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9o ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL

SECONDARY THREE
END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2019 S3
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 4047
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2019
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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ,
− b  b 2 − 4ac
x=
2a
Binomial expansion
n n n
(a + b) n = a n +  a n−1b +  a n−2 b 2 + ... +  a n−r b r + ... + b n ,
1  2 r
n n! n(n − 1)...(n − r + 1)
where n is a positive integer and   = =
 r  r!(n − r )! r!

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cos ec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin( A  B) = sin A cos B  cos A sin B
cos( A  B) = cos A cos B  sin A sin B
tan A  tan B
tan( A  B) =
1  tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A = cos A − sin 2 A = 2 cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2 A
2

2 tan A
tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A

Formulae for ABC

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A
2

1
Area of  = ab sin C
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1 The function f(x) = x3 + ax − 5 x + b , where a and b are constants, is exactly divisible

by ( x − 1) . Given that f(x) leaves a remainder of −70 when divided by ( x + 4 ) . Find
the value of a and of b. [4]

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2 Find the range of values of k such that 2 x 2 + kx  k − 6 for all real values of k. [4]

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3 The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x − 6 = 0 are  and .

(a) Find the value of  2 +  2 . [2]

(b) Show that the value of  3 +  3 is −19. [1]

 
(c) Hence, find a quadratic equation with roots and . [4]
2 2

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4 (i) By using long division, show that

x4 − 2 − x2
= − x − 1 + [2]
(1 − x)( x 2 + 2) (1 − x)( x 2 + 2)

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x4 − 2
(ii) Hence, express in partial fractions. [4]
(1 − x)( x 2 + 2)

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5 ( ) ( )
Given that the area of a rectangle is 46 + 6 5 cm2 and the breadth is 7 − 5 cm. Find
the length of the rectangle. [3]

Expand ( 2x + q ) up to the first 4 terms in descending powers of x.

7
6 (a) [2]

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(b) Hence or otherwise, find the value of constants p and of q in the expansion of
( x + p )( 2 x + q )7 where the coefficient of x5 is 56, there is no term in x6 and

that q ≠ 0. [4]

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7 (a) Using the laws of indices, find the exact value of 6 x given that 3x + 4 = 124− x .
[4]

(b) Solve the equation 5e2 x − 9e x − 2 = 0 . [4]

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t
 1 h
(c) The equation for radioactive decay is given by the formula A = A0   where
2
A0 is the original amount of the radioactive substance,
A is the amount of radioactive material remaining after time t has relapsed,
h is the half-life of the substance, and
t is time that has elapsed.

2 mg of radioactive Iodine-131 was accidentally released into a desalination plant.

Given that the half-life of Iodine-131 is 8 days and that 0.01 mg is the amount of
Iodine-131 that is declared safe, on what day will the plant be considered safe?
[3]

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8 The diagram shows part of the curve y = ax 2 + bx + c , where a  0 . The curve touches
the x − axis at P (1, 0 ) and Q ( 4, 0 ) , the y − axis at T ( 0, 8 ) and has a maximum point at
5 9
R ,  .
2 2

x
0 P Q

(a) (i) Explain why c = 8. [1]

(ii) Find the value of a and of b. [3]

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(b) Using the values found in part (a), find the value(s) of x for which
ax 2 + bx + c = 2 x 2 + 10 x . [3]

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9 The diagram below shows a trapezium ABCD where AD is parallel to BC and DC is a

straight horizontal line. Points A and B lie on the line with the equation y = −3x − 6 .

D
C (9, 3)

A (−2, 0) x
O

B (0, −6)
(i) Find the equation of the line passing through AD. [2]

(ii) Find the coordinates of D. [2]

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(iii) Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from A to BC. [4]

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10 A circle has a centre at (3, 2). The line y = x − 3 intersects the circle at points A and B
without going through the centre of the circle. The x-coordinate of B is two more than that
of A.

(i) Given that the x-coordinate of A is m, find the coordinates of A in terms of m.

[2]

(ii) Using your answer in part (i), find the coordinates of B in terms of m. [2]

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(iii) Hence or otherwise, find the equation of the circle. [4]

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11 (a) Solve 3cos x = sec x for 0  x  180 . [5]

(b) The function f is defined by f ( x) = 3cos ( 2 x ) for 0  x  180 .

(i) State the amplitude and period of f. [2]

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(ii) Sketch the graph of y = f ( x ) indicating the maximum and minimum
points. [2]

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12 The table shows experimental values of two variables x and y.

x 5 2.5 1.67 1.25 1
y 0.75 0.93 1.20 1.72 3.13

The variables x and y are related by the equation x + axy + by = 0 , where a and b
are real constants and a  0.
1 1
(i) Plot against for the given data on the graph paper provided and draw a
y x
straight-line graph. [3]
(ii) Use your graph to estimate the value of a and of b. [4]

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S3 2019-AM- Answer key

1 a = 6 and b = −2 2 −12  k  4
3 19 1 4 − x2
(a)  2 +  2 = 13 (c) x 2 + x− =0 (i) − x − 1 +
36 6 (1 − x)( x 2 + 2)
1 2x + 2
(ii) − x − 1 − +
3( x + 1) 3( x 2 + 2)
5 8+2 5 cm 6 (a) 128x7 + 448qx6 + 672q 2 x5 + 560q3 x 4 + ...
3 1
(b) p = q=−
4 2
7 (a) 13 (b) x = ln 2  0.693 (c) 8 (ai) Since a > 0, c represents the y-intercept of the
t  61.151  62 ; curve and hence c = 8; OR,
The plant will be declared safe on the 62nd Since a > 0, substitution of x = 0 into the equation;
day. OR, Since a > 0, substitution of y = 0 into the
equation
(aii) a = 2, b = −10
2
(b) x =
5
9 (i) y = x + 2 (ii) coordinates of D = (1, 3) 10 (i) ( m, m − 3) (ii) ( m + 2, m − 1)
(iii) (2, −4)
( x − 3) + ( y − 2 ) = 4 or
2 2
(iii)
x + y − 6x − 4 y + 9 = 0
2 2

11 (a) x  54.7,125.3 12 （i）

(bi) Amplitude is 3 and the period is 180°
(bii)

(ii) a  −1.58 ± 0.2; b  1.26 ± 0.2

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