Additional Mathematics October 2024
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● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
n n!
where n is a positive integer and e o =
r (n - r) !r!
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
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T = bc sin A
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e , o. The curve has a period of .
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(a) Find the values of a, b and c. [4]
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(b) Find the least value of y on the curve for 0 G x G , and state the value of x at which this occurs.
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(a) Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve y = f (x) . [4]
(c) Hence find the values of k for which f (x) = k has exactly one solution. [2]
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The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 12, and a circle with centre C and radius 5.
The circles intersect at the points A and B, such that OA and OB are tangents to the circle with centre C.
(a) Show that the obtuse angle ACB is 2.35 radians, correct to 2 decimal places. [2]
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4 The function f is such that f (x) = 4 ln (3x - 2) , for x 2 a , where a is as small as possible.
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1 + cot 2 i
5 (a) Show that = sec 2 i . [1]
cot 2 i
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6 (a) Find, in descending powers of x, the first 3 terms in the expansion of ex + 2 o . Simplify each
term as far as possible. x [3]
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(b) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of e4x 2 + o . [2]
2x 2
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7 It is given that y = , for x 2 . When x = 1, y is increasing at the rate of h units per
x+2 3
second. Find, in terms of h, the corresponding rate of change in x, giving your answer in exact form.
[6]
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8 The tangent to the curve y = e x (2x + 5) 2 at the point where x = 2 meets the x-axis at the point X and
the y-axis at the point Y. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of XY, giving your answer in exact form.
[8]
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10 (a) The first 3 terms of an arithmetic progression are 2 tan 2x , 5 tan 2x , 8 tan 2x . Find the values of
x, where -180° G x G 180° , for which the sum to 30 terms is 455 3. [5]
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