RAFFLES INSTITUTION

H2 Mathematics (9758)
2019 Year 5

PROMOTION EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 1 TOPICAL REVISION EXERCISES

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TOPIC 1 : EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES

1 TJC Promo 9740/2011/Q3

x2  x  2
Using an algebraic method, solve the inequality  2. [3]
x 1
cos 2 2  cos 2  2
Hence solve  2 where 0    2 . [2]
cos 2  1
 3 5 7
[ x  0 or 1  x  3 ;   or   ]
4 4 4 4
2 JJC Promo 9740/2013/Q7(a) (modified)
Show that x2  3x  5 is always positive and solve the inequality, without the use of a
calculator,

x 2  3x  5
 0. [4]
(4  x)( x  2)
( x  2) 2  3 x  1
Hence find the solution for the inequality  0. [2]
x(2  x)
[ x  2 or x  4 ; x0 or x  2]

3 MI Promo 9740/2013/01/Q6
Solve the inequality ln  x  1  x 2  5. [5]
Hence solve the inequality 5  ln  x  1  x 2 . [3]

[ 1  x  0.982 or x  2.50 ; x  2.50 or x  2.50 ]

4 JJC Prelim 9740/2011/01/Q2 (modified)
Sketch the graphs of y  2 x  1  x  3 and y  x  5 on the same diagram.
Hence, solve the inequality x  5  2 x  1  x  3 . [5]
1 9
or x  ] [x
4 2
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5 HCI Promo 9740/2011/Q1

A filtration system contains 8 layers of filter materials. There are 3 different types of filter
materials A, B and C. Each layer of filter materials A and B captures a grams and b
grams of debris respectively. Each layer of filter material C, installed at the end of the
c
filter system, captures grams of debris, where n is the total number of layers of filter
n
materials A and B.
1000 litres of contaminated water, with a concentration of 20 grams of debris per litre of
water, is passed through the entire filtration system. The amount of unfiltered debris after
the process depends on the different combinations I, II and III of the filter materials being
used (see table below).

Combination I II III
Number of layers of filter material A 4 2 2
Number of layers of filter material B 3 4 2
Number of layers of filter material C 1 2 4
Amount of unfiltered debris (in grams) 6950 7300 10400
Find the exact values of a, b and c. [4]
[a = 1500; b = 2250; c = 2100]

6 JJC Promos 9740/2011/Q2

The curve C has equation y  ax3  bx2  cx  10 , where a, b and c are non-zero constants.
Given that the curve C has a minimum point at 1, 2  and passes through the point  1, 6  ,
find the values of a, b and c.
[ a  10, b  8, c  14 ]

TOPIC 2 : VECTORS

1 AJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q9 modified

The equations of two lines are given as follows:
 0  1 1
   
l1 : r  0   2 ,   ; l2 : r    2  ,  
     
 2  2  2
     
(i) Without using a calculator, show that l1 and l2 are skew lines. [3]
(ii) If Z is the midpoint between any point on l1 and any point on l2, show that the locus of
Z is a plane. Write down the equation of this plane p in scalar product form. [3]
[Note: Locus of Z refers to the set of all possible points Z that fits the description
described in the question.]
(iii) S is a point on l1. The point S ’ is the image of point S reflected in plane p. If S ’ is
also a point on l2 , find the coordinates of S. [2]
0
 1 1 3
[(ii) p : r .  1   1 , (iii)   , ,   ]
   4 2 2
 1
 

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2 AJC Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q3

With reference to the origin O, the position vectors of the points A and B are 2i  3j  k and
 i  2k where  is a negative integer. The cosine of the angle between the position vectors
3
of A and B is  . The point M lies on the line segment AB such that AM  3MB , and
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the point C lies on OM produced such that 4OM  3OC .
(i) Show that   4 . [2]
(ii) Find the position vector of C. [2]
AC  AB
(iii) Geometrically, what is the significance of p , where p  ?
AB
By finding the value of p , deduce the distance between O and the line passing
through A and B.
1 122
[(ii) OC   10i  3j  7k  , (iii) ]
3 23
3 YJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q10
The planes  1 ,  2 and  3 have equations r   2i  k   3 , r   i  3j  2 and
r    j  14k    respectively, where  and  are constants.
The planes  1 and  2 intersect in a line l.
(i) Find a vector equation of l. [2]
(ii) Given that all three planes meet in the line l, find  and  . [3]
(iii) Find the coordinates of the point Q which is the reflection of the point P  5,  2, 7  in
2 . [4]
(iv) It is given that P lies on  1 . Hence or otherwise, find a vector equation of the
reflection of the plane  1 in  2 . [2]
 1   3
     12 29 
[(i) l : r   1   t  1  , t  ; (ii)   98 ,   84 ; (iii) Q  , , 7 
 1  6   5 5 
   
7 
 1   3  5 
   
(iv)  : r   1   s  1   t  24  , s, t  ]
 5
 1  6  
     8 
 
4 YJC Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q2
The four points A, B, C, and D have coordinates  4, 1, 2  ,  5, 3, 1 ,  7,  3, 13 , and
 5,  2, 8 respectively.
(i) Prove that the line AB and the line CD intersect. [5]
(ii) Hence find the vector equation of the plane ABCD in scalar product form. [2]
(iii) Find the perpendicular distance from the point  3, 0, 1 to the plane ABCD. [2]
(iv) Find the exact area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [3]
3 3
[(ii) r   9i  7 j  5k   19 ; (iii) or 0.241; (iv) 155 ]
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5 NYJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q1
Relative to the origin O, two points A and B have position vectors i  j  2k and
3i  5j  6k respectively. The plane  has equation r   2i   j   .
(a) If the plane  cuts the line segment AB in the ratio 3:1, find a relation between 
and  . [3]
(b) If instead the plane  contains the line AB, find the values of  and  . [4]
[ (i) 5  4   , (ii)   1 ,   1 ]

6 JJC Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q4

The points A and B are (1, 2, 4) and (6, 0, 8) respectively. Line l is defined by the
equation r  OB   (2i  j  k ) ,   .
(i) Find the length of projection of AB on line l. [2]
(ii) Find the acute angle between AB and the x-axis. [3]
(iii) Find the shortest distance from A to line l. [2]
(iv) Given that N is the foot of perpendicular from A to line l, and B is the foot of
perpendicular from a point P (5, 4, 6) to line l, identify the shape of the quadrilateral
PANB , justifying your answer. [3]
(v) Find OA  OB , and state the geometrical meaning of this expression. [3]
[(i) 2 6 , (ii)   41.8 , (iii) 21 , (iv) Rectangle (v) 4 41 , Area of parallelogram]

7 TPJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q11

The diagram shows a pyramid POABC. Taking unit P
vectors i, j, k as shown, the position vectors of A, B, C and
P are given by OA  3i , OB  3i  4 j , OC  4 j and
OP  4k .
Given that point E lies on PC such that PE : EC =  :1 –  .
(i) Write down the position vector of E in terms of  . [1] k C
It is given that PA is parallel to plane OEB. j
B
(ii) Show that E is the midpoint of PC. [4]
O
(iii) The point D lies on AP and has position vector i
3 A
i  2k . Find the coordinates of the foot of the
2
perpendicular from D to plane OEB. [4]
(iv) Hence deduce the distance between PA and the plane OEB. [4]
 3 18 16  6
[(i) OE  4j  (4  4)k ; (iii)  , ,  ; (iv) 34 (or 2.06)]
 34 17 17  17

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8 MI Promo 9758/2017/Q12
D

E
C

A
B
The diagram shows the structure of a special slide for a children’s playground. The slide
has a horizontal base ABCE and two tilted sides QBCD and QAED. The sides DEC and
QAB are parallel and the point P has coordinates  3, 2,5  .

The line QB and the plane ABCE have equations

1  2  2 
     
r  1   1,   and r  6   30 respectively.
0  4 7
     

(i) Find the acute angle between the line QB and the plane ABCE. [2]

(ii) Find the position vector of the foot of the perpendicular from P to plane ABCE.
Hence find the perpendicular distance from P to the plane ABCE. [4]

The planes DEC and QAB have equations

 2 1
   
r  4   10 and r  2   3 respectively.
 2   1
   

(iii) Find the exact shortest distance between the planes DEC and QAB. [2]

(iv) Find the acute angle between the planes DEC and ABCE. [2]

(v) A new side to the slide is built. The new side can be described as a plane with
equation 2 x  4 y   z   . Describe the geometrical relationship between this
plane and the plane QAB if

(a)   2, [1]

(b)   2 and   6, [1]

(c)   2 and   6. [1]

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TOPIC 3 : COMPLEX NUMBERS

1 ACJC JC2 CT2 9740/2013/Q1

Solve the simultaneous equations
5 z  3i w  32i
1  i  w  2i z  18
leaving your answer in cartesian form x  i y. [3]
[ w  1  5i , z  3  7 i ]
2 PJC JC2 CT2 9740/2013/01/Q10(b)
 3 
i  
The complex numbers z and w are such that zw*  2 2e  4 
. Given that z  1  i
show that w6 is purely real. [4]

3 SAJC JC2 CT2 9740/2013/01/Q12(a)

Given that z  3  i , find arg z . Hence, find the value of the real number a such that
2
arg  z ( z  a)  . [4]
3
 
 6 , 3 
4 DHS 2012/JC2 CT2/Q7(a)
Given that 2  3i is a root of the equation 3z 3  az 2  43z  b  0, where a, b  , find the
other two roots and determine the values of a and b. [4]
State how the points representing the roots of the equation 3i w3  aw2  43i w  b  0,
where a, b  , in an Argand diagram can be obtained from those representing the
roots of the equation in the previous part. Justify your answer. [2]
1
[a = b= 13, 2  3i and ]
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TOPIC 4 : FUNCTIONS

1 VJC Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q5

The functions f and g are defined as follows.
1 x2
f :x e , x  0,
2
1
g:x ln(2 x),x .
2
(i) State, giving a reason, why f exists and find f 1 ( x ).
1
[4]
1
(ii) Determine the domain of g . [1]
(iii) Show that composite function gf exists, and find the values of  such that
gf ( )   2 . [5]
[(i) f 1 ( x)   ln(2 x) (ii) D g1  [0, ) (iii)   0 or  1 ]

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2 HCI Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q2
(a) The function f is defined by f : x  x 2   x  2 , x  , x  2 ,where  is a
constant.
(i) Find the range of values of  such that f 1 exists. [2]
(ii) Given that   4 , obtain f 1 in a similar form. [3]
(b) The functions g and h are defined by
g : x  x2  kx  1 , x  and k is a constant,
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h:x x , x , x  0 .
x
(i) Find the range of values of k such that hg exists. [3]
(ii) Given that k  1 , find the range of hg . [2]
[(a)(i)   4 (ii) f 1 : x  2  x  2, x  2 (b)(i) 2  k  2 (ii) R hg  [4, ) ]

3 RI CT1 9740/2011/Q9
The functions f and g are defined as follows:
 x  2 2  1 for x  , x  2,
f(x)   2
 x  3 for x  , x  2.
3x  4
g(x)  for x  , x  0.
x 1
(i) Sketch the graph of y  f ( x) . [2]
(ii) Find the range of g. Hence, find fg( x) . [3]
(iii) State the equation of the asymptote of y =fg( x) . [1]

The function h is defined as h: x f ( x), for x  , x  k.

(iv) State the largest value of k for which h has an inverse. [1]
(v) With this value of k found in (iv), find the inverse of h in similar form. [3]
6x  7
[(ii) Rg   3, 4 , fg  x   6  (iii) y  6 (iv) largest k =2
 x  1
2

(v) h 1 : x 2  x  1, x  , x  1]

4 TJC Promos 9740/2011/Q10

The functions f and g are defined as follows:
1
f :x , x  , x  0 or 1 ,
1 x
1
g : x 1  , x  , x  0 or 1 .
x
(i) Prove that the composite function fg exists. [2]
(ii) Express fg in a similar form and hence describe the relationship between f and g.
[3]
(iii) Evaluate f g  2  .
2011 1994 1
[3]
[(ii) fg : x  x, x  , x  0 or 1 , inverses of each other (iii) −1]

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5 IJC Prelims 9740/2010/01/Q10
The functions f and g are defined as
f : x  1 x for x  1
g : x  e x  1 for x  0

(i) Define f 1 in a similar form, including its domain. [3]

(ii) State the relationship between f and f 1 , and sketch the graphs of f and f 1 on the
same diagram. [3]
(iii) Find the exact solutions of the equation
f ( x)  f 1 ( x) . [2]
(iv) Show that the composite function fg exists. [2]
(v) Given that h ( x)  fg( x) for x  0 , show that h is an increasing function for x  0 .
[2]
1  5
[(i) f 1 : x  1  x 2 , for x  0 (iii) 0, , 1]
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TOPIC 5: Arithmetic and Geometric Series

1 VJC JC1 CT 9740/2011/Q9

(a) The sum of the first n terms of a series, S n , is given by Sn  3n2  13n . Find the
n th term and show that the terms are in arithmetic progression. [4]

(b) A geometric progression G has first term a, common ratio r and sum to infinity S.
3
The sum to infinity of the second, fifth, eighth, …, terms of G, is  S . Show that
7
1
r . [3]
3
The n th term of G is given by un . In another geometric progression H, the n th term,
vn , is given by vn  u2 n1u2 n . Write down v1 and v2 in terms of a and r. Find the
sum to infinity of H, giving your answer in terms of a. [3]
27
[(a) 6n  16 ; (b) a 2 r , a 2 r 5 ,  a 2 ]
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2 NJC Promo 9740/2013/Q3

The series u1  u2  u3  ... is a convergent geometric series with common ratio r. It is

given that the sum of the first ten terms is K times the sum of the first five terms.
(i) Show that K  1  r 5 . [2]
N
(ii) Show that the sum to infinity is , where N denotes the sum of the first five
2 K
terms. [2]
1 1 1
(iii) Explain why the sum to infinity does not exist for the series    [1]
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3 AJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q12
The sum of the first n terms of a series, S n , is given by
1
Sn  1  (a  1)n  , where a is a constant and a  1, n   .
a
Obtain an expression for the nth term of the series, Tn and prove that Tn is a geometric
series. [3]
If the sequence Tn  is now grouped as follows:
( T1 ), ( T2 , T3 , T4 ), ( T5 , T6 , T7 , T8 , T9 ), …
where each subsequent bracket has 2 terms more than the previous bracket, find
(i) the total number of terms in the first n brackets. [2]
(ii) the middle term of the 11th bracket in terms of a. [2]
(iii) the range of values of a for the sum to infinity of the series to exist.
Hence, find the least value of n for the sum of all the terms in the first n brackets to be
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within 0.1% of the sum to infinity of the series when a  . [4]
20
1 1
[ (a  1)n 1 (2  a); (i) n 2 ; (ii) (a  1)110 (2  a) ; (iii) 0 < a <2 ; 12]
a a

4 SAJC Prelims 9740/2011/02/Q4

(a) Given that x 2  2 x  1, x 2  3, x 2  2 x  1 are consecutive terms of a convergent
geometric progression, find all the real value(s) of x and the common ratio of the
geometric progression. [4]

(b) A farmer intends to plant 201 saplings at 1 meter apart between consecutive
saplings along one edge of a field AB, 200m long, to form a fence.

All the saplings are delivered at A and must be carried to their planting holes one
at a time. The first sapling is planted at A. For example, the farmer plants the first
sapling at A. Then he walks 1m to plant 2nd sapling and 1m back to A to pick up
the next sapling. Then he walks 2m to plant the 3rd sapling and 2m back to A and
so on. After the last sapling is planted, the farmer does not need to return to A.
Show that the farmer needs to walk a total of 40,000m in order to plant all the
saplings. [3]

In trying to save walking distance, the farmer thought of another method: he

carries two saplings at a time, plants the first at A and walks 1m to plant the
second, before returning to A. The process is repeated for the remaining saplings.
(Note that the last sapling has to be carried singly, as there is an odd number of
saplings.) When he has planted the last plant, he does not need to return to A. How
much walking distance would this method save the farmer? [5]
[(a) x  1  6, r  0.225 (3sf) (b) ]

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5 NJC Prelims 9740/2011/01/Q6

Altitude Insurance (AI) offers two investment plans for its clients as follows:
Plan A: A fixed interest of $100 is added to the account at the end of each year, if at least
$1500 was invested at the beginning of each year.
Plan B: Interest is added to the account at the end of each year, at a fixed rate of 3% of the
total invested amount at the beginning of each year.
Should a client, at any point in time, decide to draw part or all of his invested amount, he
will have to close his account.
(i) Mr. Wei is a client who invests $2000 under Plan A in the first year. Subsequently,
his investment at the beginning of each year is $400 more than the previous year’s.
Show that, at the end of n years, he accumulates a total amount of
$  2100n  200n  n  1  . [2]
(ii) Mr. Wei intends to stay with AI until his total amount in (i) reaches $100,000.
What is the least number of years he needs to keep his account open for? [2]
(iii) Ms. Goon decides to take up Plan B to accumulate $60,000 by the end of the 11th
year. Given that she puts the same amount into her AI account at the beginning of
each year, what is the minimum sum of money, correct to the nearest dollar, she
will need to add to her account each year? [3]
[(ii) 19 years; (iii) $4549]

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