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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE

in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4047/01


Paper 1 October/November 2018
2 hours
Additional Materials: Answer Paper
Graph Paper (2 sheets)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

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

Answer all the 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 an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, 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.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board OSS-WJ CAMBRIDGE


vjxjx International Examinations

©UCLES&MOE 2018 DC (SC/SW) 145166/5

Oct/Nov2O18 Paper 1(1)


c 1 -x ____
1 Given that V125x = find value of V125x. [4]

2 A,B and C are the angles of a triangle.

(i) Show that tan C = - tan(J + B). [2]

Angle A = 45° and angle B = 60°.

(ii) Without using a calculator, find tanC in the form a-y^fb, where a and b are integers. [3]

3 Express ■—------in partial fractions. [6]


H (2x-l)(x2 + 4) H

4 (a) Given that 3 4- 2V5 is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0, where a and b are integers, find the
value of a and of b. [3]

(b) A rectangle of length (6 4- VT2)cm has an area of (24 + V48)cm2. Without using a calculator,
find the breadth of the rectangle, in cm, in the form (c + c/V3), where c and d are integers. [3]


5 (i) On the same diagram sketch the curves y2 — 16x and y — 6x 2. [3]

(«) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the two curves. [2]

3 Igx
6 (i) Show that log3x + log9x = 2 lg3 ’ [3]

(ii) Hence solve the equation log3x + log9x = 4. [2]

7 Water is poured, at a constant rate of 18tt cm3/s, into a hemispherical bowl of radius 12 cm. When the
depth of water directly below the centre is xcm, the volume, Fem3, of water in the bowl is given by

V = y7D? (36 —x).

Find

(i) the time taken for the depth of water directly below the centre to reach 9 cm, [3]

(ii) the rate of change of the depth of water directly below the centre at this time. [4]

8 (i) Show that 8 sin2x + 2 cos2x can be written as a + 6cos2x, where a and b are integers. [2]

Hence

(ii) state the period and amplitude of 8 sin2x + 2 cos2x, [2]

(iii ) sketch the graph of y — 8sin2x + 2 cos2x for 0 <x 2tt radians. [3]

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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 {2)


9

The diagram shows a kite OABC in which OA = AB and OC = BC. Given that the coordinates of A and
C are (5, 0) and (0, 10) respectively, find

(i) the equation of OB, [3]

(ii) the coordinates of B. [4]

10 A gardener uses 20m of fencing with which to enclose 2 flower beds. One bed is to be an equilateral
triangle of side xm. The other bed is to be a circle of radius rm.

(i) Express r in terms of x. [1]

(ii) Show that the total area, A m2, of the two flower beds is given by
, V37t? + (20-3x);
4n
[3]

(iii) Given that x can vary, find the value of x which gives a stationary value of A. [4]

(iv) Find the nature of this stationary value and explain why the gardener might be disappointed. [2]

a 1 Oy — 0
11 It is given that f(x) is defined for x > y and is such that f'(x) = - 5■ ■
(i) Express f (x) in the form a + , where a and b are constants. [2]

(ii) Hence explain whether f(x) is an increasing or decreasing function. [1]

(iii) By considering f "(x), explain whether f'(x) is an increasing or decreasing function. [4]

(iv) Given that f(2) = 8, obtain an expression for f(x).

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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1(3)


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The diagram shows the line = 15 and the graph of y — |ax — b\, where a and b are positive constants.
The graph crosses the liney = 15 at the points P and Sf crosses they-axis at Q and meets the x-axis at R.

(i) Given that the x-coordinate of P is —2 and that PQ : QR =1:4, find, with full explanation, the
x-coordinate of 5. [4]

(ii) Find the value of a and of b. [3]

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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1(4)


MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4047/02


Paper 2 October/November 2018
2 hours 30 minutes
Additional Materials: Answer Paper
Graph Paper (1 sheet)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

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

Answer all the 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 an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, 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 100.

This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board CAMBRIDGE


International Examinations

©UCLES&MOE 2018 DC (LEG/SG) 144784/6

Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 (1)


1 The quadratic equation x2 + 3x + 5 - 0 has roots a and ft.

(i) Show that (a + !)(/? +1) = 3.

2 2
(ii) Find a quadratic equation whose roots are , y and [4]

2 The first three terms in the expansion of (1 - 4x)(2 + ax)6 in ascending powers of x are
64 - 160x + bx2. Find the value of each of the constants a and b. [7]

In the diagram above, a line from a point A intersects a circle at the points B and C. The line AP is a
tangent to the circle at the point P. The point Q lies on AC such that AP = AQ, Prove that PQ bisects
angle BPC. [5]

4 Recorded values of the mass, m grams, of a radioactive substance, t hours after observations began, are
shown in the table below.

m (grams) 36.4 22.1 13.4 8.1

t (hours) 20 40 60 80

It is known that m and t are related by the equation m ~ mQe~kl, where and k are constants.

(i) Plot Inm against t and draw a straight line graph. [3]

Use your graph to estimate

(ii) the mass of the substance when the observations began, [2]

(iii) the value of k, [2]

(iv) the time taken for the substance to lose half of its original mass. [2]

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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 (2)


5

The diagram above represents the path of a skier. He takes the ski-lift from A to B, a journey of 800 m
along a slope inclined at 0° to the horizontal. From B he skis 1200 m downhill to finally reach D
after passing through the point C. The points E, C and A are at the same level and E is 200 m directly
above D.

(i) Given that angle ABC is 90°, express BC in terms of tan# and hence obtain an expression for CD.
[2]

(ii) Hence show that DE can be expressed in the form a cos B + Asin #, where a and b are constants.
[3]

(iii) By expressing DE in the form 7?cos (0 + or), find the value of B. [5]

6 (i) Differentiate xcosx with respect to x. [2]

(ii) Hence find Jx sinxdx. [2]

(iii) Differentiate x2sinx with respect to x and hence, using the result found in part (ii), find
|x2cosxdx. [6]

7 A girl cycles up a hill and passes a fixed point/f. The distance, <7m, that she cycles in ts after she passes
A is given by (
d = 840(1 — e~”so) — 2r for r>0.

(i) Find the girl’s speed and acceleration 10 seconds after she passes A. [6]

(ii) Explain what the sign of the acceleration indicates. [1]

When she reaches point B her speed is 1.5 m/s and she gets off her bicycle. Given that A is 500 m from
the top of the hill,

(iii) calculate the distance she has to push her bicycle to reach the top of the hill. [4]

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Oct/Nov2O18 Paper 2 (3)


8 The equation of a polynomial is given by p(x) = 2X3 + 5x2 - 18.

(i) Find the remainder when p(x) is divided by x + 2. [2]

(ii) Show that 2x - 3 is a factor of p(x). [2]

(iii) Show that the equation p(x) - 0 has only one real root. [4]

,(iv) Use your answers to parts (ii) and (iii) to solve the equation 23jv+ 1 + 5(22y) = 18. [3]

9 The equation of a curve is y = 2x2 + (k + 2)x + k, where k is a constant.

(i) In the case where k = 5, show that the line y = 19x - 13 is a tangent to the curve and find the
coordinates of the point of contact. [3]

(ii) Explain why there is only one value of k for which y cannot be negative and state this value. [4]

10

The diagram shows part of the curve y = 2V7 —3x passing through the point P (k,2^1 — 3k), where
7
k is a constant, k < -y The curve meets the x-axis at the point X The tangent and normal to the curve

at P meet the x-axis at the points T and N (-5, 0) respectively.

(i) Prove that k = 1. [5]

(ii) Show that the x-coordinate of T is *y. [2]

/7 \
The curve meets the x-axis at the point Ok

(iii) Find the area of the shaded region PXT. [5]

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Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 (4)


11 Three points are given by ?1(1,4), B(9, 8) and C(7,12).

(') Show that angle ABC is 90°. [3]

('•) Explain why A, B and C lie on a circle with diameter AC. [1]

(iii) Find the equation of the circle. [3]

(iv) Explain why the tangent to the circle at B is parallel to they-axis. [2]

(v) Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at C. [2]

©UCLES& MOE 2018 4047/02/O/N/18

Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 (5)

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