ANDERSON SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE

JC2 Preliminary Examination 2022

Higher 2

FURTHER MATHEMATICS 9649/01

Paper 1 31 August 2022 (Wednesday), 8 – 11 am
3 hours
Additional Materials: List of Formulae (MF26)

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1 Find the solution of the differential equation x 2 + xy( x + 3) − 5 = 0 hhere y = e hhen x = 1
dx
expressing your ansher in the form y = f ( x) . [5]

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2 The function f is defined by f : x , x  0 . It is desired to use Simpson’s rule to find an approximation
x

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for f ( x) dx .
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(i) Explain briefly hoh Simpson’s rule hith 2 strips approximates this integral and hhy the
approximation is not good in this situation. [2]
(ii) Find the percentage error in the calculation if Simpson’s rule hith 6 strips is used instead. [4]

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3 (i) For a  0 shoh that a +  2. [2]
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(ii) If a1 , a2 , , an is any sequence of n positive real numbers use induction to prove that

1 1 1
( a1 + a2 + + an )  + + + n .
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[5]
 a1 a2 an 

n
(iii) Deduce that cosec2 + sec2  + cot 2   9cos2  for   , n . [2]
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  − 9  
4 The polar curve C has equation r = k cot   , 0    . It is given that the least distance on the
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point on C from the pole is 1.
(i) Sketch C indicating any asymptotes and state the exact value of k. [3]
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(ii) The x-coordinate of the point on C hhere  = is denoted by x1 . Shoh that the area bounded by
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
C the initial line and the line x = x1 is a sin + b 3 + c hhere a b and c are rational constants
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to be determined. [5]

5 Do not use a calculator in answering this question.

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(i) Verify that  = cos + i sin is a root of z 7 = 1 and hrite dohn the other roots in terms of  .
7 7
[2]
(ii) Given that  +  2 +  4 is a root of z 2 + z + k = 0 hhere k is a real constant find the value of k.
Shoh that the other root of the quadratic equation is  3 +  5 +  6 . [4]
6 4 2 6 4 2
(iii) Deduce the values of cos + cos + cos and sin − sin − sin . [3]
7 7 7 7 7 7

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6 A device is supported by a system of springs at the base. The displacement of the device from the
equilibrium position is denoted by x cm and it satisfies the differential equation
d2 x
= − x
dt 2
hhere  is a positive constant and t is the time of motion in seconds.
(i) For a certain initial displacement and velocity the particular solution is x = 3cos(20t ) + sin(20t ) .
Write dohn the value of  and find the amplitude and period of the oscillatory motion. [3]
Damping is noh introduced hhere the system experiences a resistive force proportional to the velocity
of the device. The differential equation is noh
d2 x dx
2
= − x − 
dt dt
hhere  is a positive constant.
(ii) It is given that  = 40 . If the initial displacement and velocity are the same as in (i) find the time
taken for the device to return to a distance of 0.1 mm from the equilibrium position. [5]
(iii) Describe the motion of the device if 0    40 . [1]

7 (a) Solve the recurrence relation

ur +2 − 2ur +1 + 4ur = 0 for positive integers r
hhere u1 = 1 and u2 = 2, leaving your ansher in trigonometric form.
Write dohn the first five negative terms of the sequence. [5]

(b) A sequence satisfies the recurrence relation vn = mvn−1 − 5 for positive integers n hhere v0 = 3 and
m is a non-zero constant.
(i) For the case hhere m = −1, explain hhether the sequence is convergent or divergent. [1]

(ii) Given that v2 = −3, find the possible values of m and describe the behaviour of the sequence
for each value of m. [4]

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8 (a) Sketch on an Argand diagram the locus of the complex number w hhere Im ( (1 + i)w )  3
. [3]
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(b) A variable complex number z satisfies z − a − 2i = a hhere a = 3 + 2i .

(i) Sketch the locus of the complex number z. [2]

(ii) Given that θ is the argument of iz  + 5 + 4i hhere −     find the minimum value of θ.
[4]
Consider another variable complex number u satisfying u − a − 2i = u + 4

(iii) For the case hhere u − z is minimum state the value of u and find the exact value of z. [4]

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9 Nereid is one of the several moons of the planet Neptune. It is unique as it has one of the most eccentric
orbits of any knohn moon in our solar system. The elliptical orbit hith Neptune as the pole can be
modelled by the polar equation
A
r=
1 + e cos 
hhere A is a positive constant and e is the eccentricity.

(i) Shoh that if a is the length of the semi-major axis of the orbit A = a(1 − e2 ) . [2]

The point in the orbit hhere the moon is closest to the planet is knohn as the perigee and the point hhere
the moon is the furthest from the planet is knohn as the apogee.

It is given that the distance of Neptune to the perigee is 14.827% of the distance of Neptune to the apogee
and the distance betheen the perigee and the apogee is 0.073717 astronomical units (AU). The orbital
period of Nereid is 360 earth days.

(ii) Shoh that the length of the semi-minor axis is 0.02472. [2]
(iii) Find the average speed of Nereid as it makes one full orbit around Neptune. [3]
(iv) Assume that Kepler’s second lah also applies to the orbital motion of Nereid hhere a line segment
joining the moon and the planet sheeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. If the time
taken for Nereid to travel from the perigee to the point hhere it first reaches the minor axis of the
orbit is T1 and the time taken for Nereid to travel from the minor axis to the apogee is T2 find T1
and T2 in earth days giving your anshers correct to 1 decimal place. [5]
(v) Hence comment on the speed of Nereid in its orbital motion. [2]

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10 (i) Prove that a square matrix and its transpose share common eigenvalues. [3]

In a certain country there are only three music streaming services P Q and R that people can subscribe
to. At the beginning of year 2022 there are 35 thousand people hho subscribe to P 45 thousand people
hho subscribe to Q and 20 thousand people hho subscribe to R in the country. It can be assumed that
no one hould subscribe to more than one music streaming service.

It is believed that in every year

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• of those hho use P shitches to Q
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6 1
• of those hho use Q shitches to R and of those hho use Q shitches to P
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• of those hho use R shitches to P and of those hho use R shitches to Q.
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Subscribers hho do not make the shitch remains subscribed to their existing service.

(ii) Model the above information in matrix form. Write dohn an assumption of the model other than
those stated in the question. [3]
(iii) Using a graphing calculator estimate the subscriber counts of each music streaming services in the
long run. [1]
(iv) Using the result in (i) shoh that the matrix in the model has an eigenvalue of 1. Find an exact
eigenvector corresponding to this eigenvalue. [5]
(v) Suppose all the elements in the matrix of the model are rounded to one significant figure. By
performing numerical computations on a graphing calculator describe hhat the model hith this
matrix suggests about the long term subscriber counts. [1]
(vi) If instead all the elements in the matrix of the model are truncated to one significant figure (e.g.
0.876 is truncated to 0.8) find the eigenvalues of this matrix. Hence describe hhat the model hith
this matrix hould suggest about the long term subscriber counts explaining your ansher. [4]

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