TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009

SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/02
PAPER 2 2 hours 30 minutes
15 September 2009

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 Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
 b  b 2  4ac
For the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , x  .
2a

Binomial expansion
n  n n
a  b n 
a n    a n1b    a n 2 b 2  ...    a n r b r  ...  b n ,
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 sin 2 A  cos 2 A  1

sec 2 A  1  tan 2 A
cosec 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
Formulae for ∆ABC
a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C
2 2 2
a  b  c  2bc cos A
1
  bc sin A
2
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1. The mass M, in grams, of a radioactive substance present t years after first being
observed is given by the formula

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M  24  ( ) 0 .03472 t
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(i) Find the initial mass of the substance at the beginning of the observation. [1]
(ii) Calculate the mass of the substance after 45 years. [2]
(iii) How long will it take for the substance to reduce to 10 grams? [3]

2. The roots of the equation 3 x 2  2 x  4  0 are α and β. Find the quadratic equation
whose roots are 2α + β and α + 2β. [7]

cos A  sin A cos A  sin A

3. (i) Prove the identity   2 sec 2 A . [4]
cos A  sin A cos A  sin A

(ii) Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation

cos A  sin A cos A  sin A

 5 [4]
cos A  sin A cos A  sin A

4. (a) Given that x – m is a factor of the expression x 2  (m  2) x  m 2  4m  8 ,

calculate the possible values of m. [4]

(b) Given that 3 x 3  4 x 2  6 x  3  ( Ax  B )( x  1)( x  2)  C ( x  1)  D for all real

values of x, find the values of A, B, C and D.
Hence deduce the remainder when 3 x 3  4 x 2  6 x  3 is divided by x 2  x  2 . [5]

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5. (a) A rectangle has sides of length (3  4 3 ) metres and (5  ) metres.
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Express, in the form a  b 3 , where a and b are integers, the area of the
rectangle. [3]

(b) Given that log 4 (3 x  5)  log 4 ( y  2)  2 , express y in terms of x. [3]

(c) Solve the equation log x 8  2 log 2 x  7 . [5]

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6. B

C A
F

In the diagram, B, C, D, E and F are points on the circle. AB is a tangent to the circle
at B. CFA, DFN and DEA are straight lines. BA is parallel to CE.

(a)(i) Prove that triangles NFA and NAD are similar. [4]
(ii) Hence, show that NA2  NF  ND . [1]
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(b) Given that N is the mid-point of AB, prove that NB 2  AF  AC . [3]
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y
7.

P
y=x(x-3)2

x
0 Q

The diagram shows part of the curve y  x( x  3) 2 . The curve has a maximum point
at P and a minimum point at Q. Find

(a) the coordinates of P and Q. [4]

(b) the area of the shaded region. [5]

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8. In the diagram, OD = 3m, OC = 7m and DOC = DAO = CBO = 90o.
It is given that DOA is a variable angle , where 0o <  < 90o.
The point E is on the line BC such that ED is parallel to BA.

D A
3 
O

C B
E

(i) Show that AB  7 sin   3 cos . [3]

(ii) Express AB in the form R sin(   ) where R is positive and α is acute. [3]
(iii) Find the value of  for which AB = 6.5 m. [3]

9. The function f is defined by f(x) = 3 sin 2x – 1.

(i) State the amplitude of f. [1]

(ii) State the period of f. [1]

The equation of a curve is y = 3 sin 2x – 1 for 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o.

(iii) Find the coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of the curve. [2]
(iv) Sketch the graph of y = 3 sin 2x – 1 for 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o. [2]
(v) Sketch, separately from (iv), the graph of y  3 sin 2 x  1 for 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o.

State the range of y. [3]

(vi) Using (v), state the number of solutions of the equation 3 sin 2 x  1  1 in the

range 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o. [1]

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10. A curve is such that  1  2 and P is a point on the curve. The x-coordinate
dx 2x
of P is positive and the equation of the tangent at P is y = 3x + 1.

(i) Find the coordinates of P. [3]

(ii) Find the equation of the curve. [3]
(iii) Find the equation of the normal at P. [2]

A point (x, y) moves along the curve in such a way that the y-coordinate increases at
a constant rate of 0.15 units per second.

(iv) Find the corresponding rate of change of the x-coordinate at point P. [3]

y
11.

D
B

C
O x
E
A

In the diagram, the points A (8, - 6) and D ( - 4, 10) are at the opposite ends of a
diameter of a circle with centre C. The diameter BE is perpendicular to AD.

(i) Find the equation of the circle. [4]

(ii) Find the coordinates of the points B and E. [8]

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