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ROSE OF LIMAS COLLEGE HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2009-2010 MATHEMATICS M1 / M2 FORM 4 E Instructions: Answer All questions on the answer book provided. M1 students, please complete all questions in Section A and Section B. M2 students, please complete all questions in Section A and Section C. All working must be clearly shown. Unless otherwise specified in a question, numerical answers must be given in exact value. Section A: (30 marks) For BOTH M1 and M2 students 1. Rationalize 2 3 5 + 3 2 . (4 marks) 2. Solve the logarithmic equation log 4 (5 x 3) = log 4 (3x + 1)
1 . 2 (4 marks) 3. (a) Sketch the graph of y = log 2 x . (1 mark) (b) Show that log 0.5 x = log 2 x . Hence sketch the graph of y = log 0.5 x on the same coordinate plane. (3 marks) 4. Given that a, b and c are real numbers, prove that the equation ( x a )( x b) = c 2 has real roots. (4 marks)

Time allowed: 1 hour Total Marks: 70

5.

2i Simplify . 1 i

(4 marks)

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The straight line L1: 2 x + y + 2 = 0 cuts the straight line L2: 5 x + 3 y + (a 4) = 0 at a point R,
where a is a constant. (a) Express the coordinates of R in terms of a. (3 marks) (b) If the straight line L3: x + 2 y + (a 14) = 0 passes through R, find the value of a. (3 marks)

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Given the graph C : y = f ( x ) = x 3 . P(3, 27 ) is a point on C. Find the coordinates of the image of P if C is transformed to the graph of each of the following. (a) y = f ( x + 6 ) (2 marks) (b)

y = f ( x ) + 40
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Section B: (40 marks) For M1 students ONLY. M1-1. Expand (1 2 x)17 in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x3. (3 marks) M1-2. 2 In the expansion of x 2 , find x (a) the constant term, (3 marks) (b) the coefficient of x . (3 marks) M1-3. A sample of radioactive element is placed in a laboratory and it decays continuously. The weight Q(t) (in g) of the element remaining after t weeks is given by Q (t ) = 5e 0.01t . (a) Find the weight of the element remaining after 10 weeks correct to 3 significant figures. (2 marks) (b) How long does it take for the element to decay to half of its original weight? (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (4 marks) M1-4. (a) Expand e 3 x in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x 3 . (2 marks) (b) Using the result in (a), expand term in x 3 . (5 marks) (3 + x) 5 in ascending powers of x as far as the e3x
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M1-5.

Let (1 + 5 x) 2 (1 + x) n c0 + c1 x + c2 x 2 + c3 x 3 + ... where n is a positive integer.

(a) Express c0 , c1 , c2 and c3 in terms of n. (4 marks) (b) If

c2 = 100 , find the value of n.

(3 marks)
2 n +1

(c) Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (1 + 5 x) (1 + x)

in terms of n. (3 marks)

M1-6.

Consider the following data recorded from an experiment. x 10 20 50 100 150 y 2.02 1.66 0.91 0.33 0.12 It is conjectured that the relationship between x and y can be expressed by the equation y = ka x where k and a are constants. (a) Express log y as a linear function of x. (2 marks) (b) Using the graph paper on Page 4, estimate graphically the values of k and a. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.) (6 marks)

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Section C: (40 marks) For M2 students ONLY. M2-1. (a) Solve y 2 + 5 y 24 = 0 . (b) Hence or otherwise, solve ( x + 6) 2 + 5 x + 6 24 = 0 .

(1 mark) (4 marks)

M2-2.

Consider the quadratic equation x 2 + (2m + 9) x + 2m + k = 0 ........................... (*) where m and k are real constants. (a) If the difference of the roots of the equation is 3, (i) express k in terms of m. (6 marks)
39 , find m. 4

(ii) find the minimum value of k. (b) If k =

Hence, solve (*). M2-3.

(4 marks)

(a) Expand (1 + 3x)n in ascending powers of x up to the term x3, where n is a positive integer. (4 marks) (b) If the constant term in the expansion of ( x ) 2 (1 + 3 x) n is 752, find n. (5 marks) Prove, by mathematical induction, that f (n ) = (8 n 1) is divisible by 7 for all positive integer n. (6 marks)
2 x

M2-4.

M2-5.

Let a1 = 4 and a m = a m 1 + 4m for all integers m 2 . (a) Prove by mathematical induction that an = 2(n + 2)(n 1) + 4 for all positive integers n. (5 marks) (b) Show that a1 + a2 + + an =
2n(n + 1)(n + 2) . 3

(5 marks)

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