JVSS AM Paper 1 Prelim 2009

1. Find the range of values of x for which x 2  12  4 x  0 . [4]

3 2
 3x5 y
2. Given that (225 p w ) 2  (243 p 3 ) 3
 , evaluate w, x and y. [4]
p

3. A cuboid has a square base of sides (3  2 2) cm and a volume of

(18  11 2) cm3 . Find, without using a calculator and giving your answer in
the form a  b 2 , where a and b are integers.

(i) the area of the square base of the cuboid, [2]

(ii) the height of the cuboid. [3]

4. (i) Solve the equation 2 2 x  2  2 x  3 . [4]

(ii) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation 2 2 x  2  2  x  3 . [1]

 3 2
5. Given that M =   , find M-1 and hence, solve the simultaneous
  4 1 
equations
3
y x3
2 [6]
4 x  y  14

x4
6. (i) Express in partial fractions. [3]
(3x  5)( x  3)
x4
(ii) Hence or otherwise, find the gradient of the curve y 
(3x  5)( x  3)
at the point where x = 2. [3]

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7. The figure below shows a square of sides 1 cm each. A point P on AB and a

point Q on BC are such that QC = x cm and PB = kx cm, where k is a positive
constant.

(i) Express the area of triangle OPQ in terms of k and x and show that it is
1
equal to (kx2  x + 1) cm2 [2]
2
(ii) Find the minimum area of triangle OPQ in terms of k. [4]

A P kx cm B

Q
1 cm

x cm

O C
1 cm

8. (i) Find the term which is independent of x in the expansion of

16
 2 1 
x  6  . [2]
 2x 
(ii) Write down the first three terms of the expansion in ascending powers
of x of
5
 3x 
(a) 1  
 2 

(b) 2  x 5
Hence, obtain the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of
5
 3 2
 2  2x  x  . [4]
 2 

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x2  1
9. (i) Differentiate with respect to x. [2]
2x  3
2
x 2  3x
(ii) Hence evaluate  2
dx . [5]
0 3  2 x  3

10. (i) Differentiate 3 cos[( x 2  1)(3x  1) 2 ] with respect to x. [4]


(ii) Find the gradient of the curve y  ln(1  cos 3 x) where x  . [3]
2

11. (i) Prove the identity 1 – cos2 + cos4 – cos6 = 4sin cos2 sin3. [4]

(ii) Hence find all the angles  between 0 and  inclusive which satisfy the
equation cos2 – cos4 + cos6 = 1. [4]

12. The figure shows a trapezium ABCD in which AD is parallel to BC and AB is

parallel to the x-axis. The point A, C and D are (4, 2), (7, 16) and (0, 10)
respectively. The point X lies on BC such that AXB = 90.

(i) Find the equation of BC and of AX. [3]

(ii) Find the coordinates of B and X. [3]
(iii) Calculate the area of the trapezium ABCD. [2]

y C(7,16)

D(0,10) X

A(4,2) B
x

13. (i) The table below shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

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x 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 0 0.245 0.349 0.423 0.482 0.521

The two variables x and y are known to be related by the equation

y  lg ax  b , where a and b are constants.

Express the equation y  lg ax  b in a form suitable for drawing a

straight line graph and explain how the graph can be drawn. Hence, by
using suitable scales, draw the straight line graph. [4]

(ii) Use the graph to estimate the value of a and b. [2]

(iii) If the x-coordinate of a point on the straight line is 4.5, evaluate the
corresponding value of y. [2]

END OF PAPER

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Answer Key

1. x  6 or 2  x  3
1 2
2. x  6 , y  3 , w 
3 3
3(i) 17  12 2 (ii) 42  29 2
4. -0.42, 0.42
5. x  3.09 ,  1.64
7 17
6(i)  (ii) 11
4( x  3) 4(3x  5)
4k  1
7(ii)
8k
15 45 2
8(i) 113.75 (ii)(a) 1  x  x  ... (b) 32  80 x  80 x 2  ... , 200
2 2
2
2( x  3 x  1) 2
9(i) 2
(ii)
(2 x  3) 3
10(i) 6(1  3x)(6 x 2  x  3) sin[( x 2  1)(3x  1) 2 ] (ii) 3
  2 3
11(ii) 0, , , , ,
4 3 3 4
1
12(i) BC: y  2 x  30 AX: y  x (ii) B(14,2), X(12,6) (iii) 110
2
13(ii) a= 2.0, b = -1.0 (iii) y = 0.452