SAJC H2 Mathematics Prelim Solutions Page 1 of 10

Solutions to SAJC H2 Maths PRELIM EXAM 2010

Paper 1

S/N Solutions
1
Let
3 2
n
u an bn cn d = + + +
1
63 u = :
( ) ( )
2 3
1 1 (1) 63
63 (1)
a b c d
a b c d
+ + + =
+ + + =

2
116 u = :
( ) ( )
2 3
2 2 (2) 116
8 4 2 116 (2)
a b c d
a b c d
+ + + =
+ + + =

3
171 u = :
( ) ( )
2 3
3 3 (3) 171
27 9 3 171 (3)
a b c d
a b c d
+ + + =
+ + + =

4
234 u = :
( ) ( )
2 3
4 4 (4) 234
64 16 4 234 (4)
a b c d
a b c d
+ + + =
+ + + =

Using the GC APPL to solve (1), (2), (3), (4) simultaneously, we get:
1, 5, 61, 6 a b c d = = = =
3 2
5 61 6
n
u n n n = + +

Hence
50
u = ( ) ( ) ( )
3 2
50 5 50 61 50 6 115556 + + =

2 1 2
1 ,
2 3 3

x
x x
x

1
1 0
2 3
x
x
x

2
2
1 (1 )(2 3 )
0
2 3
(1 )(1 2 3 )
0
2 3
(1 )(3 3 )
0
2 3
3(1 )
0
2 3
3(1 ) (2 3 ) 0
x x x
x
x x
x
x x
x
x
x
x x
+

2
3
x >
Hence, to solve
2
2
2
1
1
2 3
x
x
x

.
Replace x by
2
x ,
2
3

1
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2
2
2
3
2
0
3
2 2
0
3 3
2 2
or
3 3
x
x
x x
x x
>
>
| || |
+ >
| |
| |
\ \
< >



3

( )
2

1
2 3 sin 60
2
V Base Area height
x h
=
| |
=
|
\

(Note: some students might use Pythagoras Thm or Trigo. to find base area.)

2
2
1 3
2 3
2 2
8
(shown)
x h
h
x
| |
=
|
|
\
=


Total cost of constructing prism,
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
2
1 edges 2 3 2 triangles 2 3 rectangles
1 3
3 6 2 3 2 2 3
2 2
C
h x x xh
= + +
| | | |
= + + + |
|
|
|
\ \

2
2 2
2
2
2 1 2
8 1 3 8
3 6 2 3 2 2 3
2 2
24 48
6 3
3 6 48 24
x x x
x x
x x
x x
x x x x

| | | |
| | | | | | | |
= + + + | |
| | | |
| |
\ \
\ \
\ \
= + + +
= + + +


2 3
d
6 6 48 48 0
d
C
x x x
x

= + =

2 3
4 3
3
3
3
d
0
d
6 6 48 48 0
6 6 48 48 0
6 ( 1) 48( 1) 0
(6 48)( 1) 0
6 48 1( )
2
C
x
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x
x or x rejected
x

=
+ =
+ =
+ + =
+ =
= =
=


( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2 1 2
3 2 6 2 48 2 24 2
12 12 24 6
54
C

= + + +
= + + +
=

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Minimum cost C is $54.

( ) ( )
2
3 4
2
d
6 96 2 144 2 0
d
C
x

= + + >

4(a) 2
3 4 w i = +
Let w x iy = +

2
( ) 3 4 x iy i + = +
2 2
2 3 4 x xyi y i + = +
2 2
3 x y = ----- (1)
2 4 xy = ----- (2)
From eq (2):
2
y
x
=
Sub into eq (1):
2
2 4 2
2
3 3 4 0 x x x
x
| |
= =
|
\

Solving, we get 2 x = , 1 y =
Hence (2 ) w i = +
(b)
Let
4
16 z =
1
4
4
4 ( 2 )
( 2 )
16
16
2 , 2, 1, 0,1
i
i k
i k
z e
z e
z e k
+
+
=
=
= =

3 3
4 4 4 4
2 , 2 , 2 , 2
i i i i
z e e e e


=














5(a)
(i)






Let
2
3 y x =

3 x y = +

Since
0 x
,
3 x y = +

1
f : 3 , 3 x x x

+ a



1
z
2
z
3
z
4
z
Re(z)
Im(z)
2
4

O
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(ii)














(iii)
















1
gf ( ) ( 3) 2 3 4

= + = + + x g x x

(b)(i)


(ii)
h(16) + h(25) = h(4) + h(1)
= (12 6) + (12 1) = 17



















6(i)
2 2
t


The only axes intercept is at (0,0).


From the graph, 0 1 x .
When x = 1,
y = f(x)
y = f
-1
(x)
y = f
-1
f(x)
6
-6 0
12
12
3

0 x
x
y
y
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( ) cos 0
2
t t

= =
When
2
t

= , 1
2
y

= + . When
2
t

= , 1
2
y

= .
1 1
2 2
y

+
(ii) 1 cos x t = ; sin y t t = +
d d d 1 cos
d d d sin
y y t t
x t x t
+
= =
When
2
t

= , 1 cos 1 0 1
2
| |
= = =
|
\
x

, sin 1
2 2 2
y

| |
= + = +
|
\


1 cos
d 1 0 2
1
d 1
sin
2
y
x

| |
+
|
+
\
= = =
| |
|
\

Equation of line l ,
( ) 1 1 1
2
1 1
2
2
y x
y x
y x

| |
+ = (
|

\
=
= +

(iii)
When x = 1, 1
2
y = +

or 1
2

(by symmetry)
One of the points of intersection is the origin. From the graph in part (i), there
is another point of intersection when
1
2
m +

or 1
2
m

7(i) 2 4 8
2 6
x y z
x z
+ =
+ =

From G.C, x = 6

2z, y = 1 + 1.25z, z = z
vector equation of l:
6 2
1 1.25 ,
0 1
| | | |
| |
+
| |
| |
\ \
r =


(ii)
1
x
OF y
z
| |
|
=
|
|
\
uuur

F
1
is on
1
2x + 4y z = 8 --- (1)

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1
6 2
9 4
2 1
OF
| | | |
| |
=
| |
| |

\ \
uuur


--- (2)



Solving (1) and (2), 2 =

x = 2, y = 1 , z = 0
The foot of the perpendicular is (2,1, 0) .

(iii)
Direction vector of
1 2
26 16
2 8
5 5
2
9 1 8 20
5
2 0 2 1
5 5
F F
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
| |
= = =
| |
| |
| | | |
\ \
| |
\ \

Vector perpendicular to
3
=
8 2 18.75 15
5
20 1.25 10 8
4
1 1 50 40
| | | | | | | |
| | | |
= =
| | | |
| | | |
\ \ \ \

15 2 15
8 1 8 22
40 0 40
| | | | | |
| | |
= =
| | |
| | |
\ \ \
r

vector equation of
3
:

15
8 22
40
| |
|
=
|
|
\
r

(shown)


(iv) (6, 1, 0) is a point on l.
Perpendicular distance from (6, 1, 0) to the plane
3

6 2 15 4 15
1 1 8 2 8
0 0 40 0 40
1.75
15 225 64 1600
8
40
( | | | | | | | | | |
( | | | | |

( | | | | |
| | | | |
(
\ \ \ \ \
= = =
+ + | |
|

|
|
\

15
1.75 , 8
40
v m
| |
|
= =
|
|
\


8(i) Let the height ascended by the athlete and robot after n pulls be A
n
and R
n

respectively.
6 2
9 4
2 1
x
y
z
| | | |
| |
=
| |
| |
+
\ \
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19
0.8 1
20
19
16 1
1
20
20
n
n
n
A
(
| |

(
|
(
\
( | |

= =
(
|
\
(


0.4
n
R n =

From GC, A
n
= R
n
when 32.4 n (or tabulate it to get n = 33)
The robot will overtake the athlete after 33 pulls.
(ii) 16 A

= (Note:
n
A is an increasing sequence.)
He will never reach the top.

(iii) [ ] 2 2 ( 1)( 0.02)
2
2 0.02 ( 1)
+
=
n
x n
nx n n

Robot will reach the top after
16
40
0.4
= pulls.
Athlete must reach top by 39
th
pull.

2
2(19) 0.02(19)(18) ( 19 0.02) 16
39 0.02(19) 16
0.595
x x
x
x
+

The minimum value of x is 0.60 (2 d.p.).


9(i)
1
1
1
tan
2
tan
2
tan
d e
d 1
d e
d d
d 1
e
x
x
x
y
x x
y
x x
x x
y C

=
+
=
+
= +


When x = 0, y = 1
0
1 e 0 C C = + =

Thus
1
tan
e
x
y

=
(ii)
( )
( )
( )
1
tan
2 2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
d e
d 1 1
d
1
d
Differentiating w.r.t. ,
d d d
1 2
d d d
d d
1 (2 1) 0
d d
x
y y
x x x
y
x y
x
x
y y y
x x
x x x
y y
x x
x x

= =
+ +
+ =
+ + =
+ + =

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(iii)
( )
( )
( )
2
2
2
3 2 2
2
3 2 2
3 2
2
3 2
d d
1 (2 1) 0
d d
Differentiating w.r.t. ,
d d d d
1 2 (2 1) 2 0
d d d d
d d d
1 (4 1) 2 0
d d d
y y
x x
x x
x
y y y y
x x x
x x x x
y y y
x x
x x x
+ + =
+ + + + =
+ + + =

When x = 0, y = 1 (given)

2 3
2 3
d d d
1, 1, 1
d d d
y y y
x x x
= = =

Thus Maclaurin series is
2 3
1 1
1
2 6
y x x x = + + +L

(iv)
(a)
( )
1
1
2
2
2 3 2
2
tan
tan
e
e (1 )
(1 )
1 1
= 1 ... 1 2 3 ...
2 6
3
= 1 ...
2
x
x
x
x
x x x x x
x x

= +
+
| |
+ + + + +
|
\
+ +

(b)
e
1
2 tan x x

+
= e
2x
e
1
tan x

=
2
2 3
(2 ) 1 1
1 2 ... 1 ...
2! 2 6
x
x x x x
| |
| |
+ + + + + +
| |
\
\

=
2
9
1 3 ...
2
x x + + +

10(a)
( ) ( )
1
Let P( ) be the statement ! 1 ! 1, for all
n
r
n r r n n
+
=
= +

Proving P(1)
( )
( )
1
1
! 1
1 1 ! 1 1
r
LHS r r
RHS
=
= =
= + =

P(1) is true

Assuming that P(k) is true for some positive integer k,
i.e. ( ) ( )
1
! 1 ! 1
=
= +

k
r
r r k
To prove P(k+1) is true i.e.
Then,

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
1
1 1
! ! 1 ! 1
k k
r r
r r r r k k
+
= =
= + + +


( ) ( ) ( ) 1 ! 1 1 ! 1 k k k ( = + + + +


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( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
1 ! 1 ! 1 1
1 ! 1 1 1
1 ! 2 1
2 ! 1
k k k
k k
k k
k
( = + + + +

( = + + +

= + +
= +

P(k)true P(k 1)is true +


Since P(1) is true,
and P(k) is true P(k 1)is true
by Mathematical Induction, P(n) is true for all n
+

(b)(i)
(ii)










(iii)
2, 1, 3 = = = (by GC)
1
3 2
lim lim
1 5 8 5
n n
n n
x x L
L L L
+

= =
= + +
(or any statement to the same effect)
( )
3 2
3
2
3 2 2
3 2
1 5 8 5
1 5 8 5
3 3 1 5 8 5
2 5 6 0
L L L
L L L
L L L L L
L L L
+ = +
+ = +
+ + + = +
+ =

As
3 2
2 5 6 0 L L L + = , hence L is a root of the equation
3 2
2 5 6 y x x x = +
Therefore, L = , or
( )
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2 3 2
3 2
1 5 8 5
5 8 5 1
5 8 5 1
5 8 5 3 3 1
2 5 6 0
n n
n n n
n n n
n n n
n n n n n
n n n
x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x x x
x x x
+
<
+ + <
+ < +
+ < +
+ < + + +
+ >

By referring to the graph of
3 2
2 5 6 y x x x = + , (or any statement to the same
effect) the y value at
n
x is positive (above the x-axis)
Hence, when
1 n n
x x
+
< , then or
n n
x x < < > .


11(a) Using A(sin + cos ) + B(cos sin ) 4 sin ,
Comparing the coefficient of sin & cos respectively,
We have A B = 4 ----(1)
A + B = 0 --- (2)
Solving the simultaneous equations,
A = 2, B = 2 (Ans)

1
4
0
4sin
d
sin cos

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1
4
0
2(sin cos ) 2(cos sin )
d
sin cos
+
=
+

1 1
4 4
0 0
4 4
0 0
(cos sin )
2 d 2 d
sin cos
2[ ] 2[ln(sin cos )]
ln 2 (or 2ln 2)
2 2

=
+
= +
=









(b)(i)
2
2
( 1)
t
t +
=
2
( 1) ( 1)
A B
t t
+
+ +

Solving, we have A = 2, B = 2
(ii)
Using substitution t = 2 1 x ,
2
1
,
2
d 1 1
d 2 1
t
x
t
x t x
+
=
= =

When x =1, t = 1
x = 5, t = 3
Hence
( )
2
5 3
1
1 1 2
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
1
1 1
d ( ) d
2 1
2
d
2 1
2
d
( 1)
1 1
2 ( ) d from ( )
1 ( 1)
1
2[ln( 1) ]
1
1
2ln 2
2
t
x t t
x x t
t
t
t t
t
t
t
t
t t
t
t
+
=
+ +
=
+ +
=
+
=
+ +
= + +
+
=

b i