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CHIJ CHIJ KATONG CONVENT

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2008
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS 4038/01

Classes: Sec 404(24), 405(28), 406(43) Duration: 2 hours

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CHIJ Katong Convent Prelim. Exam 2008 Add Maths Paper 1 Sec 4 Express

Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0

− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a

Binomial expansion

n n n

(a + b )n = a n +   a n −1 b +   a n − 2 b 2 + ........ +   a n − r b r + ... + b n ,
1  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
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin (A ± B) = sinAcosB ± cosAsinB
cos (A ± B) = cos AcosB m sinAsinB
tanA ± tanB
tan (A ± B) =
1 m tanAtanB
sin 2 A = 2sinAcosA
cos 2 A = cos 2 A − sin 2 A = 2cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2sin 2 A
2 tanA
tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
1
sinA + sinB = 2sin ( A + B ) cos 1 ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
sinA − sinB = 2cos ( A + B ) sin ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
cosA + cosB = 2cos ( A + B ) cos ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
cosA − cosB = −2sin ( A + B ) sin ( A − B )
2 2

Formulae for ∆ABC

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