asia MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA, MATRICULATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINAION "ADVANCED LEVEL SUBIECT, PURE HRETENTTCS DATE. bh SEPTENER 2012 IME Directions to Candidates Anever ALL yuestons ch question uri 10 ar, mph aeltore are not allowed howeser scene ellos om bend bl all nacetry working at le shown 1. (a) Let a, & ce real nuuubers and suppose that a # 0. Use the method of completing to sow that for the quadratic equation au2-+-be-+e = Oto have real roots thes ove must have U? — due > 0. [5 marks] (b) Show thatthe quadratic uation in (e+ Set 4 Sete +(e" 4) Jans teal and stint roots for evry real vale (5 marks) 2. The point P ins postion vector M14+j—K. The line ¢ passes throught P end is parallel! to ‘he weetor ik: The line f,possas through P and is parallal to the vector j+ ak, where isa postive umber, {a) Find giveu that males won (b) The line ¢ Ins equation le of 60" with Lene 1 given that fy intereets (Show that iutersets f as wel 4, 6 marks} Pag Lo1s 3, (a) Pind 2x2 matrices A and B which cepeesent clockwise rotations through 30° and 60° (Swi B= (° &) Mh ge fain eae BA? (oral umber such that (BA)" =, where Tis the 2 x 2 identity (6) Find the least insti, (a) Find the image ofthe tine y = Se +1 under the transformation BA. [M4 3, 2, 2 marke) 4. (a) Expres {2 marks] (0) Solve te aero equation FO— 2? sing) = Br, sven tha y= 0 wen {8 marks] 2 + 1502 Hence (a) the grontest and least values of iw the form Rsin(2e + a), where R > 0 and a lies 1 Sade Bowe PIS (b) te values of i the rouge [0,2], correct to to 2lecimal places, for whic sine + 1Seo82 = —10. [4 2, 4 marks} 1. (a) A Faneton Feuxion is otinal by ~V=7" for rel values of ~2 < 4 < 0. Define the inverse ating its domain and range, Skete the gra of f and f! [ marks) ~ 2, find (F 0 g)(2) and (gy 0 fe) giving (6) Given tanetions $(0) = YF ad ge) ‘hei densi [4 marks]AML is 7. (A sivsidat dic is Toned in & way that each evan face i twice os likely as each odd fnce. All even foces are equaly likly, as are all odd faces. Construct a probabilistic ‘model ofa single roll of ts clie ane ind the probability thatthe outcome is less than four [5 marks) (1) Consider » people who are attending « party. We assume that every person has ai ‘aul probability of being horn on every clay during she year, independent of everyone tse. Assmniig that nobody's born on the 20! February and that n 865, find the probably zine each person has & stint birt. ( marks) 1 8. () Given that = 5 — 121 express y/¥ and Je in the form a-+ 1, where a, b are real [5 marks) (6) Show tht ¢ = 261 ism too ofthe equation rat + dz 87 =0. Find the other two toot [5 marks) 9.0 Diet = + y/0F=Trsinly soe smo i taf = SED, were al «we ites to be deter o (A ee hen petal by 2m cE ond y = $=. (04 Acar gi ty by = Eady = SE Fa (0) the gration in terms of & (i) the equation ofthe tangent at the polut where ¢ 1; (il) the distanc of the point (2,3) trom tis li [4 8, 2, 1 marks} 10, Use the suggest stitutions to fd o fe 1) f sts teen tied suv sms de oulstitution: 1+ cost 7 [4, 6 marks]MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CEIELIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, SIDA SIATRICULATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION "ADVANCED LEVEL SEPTEMMER 2012 Directions to Candidates Anower SEVEN guestons, Bch questi ery 19 mae, Gropat eats ae na allows however sent ellos cn be wa but all necessary werking sat eso J+.) se the substitution 1 10) at ft (by Sole th der eatin (cr)? +1) 2 4 2yhne = 622, sven that y = 9 when = (6) Solve the dtferential nation, #Y yas SH sy = 5cos2e, jon that y= -2 ont Y= 6 wi mit. y= =, ont SH = 6 when 3 = 0 2, 6, 7 marks) 2. The plane My ns equation 22 —3y 4-2 = 26, The point A has posi (a) Fine the equation ofthe fine Cj rassing through ttt is Ny. Find the point B where ineerstets Uy, (0) Show tha ion vector i4-25-+-2he Pendicular tothe plane = 5)+5k+ AQI+ I~) is te vector cqmation of five fin the plane Th that passes through B, (©) Let G aul D he te two points un the line fy that see a distnuee of 4¥ wuts from. A. Fil the position wetors uf © auet D. Pin the avva of the triangles ABC and Abo. 4, 8, 8 anaes] Page latuve fas equation y= SAT 7 (2) Find the range of y for ead a, Hence, or otherwise, find the coor points (b) Flud the equations of the asymptotes and skotel the eure, (6) Show that A. (Note: througout this question, all ang (0) Show thatthe equation Infons.c}-+ 1 = O lag a solution between T and 1.5, (i) Use tho Newtau-Raplison mitliod to Bind on approximate vali ofthis ol {aking 1.25 as a fst approsimation. Do tao iterations aud give your working to foar docitnal places (Gi) Solve the equation aud compute the answer to the result you obtained from the Newton: Raps uatboe. os lave tobe take [o marks) () Evaluate he Wi 15. Give your anstns to fone se rt ans Sp Pale ih ab al i sn {6 marks] 5. Prove the follavng statetents ly mathenatica (i) For ower postive tute fae ar pear [4 mrs (4) Par ovrey sonegat l y [5 marks} (0) For every positive {6 marks}6. (a) Show that for two sets A wud B we have @) A= (AN B)U (ANB, (i) B= (anByulan By, ) (An By = (AN BU (ABU (ANB), Conservolling a fair six sided din, Lat be the sot of outcomes wiere the rl is an ‘odd unber, Let B be the set of outcomes where the coll is less than 4, Caleulate the sts on oth sides of tae esi impart (i), aed verify that the equality hols [6 marks} (0) We dw the top 7 enrs from a welsh standand S2card deck. Pid the prob bili that (i) Tho 7 cards inchwte oxsetly $ aes. (i) The 7 entdsinelude ect 2 kings. ) The Teneds include exnetly 3 es, or exactly 2 kings, or both {p marks} 7. (a) Use De Moivre Theor to sow that (+ vig" 2(o 1-0" vB( If L-+ Vi is a toot of the equation 4 LEM avi nyem ase, Aha the wes oF the eal constants a {8 marks} (0) Find the poiuts of intersection uf the tori given by the equations Bowake Ltd f= aad (7 marks} 8, The curve $ and the circle C haw polar equations r= S++ 2080 (a) Sketch, te cry heir pias of = B respectively ses and find the pol coordinates uf [6 marks) (b) ial the age of overlap a ues wll [6 ark that wie (0) A line passing through the poe miots the curve Sat baer B. SI Hue wien ts Ti, AS Ts fs eng of 6 ks] Pee tort9. (a) Use the definitions af the hyperbolic fmetions to prove the identity cosh(e sy) cosh. ens y+ sin y [4 mavks) (b) Express Loar + Ssinha inthe form Reosh(s +1), where 2 is positive and bis iu fogaithue form. Heaco skutch the armph of y = 1eoshx + Ssinh rand find the range of values ofp for whieh [Seon 2+ Suh 2 = p las two rua distinct roots. [6 marks] (6) Show that 1 ni [sacomrvesame = fai By using the substitution w =e, oe otherwis, find the value of this integel (6 marks) 10, (a) bat uy = save i (7 marks) () Le bbe 8 2% 2 matis, where, 6 ean ore al muinbers. We say that A admits an ‘iyenvector if there exists unit vetor wand teal iniber \ sie that Aw = {G) Shoe that A adasts a igensector precisely whew (rea = Ader A> 0, wwliece tr fee trace of a, the sun of the enters on ee leuding agonal (the dinggaal from the upper lft to the lower right) of (2) Dace tat f= e hon adits an vigenvreton (i) Pid an example of a2 2 mats thae dos wot ali wetter, [s marks]