Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan
Preliminary Examination, 2001
Advanced Subsidiary Level
8709/1
Mathematics
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1)
Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Instructions To Candidates
Answer all the questions.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case
of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
Information For Candidates
‘The number of marks is given in brackets { _] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 75.
Questions carrying smaller numbers of marks are printed earlier in the paper, and questions
carrying larger numbers of marks later in the paper.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
‘You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers,Given that ffx)=2r-5 and g(x)=x° , find the values of x if g maps
f(x) into 81 (31
Find all the values of z in the interval 0° < z< 360° which satisfy the equation
3cos*z~sinz= 1. 4)
Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the line x + 2y= 5 and the
curve Sx?44y? =29- 12x. 4]
Prove the identity
(1 + sin (gg ~ ta) = cos 6 re}
Find the equations of the tangents to the curve y=x° -2x?—3x at the
points where the curve crosses the x-axis. [6]
(@) Find the first throc torms in the expansion of (3x 2y)*. [4]
(b) _ Find the coefficient of x? in the expansion of (2+3x)(1+2)*. (4)
‘Three points A,B,C whose coordinates are (0, 6), (2, 1) and (7,3)
respectively are the three vertices of a square. Find
(i) _ the coordinates of the point where the diagonals intersect, B)
(ii) the gradient of the diagonal BD, BI
(iii) the coordinates of D, the fourth vertex of the square. Bl
(@) The are length of a circular sector is 6 cm and the angle of the sector is
+ radian. Calculate the area of the sector. 4)
(b) The chord ofa circle of radius 10 cm is 14 em long. Find the angle
subtended by the chord at the centre of the circle and hence find the
area of the minor segment of the circle, [5]% (a)
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The sum of the first two terms of a geomeiric progression is 9, and
the sum of the first four terms is 45. Calculate the two possible
values of the fifth term in the progression.
‘The sum of the first twenty terms of an arithmetic progression is 45,
and the sum of the first forty terms is 290. Find the first term and
the common difference. Find the number of terms in the progression
which are less than 106.
‘The area of a circle is increasing at a uniform rate of 8c’
Calculate the rate of increase of the radius when the circumference
of the circle is 96 cm.
The region R is bounded by the curve y? = 2x and the line y=x.
Find the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated completely about
(a) the x-axis,
(b) the y-axis.
If P and Q are the points with position vectors p
and g=j~7j+4k respectively, find
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(@® the distance PQ,
(ii) the unit vector in the direction of PO,
‘The points A, B, C have position vectors @
= Si-j+2k, respectively, relative to a fixed origin O. Evaluate the
Scalar product (a—6).(¢~ 6). Hence calculate the size of angle ABC,
giving your answer to the nearest 0.1°
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