SECTION A Compulsory Question (20%)

Attempt ALL the Five Questions in this section (1–5)

SECTION A

 3
 y  x
1. Solve the simultaneous equation  x . [4%]
 y  x3  2


2. Given P  5,1 is a point outside the circle x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  4  0 .

Find
(a) the center of the circle, C and the radius, r . [1.5%]
(b) the shortest distance form P to the circle. [1.5%]
(c) the intersection point of the line segment PC and the circle. [1%]

3 5
3. In triangle ABC , cos A  , cos B  , find
5 13
(a) sin A and sin B . [1.5%]
(b) cos  A  B  [1.5%]
(c) cosC . [1%]

4. Diagram shows the curve y  x3 ,

straight lines y  32 x and y  64 .
Find the ratio of the area of the shaded region
to the area of the rectangle OAQB . [4%]

5. Find the number of different arrangements of four letters from the word “SWEETHEART”.
[4%]

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SECTION B Elective Questions (40%)
(Attempt any four questions in this section (6–12)
SECTION B

1 2
6. (a) Solve the inequality  [4%]
x  x  1  x  12

(b) Solve the equation 22 x1  23 x2  5  2x2  0 . [3%]

(c) Find a cubic polynomial f  x  such that f 1  f  2   0 , f  0   6 and f  3  6 .

[3%]

7. (a) Given  3 and  3 are the roots of the equation x2  4 x  8  0 , where   

is an integer, find a quadratic equation whose roots are  and  . [4%]

6
 x
(b) (i) Expand the first three terms in the expansion of  2   . [2%]
 4
6
 799 
Hence, find the approximate value of   ,
 400 
correct to 4 decimal places. [2%]
6
 2 3  x
(ii) Find the constant term in  4   2  2   . [2%]
 x x  4

8. (a) Three points 1, 1  k  ,  3,1  2k  and  2k , 2k  2  are collinear, find the possible
values of k . [3%]

(b) Find the length of the tangent from point P  8,10  to the circle
2 x2  2 y 2  11x  19 y  44  0 . [2%]

(c) Find the equation of the circle with radius 5 , which passes through a point P  3,1
and touch the straight line x  2 y  1  0 . [5%]

9. (a) In a triangle ABC , given that  a  b  :  b  c  :  c  a   5 : 6 : 7 and the perimeter is

18 cm. Find the area of the triangle. [4%]

(c) Given that 3 sin 2  3cos 2  R sin  2    , where R  0 and 0    90 .

(i) Find the value of R and of  . [1.5%]
(ii) Find the maximum value and minimum value of 3sin 2  3 3 cos 2 . [1.5%]

(c) Solve the trigonometric equation 2sin 2 x  2  sin x  cos x   1  0 for 360  x  360 .
[3%]
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 5x2  3 A B C
10. (a) Express as partial fraction   . [1.5%]
x x
3
x x 1 x  1
5x2  3
3
Hence, find the value of a if  3 dx  ln a . [1.5%]
2
x x
(b) Find the equation of the normal to the curve 3x2  xy  2 y 2  18 at the point 1,3 .
[3%]
1 5
(c) The inflection point of the curve y  f  x   4 x3  ax 2  6 x  1 is  ,   ,
4 8
where a is constant.
Find the increasing and decreasing interval of the function. [4%]

4 3 8
11. (a) Given  f  x  dx  12 ,  g  x  dx  4 and  g  x  dx  5 .
0 0 3

  x 
8
Find the value of   f  2   3g  x  dx .
0
[3%]

(b) Diagram shows part of two curves,

y 2  2 x and y 2  12  4 x .
Find the volume generated when
the shaded region is rotated
through 360 about the y  axis. [4%]

(c) Find the indefinite integral x

5
4  xdx . [3%]

12. (a) Table shows the marks of Advanced Mathematics of two group of pupils.
Group Marks
A 65 95 78 92 60
B 79 84 78 69 80
For each group, find
(i) the mean. [1%]
(ii) the standard deviation, correct to 2 decimal places. [1%]
(iii) the coefficient of variation, correct to 2 decimal places. [1%]
Hence, deduce which group has a good performance. [1%]

(b) It is found that 70% of the students from a certain class obtained grade A in
Mathematics in SUEC trial examination. If 10 students from the class are selected
at random, find the probability that not more than 8 students obtained grade A. [2%]

(c) Diagram shows a standard normal distribution graph.

If P  0  z  h   0.3485 , find the value of h . [2%]

(d) Find the probability of getting “the sum of the three faces is 10 ”
when three dice are thrown simultaneously. [2%]

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 x  3
1. 
y  4
2. (a) C  2, 3 , r  3 (b) d  2 (c)  ,  
19 3
 5 5
4 12 33 33
3. (a) sin A  ,sin B  (b)  (c)
5 13 65 65
4. 1: 2
5. 1230
6. (a) x  0, x  1, x  1 (b) x  3 (c) f  x   2 x3  9 x 2  13x  6
7. (a) x2  2 x  2  0 (b)(i) 64  48x  15x2  ... 63.5215 (ii) 205
1
8.(a) k  2,  (b) 47 (c)  x  4  2   y  1  5  x  2    y  3  5
2 2 2

2
9.(a)   3 15 (b)(i) R  12;  60 (ii) 6, 6 (c) 330 , 300 , 210, 60,30,60,150,300
3 1 1
10. (a)(i)   a  9 (b) 11x  3 y  2  0
x x  1 x 1
 1   1
(c)   ,1 , f is decreasing ;  ,    1,   , f isincreasing
 2   2
3 7
11. (a) 3 (b) V  25  units 3 (c) 27
15 15
12. (a)(i) xA  78; xB  78 (ii) sA  13.99; sB  4.94 (iii) vA  17.95%; vB  6.33% , B
1
(b) P  X  8  0.8507 (c)(ii) h  1.03 (d)
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