Additional Mathematics Preliminary Examination Set A Paper 1 (4047/01)

Solve the equation 3x3 + 2 = 8x2 3x.

Hence, or otherwise, find the values of y such that 3ey + 2e2y = 5 3(ey 1).

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The equation of a circle C1 is 3x2 30x + 75 = 12y 3y2. Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of the circle C1 and the radius,

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(b) the equation of another circle C2 which has the same centre as the circle C1 and passes
through the point (4, 2),
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(c) the set of values of a if the circle C1 touches the line y a = 0.
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(a) The equation of a curve is y = etan(1 3x). Find an expression for

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dy
. Hence, show that
dx

y is a decreasing function.

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x2 8
dy
, find an expression for
. Hence, determine the
dx
x 1

(b) Given that y ln

stationary value of y, leaving your answer in the form of ln k, where k is a constant.[4]

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Solve the following equations.

(a) logx 16 + log2 x = 4

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(b) log2 x + log8 2x = 2

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Evaluate
4

(a)

2 x 5 dx ,

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(b)

2
0

(c)

5
3x 1

6 sin

dx ,

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2 x dx .

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6

Given that y
2

2x
3

3x x

2 3

dy

2x

, show that dx
3x x
2

6x

3x x

2 3

. Hence , or otherwise, evaluate

dx , leaving your answer in the form of

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, where k is a constant.
k

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The first three terms in the expansion of

2 kx 2

hx

, where h and k are integers,

are 2 5x2 + 2x4.

(a) Find the value of h and of k.

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(b) Show that h k > 0.

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(a) Find all the angles between 0o and 360o for

2
(b) Prove the identity sec x tan x

3
2 sin 2 2 x .
sec 2 x

1 sin x
.
1 sin x

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Solve the simultaneous equations

x + 3y = 13,
x2 + 3y2 = 43.
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10 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The table shows the experimental values of two variables x and y.
x
y

6
57

5
63

4
72

3
82

2
100

It is known that x and y are related by the equation yxp = k, where k and p are constants.
Plot lg y against lg x to get a straight line graph and use it to estimate the values of k and
p.
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11 (a) Find the range of values of p for which the expression 4p + 3 3x px x2 will be
negative for all real values of x.
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(b) Find the range of values of m for which

4
0.
10m 41m 18
2

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The diagram shows a container with a volume of V cm3. It is made up of a right circular
cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm, and a hemisphere of radius r cm on top of the
cylinder.
Given that the volume of the container V is 360 cm3, show that the total surface area of
5 r 3 432
the container, A, is A
.
3r
Find the value of r for which A has a stationary value.
Determine whether it is a minimum or maximum value.
Hence, find the total surface area, leaving your answer in terms of .
End of Set A Paper 1

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