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MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009

Secondary 4 Express/ 5 Normal Academic

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 4038/02

Tuesday 15 September 2009 0830 – 1100 2 hours 30 minutes

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Setter: R Tang [Turn Over
 Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ,
− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b )n = a n +  a n−1b +  a n − 2 b 2 + ... +  a n − r b r + ... + b n ,
1  2 r

n n!
where n is a positive integer and   = .
 r  (n − r )!r!
2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities

sin 2 A. + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cos ec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin ( A ± B ) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos ( A ± B ) = cos A cos B m sin A sin B
tan A ± tan B
tan ( A ± B ) =
1 m tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A = cos A − sin 2 A = 2 cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2 A
2

2 tan A
tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
1 1
sin A + sin B = 2 sin ( A + B ) cos ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
sin A − sin B = 2 cos ( A + B ) sin ( A − B)
2 2
1 1
cos A + cos B = 2 cos ( A + B ) cos ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
cos A − cos B = −2 sin ( A + B ) sin ( A − B )
2 2
Formulae for ∆ABC
a b c
= = .
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A.
1
∆= bc sin A.
2
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1 The value, V dollars of an investment-linked fund after t years, is given by
V = V0 ln(t + 5) , where V0 dollars is the original value of the money invested in the fund.
Calculate
(i) the amount of money an investor would get after 10 years of investment, if he
invests $20000, [1]
(ii) the number of years needed for an investment value to be tripled. [3]

2 The diagram shows part of the graph y = 5 − 2 x − 1 . The graph cuts the x-axis at A and B
and the vertex is at C.
(i) Find the coordinates of the points A, B and C. [3]
(ii) Hence, write down the range of values of x for which y is negative. [1]

A B x

3 Solve the equation 25 x − 60(5 x−1 ) + 27 = 0 . [5]

5 4
4 It is given that sin x = , cos y = − , where x , y both lie between 0° and 360° . Given also
13 5
that x lies in the same quadrant as y, evaluate without using calculators the exact value of
(i) sin(2 y − x)
1
(ii) cos x [5]
2

3
 cos x π
5 The equation of a curve is y = . Find the x-coordinate, where 0 < x < , of the point
3 − sin x 2
at which the tangent to the curve is parallel to the line y = π . [5]

x 2 + 3x
6 (i) Express in partial fractions. [4]
(1 − x)(1 + x)2
−2 x 2 + 3x
(ii) Hence find the exact value of ∫−3 (1 − x)(1 + x) 2
dx . [3]

7 The roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 + 4 x − 5 = 0 are α and β .

(i) State the value of α + β and αβ . [2]
(ii) Find the quadratic equation in x whose roots are α β and αβ . 3 3
[5]

1 − cos 2 x + cos 4 x − cos 6 x

8 (i) Prove the identity = tan 3 x [4]
sin 2 x − sin 4 x + sin 6 x
1 − cos 2 x + cos 4 x − cos 6 x
(ii) Hence, solve the equation = −4 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 . [3]
sin 2 x − sin 4 x + sin 6 x

9 The function f is defined, for 0 ≤ x ≤ π , by f ( x) = 3sin 2 x − 1.5 .

(i) State the amplitude of f. [1]
(ii) State the period of f. [1]
(iii) State the coordinates of the minimum point of f(x). [1]
(iv) Find the coordinates of the points where f(x) = 0. [3]
(v) Sketch the graph of f(x). [2]
(vi) Sketch the graph of f ( x) . [2]

10 A particle moves in a straight line so that, t seconds after leaving a fixed point O, its velocity,
v ms −1 , is given by v = 5(1 + e−0.5t ) .
(i) Find the acceleration of the particle when v = 7. [3]
(ii) Calculate, to the nearest metre, the displacement of the particle from O when
t = 2. [3]
(iii) State the value which v approaches as t becomes very large. [1]
(iv) Sketch the velocity-time graph for the motion of the particle. [2]

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11 The diagram shows part of the curve y = 1 + 5 x , intersecting the y-axis at A. The tangent to
the curve at the point P(3, 4) intersects the y-axis at B. Find the area of the shaded region
ABP. [8]

y = 1 + 5x
P(3,4)
B

12 The diagram shows the sideview of a crane which is used to transport bricks from one point
to another. The arms AB and BC of the crane are 5 metres and 15 metres respectively. The
angle between the two arms is 90 ° and the angle made by the arm BC with the ground is θ .
Show that S, the distance between the bricks and the crane, is given by 5sin θ + 15cos θ
metres. Express S in the form of R sin(θ + α ) and hence find the value of of θ
(i) if S is a maximum,
(ii) if S is 12 metres. [10]
B
5m

A 15 m

S θ C
Bricks ground

Side view of crane

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13 The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which A is (0, 8).
The equation of line AB is 3 y = 2 x + 24 and B lies on the line y = 2x. D lies on the
perpendicular bisector of AB. The line AC is parallel to the x-axis and the line CD is parallel
to the y-axis. Given that the area of triangle ABC is 14 square units, find
(i) the coordinates of B, and of C, [4]
(ii) the equation of perpendicular bisector of AB and hence the coordinates of D, [4]
(iii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [2]

y=2x
y

3y=2x + 24

A (0, 8) C

14 In the diagram, AB is the diameter of the circle and BP is tangent to the circle at B.
Prove that
(i) ∠PQR + ∠PSR = 180° , [4]
(ii) AS × AP = AR × AQ , [2]
(ii) AS × AP = AB 2 . [3]
P

S
R Q

A B

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Answer Key

1i) $54,161.00 ii) 15.1 years

2i) A(-2, 0) B(3, 0) C(0.5, 5) ii) x < -2 , x > 3

253 1
3) 1.37 , 0.683 4i) ii)
325 26

1 1 4 1
5) 0.340 6i) − ii) ln −
1 − x (1 + x)2 3 2

5 5
7i) α +β =− αβ = − ii) 16 x 2 + 360 x + 625 = 0
2 2

8ii) 0.606, 1.65, 2.70

3π π 5π
9i) 3 ii) π iii) ( , −4.5) iv) ( , 0) , ( , 0)
4 12 12

10i) a = −1 ms −2 ii) 16 m iii) 5 ms −1

63
11) sq. units
80

12) s = 5 10 sin(θ + 71.6°) i) 18.4° ii) 59.1°

13i) B (6, 12) C (7, 8) ii) D (7, 4) iii) 28 sq. units

14i) Let ∠QBR = x , then ∠BAR = x (alt. seg. theorem).

Since ∠QBA = 90° (tan ⊥ radius), then ∠PQR = 90° + x (sum of int. s of a ∆ = ext. ∆ )
∠RBA = 90° − x = ∠PSR (ext. of a cyclic quad.)
∴∠PQR + ∠PSR = 90° + x + 90° − x = 180°

ii) ∆ASR is similar to ∆AQP since ∠A is common and ∠ASR = ∠AQP .

AS AR
Then = , therefore AS × AP = AR × AQ .
AQ AP

iii) AB 2 = AQ 2 − BQ 2 (Pythagoras Theorem)

= AQ 2 − QR × QA (Tangent – Secant Theorem)
= AQ ( AQ − QR )
= AQ × AR
= AS × AP (from part ii)