Anderson Junior College

Promotional Examination 2009

H2 Mathematics

1 Without the use of a graphing calculator, find the exact value of

1

8
1 1 x d x
by using the substitution u  1 1 x . [4]

1

x  2 2
Find the expansion of  3  2 x     1
1
2 (i) in ascending powers of x, up to
 2 
3
and including the term in x . [4]

(ii) Find the range of values of x for which the expansion is valid. [2]
3

x  x2  2
(iii) Using the expansion in (i), find the expansion of 2  3  2 x     1
2

2 2 
2
in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x . [2]

3 The parametric equations of a curve are x = t2 + t, y = 2t – 1, t .

The point A, which does not lie on the curve, has coordinates (0, 4). If the normal
to the curve at a certain point P passes through A, find the equation of this normal. [5]

4 Solve the inequality

2  2  ax  4 , where a is a positive constant.

Hence, solve the inequality 2  2 1  a   ax  4 . [6]

n
5 Prove, by induction, (r
r 1
2
 2r  2)(r 1)!  n!(n 1)  1 for n  
. [5]

6 The sum of the first n terms of a series is given by the expression 1  32 n  .

(i) Find Tn , the nth term of the series and hence show that the series is a
geometric series. [4]
(ii) Find the least value of k such that the sum of the terms from the kth term is
1
less than . [4]
3000
N
 1 
(iii) Express    in terms of N. [2]
n 1  Tn 

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7 The graphs of y  f '( x) and y2  f(x) are shown separately in the diagrams below.
1
Sketch the graph of y = f(x) and hence sketch the graph of y  , showing
f ( x)
clearly the x-intercepts and asymptotes (if any). [7]

y
y
y2  f(x)
y  f '( x)

0 x

y=4

0 x
(-5, 0) (1, 0)
y=-4

x = -3 x=3

x = -3
x=3

8 Show that sin(n  1) x  sin(n 1) x  2cos(nx)sin x [1]

Hence, by using the method of difference, show that, for 0  x   ,
N
2    2 N  1 x   x 
 2cos(nx)  sin x sin   cos    1 .
 2 
[4]
n 1   2 
N
 x
Deduce that  2cos(nx)  cos ec  2  1.
n 1
[2]

9 A sequence of real numbers satisfy the recurrence relation

1
xn1  for n = 1, 2, 3, …
( xn  1)exn
(i) If xn  k as n , find the value of k correct to 3 decimal places. [3]

(ii) Using a graphical method, show that if xn  k , then xn 1  xn . [2]

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10 The line l1 has the vector equation
 2 1
   
r   3    0 ,  .
 2  4 
   
Another line l2 has the Cartesian equations x  3  y  z 1 .
3

(i) Show that the lines l1 and l2 intersect and find the position vector of the point
P where the lines intersect. [3]
(ii) The point B has coordinates (2, 3, 2). Find the projection of PB onto the
line l2 . [2]
(iii) Hence, find the position vector of N where N is the foot of the perpendicular
from B to the line l2. [2]
(iv) Q is on the line l2 such that its foot of the perpendicular to the line l1 is B.
Find the ratio of the area of PQB to the area of PBN. [3]

ln 3
11 (a) The diagram shows the line y  x and the curve with parametric equations
2
4
x , y  ln(2  t ) where t < 2.
1 t 2 y

 (2, ln3)

x
0

Given that they intersect at the point (2, ln3), find the exact area of the finite
ln 3
region bounded by the curve, the line y  x and the x-axis. [8]
2

x2

11 (b) The region R is bounded by the curves y  x e , y  x ln x , the x-axis and

2

the line x  2 . Find the exact volume generated when R is rotated completely
about the x-axis. [6]

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12 At 10.30 pm, a police officer discovered the body of a murder victim with a body
temperature of 34.5oC. The body was located in a room that was kept at a
constant temperature of 21.0oC.

(i) Given that the body lost heat at a rate proportional to the difference in
temperature between the body and the room, write down a differential
equation relating , the body temperature of the victim and the time t, in
minutes, after the arrival of the police officer. [1]

(ii) The police officer measured the victim’s body temperature after 90 minutes,
and the temperature was 31.5oC. Assuming that the victim’s temperature was
36.9oC at the time of death, show that
t
 7  90
 = 21 + 13.5   .
9
Hence estimate the time of death of the victim, showing your working clearly.
[7]

 x 2  ax
13 The curve C has the equation y  , where a and b are non-zero
x  2b
constants. Given that y   x  1 is an asymptote, find a in terms of b . [2]

(i) Find the range of values of b , such that the curve C has 2 stationary points. [3]

(ii) Given that 1  b  3 , sketch the curve C. Show clearly (if any), the equations
of the asymptotes, and the coordinates of the axial intercepts and stationary
points, in terms of b . [4]

(iii) Show that the intersection point of the asymptotes lies on the line
y  m( x  2b)  (1  2b) , where m is a constant. Hence, find the range of
values of m for which the line y  m( x  2b)  (1  2b) cuts C at 2 distinct
points. [2]

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