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108/1

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South Pacific Form Seven Certificate

MATHEMATICS with Calculus
2010
QUESTION and ANSWER BOOKLET
Time allowed: Three hours

Write your Student Personal Identification Number (SPIN) on the top right hand corner of this
booklet and on the fold-out flap on the last page.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

Show all working. Unless otherwise stated, numerical answers correct to three significant figures will
be adequate.

If you need more spaces for answers, ask the Supervisor for extra paper. Write your SPIN on all
additional sheets used and clearly number the questions. Attach the additional sheets at the
appropriate places in this booklet.

Section A You must answer ALL QUESTIONS 80 marks 90 mins

from Question One to Five.

Section B Answer only FIVE QUESTIONS 80 marks 90 mins

from Question Six to Eleven.
Each Question is worth 16 marks.
TOTAL 160 MARKS

Check that this booklet contains pages 2-26 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
Pages 27 - 30 are blank and are provided for rough work only.

A 4-page booklet (No. 108/2) containing mathematical formulae and tables has been provided.

YOU MUST HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.

TOTAL MARKS
160
You are advised to spend 90 minutes answering these questions.
Show ALL working.

SECTION A
(80 marks)

Answer ALL FIVE questions in this section. Each question is worth 16 marks.

QUESTION ONE

(a) Differentiate y = 3e − 2x − 2 . You do not need to simplify your answer.

x

(2 marks)

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(b) Differentiate y =
(7x 2 − 5)4

(2 marks)

(c) Differentiate y = (1 − 4x3 ) cosx .

(3 marks)
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(d) Calculate the area of the triangle shown below.

4 km

500

5 km

(3 marks)

(e) Find the x-coordinates of the stationary points of the graph of the function

y = (x 2 − 3) 1 + 2x .

You must show any derivative(s) that you need to find when solving this problem.

(6 marks)

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QUESTION TWO

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(a) If = a + b 2 , find the values of a and b as rational numbers.
5+ 2

(3 marks)

(b) Totu breeds pigs for his business. The number of pigs for the first 9 years of his
production can be modelled by: N(t) = 10 e0.5t + 12ln(2t + 7); 0≤t≤9 where N is the total
number of pigs and t is the time in years. At what rate is the number of pigs increasing at
7 years? Show any derivatives that you need to find when solving this problem.

(4 marks)

dy − 2x
(c) Find the equation of the curve that satisfies the differential equation = and
dx y
which passes through point (3,-1).

(3 marks)
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(d) Solve the following trigonometric equations.

(i) 2 tan 3x = 4, 0≤ x≤π

(3 marks)
π
(ii) sin x cos x = 0.321 0≤ x≤
4

(3 marks)

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QUESTION THREE

Do not forget the arbitrary constant in any integral.

3
(a) Find ∫ dx
e 2x

(2 marks)

(b) The graphs shown below is for function Y1 = sin x and Y2 = cos x for 0 ≤x ≤2π,
(graph is not drawn to scale)
y
1

0 π π 3π 2π x
2 2
-1

i) Clearly label each of the graphs as Y1 and Y2 .

π
ii) The graphs intersect at two points, one is when x = . Find the area enclosed
4
between the two curves in this region.

(5 marks)
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(c) Find ∫ 3x x +1 dx
[Hint: use substitution]

(4 marks)

(d) The diagram below shows the part of an electric circuit containing two components.

Component 1 Component 2

V1 V2
di
If the current in the circuit is i, then V1 = 8i and V2 = 5 where t is the time since the
dt
current started flowing.

V1 + V2 = 12. When t = 0, i = 0.

Find an equation that gives i as a function of t.

(5 marks)

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QUESTION FOUR
(a) Give the equation of the following graph.
yy
6
5
4
3
2
1

-66 Ğ
Ğ -55 -4 -33 Ğ
Ğ4 Ğ -22 -1
Ğ1 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
Ğ-1
1
Ğ-2
2
Ğ-3
3
Ğ-4
4
Ğ-5
5
Ğ-6
6

(2 marks)

(b) Give the equation of the following graph.

yy
6
5
4
3
2
1

-66 Ğ
Ğ -55 -4 -33 Ğ
Ğ4 Ğ -22 -1
Ğ1 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
Ğ-1
1
Ğ-2
2
Ğ-3
3
Ğ-4
4
Ğ-5
5
Ğ-6
6

(2 marks)
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dy
(c) (i) Find if x2 – xy + y2 = 1
dx
(ii) Show that the line y = x is perpendicular to the curve at the points (-1,-1) and (1,1).

(5 marks)

(d) (i) A 1 metre wire is cut at distance x metres from one end as shown. The x metre
piece is formed into a circle, and the other piece is formed into a square, as shown
below.

x 1–x

Show that the combined area of the circle and square in square metres is

(1 − x) 2 x 2
A = + .
16 4π
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(4 marks)

dA
(d) (ii) Determine and hence find the value of x that gives the smallest combined area.
dx

(3 marks)

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QUESTION FIVE
(a) The areas of the shaded regions in square units are indicated on the graph of function f(x)
shown below.
Y

0.4 0.5
0.3
-2 -1 0 1 0.2 2 3 4 X

4
Calculate ∫ −2
f ( x)dx .

(2 marks)

(b) The table shows the values for y = sin(x2) where x is in radians. Complete the table and
1
∫ sin( x
use the Trapezium Rule to estimate 2 ) dx .
0

x 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1

2
y = sin(x ) 0 .062 .533 .841

(3 marks)

Expand (1 − 3x )
4
(c) completely and simplify each term.

(4 marks)
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(d) The polynomial P (x) = x 4 + 4 x 2 + x + a has a factor x 2 + x + 2 .

Find the value of a and hence the other factors of P(x).

(4 marks)
y
(e)

4-

3-

1-
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6

-2

Use the figure above to find the following (write ‘does not exist’ if there is no appropriate value):

i) f(-3)

ii) lim f ( x)
x →∞

iii) Values of x for which f(x) is decreasing.

(3 marks)

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SECTION B
(80 marks)

Answer any FIVE of the six questions. Each question is worth 16 marks. Cross out any answer
that you do not want marked. Answers for only five questions in this section will be marked.

QUESTION ONE
(a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3 ln (x + 1 ) − 4 at the point where
x = 0.

(3 marks)

(b) f ( x ) = x 4 − 8 x 3 + 24 x 2 − 32 x + 1
i) Find f ’(x) and f ”(x)

(2 marks)

ii) Show that f(x) has a stationary point when x = 2

(1 mark)

iii) Determine the nature of this stationary point by investigating f ’(x) on either side
of x = 2

(3 marks)
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(c) The complex number 2i is denoted by u. The complex number with modulus 1 and
argument 23 π is denoted by w.

i) Find the form x + iy, where x and y are real, the complex numbers w and uw.

(5 marks)

ii) Sketch an Argand diagram showing the complex number uw.

(2 marks)

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QUESTION TWO
4x
(a) Express f ( x) = in partial fractions
(3x + 1)( x + 1) 2

(6 marks)

(b) Nanu’s water supply is stored in an upright cylindrical tank. Unfortunately the tank has
developed a small hole in its base and water is leaking at a rate proportional to the
square root of the volume of water remaining.
If the tank initially held 400 litres, and if 39 litres leaked during the first day after the leak
appeared, how long would it take for the tank to empty completely?

(4 marks)
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1 + sin θ
(c) Prove that (tan θ − sec θ ) 2 =
1 − sin θ

(3 marks)

y+a
(d) Make y the subject of the formula in x =
y+b

(3 marks)

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QUESTION THREE
dy 1
(a) Find the solution of the differential equation = 2 x + which satisfies the condition
dx x
y = 2 when x = 1.

(3 marks)

(b) A scared cat runs in a straight line along the top of a wall from one end in such a way that
its velocity at time t is given by :
v = 3 − sin 3t , 0 ≤ t ≤ 5 ,
where v = velocity in meters per second and t = time in seconds.
Calculate the distance travelled by the cat during the first four seconds.
Show the results of any integration needed to solve the problem.

(3 marks)
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(c) A rectangular box has sides of lengths a, b, and c, as shown in the diagram given below.
A diagonal of length d is drawn through the box between opposite corners. The angles
between the diagonal and the edges of the box are labelled α, β and γ respectively. Show
that these angles satisfy the identity: cos2(α) + cos2(β) + cos2(γ) = 1.

d
c
γ

b β α
a

(5 marks)
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(d) i) Solve: log7 (2x -3) = 4.5

(3 marks)

ii) The graph below shows the velocity function of a ball that was kicked and it travelled
through air for 5 seconds.

V
30-

25-

20-

15-

10-

5-

-5 1 2 3 4 5 t (time in seconds)

-10

-15

-20

At what time is the ball at its maximum height?

(2 marks)

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QUESTION FOUR

⎛ 1 2⎞
(a) Find ∫ ⎜⎝ 2 x + x
2 ⎟
⎠
dx

(3 marks)

(b) The following table gives some values of sin3x.

x 0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

sin3x 0 0.199 0.389 0.479 0.565 0.717 0.841 0.932 0.985

Using only the information in the table and the Trapezium Rule, make the best possible
1. 2
estimate of the value of ∫ 0
sin 3 x dx

(5 marks)
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x2 y2
(c) Sketch the graph of the hyperbola − = 1 on the grid given below, indicating the
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asymptotes and intercepts.

y
(4 marks)

x
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

(d) Two circles have the same centre. The circles are expanding. The radius of the outer
circle is increasing at 0.3 cm/s and the radius of the inner circle is expanding at 0.2 cm/s.

The circles start with radius 0 cm. Find the rate at which the area between the circles is
increasing 20 seconds after they start expanding.

(4 marks)

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QUESTION FIVE
(a) Calculate the area between the graph of the function
y = x3 – 3x2 = x2(x – 3) and the x-axis between the lines x = 0 and x = 4.

(4 marks)

(b) Find all solutions for each of the equations with the given domains.

π
(i) 4 cos 5x = 3, 0≤ x≤
2

(2 marks)

(ii) 2 tan 3x = 4, 0≤ x≤π

(2 marks)
π
(iii) 6 sin (x + )=5 0≤ x≤π
4

(2 marks)
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(c) State the values of A, B and C for the trigonometric graph shown below.
y = A sin B (x + C)

2-

1-

0 π 2π 3π 4π

-1

-2

A=

B=

C=
(3 marks)

(d) A car travelling along a straight road is slowing down. Its distance s metres at time
t minutes after it passed the intersection is modelled by the function

s = 120(1 − e −0.15t ) .

Find the rate at which the car's speed is changing 10 seconds after it passed the
intersection.

(3 marks)

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QUESTION SIX
(a) Show that the equation
sin θ tan θ + cos θ = cot θ can be rewritten in the form sin 2 θ + sin θ − 1 = 0

(4 marks)

(b) Solve the equation cos 2 x − sin 2 x + cos x = 0 for 0 < x < π . Show all your working.

(4 marks)
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(c) The volume of a solid formed by rotating the region under the graph of y between
b
x = a and x = b about x-axis is given by: V = π ∫ y 2 dx .
a

Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the dotted region about x-axis.

Y = 4 – x2

(4 marks)
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(d) The diagram below shows the entrance to a road tunnel. The curved surface of the
entrance is modelled by part of an ellipse (the remaining part of the ellipse is shown
dotted). The road surface is 6.4m below the highest point of the entrance, and is 8m wide.
The width of the entrance to the tunnel at its widest point is 10m.

Calculate the vertical distance between the road surface and the lowest point of the
ellipse.

6.4m
y

x
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-1

-2

-3

Road surface

(4 marks)

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Student Personal
Identification Number (SPIN)

MATHEMATICS
(Calculus)

2010
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Section Question Marker Check

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