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Marking Scheme For Mathematics M1
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1 (a) The polynomial x

!x
"
mx
!
# n is $enote$ %y &(x). It is 'iven that &(x) is $ivisi%le %y (x !)
!
.
Fin$ the values o& m an$ n. ( marks)
(b) The &un*tions
f
an$
g
are $e&ine$ %y
+ho, that
(i) the &un*tion
f
is an in*reasin' &un*tion-
(ii) the *omposite &un*tion
f g
$oes not exist. (. marks)
(a) &(x) / x

!x
"
mx
!
# n
(x !)
!
repeate$ &a*tors
& (x) / x
"
0x
!
!mx
&(!) / 1 m # n / 1
& (!) / 1 "! ! m / 1
m / 2 m / !
(!) # n / 1
m / ! n / 2
(%) (i)

3


+in*e -
is an in*reasin' &un*tion
(ii)

+in*e
$oes not exist.
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7iven that
-
) " )( 5 (
!
) (
+

x x
x f
express f(x) in partial &ra*tions. (" marks)
8en*e- expan$ f(x) in as*en$in' po,ers o& x up to an$ in*lu$in' the term in x
"
. Determine the set o&
values o& x &or ,hi*h the expansion is vali$. (0 marks)
Let
"
4
5
A
) " )( 5 (
!
) (
+
+

x x x x
x f
! A(x # ") # 4(x 95)
Let x / 5- A / :
Let x / 9"- 4 / 9:
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! The &un*tion f is $e&ine$ %y
!
( )
!
5
x
xe
f x
x
x

'

1
1

<
x
x
Evaluate

!
! 9
) ( dx x f - 'ivin' your ans,er *orre*t to three si'ni&i*ant &i'ures. (0 marks)
!
! 1
! 9! 9!
1
!
( )
5
x
x
f x dx xe dx dx
x
+
+



( )
( )
( )
( )
!
5
1
!
!
9!
1
!
5
1
!
!
!
1
! !
! 5
! 5
! 5
1 5 ( ) ! . 5
5.22
x x
x x
xe e dx x
xe e x
e e

1
1
+ +
1
]
]
1
1 + +
1
]
]
1
+
1
]

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The 'ra$ient o& a *urve is 'iven %y
!
" !
.
5
x xy
x

+
Fin$ the equation o& the *urve i& it passes throu'h the
point (1- !). (2 marks)
!
" !
5
dy x xy
dx x

+
! !
!
"
5 5
dy x x
y
dx x x
+
+ +
Inte'ratin' &a*tor /
!
!
!
ln(5 ) !
5
5
x
dx
x
x
e e x
+
+

+
6ultiplyin' %oth si$es %y 5 # x
!
-
!
(5 ) ! " .
dy
x xy x
dx
+ +
( )
!
5 "
d
y x x
dx
1
+
]
( )
!
5 "
d
y x dx xdx
dx
1
+
]

!
(5 ) " y x xdx +

"
!
!
(5 ) ! y x x c + +
"
!
!
!
5
x c
y
x
+

+
;hen x =1 an$ y =!- ! !
5
c
c
There&ore-
"
!
!
! !
5
x
y
x
+

+
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(a) 7iven that
) " ! )( 5 ! (
5
) (
+ +

r r
r f
- sho, that
) " ! )( 5 ! )( 5 ! (

) ( ) 5 (
+ +

r r r
r f r f
.
8en*e- &in$

+ +
n
r
r r r
5
) " ! )( 5 ! )( 5 ! (
2
an$

+ +
5
) " ! )( 5 ! )( 5 ! (
2
r
r r r
. (< marks
(b) The n
th
term o& a sequen*e is 'iven %y
n n
b a - ,here
1 - > b a
. I& the se*on$ term is . an$ the
&ourth term is 0.- &in$ the values o& a an$ b . 8en*e- &in$ the sum o& the &irst n

terms. (2 marks)
(a)
) " ! )( 5 ! (
5
) 5 ! )( 5 ! (
5
) ( ) 5 (
+ +

+

r r r r
r f r f

) " ! )( 5 ! )( 5 ! (
5 ! " !
+ +
+ +

r r r
r r

) " ! )( 5 ! )( 5 ! (

+ +

r r r
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+