Answer All Questions in This Section.: STPM 2016 T2 Ulangan (Maths. T/954/2U) Section A (45 Marks)

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STPM 2016 T2 Ulangan (Maths.

T/954/2U)

Section A (45 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Evaluate
𝑒 2ℎ −1
(a). lim [2 marks]
ℎ→0 𝑒 ℎ −1
𝑥−5
(b) lim [3 marks]
𝑥→−∞ √4𝑥 2 +3

2. Find the gradients of the curve 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 2 𝑦 = 4 at the points when the x-coordinate

is 1. [5 marks]
√3 4𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2 𝜋
3. Show that ∫1 𝑑𝑥 = ln 6 + . [8
𝑥 3 +𝑥 4

marks]

4. Find the general solution of the differential equation


𝑑𝑦
cos 𝑥 cos 𝑦 + (sin 𝑥 − cos 𝑥) sin 𝑦 = 0. [6 marks]
𝑑𝑥
1
5. Find the Maclaurin series for (1−𝑥)2
up to the term in 𝑥 3 . [4 marks]

Hence,
ln⁡(1+𝑥)
(a). find the Maclaurin series for and its interval of convergence, [5 marks]
(1−2𝑥)2
0.1 ln⁡(1+𝑥)
(b). deduce the approximate value of ∫0 𝑑𝑥 correct to three significant
(1−2𝑥)2

figures. [3 marks]

6. Sketch the line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 1 and the curve 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 for −𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 on the same

coordinate axes. Deduce that the equation 2𝑥 − 1 = sin 𝑥⁡ has only one real root. [3 marks]

Using the Newton-Raphson method, with initial approximation 𝑥0 = 1, find the root of the

equation 2𝑥 − 1 = sin 𝑥⁡ , correct to three decimal places. [6 marks]

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Section B (15 marks)

Answer one question only in this section.


1
(𝑥−4)2 .
7. A function f is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −2
(a). Determine the intervals in which the function increases and decreases. State the

coordinates of the extremum point. [6 marks]

(b). Determine the intervals where the function is concave upward and concave downward.

State the coordinates of the points of inflexion. [6 marks]

(c). Sketch the graph of the function. [3 marks]

8. An object which is released from a hot-air balloon at a height experiences a force of air

resistance which is directly proportional to the velocity of the object The velocity, v, after t
𝑑𝑣
seconds satisfies the differential equation + 0.25𝑣 = 10 , where v is in metre per second and
𝑑𝑡

t is in seconds.

(a). Assuming that the initial velocity of the object is zero, find v in terms of t. [6 marks]

(b). Determine the limiting velocity, and sketch the graph of velocity against time. [3 marks]

(c). Find the acceleration in terms of t. How does the acceleration vary with time? [2 marks]

(d). Determine the initial height of the object if it reaches the ground in 16 seconds. [4 marks]

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