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MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009

Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal Academic

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 4038/01

Thursday 17 September 2009 1030 – 1230 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, register number and class on the question paper and writing paper
provided.

Attempt all questions.

Write your answers and working on the separate writing paper provided.

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in

case of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the
question

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question of part
question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.

You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

This document consists of 5 printed pages including the cover page.

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 Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ,
− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b )n
= a n +  a n−1b +  a n − 2 b 2 + ... +  a n − r b r + ... + b n ,
1  2 r
n n!
where n is a positive integer and   = .
 r  (n − r )!r!
2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cos ec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin ( A ± B ) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos ( A ± B ) = cos A cos B m sin A sin B
tan A ± tan B
tan ( A ± B ) =
1 m tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A = cos 2 A − sin 2 A = 2 cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2 A
2 tan A
tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
1 1
sin A + sin B = 2 sin ( A + B ) cos ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
sin A − sin B = 2 cos ( A + B ) sin ( A − B)
2 2
1 1
cos A + cos B = 2 cos ( A + B ) cos ( A − B )
2 2
1 1
cos A − cos B = −2 sin ( A + B ) sin ( A − B )
2 2

Formulae for ∆ABC

a b c
= = .
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A.
1
∆= bc sin A.
2
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  −2 3  −1
1 Given that A =   , find A and hence solve the simultaneous equations
 1 − 5 
7
−2 x + 3 y − = 0,
15
[6]
1
x − 5 y + 2 = 0.
3

 4 
2 The perimeter of a rectangle is  2 3 + + 6 5  cm. Given that its length is
 5 
( )
3 + 2 5 cm, find, without using calculator, the area of the rectangle
in surd form. [4]

3 (a) Find all the angles between 0° and 360° which satisfy the equation
14 sin x − 3cos 2 x = 9 . [4]

(b) Find all the angles between 0 and 5 radians which satisfy the equation
 π
cos  x +  = 5cos x . [4]
 2

4 (i) Find the range of values of k for which the expression 2 x 2 − kx − 3 x + k + 3 is

never negative for all real values of x. [4]

(ii) Hence, state the values of k when 2 x 2 − kx − 3 x + k + 3 = 0 has only repeated roots.
Calculate the value of x for each value of k. [3]

5 The polynomial P ( x) = 3 x 4 + ax3 − 3bx 2 + 2a has a factor x 2 + x − 2 . Find,

(i) the value of a and of b, [4]

(ii) the other quadratic factor of P(x). [2]

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6 Differentiate with respect to x

(a) ( 3x 2
− 1) 2 x 2 + 1 [3]

5+ x
(b) ln [3]
5− x

7 (a) Write down, in descending powers of x, the first three terms in the expansions of

(i) (1 − px)8 , where p is a constant. [1]

(1 − x )
n
(ii) , where n is a positive integer. [1]

(b) Given that the first three terms in the expansion of (1 − px)8 (1 − x)n are
1 − 6 x + 16 x 2 . Find the value of p and of n. [6]

Given that the equation of a circle is ( x + 3) + ( y − 4 ) = 9 , determine

2 2
8 (a)
whether the point P(–2, 2) is inside, outside or on the circle. [4]

(b) A circle whose centre lies on the line 5 x + 3 y = 0 , passes through the
points (–3, 0) and (0, 1). Find the equation of the circle. [5]

( x − 1)
3

9 A curve has the equation y= , x ≠ 2.

x−2

(i) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point where the curve
crosses the y-axis. [4]

(ii) Find the x-coordinates of the two stationary points of the curve. [2]

dy
(iii) By considering the sign of , or otherwise, determine the nature of the
dx
stationary points. [2]

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10 In two concentric circles, the radius of the larger circle, r1 , is five times the radius of the
smaller circle, r2 .
24 2
(i) Show that the area between the two circles is π r1 . [2]
25

(ii) Given that the radius of the bigger circle increases at a rate of 4 cm/s.
Find the rate of increase of the area between the two circles at the instant when
the radius of the smaller circle is 2 cm.
Leave your answer in terms of π. [4]

Answer the whole of Question 11 on a piece of graph paper.

11 The table below shows the experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

y 3.2 5.2 7.1 9.2 11.2 13.3

It is known that x and y are related by the equation y = hx + k x , where h

and k are constants.
y
(i) Draw the graph of against x for the given data. [4]
x
(ii) Use your graph to find the value of h and of k. [3]

(iii) Estimate the value of x when y = 5 x . [2]

(iv) By drawing a suitable straight line, estimate the values of x and y

which satisfy the simultaneous equations
y = hx + k x,
[3]
y = −4 x + 9 x

END OF PAPER

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Montfort Secondary School
Sec 4E Additional Mathematics P1 2009
Answer key

 5 3
−1
− 7 − 
7 2 3
1 A = , x= , y=
− 1 2
− 
3 5

 7 7
7 5 2 7 15
2 Breath = or 5+ , Area = 14 +
5 5 5
3 (a) 41.8°, 138.2°
(b) 1.77 rad, 4.91 rad
4 (i) −3 ≤ k ≤ 5
(ii) k = -3 & 5, x=0&2
5 (i) a = 2, b = 3
(ii) 3x 2 − x − 2
18 x3 + 4 x
6 (a)
2x2 + 1
1 1 1 
(b)  + 
2 5+ x 5− x 
n ( n − 1) 2
7 (a) (i) 1 − nx + x + .......
2
 n ( n − 1)  2
(ii) 1 − ( 8 p + n ) x +  28 p 2 +8np +  x + ......
 2 
(b) n =2, p = ½
8 (a) pt P is inside the circle
( x + 3) + ( y − 5 ) = 25
2 2
(b)
4 1
9 (a) y= x+
5 2
(b) x = 1, 2½
(c) pt of inflexion & min pt
10 (ii) 76.8π
y
11 (i) =h x +k
x
(ii) h = 4.56, k = -1.4
(iii) x = 1.96
y
(v) Suitable line: = 9 x − 4 , x = 0.3364, y = 0.754
x