COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2018

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

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SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS Wednesday 12 September 2018

SECONDARY FIVE NORMAL ACADEMIC 11 00 – 13 00
4047/1 2h

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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 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
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
Formulae for ΔABC
a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A
1
Δ= bc sin A
2
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dy k
1. The slope at any point ( x , y ) of a curve is given by   1 where k is a
dx (2 x  3) 2
constant. If the tangent to the curve at ( 1, 0) is perpendicular to the line 3 y  x  1 ,
find
(i) the value of k, [3]
(ii) the equation of the curve. [3]


1
1 [2]
2. (i) On the same axes, sketch the curves y  8 x 2
and y 2  x.
4

(ii) Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and the point of
intersection of the two curves. [3]

xc
3. The equation y  , where c and d are constants, can be represented by a straight
xd
line when xy  x is plotted against y. The line passes through the points (0, 4) and
(0.2, 0) .
(i) Find the value of c and of d, [4]
(ii) If (2.5, a ) is a point on the straight line, find the value of a . [1]

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4. The roots of a quadratic equation are  and  , where  3   3  0 ,   ,
64
  0.
(i) Find this quadratic equation with integral coefficient. [4]
The roots of another quadratic equation x 2  px  q  0 are    and    .
(ii) Find the value of p and of q . [3]

5. (i) Prove the identity sin 2 2 x(cot 2 x  tan 2 x)  4 cos 2 x . [4]

e
(ii) Hence find, for 0  x  2 , the values of x for which sin 2 2 x  . [3]
cot x  tan 2 x
2
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6.

28 cm

h cm

r cm

10 cm
(a) The diagram shows a cylinder of height h cm and base radius r cm inscribed in a cone
of height 28 cm and base radius 10 cm. Show that
(i) the height, h cm, of the cylinder is given by
14 [1]
h  28  r.
5
(ii) the volume, V cm3, of the cylinder is given by
r [1]
V  14 r 2 (2  ).
5

(b) (i) Given that r can vary, find the maximum volume of the cylinder. [5]
4 [2]
(ii) Show that, in this case, the cylinder occupies of the volume of the cone.
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7. (a) A circle with centre P lies in the first quadrant of the Cartesian plane. It is
tangential to the x-axis and the y-axis, and passes through the points A(4, 18)
and B(18, 16).
Find
(i) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment AB, [3]
(ii) the coordinates of the centre P, [2]
(iii) the equation of the circle, [1]
The tangent at A touches the x-axis at R. The line joining A and P is produced
to touch the x-axis at S.
(b) Find the area of triangle ARS. [4]

8. Use the result ( x  y ) 2  x  y  2 ( xy ) , or otherwise, find the square root of

12  140 in the form a  b , where a and b are constants to be determined. [5]

9. Given that P( x)  2 x 4  5 x3  5 x 2  x  10 ,

(i) find the quotient when P( x) is divided by (2 x  1)( x 2  3) , [2]

P( x)
(ii) hence express in partial fractions. [5]
(2 x  1)( x 2  3)

10. The velocity, v ms 1 , of a particle travelling in a straight line at time t seconds after
leaving a fixed point O, is given by
v  2t 2  (1  3k )t  8k  1,
where k is a constant. The velocity is a minimum at t = 5.
(i) Show that k  7 . [2]
(ii) Show that the particle will never return to O with time. [2]
(iii) Find the duration when its velocity is less than 13 ms . 1
[2]
(iv) Find the distance travelled by the particle during the third second. [2]
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11.

3
The diagram shows part of curve y  intersecting with a straight line
1 2x
y  2 x  3 at the point A. Find
(i) the coordinates of A. [2]
(ii) the area of the shaded region bounded by the line and the curve. [4]
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12.

F
C
D

G
E
B
A

W
In the diagram, two circles touch each other at A. TA is tangent to both circles at A
and FE is a tangent to the smaller circle at C. Chords AE and AF intersect the smaller
circle at B and D respectively. Prove that
(i) line BD is parallel to line FE, [2]
(ii) FAC  CAE , [3]

END OF PAPER
 2018 CWSS Prelim AM P1 Answer Key

1. 1 10. 2
(i) 2 (ii) y  x2 (iii) 4s (iv) 17 m or 17.7 m
(2 x  3) 3

2. 1 11. (i) A  ( 1,1) (ii) 0.352 units2

(ii) y   x
8

3. (i) c  4 ; d  20 (ii) 46 12. (i)To prove: BD // FE

Proof: Let TAF be  .
4. (i) 64 x 2  72 x  27  0 ABD  TAF   (alt seg thm)
27 AEF  TAF   (alt seg thm)
(ii) p  0; q 
64
 ABD  AEF  
5. (ii) 0.412, 2.73, 3.55, 5.87 Using property of corresponding angles, BD //
EF (shown)

6. 11200 3 (ii)To prove: FAC  CAE

b(i) cm or 1300 cm3
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Proof: Let BCE  
7 a(i) y  7 x  60 (ii) (10, 10) CBD  BCE   (alt s, BD //EF )
(iii) ( x  10)  ( y  10)  100
2 2
FAC  CBD   (s in same segment)
b. 337.5 units2 Also, CAE  BCE   (alt seg thm)
 FAC  CAE   (shown)
8. 7 5

9. (i) x  2 (ii)
3 7
x2  2
(2 x  1) ( x  3)

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 CWSS 2018 AM Prelim P1 Marking Scheme

Qn Solutions Marks
No
1 3y  x 1
1 1
y  x
3 3
 grad of tangent =  3 M1

k
(i) 3  1 M1
(2 x  3) 2
k  2 A1

dy 2
(ii)  1
dx (2 x  1) 2
y   [ 2(2 x  1) 2  1]dx M1
2(2 x  1) 1
= xc
(1)(2)
1
= xc M1
(2 x  3)

1
When y  0, x  1 0 1 c
2  3
c  2
1
 y x2 A1
(2 x  3)

2(i) y

Graph
x
0 s are
[B1] &
[B1]

 1
1

(ii) (8 x 2 )2  x M1
4
1
64 x 1  x
4
256  x 2
x  16 or  16 (NA) M1
8
When x  16, y   2
16

1
 2 1
Grad of line  
16 8
1
 Eqn of line is y   x A1
8

3(i) y( x  d )  x  c
xy  x   yd  c M1

 c4 B1

4
Grad =  = 20 M1
0.2
  d  20
d  20 A1

(ii)  xy  x  20 y  4
a  20(2.5)  4  46 B1

4 3  3  0
(   )[(   ) 2  3 ]  0
 27 
(   )[(   ) 2  3  ]  0 M1
 64 
81
Since     , (   ) 2 
64
9 9
    or  (NA) A1
8 8

(i) 9 27
Quad eqn is x 2  x 0 M1
8 64
64 x 2  72 x  27  0 B1

(ii) Sum of roots =         0

Prod of roots = (   )(    )
    2   2  
 2  ( 2   2 )
 2  [(   ) 2  2 ]
M1
 4  (   ) 2
2
 27   9 
 4    
 64   8 
108 81 27
  
64 64 64

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 p0 & q B1, B1
64
2
5(i) To prove: sin 2 2 x(cot 2 x  tan 2 x)  4cos 2 x
Proof: LHS = sin 2 2 x(cot 2 x  tan 2 x )
 cos 2 x sin 2 x 
= sin 2 2 x    M1
 sin x cos x 
2 2

 cos 4 x  sin 4 x 
= sin 2 x 
2
 M1
 sin x cos x 
2 2

 (cos 2 x  sin 2 x )(cos 2 x  sin 2 x ) 

= 4sin x cos x 
2 2
 M1
 sin 2 x cos 2 x 
= 4(cos x  sin x)
2 2
M1
= 4 cos 2x
= RHS (proved)

(ii) sin 2 2 x(cot 2 x  tan 2 x)  e

4 cos 2x  e M1
e
cos 2 x 
4
2 x  0.8236, 5.4596, 7.1068, 11.743
x  0.412, 2.73, 3.55, 5.87 A1,
A1

6a(i) Using Similar triangles,

28  h r
 M1
28 10
r 28 28
28  h  r
h 10
10 14
h  28  r (shown)
5

(ii) Vol of cylinder =  r h

2

 14 
V   r 2  28  r  M1
 5 
 1 
V  14 r 2  2  r  (shown)
 5 

dV 14
b(i)  56 r   (3r 2 )
dr 5
3
 14 r (4  r ) M1
5
dV
At stat pt, 0
dr
3
14 r (4  r )  0 M1
5

3
 3 2
r  0 (NA), 4 r  0  r 6 A1
5 3
dV2
84
 56   r
dr 2
5
84  2 
 56    6 
5  3
 175.93(2dp ) < 0 M1
dV 2
2
Since < 0,  r = 6 will make V a maximum.
dr 2
3
 20  20   1  20  
Max volume = 14    2    
 3  3   5  3 
11200
  cm3 or 1300 cm3 (3sf ) B1
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4
(ii) To show: Vol of cylinder = (Vol of cone)
9
1 2800
Proof: Vol of cone =  (10) 2 (28) =  cm3 M1
3 3
Vol of cylinder 11200 3 4
  = M1
Vol of cone 27 2800 9
4
 Vol of cylinder = (Vol of cone) (shown)
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7a(i)  4  18 18  16 
Mid-pt of AB =  ,  = (11, 17) M1
 2 2 
18  16 1
Grad of AB = = 
4  18 7
Grad of perpendicular bisector = 7 M1
Eqn of perpendicular bisector is y  17  7( x  11)
y  7 x  60 A1

(ii) Let the centre P be ( m, m) .

m  7 m  60 M1
m  10

 P  (10,10) A1

(iii) Eqn of circle is ( x  10) 2  ( y  10) 2  100 B1

Or x  y  20 x  20 y  100  0
2 2

18  10
(b) Grad of AP =
4  10
4

3
4
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 Grad of tangent at A 
4
3
Eqn of tangent at A is y  18  ( x  4)
4
3
y  x  15
4
 R  ( 20, 0) B1
4
Eqn of AP is y  10   ( x  10)
3
4 1
y   x  23
3 3
 1  B1
 S  17 ,0 
 2 
1 1
 Area of ARS   20  17  (18) M1
2 2
 337.5 units 2 A1

8 x  y  12 ------------(1) B1
4 xy  140 ------------(2) B1
From eqn (1): y  12  x substi into eqn (2)
4 x (12  x )  140 M1
x  12 x  35  0
2

( x  7)( x  5)  0
 x  7 or x  5
When x  7, y  5 A1
When x  5, y  7

 12  140   7 5  A1

9(i) (2 x  1)( x 2  3)  2 x 3  x 2  6 x  3
x2
2 x3  x 2  6 x  3 2 x 4  5 x3  5 x 2  x  10
M1
(2 x  x  6 x  3 x)
4 3 2

4 x3  x 2  2 x  10
(4 x 3  2 x 2  12 x  6)
3x 2  14 x  16

 Quotient  x  2 A1

P ( x) (3 x 2  14 x  16)
(ii)  x  2 
(2 x  1)( x 2  3) (2 x  1)( x 2  3)

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 (3 x 2  14 x  16) A ( Bx  C )
  2 where A, B and C are constants
(2 x  1)( x  3)
2
(2 x  1) ( x  3)
3 x 2  14 x  16  A( x 2  3)  ( Bx  C )(2 x  1) M1
1 1 1  1
When x  , 3    14    16  A  3 
2 4 2  4
A  3 B1

When x  0 , 16  3A  C
16  9  C
C 7 B1

2
Comparing coeff of x : 3  A  2 B
3  3  2B
B0 B1

P ( x) 3 7
  x2  2 A1
(2 x  1)( x  3)
2
(2 x  1) ( x  3)

dv
10(i)  4t  (1  3k )
dt
dv
When vel is a minimum, 0
dt
4(5)  (1  3k )  0 M1
3k  21
k  7 (shown) A1

(ii) When k  7 , v  2t 2  20t  55

Discriminant = (20) 2  4(2)(55)
 400  440
 40
0 M1
 there is no real values of t such that vel = 0, also vel > 0 hence particle
A1
will never return to O with time.

(iii) 2t 2  20t  55  13 M1
2t 2  20t  42  0
t 2  10t  21  0
(t  7)(t  3)  0

t  3t 7
3 7
Duration = 7  3  4 s A1

6
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(iv) s   (2t 2  20t  55) dt M1

2
3
 2t 3 
  10t 2  55t 
 3 2
16 
 [18  90  165]    40  110 
3 
2
 17 m or 17.7 m(3sf) A1
3

11(i) 3
 2x  3 M1
1  2x
3  (2 x  3)(1  2 x )
3  2x  4x2  3  6x
4 x2  4 x  0
4 x ( x  1)  0
x  0 or x  1
For pt A: When x  1, y  2  3 = 1
 A  ( 1,1) A1

(ii) 1 0
3
Area of shaded region = 1  3   dx M1, M1
2 1 1  2 x
0
 3ln(1  2 x) 
 2  M1
 2 1

 3 
 2  0  ln 3
 2 
 2  1.6479  0.352 units 2 A1

12(i) To prove: BD // FE
Proof: Let TAF be  .
ABD  TAF   (alt seg thm) M1
AEF  TAF   (alt seg thm)
 ABD  AEF  
Using property of corresponding angles, BD // EF (shown) A1

(ii) To prove: FAC  CAE

Proof: Let BCE  
CBD  BCE   (alt s, BD //EF ) B1
FAC  CBD   (s in same segment) B1
Also, CAE  BCE   (alt seg thm) B1
 FAC  CAE   (shown)

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1 (i) A particle moves along the curve y  ln  x 2  1 in such a way that the y-coordinate

of the particle is decreasing at a constant rate of 0.2 units per second. Find the rate at
which the x-coordinate of the particle is changing at the instant when x  0.5 . [3]
(ii) Find the x-coordinates of the point on the curve where the gradient is stationary. [3]

2
2 (i) Solve the equation log 3  2 x  1  log 3  2 x  3  1  log 3 . [4]
5
(ii) Solve the equation ln y  1  2 log y e , giving your answer(s) in terms of e. [5]

3 Given that y  e x sin x ,

dy d 2 y
(i) show that 2   2y . [4]
dx dx 2
π
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of 0
3
e x sin x dx . [4]

Given that the first three terms, in ascending powers of y, of the expansion of  a  y  , where
n
4

a and n are positive real constants, are 64  192 y  240 y 2 .

1
(i) By considering the ratio of the coefficients of the first two terms, show that a  n . [3]
3
(ii) Find the value of a and of n. [4]

5 (a) Using the substitution u  2 x , solve the equation 4 x 1  2 x  3 . [4]

(b) The quantity, N, of a radioactive substance, at time t years, is given by N  N 0e kt , where

N 0 and k are positive constants.

(i) Sketch the graph of N against t, labelling any axes intercepts. [2]
(ii) State the significance of N 0 . [1]

(iii) The quantity halves every 5 years. Calculate the value of k. [3]
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6 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The coordinates of the points P and Q are  5, 2  and  7, 6  respectively. Find

(i) the equation of the line parallel to PQ and passing through the point  2,3 , [3]

(ii) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ. [3]

A point R is such that the shortest distance of R from the line passing through P and Q is 10
units.
(iii) Find the area of triangle PQR. [3]

7 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y  f  x  . The x-coordinates of the maximum and

minimum points are  and  , where k  0 .

O x

It is given that f '  x   ax 2  bx  c , where a, b and c are real constants. For each of the

following, state, with reasons, whether they are positive, negative or zero.
(i) b 2  4 ac , [2]
b
(ii) , [2]
a
c
(iii) . [2]
a
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8 The diagram shows the cross-section of a house with a rooftop BAC. The length of AB and AC
are 10 m and 24 m respectively. The angle between AB and the horizontal through A is 
degrees and BAC  90 .

10 m
24 m
B

Lm
The base of the house is of length L m.
(i) Show that L  10cos  24 sin . [2]
(ii) Express L in the form R sin     , where R  0 and  is an acute angle. [4]

(iii) Find the longest possible base of the house and the corresponding value of  . [3]

2x
9 (a) The equation of a curve is y  .
1 x
(i) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at point P 1,1 . [4]

(ii) The tangent cuts the axes at Q and R respectively. Find the area of
triangle OPQ. [2]
1
(b) A curve has equation y  f  x  , where f  x   x3  2 x 2  13x  5 .
3
Determine, with explanation, whether f is an increasing or decreasing function. [4]
 6

10 (a) (i) Solve the equation x 2  3x  2  x  1 . [3]

(ii) What can be deduced about the number of points of intersections of the graphs of
y  x 2  3 x  2 and y   x  1 ? [1]

(iii) Hence, on a single diagram, sketch the graphs of y  x 2  3 x  2 and y   x  1 ,

indicating the coordinates of any axial intercepts and turning point. [4]
(b) The diagram shows part of the graph of y  k  x , where k is a constant.

O x

A line y  mx  c is drawn to determine the number of solutions to the equation

k  x  mx  c .
(i) If m  1 , state the range of values of c, in terms of k, such that
the equation has one solution. [1]
(ii) If c  0 , state the range of values of m such that the equation has no solutions. [2]

11 (a) State the principal range of sin 1 x , leaving your answers in terms of π . [1]
1  tan x
(b) (i) Prove that  sec 2 x  tan 2 x . [5]
1  tan x
(ii) Hence find the reflex angle x such that 3sec 2 x  3 tan 2 x  1 . [3]
(c) A buoy floats and its height above the seabed, h m, is given by h  a cos bt  c , where t is
time measured in hours from 0000 hours and a, b and c are constants. The least height of
the buoy above seabed is 180 metres and is recorded at 0000 hours. The greatest height
of the buoy above seabed is 196 metres and is first recorded at 0600 hours.
(i) Find the values of a, b and c. [3]
(ii) Using values found in (i), sketch the graph of h  a cos bt  c for 0  t  24 . [2]
(ii) The buoy floats above the top of a huge rock first at 0500 hours. State the number of
hours in each day that the buoy is above the rock. [1]
END OF PAPER
Question 1
(i) 0.25 units/s
(ii) x  1
Question 2
(i) 23
x
2
(ii) y  e 2 or y  e
Question 3
(ii) 1.02  3s.f.
Question 4
(ii) n  6, a  2
Question 5
(a) x0
(a)(i)
N

O t

(ii) It represents the initial amount of radioactive substance.

(iii) 0.139
Question 6
(i) 1 2
y  x3
3 3
(ii) y  3x  7
(iii) 20 units 2
Question 7
(i) b 2  4ac  0 .
(ii) b
0
a
(iii) c
0
a
Question 8
(ii) L  26sin   22.6 
(iii) Longest possible base is 26 m.
 2

  67.4 1 d.p.
Question 9
(a)(i) 1 1
y x
2 2
(ii) 1
units 2
4
Question 10
(a)(i) x  1
(ii) The line y   x  1 is tangential to y  x 2  3 x  2 .
(ii)

(b)(i) c  k
(ii) 1  m  0
Question 11
(a) π π
  sin 1 x 
2 2
(b)(ii) x  333.3 1 d.p.
(c)(i) π
a  8,b  , c  188
6
(iii) 4 hours
1 (i) A particle moves along the curve y  ln  x 2  1 in such a way that the y-coordinate

of the particle is decreasing at a constant rate of 0.2 units per second. Find the rate at
which the x-coordinate of the particle is changing at the instant when x  0.5 . [3]
(ii) Find the x-coordinates of the point on the curve where the gradient is stationary. [3]

(i) dy 2x
 2 B1
dx x  1
dy dy dx
 
dt dx dt
2  0.5  dx
0.2   M1
 0.5  1 dt
2

dx
  0.25 units/s A1
dt
(ii) d 2 y  x  1  2   2 x  2 x 
2

 M1
 x 2  1
2
dx 2

2  2 x2

x  1
2 2

d2 y
0 M1
dx 2
2  2 x2  0
x  1
A1
 2

2
2 (i) Solve the equation log 3  2 x  1  log 3  2 x  3  1  log 3 . [4]
5
(ii) Solve the equation ln y  1  2 log y e , giving your answer(s) in terms of e. [5]

(i) 2
log 3  2 x  1  log 3  2 x  3  1  log 3
5
2x 1  2
log 3  log 3  3   B1, B1
2x  3  5
2x 1 6

2x  3 5 M1 – remove log
10 x  5  12 x  18
2 x  23
23
x A1
2
(ii) ln y  1  2 log y e
2
ln y  1  B1 – change base
ln y
 ln y   ln y  2  0 B1
2

 ln y  2  ln y  1  0 M1 – attempt to solve
ln y  2 or 1
y  e 2 or y  e A2
 3

3 Given that y  e x sin x ,

dy d 2 y
(i) show that 2   2y . [4]
d x dx 2
π
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of 
0
3
e x sin x dx . [4]

(i) y  e x sin x
dy
 e x sin x  e x cos x M1 – product rule
dx B1
d2 y M1 – product rule
2
 e x sin x  e x cos x  e x sin x  e x cos x
dx
 2e x cos x
d2 y dy
 2  2  2e x cos x  2  e x sin x  e x cos x  M1
dx dx
 2e x sin x
 2y
2
dy d y
2  2  2y a.g.
dx dx
(ii) d2 y dy
 2  2  2y
dx dx
dy
  2 y  2  e x sin x dx M1 – integration
dx
 e x sin x  e x cos x  2e x sin x  2  e x sin x dx
1 x
  e x sin x dx 
2
 e sin x  e x cos x   c B1 – making integral the
subject
π
π
1 3
 3
e sin x dx    e x sin x  e x cos x  
x
M1 – substitution of
0
2 0 limits
 1.02  3s.f. A1
 4

Given that the first three terms, in ascending powers of y, of the expansion of  a  y  , where
n
4

a and n are positive real constants, are 64  192 y  240 y 2 .

1
(i) By considering the ratio of the coefficients of the first two terms, show that a  n . [3]
3
(ii) Find the value of a and of n. [4]
(i) n  n  1 n  2 2
a  y  a n  na n 1 y 
a y 
n

2 B1 – award for first two

By comparing coefficents, terms
a n  64    1
na n 1  192     2
n  n  1 n  2
a  240     3
2
1 : a  64  1  a  1 n    4
  M1, A1
 2  n 192 3 3
(ii)  2  : 2a  192  4  a  2 n  1    5
    M1
 3 n  1 240 5 5
 4    5 : M1 – simultaneous eqn
1 2
n   n  1
3 5
5n  6 n  6
n6 A1
a2 A1
 5

5 (a) Using the substitution u  2 x , solve the equation 4 x 1  2 x  3 . [4]

(b) The quantity, N, of a radioactive substance, at time t years, is given by N  N0 e kt , where

N 0 and k are positive constants.

(i) Sketch the graph of N against t, labelling any axes intercepts. [2]
(ii) State the significance of N 0 . [1]
(iii) The quantity halves every 5 years. Calculate the value of k. [3]
(a) 4u 2  u  3 B1
4u 2  u  3  0
 4u  3 u  1  0
3
u  1 or  M1
4
3
x  0 or 2 x    no solutions  A1, A1
4
(a)(i) B1 – shape
N B1 – t > 0 and label N0

O t

(ii) It represents the initial amount of radioactive substance. B1

(iii) 1
N0  N 0e  
k 5
M1
2
1
 e 5 k
2
1
5k  ln   ln 2 M1
2
ln 2
t  0.139 A1
5
 6

6 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The coordinates of the points P and Q are  5, 2  and  7,6  respectively. Find

(i) the equation of the line parallel to PQ and passing through the point  2,3 . [3]

(ii) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ. [3]

A point R is such that the shortest distance of R from the line passing through P and Q is 10
units.
(iii) Find the area of triangle OQR. [3]

(i) 62 1
mPQ   B1
7   5  3
1
y  3   x   2   M1
3
1 2
y  x3 A1
3 3
(ii)  5  7 2  6 
Midpoint of PQ   ,   1, 4  B1
 2 2 
Gradient of perpendicular bisector  3
y  4  3  x  1 M1
y  3x  7 A1
(iii)
 7   5    6  2
2 2
PQ   4 10 units M1

Area 
1
2
4 10 10 M1

 20 units 2 A1
 7

7 The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y  f  x  . The x-coordinates of the minimum and

maximum points are  and  , where   0 .

O x

It is given that f '  x   ax 2  bx  c , where a, b and c are real constants. For each of the

following, state, with reasons, whether they are positive, negative or zero.
(i) b 2  4ac , [2]
b
(ii) , [2]
a
c
(iii) . [2]
a
(i) Since there are two stationary points, f '  x   0 has two real M1
A1
roots, therefore b 2  4ac  0 .
(ii) Since    and   0 ,     0 , M1
b
       0
 A1
a
(iii) Since   0 and   0 ,   0 , M1
c
    0 A1
a
 8

8 The diagram shows the cross-section of a house with a rooftop BAC. The length of AB and AC
are 10 m and 24 m respectively. The angle between AB and the horizontal through A is 
degrees and BAC  90 .

10 m
24 m
B

Lm
The base of the house is of length L m.
(i) Show that L  10cos   24 sin  . [2]
(ii) Express L in the form R sin     , where R  0 and  is an acute angle. [4]

(iii) Find the longest possible base of the house and the corresponding value of  . [3]
(i) Let the point vertically above B and C be M and N respectively.
ACN  90
AM  10cos  and AN  24sin  B1, B1
L  MN  10cos   24sin 
(ii) R  102  242 M1
 26 A1
 10 
  tan 1   M1
 24 
 22.620  3 d.p. A1
L  26sin   22.6 
(iii) Longest possible base is 26 m. B1
  22.620  90 M1
  67.4 1 d.p. A1
 9

2x
9 (a) The equation of a curve is y  .
1 x
(i) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at point P 1,1 . [4]

(ii) The tangent cuts the axes at Q and R respectively. Find the area of
triangle PQR. [2]
1 3
(b) A curve has equation y  f  x  , where f  x   x  2 x 2  13 x  5 .
3
Determine, with explanation, whether f is an increasing or decreasing function. [4]
(a) dy 1  x  2    2 x 1
(i)  M1
1  x 
2
dx
2

1  x 
2

dy 1
 B1
dx x 1 2
1 1 1 M1 – substitution of point
Equation of Tangent: y  1   x  1  y  x 
2 2 2 A1
(ii)  1
Q  1, 0  and R  0,  B1
 2
1 1 1
Area of Triangle  1    units 2 B1
2 2 4
(b) f '  x   x 2  4 x  13 B1

  x  2   22  13
2
M1 - complete the square
  x  2  9
2

 x  2  0   x  2  9  0
2 2
M1
 f '  x   0 , f is an increasing function. A1
 10

10 (a) (i) Solve the equation x 2  3 x  2  x  1 . [3]

(ii) What can be deduced about the number of points of intersections of the graphs of
y  x 2  3 x  2 and y   x  1 ? [1]

(iii) Hence, on a single diagram, sketch the graphs of y  x 2  3 x  2 and y   x  1 ,

indicating any axial intercepts. [4]

(b) The diagram shows part of the graph of y  k  x , where k is a constant.

O x

A line y  mx  c is drawn to determine the number of solutions to the equation

k  x  mx  c .

(i) If m  1 , state the range of values of c, in terms of k, such that

the equation has one solution. [1]
(ii) If c  0 , state the range of values of m such that the equation has no solutions. [2]
(a) x 2  3x  2   x  1 or x 2  3 x  2     x  1 M1
(i)
x2  2 x  1  0 x2  4 x  3  0
 x  1  x  3 x  1  0
2
0
x 1 x  1 or x  3  rejected  A1, A1
(ii) The line y   x  1 is tangential to y  x  3 x  2 .
2 B1
 11

(ii) B1 - modulus graph

B1 – axial intercepts &
turning point
B1 – line with intercepts
B1 – line tangent to
modulus

(b)(i) c  k B1
(ii) 1  m  0 A1, A1
 12

11 (a) State the principal range of sin 1 x , leaving your answers in terms of π . [1]
1  tan x
(b) (i) Prove that  sec 2 x  tan 2 x . [5]
1  tan x
1
(ii) Hence find the reflex angle x such that sec 2 x  tan 2 x  . [3]
3
(c) A buoy floats and its height above the seabed, h m, is given by h  a cos bt  c , where t is
time measured in hours from 0000 hours and a, b and c are constants. The least height of
the buoy above seabed is 180 metres and is recorded at 0000 hours. The greatest height
of the buoy above seabed is 196 metres and is first recorded at 0600 hours.
(i) Find the values of a, b and c. [3]
(ii) Using values found in (i), sketch the graph of h  a cos bt  c for 0  t  24 . [2]
(ii) The buoy floats above the top of a huge rock first at 0500 hours. State the number of
hours in each day that the buoy is above the rock. [1]
(a) π π B1
  sin 1 x 
2 2
(b) sin x
1
(i) 1  tan x cos x

1  tan x 1  sin x
cos x
cos x  sin x
 M1
cos x  sin x
 cos x  sin x 
2

 M1
cos 2 x  sin 2 x
1  2sin x cos x

cos 2 x M1 – double angle
1  sin 2 x
 M1 – double angle
cos 2 x
 sec 2 x  tan 2 x A1
(ii) 1  tan x 1
 M1
1  tan x 3
3  3 tan x  1  tan x
4 tan x  2
1
tan x  
2
  26.565  3 d.p. B1
x  333.3 1 d.p. A1
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(c) 196  180

 8  a  8 B1
(i) 2
196  180
c  188 B1
2
2π π
b  B1
12 6
(ii) B1 – shape
B1 - points

(iii) 4 hours B1