CAPE UNIT 1 Paper 2 (2012) SOLUTIONS

QUESTION 1

(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑥 − 10

(i) 𝑓(1) = 0 𝑝 − 𝑞 = −8

2(1) − 𝑝(1) + 𝑞(1) − 10 = 0 𝑝 + 𝑞 = −6

𝑝 − 𝑞 = −8 −2𝑞 = −2

𝑞=1

𝑓(−1) = −6 𝑝 = −7

2(−1) − 𝑝(−1) + 𝑞(−1) − 10 = −6 (ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 𝑥 − 10

−2 − 𝑝 − 𝑞 − 10 = −6 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 + 9𝑥 + 10)

𝑝 + 𝑞 = −6 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 2)

(b) √𝑥 + 𝑦 = 16 + √240 (16 − 𝑦)𝑦 = 60

16𝑦 − 𝑦 − 60 = 0
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2 𝑥𝑦 = 16 + √240
𝑦 − 16𝑦 + 60 = 0
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 16 → 𝑥 = 16 − 𝑦
(𝑦 − 10)(𝑦 − 6) = 0
2 𝑥𝑦 = √240
𝑦 = 6, 10
2 𝑥𝑦 = 2√60
𝑥 = 10, 6
𝑥𝑦 = 60

(c) (i) |3𝑥 − 7| ≤ 5 (ii) |3𝑥 − 7| + 5 ≤ 0

−5 ≤ 3𝑥 − 7 ≤ 5 |3𝑥 − 7| ≤ −5

2 ≤ 3𝑥 ≤ 12 There is no solution since modulus cannot

be negative.
2
≤𝑥≤4
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QUESTION 2

(a) (i) 𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) ] = 𝑓(𝑥 − 3) (ii) 𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥 + 3)

= (𝑥 − 3) − 3 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 6 = (𝑥 + 3) − 3

= 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 9 − 3 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 6 = 𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 6

= 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 6 𝑥 − 7𝑥 − 6𝑥 = 0

𝑥(𝑥 − 7𝑥 − 6) = 0

𝑥(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2) = 0

By Synthetic Division or Long Division

𝑥 = −2, −1, 0, 3

(b) (i) 𝛼 + 𝛽 = (iii) 𝑥 − + 𝑥+ =0

1 2𝛽 + 2𝛼 4
𝛼𝛽 = 𝑥 − 𝑥+ =0
4 𝛼 𝛽 𝛼 𝛽
(ii) 𝛼 + 𝛽 = (𝛼 + 𝛽) − 2𝛼𝛽
2(𝛼 + 𝛽 ) 4
𝑥 − 𝑥+ =0
3 1 (𝛼𝛽) (𝛼𝛽)
= −2
4 4 1
2
1 𝑥 − 16 𝑥 + 4 =0
= 1 1
16 4 4
𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 64 = 0

(c) (i) log + log + log + log + log

1 3 5 7 9
= log × × × ×
3 5 7 9 10
1
= log
10
= log 10

= −1

(ii) ∑ log

1 2 3 98 99
= log + log + log + ⋯ + log + log
2 3 4 99 100
1 2 3 98 99
= log × × ×…× ×
2 3 4 99 100

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 1
= log
100
= log 10

= −2

QUESTION 3

(a) (i) cos 3𝜃 (iii) (2 cos 2𝜃 − 1) sin 2𝜃 = 0

= cos(2𝜃 + 𝜃) sin 2𝜃 = 0

= cos 2𝜃 cos 𝜃 − sin 2𝜃 sin 𝜃 2𝜃 = 0, 𝜋

= (2 cos 𝜃 − 1) cos 𝜃
− (2 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃) sin 𝜃
2 cos 2𝜃 − 1 = 0
= 2 cos 𝜃 − cos 𝜃 − 2 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
1
1 cos 2𝜃 =
2
= 2 cos 𝜃 cos 𝜃 − sin 𝜃 −
2 1
cos 2𝜃 = ±
(ii) [sin 6𝜃 − sin 2𝜃] √2
1 𝜋
1 6𝜃 + 2𝜃 6𝜃 − 2𝜃 𝑅. 𝐴 = cos =
= [2 cos sin √2 4
2 2 2
𝜋
= cos 4𝜃 sin 2𝜃 𝐼: 2𝜃 =
4
= (2 cos 2𝜃 − 1) sin 2𝜃 𝜋 3𝜋
𝐼𝐼: 2𝜃 = 𝜋 − =
4 4
𝜋 3𝜋 𝜋
𝜃 = 0, , ,
8 8 2

(b) 2 cot 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 = 0 cos 𝜃 = 0

2 cos 𝜃
+ cos 𝜃 = 0
sin 𝜃
cos 𝜃 − 2 cos 𝜃 − 1 = 0
2 cos 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 = 0
2 ± (−2) − 4(2)(−1)
2 cos 𝜃 + (1 − cos 𝜃) cos 𝜃 = 0 cos 𝜃 =
2(1)
2 cos 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 − cos 𝜃 = 0
2 ± √12
cos 𝜃 =
cos 𝜃 − 2 cos 𝜃 − cos 𝜃 = 0 2

cos 𝜃 (cos 𝜃 − 2 cos 𝜃 − 1) = 0 cos 𝜃 = 1 ± √3

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QUESTION 4

(a) (i) 𝑥 = 3 tan 𝜃 , 𝑦 = 3 sec 𝜃 (ii) 𝑦 = +1

𝑥
= tan 𝜃 𝑦 = √10𝑥
3
𝑥 10𝑥 = 𝑥 + 9
= tan 𝜃
9
10𝑥 = 𝑥 + 9

𝑥 − 10𝑥 + 9 = 0
𝑦 = 9 sec 𝜃
(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 9) = 0
𝑦
= sec 𝜃 𝑥 = 1, 9
9
𝑅𝐸𝐶𝐴𝐿𝐿: tan 𝜃 + 1 = sec 𝜃 𝑦= 10(1) = √10

𝑥 1, √10
+ 1 = tan 𝜃 + 1
9
𝑦 𝑥
= +1 𝑦= 10(9) = 3√10
9 9
𝑦 =𝑥 +9 9, 3√10

(b) (i) 𝑝 = −3𝑖 + 4𝑗, 𝑞 = −𝑖 + 6𝑗

(ii) 𝑝 − 𝑞 = (−3𝑖 + 4𝑗)— 𝑖 + 6𝑗 = 2

−3 −1
(iii) 𝑝. 𝑞 = . = 3 + 24 = 27
4 6
(iv) 𝑝. 𝑞 = |𝑝||𝑞| cos 𝜃

27
𝜃 = cos = 27.41°
(−3) + 4 (−1) + 6

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QUESTION 5

(a) (i) 𝑥 − 4 = 0 (iii) lim

→
𝑥 = ±2
2𝑥
= lim(2𝑥 + 4𝑥)
(ii) lim → 2𝑥 sin 2𝑥
→
2𝑥
(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 4) = lim(𝑥 + 2)
= lim → sin 2𝑥
→ (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2)
= (0 + 2)(1)
𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 4
= lim =2
→ 𝑥−2
(−2) − 2(−2) + 4
=
−2 − 2
= −3

(b) (i) a) lim 𝑥 + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2 (ii) 𝑓(1) = 2

→

b) 2 = 4 + 𝑝(1)

𝑝 = −2

(c) 𝑀 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑣 35
4𝑢 − =
4 4
𝑣
−1 = 𝑢(1) + 16𝑢 − 𝑣 = 35 (2)
(1)

𝑢 + 𝑣 = −1 (1)
𝑢 + 𝑣 = −1 (1)

𝑑𝑀 35 16𝑢 − 𝑣 = 35 (2)
=
𝑑𝑡 4 17𝑢 = 34
35
2𝑢𝑡 − 2𝑣𝑡 = 𝑢=2
4
𝑣 = −3

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QUESTION 6

(a) (i) 𝑦 = √4𝑥 − 7 = (4𝑥 − 7)

𝑑𝑦 1 4𝑥
= (4𝑥 − 7) (8𝑥) = 4𝑥(4𝑥 − 7) =
𝑑𝑥 2 √4𝑥 − 7
𝑑𝑦 4𝑥
𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 7 = 4𝑥
𝑑𝑥 √4𝑥 − 7

(ii) = 4(4𝑥 − 7) + 4𝑥 − (4𝑥 − 7) (8𝑥)

= 4(4𝑥 − 7) − 16𝑥 (4𝑥 − 7)

4 16𝑥
= −
√4𝑥 − 7 (4𝑥 − 7)√4𝑥 − 7

𝑑 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 4 16𝑥 4𝑥
𝑦 + = 4𝑥 − 7 − +
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 √4𝑥 − 7 (4𝑥 − 7)√4𝑥 − 7 √4𝑥 − 7
16𝑥 16𝑥
=4− +
4𝑥 − 7 4𝑥 − 7
=4

(b) (i) = 3𝑥 − 6𝑥 At (0, 4):

𝑑 𝑦
3𝑥 6𝑥 = 6(0) − 6 = −6
𝑦= − +𝑐 𝑑𝑥
3 2
Maximum
𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 𝑐

0 = (−1) − 3(−1) + 𝑐
At (2, 0):
𝑐=4
𝑑 𝑦
𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 4 = 6(2) − 6 = 6
𝑑𝑥
(ii) 3𝑥 − 6𝑥 = 0
Minimum
3𝑥(𝑥 − 2) = 0
(iv) 𝑦 = 0
𝑥 = 0, 3
𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 4 = 0
𝑦 = 0 − 3(0) + 4 = 4
(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1) = 0
(0, 4)
𝑥 = −1, 2
𝑦 = 2 − 3(2) + 4 = 0
(−1, 0) (2, 0)
(2, 0)

𝑑 𝑦
= 6𝑥 − 6
𝑑𝑥

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