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Solutions

1.(a)

3 2 x 1 7(3 x ) 2
3(3 x ) 2 7(3 x ) 2 0
1
3x
or 3 x 2
3
x 1

(b)

A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

x 0.631

or

4 log 3 x 8 3 log x 3
3
4 log 3 x 8
log 3 x
Let b log 3 x
3
4b 8
b

4b 2 8b 3 0
3
1
b
or b
2
2
3
1
log 3 x
or log 3 x
2
2

(c)

x 5.20

or

Graph of

y ln x 1

x 1.73

1
x
1
2. (a)

(b)

LHS = cos 3 x cos x

= 2 cos 2 x cos x
= 2(2 cos 2 x 1) cos x
= 4 cos 3 x 2 cos x
= RHS
cos 3x cos x 2 cos 2 x 4 cos x
4 cos 3 x 2 cos x 2 cos 2 x 4 cos x
2 cos x(2 cos x 3)(cos x 1) 0

3.(a)
(b)

cos x 0,

cos x 1.5,

x 90,

( N . A.)

cos x 1

x 180

At t = 0 s, v = -10 m / s
v = 0 7t 10 t 2 0
1

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A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

Solutions
t 2 or t 5 s
a 7 2t

At t 2 , a 3 m / s 2
(c)

(d)
4.(a)

(b)

7 2
1
t 10t t 3
2
3
2
At t 2 , s 8 m
3
1
At t 5 , s 4 m
6
2
2
1
1
Total distance = 8 +( 8 4 ) = 13 m
3
3
6
6
s

1
19
5 =2
m/s
6
30
4
Subst y 4 into y x 6

x
(shown)
2

Average speed = 13

2 x
2
sec
Area =
0 2 dx + 12 [2 4] 2

= 4 tan x
2

3
2

= 8.71 square units.

5.(a)
(b)

(c)

h5r

1
V ( 4) 2 (8) r 2 h
3
1
V (4) 2 (8) r 2 (5 r )
3
5 2 1 3
V 128 r r
3
3
dV
10
2
r r
dr
3

At stationary pt,

10
r r 2 0
3

r 0 ( N . A.)

or

r 3

1
3

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(d)

A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

Solutions
d 2V
10
2r
2
3
dr
1 d 2V 10

At r 3 ,
3 dr 2
3

(>0)

V is minimum.
6.(a)

g 8 , f 4

Ans: (8,4)
(b)
(c)
7.(a)

New centre = (10,4)

Equation: ( x 10) 2 ( y 4) 2 1
His arrow will land 3m to the right of the centre of the actual target board.
Let B = ( x,
m BD

11 x
)
2

4
5

11 x
1
4
2

x0
5
x 5,
y3

Coordinates of B = (5,3)
(b)

Area of EBD =
=

1 0
2 1

1
(10 1) (5 3)
2

= 9.5 units2
(c)

1
, m BC 2
2
Eqn of BC: y 3 2( x 5)
m AB

y 2x 7

(d)

tan 2 2 2 tan 1 2
tan 1

4
5

1 tan 1

DBC = 2 1

4
5

DBC = tan 1 ( 2) tan 1

8.(a)

y e 2 x 12 x 3

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A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

Solutions

2
2x
2x 1
dy
dx 2e 12 x 3 e 12 x 3 12
2

1
2

2e 2 x 12 x 3 2 (12 x 3 3)
1

(b)

24 xe 2 x

(shown)

12 x 3

1
2

12 xe 2 x 6
dx
12 x 3
2
24 xe 2 x
dx +
1
12 x 3

2
1

6(12 x 3)

2
6
2
1

12
x

3
= e 2 x 12 x 3 1

3
2
12( 2 )

12

dx

= 116
9.(a)

AC
6 2

(b)(i)

sin 30

AC 3 2

1
6 2 3 2 sin 60
2
= 9 3 cm 2
1
(ii)
3 2 3 2
Area of CAD =
2
= 9 cm 2

(c)

Area of ABC =

Area of DBA =

9 3 9

1
6 2 h9 3 9
2
h

=
10.
(a)
(b)

9 3 9
3 2

3
2

2
2

3 1

ATD BTA (common angle)

TAD TBA (Alt. Segment Thm)
ATD is similar to BTA.
By Tangent-Secant Thm,
AT 2 TD TB

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Solutions
As TD BE ,
AT 2 TB BE

(c)

A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

(Proven)

AT 2 TB BE
AT 2 ( BE ED DT ) BE
AT 2 BE 2 ( ED BE ) ( DT BE )
AT 2 BE 2 ( AE EC ) ( BE BE )
AT 2 2 BE 2 ( AE EC )

11(a)

AO = 12 cos , FO = 5 sin
AF = AO FO = 12 cos 5 sin
R 12 2 5 2 13 ,

tan 1 ( 125 ) 22.62

AF = 13 cos( 22.62)
(b)

Area of AFC = 0.5 (FC) (AF)

= 0.5 x 13 sin( 22.62) 13 cos( 22.62)
169
sin 2( 22.62)
4
Max area = 42.25 cm 2

=
(c)

sin 2( 22.62) 1
2( 22.62) 90

22.4

12.(i)

y2

1.73
4.37

2.45
5.34

3.00
6.05

3.46
6.66

3.87
7.18

Proper scale and labeling of axes

Points
Best fit line
Transform eqn to correct form
(ii)

p 2 .1

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A Maths Sec 4 Prelim 2010 Paper 2 Solution

Solutions
p
6.5 4.2

q
3.35 1.6
q 1.6

(iii)

( 2 p q ) x 10q 2 pq
x 2 pq q

2p

p
q

1
x p
2

1
2

x 10q

x 5

x 5

x 2.56