Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + 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 ....... a n r b r ....... b n ,
1 2 r
n n! n( n 1).......(n r 1)
where n is a positive integer and
r
r ! ( n 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 = cos2 A sin2 A = 2 cos2 A 1 = 1 2 sin2 A

2 tan A
tan 2 A .
1 tan 2 A

1 1
sin A + sin B = 2 sin ( A + B ) cos ( A B )
2 2
1 1
sin A sin B = 2 cos ( A + B ) sin ( A B )
2 2
1 1
cos A + cos B = 2 cos ( A + B ) cos ( A B )
2 2
1 1
cos A cos B = 2 sin ( A + B ) sin ( A B )
2 2

Formulae for ABC

a b c
.
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc cos A .
1
= bc sin A .
2

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NTU/NUS UEE Past Papers

3 x 2 18 x 8
1 (a) Express in partial fractions. [4]
x3 4x

9
3x 5 3
(b) Evaluate dx , giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
4 x 5x
[4]

2 (a) Given that log p 2 x and log p 3 y , find in terms of x and y,

27 p 5
(i) log p ,
32
(ii) log 6 36 p . [5]

2 3 7
(b) Simplify and give your answer in form ab 3 where
52 3 5 2 3
a and b are rational numbers.
[3]

3 (a) The equation x 2 4 x 5 0 has roots and while the roots of the
k k
equation x 2 6 x p 0 are and . Find the value of p and of k.
[4]

(b) The roots of the equation x 2 hx 24 0 differ by 2, find the possible values
of h.
[4]

4 The equation of a function y f (x) is defined by f ( x) 1.5 3 sin 2 x for all values of
x.

(a) State the amplitude and period of f. [2]

(b) Find the values of x, for 0 x , where the curve y f (x) cuts the x-axis. Give
your answers in terms of . [4]

(c) Sketch the graph of y 1.5 3 sin 2 x for 0 x . [2]

x dy
5 The equation of a curve is y . Find an expression for . Hence find the
2 3x dx
equation of the normal to the curve at the point x 1. [4]
6 To measure the thyroid condition in a person, a small dose of a radioactive iodine is
injected into the blood stream. The amount of iodine A remaining in the blood after x
hours is given by the equation A De 0.008 x where D is a constant. If a dose of iodine is
injected into the bloodstream at noon on Monday, find

(a) the percentage of iodine remaining in the bloodstream at 6 pm on the same day,

[2]

(b) the number of hours it takes for the percentage level of iodine to drop to 50% of
its original dose. [3]

7 In the diagram, PAQ is a tangent to the circle at point A and AC is a diameter of the circle.

(a) Prove that ABC is similar to QBA . Hence or otherwise, prove that
AB 2 BC BQ. [4]
(b) Prove that AC 2 QC BC . [4]

P A Q

8 Express 7 sin x 8 cos x in the form R sin( x ) where R is positive and is acute.
[4]
Hence find
(a) the acute angle x for which 7 sin x 8 cos x 5 , [3]
 (b) the maximum value of 7 sin x 8 cos x and the angle x between 0 and 360
which gives this value, [2]

(c) the minimum value of (7 sin x 8 cos x) 2 and the angle x between 0 and 360
which gives this minimum value. [3]

x2
9 The equation of a curve is y 2 x 9 .
3
dy d2y
(a) Find expressions for and . [2]
dx dx 2

(b) Find the co-ordinates of the stationary points and determine the nature of the
stationary points. [4]

0 .6

4 cos
2
10 (a) Evaluate 2 xdx giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4]
0 .1

(b) The diagram shows part of the graphs of y x 2 1 and y cos 2 x . Find

(i) the coordinates of A, B and C,

[3]
(ii) the area of the shaded region giving your answer correct to 2 decimal
places. [4]
2
y x 1
y

B
O x

y cos 2 x
11 A particle moves in a straight line so that, at time t seconds after leaving a fixed point O ,
1
1 t
its velocity , v m s1, is given by v 2e 2 .
2
(a) Find
(i) the initial acceleration of the particle, [2]
(ii) the value of t when the particle is instantaneously at rest, [3]
(iii) the distance of the particle from O when t = 2. [3]
 (b) Sketch the velocity-time curve for t 0, indicating the coordinates of the points
of intersection with the axes. [3]

12 The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD where AC is parallel to the line

3 y 2 x 18 and A is on the x-axis. The coordinates of P and D are (3, 2) and
(5, 7) respectively, PC=2AP, BAC 90 , AB 2 13 units and APC is a straight
lines. Find

(a) the equation of AC, [2]

(b) the coordinates of A, [1]
(c) the equation of AB, [2]
(d) the coordinates of C and B, [5]
(e) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [1]

y
D

x
A
O

Answers
2 5 4
1. (a) (b) 48.49
x x2 x2
 1
1 2 y 2x 19 23 3
2. (a)(i) 3 y 2 5x (ii) 2 (b)
2 13
x y
1 1
3. (a) p 11 , k 7 (b) h 10 or 10
4 2
7 11
4. (a) amplitude=3, period= radian (b) x or
12 12
dy 2
5. , 2 y x 1.
dx (2 3 x) 2
6. (a) 95.3% (b) 86.6 hrs

BA Q AC B ( in alt.segment)
QA 2 QB QC (tan sec thm)
AB C 90 ( in semi - circle)
QA2 QC 2 AC 2 ( Pytha thm)
CA B BQ A ( Remaining of )
QB QC QC 2 AC2
7. (a) ABC is similar to QBA (b)
AC 2 QC 2 QB QC
AB BC
i.e. QC (QC QB )
QB BA
QC BC
AB2 BC BQ

8. 113 sin( x 48.8 ) (a) 76.9 (b) 113 ; x 138.8 (c) 0;

x 48.8 , 228.8

2
dy 2 d y
9. (a) 18 2 x ; 2 4 x (b) (3, 36) max; (-3, -36) min
dx dx
2
10. (a) 1.14 (b) (i) A(0, 1) , B( ,0 ) , C ( , 1) (ii) 0.45 unit
4 4 16
11. (a)(i) 1 (ii) t=2.77 sec (iii) 1.53 m
3
12 (a) 3 y 2 x 12 (b) A(-6, 0) (c) y x9
2
(d) C(3, 6), B(-2, -6) (e) 67.5 units