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Hci JC 2

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Hwa Chong Institution

JC2 2011 Preliminary Examinations H2 Mathematics

Paper I

John has a total of 88 blue, red and green matchsticks. All the matchsticks are
indistinguishable apart from their colour. He uses all the blue matchsticks to form
triangles, all the red matchsticks to form squares and all the green matchsticks to form
hexagons. The total number of triangles and hexagons formed is four times the
1
number of squares formed. If John were to exchange
of his green matchsticks for
6
red matchsticks, he will have the same number of blue and red matchsticks.
Find the number of blue matchsticks John has.

[3]

A decorative acrylic artifact, as shown in the figure above, is in the shape of a


hemisphere of fixed radius R cm with a gold-plated inverted right square-based
pyramid of height h cm inscribed in it. The side length of the square base is x cm.

(i) Show that the volume of the pyramid, V , is given by


2
V = h R2 h2 .
3
1
[The volume of a pyramid is base area height ]
3

[2]

(ii) As h varies, find the value of h , in terms of R , such that the volume of the
pyramid is maximum.
[3]

Solve the inequality

Solve the equation

x 2 2 x 15 1
x 2 + 2 x 15 1
. Hence solve the inequality
.
( x + 5)( x 1) 2
( x + 7 )( x + 1) 2
[6]

z 3 = 4 4 3 i ,

giving the roots in the form rei , where r > 0 and < .

[3]

Represent the roots on an Argand diagram, and show that the area of the triangle
formed by the points represented by these roots is 3 3 .
[3]

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A sequence x1 , x2 , x3 , ... is such that x1 = 1 and


1
xn +1 = xn 1,
for all n  + .
2
Another sequence y1 , y2 , y3 , ... is such that

yn = xn + 2,

for all n  + .

(i) Show that y1 , y2 , y3 , is a geometric sequence, and hence find xn in terms of n .


[3]
xn
(ii) Describe the behaviour of n
as n .
[3]
2 yn

(a) Find

1 x

1 + 3x

dx .

[3]

x (2x

(b) Differentiate xe x with respect to x. Hence, find

1 e x dx .

[4]

The complex number z satisfies the relations z + 3i < iz 2 and 4 3i z + i .

(i) Illustrate the locus of the points representing z on an Argand diagram.

[3]

(ii) Find the range of values of arg ( z + i ) .

[3]

(iii) Find the greatest possible value of z 1 , giving your answer in exact form. [2]

A sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , is such that u1 = 3 and


1
un+1 = un + 4n + 2
, for all n  + .
n ( n + 1)
1
(i) Express
in partial fractions.
r ( r + 1)
Hence, by using the method of differences, find

n 1

r =1

(ii) By considering ur +1 ur and using the result in part (i), show that
1
un = 2n 2 + , where n  + .
n
(iii) Prove the result in part (ii) using mathematical induction.

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4r + 2 r ( r + 1) .

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(a) By using the substitution y = ux 2 , find the general solution of the differential
dy
equation x 2
[4]
2 xy = y 2 .
dx
(b)

Water is poured into a filtration device at a constant rate of k litres per minute.
The device discharges water at a rate proportional to the volume of water in the
device. At time t minutes after the device is activated, the volume of water in
the device is v litres. When the volume is 1 litre, it remains at this value. Show
dv
that
= k (1 v ) , and hence find the general solution for v in terms of t . [5]
dt
The rate of discharge is always less than the rate of water poured into the device
at any time. Sketch a member of the family of solution curves of this differential
equation.
[2]

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(a) The curve C has the equation y 2 = 3 ( x 1) + 1 .


(i) Draw a sketch of C , indicating clearly the axial intercepts, the equations of
the asymptotes and the coordinates of the stationary points.
[3]
2

(ii) It is given that the curve y = 3 ( x 1) + 1 intersects another curve


2

y
2
+ ( x 1) = 1 at exactly 2 points. Find the range of values of h .
h

[2]

(b) The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve of y = f ( x ) with a maximum
point at (1, 0 ) . The lines y = 2 , y = 2 and x = 0 are asymptotes of the curve.
y

y = f ( x)
y=2

1
y = 2

Sketch on separate diagrams, the curves of


1
(i) y =
,
f ( x)

(ii) y 2 = f ( x) ,

[3]
[3]

stating the equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any intersections
with the axes.

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(i) Expand

4 + 2x in ascending powers of x up to including the term in x 3 .

State the set of values of x for which the expansion is valid.

[4]

d2 y
dy
(ii) Given that e = 1 + sin 3x , prove that 2 + 9e y + 9 = 0 .
dx d x
y

By further differentiation of this result, find the Maclaurin's series for y , up to


and including the term in x3 .

[5]

(iii) By considering the results in parts (i) and (ii), find an approximate value of

12

0.1
0

e2 1+ x
ln
dx , leaving your answer correct to 5 decimal places.
1 + sin 3 x

[4]

The plane has Cartesian equation x + y + z = 0 and the line l1 has vector equation

r = 5i + 9 j 6k + ( i + j k ) where is a real parameter. The point P is the point of


intersection of l1 and .

(i) Find the position vector of P .

[3]

Another line l2 has vector equation


r = 3i + j + 2k + ( i k ) + 2 ( j + k ) ,

where is a real parameter and is a constant.

(ii) Verify that l2 lies on .

[2]

(iii) Show that the plane containing l1 and l2 has vector equation
r ( i + k ) + 2 ( j + k ) = 6 .

[3]

(iv) Hence, or otherwise, find the equations of the two planes containing l1 and
2
making an angle of cos 1
with .
3

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ANNEX B
HCI H2 Maths Preliminary Examination Paper 1
Qn/No Topic Set
System of equations
1
2

Applications of
Differentiation

Inequalities

Complex Numbers

Answers
24
(ii) h =

3
5 < x 2.40 or 1 < x 10.4;
7 < x 4.40 or 1 < x 8.40

2e
5

Sequences and Series

Integration techniques

Complex Numbers

2 2 k
i
+

3
9

, where k = 1, 0, 1

n1

1
(i) 3 2
2
1
(ii)
3
1
3
(a) ln (1 + 3 x 2 ) +
tan 1
6
3
2
1 2
(b) x 2 e x e x + C
2
Im
(i)

3x + C

O
1

Re
5

2.5

Locus of z
6

3
3
(ii) + sin 1 < arg( z + i) < sin 1
10
10
OR 2.84 < arg( z + i) < 0.305

(iii)

Sequences and Series

Differential Equations

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2 +5

(i) 2n 2 3 +

1
n

x2
x+C
(b) v = 1 Be kt

(a) y =

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Graphing Techniques

(a)(i)

(ii) h < 1 or h > 1


(b) (i)

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(ii)

11

Binomial and Maclaurins


Series

12

Vectors

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1
1
1 3
x x2 +
x + ...; 2 < x < 2.
2
16
64
9
9
(ii) 3 x x 2 + x3 + ...
2
2
(iii) 0.19131

(i) 2 +

3

(i) 1
2

1
4


(iv) r 2 = 7 and r 2 = 10
1
2

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