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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR

1. In the real number system, the inverse of
addition is represented by
(A) 0 x x + =
(B) ( ) 0 x x + =
(C) 0 0 x x + = +
(D) ( ) x y z xy xz + = +

2. Which of the following statements is true?
(A)
2
1 1
2
n n
r r
r r
= =
=


(B)
2
2
1 1
n n
r r
r r
= =


=




(C)
( )
2 2
1 1
2 2
n n
r r
r r
= =
+ = +


(D)
2 2
1 0
n n
r r
r r
= =
=



3. The ( 1)th k + termin
1
( 1)
n
r
r r
=

is
(A)
2
k
(B) 1 k +
(C) ( 1) k k +
(D)
2
( 1) k +

4. The basic wage
b
W and the overtime
wage
o
W of a shop attendant never differ
by more than $100.
An inequality representing this statement is
(A) 100
o b
W W
(B) 100
o b
W W <
(C) 100
o b
W W
(D) 100
o b
W W >







5. If ; , , x b x x b N + = then the value of
x in terms of b is
(A) b
(B)
2
b

(C) b
(D)
2
b


6. The polynomial
3 2
( ) 2 13 6, P x x x x = + +
when divided by ( 1), x gives a remainder
of
(A) 4
(B) 0
(C) 6
(D) 18


7.
3 3
(4 ) (4 ) x y can be expressed in the form
(A)
2 2
(4 4 )(16 16 ) x y x y
(B)
2 2
(4 4 )(16 16 ) x y x y +
(C)
2 2
(4 4 )(16 16 16 ) x y x xy y
(D)
2 2
(4 4 )(16 16 16 ) x y x xy y + +


8. If and represent roots of the
equation
2
0, x px q + = then the value
of
2 2
+ is
(A)
2
p
(B) p q
(C)
2
2 p q
(D)
2
2 p q +






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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR

9. The exact value of
1
2
25
16

is
(A)
2
5

(B)
4
5

(C)
5
4

(D)
5
2


10. Rationalising
2 1
2 1

+
gives
(A) 1 2 2
(B)
2
1 2
3
+
(C) 3 2 2 +
(D) 3 2 2

11. The expression
2
2 4 3 x x + can be
written as
(A)
2
2 3
3
3 2
x





(B)
2
2 2
3
3 3
x





(C)
2
3 2
3
2 3
x

+



(D)
2
2 2
3
3 3
x

+












12. Which of the following mapping
diagrams does NOT represent a function?

(A)






(B)





(C)





(D)







x
y
x
y
x
y
x
y
3

CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
Item13 refers to the diagrambelow.










13. The function ( ) f x is decreasing for the
range
(A) 3 x <
(B) 5 x
(C) 3 4 x <
(D) 4 5 x <


14. The general quadratic equation with
roots and may be written as
(A)
2
( ) 0 x x + =
(B)
2
( ) 0 x x + + =
(C)
2
( ) 0 x x + + =
(D)
2
( ) 0 x x + + + =




15. The sketch below shows a function
( ). y f x =






The function ( ) y f x = is represented
by

(A)




(B)




(C)




(D)



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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
16. If 5 = + a i j and 5 = + b i j are
parallel vectors, then the value of is
(A) 5
(B) 1
(C) 5
(D) 25


Items 17 18 refer to a circle with
general equation

2 2
2 4 11 0. x x y y + + =

17. The coordinates of the centre of the
circle are
(A) ( 1, 2)
(B) ( 1, 2)
(C) (1, 2)
(D) (1, 2)

18. The radius of the circle is
(A) 2 units
(B) 4 units
(C) 6 units
(D) 11 units

19. The function sin
2
x

+


can be
simplified to
(A) cosx
(B) sinx
(C) cosx
(D) sinx

20. Which of the following sketches BEST
represents the curve

1
cos , (0 2 )?
2
y x x =

(A)





(B)




(C)





(D)





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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
21.
o
Sin(30 ) A is equal to
(A)
1 3
cos sin
2 2
A A
(B)
1 3
cos sin
2 2
A A +
(C)
3 1
cos sin
2 2
A A +
(D)
3 1
cos sin
2 2
A A


22. If is an acute angle and
5
cos ,
13
=
then sec =
(A)
5
13

(B)
12
13

(C)
13
12

(D)
13
5



23. 2sin cos is equivalent to
(A) sin( ) sin( ) + +
(B) sin( ) sin( ) +
(C) cos( ) cos( ) + +
(D) cos( ) cos( ) +




24. If 2cos 9sin cos( ), r + = where
0and0 ,
2
r

> < < then the maximum
value of the expression is
(A) 11
(B) 85
(C) 11
(D) 85


Item25 refers to the following diagram.





25. Which of the following equations BEST
represents the graph shown above?
(A) sin y x =
(B) sin2 y x =
(C) 2sin y x =
(D)
1
sin
2
y x =

26. The point A has coordinates (3, 2).
The vector 3OA

is
(A) (3, 6)
(B) (9, 2)
(C)
( )
9
2

(D)
( )
9
6

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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
Items 27 28 refer to the vectors

3 8 , 6 12 , = = + x i j y i j
6 4 , . m m = + z i j R

27. The value of the scalar product x y is
(A) 78
(B) 78
(C) 114
(D) 114

28. The vectors y and z are perpendicular
when m has a value of

(A) 3
(B)
3
4

(C)
3
4

(D) 3


29. The line passing through the centre of the
circle
2 2
( 3) ( 2) 25 x y + + = and
parallel to the x-axis, has the equation
(A) 2 y =
(B) 3 y =
(C) 2( 3) y x =
(D) 3( 2) y x =





30. The curve with parametric representation
2
2, x t y t = = has equation
(A)
2
4 xy =
(B)
2
4 x y =
(C)
2
4x y =
(D)
2
4y x =



Item31 refers to the diagrambelow.






31. In the diagramabove showing the graph
of
2
, y x = y is NOT defined for
(A) 0 x =
(B) 0 x <
(C) 0 x >
(D) 0 x

32. The function
2
2
( )
2
x
f x
x

=
+
is
discontinuous for the domain value of
(A) 2
(B) 2
(C) 2
(D) 2

2
y x =
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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
33.
2
3
9
lim
3
x
x
x

is
(A)
(B) 0
(C) 6
(D)

34. Given that
0
sin
lim 1,
x
x
x

= where x is
measured in radians, then the value of
0
sin4
lim
x
x
x

is
(A) 4
(B) 4x
(C)
sin4x
x

(D)
4sinx
x


35. Given that
3
( ) (2 1) , f x x = + then (2) f
equals
(A) 25
(B) 75
(C) 125
(D) 150





Item 36 refers to the diagram below
which shows the curve

2 2
4, 0 2. x y x + =





36. An expression for obtaining the volume
generated by rotating the bounded,
shaded region through
o
360 about the
x-axis is
(A)
( )
2
0
2
4 d y x

(B)
( )
2
0
2
4 d x x

(C)
( )
2
0
2
4 d y x +

(D)
( )
2
0
2
4 d x x +

37. The first derivative of
2
1
1 x

is
(A)
( )
2
2 1
x
x

(B)
( )
2
2 1
x
x

(C)
( )
2
2
2
1
x
x

(D)
( )
2
2
2
1
x
x

x
y
2 2
4 x y + =
2
2
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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
38. If
d
cos ,
d
y
x
x
= then
(A) sin y x k = +
(B) cos y x k = +
(C) cos y x k = +
(D) sin y x k = +

Item39 refers to the following diagram







39. The area of the finite region shaded in
the diagramis
(A) ln(4 0.5)
(B) ln(0.5 4)
(C) ln0.5 ln4
(D) ln4 ln0.5

40. The stationary point of the function
2
( 1) y x = is
(A) (0, 1)
(B) ( 1, 0)
(C) (1, 0)
(D) (0, 1)

Item41 refers to the diagrambelow.






41. The gradient of the normal to the curve
ln y x = at 2 x = is
(A) 2
(B)
1
2

(C)
1
2

(D) 2

42.
2
0
2cos5 d x x

is
(A)
2
5

(B)
2
5

(C) 10
(D) 10






1 2
y
x
ln y x =
4
y
x
0.5

1
y
x
=

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CAPE Unit 1 P1 2008 ROR
43. Given
d
2 ,
d
y
x
x
= a sketch of y versus x
may be represented by
I.



II.





III.




IV.




(A) I and II only
(B) III and IV only
(C) I, II and IV only
(D) II, III, IV only



44. A curve is defined by the equation
2
5(2 1) . y x =
Given that x increases at a rate of 1 unit
per second when 1, x = what is the
corresponding rate of change for y?
(A) 40
(B) 20
(C) 20
(D) 40


Item45 refers to the following diagram.











45. Fromthe diagramabove, which of the
following statements are true?
I. (1) 0 f <
II. (1) f k >
III. (2) 0 f =
IV. (2) f k =

(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) II and IV only
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0 1