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Instructions to candidates :
Answer all questions. All necessary working should be shown clearly. Non-exact
numerical answers may be given correct to three significant figures, or one decimal place
in the case of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the
question.
[4 marks]
3. The sum of the first n terms of a series is given as
2n + 1
____
10 -
3n - 1
Show that the series is a geometric progression.
[5 marks]
b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region bounded by the curve
2 3
y = x + 1 and the graph y = ½x½ + 1 for x > 0 is rotated 360o about
2 2
the y-axis. [6 marks]
12. Sketch on the same coordinate axes, the graphs of y = ex and y = 10x.
Show that the equation ex – 10x = 0 has a root in the interval [0,1]
[4 marks]
Using the Newton-Raphson method and 0.2 as the first approximation, find the
root correct to three decimal places.
[5 marks]
The other root of the equation lies in the interval [n, n + 1], where n is an integer.
State the value of n.
[5 marks]
Mark Scheme for STPM Trial examination
3. Sn = 10 – 2n+1
3n–1
Using Tn = Sn – Sn–1
= 10 – 2n+1 - 10 – 2n
3n–1 3n–2
= 2n – 2n+1
3n–2 3n–1
= 2n 1 – 2
3n–2 3
n
= 2 1
3n–2 3
= 2n
3n–1
= 3 2 n
3
Tn = 3 2 n
Tn–1 ________
3
3 2 n–1
3
= 2
3
Therefore, it is a geometric progression with r = 2
3
4.
· ·B
y = mx
· P (x2,y2)
A
(x1,y1)
P= x1 + x2 ‘ y1 + y2
2 2
= ( X , Y )
Y = mX = m _ (2 + m) = _ m(2 + m)
(1 + m2) (1 + m2)
From point P, x = _ (2 + m)
(1 + m2)
Substitute m = y into above equation : x = _ 2+ y
x x
1 + y2
x2
x + y2 = -2 – y
x2 x
x + y2 +2x + y = 0
2
5. y = ln (sin3 2x)
Using chain rule :
dy = 1 . d (sin3 2x)
3
dx sin 2x dx
= 6 sin2 2x. cos 2x
sin3 2x
= 6 cos 2x = 6 cot 2x
sin 2x
d2y = -12 cosec2 2x
dx2
= -12 (1 + cot2 2x)
d2 y + 12 cot2 2x + 12 = 0
dx2
3 d2 y + 36 cot2 2x + 36 = 0
dx2
3 d2 y + ( 6 cot 2x )2 + 36 = 0
dx2
3 d2 y + dy 2
+ 36 = 0
dx2 dx
6. (x – 3)2 , x ≤ 3
g(x) = 1– a , x>3
x
0 3 x
7. 6x2 + 3x – 1 = 6x2 + 3x – 1 = 3 + 2 .
(x + 1)(2x – 1) 2x2 + x – 1 2x2 + x – 1
= 3 + 2 .
(x + 1)(2x – 1)
2 . = A . + B .
(x + 1)(2x – 1) (x + 1) (2x – 1)
2 = A(2x – 1) + B(x + 1)
When x = -1 , A = -2
3
When x = ½ , B = 4
3
6x2 + 3x – 1 = 3 - 2 . + 4 .
(x + 1)(2x – 1) 3(x + 1) 3(2x – 1)
2
6x2 + 3x – 1 2
3 -
ò1 (x + 1)(2x – 1)
=
ò1
2 . +
3(x + 1)
4 . dx
3(2x – 1)
= 3x – 2 ln çx + 1÷ + 2 ln ê2x – 1÷ 2
3 3 1
ê ÷
2
= 3x + 2 ln 2x – 1
3 x+1 1
= 6 + 2 ln 1 – 3 + 2 ln 1
3 3 2
= 3 + 2 ln 2
3
= 3.462 (3 decimal places)
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 3
8. 1 + 2x = 1 + C1 2x + C2 2x + C3 2x + …….
3 3 3 3
= 1 + x + 1 x2 – 1 x3 (up to x3)
6 54
For expansion to be valid :
ê ÷
2x < 1
3
\ –3 < x < 3
2 2
3
Ö Ö (1
3 3
(1.004) = + 0.004) = (1 + 0.004) 2
= 14 –1 8 10 –5 15 3 0 0
–1 6 0 – –5 10 5 – 0 3 0
8 0 11 15 5 5 0 0 3
= 1 4 –7
4 –7 –5
–7 –5 3
b) PQ = 2 –1 3 1 4 –7
–1 2 1 4 –7 –5
3 1 1 –7 –5 3
= –23 0 0
0 –23 0
0 0 –23
PQ = –23I
P–1 PQ = –23P–1 I
IQ = –23P–1
_ 1Q = P–1
23
P–1 =_ 1 Q
23
= _1 1 4 –7
23 4 –7 –5
–7 –5 3
c) 2 –1 3 x 23
–1 2 1 y = –46
3 1 1 z 69
–1
x 2 –1 3 23
y = –1 2 1 –46
z 3 1 1 69
_ 1 1 4 –7 23
= 23 4 –7 –5 –46
–7 –5 3 69
1 4 –7 1
= - 4 –7 –5 –2
–7 –5 3 3
–28 28
= - 3 = –3 x = 28, y = –3, z = –12
12 –12
10. a)
Coordinates of A?
y y = ½ x2 + 1 x2 + 1 = 3x + 1
2 2
y = 3/2 çx½ + 1
·A \ x = 3, y = 11
2
A 3 , 11
2
1
x
0
The area is symmetrical about the y-axis :
Hence 3
A = 2 ò [ ( 3 x + 1) – ( x + 1) ] dx
2
0 2 2
= 2ò [
3 3 2
x– x ] dx
2 2
0 2 3
= 2 [ 3 x2 – x ] 0
4 6
= 4 ½ unit2 11
/2
b) Volume = p ò1 x2 dy – Volume of cone
11
/2
= p ò 2(y – 1) dy – 1 p (32) (11 – 1)
1 11
/2 3 2
= p [(y – 1) ]2
– 27 p
1 2
= 27 p unit 3
= 6 ¾ p unit3
y = 10x
1
y = ex
x
0
ex – 10x = 0
let f(x) = ex – 10x
f(x) = ex – 10x
f’(x) = ex – 10