IFYHM002 Mathematics

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IFYHM002 - Mathematics
End of Semester 1 Test

2017-18

Test Session Time Allowed

Semester One 2 Hours 10 minutes
(including 10 minutes reading time)

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
SECTION A Answer ALL questions. This section carries 40 marks.

SECTION B Answer 4 questions ONLY. This section carries 60 marks.

The marks for each question are indicated in square brackets [ ].

 Answers must not be written during the first 10 minutes.

 A formula booklet and graph paper will be provided.
 An approved calculator may be used in the test.
 Show ALL workings in your answer booklet.
 Test materials must not be removed from the room.

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL INSTRUCTED BY THE

INVIGILATOR

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Section A
Answer ALL questions. This section carries 40 marks.

Question A1

Point lies at 10, 12 and point lies at 6, 8 .

Find the equation of the line which is perpendicular to and passes through the
mid-point of . [4]

Question A2

A box holds 7 red beads, 4 blue beads and 3 green beads.

Three beads are drawn at random, one after the other with no replacement.

Find the probability that the first two beads are blue and the third bead is green. [3]

Question A3

The function is defined as 2 13 13 10.

Divide by 2 and hence factorise completely. [4]

Question A4

The first term of a geometric series is 15 times larger than the common ratio and
the sum to infinity is .

Find the 6th term of the series. All working must be shown.
[4]

Question A5

Write the expression

1 3
log 64 log 25 3 log 10
2 2

in its simplest form which must contain no logarithms.

All working must be shown: just quoting the answer, even the correct one, without
any working will score no marks. [4]

Question A6

The equation 2 9 5 1, where is a constant, has a

gradient of 8 when 2. Find the value of . Show all working. [4]

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Question A7

NOT TO SCALE
13 m

26 m

28 m

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows triangle with 13 metres, 26 metres and 28

metres.

Find the size of angle . Give your answer in radians to 3 significant figures.

In this question, 1 mark will be given for the correct use of significant figures. [4]

Question A8

Differentiate 5 6 ln 6 cos [4]

Question A9

Find
1
1
[4]

Question A10

Find the two possible values of if

4 3 12 1 [5]

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Section B
Answer 4 questions ONLY. This section carries 60
marks.
Question B1

a) Use substitution to solve the simultaneous equations 2 1

2 7 [6]

b) When 2 10 is divided by 3 , the remainder is the same as

when 2 1 7 is divided by 2 . Find the value of . [4]

c) Solve the inequality 49. [2]

d) The line with equation 60 0 crosses the axis at 12, 0

and the axis at 0, 20 . Find the value of and the value of . [3]

Question B2

a) A series is defined as

4 248

i. Write down the first four terms. [1]

ii. Write down the 37th term. [2]

The sum of the series is 0.

iii. Find the value of . [4]

b) A geometric series has common ratio 3 and the sum of the first 7 terms is
12023.

i. Find the first term. [2]

ii. Which term in the series is the first to exceed 150 million? Show all of
your working. [4]

c) Find the coefficient of the term in in the expansion of 3 . [2]

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Question B3

a) The probability that it rains on a given day is 3 2. The probability that it

does not rain is 2 1.

i. Find the value of . [2]

ii. Find the probability that it rains on two consecutive days. [2]

b)
NOT TO SCALE

45°
30o

6√3 m

m
√

Figure 2

Figure 2 shows the quadrilateral which is made up of acute-

angled triangles and . 6√3 metres, metres,
√
angle 45° and angle 30°.

i. Find angle . [2]

The area of triangle is twice the area of triangle .

ii. Find the length of . [4]

c) Solve the equation tan 1.6 for 360° 720°. [5]

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Question B4

a) A kiln is heated to a temperature of 1030 and then allowed to cool. The

temperature of the kiln, , after hours from when the kiln is allowed to
cool is given by the formula

1030

where is a constant.

After 8 hours the temperature of the kiln is 637 .

i. Show that the value of is approximately 0.06 [3]

ii. Find the temperature after 13 hours. [2]

iii. Find the value of when 12. [3]

b) In part b) all working must be clearly shown.

Solve the equations:

i. log 512 [2]

ii. log 512 [2]

iii. 0
∛ [3]

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Question B5

cm

cm

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a cylinder with radius cm and height cm. The cylinder
has a base but it has no top.

The volume of the cylinder is 1728 cm .

a) Write in terms of . [2]

b) Show that the outside surface area, , of the cylinder is given by

3456
[3]

c) Use to find the value of which gives the minimum surface area. [5]

d) Confirm that your value of gives a minimum. [3]

e) Find the minimum surface area of the cylinder. [2]

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Question B6

NOT TO SCALE

P 2, 3

0, 1

4, 0

Figure 4

Figure 4 shows the curve 4 and line .

Line crosses the axis at the point 0, 1 and intersects the curve
4 at the point P 2, 3 . The curve crosses the axis at 4, 0 .

a) Find the equation of line , giving your answer in the form . [2]

b) Show that line is a normal to the curve 4 at the point P. [3]

c) Find the area, which is shaded on the diagram, that is bounded by

the and axes, the curve 4 and line . [6]

d) Line meets the curve 4 again at point Q.

Find the coordinates of point Q.

You must show each stage of your working. Just quoting the answer,
[4]
even the correct one, will score no marks.

This is the end of the test.

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