RAFFLES INSTITUTION
2023 YEAR 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
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CLASS 23
MATHEMATICS 9758/01
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1 Without using a calculator, solve the inequality
9 x5
. [4]
1 x 2
x 1
2 Griffles popcorn is available in bags of 3 sizes: small, medium and large.
At the Griffles physical store, Amanda bought 3 small, 7 medium and 1 large bag of Griffles
popcorn and paid a total of $85.50 after enjoying a 5% discount off the usual selling price.
Beatrice found out that at the Griffles online store, for every 2 bags of the same size
purchased at the usual selling price, a customer will receive an additional bag of the same
size free. Beatrice paid $18.50 less than Amanda at the Griffles online store and received 3
small bags, 7 medium bags and 1 large bag of Griffles popcorn, inclusive of the free bags.
Given that the usual selling price of a large bag of Griffles popcorn is 2.4 times that of a
small bag of Griffles popcorn, write down and solve equations to find the usual selling price
of a bag of Griffles popcorn for each of the sizes. [4]
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3 The volume of a sphere with radius r is given by r and the surface area of a sphere with
3
radius r is given by 4 r 2 .
(a) A meteorite enters the Earth’s atmosphere and starts burning up in such a way that its
surface area is decreasing at a constant rate of 100 cm2 per second. Assuming the
meteorite is always spherical, find the rate at which the radius is changing when the
radius is 5 cm. [2]
(b) Another meteorite enters the Earth’s atmosphere and burns up at a rate such that its
volume is decreasing at a rate proportional to its surface area. Assuming the meteorite
is always spherical, show that the radius decreases at a constant rate. [2]
4 (a) Describe a sequence of transformations that will map the graph of y f x onto the
graph of y 1 2f x . [3]
(b) A point P a, b is said to be R-invariant if it lies on both the graphs of y f ( x) and
1
y .
f ( x)
Sketch the graph of a function y f ( x) , which is defined for all real x, for which
f x 0 for all real x and there are no R-invariant points. [2]
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5 The function f is defined by f : x , for x , x 1 .
x 1
(a) Find f 1 ( x) and state its domain. [3]
(b) Sketch on the same diagram the graphs of y f ( x) and y f 1 ( x), giving the
equations of any asymptotes. Hence find the exact solution of the equation
f ( x) f 1 ( x). [5]
6 Alice bakes a large pie and removes it from the oven at 1 pm. The temperature reading of
the pie using a food thermometer is 200 C at that instant.
She left the pie on the kitchen countertop to cool down. The temperature of the kitchen is
kept at a constant 32 C. The temperature of the pie t minutes after it is removed from the
oven is C. This temperature decreases at a rate proportional to the difference between
the temperature of the pie and the temperature of the kitchen.
At 1.15 pm, Alice checks the temperature of the pie again and it is 180 C.
(a) Find an exact expression for in terms of t, simplifying your answer. [5]
(b) Sketch a graph of against t. [2]
(c) Food safety experts caution that bacteria grow fastest in food within the temperature
range of 5 C to 60 C, known as the temperature danger zone. Find the latest time
to the nearest minute to safely store the pie to avoid this danger zone.
[2]
n
1
7 (a) Find 2r 1 2r 1 .
r 1
(There is no need to express your answer as a single algebraic fraction.) [4]
n
1
(b) Explain why 2r 1 2r 1 is a convergent series and state the sum to infinity.
r 1
[2]
n
1
(c) Deduce 2r 3 2r 5 .
r 4
[4]
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8 (a) Use the substitution u 1 e , or otherwise, to find
x
dx in exact form.
1 1 e
x 3
(You do not need to simplify your answer.) [4]
1
tan
1
(b) Find x dx in exact form. [3]
0
Function f is defined by
tan 1 x, for 1 x 1,
f x e
x
, for 1 x 2,
1 ex 3
and f x f x 3 for all real values of x.
2
(c) Find f x dx , leaving your answer in exact form.
2
[3]
9 The curve C has equation
ax 2 x
y
,
xb
1
where a and b are positive constants such that a .
b
(a) Given that C has no stationary points, use differentiation to find the relationship
between a and b. [4]
It is now given that a 2 and b 1.
(b) Sketch C, stating the equations of any asymptotes, coordinates of any turning points
and of the points where C crosses the axes. [4]
(c) Hence find the volume of the solid formed when the finite region bounded by C and
the x-axis is rotated completely about the x-axis. [2]
10 Do not use a calculator in answering this question.
(a) Solve the equation z 3 4 z 2 6 z 4 0 . [4]
(b) Hence solve the equation iw3 4w2 6iw 4 0 , giving the roots in the form rei ,
where r 0 and 0 2 . [4]
(c) For the value of w found in part (b) with the largest , find the smallest positive
integer n such that wn is a positive real number, showing your working clearly.
[3]
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11 One geometric optimization problem concerns finding the largest area axis-parallel
rectangle inside an object.
The largest area rectangle problem has many industrial applications. For example, consider
a piece of metal with a certain number of flaws in it. The piece of metal is cut into triangles
and circles of equal area which does not contain any of the flaws. This problem can then be
applied to find the maximum area of a rectangular sheet that can be contained in a circle and
a triangle.
(a) A rectangle with width 2x units is inscribed inside a circle with centre O and
radius r units as shown in the diagram below.
2x
r
O
(i) Show that the area A units2 of the rectangle can be expressed as
A 4x r 2 x2 . [1]
(ii) Using differentiation, determine the area of the largest rectangle that can be
inscribed in a circle of radius r units. [5]
(iii) Hence state the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle of
area unit 2 . [1]
(b) The diagram below shows a triangle ABC of height 1 unit.
B C
Let y units be the height of the unshaded rectangle with 2 sides parallel to BC.
Let S denote the total areas of the three smaller shaded triangles and T denote the area
of the triangle ABC.
(i)
Show that S y 2 1 y T .
2
[2]
(ii) Determine the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a triangle of area
unit 2 , showing your working clearly. [3]
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12 Diagram 1 below shows a model created to study the Ames Room illusion, where identical
objects are perceived to be different in height when seen from a viewing hole, V.
F
G
E
D
Diagram 1
C
B
k
j
O i A
Viewing hole V
The front facing wall of the room is modelled by the rectangle OADE which lies on the
x-z plane, where O is the origin, and the floor OABC lies on the x-y plane. OA and OE are
parallel to the unit vectors i and k respectively, with OA 8 units and OE 5 units.
The square ABGD is perpendicular to both OABC and OADE, with AB 5 units .
Given that OC i 8j , OF i 8j+ 8k and CF 8k ,
(a) show that triangle EFG lies on the plane 5x 8 y 23z 115. [4]
F
Upper tip of Upper tip of object Y at
object X at
G
E
D
Diagram 2 C
B
k
Image I j
O i A
Viewing hole V
at (4,0,1)
A vertically upright object X is placed in the model with its upper tip at (0,7,5) . Object Y,
also vertically upright and identical to X, is placed in the model with its upper tip at (7, 4,5) .
Their bottom tips touch the floor OABC and the viewing hole V is at (4, 0,1) .
Instead of seeing object X at its actual position, the illusion causes the viewer to see a
corresponding image I which is also vertically upright and has its bottom tip touching the
floor OABC (shown in dotted outline in Diagram 2 above).
It is further given that the image I and object Y lie on the plane y 4 .
(b) Find a vector equation of the line of sight connecting V and the upper tip of object X
and hence show that the ratio of the height of image I to the height of object Y is
23 : 35. [4]
(c) A point light source S is to be installed on edge BC, so that it is focused on the upper
tip of object Y. Find the position vector OS so that the distance between S and the
upper tip of object Y is minimised. [5]
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