Cambridge O Level: Additional Mathematics 4037/12
Cambridge O Level: Additional Mathematics 4037/12
Cambridge O Level: Additional Mathematics 4037/12
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INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
DC (CE/CGW) 342261
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r
n
where n is a positive integer and e o =
n!
r (n - r) !r!
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
1
y
2
–2
–4
–6
–8
The diagram shows the graph of y = a sin bx + c for - 360c G x G 360c, where a, b and c are
constants. Find the values of a, b and c. [3]
x dy r
3 Given that y = tan , find the exact value of when x = . [4]
2 dx 3
(b) Find the number of teams that can be formed without any teachers. [1]
(c) Find the number of teams that can be formed with the same number of doctors as teachers. [4]
8 7 -7
A B
7 +2
D 9 7 -9 C
The diagram shows the trapezium ABCD. The lengths of AB, BC and CD are 8 7 - 7 , 7 + 2 and
9 7 - 9 respectively. The line BC is perpendicular to the lines AB and CD.
(a) Find the perimeter of the trapezium, giving your answer in its simplest form. [3]
(b) Find the area of the trapezium, giving your answer in the form p 7 + q , where p and q are rational
numbers. [3]
(c) Find cot DBC , giving your answer in the form r 7 + s , where r and s are simplified rational
numbers. [3]
6 In this question, all lengths are in metres and all angles are in radians.
O
i
5
A B
D C
The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 5. The points A, B, C and D lie on the circumference
of the circle. Angle DOC = i . Angle AOD = angle COB = 0.5. The length of the minor arc DC is 3.75.
7 (a) The line y = 3x - 2 intersects the curve 2x 2 - xy + y 2 = 2 at the points A and B. The point C
with coordinates bk, l lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line AB. Find the exact value of k.
7
8
[9]
(b) The point D lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB such that D is a reflection of C in the line AB.
Find the coordinates of D. [2]
1
(3x 2 - 5) 3
8 A curve has equation y = .
x+4
dy Ax 2 + Bx + C
(a) Show that can be written in the form , where A, B and C are integers.
dx 2
(3 x 2 - 5 ) 3 ( x + 4 ) 2 [5]
(b) Hence find the x-coordinates of the stationary points on the curve. Give your answers in their
simplest exact form. [3]
3
Initially, P has position vector e o.
5
(b) Write down the position vector of P at time t. [2]
-1 -5
A second particle Q has position vector e o + e o t at time t.
3 7.5
(c) Find, in terms of t, the distance between P and Q at time t. Simplify your answer. [4]
10 (a) The first 3 terms of an arithmetic progression are 3 sin 2x , 5 sin 2x , 7 sin 2x .
(i) Show that the sum to n terms of this arithmetic progression can be written in the form
n (n + a) sin 2x , where a is a constant. [3]
2r
(ii) Given that x = , find the exact sum of the first 20 terms. [2]
3
(ii) Find the sum to n terms of this geometric progression, giving your answer in its simplest
form. [2]
(c) The first 3 terms of a different geometric progression are b2w - l, b2w - l , b2w - l .
1 12 13
4 4 4
Find the values of w for which this geometric progression has a sum to infinity. [3]
dy
11 (a) Given that y = x 2 ln x , find . [2]
dx
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