2023- S1 954/1 - KTEPJ WPKL

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions.

1. Given a function f  x   2  ln x  3, x  3

(a) State the range of f(x) [1]
(b) Sketch the graph of f (x) [2]
(c) Hence, solve f  x   ln 3 [4]

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Given that u n  ln pq n 1 where p and q are positive constants.
(a) Show that the terms u1 , u 2 , u3 ..., u n form an arithmetic sequence. [3]
(b) Find the expression for S n , the sum to n terms. [3]
(c) Hence, obtain a relationship between p and q if S 3  6 . [2]

3. A system of linear equations is given by

3 x  y  kz  5
2 x  3 y  z  a , where a and k are constants.
x  2 y  3z  1

(a) Write the augmented matrix for the system of linear equations. [1]

(b) By using elementary row operations, show that the augmented matrix in (a) can be
reduced to
1 2 3 1 
 
0 1 7 2a  [4]
 0 0 26  k 12  5a 
 

(c) Find the values of a and k if the system of linear equations has many solutions.
Hence, find general form of the solutions. [4]

A complex number z is given by z  1  i and  x  yi  5  z , where x and y are real

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values.
(a) Express z in polar form. [3]
(b) Hence, by using de Moivre’s theorem, find the values of x and y. [5]

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5. The parametric equations of an ellipse are x  9t  2 and y  11 1  t  1
(a) Form the standard equation of the ellipse and state its centre. . [3]
(b) Find the foci and vertices. Hence, sketch the ellipse. [4]
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6. The points P 2, 1, 1 , Q 4 ,  1, 3 and R 2 ,  1,  3 are vertices of a triangle PQR.

(a) Find the normal vector to vectors PQ and PR . [4]
(b) Hence, calculate the area of the triangle PQR. [2]

Section B [15 marks]

Answer one question only.
You may answer all the questions but, only the first answer will be marked.
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1 1 x 2
7. (a) Given  1   , find the value of k. [2]
k x 2 k 
(b) With the value of k found in (a), write down the first three terms in the binomial
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expansion of in ascending powers of x. State the range of values of x for
kx
which the expansion is valid. [4]
22  x 
(c) Hence, find the first three terms in the expansion of . [4]
kx
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(d) By letting x   in the expansion in (c), find the approximation of 13 correct to 3
3
decimal places. [5]

8. A plane,  , has equation r  4 j  3k   2i  j  4k   0 and a line, l , has equation,

2 x
 y 1  4  z .
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(a) Determine the cartesian equation of the plane,  , and the vector equation of the line,
l. [6]
(b) Find the position vector of the point of intersection of the line, l , and the plane,  .
[4]
(c) Find the acute angle between the line, l , and the plane,  . [5]

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