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1. In the real number system, the inverse of 5. If x += b x ; x, b N , then the value of

addition is represented by x in terms of b is
(A) x+0= x (A) b
(B) x + ( x) =0
b
(C) 0+x=x+0 (B)
2
(D) x( y + z ) = xy + xz
(C) b
2. Which of the following statements is true? b
n n
(D)

r = 2 r
2
2
(A)
=r 1=r 1 6. The polynomial P ( x) = 2 x 3 + x 2 13x + 6,
2
n n when divided by ( x 1), gives a remainder
(B)
=r
r =
1=
2

r 1

r


of

n n
(A) 4

=r 1=
(C)
r 1
( 2 + r ) =2 + r
2 2 (B) 0
(C) 6
n n
(D)
=r 1=
r = r
r 0
2 2 (D) 18

7. (4 x)3 (4 y )3 can be expressed in the form

n
3. The (k + 1)th term in r (r 1) is
r =1
(A) (4 x 4 y ) (16 x 2 16 y 2 )

2 (B) (4 x 4 y ) (16 x 2 + 16 y 2 )
(A) k
(B) k +1 (C) (4 x 4 y ) (16 x 2 16 xy 16 y 2 )
(C) k (k + 1) (D) (4 x 4 y ) (16 x 2 + 16 xy + 16 y 2 )
(D) (k + 1) 2
8. If and represent roots of the
4. The basic wage Wb and the overtime
equation x 2 px + q =
0, then the value
wage Wo of a shop attendant never differ
by more than $100. of 2 + 2 is
An inequality representing this statement is (A) p2
(A) Wo Wb 100 (B) pq
(C) p 2 2q
(B) Wo Wb < 100
(D) p 2 + 2q
(C) Wo Wb 100

(D) Wo Wb > 100

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25 2
9. The exact value of is 12. Which of the following mapping
16 diagrams does NOT represent a function?
2
(A)
5 (A) y
4
(B)
5
5
(C) x
4
5
(D)
2

2 1
10. Rationalising gives
2 +1 y
(B)
(A) 1 2 2
2
(B) 1+ 2 x
3
(C) 3+2 2

(D) 32 2

(C) y
11. The expression 2 4 x + 3 x 2 can be
written as
2
2 3
(A) 3 x
3 2 x
2
2 2
(B) 3 x
3 3
2
3 2
(C) 3 x +
2 3 (D) y
2
2 2
(D) 3 x +
3 3
x

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Item 13 refers to the diagram below. 15. The sketch below shows a function
y = f ( x).

The function y = f ( x) is represented

by

(A)

13. The function f ( x) is decreasing for the

range
(A) x<3

(B) x5 (B)
(C) 3 x<4

(D) 4x<5

14. The general quadratic equation with

roots and may be written as (C)

(A) x 2 ( + ) x =
0

(B) x 2 + ( + ) x =
0

(C) x 2 ( + ) x + =
0

(D) x 2 + ( + ) x + =
0
(D)

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16. If a= 5i + j and b i + 5j
= are 20. Which of the following sketches BEST
parallel vectors, then the value of is represents the curve
1
(A) 5 = y cos x, (0 x 2 )?
2
(B) 1
(C) 5
(A)
(D) 25

Items 17 18 refer to a circle with

general equation
x 2 2 x + y 2 + 4 y 11 =
0.

17. The coordinates of the centre of the

circle are (B)
(A) (1, 2)

(B) (1, 2)

(C) (1, 2)

(D) (1, 2)

18. The radius of the circle is

(C)
(A) 2 units

(B) 4 units

(C) 6 units

(D) 11 units

19. The function sin x + can be
2 (D)
simplified to

(A) cos x

(B) sin x

(C) cos x

(D) sin x

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21. Sin (30o A) is equal to 24. If 2cos + 9sin = r cos( ), where

1 3 r > 0 and 0 < < , then the maximum
(A) cos A sin A 2
2 2 value of the expression is

1 3 (A) 11
(B) cos A + sin A
2 2
(B) 85
3 1 (C) 11
(C) cos A + sin A
2 2
(D) 85
3 1
(D) cos A sin A
2 2
Item 25 refers to the following diagram.

5
22. If is an acute angle and cos = ,
13
then sec =

5
(A)
13
12
(B)
13
13 25. Which of the following equations BEST
(C)
12 represents the graph shown above?
13 (A) y = sin x
(D)
5
(B) y = sin 2 x

23. 2sin cos is equivalent to (C) y = 2sin x

(A) sin( + ) + sin( ) (D)

1
y = sin x
2
(B) sin( + ) sin( )
26. The point A has coordinates (3, 2).
(C) cos( + ) + cos( )
The vector 3OA is
(D) cos( + ) cos( )
(A) (3, 6)

(B) (9, 2)

(C) ( 92)
(D) ( 96)
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Items 27 28 refer to the vectors 30. The curve with parametric representation
=x 2=
t , y t 2 has equation
x =
3i 8 j, y =+
6i 12 j,
(A) xy 2 = 4
z=
6i + 4mj, m R.
(B) x2 y = 4
27. The value of the scalar product x y is
(C) 4x = y 2
(A) 78
(D) 4 y = x2
(B) 78
(C) 114
(D) 114
Item 31 refers to the diagram below.
28. The vectors y and z are perpendicular
when m has a value of
y2 = x
(A) 3

3
(B)
4
3
(C)
4

(D) 3 31. In the diagram above showing the graph

of y 2 = x, y is NOT defined for

(A) x=0
29. The line passing through the centre of the (B) x<0
circle ( x 3) + ( y + 2) =
2 2
25 and
(C) x>0
parallel to the x-axis, has the equation
(A) y = 2
(D) x0

(B) y=3 x2 2
32. The function f ( x) = is
(C) =
y 2( x 3) x+2
discontinuous for the domain value of
(D) =
y 3( x 2)
(A) 2

(B) 2

(C) 2

(D) 2

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x2 9 Item 36 refers to the diagram below

33. lim = is
x3 x3 which shows the curve
x 2 + y 2= 4, 0 x 2.
(A)
y
(B) 0
2
(C) 6
x2 + y 2 =
4
(D)

2 x
sin x
34. Given that lim = 1, where x is
x0 x
measured in radians, then the value of 36. An expression for obtaining the volume
sin 4 x generated by rotating the bounded,
lim is
x0 x shaded region through 360o about the
x-axis is
(A) 4

( 4 y ) dx
2
(A) 2
(B) 4x 0

( 4 x ) dx
2

(C)
sin 4x (B) 2

x 0

( 4 + y ) dx
2
4sin x (C) 2
(D)
x 0

( 4 + x ) dx
2
(D) 2
0

35. x) (2 x + 1)3 , then f (2)

Given that f (=
1
equals 37. The first derivative of is
x 1
2

(A) 25
x
(A)
(B) 75 (
2 x 1 2
)
(C) 125 x
(B)
(D) 150
(
2 x 1 2
)
2x
(C)
(x )
2
2
1

2x
(D)
( x2 1)
2

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dy
38. If = cos x, then Item 41 refers to the diagram below.
dx

(A) =y sin x + k y
y = ln x

(B) =y cos x + k
1 2 x
(C) y=
cos x + k

(D) y=
sin x + k

Item 39 refers to the following diagram

41. The gradient of the normal to the curve
y y = ln x at x = 2 is

y=
1 (A) 2
x

1
(B)
0.5 4 x 2
1
(C)
2

(D) 2

39. The area of the finite region shaded in 2
the diagram is 42. 2cos5 x dx is
0

(A) ln (4 0.5)
2
(B) ln (0.5 4) (A)
5
2
(C) ln 0.5 ln 4 (B)
5
(D) ln 4 ln 0.5 (C) 10

(D) 10
40. The stationary point of the function
=
y ( x 1) 2 is

(A) (0, 1)

(B) (1, 0)

(C) (1, 0)

(D) (0, 1)

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dy
43. Given = 2 x, a sketch of y versus x 44. A curve is defined by the equation
dx
y= 5(2 x 1) 2 .
may be represented by
Given that x increases at a rate of 1 unit
per second when x = 1, what is the
I.
corresponding rate of change for y?
(A) 40
1 (B) 20
0 (C) 20
(D) 40
II.

Item 45 refers to the following diagram.

1

0
0 1

III.

45. From the diagram above, which of the

following statements are true?

IV. I. f (1) < 0

II. f (1) > k

III. f (2) = 0

IV. f (2) = k

(A) I and II only

(A) I and II only (B) I and III only

(C) II and III only
(B) III and IV only
(D) II and IV only
(C) I, II and IV only

(D) II, III, IV only

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