Methodist Girls' School: Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 Additional Mathematics Paper 1
Methodist Girls' School: Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 Additional Mathematics Paper 1
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Secondary 4
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Calculators should be used where appropriate.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give your
answer to three significant figures. Give your answer in degrees to one decimal place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of .
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
b b 2 4ac
For the quadratic equation ax 2 bx c 0 , x
2a
a bn a n
n n1 n n2 2 n
Binomial Expansion a b a b a nr 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 sin 2 A cos 2 A 1
sec 2 A 1 tan 2 A
cos ec 2 A 1 cot 2 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 2 A 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A cos 2 A sin 2 A 2 cos 2 A 1 1 2 sin 2 A
2 tan A
tan 2 A
1 tan 2 A
1 1
sin A sin B 2 sin ( A B) cos ( A B)
2 2
1 1
sin A sin B 2 cos ( A B) sin ( A B)
2 2
1 1
cos A cos B 2 cos ( A B) cos ( A B)
2 2
1 1
cos A cos B 2 sin ( A B) sin ( A B)
2 2
a b c
Formulae for ABC
sin A sin B sin C
a2 b2 c2 2bc cos A
1
ab sin C
2
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1 Find the inverse of the matrix and hence solve the simultaneous equations: [4]
3 4
6x 5 y 9
3 y 25 4 x
e2x
3 Given that y , find the range of values of x for which y decreases as x increases. [4]
1 x
dy
4 The gradient function of a curve, is given by a sec2 2 x , where a is a constant.
dx
The curve has a gradient of 8 at , 1 . Find
8
(i) the value of a, [2]
(ii) the equation of the curve. [3]
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7 A cylindrical jar of radius 5 cm contains water to a depth of 8 cm.
The water from the jar is poured at a constant rate into a hemispherical bowl.
After t seconds, the depth of water in the bowl is x cm and the volume, V cm3, of water
1
is given by V x 2 (18 x) cm3.
3
Given that all the water is transferred in 50 seconds, find
dV
(i) , [2]
dt
(ii) the rate of change of x when x = 8, leaving answers in terms of . [3]
8 The diagram shows the curve y xx 4 and line, y = 12. The curve meets the x-axis at
the origin O and at the point A. The curve meets the line y = 12 at B.
Find the shaded area. [7]
y
x
A O
9 The diagram shows a kite ABCD. AD is parallel to the x-axis and BC is parallel to the line
x 2 y 8 . The point A and C are (−3, −2) and (−1, 4) respectively. Find
(i) the equation of BD, [2]
(ii) the coordinates of D and B, [4]
(iii) the area of the kite ABCD. [2]
y
C(−1, 4)
B
O x
A(−3, −2) D
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10. (a) Find the range of values of m for which the line y 2m x meets the curve
x 2 y 2 3xy 2 0 . [3]
(b) Find the range of values of k for which the curve y kx2 k 1x k
lies completely above the x-axis. [4]
11. The table shows experimental values of two variables, x and y, which are connected by an
(a) On graph paper plot lg (y + 10) against x, using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis
and 1 cm to 0.1 units on the lg (y + 10) axis. Draw a straight line graph to represent
(c) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve the equation kAx 1040.5x . [3]
12. (a) Solve the equation 5 cos ec 2 x 2 cot x 8 for 0 x 360 . [5]
(b) Prove that sin 2x sin 4x sin 6x 4 cos x cos 2x sin 3x. [3]
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13. The diagram shows a solid circular cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm inscribed in a
hollow cone of height 50 cm and base radius 15 cm. The cylinder rests on the base of the
cone and the circumference of the top surface is in contact with the curved surface of the
cone.
r
50 cm
15 cm
10 2
(a) Show that the volume of the cylinder is V r (15 r ) . [3]
3
(b) Given that r can vary, find the maximum volume of the cylinder.
4
Hence, show that, the cylinder occupies of the volume of the cone. [6]
9
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Answer Key
1 x 3 and y 4
2 x=3
3 x > 1.5
4 a=4
y 2 tan 2 x 1
5 (iii) x = 3 or x = -1
(iv) 5 m 7 and m = 1
6 2
16
3 1 or
1
16
6 2
7 dV
(i) 4cm3 / s
dt
1
(ii) cm/s
8
8 24 units2
9(i) 1 1
y x
3 3
(ii) D 7,2 and B 5,2
(iii) 40 units2
10(i) m 2 or 1.41 or m 2 or -1.41
(ii) 1
k
3
11(ii) k =1.94 to 2.04
A = 1.58 to 1.65
(iii) x = 5.2 to 5.3
13b) r = 10
5000
Maximum volume =
3
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
b b 2 4ac
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, x= .
2a
Binomial Theorem
n n n 2 2 n
(a + b)n = an + an 1 b + a b + . . . + an r br + . . . + bn,
1 2 r
n n! n(n 1).......(n r 1)
where n is a positive integer and = =
r (n r )!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 = cos A sin2 A = 2 cos2 A 1 = 1 2 sin2 A
2
2 tan A
tan 2A =
1 tan 2 A
sin A + sin B = 2 sin 12 (A + B) cos 12 (A B)
sin A sin B = 2 cos 1
2 (A + B) sin 1
2 (A B)
cos A + cos B = 2 cos 1
2 (A + B) cos 1
2 (A B)
cos A cos B = 2 sin 1
2 (A + B) sin 1
2 (A B)
a b c
sin A sin B sin C
a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A.
1
= bc sin A.
2
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1. The roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 5 x c 0 are and . Given that the
product of roots is –5, find
and . [3]
1 1
(b) Find
tan 2
x sin x cos x dx . [3]
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(i) Given that the maximum value of f x 6 and the period is 120 , find
the value of a and of b. [2]
1
(ii) Hence evaluate x e 2 x dx . [3]
0
7.
V W
U Y Z
In the figure above, UV = UW and the line UZ is a tangent to the circle at the point U.
VX is produced to meet the tangent at point Y. Prove that
(i) VW is parallel to UY, [2]
(ii) VUY is similar to WXU, [2]
VY XU
2
(iii) VY XY . [2]
WU
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8. (i) Prove the identity cos ec x cos x sec x sin x 2 cot 2 x . [3]
(ii) Using your result in part (i), solve the equation cos ec x cos x tan x 5
for 0 x 5 . [4]
15
1
9. (a) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of 2 x 2 3 . [4]
x
(b) Given that the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion
of 1 2 x 3 x are 243 81x kx 2 , where k and n are constants.
n
8x 3 5x 2 3
10. (i) Express in partial fractions. [5]
x 1 2 x
2
8x 3 5x 2 3
(ii) Hence find
x 1 2 x
2
dx . [3]
(ii) Show that the line 3 y 4 x 7 is a tangent to the circle C1. Hence find the
coordinates of the point of contact. [4]
(iii) The second circle C2 touches C1 at a point P on the positive y-axis and passes
through the centre of C1. The diameter of C1 is twice the diameter of C2.
Find the equation of C2. [4]
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12. A particle P moves in a straight line so that its displacement, s metres, from a fixed
1 7
point is given by s t 3 t 2 10t 1 , where t is the time taken in seconds after
3 2
the start of motion.
(i) Calculate the initial velocity. [2]
(ii) Find the acceleration of P when it is instantaneously at rest. [3]
(iii) Calculate the average speed of P during the first 6 seconds. [4]
(iv) Explain why the particle P will never return to its starting point. [2]
13. The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC with sides AB = 12 cm and
ABC . The line DE is perpendicular to AC and AB is perpendicular to AE.
C B
E D 12 cm
5 cm
(v) Express the area of the DEC in the form a sin 2 b cos 2 c ,
where a, b and c are constants to be found. [3]
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Answer Keys
65
1. (i) c 10 (ii) (iii) 6 x 2 75 x 20 0
4
1
4. (i) 2 cos ec2 x (ii) tan x x cos 2 x c , where c is an arbitrary
4
constant
1 2 1
6. (ii) e or 2.10
4 4
3 15 13
10. (i) 2
x 2 1 2 x 2 1 2 x 2
ln 1 2 x
15 13
(ii) 2 x 3 ln x c where c is an arbitrary constant
4 4 1 2 x
13. (ii)
18.4 cos 67.6 (iii) Maximum value = 18.4 , 67.6
25
(iv) 18.4 (v) 15 15 cos 2 sin 2
4
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