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Preliminary Examination 2009
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,
x=

b b 2 4ac
.
2a

Binomial Theorem

(a + b) n = a n +

n n 1
a
b
1

n n 2 2
a
b
2
n

+...+

n n r r
a
b
r

n!

where n is a positive integer and =

.
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 B) =

tan A tan B
1 tan A tan B

sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A

cos 2A = cos 2A sin 2A = 2 cos 2A 1 = 1 2 sin 2A
tan 2A =

2 tan A
1 tan 2 A

Formulae for ABC

a
b
c
.

sin A sin B sin C

a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A .
=

1
2

bc sin A .

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+ . . . + bn ,

1 The population of a town at the beginning of 1979 was 47 000. The population
decreased by 5% yearly so that after a period of n years, the population was given by
the expression 47000(0.95) n . Find, correct to its nearest whole number,
(a)
the population at the beginning of 2000,
[1]
(b)
the population of that town after 30 months, assuming that it decreased at a
constant rate,
[1]
(c)
the year in which the population will first fall below 12 000, assuming that the
population census report will only be released at the beginning of the year.
[5]

2 (a)

Find all the angles between 0 and 360 which satisfy the equation
6 tan y 5sec y.
[4]

cos ec A 2
cos A sin A

.
2
2 cot A cos ec A cos A sin A
2

(b)

3 (a)
(b)

Prove the identity

[4]

One root of the equation 4x 2 mx n 0 is half of the other root. Express

m in terms of n in its simplest form.
[5]
2
Find the set of values of p for which the expression 2 x 5 x p is positive
for all real values of x. Hence, or otherwise, find the range of values of x for
which
(5 x 1)( x 3)
[5]
0.
2 x 2 5x 6

4 Solve the following equations

log3 (9 3x) log3 ( x 1) 2 log3 (1 x),
(a)
log7 x

7,

(b)

14

(c)

3(36 ) 16(6 ) 5.
y

[4]
[3]

[4]

5 When 2x3 15x2 27x 18 is divided by 2 x2 3x 9 , the remainder is ax + b.

Hence, 2x3 15x2 27x 18 = ( 2 x2 3x 9 )Q(x) + ax + b, where Q(x) is the
quotient.
(a)
(b)

State the degree of the quotient.

[1]
(i) Find the value of a and of b.
[3]
(ii) Hence, find the 3 values of x that will give the same remainder ax + b
found in part b(i).
[4]

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In the diagram, PQ = QR and MN is a tangent to the circle at P. Given that

QPR ,
(a)
show that (i)
QPN ,
(ii)
PSR 2 .
(b)
if QS is the diameter, show that PS = SR.

[2]
[3]
[3]

M
S

7 (a)
(b)

(c)

Sketch the graph of y | 2 cos x 1 | for the domain 0 x 2 . State the

range of y.
[3]
Given that | 2 cos x 1 | = p where p is a constant, write down the range of
values of p for which the equation has 4 solutions in the domain 0 x 2 .
[1]
x
On the same diagram, draw the graph of y
[1]
.
3
State, for the interval 0 x 2 , the number of solutions of
(i)
| 6 cos x 3 | = x,
[2]
(ii)
[2]
6 cos x 3 = x.

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8 The diagram shows part of the curve y = x3 1. The tangent at A (2, 9) meets
the curve again at C. Find
(a)

the equation of AC,

[3]

(b)

the coordinates of B,

[1]

(c)

the area of the shaded region in the figure.

y

[5]

C
y = x3 1
x
0

A(2, 9)

9 Show that sin 4x 4 sin x cos x cos 2x. Hence, or otherwise,

(a)
show that 4 sin x cos x cos 2x sin 8x 2 sin 6x cos 2x,
(b)
(c)

solve the equation 12 sin x cos x cos 2 x 3 for 0 x 180,

find the values of R (positive) and (acute in degrees) where
8 sin x cos x cos 2 x 3 cos 4 x R cos(4 x ).

[4]
[3]
[3]

10 MNL is a triangle with vertices M(3,6), N(3, 2) and L(9, 2).

(a)
Find the equation of the circle whose centre is M and radius r = NL. Determine
whether the points N and L are inside or outside the circle.
[3]
(b)
Show that triangle MNL is a right-angled triangle. Hence, find the equation of
the circle that passes through the points M, N and L.
[5]

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11
y

y=mx
L

2x+4y=20
x
O

The diagram shows the line 2x + 4y=20 meets the axes at the points B and C, and
intersects the line y = mx at the point L.
(a)
Find the coordinates of L in terms of m and hence, show that the area A of the
50m
triangle BOL is given by A
square units.
[4]
1 2m
(b)
Find the value of m if the area of the triangle COL is 5 square units.
[2]
(c)
Find the coordinates of the midpoint of BC.
[1]
(d)
If the area A is increasing at the rate of 5 square units per second, find the
rate at which m is increasing when A = 12.5 square units.
[5]

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