2020 QPR 2
2020 QPR 2
2020 QPR 2
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2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
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● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
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calculator.
● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
DC (MB) 207019
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Mathematical Formulae
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r
Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2
Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
4x+1 x 1
2 Find the value of x such that = 32 3 # 83 . [4]
2x-1
3 (a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (12, 1) and (4, 3),
giving your answer in the form y = mx + c . [5]
(b) The perpendicular bisector cuts the axes at points A and B. Find the length of AB. [3]
log3 (x + y) = 2
2 log3 (x + 1) = log3 (y + 2) [6]
(a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = x 3 - 6x 2 + 3x + 10 at the point where x = 1.
[4]
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where this tangent meets the curve again. [5]
4 (x + 1) 2
6 Find the exact value of y2 x2
dx. [6]
7 A geometric progression has a first term of 3 and a second term of 2.4. For this progression, find
(c) the least number of terms for which the sum is greater than 95% of the sum to infinity. [4]
(a) Given that the area of the triangle ABC is 5.5 cm2, find the exact length of AC. Write your answer
in the form a + b 3 , where a and b are integers. [4]
P a Q
2b R
X
b
O S
3a
QX
(f) Find the value of . [1]
XS
OR
(g) Find the value of . [1]
OX
10 The number, b, of bacteria in a sample is given by b = P + Qe 2t , where P and Q are constants and t is
time in weeks. Initially there are 500 bacteria which increase to 600 after 1 week.
(c) Find the first week in which the number of bacteria is greater than 1 000 000. [3]
sin x tan x
11 (a) Show that = 1 + sec x . [4]
1 - cos x
(b) Solve the equation 5 tan x - 3 cot x = 2 sec x for 0° G x G 360° . [6]
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