2016-1-PAH

Section A [45 marks ]

Answer all questions in this section

1. Find the solution set for the inequality below:

[8 marks]

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2. Express
 r  1 r  3 in partial fractions.
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Hence, find a simple expression for S n   and nlim Sn
r 1  r  1 r  3 

[8 marks]

3. Matrices A and B are given as A= and B= . Find AB and deduce

Hence solve the following simultaneous equations.

2x − 3y + z = −14
3x + 4y – 5z = 26
x + 2y – 2z = 12

[7 marks]

4. Find all the cube root of . [8 marks]

5. A conic has the parametric equations

a) Find the Cartesian equation of this conic [3 marks]

a) Sketch the conic and determine whether the conic is circle, ellipse, parabola or hyperbola.
[3 marks]
b) State its vertex and foci/focus. [1 marks]

6. If coordinates of A , B and C are (-1, 0, -3) , (2, 3, -1) and ( -1, 4, 2) respectively,

Find: (a) a unit vector perpendicular to both and [5 marks]

(b) area of triangle ABC [2 marks]

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 Section B [15 marks ] Answer any one question in this section

7. a) Find the values of x , in the interval 0ᴼ ≤ x ≤ 360ᴼ, that satisfy the equation

cos ( x - 30ᴼ) = 2 sin x

[4 marks]

b) Express 12 cos x – 5 sin x in the form of r cos ( x + α) , where r is positive and α is an acute
angle. Hence, determine the value of x between 0ᴼ ≤ x ≤ 360ᴼ, when 12 cos x – 5 sin x is
maximum.
[7 marks]

c) Sketch the curve 12 cos x – 5 sin x for 0ᴼ ≤ x ≤ 360ᴼ, [4 marks]

8. The diagram shows a pyramid DOABC. Taking unit vectors i, j, k as shown, the position vectors of A,
B, C, D are given by

The mid-points of AD, BD and AB are L, M and N respectively.

i) Find the vector and, by considering the scalar product, the angle between the directions of

and . [8 marks]

i) The point P lying on OD has position vector pk. Determine the value of p for which the
line through P and B intersects the line through C and L. [7
marks]

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