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HC Sba 2022 Unit 1 Test 3

This document is an examination paper for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination in Pure Mathematics, specifically for Unit I – Test 3, conducted in April 2022. It consists of 9 printed pages, includes 3 questions with a maximum mark of 60, and provides instructions for candidates regarding the completion of the exam. The questions cover limits, derivatives, and integration, along with practical applications related to a tennis ball's trajectory.

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HC Sba 2022 Unit 1 Test 3

This document is an examination paper for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination in Pure Mathematics, specifically for Unit I – Test 3, conducted in April 2022. It consists of 9 printed pages, includes 3 questions with a maximum mark of 60, and provides instructions for candidates regarding the completion of the exam. The questions cover limits, derivatives, and integration, along with practical applications related to a tennis ball's trajectory.

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HARRISON COLLEGE INTERNAL EXAMINATION APRIL 2022

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION


SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
PURE MATHEMATICS
UNIT I – TEST 3
Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

NAME OF STUDENT: _________________________________________________________


SCHOOL CODE: 030014
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________

This examination paper consists of 9 printed pages and 1 blank page for extra working.
The paper consists of 3 questions.
The maximum mark for this examination is 60.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your name clearly in the space above.


2. Answer EACH question in the SPACE PROVIDED. SHOW ALL WORKING.
3. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original

page, you must use the extra page(s) provided.

4. Number your questions carefully and identically to those on the question paper.
5. Unless otherwise stated in the question, any numerical answer that is not exact, MUST be
written correct to three (3) significant figures

EXAMINATION MATERIALS ALLOWED

1. Mathematical formulae
2. Scientific calculator (non-programmable, non-graphical)
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1. Evaluate
2𝑥 2 −7𝑥−15
(a) (i) lim [3]
𝑥→5 𝑥−5

7− 3𝑥
(ii) lim [3]
𝑥→∞ 6𝑥 + 5

sin 5𝑥
(iii) lim [2]
𝑥→0 𝑥

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2𝑥 + 3, 𝑥 > 5
(b) The function 𝑓 on ℝ is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = {
−1 + 4𝑥, 𝑥 ≤ 5

(i) Find lim+ 𝑓(𝑥) [2]


𝑥→5

(ii) Find lim− 𝑓(𝑥) [2]


𝑥→5

(iii) Determine whether 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous or not at 𝑥 = 5. [2]

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Total: 14 marks
2. (a) From first principles, find the values of the derivative of the function
𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥. [5]

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(b) Differentiate with respect to x, 3𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥. [3]

(c) F is the point on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑘𝑥 + 7 where 𝑥 = 2 and the gradient is −3. Find

(i) the value of 𝑘. [3]

𝑑2 𝑦
(ii) the value of at F. [2]
𝑑𝑥 2

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(iii) the equation of the normal to the curve at F. [3]

(d) Kevin hit a tennis ball into the air. The path of the ball can be modelled by the equation:
𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 − 15𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 6

𝑑𝑦
(i) Find 𝑑𝑥 . [1]

(ii) Using your solution to part (i), find the coordinates of the stationary points. [5]

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(iii) Determine when the tennis ball
a) reaches its maximum point
b) falls to its lowest point [6]

(iv) Sketch the curve 𝑦 = 2𝑥 3 − 15𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 6, for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5, showing clearly, the
maximum and minimum points of the tennis ball. [3]

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Total: 31 marks
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3. (a) By using the substitution 𝑢 = 𝑥 − 2, evaluate ∫2 𝑥√𝑥 − 2 𝑑𝑥. [6]

(b) The diagram below shows the graphs of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2 .

(i) Find the coordinates of P and Q. [5]

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(ii) Find the area of the shaded region [4]

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Total: 15 marks
End of Examination
EXTRA SPACE

If you use this extra page, you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided.

Question No.
D

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