Cambridge O Level: Additional Mathematics 4037/21
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r
n
where n is a positive integer and e o =
n!
r (n - r) !r!
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
1 Variables x and y are such that when lg y is plotted against x a straight line passing through the points
x
(1, 5) and (2.5, 8) is obtained. Show that y = A # b where A and b are constants to be found. [4]
y
10
– 10
3
y
13
12
11
10
–1
The diagram shows the graph of y = h (x) where h (x) = (x + a) 2 (b + cx) and a, b and c are integers.
The curve meets the x-axis at the points (-2, 0) and (1.5, 0) and the y-axis at the point (0, 12).
4 (a) Solve the equation 5 2y - 1 = 6 # 3 y , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. [3]
(b) Solve the equation e 2x - 4 + 3e -2x = 0 , giving your answers in exact form. [4]
4
5 The volume, V, of a sphere of radius r is given by V = rr 3 .
3
The volume of a sphere is increasing at a constant rate of 24 cm 3 s -1 . Find the rate of increase of the
radius when the radius is 6 cm. [4]
4 8 x
6 (a) The position vectors of the points P, Q and R relative to an origin O are e o, e o and e o
7 5 y
respectively. The point R lies on PQ extended such that 3 QR = 2PR . Use a vector method to find
the values of x and y. [3]
(b) You are given that i is a unit vector due east and j is a unit vector due north.
Three vectors, a, b and c are in the same horizontal plane as i and j and are such that a + b = c .
The magnitude and bearing of a are 5 and 210°.
The magnitude and bearing of c are 10 and 330°.
7 (a)
y = 6x - x 2 y=x
5 x
O
The diagram shows the curve y = 6x - x 2 for 0 G x G 5 and the line y = x . Find the area of the
shaded region. [4]
4 2
(ii) Find y (x 2+x1) dx. [3]
8 (a)
0 3 x
3x
The diagram shows the graph of y = f (x) where f is defined by f (x) = for 0 G x G 3.
5x + 1
(i) Given that f is a one-one function, find the domain and range of f -1 . [3]
h (x) = e 4x for x H k .
(ii) State the least value of the constant k such that gh(x) can be formed. [1]
9 In this question all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians.
(a) The area of a sector of a circle of radius 24 is 432 cm 2 . Find the length of the arc of the sector. [4]
(b)
A
C
y
α
O B
D
The diagram shows an isosceles triangle, OAB, with AO = AB = y and height AD.
OCD is a sector of the circle with centre O. Angle AOB is a.
y2
(ii) Hence show that the area of the shaded region can be written as cos a (2 sin a - a cos a) .
2
[3]
9
b
10 In the expansion of eax + o , where a and b are constants with a 2 0 , the term independent of x is
x2
-145 152 and the coefficient of x 6 is - 6912. Show that a 2 b =- 12 and find the value of a and the
value of b. [7]
11 The line with equation x + 3y = k , where k is a positive constant, is a tangent to the curve with
equation x 2 + y 2 + 2y - 9 = 0 . Find the value of k and hence find the coordinates of the point where
the line touches the curve. [9]
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