SOLUTIONS

Section A:
1(a) Given,

ln , > 0;
,

0,

1
=

1
ln
2
[2]

From the graph of f, it is seen that f is one-to-one and 1 also is one-to-one, hence
the inverse function 1 exists.
1(b)

1
2

[1]

ln

1
, = ln
2
2 = ln
2 =
1 = 2 ,
1(c)

[2, 1]

1 = 1
= 2
= 2
=
Range: +

2
4 2 1

[2]
[1]

21

2+1

[1]

2 2 + 1 + (2 1)
= 1, = 1
2
4 2 1

1
21

1
2+1

[1, 1]
[1]

, =

1
2 + 1

then, 1 =

=
=

1
2 1 +1
1
21

2
4 2 1

=1
1
1

=1 21 2 +1
1
1

2 +1
1

0+1

= 1 2 +1
lim = 1
3(a)

[1]

2
1
0

4
+1
0

[1]

[1]
[1]
3
2
4

2
4
3
1
+ 1 2 = 0 (A is a singular matrix) [1]
0
0
4
+ 1 2
1 2
1 +1
2
4
+3
= 0 [1]
0
4
0 4
0
0
2 4 + 1 4 4 + 3(0) = 0
4 2 2 4 = 0
4 + 2 3 = 0 [1]
= 2, 3, 4 [1]
det A =

3(b) =

3
1 , =
3

11 3 10

0
1
4

AB = BA (AB is commutative)

3
1
3

11 3 10
11 3 10

0
1 =
0
1
4

0 + = 3 + 0 3
3 = 3
= 1 [1]

[M1]

11 + 2 12 = 11 + 0 10
2 + 10 12 = 0
When x =1
2 1 + 10 = 12
= 1 [1]

2
0
1

3
1
3

[1]

0 + 4 = 2 + 0
When = 1 and = 1
1 4 = 12 1
= 4 [1]

1+ 2
2

1+

= ..(1)

Differentiate (1) implicitly,

2 + 1 + 2 = (2)

[2]

Substitute (1) into (2)

2 + 1 + 2 = 1 + 2 [1]

1 + 2
+ 2 + 1 + 2 = 0

1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 0 [1]
1 + 2

+ 1+

=0

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= 4 + 2 + +
When = 0, = 10,
[1]
= 10

= 4 3 + 2 +

When = 1,
4 + 2 + = 0
When = 2, 32 4 + = 0
(1) - (2)
= 6
=8

(1)
(2)
[1]
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Stationary points are (1, 13) and (- 2, - 14) [1]

2
2

= 12 2 12

2
[M1]
When = 1, 2 = 0
(1, 13) is a point of inflexion. [1]
2

When = 2,
= 36 > 0
2
(- 2, - 14) is a minimum point. [1]

[M1, A 1]

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Section B:
1(a) f(x) = x2 x
Let y = x2 x

y = x 2 x 21 21
2

y = x 12 14

1(b)

g(x) =

1
4

= x 12

1
x x
2

Let y =

1
x x
2

(x2 x) =

1
y

x 21 21
2

y 14 12

therefore, y 14

y+

x=

1
y

[1]
[1]

x 12 2 14
x 12 2 =
x=

4 y
4y

=
1
y

1
y

1
4

12 ,

[1]

therefore, y 0 or y 4

[1]

f(x) = 0
0 = x2 x
0=x(x1)
x = 0 or x = 1
y

f(x) = x2 x

[2]

y
g(x) =

lim g(x) = , lim g(x) = +

x 1

x 1

lim g(x) lim g(x)

x 1

x 1

[1]

[1]

therefore g is not continuous at x = 1.

lim g(x) = + , lim g(x) =

x 0

[1]

[1]

x 0

lim g(x) lim g(x)

x 0

[3]

x 0

[1]

therefore g is not continuous at x = 0. [1]

1
x x
2

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2(a)
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2(b)
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[1]
1

Since the coefficient of 2 > 0, the coefficient of 2 is 4 and this occurs when
1

= 2.

[2]

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