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TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009
SECONDARY FOUR

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4038/02

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Friday 18 September 2 hours 30 minutes

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case of angles in degree, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the
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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,
 b  b 2  4ac
x= .
2a

Binomial Theorem
n n n  2 2 n
(a + b)n = a n +   a n  1 b +   a b + . . . +   an  r br + . . . + bn,
1 2 r
n n! n(n  1).......(n  r  1)
where n is a positive integer and   = =
 r  (n  r )!r! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin2 A + cos2 A = 1.
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A.
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A.
sin (A ± B) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos (A ± B) = cos A cos B ∓ sin A sin B
tan A  tan B
tan (A ± B) =
1  tan A tan B
sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A.
cos 2A = cos A  sin2 A = 2 cos2 A  1 = 1  2 sin2 A
2

2 tan A
tan 2A =
1  tan 2 A
sin A + sin B = 2 sin 12 (A + B) cos 12 (A  B)
1 1
sin A  sin B = 2 cos 2
(A + B) sin 2
(A  B)
1 1
cos A + cos B = 2 cos 2
(A + B) cos 2
(A  B)
1 1
cos A  cos B = 2 sin 2 (A + B) sin 2 (A  B)

Formulae for ABC

a b c
  .
sin A sin B sin C

a 2 = b 2 + c2  2bc cos A.
1
= bc sin A.
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1. The mass, M grammes, of an unknown substance decreases over time, t years. It is

known that M = M0 e p t, where M0 and p are constants. The substance was first found at
the end of 1970 and its mass, when found was 900.5 g.
(i) State the value of M0. [1]
(ii) At the end of 1995, the mass of the substance has decreased to 258 g.
Find the value of p, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [3]
(iii) Find the mass of the substance 10 years after it was found. [1]
(iv) Find the average rate of decrease in the mass of the substance over the
first 10 years. [2]

2. The roots of the equation 2x2 + 6x  9 = 0 are α and β.

(i) Write down the value of α + β and αβ. [2]
1 1
(ii) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are and . [5]
 1  1

1  sin 2 x  cos 2 x
3. (a) (i) Prove the identity ≡ 2 cos x. [3]
cos x  sin x
(ii) Hence, solve the equation 3(cos x + sin x) = 4(1 + sin 2x + cos 2x)
for 0  x  360. [3]

(b) Sketch the graph of the function y = tan 2x for 0  x  , showing clearly the
2
asymptotes, if any. [2]
By adding a suitable straight line to your graph, state the number of solutions for

the equation cot 2x = . [2]
2  4 x

4. (a) Solve the equation 2 lg 3 + lg 2x  lg (2x + 1) = 1. [4]

(b) Solve the equation 3 y  5 y = 7 y + 1. [3]

ab 1
(c) Given that lg   = lg a  lg b  , show that a = b. [3]
 2  2

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5. A polynomial is given as f(x) = ax3  x2 + bx  8.

(i) Given that f(x) has remainders 31 and 9 when divided by (x  3) and (x  1)
respectively, show that f(x) = 2x3  x2  2x  8. [3]
(ii) Show that f(x) = 0 has only one real root. [4]
(iii) Given that one of the turning points on y = f(x) has positive x-coordinate and the
other turning point has negative x-coordinate, sketch the graph for y = f(x). [2]

6. The diagram shows a circle with points A, B, C and D on the circumference. CG is a

tangent at C. F is a point on AC such that FD is parallel to CG and EF = FC.

B
E
D

F G

(a) Explain why DE = DG. [1]

(b) Show that CG2 = BG  ED. [2]
(c) Show that CG2 = AE  EC + 2 ED2. [2]
(d) Write down a relationship connecting EC, EG and CG if AC is a diameter.
If CG2 = 3ED2, show that EC = ED. Explain why E is the centre of the circle. [4]

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2x2  3 dy
7. (a) Given that y = , find an expression for . [3]
sin 3x dx
(b) The noise level from a siren, N decibels, depends on the distance from the siren.
It is given that N = 10  2 ln (3x + 1), where x metres is the distance from the
siren. Find
dN
(i) , [1]
dx
(ii) the rate of change in the noise level, if x is increasing at 2 m/s at the instant
when x = 7 m, [2]
(iii) the value of x at which the noise level drops to zero. [2]
1
(c) Find the x-coordinate of the point on the curve y = at which the gradient of
2x  1
1
the tangent is  . [4]
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8. (a) The shaded area in the diagram is y

bounded by the curve y = e2x, the y-axis,
the x-axis and the line x = a.

y = e2x
x=a

Find the value of a if the shaded

area is 2.5 units2. x [5]
0 a

y
(b) The diagram shows part of the
x = (y  3)2(y + 2)
graph of the equation
x = (y  3)2(y + 2). P
The y-axis is a tangent to the graph
at the point P.

2

(i) Write down the coordinates of P. [1]

(ii) Find the area of the region that is bounded by the curve and the y-axis. [4]

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9. The diagram shows two circles C1 and C2, whose centres are A(4, 0) and B(0, 4)
respectively. The y-axis is a tangent to circle C1 at the origin O.
y

C1

A(4, 0) x
O

B(0, 4)

C2

(i) Write down the equation of circle C1. [1]

(ii) The circles touch at point P where APB is a straight line. Show that the

coordinates of P is 2 2  4,  2 2 .  [5]
(iii) Find the equation of circle C2. [3]

10. A particle moves in a straight line, such that after t seconds, its velocity v m/s is given by
2
v = 2t  . Given that the particle is 3 m from a fixed point O at the start, find
2t  1
(i) the time at which the particle is instantaneously at rest, [2]
(ii) an expression for s, the displacement of the particle from point O, [3]
(iii) an expression for a, the acceleration of the particle and hence explain why the
speed of the particle is always increasing. [2]
(iv) the total distance travelled during the first two seconds. [3]

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11. The figure shows a triangle whose sides are of lengths 3 cm, x cm and (8  x) cm.

x cm
3 cm

(8  x) cm

(i) Given that S = 12 perimeter of triangle  , write down the value of S. [1]
(ii) The area of the triangle, A cm2, is given by the expression
A = S ( S  a )( S  b)( S  c ) , where a, b and c are the lengths of the sides of
the triangle.
Write down an expression for the area of the triangle in terms of x. [2]
dA
(iii) Find and hence, find the value of x for which the area of the triangle is a
dx
maximum. [4]

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