Anderson Junior College

Preliminary Examination 2010

H2 Mathematics Paper 1 (9740/01)

Without using a graphic calculator, find the exact solution of the inequality
12 x 29
4, x 5 .
5 x2
Hence solve the inequality

It is given that f(x) =

x(12 29 x)
4 .
5x2 1

tan 2

2x

for 0 x
for

[7]

x .

(i)

Sketch the graph of y = f(x) for 0 x .

[2]

(ii)

Find the exact volume of revolution when the region bounded by the curve in
(i), the line y 2 and the y - axis is rotated completely about the x-axis.

[5]

Given that ln y sin 1 2 x , show that

dy
1 4x 2 2 y .
dx

[1]

By repeated differentiation of this result,

(i)

Find the series expansion of y in ascending powers of x, up to and including

the term in x 3 .

[4]

(ii) Hence deduce the approximate value of e 3 , giving your answer in the form of
1
a b 3 , a, b where a and b are to be determined.
8

The curve C is given by the equation y = x

1
x

[2]

where x > 0. The variable point P

moves along the xaxis from x = 10 to x = 1 at a constant rate of 1 unit per second.
Another variable point Q moves along the curve C so that the xcoordinates of both
P and Q are the same at any point in time.

(i)
(ii)

dy
in terms of x.
dx
The area of triangle OPQ is represented by A. Show that the rate of change of

Find

A is

1
3
ln 2 unit2/s when t = 6.
2
2

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[3]

[4]

d
1
x
tan
.

dx
2 1 cos x
x sin x
Hence, or otherwise, show that
dx x f ( x) C , where f (x) is a single
1 cos x
trigonometric function to be determined and C is an arbitrary constant.
Show that

f : x 4 sec x ,

[5]

x .
2
(i) Show that the inverse function f -1 exists and find f -1 in similar form.
(ii) On a single, clearly labelled diagram, sketch the graphs of f and f 1 .
1
Another function g is defined by g : x ln
, x2 .
x2
Find the maximal domain of the function f for the composite function gf to be
The function f is defined by

[2]

[3]
[2]

defined. Find the corresponding range of gf .

[3]

A sequence of real numbers u1 , u2 , u3 , .. satisfies the recurrence relation

4un 1 a un 2 , a for all positive integers n and u1 1 . Express un in terms
of a and n .

[4]

Find the range of values of a for which the sequence converges.

[1]

If the sequence converges, find the limit in terms of a .

[1]

The curve G has equation a y x b

c
where x 1 and a, b and c are
x 1

constants with a > 0.

Given that the curve G has two stationary points P and Q,
(i)

Find the range of all possible values of c.

[2]

(ii)

Find the coordinates of P and Q in terms of a, b and c.

[2]

The point (0,1) lies on one of the asymptotes of G and the lines y 1 and y 5
are tangents to G. Find the values of a, b and c.

[4]

The non-zero complex numbers z1 and z2 satisfy the equation

2

z2 z1 z2 z1 0

z2
, given that its imaginary part is positive.
z1
The points P and Q represent z1 and z2 respectively in an Argand diagram.
Describe, with reasons, the geometrical properties of triangle OPQ where O is
the origin.

[3]

Find the values of n for which z1 z2 0 .

[2]

Find the complex number

(i)

(ii)

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10 (a)

The diagram below shows the graph of y = f(x). The curve cuts the x-axis at
x 0 , x 3 and x 5 . It has asymptotes x 4 and y 1 . There is a
5
minimum at the point A(-2, -3) and a maximum at the point C ,1 .
2
y

y = f(x)
C

52 ,1

x
B (0, 0)

-1

A (-2, -3)

(b)

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Sketch the graph of y 2 f ( x) , indicating the asymptotes and corresponding

points for A, B and C clearly.

[4]

Describe a series of linear transformations to show how the graph of

1

y ln 2
, 0<x<3
x 6x 9
can be obtained from the graph of y ln x , x > 0.

[4]

Part of an isosceles triangle, formed by numbers following a particular pattern is

shown below:
1
5 7
21 23 25
73 75 77 79

1
3
9
27
81

5
11 13
29 31 33
83 85 87 89

(i)
(ii)

State the middle term in the nth row.

Find the first and last term of the nth row.

[1]
[2]

(iii) Show that the sum of the terms in the nth row is (2n 1)3n 1 .

[2]

(iv) Find the minimum number of rows in the triangle for the number of terms in
the triangle to exceed 500.

[3]

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12(a) By using the substitution u = , or otherwise, show that
t
5

1
t
u2

dt
1 (1 t 3 )3 0 (1 u 3 )3 du .
Hence evaluate the exact value of this integral.

[4]

(b) The diagram below shows the part of the curve C with parametric equations
t
t2
x
,
y

, for t 1 .
y
1 t 3
1 t 3

1
2

[1]
(i) C approaches to a point when t . Find the coordinates of this point.
1
is denoted by R.
(ii) The region bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the line x =
2
Using the result found in (a), find the exact area of R.
[4]

13

The equations of a plane 1 and a line l are shown below:

2

1 : r 1 6
2

x 1 y 4
l:

z 5
3
2
The point A has position vector 3i j 4k .
(i)

Find the distance between point A and the plane 1 .

(ii)

B is another point such that AB 5 j 2k . Find the length of projection of

[2]

AB onto the plane 1 .

[2]

(iii) Using your answers in (i) and (ii), find the area of triangle ABC, where C is
the reflection of A in the plane 1 .

[2]

(iv) Find the equation of the plane 2 which contains the line l and the origin.
Hence, find the line of intersection between the planes, 1 and 2 .

[4]

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