Specimen Paper 1

Worked Solutions
Qn Solution
1 ST  40

x y
  1 a, b  0
a b
y
When x  0,  1, so y  b, therefore T  0, b 
b
x
When y  0,  1, so x  a, therefore S  a, 0 
a
1 b0 1
Gradient is  , so 
3 0a 3
1
b     a 
3
a  3b
ST  40

a 2  b 2  40
a 2  b 2  40
Substitute a  3b ,
 3b 2  b2  40
10b 2  40
b2  4
b  2 or b   2 (NA)
a  3b  3  2  6

2(a) y  3  4sin 2 x
1  sin 2 x  1
4  4sin 2 x  4
7  3  4sin 2 x  1
Maximum value of y  7 Minimum value of y  1
2(b)
 360
Period   180 Amplitude  4
2
Axis of the graph is y  3
y

0 o o o o o o x
0o 45 o
90o 135 180 215 270 315 360

3(a) 6 2
 x 6 6 5  x   6 4 x
 2    2     2    
    2      ...
 4 1  4   2  4
 64  48 x  15 x 2  ...

 
(b) 6 2
 9
 x 3  2 2
 2     x   64  48 x  15 x  ...  2  6  x 
 4  x  x 


 9 
Term independent of x   64  6   15 x 2  
 x2 

 71
4(a) x2  4
f ( x)  ,x 0
x2  6
df ( x) 2 x( x 2  6)  2 x( x 2  4)

 
dx 2
x2  6

2 x( x 2  6)  x 2  4)
f ' ( x) 
 x2  6
2

20 x

 x2  6
2

Since x  0, 20 x  0

 x2  6
2
0

Therefore, f ' ( x)  0.
Hence f ( x) is an increasing function.

4(b) dy
 0.05 units/s
dx
dx dy dy
 
dt dt dx
 
dx  20 x 
 0.05   2
dt
 x 6

2
  

At x  2
dx 0.05  100

dt 40
 0.125 units/s

5(a) N  160e kt
When t  5, N  245
160e5k  245
e5k 1.53125
5k  ln1.53125
k  0.085217
After 7 days,
N  160e0.085217
 290.53
 291
5(b) 160e0.085217t  400
400
e0.085217t 
160
 400 
0.085217t  ln  
 160 
t 10.752
 11 days
It will take11days to declare pandemic.

6 d2y
 3cos x  4sin 2 x
dx 2
dy
  3cos x  4sin 2 x  dx
dx 
 3sin x  2 cos 2 x  c
dy 
At P,  5, x 
dx 2

3sin  2 cos   c  5
2
3 2 c  5
c4
dy
 3sin x  2 cos 2 x  4
dx
y    3sin x  2 cos 2 x  4  dx
 3cos x  sin 2 x  4 x  c

At P, x  , y 9
2

3cos  sin   2  c  9
2
c  9  2
Equation of the curve is
y   3cos x  sin 2 x  4 x  9  2
7(a)  5
2 x2  4 x  5  2  x2  2 x  
 2
 5
 2  x  1  1  
2

 2
 3
 2  x  1  
2

 2
 2  x  1  3
2

 x2  4x  2    x2  4x  2

   x  2   4  2 
2
 
   x  2   2 
2
 
   x  2  2
2

(b) For y  2 x 2  4 x  5 ,
Minimum y = 3

For y   x 2  4 x  2 ,
Maximum y = 2

Therefore the 2 curves will not intersect.

8 (a) cos 75  cos  30  45 

 cos 30 cos 45  sin 30 sin 45
3 1  1 1 
 
2  2  2  2 
3 1
 ( shown)
2 2
(b) 1
sec 2 75 
cos 75 2

2
 2 2 
  
 3 1 
8

 
2
3 1
8

42 3



8 42 3 
16  12
 8 4 3

9(a) By similar triangles,

BP PQ

QR RC
12  y x

y 16  x
192  12 x  16 y  xy  xy
16 y  192  12 x
3x
y  12   shown 
4
(b) A  xy
 3x 
 x 12  
 4 
3x 2
 12 x 
4

dA 3x
 12 
dx 2

dA
0
dx
3x
12  0
2
x 8

d2A 3
2
 0
dx 2
A is maximum when x = 8.
 3 8
2

A  12  8  
4
 48 cm 2

Therefore largest possible area = 48 cm2.

10(a) Let f  x   2 x3  x 2  ax  b
By Factor Theorem,
f  2  0  2  2   2  a  2  b
3 2

2a  b  12 ....Eq (1)

By Remainder Theorem,
f  2   12  2  2    2   a  2   b
3 2

2a  b  32 ....Eq (2)

Eq (1)  Eq (2): 4a  44

a  11
b  10
10(b) f  x   2 x3  x 2  11x  10
By long division,
2 x 2  3x  5
x  2 2 x3  x 2  11x  10


 2 x3  4 x 2 
3 x 2  11x


 3x 2  6 x 
 5 x  10
  5 x  10 
0


f  x    x  2  2 x 2  3x  5 
  x  2  2 x  5  x  1

2 x3  x 2  11x  10  0
 x  2  2 x  5 x  1  0
5
x  2 or x  or x  1
2
11

(a) Since AB  BC , BAC  BCA (base angles of isosceles ).

ACE  BAC (alternate angles, BA parallel to CE )
 ACE  BCA, hence CA bisects angle BCE.
(b) ACE  TAE   (alternate segment theorem)
 BAC  BCA  ACE  
Hence ABC  180  2 (sum of angles in )
AEC  180  ABC  2 (s in opposite segments)
CAE  180  ACE  AEC  180  3 (sum of angles in )
CDE  180  CAE  3 (s in opposite segments)

12(a) L.H.S. =  cosec x  cot x  sec x  1

 cosec x.sec x  cosec x  cot x.sec x  cot x
 1  1   1   cos x  1   cos x 
      
 sin x  cos x   sin x   sin x  cos x   sin x 
1 1 1 cos x
   
sin x.cos x sin x sin x sin x
1  cos 2 x

sin x.cos x
sin 2 x

sin x.cos x
sin x

cos x
 tan x  R.H.S.
12(b)  cosec x  cot x  sec x  1  4 cot x
tan x  4 cot x
tan x
4
cot x
tan 2 x  4
tan x  2
x  tan 1  2  or x  tan 1  2 
x  63.4 or x  116.6

12(c)  cosec x  cot x  sec x  1  tan 2 x

2 tan x
tan x 
1  tan 2 x

 
tan x 1  tan 2 x  2 tan x

tan x  tan 3 x  2 tan x  0

 tan 3 x  tan x  0

 
 tan x tan 2 x  1  0

tan x  0 or tan 2 x  1  0  N.A.

x  0  Rejected since 0  x  180 
Hence there is no solution.

13(a)
v = 5m/s v = 20m/s

A B
t=0s t = 10 s

Substitute t = 0, v = 5 and t = 10, v = 20 into equation:

v  0.1t 2  pt  q
5  00q
q  5

v  0.1t 2  pt  q
20  0.110   p 10   5
2

20  10 p  15
p  0.5
13(b) Substitute v  11.6 to determine t :
11.6  0.1t 2  0.5t  5
0.1t 2  0.5t  6.6  0
t 2  5t  66  0
 t  11 t  6   0
t  11 or t  6
 rejected 
dv
a  0.1 2  t  0.5  0.2t  0.5
dt
At t  6, a  0.2  6   0.5  1.7 m/s 2
13(c) 10
Distance AB   0.1t 2  0.5t  5 dt
0
10
 0.1t 3 0.5t 2 
   5t 
 3 2  0
103 102 
   5 10    0
 30 4 
100
  25  50
3
1
 108 m
3