Jurongville Secondary School

Preliminary Year Examination

2009

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS (4038/2)

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL

4 September 2009 (Friday) TIME 2 h 30 min

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Answer paper

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
Your may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
The use of a scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten your work securely together.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 100.

Setter: Mrs Neo LY

This question paper consists of 7 printed pages.

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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  n
(a  b) n  a n   a n1b   a n 2 b 2  ...   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
cos ec 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 2 A  sin 2 A  2 cos 2 A  1  1  2 sin 2 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

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 (i) The equation 2 x 2  5 x  3  0 has roots  and . Find a quadratic equation with
1 1
integer coefficients whose roots are 2
and 2 . [4]
 

(ii) Given that  is one of the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  5  0, show that

 3  9  10. [2]

2 The mass, m grams, of a radioactive substances, present at time t days after first being

measured, is given by the formula m  100e 0.008t .

(i) Find the mass of the substance when t = 80. [1]
(ii) Find the value of t when the initial mass of the substance has been reduced by 20%.
[2]
(iii) Find the rate at which the mass is decreasing when t = 150. [2]
(iv) Sketch the graph of m against t. [2]

3 (i) If log 4 y  4  5 log y 4 , find the values of y. [3]

1 1
(ii) Solve the equation lg 5  5 x   lg(1  2 x ) . [4]
2 2

4 (i) Given that y  a cos bx  c , for 0≤x ≤360 and where a, b and c are positive integers.

If y has an amplitude of 2 with period 120,

(a) state the value of a and of b. [2]
Given further that the minimum value of y is -1,
(b) state the value of c. [1]
(ii) Sketch the graph of y  2 cos 2 x  1 for 0≤x≤π. On the same axes, sketch an

additional graph required to find the number of solutions to the equation

 2 cos 2 x  1  2 x for 0≤x≤π. State the number of solutions for the equation in the
given range. [4]

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sin 3
5 (i) Prove the identity  sin  . [4]
1  2 cos 2
(ii) Solve, for 0 <  < 360 , the equation 12 sin 2   8 cos 2   5cosec 2 . [4]

6 PQR is a triangle with vertices P(-4, 4), Q(5, 2) and R(4, 6).
(i) Find the equation of the circle whose centre is P and radius r = QR. Showing your
method clearly, determine whether the points Q and R are inside or outside the circle.
[4]
(ii) Show that PQR is a right-angled triangle. Hence or otherwise, find the equation of
the circle which passes through the points P, Q and R. [4]

7 (i) The expression 2 x 3  3 x 2  ax  2 is divisible by 2x – 1 but leaves a remainder 2b

when divided by x + 2. Find the value of a and of b. Hence factorise the expression
completely. [4]
(ii) Given that

Ax 3  12 x 2  2 x  5  ( 2 x  1)(2 x  1)( x  B )  3 x  C
for all values of x, determine the values of A, B and C. Hence, state the remainder

when Ax 3  12 x 2  2 x  5 is divided by 4x2 – 1. [4]

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A

R Q P
In the diagram, PR is a tangent to the circle at Q. AQ is the diameter and the chord AB
produced meets the tangent at P. Show that, stating your reasons clearly,
(i) AQB = QPB, [2]
(ii) AB  PB  QB 2 . [2]
area of circle
Given further that AB = PB, find the value of , leaving in your answer in
area of AQP
terms of . [4]

9 A particle moving in a straight line passes a fixed point O with a velocity of 10 m/s. Its
acceleration, a m/s2 is given by a = 8 – 4t, where t is the time in seconds after passing O.
Find
(i) the maximum speed attained by the particle in the original direction of the motion. [4]
(ii) the value of t when the particle is momentarily at rest. [2]
(iii) the distance travelled in the first six seconds. [3]

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dy
10 (i) Given that y  e 3 x cos 6 x , find the value of when x = 2. [2]
dx
(ii)

10
The diagram shows part of the curve y  . The tangent to the curve at P(1, 5)
x 1
meets the y-axis at Q and the x-axis at R. The line RS is parallel to the y-axis.
(a) Find the coordinates of Q and R. [4]
(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

dy b
11 (i) The gradient function of a curve is given as  a  2 , where a and b are constants.
dx x
2
Gradient of the tangent at R(1, 3) on the curve is 5, and S ( , 2) is a stationary point
3
on the curve. Find
(a) the value of a and of b, [3]
(b) the equation of the curve. [3]
dy k
(ii) Given that y  ln[ x  16  x 2 ] , find and express it in the form , where
dx 16  x 2
k is a constant to be determined.
If x decreases at a constant rate of 2 units per second, find the rate of change of y
when x = 3. [5]

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12 (i)

The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 7 cm, BC = 4 cm and

BAD = , where  is a variable and 0° ≤ ≤ 90°.
(a) Express AD and CD in terms of . Hence show that the perimeter of ABCD, P
cm, is given by P  11  11 sin   3 cos  . [4]
(b) Express P in the form k  R sin(   ) and hence find the value of  for
which P = 20. [3]
(c) Find the maximum value of P and its corresponding value of . [2]

1
(ii) Find the maximum and minimum values of . [3]
7  5 sin   2 cos 

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Answer

1(i) 9x2 – 13x + 4 = 0

2(i) 52.7 g (ii) 27.9 days (iii) -0.241 g/day

3(i) 0.25 or 1024 (ii) -0.281

4(i) a = 2, b = 3, c = 1 (ii) 5 solutions

5(ii) 45, 135, 225, 315

6(i) ( x  4) 2  ( y  4) 2  17 , Q and R are outside the circle

(ii) 4 x 2  4 y 2  4 x  24 y  48  0

7(i) -3, -10, (2x – 1)(x – 2)(x + 1) (ii) -x


8
2
1
9(i)(a) 18 m/s (b) 5 (c) 73 m
3

10(i) 0.00171 (ii)(a) Q(0, 7.5) , R(3, 0) (b) 2.61 units2

4
11(i)(a) a = 9, b = -4 (b) y  9x   10 (ii) k = 1, -0.4 units per second
x

12 (i)(b) R  130 ,   15.3 ,   36.8 (c) Max P = 22.4 cm,   74.7 

(ii) 0.25, 01

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