YMCA OF HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023 – 2024

F.4 DSE MATHEMATICS SETTER: HJH

MODULE 2 (ALGEBRA AND CALCULUS) [50 MARKS]
TIME: 2 HOURS NO. OF PAGES: 12

NAME: CLASS: CLASS NO.: SET:

INSTRUCTIONS
(1) This paper consists of TWO Sections, A and B.

(2) Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer

Book.

(3) Use a blue or black PEN to answer the questions.

(4) To get full marks you must show all your steps of working and use clear handwriting.

(5) Check that you have included the suitable units in your answers.

(6) Only calculators with an ‘HKEAA approved’ label are allowed.

(7) Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

(8) Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers must be exact.

Marks Percentage Grade

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Student’s comments

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SECTION A (15 marks)

( )
5
2
x−
x
1. Expand .
[3 marks]

2. Simplify . [3 marks]

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3. Prove, by mathematical induction, that 1 + 3 + 7 + … + (4n  5) = 2n2  3n for all positive
integers n.
[4 marks]

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4. Simplify the following expressions.

(a)

(b)

[5 marks]

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 SECTION B (35 marks)
5.

(a) Expand .

(b) Hence, find the constant term in the expansion of . [6 marks]

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6.

(a) Prove, by mathematical induction, that for all

positive integers n.

(b) Using (a), evaluate . [7 marks]

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7. Let .
sec x sec x
+
(a) Prove that sec x −tan x sec x + tan x = 2 sec2 x.
tan x sec x
+
(b) Solve the equation sec x −tan x sec x + tan x = 3. [6 marks]

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8. Let k be a positive constant. If the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of is 1

035, find k and the coefficient of x in the expansion. [5 marks]

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9.

(a) Prove, by mathematical induction, that for all positive

integers n.

(b) Using (a), evaluate . [7 marks]

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10.

(a) Let x = tan . Prove that 2x  x2 sin 2 – sin 2 = 0.

(b) Using (a), find the value of . [4 marks]

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SOLUTIONS & MARK SCHEME

Section A [25 marks]

# Solution Marks Notes

( )
5
2
x−
x
1M

( ) ( )
2 2 5 2 2 3 5
( )2 4 5 2
( ) ( )
5
2
C 50 x 5 +C 51 x 4 5 3
− +C2 x − +C 3 x − +C 4 x − +C 5 −
= x x x x x
1

=
5 3
x +5 (−2 x )+10 (4 x )+10 − ( 8x )+5 (16x )−32x
3 5
1A

80 80 32
x 5 −10 x 3 +40 x− + −
=
x x3 x5
1A

1M

=
2

=
1M

=
1A
= sin 
3 Let P(n) be the proposition ‘1 + 3 + 7 + … + (4n  5) = 2n2  3n’, where n is a
positive integer.
When n = 1,
L.H.S. = 1
R.H.S. = 2(1)2  3(1) = 1
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S. 1
∴ P(1) is true.

Assume that P(k) is true, where k is a positive integer,

i.e. 1 + 3 + 7 + … + (4k  5) = 2k2  3k. 1M
When n = k + 1,

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 L.H.S. = 1 + 3 + 7 + … + (4k  5) + [4(k + 1)  5]
= 2k2  3k + (4k  1) 1M
= 2k2 + k  1
R.H.S. = 2(k + 1)2  3(k + 1)
= 2k2 + 4k + 2  3k  3
= 2k2 + k  1
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S.
∴ P(k + 1) is true.
By the principle of mathematical induction,
P(n) is true for all positive integers n. 1
1M
(a) 1A
(b)
4
1M
1A
1A

1M
5 (a) =
1A

1A
=

(x + 3)2 = x2 + 6x + 9

1M
(b) 2
= (x + 6x + 9)
1M

Constant term = =
1A
6 (a)

Let P(n) be the proposition ‘ ’,

where n is a positive integer.
When n = 1,

L.H.S. = = =

R.H.S. = =
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S. 1
∴ P(1) is true.
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 Assume that P(m) is true, where m is a positive integer,
1M

i.e. .
When n = m + 1,

L.H.S. =

= +
1M

= 1M

R.H.S. = =
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S. 1
∴ P(m + 1) is true.
By the principle of mathematical induction,
P(n) is true for all positive integers n.
(b)

Substitute n = 20 into .

= =

Substitute n = 40 into .

= =

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 1M

= + 
1A
= + 

=
sec x sec x
+
L.H.S. =sec x −tan x sec x + tan x
sec x (sec x+tan x )+sec x (sec x−tan x )
= (sec x−tan x )(sec x +tan x ) 1M
2 2
sec x+ sec x tan x +sec x−sec x tan x
2 2
=sec x−tan x
7 (a)
1M
=
= 2 sec2 x
= R.H.S. 1

∴
tan x sec x
+
sec x −tan x sec x + tan x = 3

=3 1M

=3
1M
1 + 2 sec x = 3
2

2 sec2 x = 4
(b)
cos2 x =

cos x = or (rejected)

x= or 1A

= or

8 1M
(5 + x)3 = = 125 + 75x + 15x2 + x3

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 ∴ = (125 + 75x + 15x2 + x3)
Coefficient of x2 = 1 035 1M
125k2 + 15(2k) = 1 035
125k2  30k = 1 035
25k2  6k = 207
25k2  6k  207 = 0
(k  3)(25k + 69) = 0 1A

k = 3 or (rejected) 1M
Coefficient of x 1A
= 75[2(3)] + 1(1) = 449
9 (a)

Let P(n) be the proposition ‘ ’, where n is a

positive integer.
When n = 1,

L.H.S. = = (1 + 1)(1 + 5) + (2 + 1)(2 + 5) = 33

R.H.S. = = 33
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S. 1
∴P(1) is true.

Assume that P(m) is true, where m is a positive integer,

1M

i.e. .
When n = m + 1,

L.H.S. =
1M
=
1M
=

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 = =

R.H.S. = =
∴ L.H.S. = R.H.S.
∴ P(m + 1) is true. 1
By the principle of mathematical induction,
P(n) is true for all positive integers n.

Substitute n = 44 into .

= = 254 980

Substitute n = 22 into .

= = 35 530
(b)

=
1M

1A
=
= 50

L.H.S. = 2x  x2 sin 2 – sin 2

= 2 tan   tan2  sin 2 – sin 2
1M

=
10 (a)
=

=
=
=0

∴2x  x sin 2 – sin 2 = 0

= R.H.S. 1A
2

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 Substitute  = into 2x  x2 sin 2 – sin 2 = 0.
1M
=0

=0
x  4x + 1 = 0
2

x= or
(b)

= or
= or

∵ is a root of 2x  x2 sin 2 – sin 2 = 0 and .

1A

∴ =

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