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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2007
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS (4018/1)
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LEVEL : SECONDARY 4E / 5N DATE : 22nd AUG 2007

CLASSES: SEC 4/1 , 4/2 , 5/1 (part) DURATION : 2 HOURS

SETTER : MS CHONG HL
80

Additional materials : 6 pieces of writing papers

1 piece of graph paper
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
1. Write your name, index number and class in the spaces at the top of this page.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Write your answers and working on the separate answer paper provided.
4. Show all your working on the same page as the rest of the answer.
5. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

1. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question.
2. The total of the marks for this paper is 80.
3. You are expected to use an electronic calculator to evaluate explicit numerical
expressions.
4. If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is
not exact, give the answer to three significant figures. Answers in degrees should
be given to one decimal place.
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This question paper consists of 5 printed pages
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Mathematical Formulae

1. Algebra

Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,

− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a

Binomial Theorem

⎛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!
where n is a positive integer and ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = .
⎝ 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.

Formulae for ΔABC

a b c
= = .
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A.
1
Δ = bc sin A.
2

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1. The line 3 x + 2 y = 1 intersect the curve y 2 − 2 x 2 = 2 at P and Q. Find the coordinates

of the points P and Q. [4]

2. Find the smallest integer value of p for which the equation 2 x 2 − 6 x + 9 = p( x − 2) 2

has real roots. [4]

dy b
3. The curve for which = x − 2 where b is a constant, is such that the tangent at
dx x
(3,1) passes through the origin. Find
(a) the gradient of the tangent and the value of b, [2]
(b) the equation of the curve. [3]

4. The position vectors of the points A, B and C, relative to an origin O, are 6i − 9j,
i + 3j and −2i − j respectively.

(a) Find the vector OP which has a magnitude of 26 and in the same direction

as AB . [3]
(b) Find the position vector of D such that ABCD is a parallelogram. [2]

(c) Find the position vector of F, where F is the point such that AF = 3FC . [3]

π
4

∫ cos
d 2
5. (a) Show that (sin x cos x) = 2 cos 2 x − 1 . Hence, evaluate xdx . [5]
dx 0
3

∫ [( )( )]
3
(b) Evaluate 3+ x 3 − x dx . [3]
−3

1 − cos x
6. (a) Prove the identity ≡ (cos ecx − cot x) 2 . [4]
1 + cos x
(b) Find the range of values of x for which 3x 2 + 8 x − 3 ≥ x(1 − 3x) . [3]

7. (a)
⎛
Given that ⎜⎜ a −
2 ⎞
( )
⎟⎟ 2 + b 3 = 2 + 18
2
3
3 , find the value(s) of a and of b. [4]
⎝ 3⎠
(b) Solve the equation 9 log x 5 = 6 − log 5 x . [4]

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n
⎛ 2 ⎞
8. (a) In the binomial expansion ⎜ x − 5 ⎟ , the third term is independent of x.
⎝ x ⎠
Find the value of n. [3]
8
⎛ x⎞
(b) The coefficient of x in the expansion of (9 + bx)⎜1 − ⎟ is 4.
3

⎝ 3⎠
Find the value of b. [4]

9. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equations
(a) sin 2 x − 5 sin x cos x − 6 cos 2 x = 0 [4]
(b) 2 tan x = 3 sin x [4]

10. Differentiate the following with respect to x.

(a) e 3 x − 2 sin(2 − 3x) [3]

(b) ln(3x 2 + 5) 4 [2]

11. The diagram below shows an arc PQ of a circle with centre O and an arc AQ
of a circle with centre B. Given OA = 5 cm, OB = 6 cm and ∠OAB = 1.8 radians.

A
5 cm
1.8

O 6 cm B Q

(a) Show that AB ≈ 2.370 cm. [2]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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12. Answer only one of the following two alternatives.

[EITHER]

The table below shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 2 4 6 8
y 0.38 0.31 0.24 0.19

x−k
It is known that x and y are related by the equation hx 2 = .
y
(a) Using the vertical axis for x2y and the horizontal axis for x, plot x2y against x. [4]
(b) Hence, use the graph to estimate
(i) the value of h and k, [4]
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(ii) the value of x when xy = . [2]
x

[OR]

A particle moves in a straight line so that t seconds after passing through a fixed
point O, its velocity, v cm/s, is given by v = 2t 2 − 7t + 3 . Find
(a) the values of t at the instants when the magnitude of the acceleration
is 1 cm/s2, [3]
(b) the values of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest, [1]
(c) the range of values of t during which the particle moves in the positive
direction, [2]
(d) the minimum velocity attained by the particle, [2]
(e) the total distance travelled by the particle during the first 3 seconds. [2]

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