H2 Mathematics Prelim Practice Set B Paper 1

(To be done as Timed Practice from 15 Oct – 21 Oct)

1 2017/ACJC/1/9a
By writing

 1  3
sin  x +  π − sin  x −  π
 4  4
n
 1
in terms of a single trigonometric function, find  cos  x − 4  π , leaving your answer
x =1

in terms of n. [4]

2 2017/NYJC/1/1
A board is such that the n th row from the top has n tiles, and each row is labelled from
left to right in ascending order such that the i th tile is labelled i , where n and i are
positive integers.

1 2

1 2 3


n ( n + 1)( 2n + 1)
Given that r2 = , by finding the sum of the numbers in the rth row,
6
r =1
1
show that the sum of all the numbers in n rows of tiles is ( n )( n + 1)( n + 2 ) . [4]
6

3 2017/HCI/1/3
(i) By first expressing 3 x − x 2 − 4 in completed square form, show that 3 x − x 2 − 4 is
always negative for all real values of x. [2]
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, without the use of a calculator, solve the inequality
2
( 3x − x 2
− 4 ) ( x − 1)
≤0
x2 − 2 x − 5
leaving your answer in the exact form. [4]
 H2 Mathematics Prelim Practice Set B Paper 1
(To be done as Timed Practice from 15 Oct – 21 Oct)

4 2017/RI/1/1
A local wholesaler sells Pikachi plushies in two sizes, small and large. The number of
Pikachi plushies bought by three particular retailers and the total amount they paid are
shown in the following table.

Retailer Small Large Total Amount paid

A 30 50 $1375

B k 2k $2704

C 2k k $2522

Find the price of each small and each large Pikachi plushy and determine the value of k.
[4]

5 2017/NYJC/1/7 (Modified)
The function g is defined by

1
g: x ֏ , x ∈ R, x ≠ −3 .
x+3

(i) Show that g−1 exists. [2]

(ii) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = g ( x ) and y = g −1 ( x ) . [3]

(iii) Solve g ( x ) = g −1 ( x ) exactly. [2]

(iv) State the solution set for g g −1 ( x ) = x . [1]

6 2017/NYJC/1/2
2
The curve C has equation 2x − y 2 = ( x + y ) .

(i) Find the equations of the tangents to C which are parallel to the x-axis. [4]
(ii) The line l is tangent to C at A(2,-2) . If the normal to C at the origin O meets l at
the point B, find the area of triangle OAB. [4]
 H2 Mathematics Prelim Practice Set B Paper 1
(To be done as Timed Practice from 15 Oct – 21 Oct)

7 2017/NYJC/2/2
1 1
(a) Find the set of values of θ lying in the interval − π < θ < π such that the sum
2 2
2
to infinity of the geometric series 1 + tan θ + tan θ + ... is greater than 2. [5]

(b) The sum of the first n terms of a positive arithmetic sequence {un } is given by the
formula S n = 4n 2 − 2n. Three terms of this sequence, u2 , um and u32 , are
consecutive terms in a geometric sequence. Find m. [4]

8 2017/DHS/1/10 (part)

The diagram shows the trajectory of a cannonball fired off from an origin O with an
initial speed of v ms−1 and at an angle of θ ° above the ground. At time t seconds, the
position of the cannonball can be modelled by the parametric equations

x = (v cosθ ) t , y = (v sin θ ) t − 5t 2 ,

where x m is the horizontal distance of the cannonball with respect to O and y m is the
vertical distance of the cannonball with respect to ground level.
(i) Find the horizontal distance, d m, that a cannonball would have travelled by the
time it hits the ground. Leave your answer in terms of v and θ . [4]

Use v = 200 ms−1 for the remaining parts of the question.

An approaching target is travelling at a constant speed of 10 ms-1 along the ground. A

cannonball is fired towards the target when it is 3000 m away. You may assume the
height of the moving target is negligible.
(ii) Show that in order to hit the target, the possible angles at which the cannonball
should be fired are 22.7° and 69.5° . [2]

(iii) Given that θ = 22.7, find the angle that the tangent to the trajectory makes with the
horizontal when x = 370. [4]
 H2 Mathematics Prelim Practice Set B Paper 1
(To be done as Timed Practice from 15 Oct – 21 Oct)

9 2017/NYJC/1/8
A curve C has parametric equations

x = 1 + et + e−t , 2y = et − e−t , t ∈ R .
2

(i) Show that the Cartesian equation of C is

( x − 1) − y2 = 1 . [2]
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(ii) Sketch C, showing clearly the equations of any asymptotes and coordinates of the
centre and the point(s) where the curve cuts the x-axis. [3]

(iii) Find the exact area of the region bounded by C and the line x = 1 + e+ e −1 . [4]
(iv) Find the volume of the solid of revolution when the region bounded by C and the
lines x = 3 and y = 4 is rotated completely about the y-axis. [2]

10 2017/RI/2/4
x y z −1
The line l1 has equation = = and the line l2 has equation
−3 12 4
x −1 z −1
= y−4= .
−3 4

(i) Show that l1 and l2 are skew lines. [3]

(ii) Find a cartesian equation of the plane p which is parallel to l1 and contains l2 . [3]

(iii) The point A (0, a, 1) is equidistant from p and l1 . Calculate the possible values of
a exactly. [6]

11 2017/NYJC/1/10 (modified)
A car is travelling at a speed of 30 m/s on a horizontal road heading towards a
perpendicular train track, which is elevated 30 m above the ground. The front of the car
is 40 m away from the track when the front of the train first crossed the road.
If the train is travelling at 20 m/s, show that the distance between the front of the train
4
and the car at t s, where 0 ≤ t ≤ , is 1300t 2 − 2400t + 2500 m . [2]
3
(i) How fast is the distance between front of the train and the car changing 1 second
later? [2]
(ii) Find the distance when the front of the train and the front of the car are closest. [4]
(iii) Find the rate of change of the angle of elevation of the front of the train from the
car 1 second later. [4]
 H2 Mathematics Prelim Practice Set B Paper 1
(To be done as Timed Practice from 15 Oct – 21 Oct)

12 2017/NYJC/2/4 (modified)
The growth of an organism in a controlled environment is monitored and the growth rate
of the organism is proportional to ( N − x ) x , where x is the population (in thousands) of
the organism at time t and N is a constant such that x < N . The initial population of the
1
organism is N .
3
(i) Find x in terms of t and determine the population of the organism in the long run,
giving your answer in terms of N. (You can assume that the population of the
organism is increasing.) [6]
Another model is proposed for the growth of the organism, which assumes the growth
rate is purely a function of time and is modelled by the differential equation
d2 x −9t
2
= 2
. It predicts that the population of the organism will also eventually
dt (
4 + 9t 2 )
stabilise.

1  3t  N
(ii) Show that under this model, x = tan −1   + .
12 2 3

Hence, state the population of the organism in the long run, giving your answer in
terms of N.
[6]