REVISION (A8)

1. Given points A  k  1, k  2  , B  k , 2k  2  and C  0, k 2  k  1 are collinear, find the possible value of k.

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A 1 B  C D 1
3 3

2. The coordinates of points A, B and C are  2,7  ,  11,6  and 1, 2  respectively. If M is the midpoint of
BC, find the equation of a straight line that passes through point M and is perpendicular to AM.

A x  y 1  0
B x  y 1  0
C x  y 1  0
D x  y 1  0

x3  1
3. lim ?
x 1 x  1

A 3 B 2 C 1 D 0

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4. Find the derivatives of
(1  2 x3 )7
7
A 
(1  6 x 2 )8
1
B
7(1  x) 6
42 x 2
C
(1  2 x3 )8
6 x 2
D
7(1  2 x 3 )8

ax  b 1
5. The gradient of the curve y 2
at the point ( – 2 , 0 ) is . Find the value of a + b .
x 2
A 2 B 4 C 6 D 8

d2y dy
6. Given that 2
 30 x  8 . When x = –1 ,  7 and x = 1 , y = 3 . Find the value of y
dx dx
when x = 0 .

A –6
B –3
1
 C 0
D 7

d  x2  2
7. Given that    f ( x) , calculate the value of
dx  2 x  3   0
[ x  f ( x )]dx .

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A. 2
7
4
B. 2
7
5
C. 2
7
6
D. 2
7

8. Given that  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation 4 x 2  12 x  1  0 . Find the value
of    .
17
A 
2
17
B
2
C 2 2
D 2 2

9. Given that the equation x 2   2 k  1 x  k 2  2k  2  0 has two real roots, find the range of values k.

7
A k
12

7
B k
12

7
C k
12

7
D k
12

10. Find the interval where function f ( x)  2 x(3x  1) 2 is decreasing.

1 1 1 1  1  1
A  ,  B  ,  C  ,  D  0, 
9 3 9 3  9  3
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11. PQRS is a parallelogram, where P ( 4, 2) , Q (4, 2) , R ( s, t ) and S ( 4, 6) , find the coordinates of R .
A. ( 4,10) B. (4,10) C. (10, 4) D. (10, 4)

12. Find the equation of straight line that passes through the intersection point of straight lines 2 x  3 y  10  0
and 3 x  4 y  2  0 and parallel to 4 x  3 y  7  0 .
A. 4 x  3 y  2  0 B. 4 x  3 y  2  0 C. 4 x  3 y  14  0 D. 4 x  3 y  14  0

13. Given that C ( a, 2b) and D (2 a , b ) , Q divides CD externally such that CQ : QD is 3: 4 , find the coordinates
of Q .
A. (2a , 5b ) B. ( 2a.  5b ) C. (2a,5b) D. (2 a, 5b )

x
14. Find the value of lim .
x0 x4 2
A. 0 B. 1 C. 4 D. undefined

15. The variables x and y are related by the equation xy  9 . Another variable, z , is defined by z  16 x  y .
Find the positive value of x and y that make z a minimum.
3 4 27 3
A. x  3, y  3 B. x  , y  12 C. x  , y  D. x  12, y 
4 3 4 4

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16. The point P lies on the curve y  ( x  3) 2 . It is given that the gradient of the normal at P is  . Find the
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coordinates of P .
11 25 11
A. ( , ) B. ( , 25) C. (11, 25) D. (22, 25)
2 4 2

17. The radius of a sphere changes from 3cm to 2.96cm . Find the approximate value of the surface area of
sphere after the change of the radius. ( A  4 r 2 )
A. 24 B. 30 C. 35.04 D. 36.96

d 6x  5 1 6x  5
18. Given that
dx
[( x  1) 1  3 x ] 
2 1  3x
. Hence, find the value of  0
x2 
1  3x
dx .

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A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 6
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19. If l1 : x  by  3a  0 passes through (2, 1) and perpendicular to l 2 : (a  2) x  y  b  0 ,
find the values of a and of b . 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1

20. In the diagram , the shaded region is bounded by straight line y  4 x  0 and the curve y  5  x2 .Find
the area of the shaded region. 36

y  4x  0 y  5  x2

d2y
21. If  3 x  1 , find the equation of the curve that passes through the points (1, 0) and (2,3) .
dx 2
.𝑦= − − 3𝑥 + 3

22. The diagram shows a quadrilateral PQRS . The straight lines PQ and PS are
perpendicular to each other. The equation of straight line RS is 4 y  7 x  2 . Point T
lies on the straight line PS such that PT : TS  2 :1 . Find
(a) the equation of straight line PS , 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 23 = 0
(b) the coordinates of S . 𝑆(6,11)
(c) the coordinates of T . 𝑇(7, 9)
(d) the value of a , given point R(2, a) and the area of quadrilateral PQRS is 27.5unit 2 . 𝑎 = 4

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 23. Given that f ( x)  2 x3  10 x 2  6 x  4 .
(a) Find stationary points. ( , −3 )(3, −22)
(b) Determine the intervals of decreasing and increasing function. increasing −∞, , [3, ∞)

(3 x  1)( x  1)
dy y
24. (a) Find the first derivative , of the following functions. x3
dx
=− + +

(b) The diagram shows a container that having the shape of an inverted cone. It has a
base-radius of 10 cm and a height of 30 cm . Water is poured into the container at a constant rate of
40 cm3 s 1 . Water level, x cm , is increased from time to time.
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i) Given that the volume of the cone is  r 2 h , express the volume of the cone, V in terms of x .
3
dV
Hence, find . = 𝑥
dx
ii) Find the rate of increase of the water level at the instant the height of the water
level is 5cm . = 𝑐𝑚𝑠

25. The curve y  ax 3  2 x 2  a 2 x  b has a minimum point at (– 1 , 0 ) . Find

(a) the values of a and b , a  1, b  0( reject ) a  4, b  10

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(b) the x - coordinates of the other turning point if a  0 x   , 1( reject )
3

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 d  (1  x) 2  2 1  x 
2  
5
 8  8x 2  7
26. Show that   . Hence, find  x  dx . 11
dx  (1  x 2 )  1  x 2 2 1 
 3 1  x 
2 2 

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27. Diagram 1 shows A  1, 2  and B  9,14  are two points on a straight line. If C  3,5 divides AB
internally in the ratio of m : n , D divides AB externally in the ratio m : n as well. Without using
graphical method , find y
(a) m : n ; 1: 3
B
(b) the coordinates of D. D (3, 4)
C
A
x
Diagram 1 D

28. Diagram 2 shows the quadrilateral ABCD. The coordinates of A and B are  3a, 4a  1 ,where
y
a  0 , and  0,1 respectively.

(a) The length of AB is 5 units. Calculate the value of a. [2 %]

(b) AB is perpendicular to BC and C lies on the x-axis.
Find the equation of BC and the coordinates of C. [3%]

(c) The point D lies on the x-axis and also on the perpendicular x
bisector of AB. Find the coordinates of point D. [3%] 0 C D
Diagram 2
(d) Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [2%]

3 4   11  7
a) a 1 b) y   x 1, C  ,0 c) D  ,0 d) 14 unit 2
4 3  2  12

29. (a) The distance of a moving point Q from point B  2, 4  is twice its distance from point C  2, 3 .

(i) Find the equation of locus of Q; [3%]

(ii) Determine whether the locus Q intersects the x- axis. [2%]

(b) The equations of the sides AB, BC, CA of the triangle ABC are y  2 x , y  3 x ,
x  y  8 respectively. Find the equation of the line through C perpendicular to AB.
If this line meets the x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q. Calculate the ratio PC : CQ. [5%]

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i) 3x2  3 y 2 12 x  32 y  32  0 ii) does not intersects b) x  2 y  14  0, 6 :1

The line x  6 y  k  0 is a normal to the curve y  3 x  2   4 at the point P.

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30. (a)
Find the point P and the value of k. [4%]

(b) Find the gradient of the curve 2 x 2  y 2  2 xy  5 at the point (2, 1) [3%]

1 dy 1
(c) Given y  , find . Hence, find the approximate value of [3%]
3
x dx 3
126

374
a) k  17, (1, 3) b) 3 c)
1875

31. Find the coordinates of stationary points of the curve y  ( x  1)3 (3  x ) . Hence, determine its nature.
 5 27 
 ,  max
 2 16 

32. If a cuboid water container with square base has a volume of 256 𝑐𝑚 . Find the dimension of the water
container so that the material used to make the water container is minimum. 8cm  8cm  4cm

33. (a) A rectangle has sides of length 2x cm and 3x cm . Given that the area is
increasing at a rate of 36 cm2 s -1 , find the rate of increase of the perimeter
when x = 3 . [3%]

(b) From diagram 3, find: [2%]

A
i) Coordinates of A

ii) Area bounded by the curve y  4 x  x 2

and the straight line y  x [2%]
O
iii) Volume generated when the
shaded region is rotated 360 about x  axis [3%]
Diagram 3
9 108
a) 10cms
1
b)i) A(3,3) ii) unit 2 iii)  unit 3
2 5

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34. (a) Given that   0,   0 ,  2   2  3 ,   1   1   . Form a quadratic equation with the
2
roots  and  . 2 x2  4 x  1  0
35. (a) If  and  are the roots of the equation 6 x 2  2 x  3  0 . Form the quadratic equation which has
the roots  3 and  3 . 216 x 2  116 x  27  0