Answers:

1a). P R 2. ( x, y ) = (3, − 1)
the line is a tangent to the curve
Q R P 1b)i) (S ∪ T )'
ii) 25

3a) 4a) coefficient = 15

x(5 − 4 x) ≥ 1 b) coefficient = 77
1
≤ x ≤1
4
3b) c < - 6 or c > 6
5.a) 4x6x5x4 = 480 1 2
6.i) y = − x + 9
b) 6 C5 + 6 C4 .8 C1 + 6 C3. 8 C2 = 686 3 3
ii) y = 4 3 x − 2 + 1
2 cos πx
7.i) x = or x = −1 (NA) 8.a) − +c
3 π
1 b) 2.55
ii) a = 729, a =
3
9.a) 2 + 3x
9b) h −1 ( x) = ,x ≠ 0
x
2
hk ( x) = ,x ≠1
1− x
2
x= or x = - 1
3

0 ≤ f ( x) ≤ 12
ii) c = 3

10 12. Either a)
dy 7 x2
= 1.00 1.44 1.96 2.89 3.24
dx (2 x + 1) 2
y x 0.5 1.2 1.93 3.4 3.85
dy 7
(i) δy ≈ × δx =
dx p y = ax 3 + bx
(ii) 2.7 y
= ax 2 + b
x
3 5
11i) (5,5) ii) y = x+ 2
Draw y x against x with a as the gradient and b as the vertical
4 4 – intercept.
1 15 (ii)When,
iii) y = − x +
7 7 y
x = 1.5, x 2 = 2.25 ⇒ ≈ 2.45, y ≈ 2.45 × 1.5 = 3.68
iv) B(1,2), AB = 7.07 x
(iii) a ≈ 1.5, b ≈ -1

12 Either b) 12 OR
i) AC = 18.3
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ii) Area = 91.524 – 53.5398 = 38.0 Y X m c

ax y y -b a
y=
x+b x
yx n = k lg y lg x -n lg k

b) i) r ≈ 3.62
ii) Area = 60 – 16.8867 = 43.1

Preliminary Examination 2007

Sec 4 (Express) Additional Mathematics Paper1
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