ANDERSON SERANGOON

JUNIOR COLLEGE
MATHEMATICS 9758
27 Sept 2023
H2 Mathematics Promo Paper (100 marks)
3 hours

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1 The sum of the first n terms, S n , of a sequence un  is given by

Sn = −2n2 + n .
Prove that the sequence un  is an arithmetic progression. [3]

x2 + 2
2 The curve C has equation y = , where x  1 .
x −1
(i) Draw a sketch of the curve C, clearly indicate the equation(s) of its
asymptote(s) and the coordinates of any intersection with the axes. [3]
(ii) By drawing an additional graph on the diagram drawn in (i), state the number
of real root(s) of the equation x 2 + 2 = ( x − 1) ( x 2 + 1) . [2]

3 A curve C has equation 4 yx2 + xy 2 = 5 .

(i) Find the equation of the normal at point A with coordinates (1,1) . [3]
(ii) The normal at point A meets the x and y axes at the points Q and R
respectively. Find the exact area of OQR. [2]

4 (a) Find  cot 2 2 x dx . [2]

(b) Write down the constants A and B such that, for all values of x,
−2 x − 1 = A ( −2 x − 2 ) + B .

−2 x − 1
Hence , find  4 − 2 x − x2
dx . [4]

5 (a) Find  sin 3x ( sec2 3x − sin x ) dx . [3]

k
(b) If k > 2, find  e x − 2 dx in terms of k. Leave your answer in exact form. [3]
0

⎯⎯
→ ⎯⎯
→
6 Referred to the origin O, the points P and Q are such that OP = p and OQ = q ,
where p and q are not parallel and non-zero vectors. The point R lies on OQ such
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→ ⎯⎯
→
that OR = k OQ , where k is a constant. S lies on line segment PR such that
PS : SR = 2 : 3 and T is on PQ such that PT : TQ = 1 : 3.
⎯⎯
→
(i) Find OS in terms of p, q and k.
[1]
(ii) Given that O, S and T are collinear, find k. [3]
(iii) If OQ = 5, show that the shortest distance from T to OQ can be expressed
 p  q , where  is a constant to be found.
[3]
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7 The functions f and g are defined by
 − x − 2, − 5  x  0,
f :x 
( x − 1) , 0  x  5,
2

g:x x − 1, − 5  x  5.

(i) Find the value of f ( 0 ) . [1]

(ii) Sketch the graph of f, indicating all axial intercepts and end-points of the
graph. Hence explain why f −1 does not exist.
[4]
(iii) Explain why fg exists. Hence find the exact range of fg. [2]
(iv) If the domain of f is restricted to  −5, 0 ) , find the set of values of x that

satisfy the equation f −1 ( x ) = f ( x ) .

[1]

d  x2 
8 (a) (i) Find  . [1]
dx  1 − x 2 

 2 x ln x dx .
(ii) Hence find 
 (1 − x 2 )
2 [3]


(b) Using the substitution x = sin  , where 0    , show that
2


8 x 2 1 − x 2 dx = sin −1 x − p ( x ) 1 − x 2 + C ,

where p( x) is a cubic polynomial to be determined. [5]

9 (i) State a sequence of three transformations which transform the graph with
( x + 1) 2 y 2
equation x 2 + y 2 = 1 to the graph with equation + = 1. [3]
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(ii) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = 2 x − 1 and

9( x + 1)2 + 4 y 2 = 36 for y  0 . State clearly the axial intercepts of both the

graphs and the coordinates of the intersections between the two graphs. [5]

36 − 9 ( x + 1)  2 2 x − 1 .
2
(iii) Hence solve the inequality [2]
(iv) Using your answer in (iii), find the exact range of values of x for which
2
1  2
36 − 9  + 1  2 − 1 . [2]
x  x

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10 Customers who open a savings account with SRF bank will earn an interest rate
of 0.2% per month based on the amount in the account on the last day of each
month. The interest is added to the account at the end of each month.
(a) Peter has a savings account with the SRF bank. He puts $2000 into his savings
account at the beginning of each month starting from 1st January 2023. Find
the amount he has in his savings account on 31st December 2027 after the
interest has been added if no withdrawal is made. Show your workings
clearly. [4]
(b) Sandy, another customer of SRF bank, has retired from work starting 1st
January 2023. Since then, she will no longer do any deposit of money into her
own savings account with the bank. Instead, she will be using the money
saved in that account for her monthly spending. She has $750 000 in her SRF
bank savings account on 1st January 2023.
(i) As she still has some money with her for her daily spending in January
2023, she will only commence her monthly withdrawal of $k from her
savings account in the middle of each month, starting from February 2023
onwards. Show that the amount of money in her savings account, at the
end of n complete months from 1st January 2023, after the interest has

( )
been added, is given by 1.002n ( $750000 ) − $501k 1.002n−1 + $501k . [4]

(ii) Taking k to be 3000, find the amount of money left in her savings account
immediately after her last complete withdrawal of $3000. [4]

11 With respect to the origin O, the position vectors of the points A and B are
i + 2j + k and i ̶ 4k respectively. The equation of the planes p1 and p2 are

given by
1 0
p1 : r •  3  = 1 and p2 : r •  7  = −4 , where  is a real constant with   0 .
 
0  
   
(i) Find the position vector of the foot of perpendicular from A to p1 . [3]

(ii) Verify that B lies on both p1 and p2 . Show that the vector equation of the
line of intersection, L, of p1 and p2 is of the form
 1   3 
   
r =  0  + s  −  , s  . [2]
 −4   7 
   
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(iii) (a) The point C ( −1 , 1, −4 ) is equidistant from both p1 and p2 . Calculate

the value of  for this case. Hence find in scalar product form the
equation of the plane p3 in which both the line L and the point C lie. [5]
(b) The plane p4 has equation y – z = 2.

Given that the angle between L and p4 is , find the value of  . [3]
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12 In an amusement park, the construction of a model Egyptian pyramid is done in

2 stages. In the first stage, a mould that consists of only 4 identical isosceles
triangles as its slanted sides, is created using wooden boards with negligible
thickness which are joined together as shown in the diagram below.

2x
2x

• The pyramid has an open square base with sides 2x m.

• The height of the pyramid is h m.
It is given that the volume of the model has a fixed value of 1 m3.
(i) If A is the external surface area of the 4 slanted sides, show that
9 + 16x 6
A= . [3]
x
1
[The volume of a square-based pyramid is  base area  height ]
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(ii) Using differentiation, find the exact value of x that gives the minimum A.
[4]
It is now decided that x = 1. In the second stage, the mould is placed on the ground,
and at time t = 0 seconds, cement is poured into the mould through a hole at the
tip of the pyramid at a constant rate of 0.005 m3 /s .
(iii) If the volume and the height of cement in the mould at time t seconds are
given by V m3 and w m respectively, show that the volume of the cement in
3
64  3 
the mould is given by V = 1 −  − w  . [2]
27  4 
(iv) Find the rate of change of the height of cement 1 minute after the cement
has been poured. [5]

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