PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

International Baccalaureate 2

Mathematics
Higher level
Paper 1

Wednesday 16 September 2020 (afternoon) Candidate Name

2 hours
Class Index Number Class

Instructions to candidates

• Write your name, class index number and class in the boxes above.
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• You are not permitted access to any calculator for this paper.
• Section A: answer all questions. Answers must be written within the answer boxes provided.
• Section B: answer all questions on the answer sheets provided. Write your name
on each answer sheet, and attach them to this examination paper.
• Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly or correct to
three significant figures.
• A clean copy of the mathematics HL and further mathematics HL formula booklet is required for
this paper.
• The maximum mark for this examination paper is [100 marks].

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Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must be
supported by working and/or explanations. Where an answer is incorrect, some marks may be given for
a correct method, provided this is shown by written working. You are therefore advised to show all
working.

Section A

Answer all questions in the boxes provided. Working may be continued below the lines, if necessary.

1. [Maximum mark: 4]
x−7
Solve the inequality 1 .
x − x−6
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2. [Maximum mark: 8]

(a) In the triangle ABC, lengths AB = 4 3 cm, BC = 4 cm and CAB = 30 .

Find the value (s) of the area of the triangle ABC. [4]
 
(b) Solve the equation tan 2 2 x = 3sec 2 x − 3 , for − x . [4]
2 2

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3. [Maximum mark: 7]
3 2
Given two mutually exclusive events A and B where P ( A) = and P ( B | A ') = ,
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(a) show that P ( B ) = . [2]
5
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For a third event C whereby P ( A  C ) = ,
5
(b) find P ( C ' | A ) . [2]

1
It is given that B and C are independent and P ( A ' B ' C ) = .
10
(c) (i) Find P ( B  C ) ,
(ii) hence, determine if A and C are independent. [3]

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4. [Maximum mark: 7]

Consider two functions f and g and their derivatives f ' and g ' . The following table shows the
values for the two functions and their derivatives at x = 1, 2 and 3 .

x 1 2 3
f ( x) 2 1 1
f '( x) 1 4 2
g ( x) 1 1 4
g '( x) 4 2 3

Given that p ( x ) = f ( x ) .g ( x ) and h ( x ) = gf ( x ) , based on the above values only, find

(a) p ' ( 3) [2]
(b) h ' ( 2) [2]
(c) the values of x if h ( x ) = 1 . [3]

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5. [Maximum mark: 9]

x +1 1  2x + 4  1
(a) (i) Show that =  2 − 2 .
x + 4 x + 13 2  x + 4 x + 13  x + 4 x + 13
2

x +1
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find x 2
+ 4 x + 13
dx . [4]

2 1
(b) Use the substitution x = 2 cos  to find the exact value of 
1
x2 4 − x2
dx . [5]

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6. [Maximum mark: 7]

y • A(4, 3)

x
0 2 C(3,0)

B(1, – 1)

The diagram above shows the graph of y = f ( x ) . On separate diagrams and in the axes
below, sketch the graphs of
(a) y = f (1 − 2 x ) , [4]
(b) y= f (x) , [3]
showing in each case, the coordinates of the points corresponding to A, B and C , and the
equations of the asymptotes.

(a) y = f (1 − 2 x )

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(b)
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7. [Maximum mark: 7]

1 1 1 1
(a) An arithmetic sequence is as follows: , , , , …..
log 2 x log8 x log 32 x log128 x
Find x if the sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence is 100. [4]

x 2 x3 xr
(b) The series expansion of e x = 1 + x + + + ..... + + .....
2! 3! r!

3r
Use this series to evaluate the exact value of 
r =2 r !
. [3]

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8. [Maximum mark: 5]

The position vectors of the points U and V with respect to the origin are u and v respectively,
where u and v are non-zero, non-parallel vectors.

(a) Show that ( u + v )  ( v − 2u ) can be written as k ( u  v ) , where k is a scalar constant to be

determined. [3]
(b) Simplify the vector expression u ( u  v ) , explaining your result. [2]

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9. [Maximum mark: 6]

A continuous random variable X has probability density function

  
k sin  2 x +  5
f ( x) =   6 ,0  x  where k  .
 0, otherwise 12


(a) Find the mode of X and [3]

(b) the value of k . [3]

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Do not write solutions on this page.

Section B

Answer all questions on the answer sheets provided. Start each question on a new page.

10. [Maximum mark: 12]

x
P O R

The point Q(𝑥, 𝑦) lies on the curve 4 x 2 + xy + y 2 = 36 , where y  0 , as shown in the

diagram above. The curve cuts the x-axis at the points P and R.
(a) Show that A , the area of triangle PQR, is given by A = 3 y . [2]

dy
(b) Find in terms of x and y . [2]
dx

(c) Find the value of x for which A has a maximum value, giving your answer in

the form m 15 where m  . You need not verify that A is a maximum. [5]

(d) If x increases at a constant rate of 8 units/s, calculate the rate of change of A

when 𝑥 = 0 . [3]

11. [Maximum mark: 15]

(1 + i )
6

(a) Given z =*
where z* is the conjugate of a complex number z .
( −1 + 3i )
4

(i) Find z and arg z , where −  arg z   . [6]

(ii) Hence, find the smallest positive integer n such that z n is purely real. [3]

2π 2π
(b) Let w = cos + i sin .
5 5
(i) Verify that w is a root of the equation z 5 − 1 = 0 , z  . [1]
(ii) Expand ( w − 1) (1 + w + w2 + w3 + w4 ) . [2]

(
(iii) Hence, deduce that 1 + w + w2 + w3 + w4 = 0 . ) [1]
4
 2kπ 
(iv) Evaluate  sin 
k =0 5 
. [2]
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12. [Maximum mark: 13]

(a) The function f is defined by

f ( x ) = x2 +  x + 2 , x  , x  2 ,
where  is a constant. Find the range of values of  such that f −1 exists.
[2]
(b) Given that  = −4 ,
(i) Find f −1 , stating the domain. [3]
(ii) Find the exact value of x such that f ( x ) = f −1
( x) . [3]
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(iii) Another function g is defined by g ( x ) =
, x , x  2 .
x
Show that the composite function fg exists and find fg ( x ) , stating its domain
and range. [5]