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Paul’s College
F.4 Mid-year Examination 2021-2022

MATHEMATICS Extended Part

Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics)
Question-Answer Book

Time Allowed: 1 hour

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attempt ALL questions.
2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.
3. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
4. Marks will be deducted for poor and untidy presentation.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or given to 4 decimal
places.
6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

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1. (a) Solve log3 x + log9 x = 4 .
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(b) Express 4 ln8 in terms of e .
(c) Let y = Axn , where A and n are constants. It is given that ln y is a linear function
of ln x and the graph of the linear function has slope 3 and passes through (2,1) .
Express y in terms of x .
(8 marks)

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2. The volume of water V (in km3 ) in a reservoir can be modelled by V = A − B log(t + 1) ,
where A and B are constants and t is the number of months elapsed since the beginning
of January 2022. It is given that the volumes of water at the beginning of January 2022 and
at the beginning of October 2022 are 5 km3 and 2 km3 respectively.
(a) Find A and B .
(b) A warning signal will be issued when the volume of water in the reservoir is lower
than 0.5 km3 at the beginning of a certain month. At the beginning of which month
and year, will the signal be first issued?
(5 marks)

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3. In the expansion of (1 + 3 x) n , where n is a positive integer, the coefficient of x2 is 594.

(a) Find n .
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 4
(b) Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (1 + 3 x)  5 −  .
n

 x
(6 marks)

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4. Let f( x) = 4(ln x)2 + 12ln x − 7 , where x  0 .
1
(a) Find f  2  .
e 
(b) If f(t ) = 33 , find t .
(c) (i) By the method of completing the square, express f( x) in the form
a (ln x + h) 2 + k , where a, h and k are constants.
(ii) Write down
(1) the minimum value of f( x) and,
(2) the corresponding value of x .
(8 marks)

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5. (a) Expand e−6x in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x3 .
(b) Expand (u + 2)5 .
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3  1 + 2e6 x 
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the coefficient of x in the expansion of  6x  .
 e 
(7 marks)

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 200
6. The population P (in thousand) of a city can be modelled by P = , where a and k
1 − atekt
are constants and t is the number of years elapsed since the beginning of 2022.
P − 200 
(a) Express ln   as a linear function of t .
 Pt 
(b) It is given that the intercept on the vertical and horizontal axis of the graph of the
linear function obtained in (a) are − ln 20 and −5 ln 20 respectively.
(i) Find a and k .
(ii) Someone claims that the percentage increase in the population of the city
from the beginning of 2022 to the beginning of 2027 is greater than 10%.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)

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7. Consider the two curves C1 : y = ex+5 + e3 and C2 : y = e2 x + e x−2 .
(a) (i) If A(a,50) lies on C1 , find a .
(ii) If B(b,50) lies on C2 , find the area of OAB , where O is the origin.
(b) (i) Factorize e2 x + e x −2 − e x +5 − e3 .
(ii) Find the intersection point of two curves C1 and C2 .
(8 marks)

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