2007

1
a)
1 4
3
m
m
+ =
=
b) : 1 h x x +
6

2
2 2 2
2
2
( ) 2 4
2 2
2 ( ) ( ) 4
2 2
( 1) 1 4
( 1) 5
f x x x
x x
x
x
= +
= + +
= +
= +

Compare with
Thus,
2
( ) ( )
1, 5
f x x m n
m n
= +
= =

2
( ) 3 f x x =
When,

( ) 5
3 5
3 5
2
f x
x
x
x
=
=
=
=
or
3 5
8
x
x
=
=


7
2
4
2
2 2 2
8
log ( )
8
log ( )
log 4
log 8 log log
2
3
2
b
b
c
c
b c
x y
=
+ +
=
+
=

3
2
2
( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
h x ax b
h x h ax b
h ax b b
a ax b b
a x ab b
= +
= +
= + +
= + +
= + +


2
2
( ) 36 35
36
sin , 0, 6
35
6 35
7 35
5
, 6, 5
h x x
a
ce a a
ab b
b b
b
b
thus a b
=
=
> =
+ =
+ =
=
=
= =

8
1
2 1 3
9(3 ) 27
3 3 3
2 1 3
1 2
1
2
n n
n n
n n
n
n

=
=
+ =
=
=

4
a)
2
3 5 2 0
(3 1)( 2) 0
1
2
3
x x
x x
x or
+ =
+ =
=

b)
2
3 0 hx kx + + =
For two equal roots,
2
4 0 b ac =
9
a)
16 , 8 , 4 ,...
8 1 4 1
,
16 2 8 2
x x x
x x
x x
= =

The sequence is a geometric progression

2
2
2
4 (3) 0
12 0
12
k h
k h
k
h
=
=
=

b) The sequence has a common ratio of 1/2
5
2
2
2 1
2 1 0
(2 1)( 1) 0
x x
x x
x x
s +
s
+ s

The range is
1
1
2
x s s

10 Arithmetic progression : 5-x, 8, 2x
8-(5-x)=2x-8
3+x=2x-8
x=11

common difference = 3+x
=3+11
=14
11 Geometric progression : 27, 18, 12
a=27 and r=
18
27
=
2
3

27 27
81
2 1
1
1
3 3
a
S
r

= = = =

12
2
2
2 (10 )
( ) : 20 2
y x x
y
x x
x
=
=

At point (p,0), x=p and
2
y
q
x
=
20 2(3)
14
q =
=

13
For the line 1:
6
x y
h
+ =
y-intercept = 2
Thus, h=2
Gradient =
int
int
2
6
1
3
y ercept
x ercept

=
=

For the line y+kx=0
y=-kx
The two lines are parallel.
Thus, -k=
1
3


1
3
k =
1
3
k =
14
Area of ABC=30unit
2

5
1 5 4
30
2 2 6 2 2
30 8 2 8 6 10 60
p
p p
=

+ + =

24 4 60 p =
24 4 60
4 84
21
p
p
p
=
=
=

24 4 60
4 36
9
p
p
p
=
=
=


or

24 4 60
4 84
21
p
p
p
=
=
=


Thus, p=-9 or 21
15 OD = 3DB
OD

=
3
4
OB

3
( )
4
OA OC = +


16
2 1
2 2
8 4
5
12
a b
| | | |
=
| |
\ . \ .
| |
=
|
\ .



3
(9 5 )
4
27 15
4 4
x y
x y
= +
= +

3
(9 5 )
4
27 15
4 4
x y
x y
= +
= +

Unit vector in the direction of 2a b


2 2
5 12
5 12
5 12
13
i j
i j
+
=
+
+
=

2 2
5 12
5 12
5 12
13
i j
i j
+
=
+
+
=

17 cot x + 2 cos x = 0
cos
sin
x
x
+ 2 cos x = 0
cos x + 2 sin x cos x = 0
cos x (1+2 sin x) = 0
cos x = 0
x=90 , 270


or
1+2 sin x=0
sin x= -
1
2

x=210 , 330


Thus, x = 90 , 210 , 270 , 330




18 a) Length of arc BC =
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25