2009-CE A MATH

HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2009

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Section A (62 marks) Answer ALL questions in this section and write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.
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Find

(7 x 8)

286

dx . (2 marks)

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(5 marks)
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Find the general solution of the equation sin 3 x 3 sin 2 x + sin x = 0 . (4 marks)

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Find the range of y such that y =

2x + 3 for all real values of x. x 2x 1

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Solve y 2 y 6 = 0 Solve ( x 3) 2 x 3 6 = 0 (5 marks)

(b)

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1 Find, in the expression of ( 3 2 x ) 1 + , 2x

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(a) (b)

the constant term, and the coefficient of x . (4 marks)

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6.

Prove, by mathematical induction,

(1 + 2
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+ 33 + + n3 ) + 3 (15 + 25 + 35 + + n5 ) = 4 (1 + 2 + 3 + + n )

for all positive integers n. (6 marks)

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Differentiate y =

1 from first principle. x 1

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(4 marks) A straight line L1 : y = mx + c , where m and c are constants, makes an angle of 45 with the line
L2 : x + 7 y 3 = 0 .

Find the two values of m. (b) If the distance from the point (2, 0) to L1 is 4 and m > 0 , find the two values of c.
(a)

(6 marks)
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Given OA = 5 j , OB = i + 7 j . P is a point such that AP = t AB .

Express OP in terms of t. (d) If OP is perpendicular to AB, find

(c)

i. the value of t ii. OP (6 marks)

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Find the value of cos 22.5 in surd form. (4 marks)

Let , be the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 4 x + 9 = 0 . Find the quadratic equation whose roots are + 3 and + 3 . (5 marks)

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12.

The slope at any point ( x, y ) of a curve C is given by

the point (2,5) , find the equation of the curve C.

dy = 2 x 3 . If C passes through dx (5 marks)

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A family of circles which passes through a straight line y = 2 x 4 is given by the equation x 2 + y 2 + (2k 4) x (4 + k ) y + (8 4k ) = 0 , where k is a constant. (a) Find the equation of the circle in the family which passes through the point (3,1) .
(b)

Find the equation of the circle with the centre passing through the line 2 x y + 8 = 0 . (6 marks)

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SECTION B (48 marks) Answer any FOUR questions in this section. Each question carries 12 marks. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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In this figure, AB is a pipe 10 m long leaning against the two axes. The units on the axes are in meter. M is the mid-point of AB. A is sliding along the positive y axis while B is along the positive x axis. (a) Find the equation of the locus of M. (5 marks)
(b)

When OB = 6 m, B is moving away from O at 2 m/s. At this moment, find i. the length of OA; ii. the rate of change of the position of A; iii. the rate of change of OBA. (7 marks)

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15.

A circle C centred at S passes through A(6, 0) and touches the line L: x + 3y 16 = 0 at B(4, 4).
(a)

Find the equation of SB. (3 marks) Find the coordinates of S. Hence find the equation of the circle C.

(b)

(4 marks) (c) F is the family of circles passing through the points of intersection of C and the line y 1 = 0. i. Write down the equation of F. ii. If L also touches another circle C1 in F, find the equation of C1. (5 marks)

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In the above figure, OAB is an equilateral triangle with OA = 1. M is the mid. point of AB and P divides the line segment OA in the ratio of 2 :1 . Q is a point on OB such that PQ intersects OM at G and
PG : GQ = 4 : 3 . Let OA and OB be a and b respectively.
(a) (b)

Find OM in terms of a and b. (1 marks) Let OQ : QB = k : (1 k ) i. ii. Find OG in terms of k, a and b. Hence find PQ . (4 marks)

(c)

i. Find a b and hence find PQ ii. Find QGM and correct the answer to the nearest degree. (7 marks)

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