Class

Adm No

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2010 Preliminary Examination II

Pre-university 3
MATHEMATICS 9740
PAPER 1

9740/1

Thursday

16 September

3 hours

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

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(i) Express f ( r ) =
(ii) Hence find

1
in partial fractions.
r 2r
2

r
r =3

2
in terms of n.
2r

[2]

[3]

(There is no need to express your answer as a single algebraic fraction.)

(iii) Deduce the value of

r
r =3

2
.
2r

[2]

Functions f and g are defined by

f : x e x + 10,

for x ,

g : x x 2 3 x,

for x .

(i) Sketch the graphs of f and g on the same diagram, indicating clearly the equations of
any asymptotes and the coordinates of any turning points. Hence, or otherwise, solve
g ( x) = f ( x) .
[4]
(ii) Show that the composite function gf exists and find an expression for gf ( x ) .

[2]

(iii) If the domain of g is restricted to the set { x : x a} , find the least value of a for
which g 1 exists. Hence, find g 1 and state its domain.

[4]

The fourth, ninth and nineteenth term of an arithmetic progression are consecutive terms
of a geometric progression.
(i) Show that the common ratio of the geometric progression is 2.

[3]

(ii) The twentieth term of the arithmetic progression is 63. Find its first term and
common difference.
[3]
(iii) The sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic progression is denoted by Sn . Using
the results in (ii), find the least value of n for which Sn exceeds 200.

[3]

The curve C has equation

a 2 ( x + 1) b 2 y 2 = 1
2

where a and b are positive constants.

3
Given that the curve passes through the point , 0 and the equations of its
2
asymptotes are y = 2 x + 2 and y = 2 x 2 , show that a = 2 and b = 1 .
[4]

Hence sketch C, stating the equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any
points of intersection with the axes.
[3]

The equation of a curve C is 2 x 3 3xy + y 3 = p , where p is a constant. Find

dy
.
dx

[2]

It is given that C has a tangent which is parallel to the y-axis. Show that the y-coordinate
of the point of contact of the tangent with C must satisfy
2 y6 2 y3 p = 0 .
1
Hence show that p .
2

[3]

Find the values of p in the case where the line x = 4 is a tangent to C.

[3]
1
2
[2]

It is given instead that C has a tangent which is parallel to the x-axis. Show that p
in this case also.

A disease is spreading through a population of N individuals. It is given that the rate of

increase of the number of infected individuals at any time is proportional to the product
of the number of infected individuals and the number of uninfected individuals at that
time. At any time t, x is the number of infected individuals.
Given that initially only one person is infected, show that x =
positive constant.

N eN k t
, where k is a
N 1 + eN k t
[7]

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(i) Given that f ( x ) = ln ( 2 x + 1) , find f ( 0) , f ( 0) , f ( 0) and f ( 0) . Hence obtain the

first three non-zero terms in the Maclaurins series for f ( x ) .

[5]

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that the first three non-zero terms in the expansion of
ln ( 2 x 2 + 3 x + 1) are ax + bx 2 + ax 3 , where a and b are constants to be found.

[3]

1
The diagram below shows the graph of y = f ( x ) with a vertical asymptote x = . The
2
points A ( 2, 0 ) and B ( 0, 2) are the point of inflexion and the minimum point
respectively.

y
y = f (x)

x
O

x=

1
2

Sketch, on separate diagrams, the graphs of

(i)

x
y = f +1,
2

[3]

(ii)

y=

1
.
f ( x)

[3]

Given that the plane : r n = d and the line l : r = a + b intersect at a point,

d a n
show that =
.
[2]
b n
Find

10

(i)

the value of when l lies in ,

[2]

(ii)

the position vector of the point of intersection of l and .

[2]

(a)

Given that the equation z 4 z 3 9 z 2 + 29 z 60 = 0 has a root of the form z = 1 + ki ,

where k is a non-zero real number, find the possible values of k.
Hence solve the equation z 4 z 3 9 z 2 + 29 z 60 = 0 .

[5]

(b) In an Argand diagram, the point P represents the complex number z such that

z 2 2i 2 and

arg ( z 2 2i )

3
.
4

(i) Sketch the locus of P.

[3]

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that

11

(a)

2+ 2
arg ( z ) tan 1
.
4
2 2

[3]

Use the substitution x = cos to find the exact value of

/2

sin
d .
1 + cos 2

(b) (i) Find e x sin 2 x dx .

(ii) Hence find the exact value of 5

[5]
[4]

/2
0

e x sin 2 x dx .

[2]

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12
y
P (3, 1)

Q ( 8 , 0)

S
R (4, 0)

The diagram shows the curve C with parametric equations

1
1
x = 2t + , y = 2t , t > 0 .
t
t
(i)

Find gradient of the curve at the point where t = 1.

[3]

(ii)

Show that the cartesian equation of C is x 2 y 2 = 8 .

[2]

Two points, P and Q, lie on the curve C with coordinates

( 3,1)

and

8, 0

respectively. Point R ( 4,0 ) lie on the x-axis. The region S is bounded by the lines QR
and PR and the arc PQ of the curve C.
(iii) Find the exact value of the volume of revolution when S is rotated completely
about the xaxis.
[3]

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