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TEST CODE 000573

FORM TP22243 MAY/JUNE 2002 .

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

I MATHEMATICS
UNIT 2 - PAPER 01

1 ~hours

This exail).ination paper consists of THREE sections: Module 2.1, Module 2.2 and Module 2.3.

Each section consists of 5 questions.

The maximum mark for each section is 30.
The maximum mark for this examination is 90.
This examination consists of 4 pages.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. DO NOT open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

2. Answer ALL questions from the THREE sections.

3. Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers MUST be

given exactly OR to three significant figures as appropriate.

Examination Materials

Mathematical formulae and tables

Electronic calculator
Graph paper

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Section A (Module 2.1)

Answer ALL questions.

1. Solve the equation e 2x - 2ex = 3, for real x. [6 marks]

2. Express xZ (xl + ) in partial fractions.

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[6 marks)

3. Differentiate with respect to x from first principles

[6 marks)

4. Differentiate with respect to x

(a) e2x sin 3x [3 marks)

(b) (lnx) 2 • [3 marks)

5. Use the substitution u = x - 2 to evaluate

(a) [3 marks)

(b) [3 marks)

Total 30 marks

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Section B (Module 2.2)

Answer ALL questions.

6. A sequence is generated by the recurrence relation

u,. I = u, 3 2 , r 2: [.
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Given that u2 = u 1, find the possible values of u 1• (5 marks]

7. The sum, Sn, of the first n terms of a series is given by

Sn = n(3n - 4).

Show that the terms of the series are in arithmetic progression with common difference 6.
(7 marks]

8. The.coefficientof x 5 in the expansion of (1+5x)8 is equal to the coefficient of x4 in the expansion

of (a+ Sx)7 . Find the value of a. (5 marks]

9. The length of a rectangle js given as 26 cm and the width is given as 15 cm, both correct to the
nearest cm. Find the maximum absolute error in the area of the rectangle. (7 marks]

10. (a) .Show that the equation x2 + 8x - 8 = 0 has a root, a, between 0 and I. (2 marks]

(b) Taking the number 0 as the first approximation for a and using the iteration formula

xn + 1 = (8 - x,;y8
three times, find a better approximation for a. (4 marks]

Total 30 marks

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Section C (Module 2.3)

Answer ALL questions.

11. Two fair dice are cast. The events A, B and C are described below.

A: At least one even number has occurred

B: Both numbers showing are even

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C: The sum of the numbers showing is odd

(a) Which one of the pair of events (A, B), (B, C) and (C, A) is mutually exclusive?
[2 marks]

(b) Show that A and B are not independent. [5 marks]

12. A die is thrown five times. Find the probability that

(a) exactly one six shows [3 marks]

(b) at least one six shows [2 marks]

(c) no six nor five shows. [2 marks]

13. A and B are two events such that

P(A u B) = .1.., P(A n B) = _l , P(B) = _!_.

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Calculate P(A). [4 marks]

14. A box contains 4 red balls and 3 white balls. Two balls are selected, without replacement, at
random. What is the probability that both balls selected are of the same colour?
[5 marks]

15. (a) The rate of change of the volume of a sphere is proportional to the volume of the sphere.
Obtain a differential equation for the radius. [4 marks]

(b) A class of students at a Caribbean University consists of students from three territories,
J, Band K. There are both male and female students from each territory.

Describe the sample space for this data. [3 marks]

Total 30 marks

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