VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Preliminary Examination
Higher 2
MATHEMATICS 9740/ 01
(Paper 1)

September 2010

3 hours
Additional materials: Answer paper
Graph Paper
List of Formulae (MF15)

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1 The equation of a curve C is x 2 − 3 xy + y 2 = 5 . Show that every line parallel to the x-axis
cuts C at two distinct points. [3]

Without differentiating, explain, giving a reason, if there is any point on the curve at which
the tangent is parallel to the x-axis.
[1]

2 In the game of TapFarm, a player is given plots of land to grow tomatoes, pumpkins and
cherries. The player can only plant a type of fruits on a plot of land each time and each plot of
land produces 1 kg of fruits. The time taken from planting to harvesting the fruits, cost price and
selling price for 1kg of fruits are as follows:

Time required (Hours) Cost price ($) Selling price ($)

Tomatoes 3 15 35
Pumpkin 5 a 50
Cherries 16 45 100

Tommy has only 1 plot of land. He used $545 and spent 154 hours playing the game before
harvesting a total of 23 kg of fruits and earned a profit of $735. Showing your working
clearly, find the value of a.

[4]

[You are to assume that Tommy harvests the fruits once they are ready and there is no time
lapse between harvesting and planting new fruits.]

3
x2
3 Find the exact value of ∫ 1 ( x 2 + 1)2
dx by using the substitution x = tan θ .

[5]

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4 (i) Given that x ≥ − , using the substitution y = 2 x + 1, show algebraically that
2
22 − 8 2x + 1 + 2x is always positive,
[2]

(ii) Hence, solve the inequality

22 x − 8 x 2 x + 1 + 2 x 2
≥ 0,
( x − k ) ( x − m)
2

where k and m are real and 0 < k < m.

[4]

5 (a) Solve the equation

i( z + 2) 4 − (1 + i) = 0

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 giving the roots in the form z = p + re iα , where p is a real number, r > 0 and
−π < α ≤ π .
[4]

(b) Given that 1 + i 2 is a root of the equation

3 z 3 + az 2 + bz + 3 = 0 ,
find the values of the real numbers a and b.
[3]

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6 (i) Express in partial fractions.
(r − 1)r (r + 1)
[2]
n
1
(ii) Hence, find ∑ (r − 1)r (r + 1) . (There is no need to express your answer as a single
r =2
algebraic fraction.)
[4]
n
1
(iii) Given that ∑ (r −1)r (r + 1) < k , for all n ≥ 2 , find the least value of k, showing your
r =2

working clearly.
[2]

7 Positive odd integers, starting at 1, are grouped into sets containing 1, 3, 9, … odd integers ,
as indicated below, so that the number of odd integers in each set after the first is thrice the
number of odd integers in the previous set.

{1}, {3, 5, 7}, {9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25}, …

Find, in terms of k,
(i) the number of terms in the kth set,
[1]
(ii) the number of terms in the first k sets,
[2]
(iii) the first integer in the kth set,
[1]
(iv) the last integer in the kth set,
[2]
(v) the sum of all integers in the first k sets.
[3]

8 The planes ∏1 and ∏ 2 have equations r. ( i + j − k ) = 6 and r. ( 2i − 4 j + k ) = −12

respectively. The point A has position vector 9i − 7 j + 5k .
(i) Find the position vector of the foot of perpendicular from A to ∏ 2 .
[3]
(ii) Find a vector equation of the line of intersection of ∏1 and ∏ 2
[2]

The plane ∏3 has equation

r = ( i + j + k ) + λ ( i + 3 j + 3k ) + µ ( −i + 9 j + bk ) ,

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 where λ , µ are real parameters and b is a constant.
Given that ∏1 , ∏2 and ∏3 have no point in common, find the value of b.

[3]
∏3 meets ∏1 and ∏ 2 in lines l1 and l2 respectively. Without finding the equations of l1
and l2 , describe the relationship between l1 and l2 , giving a reason. [2]

9 A sequence of real positive numbers u1 , u2 , u3 , ... satisfies the recurrence relation

un +1 = un + 4 + 4 un + 1, n ∈ ¢ + and u1 = 15 .
(i) Prove by induction that un = 4 ( n + 1) − 1 for all n ∈ ¢ + .
2

[4]
(ii) Determine, giving your reasons, if this is a converging or diverging sequence.
[2]

The sequence is modified to

1 1 1
vn +1 = + 4 + 4 + 1, n ∈ ¢ + and v1 = .
vn vn 15
As n → ∞, vn → α .
(iii) Find the value of α correct to 3 decimal places.
[2]
(iv) Show, graphically or otherwise, that if vn > α , vn > vn +1 .
[3]
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10 (a) Sketch the curve given by the equation

x2 y 2
− = 1, 0 < k < 3.
9 k2

[2]
Given that m is a constant and the equation
x2 m2 x2
− 2 =1
9 k
has 2 real roots, use your sketch above to find, in terms of k, an inequality satisfied
by | m | .
[3]

3 x( x − 4)
(b) A curve C has equation y = .
x−2
dy
(i) By considering , show that the gradient of C is always positive.
dx
[3]
(ii) Find the equations of the asymptotes of C.
[2]
(iii) Sketch C.
[1]

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 y
11 (a)

1
y=1

1 e− x
y=
2 1 + e− x
R
y=0 x
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e− x
(i) The diagram shows the curve C with equation y = . The region R is
1 + e− x
bounded by C, the positive x-axis and the positive y-axis. Find the exact area
of R.
[3]

(ii) Denoting the answer you have obtained in part (i) by q, write down, in terms
of q, the area of R if C is scaled by factor 2 parallel to the y-axis.
[1]
e− x 1
(iii) Sketch the graph of y 2 = −x
− , indicating clearly the equations of the
1+ e 2
asymptotes and the shape of the curve for points near y = 0.
[3]

y
11 (b) y = ln x

A (a, ln a)

x
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A girl intends to design a bowl by rotating a section AB of the curve y = ln x completely

about the y-axis. She wants the bowl to hold 300 cm3 of fluid.

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 Given that the diameter of the rim is twice that of the base, write down, in terms of a, the
coordinates of the point B. Hence find the exact value of a.
[5]

dy
12 Verify that the general solution of the differential equation, x = ( y − 1)(1 − x) is
dx
y = Axe− x + 1 .
[1]

(i) Sketch three members of the family of solution curves, one for positive A, one for
negative A and one for A = 0.
[3]

(ii) It is given that A = 3 and k is a positive constant.

k ∞
Find
∫ 0
3 xe − x dx in terms of k. Hence, state the value of
∫ 0
3xe − x dx .
[4]
Indicate, on a clearly labeled diagram, the region whose area is given by
∞

∫ 0
3xe − x dx .
[1]

(iii) A point P is conditioned to move along the curve y = 3xe − x + 1 such that the x-
coordinate of P increases at a constant rate of 2 units per second.
dy
(a) State the range of values of x for which <0.
dt
[1]
(b) Find the x-coordinate of the point on the curve at which P is moving such
dy
that = 2 .
dt
[3]