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1. Solve the equation

x x 7 3 4
2
1

[4 marks]
2. The function f is defined for x 1 by
f(x) =
x
x
1
+

(a) Show that f(x) increases as x increases. [3 marks]
(b) State the range of f. [1 marks]
3. The function f and g are defined as follows :
f : x
, 1 , 2
2
+ x x x
g : x
+ x x , 4
(a) Find the value of x such that gf(x) = 7. [2 marks]
(b) Find an expression for ) ( f
1
x

. [3 marks]

4. Find
(a)

+
.
3 1
6
2
dx
x
x
[2 marks]
(b)

.
4
dx xe
x
[3 marks]
5. A spherical balloon is being inflated in such a way that its volume is increasing at
a constant rate of 150
-1 3
s cm . At time t seconds, the radius of the balloon is r
cm.
(a) Find
dt
dr
when r = 50. [4 marks]
(b) Find the rate of increase of the surface area of the balloon when its radius is
50 cm. [2 marks]
[The formulae for the volume and surface area of a sphere are
3
3
4
r V
,
. 4
2
r A ]
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6. Evaluate
dx
x
x

ln

4
2

by using
(a) the substitution y = ln x, [4 marks]
(b) the trapezium rule with five ordinates. [3 marks]

Giving each answer correct to three decimal places.

7. (a) When the polynomial f(x) = 5 4
2 3 4
+ + + + bx ax x x is divided by 1
2
x , a
remainder of 2x + 3 is obtained. Find the values of a and b. [4 marks]
(b) Given that the roots of the equation
0
2 2
+ + q px x
are and .
Find in terms of and , the roots of the equation

0 2
2 2 2 2 2
+ + q x q x p x q
. [5
marks]
8. The complex number 3 1 i + is denoted by u. Show that u is a root of the
equation
, 0 4 2
2
+ z z
and state the other root of this equation.
Express u in the form r(cos +i sin ), where r > 0 and . < <
Find the modulus and argument of
2
u and .
3
u [10
marks]
9. (a) The rth term of a series is r
r
2 3
1
+

. Find the sum of the first n terms.

[4 marks]
(b) An arithmetic progression has first term a and common difference 10. The
sum of the first n terms of the progression is 10 000. Express a in terms of
n, and show that the n th term of the progression is

) 1 ( 5
000 10
+ n
n
. [3 marks]
Given that the n th term is less than 500, show that 0 2000 101
2
< + n n , and
hence find the largest possible value of n. [4 marks]
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10. A straight line of gradient m passes through the point (2, 1) and cuts the x-axis
and y-axis at A and B respectively. A point P lies on AB such that AP : PB = 1 : 2.
(a) Show that as m varies, the locus of P is a curve with equation
0 4 3 y x xy
[6 marks]

(b) Find the perpendicular distance from the point (2, 1) to the tangent of the
curve
0 4 3 y x xy
at the origin. [5 marks]
11. Given matrix M =

,
_

1 2
3 1 1
1 0 2
k

(a) Find the value of k if M is a singular matrix. [2 marks]
(b) If k = 1, find the values of p, q and r such that
0 I M M M
2 3
+ + + r q p

where I is a 3 3 identity matrix. Deduce the inverse of matrix M, . M
-1

Find the determinant of M and hence write down the adjoin of matrix M.
[11 marks]
12. Find the turning point of the curve
x
x
y
ln

and determine whether this is a

maximum or minimum point. [6 marks]
Sketch the graph of
x
x
y
ln

. [4 marks]
Hence, show that
x e
e x for all positive values of x. [5 marks]
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1

x x 7 3 4
2
1

Let n =
,
2
1
x

2
7 3 4 n n
0 3 4 7
2
+ n n
0 ) 1 )( 3 7 ( + n n

7
3
n
or n = 1 (N.A.
0 > n
)

7
3
2
1
x
49
9
x

B1
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4
2

1 ,
1
) ( + x
x
x x f
(a)
2
1
1 ) ( '
x
x f
> 0 for x > 1
f(x) increases as x increases.
(b) When x = 1, f(x) = 2
Since f(x) increases as x increases, f(x) 2
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3
1
3 f : x
, 1 , 2
2
+ x x x
g : x
+ x x , 4
(a) gf(x) = 7 g(
) 2
2
x x +
= 7, x 1
(
) 2
2
x x +
+ 4 = 7 0 3 2
2
+ x x
0 ) 3 )( 1 ( + x x
x = 1 (since x 1)
(b) Let f(x) = y

x x y 2
2
+
Completing the square, 1 ) 1 (
2
y x + +

y x + + 1 1
(since x 1)

y x + + 1 1
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) ( f
1
x

=
x + + 1 1
, x 3
A1
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4
(a)

+ +
+
c x dx
x
x
) 3 1 ln(
3 1
6
2
2
(b)

dx xe
x 4
Let u = x and
x
e
dx
dv
4

1
dx
du

x
e v
4
4
1

dx xe
x 4
=

dx e xe
x x 4 4
4
1
4
1
=
c e xe
x x
+
4 4
16
1
4
1
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3
5 (a) Let V be the volume of the spherical balloon and r be the
radius. Then

3
3
4
r V

) 3 (
3
4
2
r
dr
dV

=
2
4 r
dt
dr
dr
dV
dt
dV

150 =
2
4 r
dt
dr

2
4
150
r dt
dr

or
2
2
75
r
When r = 50,
2
) 50 ( 4
150

dt
dr

015 . 0

=
200
3
or 0.00477
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A1
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5 (b) Let A be the surface area of the spherical balloon. Then

2
4 r A
r
dr
dA
8
dt
dr
dr
dA
dt
dA

r 8

015 . 0

When r = 50,

dt
dA
) 50 ( 8

015 . 0
6
the surface area is increasing at a rate of 6
1 2
s cm
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6(a)

dx
x
x

ln

4
2

Let y = ln x
dy =
dx
x
1
when x = 2, y = ln 2
when x = 4, y = ln 4
dx
x
x

ln

4
2

dy y
4 ln
2 ln

4 ln
2 ln
2
2
1
]
1

y

] ) 2 (ln ) 4 [(ln
2
1
2 2

721 . 0
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A1
4
6(b)
Let
,
ln
x
x
u
5 ordinates = 4 strips each of width = 0.5
n
x 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
n
u 0.3466 0.3665 0.3662 0.3579 0.3466
By using trapezium rule,
dx
x
x

ln

4
2

=
,
_

+ + +
+
3579 . 0 3662 . 0 3665 . 0
2
3466 . 0 3466 . 0
5 . 0
719 . 0
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A1
3
7(a) f(x) = 5 4
2 3 4
+ + + + bx ax x x
4
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f(1) = 5 4 1 + + + + b a
2 (1) + 3 = 10 + a + b
5 +b a .
f(1) =
5 ) 1 ( 4 1 + + + b a
2 (1) + 3 = 2 + a b
a b + 1
Substitute into ,
5 1 + + a a
6 2 a
3 a
From ,
2 ) 3 ( 1 + b

3 a
,
2 b
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7(b) 0
2 2
+ + q px x
Roots are and
p +

2
q
) ( + p


2
q
0 2
2 2 2 2 2
+ + q x q x p x q
Substitute
) ( + p
and

2
q
0 2 ) (
2 2
+ + + x x x
0 ] 2 ) [(
2 2
+ + x x
0 ) (
2 2 2
+ + x x
0 ) )( ( x x
,

x
The roots are

and

.
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M1
A1
M1
A1
5
8
0 4 2
2
+ z z

2
16 4 2 t
z

3 1 i z t

3 1 i +
is a root (u) [Shown]
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3 1 i is the other root.
1
]
1

+ +
3
sin
3
cos 3 1

i u
=
1
]
1

+
3
sin
3
cos 2

i
i u 3 2 3 1
2
+ =
i 3 2 2 +
arg
3
2
) 3 ( tan ) (
1 2



u
4 12 4
2
+ u
8 6 2
3
u
arg
) (
3
u
,
8
3
u
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9(a)
Sum of first n terms,

+
n
r
r
n
r S
1
1
) 2 3 (

+
n
r
n
r
r
r
1 1
1
2 3

1
]
1

+ +

) 1 (
2
1
2
1 3
) 1 3 (
n n
n
) 1 (
2
1 3
n n
n
+ +

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A1
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9(b) Let common difference be d, d = 10.
Given
000 10
n
S
.
[ ] 000 10 ) 1 ( 2
2
+ d n a
n

n
n a
000 20
10 ) 1 ( 2 +

) 1 ( 10
000 20
2 n
n
a

) 1 ( 5
000 10
n
n
a


d n a T
n
) 1 ( +

) 1 ( 10 ) 1 ( 5
000 10
+ n n
n
m
B1
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) 1 ( 5
000 10
+ n
n
[Shown]
Given
. 500 <
n
T

500 ) 1 ( 5
000 10
< + n
n

0 100 ) 1 (
2000
< + n
n
0 101 2000
2
< + n n
0 2000 101
2
< + n n [Shown]

0 2000 )
2
101
( )
2
101
(
2 2
< + n

0 25 . 550 )
2
101
(
2
< n

46 . 23 5 . 50 < n
or 46 . 23 5 . 50 < n
n < 73.96
Largest possible n = 73.
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10(a)
AB =
m
x
y

2
1

) 0 ,
1
2 (
m
A
,
) 2 1 , 0 ( m B
Let P(x, y) :
)
1
2 (
3
2
m
x
and
) 2 1 (
3
1
m y

m
x
2
4 3
and
m y 2 1 3

4 ) 1 3 )( 4 3 ( y x

0 3 12 9 x y xy

0 4 3 y x xy
[Locus of P] [Shown]
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10(b)
0 ' 4 1 3 ' 3 + y y xy
O(0, 0) :
4
1
' y

tangent :
x y
4
1

1 16
) 2 ( ) 1 ( 4
+
+
d
17
6

M1
A1
A1
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11(a)
M =

,
_

1 2
3 1 1
1 0 2
k
M is a singular matrix

0
1 2
3 1 1
1 0 2

k
0
2
1 1
1
1
3 1
0
1 2
3 1
2

+ +

k k
0 ) 2 ( 1 ) 6 1 ( 2 + + k
k = 16
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2
11(b)

2
M

,
_

1 2 1
3 1 1
1 0 2

,
_

1 2 1
3 1 1
1 0 2
=

,
_

6 0 3
1 7 6
1 2 3

3
M

,
_

1 2 1
3 1 1
1 0 2

,
_

6 0 3
1 7 6
1 2 3
=

,
_

9 12 12
16 5 18
8 4 3
0 I M M M
2 3
+ + + r q p

,
_

9 12 12
16 5 18
8 4 3
+

,
_

6 0 3
1 7 6
1 2 3
p
+

,
_

1 2 1
3 1 1
1 0 2
q
+

,
_

1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
r
=0
0 2 4 + p

0 2 12 + q

0 6 9 + + + r q p

2 p

6 q

15 r
0 I M M M
2 3
+ + + r q p
1
M

,
+ + +
-1 2
M I M M r q p
I
1
M

=
(
1
r
I) M M
2
q p
B1
B1
M1
M1
A2
M1
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(
15
1
I) 6 M 2 M
2
+
15
1
I) 6 M 2 (M
2
+
15
1

1
1
1
]
1

,
_

,
_

,
_

1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
6
1 2 1
3 1 1
1 0 2
2
6 0 3
1 7 6
1 2 3
15
1

,
_

2 4 1
7 1 4
1 2 7

,
_

15
2
15
4
15
1
15
7
15
1
15
4
15
1
15
2
15
7
(ii)
2 1
1 1
1 0
1 2
3 1
2 M

) 1 2 ( ) 6 1 ( 2 +
15
M Adj(M) M
1
M M Adj(M)

,
_

2 4 1
7 1 4
1 2 7

M1
A1
B1
B1
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x
x
y
ln

Using
2
v
dx
dv
u
dx
du
v
dx
dy

with u = ln x and v = x
2
ln
1
) (
x
x
x
x
dx
dy

2
ln 1
x
x

0
dx
dy

0
ln 1
2

x
x
1 ln x = 0
ln x = 1
x =e
when x =e
e e
e
y
1 ln

The turning point is
.
1
,

,
_

e
e
4
2
2
2
2 ) ln 1 (
1
x
x x
x
x
dx
y d

,
_

4
ln 2 2
x
x x x x +

4
ln 2 3
x
x x x +

or
3
ln 2 3
x
x +
x =e
2
2
dx
y d
0
1
3
<

,
_

e
e
1
,
is a maximum point.
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e
1

x
x
y
ln

e
From the graph,
e x
x 1 ln

for x 0
x x
e
ln (since x 0)

x e
e x [Shown]
(Shape)
D1(Max.
point)
D2(Asymt
.)
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