MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE

in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4047/01

Paper 1 October/November 2015
2 hours
Additional Materials: Answer Paper
Graph Paper (3 sheets)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of
angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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1 The function f is defined, for all values of x, by

f(x) = x2(l — x).

Find the values of x for which f is an increasing function. [3]

2 The graph of y = logcx passes through the points with coordinates (8,3), (1, b) and (c, —2),

(i) Determine the value of each of the constants a, b and c. [3]

(ii) Sketch the graph of y = logax. [2]

3 The number of bacteria in a culture doubles every 3 hours. It is given that JV0 is the number of bacteria
present at a particular time and that N is the number of bacteria present t hours later. Calculate the value
of the constant k in the relationship N=iV0 e**. [4]

4 (i) Given that ax2 + 6x 4- c is always negative, what conditions must apply to the constants a and c?
[3]

(ii) Give an example of values of a and c which satisfy the conditions found in part (i). [2]

5 (i) Sketch the parabola y2 — 4x. [2]

• The line y = x - 1 intersects the parabola at the points A and B.

(ii) Show that the mid-point of AB lies on the line x 4- y = 5. [5]

6 Given that f(x) = 4 cos2x — 2 sin2x,

(i) express f(x) in the form a cos 2x 4- d, stating the value of each of the integers a and Z>, [3]

(ii) state the greatest and least values of f(x), [2]

(iii) state the period and amplitude of f(x). [2]

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7 (i) Sketch the graph of y — 12x — 41. [2]

A line of gradient m passes through the point (0, — 1).

(ii) In the case where m — 3, find the coordinates of any point of intersection of the line and the graph
of^ = |2x-4|. [3]

(iii) Determine the set of values of m for which the line intersects the graph of y = |2x — 4| in two
points. [2]

8 (i) Show that 4tan# + 2cot0= 5sec0 can be expressed as 2sin2#—5sin0 +2 = 0. [3]

(ii) Hence solve the equation 4tan2x + 2 cot2x = 5 sec2x for 0° < x < 360°. [4]

In the diagram, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which BA - BC and BA is parallel to CD.

The tangent to the circle at A meets CD produced at X.

(i) Show that angle DAX = angle BCA. [4]

(ii) Show that triangle ADXis isosceles. [3]

10 A train travelling on a straight track passes a signal X with speed 30m/s and, 20 seconds later, passes
another signal Y with speed lOm/s. During the journey from >¥to Y the acceleration, a m/s2, of the train
is given by a = kt — 2, where k is a constant and t seconds is the time after passing X,

(i) Show that k~ 0.1. [5]

(ii) F ind the distance between the signals X and Y. [4]

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11

The diagram shows the vertical cross-section BQRS of an open trough made from plastic sheeting.
The lengths of Pg, QR and RS are 20 cm, 30 cm and 20 cm respectively. The trough rests with QR on
horizontal ground and both Pg and RS are inclined at an angle 6 radians to the ground.

(i) Show that the area, A cm2, of the cross-section PQRS is given by

A — 600 sin 0 + 200 sin 26. [4]

(ii) Given that 0 can vary, find the value of 0 for which the trough can hold a maximum amount of
water. [5]

12 The equation of a curve is y =

(i) A point P moves along the curve in such a way that the x-coordinate of P increases at a constant
rate of 0.02 units per second. Find the x-coordinate of P at the instant the ^-coordinate is decreasing
at a rate of 0.36 units per second. [5]

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(ii) The diagram shows part of the curve y =------------ passing through the points with coordinates
A 4" 0
(1,4) and (4, Also shown are lines perpendicular to the x-axis at the points withx-coordinates
1, a and 4.

Given that the areas of the regions marked A and B are equal, find the value of the constant a. [5]

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 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4047/02

Paper 2 October/November 2015
2 hours 30 minutes
Additional Materials: Answer Paper
Graph Paper (1 sheet)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of
angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board IS CAMBRIDGE

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1 The curve y = f(x) is such that f'(x) = 2ex + e”2^,

(i) Explain why the curve y = f(x) has no stationary points. [2]

(ii) Given that the curve passes through the point (0,2), find an expression for f(x) . [4]

J
2 (i) Show that ^-(ln(cosx)) =—tanx. [2]

(ii) Differentiate xtanx with respect to x. [2]

(iii) Using the results from parts (i) and (ii), find Jx sec2x dx and hence show that

I 4xsec
* * * *2xdx = -? —41n2. [4]
Jo 4 2

3 The equation of a curve is y =—x2 + 4x — 6. The point P lies on the curve and has an x-coordinate
of 1. The tangent to the curve at P meets the x-axis at A and the _y-axis at B.

(i) Find the area of triangle AOB, where 0 is the origin. [6]

The point Q also lies on the curve. The normal to the curve at Q is parallel to the tangent to the curve
atP.

(ii) Find the coordinates of Q. [3]

4 (a) (i) Write down, and simplify, the first 4 terms in the expansion of (1 + x)9 in ascending powers
ofx. [2]

(ii) Replacing x by z - z2, determine the coefficient of z3 in the expansion of (1 + z - z2) 9. [3]

(b) (i) Write down the general term in the binomial expansion of (2x +

(ii) Write down the power of x in this general term. [1 ]

(iii) Hence, or otherwise, determine the coefficient of x in the binomial expansion of

1 \10 .
/ 2x + -M [2]
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5 Do not use a calculator in this question.
1 1
(i) Express —~j=—- in the form a + b V3, where a and b are integers. [2]
2v3 +1

The diagram shows a cuboid with a square base. The height AB of the cuboid is (V3 4- l)cm.

11V3
Given that the length of the diagonal AC is cm,
2V3 + 1

(ii) find an expression for BC2 in the form c + d\[3, where c and d are integers, [3]

7 /— 3
(iii) express the volume of the cuboid in the form y (3 v 3 + A) cm , where k is an integer. [4]
A

6 The equation of a curve is y = —

dy
(i) Find an expression for and obtain the coordinates of the stationary points of the curve.

d2y
(») Find an expression for —— and hence determine the nature of these stationary points,
dx

7 The positive x- and y-axes are tangents to a circle C.

(i) What can be deduced about the coordinates of the centre of C? [1]

The line T is a tangent to C at the point (9, 8) on the circle. Given that the centre of C lies below and to
the left of (9, 8), find

(ii) the equation of C, [5]

(iii) the equation of T, [3]

8 (i) Find the remainder when 2x3 — 3x2 — 5 is divided by2x4-1. [2]

(ii) Factorise completelythe cubic polynomial 2x3 — 3x2 + 1. [4]

4— — Sir2
(iii) Express —$--------------- as the sum of 3 partial fractions. [4]
2x 3x I 1

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9

A farmer fences part of his land. He puts fences around the perimeter of the triangular field ABC
and also from B to D, where D is the mid-point of AC. Angle BAC = angle BCA = 0 radians and the
lengths of AB and BC are 80 m.

(i) Show that Z m, the length of fencing needed, can be expressed in the form p + q sin 0 + r cos 0,
where p, q and r are constants to be found. [3]

(ii) Express L in the form p + R sin(# + a), where R > 0 and a is an acute angle. [4]

(iii) Given that the farmer uses exactly 310 m of fencing, find the value of 0. [3]

A
10 The roots of the quadratic equation 2x - 6x 4- 5 = 0 are a and p.

(i) 2 + /f2.
Find the value of a(i) [3]

(ii) Show that the value of a3 + fP is [2]

(iii) Find a quadratic equation whose roots are a2 + p and a + /?• [5]

11 A cuboid of volume Kcm3 has a height of x cm and a rectangular base of area (px2 + q) cm2.
Corresponding values of x and V are shown in the table below.

X 5 10 15 20

V 175 650 1725 3700

(i) Using suitable variables, draw, on graph paper, a straight line graph and hence estimate the value
of each of the constants p and q. [6]

(ii) Using your values ofp and q, calculate the value of x for which the cuboid is a cube. [2]

(iii) Explain how another straight line drawn on your diagram can lead to an estimate of the value of x
for which the cuboid is a cube. Draw this line and hence verify your value of x found in part (ii).
[3]

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