REVISION EXERCISES p2/2006

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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
FORM 5 ‘O’ – Level

1. A curve x 2 + y 2 = 10 and a line 2 x + y = 5 intersect at two points A and B. Find the

coordinates of A and B. [4]

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2. Given that a+b 3 = , where a and b are integers, find, without using a
4+ 3
calculator, the value of a and of b [4]

3. Solve the equation 2 x 3 − 7 x 2 − 7 x + 30 = 0 . [4]

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4. A curve is such that = . Given that the curve passes through the points (5,13)
dx 3x + 1
and (k,17), find the value of k. [5]

5. The line 2 x − y = 5 intersects the curve x 2 − xy + y 2 = 7 at the points A and B. Find

(i) the coordinates of A and B
(ii) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB. [7]

6. Find the nature of the roots of the following quadratic equations:

a. 5x2 + 1 = 7x [2]
b. 4x2 = a (4x – a) [3]

7. Given y = 6 − x − x 2 , find
a. the range of values of x for which y is positive, [2]
b. the maximum value of y [2]
c. Sketch the graph y = 6 − x − x 2 [3]

8. A rectangular box, with a lid, is made of thin metal. Its length is 2x cm and
it width is x cm. If the box must have a volume of 72 cubic metres.
a. show that the area A sq. metres of the metal used is given by [4]
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A = 4x 2 +
x
b. find the value of x so that A is minimum. [4]

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9. The function f is defined as f : x a .
ax + b
a. Find f ( x ) in term of a and b,
-1
[2]
b. Given that f (1) = 4 and f ( −4 ) = − 4 , find the value of a and of b,
-1
[4]
c. From (ii) what will be the value of x for which f(x) = x. [4]
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10. Write down and simplify the first three terms in the expansion, in descending powers
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⎛ 3⎞
of x of ⎜ x − ⎟ . Given that the coefficients of x 5 and x 4 in the expansion of
⎝ x⎠
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( ⎛
)
1 + ax + bx ⎜ x −
2 3⎞
⎟ are 3 and 12 respectively, find the value of a and of b. [6]
⎝ x⎠

11. A spherical balloon is expanded so that its surface area is increasing at the rate of
2 m2/min.
a. At what rate is its radius increasing when the radius is 4 m? [4]
b. At what rate is its volume increasing at the same instant? [4]
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[ Surface areas, s = 4π r 2 ; volume, v = π r 3 ]
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12. Answer only ONE of the following two alternatives. [12 marks]

[ EITHER ]

A particle moves in a straight line so that, t s after leaving a fixed points O, its velocity,
v ms-1 , is given by v = 8 + 2t − t 2 . Find

(i) Find the retardation of the particle when v = 8.

(ii) Calculate, to the nearest metre, the displacement of the particle from O when t = 6.
(iii) Sketch the velocity-time graph for the motion of the particle.

[OR]

The diagram shows the shaded region PAQ bounded by the curve y = 9 – x2 , the line
3x + 2y = 9 and the x-axis. Find

(i) the coordinates of A, P and Q.

(ii) area of the shaded region PAQ.

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