Class Index Number

Candidate Name
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PEIRCE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Department of MATHEMATICS
Preliminary Examination II for Secondary Four Express/ Five Normal Academic

Additional Mathematics 4038/1

Paper 1

Friday 4 September 2009 1030 – 1230

Additional materials:
A4 writing paper (6 sheets)
Graph paper (1 sheet)
Electronic calculator

TIME 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
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Answer all questions.
Write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of
Angles
angle in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
The use of a scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
 b  b 2  4ac
x=
2a

Binomial expansion
 n  n n  2 2  n
(a + b)n = an +   an  1b +
  a b + ......... +   an  r br + … + bn ,
1  2 r
 n n! n( n  1)...(n  r  1)
where n is a positive integer and   = =
 r  r !(n  r )! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 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 2A = 2 sinA cosA
cos 2A = cos2 A  sin2 A = 2 cos2 A  1 = 1  2 sin2 A
2 tan A
tan 2A =
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
a2 = b 2 + c2  2bc cos A
1
 = ab sin C
2
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2
 9 
1 Given that a  b 7    , where a and b are rational numbers, find, without
5 7 
using a calculator, the value of a and of b. [4]

1
2 Given that  is acute and that cos   , find, without using a calculator,
3
(i) cosec (90   ) , [2]
1
(ii) sin  . [2]
2

3 The expression 9 x 4  5ax 3  7bx 2  5 x  6 has a factor x – 1 and leaves a remainder

of 40 when divided by x + 1. Calculate the value of a and of b. [5]

 1 7 
4 (i) Given that A =   , find A-1 and hence use it to find the coordinates
  3 11 
of the point of intersection of the lines 7 x  y  13 and 11x  3 y  9 . [5]
(ii) Explain why the method fails when applied to the lines 7 x  y  13 and
14 x  2 y  5 . [1]

5 (a) Find the range of values of x for which

(i) 2 x 2  9 x  5 is negative, [2]
(ii) 2  x  3 x 2 is negative. [2]

(b) Find the range of values of k for which x 2  2kx  3 is always positive,
giving your answer in surd form. [2]
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6 P Q

 
20 20

S M 20 N R

The diagram shows the cross-section of a right trapezoidal prism PQRS. The sides

PS = QR = MN = 20 cm and the angles SPM = RQN =  radians, where 0    .
2

(i) Show that the area of the cross-section, A cm2, of the prism is given by
 1 
A  400  cos   sin 2  . [3]
 2 
(ii) Given that  can vary, find the value of  that will give the maximum area of
the cross-section. [4]

7 (i) Find the first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of x, of
2  x  .
2 6
[2]
n
 1 
(ii) The binomial expansion of 1  x  , where n > 0, in ascending powers of x
 2 
1 3
is 1  nx  x 2 +… . Find the value of n. [3]
2 2

(iii) Using the expansions found in part (i) and (ii), find the coefficient of x 2 in the
n
6  1 
 
binomial expansion of 2  x 2 1  x  . [2]
 2 

sin A  cosec A
8 (i) Show that  cot 3 A . [3]
cos A  sec A

(ii) Find all the angles between 0 and 360 which satisfy the equation
sin A  cosec A
 5 cos 3 A . [4]
cos A  sec A
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9 R

P
A

S B Q
T

The diagram shows two circles intersecting at A and B. The line PQ, which is the
tangent to the smaller circle at A, meets RS at A.
(i) Prove that AQ = RQ. [3]
(ii) Prove that triangles ABS and QRS are similar.
Hence show that SA  SR  SB  SQ . [2]
Another line is drawn from S to form the tangent to the bigger circle at T.
(iii) Show that the result SA  SR  SB  SQ may be proven using the tangent-
secant theorem. [2]

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10 (a) Given that p  log 2 q , express log 2 in terms of p. [2]
q
(b) Solve the equation
(i) log 2 ( x  3)  2 log 4 x  log 6 36 , [3]

(ii) e x (3e x  2)  5 . [3]

11 (a) The roots of the quadratic equation 3 x 2  5 x  1  0 are  and . Find the
quadratic equation whose roots are    and   . [6]

(b) Find the value of m such that one root of the equation x 2  8 x  m  7  0
is three times the other. [2]

(c) Given that tan A and tan B are the roots of the equation x 2  x  (1  2 )  0 ,
1
show that tan( A  B)  . [2]
2
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12 The table shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 2 4 6 8 10
y 34 221 528 1096 1845

It is known that x and y are related by the equation y  ax n , where a and n are
constants.

(i) Using the vertical axis for ln y and the horizontal axis for ln x, draw a
straight line graph of ln y against ln x, for the given data. [3]

(ii) Use the graph to estimate the value of a and of n. [4]

(iii) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve the equation ax n  x 4 . [2]

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