ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL

2009 Preliminary Examination

Secondary Four Express / Four Normal / Five Normal

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE INDEX
S
NUMBER NUMBER

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/01

Paper 1 September 2009
2 hours
Additional Materials: Writing Paper (12 sheets)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, centre number and index number in the spaces at the top of this
page and on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Write your answers on the separate writing papers provided.
Give not-exact numerical answers correct to three significant figures, or one decimal
place in the case of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is
specified in the question.
The use of a scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.

This document consists of 4 printed pages.

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0

− b ± b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a

Binomial expansion
⎛n⎞ ⎛n⎞ ⎛n⎞
(a + b) n = a n + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟a n −1b + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟a n − 2 b 2 + L + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟a n −r b r + L + b n ,
⎝1⎠ ⎝ 2⎠ ⎝r⎠
⎛n⎞ n! n(n − 1) K (n − r + 1)
where n is a positive integer and ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = =
⎝ r ⎠ r!(n − r )! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cos ec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin( A ± B ) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos( A ± B ) = cos A cos B m sin A sin B
tan A ± tan B
tan( A ± B ) =
1 m tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A = cos A − sin 2 A = 2 cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2 A
2

2 tan A
tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
A+ B A− B
sin A + sin B = 2 sin cos
2 2
A+ B A− B
sin A − sin B = 2 cos sin
2 2
A+ B A− B
cos A + cos B = 2 cos cos
2 2
A+ B A− B
cos A − cos B = −2 sin sin
2 2

Formulae for ΔABC

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A
1
Δ = bc sin A
2

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1 (a) Use the matrix method to solve the following pair of simultaneous equations
1 1 2 3
+ =3 and + = 1. [4]
x y x y

(b) The curve y = x 2 − x − 2 and the line x + y = 7 meet at P and Q.

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ. [4]

2 (a) (i) The equation 3 4 x + a − 3 2 x + a = 27(3 x ) − 9 has a solution of x = 1 ,

find the exact value of a. [2]
2
(ii) Given that α = 2 2 − 3 , express 3α − in the form
α
a b − c d where a, b, c and d are real constants. [2]

(b) (i) Given that (log 3 7)(log 7 k ) = 2 , find, without the use of a calculator,
the value of k. [2]

(ii) Solve the equation 2 log 3 e x + log 3 2 = log 3 ( 2 − 3e x ) . [4]

3 (a) Given that α and β are the roots of the equation 2 x 2 − 4 x + 1 = 0 .

Find an equation, in terms of m, whose roots are α + mβ and β + mα
where m is a constant. [4]

(b) Show that the equation 9 x 2 − 6 px + p 2 = 0 has equal roots for all
real values of p. [2]

4 Find, in ascending powers of x, the expansion of (2 + x) 6 and (1 − 3x) 6 as far as

the term in x 2 .

Hence find the coefficient of the term in x 2 in the expansion (2 − 5 x − 3 x 2 ) 6 . [3]

5 The curve y = f (x ) has a gradient of 11 at the point (2, 5).

d2y
If = 6 x − 2 , find the equation of the curve. [4]
dx 2

6 Find all the angles between 0° and 360° inclusive which satisfy the following
equations.

(a) 2 cos x − sec x = tan x [4]

(b) cos 2 y − cos 5 y = 0 [3]

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7 The curve x 2 + y 2 − 6 x − 2 y − 16 = 0 intersects the x-axis at P and Q.

(a) Find the coordinates of P and Q. [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of R, the centre of the circle and its radius. [3]
(c) Find ∠PRQ. [3]

8 Solution to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y
B (2, 7)

F
x
O

A (−4, −2)

The diagram shows a triangle ABC where A is (−4, 2), B is (2, 7) and BC is
parallel to the line 2 y = −4 x + 1 .
Given that BC meets the x-axis at F and AB meets the y-axis at E.
(a) Find the equation of the line BC. [2]
(b) Show whether if EF is perpendicular to AB. [3]
(c) Given that C is equidistant from A and E, find the coordinates of C. [3]
(d) Find the area of ΔAEC. [2]
(e) If ABDF is a parallelogram, find the coordinates of D. [1]

ln x 5
9 Given that y = , x ≠ − . Find
2x + 5 2
dy
(a) , [2]
dx
(b) the rate of change of x when x = 1 , given that y is changing at the rate of
0.12 units per second at this instant. [3]

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dy 3x + 2
10 (a) Given that y = ( x − 1) 2 x + 3 , show that = . [2]
dx 2x + 3

6 3x 2
(b) Hence, evaluate ∫ 1
2x + 3
+
2x + 3
dx . [2]

(c) Hence, find the area of the shaded region in the diagram below. [3]

π
11 On the same axes, sketch the graphs of y = | 2 sin 2 x | −1 and y = − x −
2
for 0 ≤ x ≤ π . [4]

π
Hence find the number of solutions of the equation | 2 sin 2 x | + x − =1
2
in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ π . [1]

12 The diagram shows a semi-circle ABC, with centre O and diameter 15 cm.
The length of the chord BC is 10 cm.

(a) Show that ∠ABC is approximately 0.841 radians. [1]

(b) Calculate the length of the minor arc BC. [2]

(c) Express the area of the shaded region AOBC as a percentage of

the area of the semi-circle. [3]

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ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL

Secondary Four Express / Five Normal
Preliminary Examination 2009
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS Paper 1 4038/01

1 1
1 (a) x= , y=− 8 (a) y = −2 x + 11
8 5
⎛ 17 ⎞
(b) (3, 4) and (−3, 10) (c) C is ⎜ , − 6 ⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠
1
2 (a) (i) a=0 (d) 45 sq. units
2
26 17 ⎛ 23 ⎞
(ii) 2− 3 (e) D is ⎜ , 9 ⎟
5 5 ⎝ 2 ⎠
dy 2 x + 5 − 2 x ln x
(b) (i) k =9 9 (a) =
dx x(2 x + 5) 2

(ii) x = −0.693 (to 3 s.f.) (b) 0.84 units per second

1
3 (a) x 2 − 2(m + 1) x + ( m − 1) 2 + 2m = 0 10 (b) 5 15
2
4 (2 + x) 6 = 64 + 312 x + 240 x 2 + ...
(1 − 3 x) 6 = 1 − 18 x + 135 x 2 + ... (c) 16.1 sq. units
Coefficient of x 2 = 3264

5 y = x 3 − x 2 + 3x − 5 11

6 (a) x = 30° or 150° or 270°

360°
(b) y= or y = 120°
7

7 (a) (−2, 0) and (8, 0) 2 solutions

(b) R is (3, 1) and radius is 26 units 12 (b) 10.9 cm2

(c) ∠PRM = 135.4° (to 1 d.p.) (c) 85.2%

ANDSS 4E5N Prelim 2009 Add Math (4038/01) – Answers