INTI International College Penang

CAL MAT1312 QUIZ 2

CANDIDATE
NAME

Time: 1 hour
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

Answer ALL questions.

1. Solve the equation 2  ln √1    3 ln √1 

ln √1   . [3]

2. Solve the inequality |ln 2    |  2. [5]

3. The polynomial 5      , where a and b are constants, is denoted by  . It is

given that   2 is a factor of   and when   is divided by  3, the remainder is
270.
(i) Find the values of the constants  and . [4]
(ii) When a and b have these values, factorise 5       completely, and hence
solve the equation 5  5   
0 (correct to 3 significant figures). [5]

4. In an experiment on cell growth, the following data were obtained, where N is the number
of cells at a time t minutes after the start of the growth.
t 1.5 2.7 3.4 8.1 10
N 9 19 32 820 3100
At 
10, a chemical was introduced which killed off the culture. The relationship
between N and t was thought to be modelled by 
  , where a and b are constants.
(i) Use a graph to determine how these figures confirm the supposition that the
relationship is of this form. Find the values of a and b, each to the nearest integer. [6]
(ii) If the growth had not been stopped at 
10 and had continued according to your
model, how many cells would there have been after 20 minutes? [2]

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CAL MAT1311 TEST 2

Mark Scheme

1 2  ln √1    3 ln √1 
ln 1  
2  ln √1    3 ln √1 
ln  1  1  
M1
2  ln √1    3 ln √1 
ln  1   ln  1  
2 ln √1 
2
ln √1 
1
√1 
  M1

1 


1  
0.865 A1 [3]
2 (i) |ln 2    |  2
ln 2     # 2 or ln 2      2 M1
2    #   2      
  #    2       2
ln   # ln    2 ln    ln    2
 # ln    2   ln    2
  ln    2  # ln    2
  0.759  # 2.24 M2

For ln 2    , 2     0
   2
ln    ln 2
  ln 2
 # ln 2
M1
 # 0.693
A1 [5]
Combine the ranges of x:  # 2.24, 0.759 #  # 0.693
3 (i) 5 2   2  
0
4  
40 ----- (1) M1
5 3   3  
270
9  
135 ----- (2) M1
Solving simultaneous equation, 
19, 
36 A2 [4]
(ii) 5   19   36

5   19  36

  2 5   9 18

  2   3 5 6 A1
5  5 19  36
0
5 ∙ 5  5 19 36
0
5 5   19 5  36
0 M1

Let 5
, then 5   19  36
0
  2   3 5 6
0
2
0 or 3
0 or 5 6
0
)

2 
3 
*
)
5
2 5
3 5
*
.
,-  ,-  ,- A3 [5]
+
,- *
(ignored) +
,- *
(ignored) +
,- /*
0.113

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4 lg 
ln   ln  M1
t 1.5 2.7 3.4 8.1 10
lg  0.954 1.279 1.505 2.914 3.491 B1

B2
Gradient, 1
lg 
0.3

1.995 ≈ 2
y-intercept, 3
lg 
0.5

3.162 ≈ 3 A2 [6]

When 
20, lg 
6.5 , 
3.162 × 10) (graph)
When 
20, 
3 × 25
3145278 (calculate) M1A1 [2]

OR
ln 
ln   ln  M1

t 1.5 2.7 3.4 8.1 10

B1
ln  2.197 2.944 3.466 6.709 8.039

B2

Gradient, 1
ln 
0.69

1.994 ≈ 2
y-intercept, 3
ln 
1.15
A2 [6]

3.158 ≈ 3
When 
20, ln 
14.95, 
3.110 × 10) (graph)
M1A1 [2]
When 
20, 
3 × 25
3145278 (calculate)