Q1 - QUESTION 3 (Midyear 2007) The graph of f ( x) !

1 

1 is drawn for the interval 0 e x e 6 , as shown below: x 1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

(a) On the graph given above, draw three lower rectangles for the interval 1 x 4. Hence find AL, the area sum of these 3 lower rectangles. (3 marks)

(b) If AU is the area sum of three upper rectangles for 1 x 4, find AU. (c) Using calculus, determine the exact value of A !

(2 marks) (3 marks)

1  x  1 dx .
1

(d) Using your results from parts (a) and (c), explain clearly why AL < A.

(1 mark)

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(e) Name and describe a method, involving the area of rectangles, which would result in a better approximation than AL for A. Do not carry out the method. (2 marks)

Q2 - QUESTION 5 (Midyear 2007)

(a) Find

0 1

3 x 2 dx .

(2 marks)

(b) Hence or otherwise, find the exact value of k which satisfies the equation

0 1

3 x 2 dx =

k 0

1 dx . x 1

(4 marks)

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Q3 - QUESTION 6 (Midyear 2007) Let f (x ) =

x for 5 x 5. 2( x  1) 2

1.

Draw the graph of y ! f (x) on the axes shown below. Clearly show the axis intercept and the vertical asymptote on your graph.

O x 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5

(3 marks)

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(b) Consider f d ) ! (x

1 x . Mark on your graph in part (a), a point T where the tangent is 2( x  1) 3

horizontal. Find the coordinates of the point T and state its nature.

(3 marks)

(c) Let

Find the exact value of D.

(2 marks)

Q4 QUESTION 1 (Midyear 2008)

(d) Find

(3 marks)

Q5 QUESTION 3 (Midyear 2008)

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Find the value of k algebraically given that the area of the shaded region below is equal to y 4

8 units2. 3

(5 marks)

Q6 QUESTION 9 (Midyear 2008)

(a) Show that

4 8x dx ! 4 ln . 1 x  4 3
0 2

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(4 marks) (b) Consider the function f x ! x 2  8x  4 . x2  4

(i) Show that f x has no stationary point. (Your working should include the sign diagram of f d ). x

(5 marks) (ii) Express f x in the form of f x ! A  Bx and hence identify the vertical asymptotes of f x . x 4
2

(2 marks)

(c) Sketch the graph of f x !

x 2  8x  4 in the space provided below. Clearly show the axes x2  4 intercepts and the vertical asymptotes on your graph.

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(3 marks)

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(d) For the interval  1 e x e 0 ,

(i) draw two upper rectangles with an equal width of 0.5 units each onto the graph in (c). (1 mark)

(ii) calculate the total area of the upper rectangles you have drawn in (c), bringing your answer to 2 decimal places.

(2 marks)

(e) Using your results from (a) to help you, find the exact area below the graph of f x for  1 e x e 0 .

(4 marks)

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(f) Comment on the answers you obtained in (d)(ii) and (e) by making a comparison and justifying your conclusion.

(2 marks) Q7 QUESTION 2 (Midyear 2009)

(a)

(i) Given that u ! 4 x 3  2 x 2  1 , find

du . dx

(2 marks)

(ii) Hence, find

6x 2  2x 4 x 3  2 x 2  1 dx .

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(4 marks)

(b) Find the exact value of

2 0

ln 5 x dx .

(3 marks) Q8 QUESTION 3 (Midyear 2009)

The graph of y ! 4e  0.5 x is shown below.

y 4

0 1 2

4 5

6 7

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An overestimate for the area between the graph of y ! 4e  0.5 x , the x-axis and the vertical lines, x = 4 and x = 8 is calculated using the area of two upper rectangles with equal width. The sum of the area of the two rectangles is 1.48 units2, corrected to the nearest two decimal places. (a) On the graph above, clearly draw these rectangles used to obtain this area as an overestimate . (2 marks) (b) Calculate the overestimate for the area between the graph of y ! 4e  0.5 x , the x-axis and the vertical lines, x ! 4 and x ! 8 , using four rectangles with equal width and leave your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

(2 marks)

(c)

It is known that this overestimate can be improved by dividing this interval of x, 4 x 8 into more rectangles of equal width. It is also noted that this overestimate tends to approach a limiting value of A. Determine the exact value of A.

(4 marks)

Q9 QUESTION 6 (Midyear 2009)

(a) Rewrite

3 

2 x3

as a single fraction.

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(2 marks)

(b)

Hence, find the exact value of

5 4

3x  7 dx . x3

(4 marks) Q10 - Question 9 (Midyear 2009)

(a)

(i) Find

dy if y ! (t  1) ln(t  1) for t 0 . dt

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(2 marks)

(ii) Hence, prove that

ln(t  1) dt

! (t  1) ln(t  1)  t  c .

(3 marks)

(b)

The velocity of a particle moving in a straight line is given by v(t ) ! ln(t  1) ms 1, where t is in seconds and t 0. Given that the particle was initially at the origin.

(i) Find the displacement and acceleration functions for the particle s motion at any time.

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(3 marks) (ii) Draw the sign diagrams for velocity and acceleration functions. Hence, state the time interval when the speed of the particle is increasing.

(3 marks)

(iii)

Draw a diagram to illustrate the motion of the particle in the first 3 seconds. Hence, calculate the exact distance travelled by the particle in the first three seconds.

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(3 marks)

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