MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE

2OO8

JCl PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

MATTIEMATICS Higher 2
Friday

9740

26 Septernber 2008

2 hours 30 rnins
Additional materials: WritinS paper
List ofFomrulae (MF

l5)

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question

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Sketch the curve

of

indrcatina ctearl\ rhe equarioos olc,),lnplotes and the arial

ilrtercepts in exact form.

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prove bv rnducr;on rha,

'

-_L '--L" (s)(8) (2)(s) (8)(rr) (rn-r)(rt,,))

"

2Qn+2)
t51

Hence, ororherwr.e. euuturr"

tirl f ] _Lz_(lr_t)(v

I 2)

I
l

Expand
.,. 16.! a 1 7, -L l-3-t

in ascending powers

of

n , up to

ard including the teml in

nz .

t5l

Dctcrmine the range ofvalues of

for which the expansion is valid.

tll

By e\pressrng

+",

rn panrat rracrion,.

rrnd

-.-' }t:L:-U,,

t6l

J'

(i) (ii)

Express

lr':+-r+1 in the form ,4(r+B)'?+C,

wherc A, B and C are constants to be

detennined.
Solve

tll

".#
using a non-calculalor method.

l3l
l2l

(tll)

Hence,

solve x'!-.

-"t
I

-l-r'+

MJC/2008 JCI P.omotioral Examinatio&/9740

(a)

The sum to inftnity of a geometric progression

progression

is

2
z

and the scodd term

of

the

is

2 . Find the common mtio.

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(b)

An arithmetic progrcssion has /r terms and a common difference d, where

that the difference between the sum ofthe last

> 0 - P.ove

terns and the sum ofthe first k terms is

(n r)u.

t4l

(,

(a)

A cuwe is given parametrically by the equations

x=3t'1-6t, y=4t3

5.
t

Find the coordinatcs of the point on thc curve where the normal is parallel

the x,axis.

ttl

(b)

A spherical balloon is being infialed, and at

rnstant,

thc instant when its radius

is l0 cm,

its

surface area is increasing at a rate of6-4 cm'?tr. Find the rate

of

increase, at the same

of
the radius,
the volume
r"

(i) (ii)

t4l
arc respectivcly t/

[The volume and the surface area of a sphere with rudius

= I 7rl l

a d A:47tr' .l

The funclion h is defined bv

h:-rr-+

5-(-t-2)',
h I exlsts.

.t

<,t,

(i)

5La(e lhe largesl valuc

ol

such thar

tll
.l,,

UsrnS the \ alue

oi

foulldin(i):

(i0 (iii)

Sketch the graphs

of

/ = h("), y: h'(,r)
h I (r).

and

=h

rh(r)

oo a single diagram.

t4l

Find an expression for

ltl

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The sketches below show the graphs

of

If (41 and

r''z

: f(r)

v'= r(")

/=lfG)l

On separate diagrams, sketch the graphs of:

fi) y = i(x). (ii) y=r(2x)+3, (iii) ),: f("1).

12)

trl
t3t

showing clearly tbe axial intercepts, asymptotes and coordinatcs ofthe tuming points ifpossible.

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(b)

A curve has equatron

-y' + fe'

+.,c

find

in tenns

fr.

and ]'-

ill

A curve has paranetric equations

u
t+l
Find

Y-ln(sinr)
t3l

dr

in terms

of t.

(c)

t,u"n

.-Jt-'*srr.,showrhal o,* +?

tll

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(a)

The plane

11

passes through 3j + 2k.

the point

l(2,q0)

and is parallel to rhe vctors

-2i+j+k

and

(0

of JI in scalar product forD, and \rify that the A(6, 5,1) also lies on l'I. (ii) Find the position vector of the foor of the perpeodicular from the
Find the equation

point

t3l
point

C(-2,1, 3) to the plane 17.

Hence, Iind the equation
cquidistaot ftom the plales

t4l

of
I1

..1u fhe plane parallel to

and Z,
.

IZ

such that the point

Cis
l2l

(b)

The line 1 and the plane

have equations

/: r=2(u+v),deR, p: r.(ux v) = 0.
where u and v ale non-zero and non-parallel vcctors

(i) (iit

Show that 1 is contained

in

Forrhecase u

-lf : l""O ' | : {, n"a ," (qudron,,frhe

'r ['J
to.I

P.

t|l
tmc cnnrJined rn

l'r
l,J

that is perpendicular

and passes through rhc

origin.

l2l

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MATITS (9740)

JCI

PRONTOTI0NAL EXAMINATION 2OO8

SoLUTIoNS Curve Sketchitrs

Coordinares

of y-inrerc+t

*. "*

[0,

-])
,

coordinatcs oF' inrcrc"o,

lY
I

,]

[+.)

obli,:tue aslanptote

is l, =-t
is Jr:
2

ve(ical

a-s],rnptote

Mathematical Inductiolr

"--l

' l=r "l.*a I

o

Binomial It

Ihcretbrc.,_',, rloJ4.2'l
4

14.14\ I/r , .(\tJn"ioni"\dl'dl"r

J.:q I.

Summation Notatiou / Method of frifferetce

2n'!2n I 2+ I n'+n n+l

5
(D

i'"':'" ' n'+n '=r"*N+l

=

lneoualitv

2r'+-t
I
3

I= 2lr

7 + t)+

(iD

(ii0

Ja< :

J:

tl or

Ja

>:
J-r

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6(a)

C,omctric Progrssioa

/ = I1{n-a

as

ld.t

o. r =

--i
3

(a)

ADDlication of Differentiation . point on curve rs ( 3. -l)

ReInarks
Note
gradient of nonnal

a.r.. n.rt,-ntu
b(D
0.0255

9=O

cms-'(to 3 s.e)

(bxit
8

Functions

(i)
(iD

k:2

r =h(')

y=h 'h(x)
(iiD
9

h.G)=2-.6=
Transformation of graDhs

(0

(iD

r= i(2r)+3

(iiD

10

(a)

Techoiques of Differentiation dv 4-v'

Remarks

&i=2ry +3el
dvl 1=-ll+r)

(b)

corI

Preferable to differentiate r. using

quotiept rule.
The derivativcs of the inverse trigo

(.)

dy- . "(' v) I -.r'

(shown)

functions (sin I :r, cos-' -'r, tan I -r) can be found in the formula listNote that

cos
Hence

'.r+(cosr) '.
{cosx}

d, *(cos

'r)*

'(-srn r).

MJC/2008 JCI Promot;onal Exanination/g?4o

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(aXi)

uo,",,",., ,., .

[l]=,
(aXii)
Req.d position ve4tor

i, *=ll,,,J

r0l

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for

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