Anderson Junior College

JC1 Promotional Examination 2010

H2 Mathematics (9740)

1. Prove, by mathematical induction, that 1 1  2  2  3  22  ...  n.2 n 1 = 1  (n  1)2n

for all n   . [4]

2. Given that x is sufficiently small for x3 and higher powers of x to be neglected, find the
1 x
series expansion of in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in
2x 1
x 2 . State the range of values of x for which this expansion is valid. [4]

(i) Hence, without the use of a graphic calculator, show that

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1 x 913
0 2 x  1 dx   8000 .
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(ii) Give a reason why it is not appropriate to use the series to estimate the
value
0 1 x
of  1 2x 1
dx . [1]

0 3 x 1  2
3. Use the substitution u  x  1 to evaluate  1 3x  4
dx , giving your answer
in exact form. [5]

4. An aeroplane, flying at a constant height of 3000m above ground level,

passes directly over an observer on the ground. The observer’s line of sight to the
aeroplane makes an angle of  radians with the horizontal and this angle decreases at
the rate of 0.09 radians per second. The distance between the observer and the
aeroplane is x metres at time t seconds. You may assume that the height of the observer
is negligible.

d 3000
(i) Prove that  . [2]
dx x x 2  30002

(ii) Find the rate at which the distance between the aeroplane and the observer is

increasing at the instant when   . [2]
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5. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of
(i) y  x  a  b where both a and b are positive real numbers, [1]

(ii) y   x 2  10 x  16 , [1]
labelling clearly the x-intercept(s) of the graph in each case.
Hence, from the graphs, find the values of a and b such that the inequality

 x  a  b  x 2
 10 x  16   0 is always true for all real values of x. [3]

6. The function f is defined by f : x  9  ( x  1) 2 , x  2 .

(i) Sketch the graph of the function f and find the range of f. [2]

(ii) Show that f 1 does not exist.

The function f1 is such that f1 : x  f  x  , x  k . Given that f1 exists, find the

1

greatest value of k. Using this greatest value of k, define f11 . [4]

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(iii) The function h is defined by h : x  2 x , x  a where a is a constant.
Find the range of values of a such that the function fh exists. [2]

x 2  x  12
7. The curve C has equation y  , where b is a negative constant.
xb
(i) Find, in terms of b, the asymptotes of the curve C. [2]
dy
(ii) Find the range of values of b such that  0 for all x  , x  b .
dx
[4]
(iii) Sketch the graph of the curve C corresponding to this range of values of b,
labeling the asymptotes and axial intercepts clearly. [2]

Hence find, in terms of b, the value of the constant m such that the equation
 x  m   x  m   12
2

 k has exactly one positive and one negative root for all real
( x  m)  b
values of k. [2]

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8. The diagram below shows the curve C which has parametric equations
x  at 2  4t , y  2t 3  8t where t  0 and a is a positive constant. The curve C crosses
the x-axis at the point P.
y

x
O P

(i) Find, in terms of a, the gradient of the curve at the point P. [3]

It is given that the tangent to the curve at the point P is perpendicular to the tangent at
the origin.

(ii) Find the value of a. Hence show that the equation of the tangent to the curve
at the point P is given by 2 y  x  36 .
[3]

(iii) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve, the tangent to the curve at
the point P and the y-axis. [3]

9 (i) Find  x cos   x  dx . [2]

1x  1 1
(ii) Hence show that 0 
x sin 2  
 2 
dx   2 .
4 
[2]
(iii) The diagram below shows the shaded region R which is bounded by the curve
x
 , the curve  y  1  2  1  x  and the x-axis. Find the exact
2
y  x sin 
 2 
volume of the solid of revolution formed when R is rotated through 2  radians
about the x-axis. [4]
y

 y 1  2  1 x
2
y

(1, 1)
1) x
y  x sin
R R 2
x
0

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10. (a) The diagram below shows the graph of y  f ( x) . The curve has stationary points
at A(3, 6) and C(2, 0) and intersects the y-axis and x-axis at B(0, 2) and D(5, 0)
respectively. The equations of the asymptotes (also shown in the diagram) are
x  4 and y  2 .
y x=4
A(–3, 6) y  f ( x)

B(0, 2) y=2

x
0 C(2, 0) D(5, 0)

Sketch, on separate diagrams, the graphs of

(i) y 2  f ( x) , [3]
(ii) y f  x2 . [3]
You should indicate clearly the coordinates of the points corresponding to A,
B, C and D and all asymptotes (wherever necessary) in each case.

(b) A continuous curve y  g  x  has three stationary points A, B

and C. The
y-coordinates of the points A, B and C are 3 , 0 and 4 respectively. It is
known that A is a minimum point and C is a maximum point.
The figure below shows the graph of y = g'  x  (not drawn to scale) with x-
intercepts at x  2 , 1, 5.
y
y=

–2 x
1 5

Sketch the graph of y  g  x  , showing clearly the coordinates of the stationary

points A, B and C. [3]

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 2  3 
   
11. Relative to an origin O, the position vectors of the points A and B are    and  2 
1 2
   
respectively. The line l1 passes through the points A and B. Another line l2 has
Cartesian equations given by x  1  2  z, y  4 . The lines l1 and l2 intersect at the
point A. Find
(i) a vector equation of the line l2 , and state the value of  , [2]
(ii) the acute angle between the lines l1 and l2 , [2]
(iii) the position vector of the foot of perpendicular, N, from B to the line l2 . [3]

Area of ABS 3
The point S lies on the line segment BN and is such that  . Find
Area of ABN 4
the position vector of S. [3]

12. (a) A sequence of positive numbers {un} is given by the recurrence relation
4  1  un 
un 1  and u1  1 .
4  un

(i) Given the sequence {un} converges to l as n   , find the value of l. [2]
(ii) If un < l , show that un+1 > un for all n   .
[3]

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(b) Express in partial fractions.
x  x  1  x  2 
N
2
Hence find the sum  n  n  1  n  2 
n 3
in terms of N. [4]
N
1 1 1
(i) Using the above result, show that n
n 3
3
 
4 2 N  N  1
. [2]

1 11
(ii) Hence show that n
n 1
3

8
. [2]

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13. Tom builds a triangular-shaped structure with its sides made up of matchsticks of the
same length. He needs 3 matchsticks to build a structure with one level, 9 matchsticks
to build a structure with two levels, 18 matchsticks to build a structure with three levels,
and so on, as shown in the diagram below.

Structure with 1 level Structure with 2 levels Structure with 3 levels

(3 match sticks) (9 match sticks) (18 match sticks)

(i) Show that the total number of matchsticks Tom needs to build a structure with
3m  m  1
m levels is . [2]
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(ii) If Tom uses 1000 matchsticks to build a structure with m levels, find the
greatest value of m assuming that he does not have to use all the matchsticks.
[2]

In a structure with n levels, beads are placed in each triangular compartment.

One bead is placed in the first compartment. The number of beads placed in each
successive compartment is twice the number of beads placed in the previous
compartment (see diagram below which shows the top two rows of the structure).

1 bead

4 beads
2 beads 8 beads
….
.

(iii) Find the total number of compartments in the structure, giving your answer in
terms of n. [1]

(iv) Find the total number of beads in the bottom-most row of the structure, giving
your answer in terms of n. [3]

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Qn/No Numerical Answers
2 5 39 2 1
1  x  x ;| x |
2 8 2
3  1  
2 1  ln 4  
 3 3 3
4 (ii) 180 m/s
5 a = 5 and b = 3
6 (i) Rf  (,9] ; greatest k value is -1.  f11 ( x)  1  9  x , x  9
(iii) a  1
7 (i) oblique asymptote is y = x + (1-b)
Horizontal asymptote is x = -b
(ii) 3  b  0-1 2
(iii) m  b
8 4
(i) (ii) a  7 (iii) 173
a 1
9 1  1  1
(i) x  sin   x    2 cos   x   c (iii) 
   6 
11 1 1
   
(i) r   4     0  ,    ;   4
    1 
 2  
 1  3 
  1 
(ii)   39.2 (iii)  4  ;  7 
 4  2 7 
   

12 1 2 1 1 1 1
(ai) l = 2 (b)   ;  
x x 1 x  2 2 N N 1

13 (ii) greatest m  25 (iii) n 2 (iv) 2n2  2 n 1

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