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H2 Mathematics (9758) JC1-2022

Mid-year Examination Revision Package (Solutions)

Topic 2: Graphing Techniques I & II

1. [DHS Prelim 2009 Paper 1 Q3(a) / N94 Paper 1 Q5]

(a) 9 x2  4 y 2  36 x = 0
9  x2  4 x   4 y 2 = 0
9  x  2   36  4 y 2 = 0
2

9  x  2   4 y 2 = 36
2

 x  2
2
y2
 = 1
22 32

3 3
A hyperbola, centre (2, 0) with asymptotes y   x  2  or y    x  2 
2 2
3 3
y  x  2 y y  x  2
2 2

O 4 x
2

 5x   12 y  y
2 2
(b) = 132
2 2 (0, 13 )
 5   12  12
 x  y = 1
 13   13 
2 2
x  y
 13    13  = 1
 5   12  x
( 13 , 0) O ( 13 , 0)
An ellipse with entre (0, 0) 5 5

(0, 13 )
12

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2. [2012/MI/Promo/6]
(i)

y2  x  2
2

(ii)  1 ---(1)
9 4
y  ln(2 x  1)  3 ---(2)
ln(2 x  1)  3  x  2
2 2

Subst. (2) into (1):  1

9 4
4  ln  2 x  1  3  9  x  2   36
2 2

The solution to 4  ln  2 x  1  3  9  x  2   36 are the intersections of C1 and C2 .

2 2

By G.C, they are x  0.361 and x  0.497

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3. [CJC Promo 2010 Q9(i)(ii)]

(i) Vertical asymptote: x = 0
1
y x
x
 y   x is an oblique asymptote
(ii) y

y = –x

x
–1 0 1

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4. [JJC Promo 2010 Q8]

(i) y = a, x = −b (ii) y

y=a
(iii) When x  2, y  1 O x
3  2a
1
b2
b  5  2a
When x  0, y  3 x = b
3
3   b  1 and a  2
b

2x  3 1
(iv) y  2
x 1 x 1
1 1 1
y 
A
 y= 
B
 y  2
x x 1 x 1
A: Translation of 1 unit in the negative x direction
B: Translation of 2 units in the positive y direction.

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5. [MJC 2013 JC1 Midyear Q5]

6  3x  x 2 2
y  1  x   (by long division)
x4 x4

(0, 1.5)
(1.37, 0)
O x
(-4.37, 0)

 x  4  ln  2  x   1  x  x  4   2  0
2
ln  2  x   1  x  
x4
By drawing the graph of y  ln  2  x 

(0, 1.5)
(0, 0.693) (1.37, 0)
O (1, 0) x
(-4.37, 0)

From the graph, there is one point of intersection, hence, number of root is 1.

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6. [PJC Promo 2010 Q9 Modified]

(i)
y

y= f( x)

O 1 x

(ii)
y

O x

7. [SRJC Promo 2010 Q8bi]

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8. [2012/RI/Promo/2]
1
Let C ' : Scaling parallel to y -axis with scale factor ,
2
B ' : Reflection about x -axis,
A ' : Translation of 2 units in the positive x -direction.

2  x  3
If y  f  x    is the final equation, to obtain the original equation, we must do the
x2
transformations above in sequence.
C 1 B 1 A 1
f  x   f  x   f  x   f  x  2  .
2 2 2
Therefore, the original equation is
1
y   f  x  2
2
1  2   x  2   3 
   
2   x  2   2 
x 1
 .
x

9. [2012/JJC/Promo/2(ii)]

1 y
y
f ( x)

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10. [2012/MJC/Promo/5(b)]

(i) y  f  2 x  1 y

(ii) y  f   x 
y

yf x

x
O

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(2, 3) (2, 3)