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SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE

2014 JC2 MID YEAR EXAMINATION (Modified)

MATHEMATICS

Higher 2 9740/1

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Additional materials: Writing paper

List of Formulae (MF15)

TIME : 3 hours

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name and class on the cover page and on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case
of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
You are expected to use a graphic calculator.

Unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are allowed unless a question specifically states
otherwise.

Where unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are not allowed in a question, you are
required to present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator
commands.

You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

Total marks for this paper is 100 marks.

This question paper consists of 6 printed pages (inclusive of this page) and 2 blank pages.

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Answer all questions [100 marks]

1 The graph of y  f  x  undergoes the following transformations, in the order stated

I. Reflection in the y-axis
II. Translation in the positive x-direction by 2 units
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III. Stretch along the x-axis by a scale factor
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The equation of the graph after the 3 transformations is y  2e2 x2 .
Find the equation of the original graph, y  f  x  . [3]

2 A curve C has equation

a
y  x ,
x 1
where a is a constant.
Given that C has a positive gradient at all of its points, use differentiation to find
the range of values of a. State a transformation that will transform C onto a curve
with a negative gradient at all of its points. [3]

1 1 d2 y dy
3 Given y  e tan 2 x , show that (1  4 x 2 ) 2  2(1  4 x) . [2]
3 dx dx
1 1
Obtain the Maclaurin’s series of y  e tan 2 x up to and including the term in x2. [2]
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4 Using an algebraic method, find the range of values of x for which

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x 2  3x  3  . [4]
x 1
3e x
Hence find the set of values of x for which e2 x  3e x  3  . [2]
1 ex
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y2

The diagram shows the graph of y  f ( x) with asymptotes x  1 and y  2 . The

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curve cuts the x-axis at and , cuts the y-axis at 2 and has only one stationary
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3 
point at  ,5  .
2 
Sketch on separate diagrams, the graph of
(i) y  f '( x) , [3]
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(ii) y  , [3]
f ( x)
showing clearly any asymptotes, axial intercepts and coordinates of the turning
points if possible.

6 Do not use a calculator in answering this question.

(a) Given that z    3  i, find the smallest positive integer n such that z n is a
positive real number. [3]
(b) The complex number w1  a  ib is a root of the equation
w4  cw2  d (1)
where a, b, c and d are real constants and a  0 and b  0 .
(i) Verify that  w1 is also a root of equation (1). [1]
(ii) Hence write down all the roots of equation (1) in the form x  iy. [1]
(i) Express c and d in terms of a and b. [4]

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7 The curve C1 has equation y  1  . The curve C2 has equation
x 1
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y  1   x  1  2 .
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 
(i) Sketch C1 and C2 on the same diagram, stating the coordinates of any point(s)
of intersection with the axes and the equation(s) of any asymptote(s).
[4]
(ii) Deduce the range of values of b, where b is a positive constant, for the
equation
1
1
 b2   x  1  2  1
2

x 1  
to have at least one real root.
[1]

8 A curve is defined by the parametric equations

 
y  sin   cos 2  , x  sin 2   cos  for    .
2 2
Find the equation of the normal to the curve that is parallel to the x-axis. [4]
Hence determine whether this normal will meet the curve again. [3]

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9 A sequence u1, u2, u3, … is such that ur  and
r!
r
ur 1  ur  , for all r ≥ 1.
 r  1!
N
2r
(i) Find   r  1! . [3]
r 1
 2r
(ii) Give a reason why the series   r  1! is convergent and state the sum to
r 1
infinity. [2]
N
2r  6
(iii) Use your answer to part (i) to find   r  4 ! . [3]
r 8
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10 In a controlled experiment, the rate at which the petrol in a particular tank is used
up is proportional to the square of the volume of petrol in the tank, and the rate at
which petrol is pumped into that tank is twice the volume of the unused space in the
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tank. The capacity of the tank is m3 and the volume of petrol in the tank at time
2
t is x m 3 .
(i) Given that the volume of petrol in the tank stabilizes at 1 m3 , show that the
increase of the petrol in the tank is given by the differential equation
dx
  x2  2 x  3 .
dt [2]
(ii) Given that the tank is initially empty, find x in terms of t. [4]
(iii) Sketch the graph of your solution curve in (ii). [2]

11 The functions f and g are defined as follows

 x, x0

f :x  8
 x , x0
 x2

g:x cos x, x  , 0  x  .
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(i) Only one of the composite functions f g and g f exists. Give a definition
(including the domain) of the composite function that exists, and explain why
the other composite function does not exist. Find the range of the composite
function that exists. [5]
(ii) Explain why f 1 does not exist. [2]
(iii) If the domain of f is further restricted to x  k , state the largest value of k for

which the function f 1 exists. [1]

x
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12 (a) Use the substitution x = 2sec θ to find dx . [4]
3
x2  4

(b) (i) Find

d 
dx 

tan 1 2 
x .

 [1]

x3  x  1
(ii) Find
 x2  1
dx . [2]

 x3  x  1 tan 1 xdx .
(iii) Hence, find
 x2  1
[4]

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13 The plane Π1 has equation x  2 z  4 and the line l1 has equation

x 1 y  3
  z 1.
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(i) Find the acute angle between Π1 and l1 . [3]
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection, P, of Π1 and l1 . [3]
(iii) Point A has coordinates (1, 3, −1). Using the foot of perpendicular of point A
to Π1 , find the coordinates of the point B, which is the mirror image of A in
Π1 . [4]
(iv) Hence find the reflection of l1 about Π1 . [2]

14 (a)

The n th term of a sequence G is given by un  p 2n  p1n , where 
p \ 0,1 . It is also known that  u2  u1  ,  u3  u2  and  u1  u3  are three

consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression.

(i) Show that G is a geometric progression. [2]
(ii) Find the value of p. [3]
(b) An architect decides to build a structure consisting of n cylindrical blocks
made of cement. These cylindrical blocks are of the same height and are
placed side-by-side as shown in the diagram below. The first cylindrical
block has a height of 1.2 m and a radius of 1.5 m. However, the radius of the
cylindrical block to the right is 95% of the radius of the preceding block.
1.5m

1.2m ...
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block n

(i) Find the largest value of n if the architect only has cement to build the
structure up to a volume of 68 m3. [5]
(ii) Show that the total volume of the cement used must be less than 87 m3,
no matter how many blocks there are. [1]

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