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Concentrate on the little black squares. Believe it or not they are of the same size! This is a common observation. It is called an illusion.

Maths problem can be an illusion !!!

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The solutions or part of solutions given below contain one or more mistakes. Circle the part that is wrong and show the correct solutions on the corresponding column on the right.

Question & Solutions x 1. Solve 5 + = 3 2 5 + x=6 x=1

Corrections

2. Find the quadratic equation with roots 3 and 6. [Sum] = 3 + 6 = 9 (6) = 18 18

3. Express f(x) = 3x2 6x 12 in the form of a(x + p)2 + q. Hence, state the minimum point.
: f(x) = 3 x2+ 12x 9 = x2 + 4x 3
4 4 = x 2 4x + 3 2 2

[Product] = (3)
Answer : x2 + 9x +

= (x + 2)2 5 thus, minimum point ( 2, 5)

4. f(x) = x2 + (k 2)x k+ 2 has equal roots. Find the values of k.

b2 4 a c = 0 (k 2) 4(1)(k + 2) = 0 k2 + 4 8 = 0 k2 = 4 k= 2
2

5.

Solve x2 3x > 10

x2 3x - 10 > 0 (x - 5)(x + 2) > 0 x > 5, x > -2

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6.

Solve

x2 + 5x = 6 x(x + 5) = 6

x=6 ,

x+5=6 x=1 Corrections

Question and Solutions

7.

Solve simultaneously
Solutions:

3x + 2y = 12 2y2 x2 = xy
substitute into 2

From 1 : y =
12 - 3x 2 2( )2 x2

12 3 x 2
6

12 - 3x 2 = x( ) 12 - 3x 2 = x( )

2(

12 - 3x 2 2

) x

144 9x2 x2 = -6x + 3x2 13x2 + 6x + 144 = 0 8. 2 log2 3y + log2 y = 4 log2 3y2 + log2 y = 4 3y2 + y = 4 3y2 + y 4 = 0 (3y + 4 )( y 1) = 0

9.

Solve

log3 ( y + 4) 4y y

= log3 2y + 3 = 2y + 3 =

log3 y + log3 4 = log3 2y + 3

10. Solve 2 x 1 + 2x

= 12.

2 x 1 + x = 12 2x 1 = 6 x = 7/2

11. Given that 4x . 4 2y = 1, find y in terms of x. x + 2y = 1 x = 1 2y

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12.

Given that y = (x 2)2 + 3. Find (a) equation of the axis of symmetry. (b) the y-intercept

2 Answer: (a) (0, 7) (b) .

Questions & Solutions Corrections

13. Sector AOB has radius 4.5 cm and arc length 7.2 cm. Find , in radians.
solutions:

s=r 7.2 = 4.5 = 1.6

= 1.6

180

= 0.02793 rad

14. A series is given by 8, 4, 2, 1 Find the twelfth term. .

solution:

d = 4 8 = 4 T12 = 8 + (12 1) 4 = 8 + 11 4 = 15
15. Solve 2 sin y cos y = 0 2 sin y (1 sin y) = 0 3 sin y = 1 sin y = 1/ 3 y = 19o 28 Solve cos 2A = 0.3420 for 0 A 360
Solutions:

16.

2A = ( 70) reference angle 2A = 110, 250 (2 & 3 quadrant) A = 55, 125

17. differentiate: d 1 = dx 2 x

d 2 x 1 dx

= 2 x -2

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18.

Find the rate of change in the area of a circle, A if the radius, x decreases at the rate of 5 cm s-1 when x = 3 cm.
solutuins:
dA

/dt = dx/dt x dA/dx = 5 x 6 = 30

dA

A = x2 /dx = 2x = 2 (3) = 6 Correction

Question & Solution 18. Given that f(x) = x2 4x + 5. Find the equation of tangent at point (1, 3)
solutions:
dy

/dx = 2x 4 = 0 x=2

equation of tangent , y 3 = 2(x 1) y = 2x + 1 19. Find the equation of a curve with gradient function 2x 1 and passes through the point (4, 5)
Solutions:

gardient function = 2x 1 dy =2 thus, gradient , dx equation of a curve y 5 = 2 (x 4) y = 2x 3

20.

Find

(6 x + 5) 2 dx (6 x + 5)3 3

21.

Given

f ( x) dx = 5 , evaluate = =

[ x + f ( x)] dx .
0

0 x +

5 dx
1 0

x2 + 5x 2

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22. Evaluate

( 2 x + 1)
1 0

dx
1

( 2 x + 1) 4
8

=
0

(2(1) + 1) 4 8 81 8

Question & Solution

Correction

23. Find the value of | 2i 5j 6i + 2j |

A 7.77

= | 4 i 3j | = 4i + 3 j Find A.
C 10 sin A sin 30 = 10 7.77 sin A = 0.6435 A = 40 ( nearest degree)

24. 2.69
30
B

( Use Sine Rule)

25. Find x.
x2 = = = = = = 52 + 72 2(5)(7) kos 50 74 70 kos50 4 (0.6428) 2.571 2.571 1.603 5 50 7 x

26. A normal distribution has mean 50 and its variance 16. Find score Z when X = 55.
solutions:

Z=

X 55 50 = = 0.3125 16

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27. Solve 5 ( 3 x + 2) = 4
: 15 x + 2

= 4 = log 4 log 15

(x +2) log 15 = log 4

( x + 2)

(x + 2) = log 4 log 15 x + 2 = 0.57403 x = 2.574 THE END

After 1

hours,

sitting for add maths paper :

yx 4
ax + . given that xy = r. Find the value of
2

11 33 = 4x 11 9 = 4x 2 = 4x x = 2

solutions:

= 4

r = 2

Given y = . Find f (x)

y(3x + 1) = x 3xy + y = x x= thus , f - 1 =

dy/dx = ( x2 + 3) 1 when x = 2, = ( 22 + 3)
1 1

= ( 4 + 3) = 7
1

0
(3x 1) = 9x + 1
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2 2

x 3 dx
3x + c 2
2 1 0

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