ANNEX B

YJC H2 Maths Preliminary Examination Paper 1

Qn/No Topic Set Answers
1 Recurrence relation and
convergence of sequences
(i)
4
lg
3
lg2

(iii)
4
lg
3
lg2

2 Binomial Series +Mathematical
Induction
(a)(i)
2 3
3 27 135
1
2 8 16
x x x + +

1
3
x <
(a)(ii)
373
216

3(i) Applications of Integration:
Volume +Application of
Differentiation: Rate of change
(ii) Rate of decrease is
1
1
ms
63


4 Method of Differences
(i)
1 1
2 1 2 1 r r

+

(ii)
2 1
N
N +

(iii)
( ) 3 2 3
N
N +

5 Inequalities 5
, 0 2
3
x x s < <
6 Transformations
(a) Step 1:
3 4
2
10
2
y
x
y
x x
= =

+

Translation of 3 units downwards.
Step 2:
10 1
2 2
y
x x
y = =


Scaling parallel to y-axis, scale factor
of
1
10

Step 3:
1
2
1
y
x x
y = =

Translation of 2 units to the left.



(b)(i)










(b)(ii)










7 Geometric Progression
(i)
1
2
a

(ii)
2
1
2a
8 Maxima and Minima +Tangent
and Normal
(b)(i)
2
2
d
d 2
y y x
x y x

=
+

(b)(iii) k =0, -4
9 Maclaurins Series
(iii)
( )
2 2 3
1 2 e x x x y + + = +

10 Vectors
(i)
1 3
: 1 1 ,
1 6
l t t
| | | |
| |
= +
| |
| |

\ . \ .
e r R
(ii) 98 = ; 84 =
(iii)
12 29
, , 7
5 5
Q
| |
|
\ .

(iv)
7
5 1 3
24
: 1 1 , ,
5
1 6
8
s t s t t
| |
| | | |
|
| |
|
= + +
| |
|
| |
|
\ . \ .
|
\ .
e r R





y = 4
D(6, 2)
C(4, 3)
A(0, 0) B(3, 0) x
y
x =2

D(6, 0)
C(4, 0)
A(0, 2)
B(3, 3)
x
y
x =2
11 System of linear equations Town A sold 1200 kWh of electricity
Town B sold 900 fishes
Town C sold 1000 kg of vegetables
12 Functions (ii) Largest integer 1 a =
(iii) ( )
( )
1
1
f 3 14
2
x x

=
( | 1
f
f
,1 R D

= =
| ) 1
f
f
15, D R

= =
(iv)
2
4 12 23 x x
e
+


(
15
hf
, R e ( =