Dunman High School, Senior High Preliminary Examination 2008
Dunman High School, Senior High Preliminary Examination 2008
Dunman High School, Senior High Preliminary Examination 2008
Reg. No.
Year 6 (
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
Additional Materials: Answer Paper Graph paper List of Formulae (MF15)
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2 The sum of the first n terms of a series is given by 5 (i) (ii) 2 2n . 5n 1 [3] [2]
Show that the series is a geometric series. Explain why this series converges and find its sum to infinity.
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+ . r +1 r + 2 r + 3
r =1
[2]
Shown below are Mdm Tham's household utilities usage for the months of May, June, July and August in a particular year:
Monthly usage (units) June July August 30 25 28 16 12 19 35 20 21
May 22 10 19
A household's monthly utility bill is calculated by summing up for that particular month, the charges it incurs respectively for its usage of electricity, gas and water, each of which is priced at a different rate per unit. Mdm Tham's monthly utility bills for May, June and July were $100, $155 and $113 respectively. Assuming that the price rates of the utilities were unchanged for these three months and August, find Mdm Tham's monthly utility bill for the month of August. [5]
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The diagram shows the graph of y = f ( x) . The curve has turning points at A(2, p) and B (0, q) where p and q are positive real numbers. y
y = f( x)
B (0, q)
y=
A(2, p)
x
1 2
[3]
[3]
(b)
The curve C has equation y 2 2 x 2 + 4 x 4 = 0 . Sketch C, indicating clearly the equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any axial intersections and turning points. [4] 2 2 Show that the curve with equation 8 y ( kx ) y + 2 = 0 , where k is a positive constant, lies entirely in the region x 2 2 . k [3]
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(a) (b)
Given xy 2 e y tan
(i)
dy in terms of x and y. [3] dx By considering the standard series for ln (1 + x ) , show that the first four
1
(ii)
1 non-zero terms in the series expansion of f( x) = ln x is given by 2 8 ln 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 . State the range of x for which the expansion is valid. 3 [4] 1 Write down the equation of the tangent to the curve f( x) = ln x at 2 x =0. [1]
(a)
Given that the first three terms in the expansion of (1 + ax)b in ascending powers
of x are 1 + x + x 2 , where a and b are constants, find the values of a and b. Hence expand
3 2
[4]
(1 + ax)b as a series in ascending powers of x, up to and including 1 x [3] the term in x2.
(b)
Given that x is sufficiently small for x3 and higher powers of x to be neglected, 5 4 cos x 1 1 9 show that [4] x + x2 . 2 + sin x 2 4 8
un 2 + un + a un + 1 , n ] + where a is
real constant. (a) Given that u1 = 2 , find the value of a such that all the terms in the sequence have the same value. [2] (b) It is given that a = 0 . (i) Find the range of possible values of u1 such that u2 is defined. [3] (ii) For u1 = 2 , un as n . Using the calculator to compute the first 10 terms in the sequence, it was observed that = 0.618 approximately. Find the exact value of . [4]
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Two complex numbers w and z are such that w* = z 2i , |w|2 = z + 6. By eliminating z or otherwise, find w in the form a + ib , where a and b are real and positive. [4] The point P in an argand diagram represents the variable complex number z, and the point A in the first quadrant represents the fixed complex number a. Draw on the same diagram, the point A and the locus of P for the following cases, making clear the relationship between the locus and the point A: (i) za = a , . 2 Hence, find a value of a such that the complex number z satisfying both equations in parts(i) and (ii) is purely imaginary. [6]
(ii)
(b)
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(a) (b)
Find
(i) (ii)
2x dx . 4x + 3
[3]
. [4] 1 3 The diagram shows the shaded region R which is bounded by the circle with 3 , x > 0. equation x 2 + y 2 = 4 and part of the curve with equation y = x Use your result from part (i) to find the exact area of region R. [3] y R (1, 3 )
4 x 2 dx =
x2 + y 2 = 4
3 ,1)
y=
3 x x
3 , the y-axis, the lines y = 1 x and y = 3 is rotated through 2 radians about the yaxis. Find the volume of the solid generated, giving one decimal place in your answer. [2]
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x The diagram shows a sketch of the curve y = x . e y
y=
x ex
(i) (ii)
Find, by differentiation, the exact maximum value of y. Hence show that ln x x 1 for all positive values of x.
[3] [3]
x is concave ex upwards. [3] 2 (iv) Another curve has equation y = k ( x 1) , k 0. Find the range of values of k
x such that the equation x = k ( x 1) has (a) 1 real root, (b) 2 real roots. e
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