ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

SECTION 1

1. (a) Consider the quadratic equation 2 x2 −5 x +6=0

(i) Determine the nature of the roots of the equation. (2 marks)

(ii) Given that α and β are the roots of the quadratic equation stated above, determine the values of

1 1 1
(a) + (b) (5 marks)
α β αβ

1 1
(iii) Hence or otherwise, write down the quadratic equation with roots and (1
α β
mark)

(b) Given f ( x )=15+ 2 x−x 2, sketch f(x), and identify on your sketch, the region where f(x)<0

(4 marks)

´ p
(c) Express 0. 17=0.1717171717 … in the form where p and q are integers (5 marks)
q

(d) Solve for x: log 5 (x +3)=1 (3 marks)

SECTION 2

2. (a) A man owns a piece of land divided such that it looks like a right-angled triangle placed on
top of a sector of a circle. The dimensions are outlined on the diagram below. The angle is

π 1
measured in radians. (Hint: Recall tan = )
6 √3

r2 (
Show that for this plot of land, the Area, A= 2 π + 3 √3 ) (8 marks)
24

2 1
(b) (i) Show that 1+ tan θ ≡ (2 marks)
cos 2 θ
(ii) Hence, prove the identity: (4 marks)

tan θ
≡sin θ
√1+ tan2 θ
4. (a) The vectors p and q are given by p=6i+ 4 j and q=−8 i−9 j. Calculate in degrees, the angle
between p and q. (3 marks)

(b) The circle C has equation ( x−3 )2 + ( y−4 )2=25

(i) State the radius and coordinates of the centre of the circle (2 marks)

(ii) Find the equation of the tangent to the point (6, 8) on C (4 marks)

(iii) Calculate the coordinates of the point of intersection of the circle C with the straight line
y=2 x +3 (5 marks)

SECTION 3

dy
(a) (i) Find when y=sin 2 x (3 marks)
dx

(b) Given f ( x )=3 x 4 +2 x 3−15 x 2+12 x+ 12

(i) Write down an expression for: (a) f ' ( x ) (b) f ' ' ( x ) (2 marks)

(ii) By showing that x=1 is an x-coordinate of one of the stationary points of f(x), find the x
coordinates of the other stationary points and determine the nature of each point. (11 marks)

dy
(b) A curve whose gradient is given by =2 x +2 passes through the point (3, 16). Use integration
dx
to find:

(i) The equation of the curve

(ii) The volume generated by rotating the area bounded by the curve, x-axis, y-axis, and the line
x=1 completely about the x-axis (6 marks)

dy 2x
6. (a) Find when y= 2
dx x +4

Hence or otherwise, evaluate

1 2
∫ 24−6
2
y
2
dy
0 ( y + 4)
 (6 marks)

4 4

(c) Given ∫ f ( x ) dx=5 ∫ g ( x ) dx =3 , evaluate (2 marks)

1 1

∫ ( 4 f ( x )−3 g( x)) dx
1