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Module Examination 2017

Essential mathematics 2

Tuesday 6 June 2017 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Time allowed: 3 hours

This paper has THREE sections. You should attempt ALL questions in
Sections A and B, and TWO questions from Section C.
Section A carries 40% of the marks. It has 20 computer marked questions, each
worth 2%.
Section B carries 36% of the marks. It has 6 questions, each worth 6%.
Section C carries 24% of the marks. It has 3 questions, each worth 12%, of
which you should attempt two.
For Section A, mark your answers on the computer marked examination (CME)
form provided, using an HB pencil. Instructions for filling in the CME form are
given overleaf. The assignment number for this examination is MST125 81.
Write your rough work in the answer book(s) provided. It will not be considered
by the examiners.
For Sections B and C, write your answers in pen in the answer book(s)
provided. Start your answer to each question on a new page. Include all your
working. Do not cross out any work until you have written a new attempt.

At the end of the examination

• Make sure that you have completed Part 1 of the CME form, and written
your personal identifier and your examination number on each answer book
used. Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified.
• Make sure that you have entered one answer (A, B, C, D or E) against each
of questions 1–20 in Part 2 of the CME form.
• Attach your signed desk record to the front of your answer book(s) using the
round paper fastener, then attach the CME form and your question paper to
the back of the answer book(s) using the flat paperclip.
It is important that the flat paper clip is used with the CME form
since the computer cannot read CME forms with punched holes.

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Instructions for filling in the
computer-marked examination (CME)
form
If you do not follow these instructions, then the examiners may not be
able to award you a score for Section A of the examination.
You will find one CME form provided with this paper. The invigilator
has a supply of spare forms.

Writing on the form

• Use an HB pencil.
• To mark a cell, pencil across it, as demonstrated on the form.
• To cancel a mark, pencil in the coloured part of the cell, as
demonstrated on the form.
• If you make any unwanted marks on the form that you cannot
cancel clearly, then ask the invigilator for a new form, and transfer
your entries to it.
Completing Part 1
• Write your personal identifier (NOT your examination number)
and the assignment number for this examination, which is
MST125 81, in the boxes provided.
• In the blocks headed ‘personal identifier’ and ‘module and
assignment number’, pencil across the cells corresponding to
your personal identifier and the assignment number given above.
• On the sample CME form opposite, Part 1 has been completed for
a fictitious student so that you can see how to complete that part
of the form.
Completing Part 2
• For each question (numbered 1 to 20) in Section A of the
examination paper, mark your answer by pencilling across ONE of
cells A, B, C, D or E.
• If you think that a question is unsound in any way, pencil across
the ‘unsound’ cell (U), as well as pencilling across an answer cell.
• Do not pencil across any other cell.

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SECTION A
Attempt ALL questions in this section. Each question is worth 2%.
Mark your answers in pencil on the CME form.

Question 1
What is the least residue of 82 007 × 41 000 011 modulo 41?

A 7 B 11 C 18 D 36 E 40

Question 2
What is the least residue of 5606 modulo 7?

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5

Question 3
Given that 75 is a multiplicative inverse of 426 modulo 743 and that 743
is prime, which of the following is a solution of the linear congruence
426x ≡ 11 (mod 743) ?

A 80 B 81 C 82 D 742 E 744

Question 4
What is the equation of the line with parametric equations
x = t + 3, y = 2t − 1 ?

A y = x−3 B y =x+3 C y = 2x − 7
D y = 2x − 1 E y = 2x + 5

Question 5
A computer rests on a horizontal desk. The normal reaction of the desk
on the computer is 26 N vertically upwards. What is the mass of the
computer in kilograms to two significant figures? Take the magnitude of
the acceleration due to gravity to be 9.8 m s−2 .

A 0.38 B 2.7 C 26 D 250 E 260

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Question 6
A wooden box of mass 15 kg rests on a horizontal wooden plank. The
coefficient of static friction between the box and the plank is 0.43.
What is the maximum horizontal force, in newtons to two significant
figures, that can be applied to the box without the box moving? Take
the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity to be 9.8 m s−2 .

A 4.2 B 4.3 C 6.5 D 35 E 63

Question 7
Which of the following specifies the glide-reflection h formed from the
reflection in the x-axis followed by the translation 3 units to the right?

A h(x, y) = (y − 3, x) B h(x, y) = (y + 3, x)
C h(x, y) = (−x − 3, y) D h(x, y) = (−x + 3, y)
E h(x, y) = (x + 3, −y)

Question 8
Let f and g be the linear transformations represented by the matrices
   
2 1 0 −1
and ,
0 1 3 1
respectively. What is the image of the point (1, 0) under g ◦ f ?

A (−1, 4) B (0, −1) C (0, 6)

D (3, −1) E (3, 3)

Question 9
Which of the following
  describes the linear transformation represented
2 4
by the matrix ?
1 1

A Scales areas by the factor 2.

B Scales areas by the factor 8.
C Preserves orientation.
D A flattening.
E A reflection.

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Question 10
The graph of a function f is shown below.

Which of the following could be the rule for f ?

x−3 x2 − 9 x2 − 9
A f (x) = B f (x) = C f (x) =
x−2 x−2 x+2
x2 + 9 x−3
D f (x) = E f (x) =
x+2 x2 − 4

Question 11
What is the remainder on dividing the polynomial expression
2x2 − x − 7 by the polynomial expression x − 2?

A −1 B 13 C x−2
D 2x − 3 E 2x + 3

Question 12
What is the form of the partial fraction expansion of the expression
3x2 + 4
?
(x + 1)(x2 + 9)
In the options, A, B and C represent constants.

A B C A Bx Cx
A + + B + +
x+1 x+3 x−3 x+1 x+3 x−3
A B C A Bx + C
C + + 2 D + 2
x+1 x+9 x +9 x+1 x +9
A Bx2
E + 2
x+1 x +9

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Question 13
What is the solution of the initial value problem
ds
= et/3 , where s = 6 when t = 0 ?
dt

A s = 3et/3 B s = 3et/3 + 3 C s = 13 tet/3 + 6

D s = 13 et/3 E s = 13 et/3 + 17
3

Question 14
What is the general solution of the differential equation
dy 2y
= (x > 0, y > 0) ?
dx x
In the options, c is an arbitrary constant and A is an arbitrary positive
constant.
√
A y = x+c B y = 12 x + c C y = x+c
D y = Ax E y = Ax2

Question 15
Which of the following is a direction field for the differential equation
dy
= x?
dx

A y B y C y

x x x

D y E y

x x

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Question 16
Which of the following statements is not equivalent to the statement
Every multiple of 6 is even ?

A n is even whenever n is a multiple of 6.

B There is no multiple of 6 that is odd.
C There is a multiple of 6 that is even.
D If n is a multiple of 6, then n is even.
E If n is odd, then n is not a multiple of 6.

Question 17
A car is travelling in a straight line with a constant acceleration of
4 m s−2 . Its initial velocity is 10 m s−1 . After how many seconds is its
velocity 30 m s−1 ?

A 2.5 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 7.5

Question 18
The position r of a particle is given in terms of the time t by
r = 2t3 i + sin 2t j − (2t − 5) k,
where i, j and k are the Cartesian unit vectors. What is the velocity of
the particle when t = 0?

A 0 B j− 2k C 2j− 2k
D 6i+2j−2k E 12 i − 4 j

Question 19
A curling stone of mass 12 kg is being pushed along a straight line by a
resultant horizontal force of magnitude 48 N. What is the acceleration
of the stone in m s−2 ?

A 0.25 B 4 C 36 D 60 E 576

Question 20
What is the general solution of the recurrence relation
un = 6un−1 − 9un−2 ?
In the options, A and B represent constants.

A un = A × (−6)n + B × 9n B un = A × (−3)n + B × 3n
C un = A × 6n + B × (−9)n D un = (A + Bn) × (−3)n
E un = (A + Bn) × 3n

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SECTION B
Attempt ALL questions in this section. Each question is worth 6%.
Write in pen. Include all your working, as some marks are awarded for this.
Start your answer to each question on a new page of your answer book.

Question 21
Consider the hyperbola in standard position with focus (36, 0) and
directrix x = 4.
(a) Find the eccentricity e, the positive x-intercept a and the positive
y-intercept b of this hyperbola. [4]
(b) Hence show that the equation of the hyperbola is
8x2 − y 2 = 1152. [1]

(c) Write down the equations of the asymptotes of the hyperbola,

giving the exact values of the coefficients. [1]

Question 22
A particle, which remains at rest, is acted on by three forces, R, S
and T, and no others. The force diagram below shows the angles at
which the forces act. The magnitude of the force R is 50 N.

S T j

45◦ 30◦
i

(a) Find expressions for the component forms of the three forces R, S
and T, taking the directions of the Cartesian unit vectors i and j to
be as shown in the diagram (j is parallel to R), and denoting the
magnitudes of S and T by S and T , respectively. [3]
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find S in newtons to two significant figures. [3]

Question 23
 7 √
Evaluate the definite integral 49 − x2 dx. [6]
0

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Question 24
(a) Let P (n) be the variable proposition
n2 − 5n + 1 is greater than 0,
where n is an integer. State one value of n for which P (n) is true
and one value of n for which P (n) is false. [2]
(b) Use proof by contradiction to show that the following statement is
true:
There are no integers m and n with 7m − 21n = 778. [4]

Question 25
 
1 12
Express the matrix A = in the form PDP−1, where D and P
1 0
are 2 × 2 matrices, and D is a diagonal matrix. Evaluate P−1 as part of
your answer. [6]

Question 26
Consider the sequences of five letters that can be made using the first
nine letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I. Examples
include HBGIC and DDCDC.
(a) How many such sequences are there altogether? [1]
(b) How many of the sequences start with either AB or BA? [2]
(c) How many of the sequences contain at least one repeat of a letter? [3]

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SECTION C
Attempt TWO questions from this section. Each question is worth 12%.
Write in pen. Include all your working, as some marks are awarded for this.
Start your answer to each question on a new page of your answer book.
If you answer three questions, you will be awarded the marks for your best two
answers only.

Question 27
(a) Let f be the affine transformation that rotates points anticlockwise
through π/2 about the point (−1, 0).
(i) Draw a diagram that shows the effect of f on the unit square. [2]
(ii) By using your diagram, or otherwise, write down the images
of the points (0, 0), (1, 0) and (0, 1) under f . [2]
(iii) Hence, or otherwise, find f in the form f (x) = Ax + a. [2]
(b) By finding the linear transformation g that describes the reflection
in the line y = −x and using conjugation, find the affine
transformation k that describes the reflection in the line
y = −x + 7, in the form k(x) = Bx + b. [6]

Question 28

1
(a) Find the integral dx. [5]
x(2x − 1)
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to show that
2x − 1
p(x) =
x
is an integrating factor for the differential equation
dy y
= x2 − (x > 12 ).
dx x(2x − 1)
(Alternatively you may show that the expression p(x) above
multiplied by some positive constant is an integrating factor.) [4]
(c) Find the general solution of the differential equation in part (b). [3]

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Question 29
A child moves in a straight line down a slide inclined at 30◦ to the
horizontal, as shown below.

30◦

Denote the coefficient of sliding friction between the child and the slide
by μ, and take the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity to be
g = 9.8 m s−2 . Model the child as a particle.
(a) State the three forces acting on the child.
Draw a force diagram representing these forces, labelling them
clearly. [3]
(b) Find expressions for the component forms of the three forces, in
terms of unknown magnitudes where appropriate, taking the
Cartesian unit vectors i and j to point parallel and perpendicular
to the slide in the directions shown above.
Hence, or otherwise, show that the magnitude of the acceleration a
(in m s−2 ) of the child is given by
 √ 
a = 12 g 1 − μ 3 . [5]

(c) The child starts from rest and has a speed of 3 m s−1 after
sliding 4 m. Calculate the magnitude of the child’s acceleration. [2]
(d) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of μ to two significant figures. [2]

[END OF QUESTION PAPER]

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