Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL

Practice Paper 1 (90 Minutes) – NO CALCULATOR

Section A (35 marks) – note we have not covered Q1, Q8 and Q9

 π π
1. Let f ( x) = − sin  x +  . Find f ( x) , given that f   = 5 .
 4 4
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2. Let f ( x) = a( x − h)2 + k . The vertex of the graph of f is at (2, 0) and the graph
passes through (1, 4) .

(a) Write down the value of h and of k .

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(b) (i) Find the value of a .

(ii) Hence, write down y -intercept of f .

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3. Let A and B be the events, where P( A) = 0.7 , P( B) = x and P( A  B) = 0.7 x .

(a) Given that P( A  B) = 0.73 ,

(i) find x ;

(ii) find P( A  B) .
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(b) Determine whether A and B are mutually exclusive.
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 7 − 2x
4. Let f ( x) = , for x  5 .
x −5

(a) For the graph of f , write down the equation of

(i) the vertical asymptote;

(ii) the horizontal asymptote.

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−1
(b) Let g be a function such that g exists for all real numbers. Given that
g (1) = 2022 , find ( f g −1 )(2022) .
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x2 −1 x2 − x − 2 3
5. (a) Show that x + 1 − = , where x  and x  .
2x − 3 2x − 3 2
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cos 2 − 1
2
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation cos 2 + 1 − = 0,
2cos 2 − 3
3
where 0    .
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6. The functions f , g and h are well defined for all x  such that
1
f (2) = f (2) = 3 , g ( x) = x 3 and h( x) = f ( x) g ( x) .
3

(a) Find h(2) .

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(b) Hence, find the equation of the tangent to the graph of h at x = 2 .
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Section B (45 marks)

7. The first two terms of an infinite geometric sequence, in order, are

3log3 x , 2log3 x , where x  0 .

(a) Find the common ratio.

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(b) Find the sum of the infinite sequence, giving the answer in the form
a log3 x , where a  .
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(c) Show that the sum of the first n terms of the geometric sequence is
  2 n 
9 1 −    log3 x .
 3 
 
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27 3
The first two terms of an arithmetic sequence, in order, are log3 and log 3 ,
x x
where x  0 .

(d) Find the common difference.

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Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic sequence.

(e) Show that Sn = n(4 − n − log3 x) .

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(f) Given that S10 plus the sum of the infinite geometric sequence is equal
to −63 , find x .
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8. The displacement of an object from a fixed point, O is given by
s(t ) = t 3 − 9t 2 + 24t − 20 for 0  t  6 .

(a) (i) Find s(t ) .

(ii) Hence, write down s(t ) .

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In this interval, there are only two values of t for which the object is at rest.

(b) Find the two values of t .

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(c) Describe the motion of the object between these two values of t .
Explain your answer.
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(d) Find the total distance travelled by the object.
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x
9. Let f be a function such that f ( x) = ln , for x  0 . It is given that the
x+3
graph of f  lies below the x -axis.

(a) State the number of stationary point(s) of f for x  0 .

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(b) Show that f ( x) = .
x( x + 3)
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(c) Hence, explain why there is no points of inflexion of f for x  0 .
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(d) The area enclosed by the graph of f  , the x -axis and the lines x = 3
3
and x = k is ln . Find the possible values of k .
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Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL
Practice Paper 2 (90 Minutes) – GDC Required
Section A (37 marks)
Let f ( x) = 4 − 5e − ( x − 4) , 0  x  8 .
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1.

(a) Write down the x -intercept of the graph of f .

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(b) On the following diagram, sketch the graph of f .
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y

x
O 2 4 6 8

2. The following table shows the English final exam score x and university
entrance mark y for five high school students.

English final exam score ( x ) 107 104 91 112 85

University entrance mark ( y ) 57.5 54.5 48 55 48

(a) Write down the correlation coefficient.

[1]
The relationship can be modelled by the regression line with equation
y = ax + b .

(b) Write down the value of a and of b .

[2]
Sam scored 100 points in his English final exam.

(c) Use your regression line to estimate Sam’s university entrance mark.
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3. A bag contains two gold balls and seven silver balls. Ten balls are drawn from
the bag with replacement.

(a) Find the probability that at least five of the balls are gold.
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(b) Given that at least five of the balls are gold, find the probability that at
most seven of the balls are gold.
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4. ˆ = 31 . Find the difference

In a triangle PQR , PQ = 15 , QR = 11 and QPR
between the possible areas of the triangle PQR .
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n
5. In a geometric sequence, the sum of the first n terms is given by S n =  4e − r .
r =1

(a) Find the first term and the common ratio of the sequence.
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(b) Hence, find the greatest value of n such that S − Sn  0.0005 .
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6. The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r . The points
ˆ =  radians,
A , B and C are on the circumference of the circle, and AOB
0   < . It is given that the area of the triangle OAB is three times the area
of the shaded region ABC .
A
C


B
O r

Find the value of  .

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Section B (43 marks)

7. The following diagram shows a triangular pond ABC . AB , BC and AC are

ˆ = 60 ,
the running trails on the boundary of the pond. It is given that ACB
AB = 122 m , BD is the perpendicular distance from B to AC , and the
compass bearing of B from A is S45 E .
N
A

D B

(a) Find the length of BC .

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(b) Hence, find the the length of

(i) BD ;

(ii) CD .
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At 12:00, Hilton starts to run from D to C along the running trail DC . Isaac
starts to row a boat in the pond from B to D along BD . The running speed of
Hilton and the rowing speed of Isaac are 12 kmh −1 and 20 kmh −1 respectively.
Let s(t ) be the distance between Hilton and Isaac t hours after 12:00.

(c) Find the expression of s(t ) .

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(d) Find the time such that Hilton and Isaac are closest.
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(e) Hence, write down the distance between Hilton and Isaac when they
are closest.
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8. A machine manufactures a large number of nails. The length L mm of a nail is
normally distributed, where L ~ N( ,  2 ) .

(a) Find P( − 2.5  L   + 1.25 ) .

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The probability that the length of a nail is shorter than 57 mm and longer than
66 mm are 0.1587 and 0.0228 respectively.

(b) Find the values of  and  .

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All nails with length shorter than t mm are classified as short nails, and long
nails if otherwise.

(c) A nail is chosen at random. The probability that it is a short nail is 0.2.
Find the value of t .
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(d) A nail is chosen at random from the short nails. Find the probability
that the length of this nail is shorter than 54 mm.
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It is given that the unit profit of selling one short nail and one long nail are
$0.02 and $0.03 respectively.

(e) Find the minimum number of nails to be sold to achieve the net profit
with at least $900.
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9. In a particular 12-hour period, the depth of water, y metres, at a point P , can
be modelled by the function y = A cos( B(t − C)) + D , where A , B , C and D
are positive constants, and the time t is given in hours, from midnight to noon.

It is given that the first high tide and the first low tide occur at 03:30 and 09:30
respectively. The depth of water lies between 4 m and 18 m throughout the
period.

(a) Write down an estimate of the value of t when

(i) the depth of the water is increasing most rapidly;

(ii) the depth of the water is decreasing most rapidly.

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(b) Find the values of

(i) A;

(ii) D;

(iii) B;

(iv) the smallest possible value of C .

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(c) Find the length of time over the period such that the depth of the water
is between 13 m and 17 m.
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