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RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

2009 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SECONDARY FOUR

CANDIDATE
NAME

CLASS 4 INDEX NUMBER

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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/01

Paper 1 18 September 2009
2 hours
Additional Materials: Answer Paper
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At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.

This paper consists of 5 printed pages (including this page)

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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,

 b  b 2  4ac
x=
2a
Binomial Theorem

n n n

(a + b) n = a n +   a n  1b +   a n  2b2 + . . . +   a n rbr + . . . + b n ,
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  2   r  

n n! n (n  1)...(n  r  1)
where n is a positive integer and    
 r  r!(n  r )! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1

sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A

cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 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 2A = 2 sin A cos A

cos 2A = cos 2A – sin 2A = 2 cos 2A – 1 = 1 – 2 sin 2A

2 tan A
tan 2A =
1  tan 2 A
sin A  sin B  2sin 12 ( A  B ) cos 12 ( A  B)
sin A  sin B  2 cos 12 ( A  B )sin 12 ( A  B )
cos A  cos B  2 cos 12 ( A  B ) cos 12 ( A  B)
cos A  cos B  2sin 12 ( A  B )sin 12 ( A  B )

Formulae for ABC

a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C
a2 = b2 + c2  2bc cos A
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= bc sin A
2

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1
S
4 2m

P 5m

105
108
W

53
45
71
Q
Q 1.5 m R

In the above diagram, PQR =  , PRQ = 90, PRS = 45, RPS = 105 and
PS = 4 2 m

(a) Show that the exact length of PR = 4 m. [2]

(b) Given further that QR = ( 3  1) m, find tan  in the form a  b 3 where a and b
are integers. [3]

2 Solve, for x and y , the simultaneous equations

(16) x (64) y  1
( 27) y   3 x
 81 3 [5]

3  4 3
Calculate the inverse of the matrix   and use this to solve the simultaneous
7 6
equations 4x  3y  7  0 ,
7 x  6 y  16  0 . [5]

4(i) (a) Differentiate x e 3 x with respect to x. [2]

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(b) Hence, evaluate  3
xe3 x dx . [3]
0

5 5x 1
(a) Express in partial fractions. [3]
( x  3)( x  4)
5x  1
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the gradient of the curve y  at the point
( x  3)( x  4)
where x  2 . [3]
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6 A particle moves in a straight line so that, t seconds after leaving a fixed point O ,
its velocity, v m s 1 , is given by v  3 t 2  15 t  18 . Find
(a) the values of t for which the particle is at instantaneous rest. [2]
(b) the acceleration of the particle when the velocity is equal to its initial velocity. [2]
(c) the distance travelled by the particle during the first 2 seconds after passing O. [2]

7 2 cos x dy
The equation of the curve is y  . Find and hence, the x -coordinate,
3  2 sin x dx

where 0  x  , of the point at which the tangent to the curve is parallel to the x -axis.
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[6]

8 (a) Prove that 1  sin 2 x  cos 2 x  2(sin x  cos x) cos x. [2]

(b) Find all the angles between 0 and 2 which satisfy the equation
1  sin 2 x  cos 2 x  0 [4]

9 The two shorter sides of a right-angled triangle are of length ( x  y ) cm and ( x  y ) cm

respectively. Given that the length of the hypotenuse is 68 cm and that the area of the
triangle is 8 cm 2 , find the length of the two shorter sides, [6]

10 (a) Find the range of values of k for which 2 x( x  2k )  4  7k is always positive for all
real values of x. [3]

(b) Find the values of k for which the straight line 2x + y = k is a tangent to the curve
4x 2 + y 2 = 8. [3]

11 (a) Find the fifth and sixth terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of
9
 1 2
1  x  . [4]
 3 
9
 1 

(b) Hence find the coefficient of x 10 in the expansion of 1  x 2  3 x 2  1 .  [3]
 3 

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12 The diagram shows part of the straight line graph drawn to represent the equation
2
py  e qx .
ln y (2,8)

(0,2)

x2
0

Given that the straight line passes through (0,2) and (2,8), find
(a) the values of p and of q. [6]
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(b) the value of y when x  . [2]
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13 A rectangular block has a total surface area is 2700 cm 2 . The base of the block is 2x cm
by 3x cm and the height is h cm.

(a) Express h in terms of x . [2]

3
36 x
(b) Show that the volume, V cm 3 , of the block is given by V  1620 x  . [2]
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(c) Hence find the height of the block which has the maximum volume and show that
this volume is a maximum. [5]

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