Instructions:

Answer all the questions.

Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

If the numerical answer is not exact, give your answer to 1 decimal place for angles in degrees
and 3 significant figures for all others unless otherwise stated in the question.

1.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Differentiate with respect to x.
(a) 2 x cos(2 5 x)
(b)

2.

3.

ln x 2 cosec x

[2]

Express the following in partial fractions.

(a)

x3 2 x 2 4 x 6
x2 x 6

[4]

(b)

2x2 4x 7
x3 x 2 2 x 2

[4]

A variable point (x, y) is defined such that x et sin t and y et cos t where
dx
dy
and , leaving your answers in terms of t.
dt
dt

(i)

Find

(ii)

dx dy
Hence, show that 2 x 2 y 2 .
dt dt

4.

The equation of a curve is y

(i)

(ii)
5.

[2]

.
[2]

[2]

sec kx

, where k is a constant such that 0 k 1 , and 0 x .

kx
2
e

dy
ke kx sec kx tan kx 1 . Hence, find the y-coordinate,
dx
of the point at which the tangent to the curve is parallel to the x-axis.

[4]

Find the equation of the normal to the curve at x 0 in terms of k.

[3]

Show that

A rectangle ABCD is inscribed symmetrically in the given circular sector OPQR. The radius of
the circle is r. POQ QOR and DOQ QOC .
O

P
D

(i)

State the geometrical relationship that line segments AD and OQ have.

(ii)

Prove that the area of the rectangle ABCD is

2r 2 sin sin( )
.
sin

1
(iii) Show that, as varies, the area of rectangle ABCD is a maximum when .
2

[1]

[4]
[4]

John plays in the game on the roll of two dice. There are a number of prizes that can be won,
depending on the sum of the numbers.
Rules:
No sweets if the sum is 7.
Two sweets if the sum is even.
Five sweets if the sum is 5 or 9.
Six sweets if the sum is 3 or 11.

(i)

Find the probability that the sum of the numbers is at least 3 but less than 10.

[2]

(ii)

John needs to pay $1 for each game and he understands that the sweets cost 20 cents each.
He plays for one game. Find the probability that he
(a) breaks even,
[2]
(b) makes a loss.
[2]
(iii) After playing for a few games, John claims that the game is unfair as he will never be able
to recover the cost of playing the games from the prizes that he won in the long run. Do
you agree? Explain your answer.
[2]
Bonus Question

Show that the function f( x)

prove that ab ba .

ln x
is a decreasing function when x > e. Given that a b e ,
x
[2]

Let x be chosen at random from the interval (0, 1] . What is the probability that
lg 4 x lg x 0 ? Note: x denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to x. [2]