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Section A
Answer all questions.
1 The function h is defined by h(x) = {
(
2
+1)
2
, > 1
| +1| 1, 1
.
(a) Determine whether h is continuous at x = 1.
(b) Sketch the graph of h.
[8]
2 If x = 2t
1
and y = 4t +
1
, show that
= 2
3
2
2
+1
.
Hence, deduce that 1
< 2.
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve when t = 1.
[8]
3 By using the substitution u = e
x
, evaluate
.
1
0
[6]
4 The variables x and y, where x > 0 and y > 0, are connected in the differential equation
2
2
.
Using the substitution y = ux, find the particular solution when y = 0 and x = 2.
[8]
5 The variables x and y are related by
= 2 1, and y = 1 when x = 0.
(a) Show that, when x = 0,
3
= 4. Find the value of
4
.
(b) Find the Maclaurin's series for y up to and including the term in x
4
, and hence find an
approximation to the value of y when x = 0.1, giving your answer to an appropriate accuracy.
[7]
6 Without sketching the graphs of y = x
3
+ 1 and y = 2 x, show that they intersect at one point between
0 and 1.
Use the Newton-Raphson method to find the real root, correct to three decimal places. [8]
Section B
Answer one question.
7 The equation of a curve is y =
2
5+6
.
(i) State the asymptotes of the curve.
(ii) Find the stationary points and determine their nature.
(iii) Determine the interval where y increases with x.
(iv) Sketch the curve.
(v) Determine the number of real roots of the equation p(x 2)
2
(x 3) = x
2
, where p > 0.
[2, 6, 2, 3, 2]
8 Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curves of y = e
x
and y = 2 + 3e
x
.
(a) Calculate the area of the region bounded by the x-axis, the line x = 3 and the curve y = e
x
.
(b) Calculate the area of the region bounded by the y-axis, the curves y = e
x
and y = 2 + 3e
x
.
(c) Calculate the volume of the solid of revolution formed if the area of the region bounded by the
y-axis, the line y = 5 and the curve y = e
x
is rotated through four right angles about the y-axis.
[2, 3, 6, 4]
THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
MARKING SCHEME :
1 a) h is not continuous at x = 1.
b)
y
y = h(x)
O x
2 Show
= 2
3
2
2
+1
.
t = 0,
= 1
t , that
3
2
2
+1
0,
2.
Hence, 1
< 2.
Equation of tangent : y = x + 4.
3
1
2
1
2
(
2
+1)
4 y
2
= 2x x
2
.
5 a)
4
= 4
b) = 1 +
2
2
3
3
+
1
2
4
+
y = 0.90938
6 f(0) = 1, f(1) = 1, sign of f(x) changes from negative to positive and f is continuous for x (0,1), so
there is a real root between 0 and 1.
Estimate = 0.682
7 Asymptotes : x = 2, x = 3, y = 1.
(0, 0) minimum point, (2.4, 24 ) maximum point.
Interval is (0, 2) (2, 2.4).
1
o
I I
2 1
1
y
O x
Number of real roots is 1.
8 y = 2 + 3e
x
y x = 3
5
y = e
x
y = 2
O x
a) Area = e
3
unit
2
b) Area = 2ln 3 unit
2
c) Volume = [ 9 10ln5 + 5(ln5)
2
] unit
3