curve is parallel to
dx 2 ( x  1)( x 2  9)

the line y = 5. Hence, or otherwise, find the gradient of the curve at the point where

x = 3. [2]
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 sin 2 x
6 The equation of a curve is y = . Find the equation of normal at the point
2  cos 2 x


x= , giving your answer in exact form. [5]
3

12
15  1 
7 The coefficient of x in the binomial expansion of  ax  2  is  1760 .
 x 

(i) Find the value of a. [4]

(ii) Find the term independent of x. [2]

8 The diagram shows a right angled triangle PQR, in which  TPQ = 60 , PT = x cm and

QT : TR = 3 : 1.
P

60 o

x cm

R T Q

(i) Find the length of QT, in terms of x, expressing your answer in surd form. [2]

4 3
(ii) Show that  RPT = tan  1    60  [4]
3 
 

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A B

D C

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD inscribed in a circle. Given AB = 4x cm and

BC = 8 cm.

(i) Show that the area, P cm2, of the shaded region is given by

P = 4( x 2  4  8 x ). [3]

Given that x can vary,

(ii) find the stationary value of P, [3]

(iii) determine whether this stationary value is maximum or minimum. [1]

5 3
10 (i) Prove that ( 2 cos   sin  ) 2 =  2 sin 2  cos 2 . [3]
2 2

(ii) Hence,

1 2
(a) find  4 (sin x  2 cos x) dx , [2]

(b) solve 4 sin 2y – 3 cos 2y = 5 for 0   y  180  . [3]

11 If y = e 2 x (1  x) ,

3
(i) show that y is an increasing function for all values of x >  , [3]
2

2
(ii) hence, evaluate  6e 2 x  4 xe 2 x dx. [3]
1

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12 A particle, P, moves in a straight line and passes through a fixed point A with a velocity of

0.5 m/s. The acceleration, a m/s2, of the particle P, t seconds after passing through a point A

is given by a = 1.4 – 0.6t.

(i) Show that the particle comes instantaneously at rest at t = 5. [3]

(ii) Find the total distance travelled by the particle between t = 0 and t = 10. [3]

(iii) Sketch the velocity – time graph. [2]

13 (a) RSTU is a rhombus where the coordinates R and T are (– 6 ,– 3) and (2, 5)

respectively.

(i) Find the equation of the diagonal SU. [2]

(ii) If the gradient of RS is 7, find the coordinates of S and U. [2]

(iii) Hence calculate the area of the rhombus. [2]

(b) The diagram shows part of a straight line drawn to represent the equation

3x 2
y= . Find
2  x3

(i) the gradient of the straight line,

(ii) the value of  ,

(iii) hence, find the values of h and k. [5]

1
xy

(k, 1)

1
0
 x3

(– 4, h)

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Paper 1

1. x = 3 & y = 1 or x = – 1 and y = 3
2. x = 0 ○, 120 ○ or 136.0 ○
1  7  2 3 11
3. A 1    , x  or y  .
13   4 3  13 13
Matrix is a singular matrix which implies that the inverse of the matrix does not exist.
Therefore the method failed.
4. (i) p=–6 (ii) y = – 2x3 + 2x2 + 7
1 2x
5. (i)  2 (ii) 0.693
x 1 x  9
3 25  
6. y  x 
10 2 3 3
7. (i) a=2 (ii) 126 720
3
8. (i) x
2
64
9. (ii) P = 29.9 or 16  (iii) P has a minimum value

5 1 3
10. (ii)(a) x  cos 2 x  sin 2 x  c , where c is an arbitrary constant
8 4 16
(ii)(b) 63.4 ○
dy 3
11. (i)  e 2 x 3  2 x  , for any value of x, e 2 x  0. When 3  2 x  0  x  
dx 2
dy 3
Since  0 for all values of x   , therefore y is an increasing function.
dx 2
(ii) 298
12. (ii) 40 m
(iii) v

0.5
t
5

13. (a) y = – x – 1; S(–5, 4), U (1, –2), 48 units2

2
14. (i) (ii) 146.3 ○ (iii) h = –3, k = 2
3

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