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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.
1. Function f is defined by

Determine whether f is continuous at x 2 .

[5

marks]
lim
x2

f x

x2 4
x 2 x 2
lim x 2 x 2
lim

x 2

x 2

lim
x 2
x 2

4
lim
lim x 2 4

f
x

x 2
x 2 x 2
lim x 2 x 2

x 2
x2
lim
x 2

x 2
4

lim
lim
f x
f x

x2
x 2
, f doesnt exist at x 2 .
lim
lim
f x
f x f 2

2
x

2
Since
, therefore f is not continuous at x 2 .

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2. If y sin

2 x 1 4 x , show that
2

STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

1 4 x dy
4 xy 2 y
dx
2

[5

marks]
y sin 1 2 x 1 4 x 2

1 2 x
2

2 sin 1 2 x dy 1 1 4 x 2

dx 2

8x

1
2

1 4 x 2 dy
4x

2
y
dx
1 4x
1 4x2
dy
2 y2 1 4x2
4 xy
dx
dy
1 4x2
4 xy 2 y 2 0
dx
2y

d
cosec x cosec x cot x
3. Show that dx
.

[2

marks]
d
cosec x d sin x 1
dx
dx
2
sin x cos x
1 cos x

sin x sin x
cosec x cot x

Using the substitution x 2 tan , find

dx
2

4 x2 .

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x 2 tan
dx 2 sec d
2

dx
2

4 x2

STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

2 sec 2 d
4 tan2 4 4 tan2

2 sec 2
d
4 tan2 2 sec
1 sec

d
4 tan2

4. Show that the substitution

1
1
sin 2

d
2
4 x 2 4 cos cos
1 cos
2 d
4 sin
1
cosec cot d
4
1
cosec c
4

dx

x2 4

c
4x

1
y transforms the non-linear differential equation

dy y
y 2 ln x
dx x
into the linear differential equation

du u
ln x
dx x
.

[4

marks]
uy 1, y
u

1
u

dy
du
y
0
dx
dx
dy
y du

dx
u dx
1 du
2

u dx

1 du
1
1
2 ln x

2
u dx ux u
du u
ln x
dx x

Solve this linear differential equation, and hence, obtain y in the terms of x, given that
when x 1 .

1
2

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

du u
ln x
dx x
du 1
u ln x
dx x
du
f x u g x
dx
1
f x
x
1

f x dx
dx
Integratin g factor, e
e x

e ln x
1

x
du 1 u

dx x x
d

dx

1
1
ln x
x
x
u
1
ln x
x
x
u
1
ln x dx
x
x
ln x 2 c
u

x
2
x ln x 2
u
cx
2
2
1 x ln x 2cx

y
2
2
y
2cx x ln x 2
x 1, y

1
2

2 1
,c2
2c 2
y

2
4 x x ln x

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5. If y cos x

STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

, show that

dy
1 x

dx
2

4y

[3

marks]

dy
2 cos 1 x
dx
dy

dx

dy

dx

dy
1 x

dx

1 x2

1
2
1 x

4 cos 1 x

1
2
1 x

4y
4y

1
Show that the Maclaurins series for the cos x

is

x x 2 x 3 ...
4
6
.

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marks]

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

y cos 1 0

2
4

dy
2 cos 1 0
dx

1 0
2

dy

dx
2

1 x
2

dy d 2 y dy
dy

2x 4
2
dx dx
dx
dx
2
d y
dy
1 x2
x 2
2
dx
dx
2
d y
dy
1 02
0
2
2
dx
dx
d2y
2
dx 2

1 x ddx y 2 x ddx y x ddx y dy

0
dx
2

1 x ddx y 3x ddx y dy
0
dx
2

1 0 ddx y 3 0 ddx y 0
2

d3y

dx 3

cos x
1

2
2
x 3 ...
x x2
4
2!
3!
2

x x 2 x 3 ...
4
6

2
6. The curve y x x 5 and the straight line y 3 x in the first quadrant is shown in the

diagram below.

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

Using the trapezium rule with four intervals, determine the area of the region bounded by the
curve and straight line.

[5

marks]

x x 2 5 3x

x x

4 0

x2 x2 5 9x2
2

x 0, 2 x 0

y 0, 6

X
3x x x 2 5

0.00
0.0000

0.50
0.3544

1.00
0.5505

1.50
0.4611

2.00
0.0000

20
4
1

Area of bounded region

2
0

3x x

x 2 5 dx

1 1
2 0.3544 0.5505 0.4611
2 2
0.683 unit 2
Section B [15 marks]

Answer one question only in this section.

4
3
2
7. For the graph y 3x 16 x 24 x 6 ,

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

(a) determine the intervals on which the graph is concave upward and concave downward,
[6 marks]
(b) find the points of inflexion,

[3

marks]
dy
12 x 3 48 x 2 48 x
dx
d2y
36 x 2 96 x 48
2
dx
2
36 x 96 x 48 0
3x 2 8 x 4 0

3x 4 x 1 0
4
or 1
3
74
y
or 5
9
4 74
Points of inflexion , , 1, 5
3 9
x

(c) determine the extremum point and its nature.

[3

marks]
12 x 3 48 x 2 48 x 0
x3 4x 2 4x 0

x x2 4x 4 0
x x 2 0
x 0 or 2
y 6 or 10
Extremum points 0, 6 , 2,10
2

d2y
0, 6 , 2 48
dx
0, 6 is a minimum point.
2

dx

2, 10 , d

2, 10 is a point of inflexion.

4
3
2
Hence, sketch the graph of y 3 x 16 x 24 x 6 .

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper 2

8. Sketch the graph of

1
1
3
2 x
and y x 2 on the same coordinates axes. Hence,

4
3
show that the equation x 2 x x 3 0 has two real roots.

[7

marks]

Graph

1
1
3
2 x
intersects y x 2 at 2 points A and B. Therefore, the equation

x 4 2 x 3 x 3 0 has two real roots.

Using the Newton-Raphson method with the initial approximation

x0 2

4
3
root of the equation x 2 x x 3 0 , correct to four decimal places.

, find the positive real

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STPM 2014 Repeat Paper

f x x 4 2x3 x 3
f

x 4x3 6x 2 1

x0 2

f 2
f / 2
1
2
9
2.11111

x1 2

f 2.11111
f / 2.11111
0.15652
2.11111
11.89434
2.09795

x2 2.11111

f 2.09795
f / 2.09795
0.00241
2.09795
11.52725
2.09774
f 2.09774
x3 2.09774 /
f 2.09774
0.00000
2.09774
11.52145
2.09774
x3 2.09795

x 2.0977 4d . p.

State, with a reason, a situation in which the Newton-Raphson method fails.

[2

marks]
The Newton-Raphson method fail if f

x 0

or too small. This is because of the

xn1

doesnt

convergent.
or
The first approximation is too far from the root, eg. beyond the turning point. This is because
of the

xn1

doesnt convergent.

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