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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4037/02

Paper 2 For examination from 2025

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● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
● For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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List of formulas

Equation of a circle with centre (a, b) and radius r. (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = r 2

Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. A = rrl

Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. A = 4rr 2

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Volume, V, of pyramid or cone, base area A, height h. V = 3 Ah

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Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. V = 3 rr 3

Quadratic equation For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,

-b ! b 2 - 4ac
x= 2a

JN JN JN
nO n - 1 nO n - 2 2 n
Binomial theorem (a + b) = a + K O a b + K O a b + … + KK OO a n - r b r + … + b n ,
n n K K
1 2 r
LP LP LP
JN
n n!
where n is a positive integer and KK OO = -
r ( n r) ! r!
LP

Arithmetic series un = a + (n – 1)d

1 1
Sn = n(a + l) = n{2a + (n – 1)d}
2 2

Geometric series un = arn – 1

a (1 − r n)
Sn = (r ≠ 1)
1−r
a
S∞ = − (|r| < 1)
1 r

Identities sin2 A + cos2 A = 1

sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A

a b c
Formulas for ∆ABC = =
sin A sin B sin C
a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
1
∆ = 2 ab sin C

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1 Variables b and t are related by the equation b = P + Qe2t where P and Q are constants.
It is given that when t = 0, b = 500 and when t = 1, b = 600.

(a) Find the value of b when t = 2.  [5]

(b) Find the smallest value of t that gives a value of b greater than 2 000 000. [3]

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Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of d x − x nd x + x n .

5
2 3 2
2 [5]

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3
y

x
y = sec2  + ex

0   x
x= x=

x r r
The graph shows part of the curve y = sec 2 + e x and the lines x = and x = .
2 4 2

Find the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [5]

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4 (a) In an arithmetic progression the first term is 176 and the tenth term is 149.

(i) Find the common difference of the progression. [2]

(ii) Find the least number of terms for their sum to be negative. [3]

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(b) In a geometric progression the first term is 3 and the second term is 2.4.

(i) Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the progression.  [3]

(ii) Find the sum to infinity of the progression.  [1]

(iii) Starting with the 10th term, find the sum of 50 terms of the progression.  [4]

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5 (a) 4-digit numbers are to be formed using four of the digits 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.
Each digit may be used once only in any 4-digit number.

(i) Find how many 4-digit numbers can be formed when there are no restrictions.  [1]

(ii) Find how many 4-digit numbers can be formed when the number is even.  [1]

(iii) Find how many 4-digit numbers can be formed when the number is greater than 7000 and
odd.  [3]

(b) Find the number of ways 12 people can be put into 3 groups containing 3, 4 and 5 people.  [3]

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ln (3x 2 − 5)
6 A curve has equation y = for 3x2 > 5.
2x + 1

(a) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where x = 2 . [6]

(b) Find the approximate change in y as x increases from 2 to 2 + h where h is small. [1]

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7 Solve the equation 5 tan x – 3 cot x = 2 sec x for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 360°. [6]

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8 A curve has equation y = (2x – 1) 4x + 3 .

dy k (3x + 1)
(a) Show that = , where k is a constant.  [5]
dx 4x + 3

(b) Hence write down the x-coordinate of the stationary point of the curve. [1]

(c) Determine the nature of this stationary point.  [2]

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v ms–1
V

30

0 20 60 100 t s

(a) The diagram shows the velocity–time graph of a particle P.

P travels 3260 m in 100 s, reaching a final velocity of V ms–1.

(i) Find the value of V. [3]

(ii) On the axes below, draw the acceleration–time graph for P.  [2]

a ms–2
2

1.5

0.5

0
20 60 100 t s
–0.5

–1

–1.5
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(b) Particle Q is travelling in a straight line.

The acceleration, a ms–2, of Q is given by a = 6 cos 2t at time t s.
When t = 0, Q is at point O and is travelling with a velocity of 10 ms–1.

(i) Find the velocity of Q at time t.  [3]

(ii) Find the displacement of Q from O at time t.  [3]

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10 In this question all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians.

A r B C r D

F E

The diagram shows the rectangle ADEF, where AF = DE = r.

The points B and C lie on AD such that AB = CD = r.
The curve BC is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius r.
Arc BC has a length of 1.5r.

(a) Show that the perimeter of the shaded region is (7.5 + 2 sin 0.75)r.  [5]

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(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer in the form kr2, where k is a constant correct to 2 decimal places.  [4]

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