ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL

SEC 4E/5N PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2/2009

Name of Pupil : _____________________________ ( )

Class : _______

Subject / Code : ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS / 4038

Paper No. : 1
Date : 17 Sep 2009
Duration : 2 hours
Setter : Mrs Koh Shooi Yin
Vetter Mr Poh Wei Beng

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

Write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
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.
The use of a scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the presentation, fasten all your work securely together.
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 80.

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 ,

 b  b 2  4ac
x 
2a

Binomial Theorem
 n n n
( a  b) n  a n   a n 1b   a n  2 b 2     a n  r b r    b n ,
1  2 r

 n n! n n  1   n  r  1
where n is a positive integer and    
r (n  r )! r! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A  cos 2 A  1 .
sec 2 A  1  tan 2 A .
cosec 2 A  1  cot 2 A .
sin  A  B   sin A cos B  cos A sin B
cos A  B   cos A cos B  sin A sin B
tan A  tan B
tan  A  B  
1  tan A tan B
sin 2 A  2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A  cos 2 A  sin 2 A  2 cos 2 A  1  1  2 sin 2 A
2 tan A
tan 2 A 
1  tan 2 A
sin A  sin B  2 sin 12  A  B  cos 12  A  B 
sin A  sin B  2 cos 12  A  B  sin 12  A  B 
cos A  cos B  2 cos 12  A  B  cos 12  A  B 
cos A  cos B  2 sin 12  A  B  sin 12  A  B 

Formulae for ABC

a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A
1
  ab sin C
2

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1.  2 3
Write down the inverse of the matrix  2  and use it to solve the
 1 

simultaneous equations
3 y  2x  8  0

2x  y  4  0
[4]

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2. Solve the equation 3 cos x   2 sin 2 x where 0 0  x  360 0 . [4]

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2
Evaluate
3. 0
( 2  e  2 x ) 2 dx . [4]

4. 4 12
Given that sin x  , cos y   where x, y both lie between 0 0
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and 360 0 . Also x is in the same quadrant as y . Evaluate without using a
calculator,
(i) tan ( x  y ) , [2]

(ii) cos (  y ) [2]
2
(iii) cos 2 x . [2]

5. (a) Find the range of values of x which satisfy the inequalities

2  x  x2 0 . [2]
(b) If x 2  ( px  5) 2  9 for all values of x , find the range of values of
[4]
p.

A container, initially empty, is being filled with water. t seconds later,

6.
the depth of the water in the container is h cm and the volume of
h2
water V cm 3 is given by V  ( h  2) . Given that the depth of the
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water increases at a rate of 2t cm/s, find the rate of increase of the volume
when t = 3. [7]

7. The circle x 2  y 2  2 x  6 y  9  0 with centre C touches the y -axis

and the line 3 y  4 x  0 at A and B respectively. The line OC makes
an angle  with the line 3 y  4 x  0 .

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 (i) Find the centre and radius of the circle. [2]
(ii) Find the coordinates of A . [1]
 1 4
(iii) Show that    tan  1   . [4]
4 2 3

3 y  4x  0
B

0
x

8. Solve the following equations:

(i) 3 x  32  x  8 [3]
(ii) log 9 (17  3 x )  log 3 ( x  1)  log 5 5 [5]

9. (a) The coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of (ax  2)(1  3 x ) 5 is

270. Find the value of a. [4]
(b) Evaluate the term which is independent of x in the expansion of

1 12
(2 x  ) .
x2 [4]

dy x  12
10. The gradient function of the curve is given by  . A point
dx x3

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 (3, 1) lies on the curve. Find
(i) the equation of the curve,
[3]
(ii) the equation of normal to the curve at the point where the curve
crosses the x  axis . [5]

11. (a) The expression A( x  1) 3  B ( x  3) 2  20 is divisible by x  1

and the remainder is 26 when it is divisible by x . Find the
value of A and of B . [4]
(b) Factorise the expression x 3  3 x  2 completely and hence find
the solution of the equation ( x  2) 3  3 x  4. [6]

12. b
The variables x and y are related by the equation y  a  2   x .

Experimental values of x and y are shown in the table below.

x 62.5 44.5 18.6 9.4 5.6

y 40.2 36.8 23.8 11.5 4.2

(i) Use the scale of 1 cm to 0.01 unit on the x -axis and 1 cm to 0.1
1
unit on the y -axis, plot lg y against to obtain a straight line
x
graph. [2]

Use your graph to

(ii) estimate the numerical values of a and b , [4]
(iii) find the value of y when x = 30. [2]

End of Paper 1

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Answer Key:
1 1  3 7(i) Centre ( 1, 3 )
1. Inverse matrix =    2 
 2
8  Radius = 1 unit
1 (ii) A ( 0, 3 )
x & y 3
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(iii) proof
2. x  90 0 , 228.6 0 , 270 0 , 311 .4 0 8(i) x  2
(ii) x  1.13
3. 0.952 9(a) -3
(b) 126720
33 1 6
4(i)  10(i) y   2
56 x x
5 (ii) y   36 x  216
(ii) 
13
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(iii) 
25
5(a) x 2 or x 1 11(a) A = 3, B = 1
4 4 (b) x  -1 or -4
(b)   p
3 3
3 12(ii) a = 50.1
6. 418.5 cm
s b = 19.9
(iii) 31.6

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