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GCE A Level H2 Maths

Nov 2011 Paper 1

1) x
2
+ x + 1
= (x +
1
2
)
2

1
4
+ 1
= (x +
1
2
)
2
+
3
4

> 0 for all x.
x
2
+ x 2 < 0
(x + 2)(x 1) < 0

+ +
2 1

2 < x < 1

2i) 2.25a 1.5b + c = 4.5
4.41a + 2.1b + c = 3.2
11.56a + 3.4b + c = 4.1

a = 0.215, b = 0.490, c = 3.281
(ii) f '(x) = 0.43x 0.49 > 0
x > 1.14

3i)
dx
dt
= 2t

dy
dt
=
2
t
2
dy
dx
=
2/t
2
2t
=
1
t
3
Equation of tangent is
y
2
p
=
1
p
3 (x p
2
)
y =
3
p

x
p
3
(ii)
3
p

x
p
3 = 0
x = 3p
2
Coordinate of Q = (3p
2
, 0).
Coordinate of R = (0,
3
p
).
(iii)
xcoord. of midpoint =
3
2
p
2

ycoord. of midpoint =
3
2p

x =
3
2
p
2
=
3
2
(
3
2y
)
2
Cartesian equation is x =
27
8y
2
i.e. y
2
=
27
8x


4i) cos
6
x
= (1
x
2
2
+
x
4
24
...)
6
= 1 6(
x
2
2

x
4
24
) + 15(
x
2
2

x
4
24
)
2

+...
= 1 3x
2
+
x
4
4
+
15x
4
4
+...
= 1 3x
2
+ 4x
4
+...
(ii)(a)
]
(
0
a
g(x) dx
~
]
(
0
a
1 3x
2
+ 4x
4
dx
= [ x x
3
+
4
5
x
5
]
a
0

= a a
3
+
4
5
a
5

When a =

4
,
]
(
0
a
g(x) dx
~

4
(

4
)
3
+
4
5
(

4
)
5

= 0.540
(b) From GC,
]
(
0
/4
g(x) dx = 0.475

Since a =

4
is not close to zero,
the graphs of y = cos
6
x and y =
1 3x
2
+ 4x
4
differ significantly
at x =

4
. the approximation is
not good.

5i) y = f( | x | )
x
y
- 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- 3
- 2
- 1
0
1
2
3

y = | f(x) |
x
y
- 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- 3
- 2
- 1
0
1
2
3

(ii) [0, 2]
(iii)
]
(
1
1
f( | x | ) dx
= 2 1 +
1
2
2 1
= 3
]
(
1
a
| f(x) | dx
=
1
2
1 1 +
1
2
(a 2)(a 2)
=
1
2
+
1
2
(a 2)
2
= 3
1
2
(a 2)
2
=
5
2

(a 2)
2
= 5
a 2 = 5 or - 5 (reject since
a > 2)
a = 2 + 5

6i) sin (r +
1
2
)u sin (r
1
2
)u
= sin ru cos
u
2
+ cos ru sin
u
2

sin ru cos
u
2
+ cos ru sin
u
2

= 2 cos ru sin
u
2
Proved
(ii)
cos ru =
sin (r+
1
2
)u sin (r
1
2
)u
2 sin
u
2

r=1
n
cos ru
=
1
2 sin
u
2
[ sin
3u
2
sin
u
2

+ sin
5u
2
sin
3u
2

:
(0, 2)
(0, 2)
(2, 0)
(2, 0)
(2, 0)
2
:
+ sin (n +
1
2
)u sin (n
1
2
)u ]
=
sin (n +
1
2
)u sin
u
2
2 sin
u
2

(iii) Let P
n
be the proposition:

r=1
n
sin ru =
cos
u
2
cos (n +
1
2
)u
2 sin
u
2

When n = 1:
RHS =
cos
u
2
cos
3u
2
2 sin
u
2

=
2 sin u sin (
u
2
)
2 sin
u
2

= sin u = LHS
P
1
is true.
Assume that P
k
is true for some
k e
+
i.e.

r=1
k
sin ru =
cos
u
2
cos (k +
1
2
)u
2 sin
u
2

Prove that P
k+1
is also true i.e.

r=1
k+1
sin ru =
cos
u
2
cos (k +
3
2
)u
2 sin
u
2

LHS =
r=1
k+1
sin ru
=
r=1
k
sin ru + sin (k + 1)u
=
cos
u
2
cos (k+
1
2
)u
2 sin
u
2
+ sin (k+1)u
=
cos
u
2
cos(k+
1
2
)u+2sin
u
2
sin(k+1)u
2 sin
u
2

=
cos
u
2
cos(k+
1
2
)u cos(k+
3
2
)u +cos(k+
1
2
)u
2 sin
u
2

=
cos
u
2
cos (k +
3
2
)u
2 sin
u
2
= RHS
Since P
1
is true and P
k
is true
P
k+1
is true, hence by Math
Induction, P
n
is true for all n e

+


7i) OM

=
OP

+OQ

2

=
1
3
a +
3
5
b
2

=
1
6
a +
3
10
b
Area of AOMP
=
1
2
area of AOPQ
=
1
2

1
2
| OP

| | OQ

| sin ZOPQ
=
1
4
| OP

OQ

|
=
1
4
|
1
3
a
3
5
b |
=
1
20
| a b |
(ii)(a) | a | = p

|
.
|
|
2
6
3

= p 4 + 36 + 9 = 1
p =
1
7

(b) | a - b | is the length of
projection of b on a.
(c) a b
=
\

|
.
|
|
2/7
6/7
3/7

\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2

=
1
7

\

|
.
|
|
12 3
(4 3)
2 + 6

=
1
7

\

|
.
|
|
9
7
8


8i) }
1
100 v
2 dv
=
1
20
ln

10 + v
10 v
+ c
(iia) }
1
10 0.1v
2 dv = } dt
}
1
100 v
2 dv = }
1
10
dt
1
20
ln

10 + v
10 v
=
1
10
t + c
ln

10 + v
10 v
= 2t + 20c

10 + v
10 v
= e
2t+20c
10 + v
10 v
= e
2t
e
20c
= Ae
2t
where A = e
20c
When t = 0, v = 0 A = 1

10 + v
10 v
= e
2t

Let v = 5:
15
5
= e
2t
2t = ln 3
t =
1
2
ln 3
(b) When t = 1:

10 + v
10 v
= e
2

10 + v = 10e
2
ve
2
v(1 + e
2
) = 10e
2
10
v = 10
e
2
1
e
2
+ 1

(c)
10 + v
10 v
= e
2t

10 + v = 10e
2t
ve
2t
v(1 + e
2t
) = 10e
2t
10
v = 10
e
2t
1
e
2t
+ 1

As t , v 10.

9i) 256 + (n 1)(7) < 10
7(n 1) >246
n 1 > 35
1
7

n > 36
1
7

n = 37.
Depth on the 10th day T
10

= 256 + 9(7)
= 193
Total depth S
37

=
37
2
[ 2(256) + 36(7) ]
= 4810
3
(ii) S
n
>
99
100
S

256
1
\
|
.
|
8
9

n
1
8
9
> 0.99
256
1
8
9

1
\
|
.
|
8
9

n
> 0.99

\
|
.
|
8
9

n
< 0.01
n log
8
9
< log 0.01
n > 39.099
it takes 40 days.

10i) z
2
= 8e
i/2

= 8e
i(2n

2
)

z = 2 2 e
i(n

4
)
, n = 0, 1
= 2 2 e
i/4
, 2 2 e
i3/4

z
1
, z
2
= 2(1 i), 2(1 + i)
(ii) w =
4 16 4(4 + 2i)
2

=
4 8i
2

=
4 2(1 i)
2

= 2 (1 i)
w
1
, w
2
= 1 i, 3 + i
(iii)
x
y
- 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
- 2
- 1
0
1
2

(iv) The 2 lines are parallel.

11i)
\

|
.
|
|
2
5
2

\

|
.
|
|
4
1
3
=
\

|
.
|
|
6
4
5


\

|
.
|
|
4
3
2

\

|
.
|
|
4
1
3
=
\

|
.
|
|
0
2
1

\

|
.
|
|
6
4
5

\

|
.
|
|
0
2
1
=
\

|
.
|
|
4 + 10
(6 0)
12 0

=
\

|
.
|
|
6
6
12
= 6
\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2

\

|
.
|
|
4
1
3
-
\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2
= 4 1 6 = 3
equation is x + y + 2z = 3.
(ii) l
1
: r =
\

|
.
|
|
1
2
3
+
\

|
.
|
|
2
4
1

l
2
: r =
\

|
.
|
|
2
1
3
+
\

|
.
|
|
1
5
k

1 + 2 = 2 + 2 = 3
4 2 = 6
2 4 = 1 + 5 4 + 5 = 1
7 = 7
= 1
= 1
3 + = 3 + k 4 = 3 + k
k = 7
(iii)
\

|
.
|
|
|
1 + 2
2 4
3 +
-
\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2

= 1 + 2 + 2 4 6 + 2
= 3
l
1
lies on p. Shown
\

|
.
|
|
|
2 +
1 + 5
3 7
-
\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2
= 3
2 + + 1 + 5 + 6 14 = 3
8 = 8
= 1
pt of intersection = (1, 6, 4).
(iv)
sin u =

|
.
|
|
1
5
7
-
\

|
.
|
|
1
1
2
1+25+49 1+1+4

=

1 + 5 14
75 6

=
8
15 2

u = 22.2



GCE A Level H2 Maths
Nov 2011 Paper 2

1i)
x
y
- 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8


(ii) 2
2
+ 5
2
= 29
Max value of | z | = 29 + 3
Min value of | z | = 29 3
(iii)
x
y
- 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8


Substitute y = x into (x 2)
2
+
(y 5)
2
= 3
2
:
(x 2)
2
+ (x 5)
2
= 9
x
2
4x + 4 + x
2
10x + 25 = 9
2x
2
14x + 20 = 0
x
2
7x + 10 = 0
(x 2)(x 5) = 0
x = 2, 5
coord of P = (2, 2) & (5, 5)
max value of | z 6 i |
= (5 6)
2
+ (5 1)
2

= 1 + 16
= 17

2i) Volume V
= (2n 2x)(n 2x)x
= (2n
2
6nx + 4x
2
)x
= 2n
2
x 6nx
2
+ 4x
3

(ii)
dV
dx
= 2n
2
12nx + 12x
2
= 0
6x
2
6nx + n
2
= 0
x =
6n 36n
2
24n
2
12

=
6n 2n 3
12

= (3 + 3 )
n
6
, (3 3 )
n
6

The answer (3 + 3 )
n
6
is to be
rejected since to be able to cut
squares of side x from each
5
1
8
2
- (2, 5)
(6, 1)
(2, 5)
P
P
z
1
z
2
w
1
w
2 (a)

(b)

4
corner, x must be <
n
2
. Hence
there is only 1 answer.

3i)
Let y = ln (2x + 1) + 3, x >
1
2

ln (2x + 1) = y 3
2x + 1 = e
y3
x =
e
y3
1
2

f
1
: x
e
x3
1
2
, xe
Domain =
Range = (
1
2
, )
(ii)
x
y
- 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7


(iii) The 2 curves are
symmetrical about the line y = x
they intersect along the line y
= x
the xcoord of the points of
intersection satisfies f(x) = x
i.e. ln (2x + 1) + 3 = x
i.e. ln (2x + 1) = x 3

x = 0.4847, 5.482

4a)(i)
]
(
0
n
x
2
e
2x
dx
= [x
2

e
2x
2
]
n
0

]
(
0
n
2x
e
2x
2
dx
= n
2

e
2n
2
+
]
(
0
n
x e
2x
dx
= n
2

e
2n
2
+[x
e
2x
2
]
n
0

]
(
0
n

e
2x
2
dx
= n
2

e
2n
2
+ n
e
2n
2
+
1
2
[
e
2x
2
]
n
0

= n
2

e
2n
2
+ n
e
2n
2

1
4
[ e
2n
1]
=
e
2n
4
(1 + 2n
2
+ 2n) +
1
4

(ii)
]
(
0

x
2
e
2x
dx
=
1
4

(b)
x
y
- 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 0 1 2 3 4
- 2
- 1
0
1
2

Volume =
]
(
0
1

16x
2
(x
2
+ 1)
2 dx
=
]
(
0
/4

16 tan
2
u
(tan
2
u + 1)
2
sec
2
u du
= 16
]
(
0
/4

tan
2
u
sec
4
u
sec
2
u du
= 16
]
(
0
/4

sin
2
u
cos
2
u
cos
2
u du
= 16
]
(
0
/4
sin
2
u du Shown
= 8
]
(
0
/4
1 cos 2u du
= 8[ u
sin 2u
2
]
/4
0

= 8[

4

1
2
]
= 2
2
4

5) P(X < 40) = 0.05
P(Z <
40
o
) = 0.05

40
o
= 1.644854
40 = 1.644854o
P(X < 70) = 0.975
P(Z <
70
o
) = 0.975

70
o
= 1.959964
70 = + 1.959964o
3.60482o = 30
o = 8.3222 = 8.32
= 53.7

6i) We can interview 10
people below 20 years old, 10
people between 20 & 40 years
old and 10 people above 40
years old.
(ii) The sample is not
representative of the different
age groups in the population.
(iii) Stratified sampling.
This method is not realistic. For
example, if 5% of the population
is below 5 years old or above 70
years old, it may be difficult to
interview these people.

7i) Whether a friend is
contactable is independent of
whether another friend is
contactable. The probability of a
friend being contactable is
constant at each attempt.
(ii) When a friend is
uncontactable, it may be because
several of them are busy
together doing something.
Therefore whether a friend is
contactable or not may not be
independent of each other.
(iii) R ~ B(8, 0.7)
P(R > 6) = 1 P(R s 5)
= 0.552
(iv) Since n = 40 is large, np
= 28 > 5 and nq = 12 > 5, R ~
N(28, 8.4) approximately.
P(R < 25)
= P(R < 24.5)
~ 0.114

8i)

(ii) From GC, r = 0.992

Even though | r | is close to 1,
the scatter plot shows that the
relationship between x and y is
quadratic. Therefore the best
model between x and y may not
f
1
f

y =
1
2


x =
1
2


(3, 0)

(0, 3)

5
be y = c + dx.
(iii)


The corr coeff calculated using y
= a + bx
2
is 0.99998, whose
magnitude is even closer to 1 as
compared to r = 0.992.
Therefore y = a + bx
2
is a better
model.
(iv)

Regression line is
y = 22.23049 0.85621x
2
Estimate y
= 22.23049 0.85621(3.2)
2
= 13.5

9i)
0.05 faulty
0.6 A
0.95 not
faulty

0.07 faulty
0.4 B
0.93 not
faulty
(a) P(faulty)
= 0.05 0.6 + 0.07 0.4
= 0.03 + 0.028
= 0.058
(b) P(A | faulty)
=
P(A faulty)
P(faulty)

=
0.03
0.058

= 0.517
(ii)(a) 2 0.058 (1 0.058)
= 0.109272
= 0.109
(b) P(both by A | exactly 1
faulty)
=
P(both by A exactly 1 faulty)
P(exactly 1 faulty)

=
P(exactly 1 faulty | both by A)P(both by A)
0.109272

=
2 0.05 0.95 0.6
2
0.109272

= 0.313

10i) Let = mean
installation time of all
components.
Null hypothesis H
0
: = 38
Alternative hypothesis H
1
: <
38
(ii) Test statistic z =
t 38
5
50

Since H
0
is rejected,

t 38
5
50
< InvNor(0.05)
t 38
5
50
< 1.64485
t 38 < 1.1631
0 < t < 36.8
(iii) Test statistic z =
37.1 38
5
n

Since H
0
is not rejected,

0.9
5
n
> InvNor(0.05)
0.18 n > 1.64485
n < 9.1381
n < 83.5
Hence n e { 1, 2, 3, ..., 83 }

11i) P(R = 4)
=
\
|
.
|
18
4

\
|
.
|
12
6
\
|
.
|
30
10

=
3060 924
30045015

= 0.0941
(ii) P(R = r) > P(R = r + 1)
\
|
.
|
18
r

\
|
.
|
12
10r
\
|
.
|
30
10
>
\
|
.
|
18
r+1

\
|
.
|
12
9r
\
|
.
|
30
10

18!
r! (18r)!

12!
(10r)! (2+r)!
>
18!
(r+1)! (17r)!

12!
(9r)! (3+r)!


(r+1)!(17r)!(9r)!(3+r)! >
r!(18r)!(10r)!(2+r)! Shown

(r + 1)(3 + r) > (18 r)(10 r)
r
2
+ 4r + 3 > r
2
28r + 180
32r > 177
r > 5.53
r = 6

12i) Let X = no. of people
joining the queue in 4 min.
X ~ Po(4.8)
P(X > 8)
= 1 P(X s 7)
= 0.113
(ii) Let T = no. of people
joining the queue in t sec.
T ~ Po(
1.2t
60
) = Po(0.02t)
P(T s 1) = 0.7
P(T = 0) + P(T = 1) = 0.7
e
0.02t
+ e
0.02t
0.02t = 0.7
e
0.02t
(1 + 0.02t) = 0.7

From GC, t = 54.867
= 55 (to nearest whole number)
(iii) Let A, B = no. of people
joining and leaving the queue in
6
15 minutes.
A ~ Po(1.2 15) = Po(18) ~
N(18, 18) approximately since
18 > 10
B ~ Po(1.8 15) = Po(27) ~
N(27, 27) approximately since
27 > 10
A B ~ N(18 27, 18 + 27)
= N(9, 45)
P(35 + A B > 24)
= P(A B > 11)
= P(A B > 11.5)
~ 0.645
(iv) The rate of people
joining the queue may not be
constant throughout the period
of several hours. There may be
more people queuing up just
before the departure of a flight.