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MATHEMATICS T / S (PAPER 1)
1. Show that
1
ln 1
e
xdx
[4]
2. Expand
( )
1
2
1 x
in ascending power of x up to the term in x
3
. Hence, find the
value of
7
correct to five decimal places. [5]
3. Using the laws of the algebra of sets, show that for any set A and set B,
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) A B B A A B A B [6]
4. Matrix A is given by
3 3 4
5 4 1
1 2 3
_
,
. Find the adjoint of A. Hence, find A
-1
. [6]
5. The function f is defined by ( )
2
1
, 0 2
2
1, 2
x
x
f x
x
ax x
<
+
'
+
and
sketch the ellipse. [7]
7. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the graphs of y = 2 x and
x
y
1
2 +
.[4]
Hence, solve the inequality
x
x
1
2 2 + >
. [4]
8. Using the sketch graph of
3
x y and
1 +y x
show that the equation
0 1
3
+ x x
has only one root and state that successive integers a and b such
that the real root lies in the interval (a, b). [4]
Use the Newton-Raphson method to find the real root correct to three decimal
places. [5]
9. The matrices P and Q, where PQ = QP are given by
2 2 0
0 0 2 P
a b c
_
,
,
1 1 0
0 0 1
0 2 2
Q
_
,
. Determine the values of a, b and c. [5]
Find the real numbers m and n for which P = mQ + nI, where I is the 3 x 3 identity
matrix. [5]
10. A curve is define by parametric equation
t
y t x
2
2 , 2 1 + . Find the
equation of the normal to the curve at the point A(3, -4).
[7]
The normal to the curve at the point A cuts the curve again at the point B. Find the
coordinates of B. [4]
11. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the line
1
2
y x and the curve
2
y x . Find
the coordinates of the points of intersection. [5]
Find the area of the region bounded by the line
1
2
y x and the curve
2
y x .
[4]
Find the volume of the solid formed when the region is rotated through 2 radians
about the y-axis. [4]
12. Prove that the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series
2
... a ar ar + + +
is
( )
1
1
n
a r
r
. [3]
(i) The sum of the first five terms of a geometric series is 33 and the sum of the
first ten terms of the geometric series is -1023. Find the common ratio and the
first term of the geometric series. [5]
(ii) The sum of the first n terms and the sum to infinity of a geometric series
3
6 3 ...
2
+ are Sn and S
< . [7]