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Fairfield Prelim 2015 Paper 1/ Qn 11

1
2x cm
x cm 3 cm

Cardboard lid

Cardboard box
y cm

x cm

2x cm

The diagram shows an open cardboard box with a rectangular base and a close fitting
cardboard lid which slips over the top of the box.
The dimensions of the lid are 2x cm, x cm and 3 cm. The total area of cardboard used
in making the box and the lid is 2400 cm2.
(i) Obtain an expression for y in terms of x, and hence show that the volume,

4 x3
V cm3 of the box is given by V 800 x 6x2 .
3 [4]
(ii) Given that x can vary, find the value of x for which volume of the box is stationary.

Calculate this stationary value of V. [4]

(iii) Explain why this value of x gives the largest volume of the box. [1]

Fairfield Prelim 2015 Paper 1/ Qn 5

5
2 The equation of a curve is y ln( 5 2 x) , where x < .
2
 (i) Find the coordinates of the point on the curve at which the normal to the curve is [4]
parallel to 2y = x + 3.
(ii) Show that as x increases, y is a decreasing function. [2]

Anglican High School 2015 Prelim Paper 2/ Qn 7

3. A container in the shape of a cylinder with a hemisphere on top is to be decorated by gold

wires.

E C
A D

F G
K
J H
The wires AC and DE go across the hemisphere and intersect at B, the highest point
of the hemisphere. The wires AJ , EF , CG and DH run down the sides of the cylinder.
The wires GJ and FH cross at right angles at K where K is the centre of the base. The
total length of wire is 30 cm. The height of the cylinder is h cm and the radius of the
hemisphere is r cm. The volume of the container is V cm3.
(a) Express h in terms of r . [2]
r 2
(b) Show that V 45 2r 3r . [3]
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(c) Find the stationary value of V and determine its nature. [5]

Fairfield Prelim 2014 Paper 2/ Qn 7

2x - 3
4 A curve has the equation y = f(x), where f(x) = for x > 0.
4 + 3x

(i) Obtain an expression for f '(x) . [2]

(ii) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where the curve crosses the
x-axis. [4]
 (iii) Determine, with explanation, whether f(x) is an increasing or decreasing function.
[1]
(iv) Showing full working, determine whether the gradient of the curve is an increasing
or decreasing function. [3]
Bukit Batok 2015 Prelim Paper 2 / Qn 5 (b)

5 (a) 3
Given that = 1+ 2 for x > 0,

(i) explain why y is an increasing function, [4]

Bukit Batok 2015 Prelim Paper 2 / Qn 10

6 The diagram shows a prism which is such that each cross section is a quadrant of a circle
of radius x cm.

The cross sections OAB and CDE are horizontal plane faces and y cm apart. A, B, D and
E lie on the curved surface of the prism. OADC and OBEC are rectangular vertical plane
faces.
E

x cm

D C

y cm
B

A O
x cm

Given that the volume of the prism is 25 cm3, express y in terms of x. [2]

Hence, show that the total surface area, A cm2, of the prism is given by

50(4+) [3]
= 2 2 +
.

Find
 (i) the value of x for which A has a stationary value, [3]

(ii) the stationary value of A. [2]

Determine whether the stationary value of A is a maximum or minimum. [2]

Bukit View 2015 Prelim Paper 2 / Qn 10

7 The diagram shows a glass window consisting of a rectangle of height h metres and
width 2r metres and a semicircle of radius r metres. The perimeter of the window is
8 metres.

rm

hm

(i) Express h in terms of r. 2r m [2]

(ii) Show that the area of the window, A m2 is given by
1 2
A = 8r 2r2 r .
2 [3]
(iii) The owner of an apartment decides to install four of such windows in his
apartment. He decides to paint the glass with a special coat of paint that reduces
the amount of ultra-violet rays that pass through the windows. He finds out that
a one litre can of paint will cover an area of 12 m2 and decides to purchase one
can. Explain, with necessary working, whether his decision to purchase only [7]
one can is wise.
Anglican High School 2014 Prelim Paper 2/ Qn13

8. The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows the plan of a park, ABCDEF. BCDE is a
trapezium, with CD parallel to BE . ABEF is a rectangle and ABC is a straight line.
Given that DE 10 2 metres, AB = y metres, BC = 2y metres, CD = x metres and
AF = 3 metres.
(i) Express y in terms of x . [2]

(ii) Show that the area of the park, A m2, is given by A 7 x 50 x 2 [2]

(iii) Determine the value of x that will give the maximum area. [5]

A ym B 2y m C

x m

3x m D

102 m

F E

St Gabriels 2014 Prelim Paper 2 / Qn 9

9 The equation of a curve is y x 2 2 x 1 .

Find the equation of the normal of the curve where x 5. [5]

St Gabriels 2014 Prelim Paper 1 / Qn 11

10 The equation of a curve is y xe 2 x .

dy d2 y
(i) Find and . [3]
dx dx 2
1
(ii) Show that the y-coordinate of the stationary point is y , [3]
2e
 (iii) Determine the nature of the stationary point of the curve. [2]

St Gabriels 2014 Prelim Paper 2 / Qn 8

11 The diagram below shows a solid body which consists of a cylinder fixed, with no overlap, to a prism.
The prism has a triangular base of sides 3x cm, 4x cm and 5x cm, and a height of x cm. The
cylinder has a radius of x cm and a height of y cm.

5x

4x 3x

(i) Explain why the base of the prism is a right-angled triangle. [1]

(ii) Given that the total volume of the solid is 96 cm 3, express y in terms of x. [2]

192
(iii) Hence, show that the total surface area of the solid is S 12 x 2 . [2]
x
(iv) Given that x can vary, find
[3]
(a) the value of x for which S has a stationary value,
(b) the stationary value of S. [1]

(v) Determine whether the stationary value of S is a maximum or a minimum. [2]

Tajong Katong Prelim 2014 Paper 2/ Qn 7

( x 2) 2
12 It is given that f ( x) , x p , where p is an integer.
px
(i) Obtain and simplify an expression for f (x) in terms of p. [3]
(ii) The only values of x for which f (x) is an increasing function of x are those values for
which 2 x 10 . Show that the value of p = 4.
[4]
(iii) Hence, find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where the
curve crosses the x-axis. [3]