THE HERITAGE SCHOOL

SUMMER VACATION HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

IBDP SEMESTER I

Class:
SESSION:IBDP YR2
May 2021

MATHEMATICS

SUBJECT: Mathematics AI, SL

STANDARD LEVEL

PAPER 2

Date of submission: 15.06.20 __________________________

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE

Instructions:
nd
Monday, 22 October, 2019

1. All the answers to be completed in separate answer booklet.

Afternoon

1 Hr 30 Min

2. GDC is allowed to compute.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

3. Working should be in detail shown to get a perfect score.
 You can use GDC to solve any question.

 Answer all the questions in a separate answer script.

Teacher: KOUSIK JYOTI SARKAR

• Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly or
Mail id: kousikjyoti.sarkar@theheritageschool.org
correct to three significant figures.

• A clean copy of the Mathematics SL and formula booklet is required for this paper.

• The Maximum mark for this examination paper is [80 marks].

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1. The diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD with obtuse angles AB̂C and AD̂C .

diagram not to scale

AB = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, AD = 4 cm, BÂC = 30°, AB̂C = x°, AD̂C = y°.

(a) Use the cosine rule to show that AC = 41− 40 cos x .

(1)

(b) Use the sine rule in triangle ABC to find another expression for AC.
(2

(c) (i) Hence, find x, giving your answer to two decimal places.

(ii) Find AC.

(6)

(d) (i) Find y.

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of triangle ACD.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

2. Let f (x) = 2x2 – 12x + 5.

(a) Express f(x) in the form f(x) = 2(x – h)2 – k.

(3)

(b) Write down the vertex of the graph of f.

(2)

(c) Write down the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f.
(1)

(d) Find the y-intercept of the graph of f.

(2)

p q
(e) The x-intercepts of f can be written as , where p, q, r  .
r
Find the value of p, of q, and of r.
(7)
(Total 15 marks)

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3. (a) Consider the geometric sequence −3, 6, −12, 24, ….

(i) Write down the common ratio.

(ii) Find the 15th term.

Consider the sequence x − 3, x +1, 2x + 8, ….

(3)

(b) When x = 5, the sequence is geometric.

(i) Write down the first three terms.

(ii) Find the common ratio.

(2)

(c) Find the other value of x for which the sequence is geometric.
(4)

(d) For this value of x, find

(i) the common ratio;

(ii) the sum of the infinite sequence.

(3)
(Total 12 marks)

4. Clara organizes cans in triangular piles, where each row has one less can than the row below.
For example, the pile of 15 cans shown has 5 cans in the bottom row and 4 cans in the row
above it.

(a) A pile has 20 cans in the bottom row. Show that the pile contains 210 cans.
(4)

(b) There are 3240 cans in a pile. How many cans are in the bottom row?
(4)

(c) (i) There are S cans and they are organized in a triangular pile with n cans in the
bottom row. Show that n2 + n − 2S = 0.

(ii) Clara has 2100 cans. Explain why she cannot organize them in a triangular pile.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)

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5. The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm.

diagram not to scale

The points A, B and C lie on the circle. The point D is outside the circle, on (OC).
Angle ADC = 0.3 radians and angle AOC = 0.8 radians.

(a) Find AD.

(3)

(b) Find OD.

(4)

(c) Find the area of sector OABC.

(2)

(d) Find the area of region ABCD.

(4)
(Total 13 marks)

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6.

[4]

[4]

[4]
(Total 12 marks)

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