NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE

SENIOR HIGH 2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Higher 2

MATHEMATICS 9758/01
Paper 1 24 August 2018

3 hours

Additional Materials: Answer Paper

List of Formulae (MF26)
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Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of angles in
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The number of marks is given in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 The nth term of a sequence is given by un = n !( n − 2 ) , for all positive integers n where n ≥ 2.

Show that

un − un −1 = ( n − 1) !( an 2 + bn + c )

for some real constants a, b and c to be determined. [2]

Hence find

N +1

( n −1)!( 2n − 6n + 6).

n =3
2
[3]

uur uuur
2 Referred to the origin O, the points A and B are such that OA = a and OB = b. The point C is
on AB produced such that AB : BC = 1 : k, where k is a real constant.

π 3π
Given that OA = 2OC , ∠AOB = , and ∠AOC = , find the exact value of k, showing your
2 4
working clearly. [5]

3 By means of the substitution u = sin θ , find

 2 cos θ − 3sin 2θ dθ .
 [5]
 1 + sin 2 θ

4 The curve C has equation 9 x2 − y 2 + 3xy − 5 = 0.

dy
(i) Find in terms of x and y. Hence, explain why C has no turning points. [4]
dx

(ii) Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to C at the point P (1, − 1). [2]

(iii) The tangent and normal to C at the point P (1, − 1) meets the y-axis at the points Q and R
respectively. State the area of triangle PQR. [1]

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5 Given that a is a positive constant. A curve C1 has parametric equations

a
x= , y = 1 + t.
t

Sketch C1 , labelling the coordinates of the point(s) where the curve crosses the x- and y-axes,
and the equations of the asymptote(s) in terms of a, if any. [2]

x2
Another curve C2 has equation y = 1 + .
a2

(i) Show algebraically that the y-coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of C1 and C2
satisfies the equation ( y − 1)
2
(y 2
)
− 1 − 1 = 0. [2]

(ii) Sketch C2 on the same diagram as C1 , labelling the coordinates of the point(s) where the
curve crosses the x- and y-axes, and the equations of the asymptotes in terms of a, if any.

Find the coordinates of point(s) of intersections of C1 and C2 and label the coordinates
in this diagram, leaving the answers correct to 3 significant figures, in terms of a. [4]

6 (a) The function f is defined by

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f : x a 2 x 2 − λ x − 3, where x ∈ ¡ , < x < 5,
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where λ is a real constant. Find the set of possible values of λ such that f −1 exists. [2]

(b) The function g is defined by

( x − 1) , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,
2

g( x) = 
2 log 2 x, for 1 < x ≤ 2.

(i) Sketch the graph of y = g( x ), labelling clearly the coordinates of the end-points
and the points where the curve crosses the x-axis, if any. [2]

(ii) Hence solve the inequality 1 < g( x ) ≤ 2 exactly. [2]

(iii) Given that g2 exists, define g2 in a similar form as g. [3]

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ln ( x +1)
7 (a) Given that y + 2 = ( x + 1) , where x > −1, show that

dy
( x + 1) = 2 ( y + 2 ) ln ( x + 1) . [2]
dx

By repeated differentiation of the above result, find the Maclaurin series of y up to and
including the term in x 2 . [3]

(b)

π
In the diagram above, QR = 6, PS = 4, PR = 5, ∠PSR = and ∠QRS = θ radians.
2
Show that PQ = ( 61 − 36 cos θ + 48sin θ ) 2 .
1
(i) [2]

(ii) Given that θ is a sufficiently small angle, show that

PQ ≈ 5 + pθ + qθ 2

for some rational constants p and q to be determined exactly. [4]

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8 (a) Describe a sequence of exactly three transformations that will transform the curve with
1 2x + a
equation y = onto the curve with equation y = , where a is a positive constant.
x−3 3− x
[3]

Given instead that a < −6, use a non-graphical method to determine the range of values
2x + a
of x where the graph of y = is concave upwards. [2]
3− x

(b) The diagrams below show the graphs of y = f ( x ) and y = f ( x ) , where the equations
of the asymptotes and the coordinates of the turning points are given. The gradient of the
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graph with equation y = f ( x ) at the origin is − .
4

y y

O
x O x

On separate diagrams, sketch the graphs of

(i) y = f ( x ), [2]

1
(ii) y= , [3]
f ( x)

(iii) y = f ′( x), [3]

including the coordinates of the points where the graphs cross the x- and y- axes and the
equations of the asymptotes, if any.

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9 [It is given that a sphere of radius r has surface area 4π r 2 and volumeπr .]
3
A manufacturer produces closed hollow cans of fixed volume k cm3 as shown in the diagram
below. The top part is a hemisphere made of tin. The bottom part is a cylinder made of
aluminium of cross-sectional radius r cm and height h cm. There is no material between the
cylinder and the hemisphere so that any fluid can move freely within the container.

r cm

h cm

(i) If tin costs 4 cents per cm2 and aluminium costs 6 cents per cm2, use differentiation to
find the values of r and h such that the total cost of producing the cans is minimised,
giving your answers in terms of k. Simplify your answers. [7]

(ii) At the beginning of an experiment, a similar-shaped can of dimensions r = 4 and h = 10,

is filled to its capacity with water. Due to a hole at its base, water is leaking at a constant
rate of 2 cm3 s−1 when the can is standing upright. Find the exact rate at which the height
of the water is decreasing 80 seconds after the start of the experiment. [5]

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p2 x2 1
10 (i) Show that for any real constant p, = − 1 − p2 x2 .
2 2 2 2
1− p x 1− p x

1
Hence, or otherwise, prove that for any constant n such that 0 < n < ,
p

1
π 1 1
 p
1 − p 2 x 2 dx = − sin −1 ( pn ) − n 1 − p 2 n 2 . [6]
n 4p 2p 2

(ii) The curves C1 and C2 are ellipses with the origin O as their common centre. It is given
that the points (0, 1) and ( ) (
3, 0 are vertices of C1 and the points 0, 3 and (1, 0) are )
vertices of C2 . The diagram below shows the parts of the two curves in the first quadrant.

Use the result in part (i) to find the area of the shaded region exactly, giving your answer
π 3
in the form , where m is an integer constant to be determined. [6]
m

[Question 11 is printed on the next page.]

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11 A swimming pool contains 375000 litres of pure water. Water containing s milligrams of free
chlorine per litre flows into the pool at a rate of 10 litres per minute. The pool is also draining
at a rate of 10 litres per minute, such that the volume of the water in the pool remains constant.

(i) Show that the rate at which the mass of the free chlorine, x grams, is changing in the pool
over time, t minutes, can be modelled by the differential equation

dx 375s − x
= ,
dt 37500

State a necessary assumption for the above model to be valid. [3]

(ii) Given that no free chlorine is present in the pool initially, find x in terms of t and s. [4]

(iii) Find, in terms of s, the mass of free chlorine present in the pool after one hour. [1]

(iv) Sketch the graph of x against t which is relevant to the context, labelling the point(s)
where the curve crosses the axes and the equation(s) of the asymptote(s). Hence determine
the mass of free chlorine present in the pool after a long period in terms of s.
[3]

To prevent health complications, the recommended safe level of free chlorine to be used is
between 375 grams and 1125 grams in a pool which contains 375 000 litres of water. Find the
range of values of s that should be used. [2]

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