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MATHEMATICS 9740
30 September 2008
3 hours
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List of Formulae (MF15)
Write your Name, Class and lndex number on all lhe work you hand in
Wite in dark blue or black pen on both sides ofihe paper.
You may use a soft pencilfor anv disorams org€phs
Do nol use paper clips, highlighte.s, glue or coffection fluid.
At ihe end of lhe examination, a(ach the question paper to the front of your answer sc.ipt.
The numbe. of ma*s is given in brackels [] al the end of e:ch queslion or part question.
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Find the first tbree terms inthe expansiolof $./l in u.."o,lrng powers of.r. [31
Lr
1+),2
Dedu,e that rhe equarion ofthe tangenr (o lhc curve v - ;::! ar rhe poinl trhere
./l-2r
;r = 0, is given by
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f(r+l) l3l
f------l-a'.
{a) r(2r+r)(r r) t3l
(ii) Show that gf ' exists, statilg your reasons clearly. 12)
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ll A sequence o f real numbers r! , n, , ,rr , ... satisf,es the rccurrcncc rclation
\ r"/
It is given that the sequence converges for one ofthesc two cases:
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l: o
Case
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(i) Use your calculator to find dle values ofj:r, Jrr, -y4 and -r5. correct to 2 decmal
places for each of two abovc valocs of d - Ilcrcc state which value of a
causcs thc sequcnce to convcrge. t3l
(i0 As r -) 6, r" + d . Taking the a value h pad (i) thal calrses the sequcncc to
convcrgc, find tbe exacl value d. tll
12 (a) R€lative to a fixed ongin O, tire points.,{, B and C havc posilion vectors give
respeotively by
r=2irlj k, b'.-ti-2j+lk, c=4i+j 2k.
Piod the area oftrianglc lBC, corrcct to 3 signilicant figures. l3l
Hence deiemrine thc lcngth ot the perpondicular from ,4 to the side of thc
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triaoglc. t2)
(i) Show that the position \.€l-lor of the foot of the peryendicular from the
point p(3. '.0) to rho linc /r
7 r :j6.
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(ii) Firrd the position vector ofthe irnage p' . the rctlcctrnn nt? rn the line /r.
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ll (a) The rth tenn ofa progression is given by 4 =2".
(i) Find :2/ in temrs ofn. trl
(ii) Fhd the Ieast value of tl such ihat f,.fr'f"...f, >50000, where /? is
t4l
(You may assume tllat wheneve. th€ spmy is activated, the bactcria nlultiplies
fi$t befbre it gcts killed.)
(i) Catculale the number of bacteria leR imrnediately atler 40 rnin, i.e.
immediately aftcr the first spray has been activalc.d. L2l
(ii) tlisgiventhat B rcprcsents the number o f bactcria Iefl immcdiately a[te.
4O/lmir. For examplc, Br =number of bacteria Icft immediately after
40min, B, =Irumber of bacteria leti irnraediately attcr 8Ornin and so on_
Show thet
4, = (5 r 103 x0.4).
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(iii) Find the nuorber of bacteria letl immcdiarely atier 240 miD i2l
(iv) Statc, wiG justification, whether the spray is et'fectivc in oootrolling the
bacterial growth after a long period oftime. t2t
D{JNMAN IIIGH SCHOOI,, SENIOII IIICH
PROMOTIONAL 6XAMINATION 2OO8 SUGCgSTED SOLUTIONS
Iligher 2
3 ll
kk
4 r 4 ,,r I r ); r. oor.l.\.1
Gradicnl oflangent at (r = O, -
+
Ilquation ofnonnal at i! - 0 is 9y=2.{6r r 6.J5
It l -) + I d[ Jtanr--ten'r ].
-1r),r'l r I Stanr--+tl _+.
4 4 cos" r 2cos r
] ] Rcqurrcd x-r j
r r (i)
the sequence to converge-
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Ar€a oftriangle IBC =8.75; Required length:5.83;
" lt)
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(a)(i) I r?(r + l)
(ii) I Hence. n = 8, since, is even.
(i0 Since every 40min, the bacteria is 0.4 times the p.evious number,
The.efore by G.P.,
= (5 x 103X0.4 ), wherea=0.4x(5x103)