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ANDERSON JUNIOR COLLEGE

2011 MID-YEAR COMMON TEST
H2 MATHEMATICS (JC2)
PAPER 1
Duration: 3 hours

Answer ALL questions.

1. Without the use of a graphing calculator, solve the inequality
3 2
1 7 10
0
x x x
+ + . [3]
Hence, find the range of values of x which satisfies
2
3 2
1 7 10
0 x
x x x
| |
+ + <
|
\ .
. [2]

2. Given that
2 1
1 tan 2 x y x

+ = where 0 y > , find the Maclaurins series

for y, up to and including the term in
2
x . [4]


3. Find ( ) sin ln cos d x x x

. [2]
Hence evaluate ( )
4
4
sin ln cos d x x x

, giving your answer in exact form. [2]

4. The sequence of numbers
r
u , where 1, 2, 3,... r = , is such that
1
2 u = and
1
4 1
r r
u u
+
= + . Prove by mathematical induction that, for all n
+
,

1
5 1 1
3 4 3
n
n
u

| |
= +
|
\ .
. [3]
Hence show that the sequence
n
u converges and find the range of values of
,
n
u n
+
. [2]

5. Express
2
3 r r in the form ( 2)( 2) ( ) r r r a + , where a is a real constant
to be found. [1]
(i) Find
( )
2
1
3
ln
2 ! 2
N
r
r r r
r r
=
(
| |
+
(
|
+ +
\ .

in terms of N . [4]
(ii) Does the series above converge? Explain your answer. [1]

6. The functions f is defined as follows:

4
f :
2
x
x
x

, , . x x A
(i) Specify the set A so that f is a one-one function and the range of f is the
set of all non-negative real numbers. Hence find
1
f

in a similar form. [4]

(ii) The function g is such that
( )
( )
2
4 3
gf( )=
2
x
x
x

. Find g(x). [3]

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7. The curve C has equation
2
1
, 0,
2( 1)
x a
y a a
x
+
=

.
(i) Find the range of values of a for C to have two stationary points. [3]
(ii) The curve C has no stationary points. Sketch the graph of C, giving the
equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any points of
intersection with the x- and y-axes. [3]
(iii) Using your graph in (ii), deduce the range of values of k for the equation
2
1
1 1
2( 1)
x a
k x
x
+
= +

to have exactly two real roots. [2]

8. A curve C has parametric equations

( )
1
2 1
2
1 , sin ( ) x y

= = where 0 1 .
(i) Find
d
d
y
x
in terms of . Hence find the point on C such that the normal to
the curve at this point is parallel to the line 2 y x = . [4]
(ii) Q is a point moving on the curve C such that its y-coordinate increases at a
rate of 2 units per second. Find the value of at the point Q when the rate
of change of the gradient at Q is 1 unit per second. [3]

9. (a) (i) By using the substitution 2tan x = , show that
( )
2
2
2
0 2
4 1
d
4 2
4
x
x
x
| |
=
|
\ .
+

. [4]
(ii) The diagram shows the shaded region S bounded by the curves

( )
2
2
2
4
1
4
x
y
x
= +
+
,
2 1
2 1
x
y
x

=
+
, the line 2 x = and the y-axis.
Find the exact area of S. [3]










( )
2
2
2
4
1
4
x
y
x
= +
+

2 1
2 1
x
y
x

=
+

2 x =
S
1
-1
1
2

y
x
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(b) The region R in the first quadrant is bounded by the curve
( )
2
4 1 y x = ,
the line 2 3 y x = and the y-axis. Find the volume generated when R is
rotated through 2 about the y-axis. [3]

10. The diagram shows the graph of f ( ) y x = , where A(0,2) is a point of intersection
with the y-axis and B(-2,0) is a minimum point as well as a point of intersection
with the x-axis. The equations of the asymptotes are 0 = y , 2 = y and 1 = x .









Sketch, on separate diagrams, the graphs of
(i)
1
f (1 )
2
y x = (ii)
1
f ( )
y
x
= (iii)
2
f ( ) 1 y x = +
Your sketches should show clearly the equations of the asymptotes and the
coordinates of any points corresponding to A and B. [7]

The curve g( ) y x = is such that g'( ) f ( ) x x a = + , where a is an unknown constant.
If the curve g( ) y x = has two stationary points (C and D), find the range of values
of a.
Given that the x-coordinate of C is less than x-coordinate of D, state the nature of
these stationary points. [3]








y
x
A(0,2)
B(2,0) 0


x =1
y =f(x)
y =2
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11. In preparation for a marathon, two athletes, Albert and James embark on
separate training programmes. The details of their training programmes are as
follows:
Alberts
programme
He runs 10 km on the first day of his training programme. On
each successive day after the first day, he increases the distance
run by 0.25 km.
J ames
programme
He runs 10 km on the first day of his training programme. On
each successive day after the first day, he increases his running
distance by 2.5% of the distance run in the previous day.

The two athletes start their training on different dates. Albert starts his training on
1 J uly while J ames starts his training on 10 J uly. There are 31 days in the month
of J uly.
(i) Calculate the difference in the distance ran by Albert and J ames on 17 J uly. [2]
(ii) Find the first day on which J ames runs a longer distance than Albert. [3]

Each athlete will complete his training programme once his accumulated running
distance, starting from the first day of his training, exceeds 500 km.

(iii) Find the number of days Albert will take to complete his training
programme. [2]
(iv) Suppose Albert completes his training on a particular date. How many
more days after this date will it take for James to complete his training? [2]


12. (a) After the civil war, de-mining was carried out by the United Nations
peacekeepers to remove land mines planted in Country A. The land mines
are de-mined at a rate inversely proportional to the number of land mines
remaining. In addition, due to accidental detonation caused by the local
community and wildlife, the number of land mines is decreasing at a rate
of one-eighth of the land mines remaining.
(i) If x (in thousands) is the number of land mines remaining at time t (in
months) after the war ended, show that
1
2
4
8
t
x k Ae

+ = , where k and A
are constants and k >0. [4]
(ii) There are 3000 land mines before the de-mining work starts and after 1
month, 2000 mines are left. Find the time required to remove all the
land mines in Country A. [3]
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(b) Find the general solution of the differential equation 2
dy
y x
dx
= in the form
2
f ( ) y x = . Sketch, in a single diagram, the family of solution curves for the
differential equation.
[It is not necessary to label the axial intercepts in your diagram.] [5]


13. The plane
1
contains two lines with following equations:

1
: l
1 0
0 2 ,
1 1

| | | |
| |
= +
| |
| |
\ . \ .

r


2
: l
0 0
1 2 ,
1 1

| | | |
| |
= +
| |
| |
\ . \ .

r

(i) Show that the shortest distance between the two lines is
6
5
. [3]
The equation for plane
2
is
2
1 0
2
| |
|
=
|
|

\ .

r .
(ii) Verify that the line l
1
lies on
2
. [1]
(iii) The acute angle between
1
and
2
is . Show that
1
cos
6
= .
Hence or otherwise, find the shortest distance between l
2
and
2
. [4]

The plane
3
has equation 2 x y z a + = where a is an unknown constant.
(iv) Show that l
1
is parallel to
3
. Hence, find the value a such that the non-
parallel planes
1
,
2
and
3
have at least one common point. [4]
(v) If a =2, give a geometrical interpretation of the relationship between
1
,
2
and
3
. Explain your answer. [1]

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