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Write your answers on the sheets provided. % At the end of the time alloted, tie the answer scripts of the Pwo parts together so that Part A is on tap of Part B and hand them over to the supervisor. % You are permitted to remove only Part B of the question paper jrom the Examination Hall. For Examiners’ Use only (Gi) Higher Mathematics F Part_| QuestionNo. [Marks 1 2 Toul 3 Ia Nambers 4 a ; In Words 6 t— Code Numbers 7 Marking Examiner 2 Checked by: 10 2 Tr ———— — = Supervised by: ey 7 4 B 16 17 Total [see page two AL/2021(2022)1/ET -2- Part A 1. Factorize: x*(y?—2") + y*(2?- 27) + A(Q?-y?), 2. Let a relation R be defined on the set of all integers Z by aRb if Sa-+ b is divisible by 3. Show that R is an equivalence relation on Z and write down the equivalence class of 0. [see page three AL/2021(2022)11/E-1 <3. [index Number TL} 3. Let f= for x#3 and gx) =2x-1 for xER x3 Find (-') and g(x), and show that g (2-0) = 4. Show that atx oo xtl x2 cee o 1-2 ax+3xel 3x 3x-3|=x]-4 0 Ol4/-4 0 0 2842x430 2x-1 2x-1 3-3 3/[3 3 3 [see page four 8810 AL/2021(2022)/11/E- <4 5. The chord joining the points (ap?, 2ap) and Q =(aq*,2ag) on the parabola y?=4ax passes through the focus of the parabola. Show that pq=~1 and deduce that the tangents drawn at P and Q to the parabola are perpendicular. x42] Let fx)={ Bx-[3] -1 if x=0 -B if x=0, where a>0 and BER. It is given that f(x) and g(x) are continuous at x = 0. Find the values of a and 8. [ee page five AL/2021(2022)/11/E-I “5: if x20, 1. Let fo if, -1 0. Show tat f fd. =f {fla-x)+ flat} de “i é 10. Sketch the curve whose polar equation is given by r=2cos@ + 4sin 6. Find the polar equation ofthe tangent tothe above curve at the point with polar coordinates (4,2) on it ee Tee page seven 0188 ‘AL/2021(2022)/11/E-1 -7- ag BE cP et PTA ghia ead ev of Fann Sa ie eprint a erat of Pars ni tes) Bese ogobackeign @ com Ba ‘ sepoactage @ san Bum ganbentaD| obey Sone SS 5. Saaatinate Ene genase ohare, oom GOLOD eo, HOBm oD (end e0€) susie "2021(2022) soba Gung BINBTL sa {oouis gy)u uifLens, 2021(2022) General Certificate of Education (Adv. Level) Examination, 2021(2022) cod 3a T oe. | pw Higher Mathematics _I Part B %& Answer five questions only. UL.(a) Let A, B and C be subsets of a universal set S. Stating clearly the Laws of Algebra of sets that you use, show that @ (A-B)U(A-C)=A-(BNC), Gi) (A'-B)NC'=(A'-C)-(B-C), where A~B is defined by ANB’. () In a group of Football, Basketball and Volleyball players, it is given that (@® 8 players can play Football and Basketball, Gi) 5 players can play Football and Volleyball, (iii) 7 players can play Basketball and Volleyball, (iv) 29 players can play Football or Basketball, (¥) 30 players can play Football or Volleyball and (vi) 25 players can play Basketball or Volleyball Find how many players can play Football. 12.(a) Let a,b,c > 0. @ Show that abs4(a?+b%) and deduce that abc? « 4(a‘+b' +20"). 4d i atsbta (ii) Hence, show that aves os ) ‘Show that the equality holds if and only if a: 4-1 (®) The transformation { * | ‘ maps points in the xy-plane to the points in the 6 3 y } x’y'-plane. Find the equations of the straight lines which are mapped onto them-selves. Find the image of the line y=2x-I in the x'y'-plane. Tsee page eight AL/2021(2022)/14/8-1 -8- 13, State and prove De Moivre’s Theorem for a positive integral index. Using De Moivre’s Theorem, show that 0546 = cos"@- Geos" @sin*@+sin*@ and sin48 = 4c0s'@sin8 - dcosAsin?@ Hence, show that cot 49 = £018 6001" 0+, Keot*8- cot) Solve cotdd = 3 and show that x= eot{ 25) is. solution ofthe equation x*—4V3x°— 6x7 + 4VBr+1=0. ‘Write down the other solutions of this equation also in the form ot stating the values of k. Deduce that cot s+ cot J+ cot lB + cot 2 = av 14a) Let C, and C, be the curves given by y=(x-1)?+1 and (y—2)?= 16x respectively. Sketch the graphs of C, and C, in the same diagram indicating the coordinates of their points of intersection. Find the area of the region R bounded by the curves C, and C,, Also, find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region R through 2x radians about the line y= 1. © A family of eurves is defined by the differential equation $= Find the equation of the curve of the family that passes through the origin 3 184a) Let I, fra -x) dx, for nEZ*, ’ (3345) Show that, 1, : 3 ‘Hence, find the value of fxta-stax nat for 022. (®) Find the Maclaurin series of cosx and e* in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x. Hence, obtain the Maclaurin series of ¢* cos(x*) in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in 2°, o1 Using this, find an approximate value for f ae" ° cost?) dx, Thee page nine 0000343 AL/2021(2022)/11/E-1 2 16. Show that the equation of the tangent at the point (acos@, bsin®) to the ellipse Seed is a bxcos0+aysin# = ab and the equation of the tangent at (roosd,rsing) to the circle x°+y=r? is xeosp+ysing=r 2 Let C be the circle x°+y"=36 and $ be the ellipse Sebel. Suppose that (6cos¢,6sing) is a point of intersection of the circle C and the ellipse S. Show that aged Hence, or otherwise show that the acute angle between the tangents to the ellipse S and the circle C at the points of intersection is tan“ 3 2 = costs Tle) Let fle) = x5 00 8 —— 5 for ER, () Show that 0 f(x) <3 for xER. (ii) Solve the equations f(x) = 3 and f(x) =0, and skeich the graph of y={flx) for Os x= F (®) The following table gives values of the function f(x) correct to two decimal places for values of x between 0 to 1.2 at intervals of length 0.2. x 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 fe) 112 201 0.00 Lil 1.65 242 161 12 Slade. ‘Using Simpson’s Rule, find an approximate value for = 12 Hence, find an approximate value for f xfode. é ee 0000344 AL/2021(2022)/VE-IE Bine8 B60 GOOD eng wears us AU Righis Reserved Gos aaeasenw fl sm bop nom sag gesrkuny Grioon! ul hi baa ‘Sinks Bourne: of See Se oepannerea eaten er etin ‘on garam eos ‘wad 0g (ead eng) Boe, 2021(2022) SITET UST fuse gByL usfans, 2021(2022) Coron et erat rey "Examination, 2021(2022) cad o&me T 2 ui ssniigd Tt Higher Mathematics I nd @8nd Bo88 mcs + S8dq 10 8) apsigy wanhpgusmand Cwoogies andiny ppb - 10 Bibra Three hours Additional Reading Time _- 10 minutes ‘Use additional reading time to go through the question paper, select the questions you will answer and | decide which of them you will prioritise. (baer Neaber ] Instructions: This question paper consists of two parts; Part A (Questions 1 - 10) and Part B (Questions M1 + 17) we Part A: Answer all questions. Write your answers to each question in the space provided. You may use additional sheets if more space is needed. * Part Answer five questions only. Write your answers on the sheets provided. % At the end of the time alloted, tie the answer scripts of the ovo parts together so that Part A is on top of Part Band hand them over to the supervisor. % You are permitted to remove only Part B of the question paper from the Examination Hall % Statistical Tables will be provided. _g denotes the acceleration due to gravity. For Examiners’ Use only (i) Aiigher Mathematics 1 Part _[ Question No. | Marks | i | 1 In Numbers In Words. Examiner Checked by: fs eee Supervised by: | 4 E [see page io AL/2021(2022)/1/E-1 -2- Part A 1, a, -B), where a, 8 > 0, be three points such that the and [04|=|OC|, Find the values of a and B. L. Let A -1,B angle between OA and OC is 22 2. Two forces, F, = 3i + aj +k and F, = i+ Aj +k act at the points with position vectors i +2) + 3k and yi + 8K respectively where @, 8,7 ER. It is given that their lines of action pass through the point| 4j+ 4k. Find the values of a, 8 and 7. Write down the equation of the line of action of their resultant, Tsee page three findex Number] AL 20212022) 1-11 3. A uniform solid right circular cone of radius a and height 4a and of density o floats partially immersed in 2 homogeneous liquid of density with its vertex at a distance a above the free surface of the liquid. Find the value of the ratio 5. Find the smallest weight of the particle that can be attached to the vertex of the cone to make it totally immersed in the liquid. 4, The acceleration of a particle P at time 1 is given by a(?) =6ti~coszj + e'k. The position vector and] the velocity of the particle P at =O are j+K and k respectively. Find the position vector of P at] time t. [see page four 8810 A1/2021(2022)/11/8-11 ad 5. ‘Two particles P and Q each of mass m are moving on 2 smooth horizontal plane, each with speed u, towards \ on a smooth vertical wall witich meets the wall in the ss line DE. They both hit the wall a the point X with Q es Q arriving at X before P. The direction of motion of P is PW along AX, where AXD = 30°, The direction of motion of 30%) Qs along BX, where BXD = 60°. After rebounding from the wall both P and Q move in the same direction XY - ‘ (See the figure). The coefficient of restitution between P and the wall is e. Show that the coefficient of restitution between Q and the wall is $. ‘Show that after rebounding from the wall, the speeds of P and Q are in the ratio V3:1. 6. A.uniform rod OA of mass m and length 2a is free to rotate in a vertical plane about the end O wh fixed. It is held in a position making an angle 2 with the downward vertical and then released, Show that when the rod makes an angle @ with the downward vertical the angular speed 4 satisfies a0 Fell+2c0s0). [see page five AL/2021(2022)/11/E-11 o3- 7. In a restaurant, the probability that a randomly selected customer orders a cup of tea with his breakfast is 0.6. If a random sample of 5 customers is selected, find the probability that, (i) exactly one customer, (ii) less than 3 customers, order tea with their breakfast. 8. In an urban area, power cuts occur randomly twice a month. Find the probability that in a given month, there will be (i) no power cuts, Gi) at least 2 power cuts. Tree page six AL/2021(2022)/11/E-I -6- ‘9. The probability density function f(x) of a continuous random variable X is given by Py blsi » otherwise FQ): 0 Where c is a constant. Find the value of e. Also find BOX) and VOX), 10. An unbiased cubie dic is rolled once. Let X be the value obtained and let ¥ =. Find BC) and E(Y). Tee page seven AL/2021(2022)/1VE-IT 27s 4099 88OY OLS apap) upfixlanoaya AU Rights Reserved) ese Gaseaad sfme3 De Sate Deport of amsanons Sr La SAAR A Ee SS. Gam qanam cess ante 09 (cad ‘eu@) Ss000, 2021(2022) Seis Cong upg Be (el BP us ufone, 2021(2022) Part B + Answer five questions only. [L. Let A= (1, 0,0), B=(0,1,0) and C=(0, 0,1) be three poinis. Forees, 24H ,3AC and BC act along AB, AC and BC in the sense indicated by the letters respectively Show that the system, reduces to a single force R acting through the point A and a couple G, where R and G are to be determined. (ii) Now a force F is introduced to the above system. (a) If F acts through the origin and the system reduces to a couple, find F and the magnitude of the couple. (©) If F acts at the point with the position vector 1+ oj+ dk and the system is in equilibrium, find the values of ¢ and d, 42. A circular lamina of radius a is immersed with its surface vertical in a homogeneous liquid of constant density p such that its centre O at a depth a below the free surface of the liquid. Show that the magnitude ofthe fiquid thrust on the Lamina is apg. and that the centre of pressure of the lamina lies on the vertical diameter, at a distance below the centre O. ‘A solid right circular cone of radius @ and height 2a is immesed ina homogeneous liquid of constant density p, with its highest point on the free surface of the liquid and its axis horizontal. Find the magnitude, direction and the line of action of the thrust on the curved surface of the cone. 13. A particle P of mass 2m placed on a rough horizontal table is connected to a particle Q of mass 3m by a light inextensible string which passes over a small smooth pulley O fixed at the edge of the table. Particles P and Q and the string all lie in a vertical plane. Let the coefficient of friction between P and the table be 4. The system 2m is released from rest with the string taut, as shown in the diagram. Show _P oO that the particles start to move. ‘The particle Q moves in a resistive medium that offers a resistance my 2@ 3m when its speed is v, where k(> 0) is a constant. Show that 54Y=2¢—ku Find the time taken by P to reach a speed of £ and the distance travelled by P during this period. (Assume that the length of the string is long enough for P not to reach O during this period.) Tsee pane eight | AL /2021(2022)/11/E-I -8- 14, Two smooth spheres, A and B, of equal radius, lie ons smooth horizontal table. A is of mass m and B is of mass 2m. The spheres are projected towards each other and when they colide, the line joining their centers is parallel to J and velocities of A and B are 2i+3j and -i+ aj respectively, where a>0, The coefficient of restitution between A and B is 4 and the velocity of the sphere @ just after the collision is ~i + 3j. Find (i) the value of a (ii) the velocity of the sphere P just after the collision (ii) the Joss in kinetic energy caused by the collision | (iv) the impulse on A from B, 15. A frame consists of three uniform rods, each of mass m and length 2a, rigidly joined together to form the triangle ABC, together with a uniform circular ring of mass m inscribed in the triangle, as shown in the figure. The ting is rigidly fixed to the rods AB, BC and CA at D, E and F respectively, where D, E and F are mid-points of AB, BC and CA respectively. ‘Show that the moment of inertia of the frame about the axis through A perpendicular to the Plane of the frame is 23ma*. A B E c ‘The frame can rotate about a fixed smooth horizontal axis through A, the axis being perpendicular to the plane of the frame, The frame is given a small displacement from the equilibrium position in which the center of mass of the frame is below A, and released from rest. Show that the motion of the frame is approximately simple harmonic and its period is 2, oe ge 16. (@) Suppose the discrete random variable X has the probability distribution given below: x 0 1 2 3 4 P&=y) | 01 03 04 01s | 005 | Let Y= 2X + 1. The probability distribution of ¥ is given by the following table. ¥ 1 3 5 7 cs Pu=y) | 04 03 p q 0.05 @ Find the values of p and q. (i) Find E(Y) and Var(¥). Gil) Find P(Y > 3), and henee find P(X > 1). [see page nine 0000343 fO2\@2022V11/8-11 295 (b) (i) Let X be the number of tails obtained when 3 unbiased coins are tossed. Find the probability distribution of X and hence find E(X) and Var(X), (ii) If the value of X is an odd number, a biased cubical die with the probability of getting 3 oF 6 on the face, equals to % is rolled. Otherwise, another biased cubical die with the probability of getting 3 or 6 on the face, equals to 4 is rolled. Variable Y is defined as follows: 2, if the value on the face of the die is divisible by 3 1, otherwise Find the probability distribution of ¥ and hence, find E(Y) and Var(¥). 17.(@) The probability density function of the continuous random variable X is given by 10x*(-x) , O

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