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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4037/01
Paper 1 Non-calculator For examination from 2025
SPECIMEN PAPER B 2 hours
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● The total mark for this paper is 80.
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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
1
Volume, V, of pyramid or cone, base area A, height h. V = 3 Ah
4
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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y
-r r 0 r r x
-
2 2
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
–7
The diagram shows the graph of y = a sin bx + c , where a, b and c are integers.
Find the values of a, b and c. [3]
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2 The solutions of the equation |5x + 2| = |3x – 4| are x = a and x = b where a > b.
Find the value of |2a – 3| – |b – 1| . [5]
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3 Find the values of k such that the line y = 9kx + 1 does not meet the curve y = kx2 + 3x(2k + 1) + 4.
[5]
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4 It is given that cot θ = –2 6 for π < θ < 2π.
(a) Find the value of sin θ. [3]
(b) Find the value of cos θ, giving your answer in surd form. [2]
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5 Solve the following simultaneous equations.
3y – 2x + 2 = 0
1
xy = [3]
2
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6 Points P, Q and R have coordinates P (– 4, –8), Q (2, 4) and R (10, 0).
(a) Show that the line PQ is perpendicular to the line QR. [2]
(b) Hence find the equation of the circle which passes through P, Q and R. [5]
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7 In this question, all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians.
2θ
C
The diagram shows the circle with centre C and radius r.
The points A and B lie on the circumference of the circle such that angle ACB is 2θ radians,
r
where θ < .
2
(a) Find, in terms of r and θ, the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]
(b) Find, in terms of r and θ, the area of the shaded region. [3]
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r 3 r 1 r
sin 3 = 2 cos 3 = 2 tan 3 = 3
It is given that y = tan x sin 3x.
dy r
(a) Find the exact value of when x = . [4]
dx 3
(b) It is given that x is increasing at the rate of 3 units per second.
r
Find the corresponding rate of change in y when x = .
3
Give your answer in its simplest surd form. [2]
r r
(c) Find the approximate change in y as x increases from to + h where h is small. [1]
3 3
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1 − 1 4 24x 2 + 14x + 4
9 (a) Show that + = . [2]
2x + 1 (2x + 1) 2 4x − 1 (2x + 1) 2 (4x − 1)
y 24x 2 + 14x + 4
1
(b) Hence find dx .
1 (2x + 1) 2 (4x - 1)
2
1
Give your answer in the form ln p + q where p and q are rational numbers. [7]
2
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10 A particle P is initially at the point with position vector f p and moves with a constant speed of 10 ms–1
30
10
in the same direction as f p .
-4
3
(a) Find the position vector of P at time t seconds. [3]
As P starts moving, a particle Q starts to move such that its position vector at time t seconds is given
by f p + tf p.
− 80 5
− 90 12
(b) Find the speed of Q. [1]
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(c) Find the distance between P and Q when t = 10.
Give your answer in its simplest surd form. [3]
11 Given that 40 × nC5 = 2(n – 1) × n+1C6, find the value of n. [3]
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12 Solve the equation 3 + log3 x = 10 logx 3, giving your answers as powers of 3. [4]
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d2y 3x
13 A curve is such that 2 = 6e + 4x .
dx
The curve has a gradient of 5 at the point d0, n .
5
3
Find the equation of the curve. [7]
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y
ln (4x − 1)
B y= 2x + 1
O A x
ln (4x − 1)
The diagram shows part of the curve y = and the normal to the curve at the point A.
2x + 1
The curve crosses the x-axis at A.
The normal to the curve at A meets the y-axis at the point B.
Find the equation of this normal and hence the coordinates of B. [9]
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