QUEEN’S COLLEGE Class

Half-yearly Examination, 2009 – 2010

Class Number

MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
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Section A
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Question No.
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1. Write your class, class number in the
spaces provided on this cover.
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2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A
and B. Section A and B carry 80 and 40 9 13
marks respectively.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper.

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Write your answer in the spaces provided Section A
in this Question-Answer Book. 80
Supplementary answer sheets will be Total
supplied on request. Write your class and
class number on each sheet and put them Section B
inside this book. Max Marks Marks
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answers should either be exact or correct
to 3 significant figures.
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SECTION A (80 marks)

Answer ALL questions in this section and write your answers in the spaces provided.
1. Convert the recurring decimal 0.1 3 into a rational number. (5 marks)

2. Express  36  49   25 in terms of i, where i 2  1 (5 marks)

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3. Give the domain of the following functions,

x 1
(i) f ( x )  (2 marks)
x 1

(ii) f ( x )  x  x  3 (2 marks)

4. If ( x  2)( x  a)  x 2  3x  b , find the values of a and b. (6 marks)

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5. When a polynomial f(x) is divided by (3x  2) , the quotient is (4x 2  1) and the
remainder is 7. Find f(x). (6 marks)

6. If the equation 3x 2  6x  k  1  0 has equal roots, find the value of k and solve the
equation for x. (8 marks)

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7. Given f ( x)  3x 2  6x  2
(a) Find f ( x  2) and f(2x)
(b) Solve the equation f ( x  2)  f (2 x )  0
(leave your answer in surd form if necessary) (10 marks)

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2  4i
8. (a) Express in the form of a  ib .
2i

 2  4i   2  4i   2  4i   2  4i 
2 3 4

(b) Hence evaluate        (10 marks)

 2i   2i   2i   2i 

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9. The roots of the equation 2 x 2  5 x  1  0 are  and  .

(a) Without solving the equation, find the values of
(i)    and 
(ii)  2   2
 
(b) Form a quadratic equation with roots and . (13 marks)
 

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10. When the polynomial f (x)  ax 3  3x 2  11x  b is divided by (x-1), the remainder is -12.
f(x) is divisible by (x + 3).
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0. (13 marks)

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SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer both questions in this section and write your answers in the spaces provided.

11 Given a line L : 2x  y  6  0 .
(a) If L cuts the x-axis and y-axis at P and Q respectively, find the coordinates of
P and Q. (3 marks)
(b) Find the coordinates of R which divides PQ in the ratio of 2:1. (2 marks)
(c) Find the equation of the line L1 which passes through R and is
perpendicular to L. (3 marks)
(d) If S(3, k) is a point on L1 , find k. (2 marks)
(e) Find the equation of the line L 2 which passes through S and with
1
x-intercept =  . (2 marks)
2

(f) Find the intersection point T of L and L 2 . (3 marks)

(g) Find the area of RST . (5 marks)

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12(a). Fig(a) below shows the graph of y  ax 2  bx  c . It passes through the points (1, 25)
and (4, 19) with y-intercept equal to 35.

y  ax 2  bx  c A x cm P B

S
35

(1, 25) Q

(4, 19) D C
R
7 cm

Fig (b)

Fig (a)

(i) Find the values of a, b and c.

(ii) Find the vertex of the graph.
(iii) Insert the x-axis in a possible position in fig(a) (12 marks)

(b) Fig (b) shows a rectangle ABCD of dimension 5cm x 7cm. Points P, Q, R and S are
points on AB, BC, CD and DC respectively such that AP = BQ = CR = DS = x cm.
(i) Find the area of APS and BPQ in terms of x.
(ii) Deduce the area of the parallelogram PQRS in terms of x.
(iii) By using the result of (a), find the value of x such that the area of the
parallelogram is a minimum. What is the minimum area. (8 marks)

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 Solution
Section A:
1. Let x  0.1 3 … (1) 1
100 x  13.1 3 … (2) 1
(2) – (1), 1
99x  13 1
13
x  1
99
2.  36  49   25  6i  7  5i (1+1+1)
= -7+11i (1+1)

3(i). Domain =  \ {1} or all real numbers except 1. 2A

Domain: x  3 2A – deduct 1 for x>3.

4. ( x  2)( x  a)  x 2  3x  b
x 2  (2  a ) x  2a  x 2  3x  b 1M – for axpanding
2  a  3.....(1)
 1M –(for equating coeff)
 2a  b ...... (2)
1A + 1A
From (1), a = -5 1A
Sub into (2), b = -10 1A

5. f ( x )  (4x 2  1)(3x  2)  7 1M+1A

 12x  8x  3x  5
3 2
(1+1+1+1)

6. For 3x 2  6x  k  1  0 to have equal roots,

  (6) 2  4(3)(k  1)  0 1M + 1A
36  12(k  1)  0 1M+1A
k = -4 1A
k = -4,  3x  6x  3  0
2
1M
x 2  2x  1  0 1A
( x  1) 2  0
x=1 1A

Alternatively,
6
sum of roots =  2 1M+1A
3
since it has equal roots,  x=1. 1A

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7(a). f ( x)  3x 2  6x  2
f ( x  2)  3( x  2) 2  6(x  2)  2 1A
 3x 2  12x  12  6x  12  2 1M
 3x  18x  22
2
1A
f (2x )  3(2x ) 2  6(2x)  2 1A
 12x 2  12x  2 1A

(b) f (2x )  f ( x  2)  9x 2  6x  24 1M + 1A
 f (2x )  f ( x  2)  0
 3x 2  2x  8  0 1A
(3x  4)( x  2)  0
4
x  ,2 1A+1A
3
2  4i 2  4i 2  i
8(a). ( )( ) 1
2i 2i 2i
4  2i  8i  4 1A
 1M+
4 1 1A
 2i 1A

 2  4i   2  4i   2  4i   2  4i 
2 3 4

(b)       
 2i   2i   2i   2i 

 2i  (2i) 2  (2i) 3  (2i) 4 1M

 2i  4  8i  16 1A+1A+1A
 12  6i 1A

5 1
9(a) (i)   and    1A+1A
2 2
(ii)  2   2  (  ) 2  2 1M +1A
5 1 29
 ( ) 2  2( )  1M +1A
2 2 4
29
 1A
4
   2  2
(b) + = 1A
  
29
()
4 29
=  1M + 1A
1 2
( )
2

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  
( )( ) = 1 1A
 
 
The equation with and as roots is
 
29
x 2  ( ) x  1  0  2x 2  29x  2  0 1M +1A
2
10. f (1)  a  3  11  b  12 1M
a+b+4=0 ……… (1) 1A
f (3)  a (3) 3  3(3) 2  11(3)  b  0 1M
 27a  60  b  0 …….. (2) 1A
(1)-(2)
28a  56  0 1M
a2 1A
sub a  2 into (1)
2b4  0
b  6 1A
(b) f (x)  2x  3x 2  11x  6
3

(x + 3) is a factor of f(x) 1M
f (x)  (x  3)(2x 2  3x  2) 2A
 ( x  3)( 2x  1)( x  2) 1A
1
x   , -3, 2. 2A
2

Section B
x y
11(a). Rewrite L in the intercepts form  1 1M
3 6
P is (-3, 0) and Q is (0, 6) 1A + 1A
(b) Let R be (a, b)
2(0)  (3)
a  1 1A
2 1
2(6)  (0)
b 4 1A
2 1
 R is (-1, 4)
1
(c) Slope of L = 2,  slope of L1 is  1A
2
y4 1
Equation of L1 :  1M (for pt slope form)
x 1 2
x + 2y – 7 = 0 1A

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 (d) sub (3, k) into L1 , 3 + 2k – 7 = 0 1M
k=2 1A

y 2
(e) equation of L 2 :  1M (for 2 points form)
1 1
x 3
2 2
4x - 7y +2 = 0 1A

(f) L : 2x - y + 6 = 0 ……. (1)

L 2 : 4x - 7y + 2 = 0 …... (2)
From (1), y = 2x + 6 1M
Sub into (2), 4x – 7(2x + 6) + 2 = 0
-10x – 40 = 0
x = -4 1A
y = -2
T is (-4, -2) 1A

(g) R (-1, 4), S(3, 2), T(-4, -2)

RST is a right-angled triangle with R  90 o 1
(3  1) 2  (2  4) 2 (1  4) 2  (4  2) 2
Area of RST = 1M+1A
2
20 45
=  15 sq units 1A + 1A
2

12(a) (i). y-intercept equal to 35,  c = 35 1A

sub the points into y  ax  bx  35 ,
2
1M
25  a  b  35  a  b  10  0 … (1) 1A
19  16a  4b  35  4a  b  4  0 … (2) 1A
(2) – (1),
3a – 6 = 0
a=2 1A
b = -12 1A
 y  2x  12x  35
2

y 35
(ii)   x 2  6x  1M
2 2
y 35
  x 2  6x  9  9  1M
2 2
 y  2( x  3) 2  17 2A

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 vertex is (3, 17) 1A

(iii) x-axis should be below the vertex. 1A

x (5  x )
(b) (i) Area of APS  cm 2 and 1M+1A
2
x (7  x )
area of BPQ  cm 2 1A – deduct 1m without unit
2
(ii) Area of PQRS = 35-x(7-x)-x(5-x) cm 2 1A
= 2x 2  12x  35 1A

By (a), for minimum area x should be 3 1M +1A

2
and the minimum area is 17 cm 1A

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