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SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
(SECONDARY FOUR)
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Answer Paper

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question.
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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ,
x =

b 2 4ac
2a

Binomial Theorem
n
n
n
(a + b) n = a n + a n 1b + a n 2b 2 + ... + a n r b r + ... + b n ,
1
2
r
n ( n 1) ... ( n r + 1)
n
n!
where n is a positive integer and =
=
r ! (n r )!
r!
r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities

sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A

cosec2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin( A B ) = sin A cos B cos A sin B
cos( A B ) = cos A cos B sin A sin B
tan A tan B
tan( A B ) =
1 tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
2
cos 2 A = cos A sin 2 A = 2 cos 2 A 1 = 1 2sin 2 A
2 tan A
tan 2 A =
1 tan 2 A
sin A + sin B = 2 sin 1 ( A + B ) cos 1 ( A B )
2
2
sin A sin B = 2 cos 1 ( A + B ) sin 1 ( A B )
2
2
1
cos A + cos B = 2 cos ( A + B ) cos 1 ( A B )
2
2
1
cos A cos B = 2 sin ( A + B ) sin 1 ( A B )
2
2

Formulae for ABC

a
b
c
=
=
sin A
sin B
sin C
2
2
2
a = b + c 2bc cos A
1
= ab sin C
2
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1

Find the range of the values of x which satisfy both inequalities

7

3
17
2 x and
x x 2 < 0.
2
2

[4]

Solve

(i)

2 x 3
32
= 0.5 x ,
x
8
4

[2]

(ii)

2e x 9e = 5e 2 x .

[3]

(i)

Given that the term which is independent of x in the expansion of

8

2 k
2 x + 2 is 70, find the possible values of k.
x

(ii)

[3]

Write down and simplify, in ascending powers of x, the first three terms in the
expansion
5

(a)

1
1 + x ,
3

(b)

(3 2x )

[1]

[1]
5

Hence, find the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of 3 x x 2 .

3

A curve is such that

dy
=
dx

kx + 1 , where k is a constant. The gradient of the normal

to the curve at the point (4,9) is

[2]

1
. Find the
5

(i)

value of k,

[2]

(ii)

equation of the curve.

[2]

(i)

Solve the equation 4 5

(ii)

Sketch the graph of y = 5

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x 15 = 2 .
2 2
x
2 and state the corresponding range of y.
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[2]

[3]

(i)

1
3

Find the exact value of x in the equation

1 x = 5 + 3 5 .
5
5

(ii)

In triangle ABC, AB =

1
3 2
cm and BAC = 90 . A square
cm, BC =
2
3 1
is formed on the side AC with AC as one side of the square. Find the area of the

square in the form a 3 + b .

[3]

[4]

A curve has the equation y = 2 x ln3 x , where x > 0.

dy
.
dx

(i)

Find

[2]

(ii)

Hence, evaluate

(iii)

Find the range of values of x for which the function y = 2 x ln3 x is increasing,
leaving your answer in terms of e.

ln 3 x dx .

[4]
[2]

A circle, C, passes through the points A ( 2, 2 ) and B ( 3, 5 ) . Its centre lies on the line
x + 2 y 4 = 0. Find the

(i)

equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB,

[3]

(ii)

centre of the circle,

[2]

(iii) equation of the circle.

[2]

The circle is reflected in the line x = 3.

(iv)

Find the equation of the reflected circle.

[2]

The function f is defined, for 0 x 2 , by f ( x) = 4sin ax b , where a and b are positive

2
integers. The maximum value of f is 3 and the period of f is
.
3

(i) State the amplitude of f.

[1]

(ii)

[1]

State the values of a and b.

(iii) Using the values of a and b found in part (ii), solve f ( x ) = 0 for 0 x 2 .

[4]

(iv) Sketch the graph of f ( x) = 4sin ax b for 0 x .

[3]

(v)

Hence, state the range of values of k for which the equation 4sin ax b = k has
four solutions in the domain 0 x .

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10

A particle starts moving in a straight line with an initial velocity of 5 m/s after leaving a
fixed point O. Its acceleration, a m/s2, is given by a = 2t 6 . Find the

(i)

values of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest,

[4]

(ii)

minimum velocity of the particle,

[3]

(iii) total distance travelled by the particle in the first 4 seconds.

11

[3]

Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y
A (13,13)
D ( 4, 10 )

B ( 7, 1)
x

The diagram shows the trapezium ABCD in which BA is parallel to CD and angle
BCD = 90 . The point A is (13, 13) , B is ( 7, 1) and D is ( 4, 10 ) .

(i)

Find the coordinates of C.

The point E lies on BD and

(ii)

[6]

area of ADE 1
= . Find the
area of ADB 3

coordinates of E,

[3]

(iii) area of the ABE.

[2]

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Victoria School Secondary Four Second Preliminary Examination 2012
A Math Paper 1 Answer Key

3
2 x < 0,
4

2(i)
2(ii)
3(i)

x =1

k =

4(i)

k =6

3
5

y=

1
2

3
1
8
( 6 x + 1) 2 4
9
9

5(i)

x = 6 or 14

5(ii)

y 2

6(i)

3 5
1
+3
2
2

6(ii)

1 1
3
3 cm 2
2 2

7(i)

2(1 + ln 3 x)

7(ii)

1.48

7(iii)

8(i)

1
2

x = 2.61

3(ii)
4(ii)

x >8

x>

1
3e

y=

1
6
x 1
7
7

8(ii)

( 6, -1 )

8(iii)

( x 6 ) + ( y + 1)

= 25

8(iv)

x 2 + ( y + 1) = 25

9(i)

Amplitude of f = 4

9(ii)

a = 3,

9(iii)

x = 0.0842, 0.963, 2.18, 3.06, 4.27, 5.15 (3s.f)

b =1

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9(v)

1 k < 3

10(i)

t = 1 or 5 s

10(ii)

4 m/s

10(iii)

total distance = = 11

11(i)

C is ( 1, 4 )

11(ii)

E is ( 5, 7 )

11(iii)

30 units 2

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