Revision Test 2

Duration: 1 hour 25

3 – x2
1 Express __________
​ (x + 2)(x + 1) ​as the sum of partial fractions. [4]

2 (
​ x12 ​  ​​ ​+ ​​ x2 + __
Find the term independent of x in the sum ​​ x4 + __ ) ( )
​ x14 ​  ​​ ​.
6 6
[5]

3 (i) Sketch the graph of y = |​x2 – 10x + 15 |​. [3]

(ii) Draw a straight line on your sketch to show how the roots of
​| x2 – 10x + 15 |​= 6 may be formed. [2]
(iii) Solve algebraically the equation ​| x2 – 10x + 15 |​= 6. [3]

​  2 cos θ –  
Prove that ____________ 1
​ cos θ – sin θ ​.
​= _________
2
4 (a) [4]
2 sin θ cos θ + 1 cos θ + sin θ

(b) Solve the equation 1 + 2 sin θ + 2 cos θ + tan θ = 0 for 0º  θ  360º. [4]

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 Solutions to Revision Test 2
3 – x2 –x2 + 3
1 ​ ___________ _________
   ​= ​   ​ y
(x + 2)(x + 1) x2 + 3x + 2
–1 y = x2 – 10x + 15
x2 + 3x + 2 –x2 +3 15
– 2
–x –3x – 2
3x + 5
3 – x2
___________ 3x + 5
___________
​     ​= –1 + ​     ​
(x + 2)(x + 1) (x + 2)(x + 1) 5
x
A  ​+ _____ O 1.84 8.16
​  B  ​
5 + 3x
Let ​ ___________ _____
   ​ = ​  where A and B are
(x + 2)(x + 1) x+2 x+1
constants.
5 + 3x = A(x + 1) + B(x + 2) –10
When x = –1, 5 – 3 = B(–1 + 2)
B=2 y
When x = –2, 5 – 6 = A(–2 + 1)
–1 = –A 15 y = |x2 – 10x + 15|
A=1
5 + 3x 1  ​+ _____
​ ___________ _____
   ​ = ​  ​  2  ​ 10
(x – 2)(x + 1) x + 2 x + 1
3 – x2 6 y=6
 ___________
​     ​ = ​ 
1  ​+ _____
_____
​  2  ​– 1
(x + 2)(x + 1) x + 2 x + 1
x
( ) O x1 x2 5 x3 x4
​ 12 ​  ​​ ​:
6

8.16
For ​​ x4 + __

1.84
2
x
(Only this graph is required for the question.)
( ) ( )
r
​ 12 ​  ​​​
Tr + 1 = ​ 6  r​ ​  ​(x4​)6​ – r​​​ __
x The roots of |x2 – 10x + 15| = 6 are x1, x2, x3 and x4.
( )
= ​ 6  r​ ​  ​(​ x24 – 4r )​(​ x–2r )​ (iii) |x2 – 10x + 15| = 6
⇒ 24 – 4r – 2r = 0 x2 – 10x + 15 = –6 x2 – 10x + 15 = 6
6r = 24 x2 – 10x + 21 = 0 x2 – 10x + 9 = 0
(x – 3)(x – 7) = 0 (x – 1)(x – 9) = 0
r =4
Term independent of x = ​ 46  ​ ​  ​(x4)2 ​​ __
x
4
() ( )
​ 12 ​  ​​ ​


x = 3 or 7
 x = 1, 3, 7, 9
x = 1 or 9

= 15
2 cos2 θ – 1 cos 2θ
(a) ​ ______________ ________________________
1
__
( 6
For ​​ x + ​  4 ​  ​​ ​:
2
x ) 4      ​ = ​     ​
2 sin θ cos θ + 1 2 sin θ cos θ + sin2 θ + cos2 θ
cos2 θ – sin2 θ
= _____________
( ) ( ) ​     ​
r
​ 14 ​  ​​​
Tr + 1 = ​ r6  ​ ​  ​​​( x2 )​​6 – r​​​ __ (cos θ + sin θ)2
x
(cos θ – sin θ)(cos θ + sin θ)
( )
= ​ r6  ​ ​  ​​( ​x​12 – 2r​ )​​( x–4r )​ = _______________________
​     
(cos θ + sin θ)2
 ​
  

⇒ 12 – 2r – 4r = 0 cos θ – sin θ
= ___________
​  ​ (proven)
6r = 12 cos θ + sin θ
r =2 (b) 1 + 2 sin θ + 2 cos θ + tan θ = 0
Term independent of x = ​ 6  ​2​  ​(x2)4 ​​ __
x
2
()
​ 14 ​  ​​ ​ ( )
sin θ
1 + 2 sin θ + 2 cos θ + _____
​ 
cos θ
​ = 0
= 15
cos θ + 2 sin θ cos θ + 2 cos θ + sin θ = 0
2
Term independent of x in the sum = 15 + 15
= 30 sin θ + cos θ + 2 sin θ cos θ + 2 cos2 θ = 0
(sin θ + cos θ) + 2 cos θ(sin θ + cos θ) = 0
3 (i) and (ii) (sin θ + cos θ)(1 + 2 cos θ) = 0
For y = x2 – 10x + 15 = (x – 5)2 – 10 When sin θ + cos θ = 0,
When x = 0, y = 15 sin θ = – cos θ
tan θ = –1
When y = 0, (x – 5)2 = 10 __
θ = 135º, 315º
x – 5 = ​√10​__
When 1 + 2 cos θ = 0,
x = 5  ​√10​ 2 cos θ = –1
≈ 1.84 or 8.16 1 ​
cos θ = –​ __
Axis of symmetry: x = 5 2
Minimum value of y = (5 – 5)2 – 10 = –10 θ = 120º, 240º
Minimum point: (5, –10)  θ = 120º, 135º, 240º, 315º

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