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    1. The document contains a multi-part math problem section with 6 sub-problems involving limits, derivatives, integrals, and series expansions. 2. It asks the student to solve differential equations relating temperature change over time based on Newton's Law of Cooling, and to calculate cooling times for water in different environments. 3. The final section provides two extended optional problems involving limits, asymptotes, stationary points, series expansions, and integrals for students to choose one to solve.

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    1. The document contains a multi-part math problem section with 6 sub-problems involving limits, derivatives, integrals, and series expansions. 2. It asks the student to solve differential equations relating temperature change over time based on Newton's Law of Cooling, and to calculate cooling times for water in different environments. 3. The final section provides two extended optional problems involving limits, asymptotes, stationary points, series expansions, and integrals for students to choose one to solve.

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    1. The document contains a multi-part math problem section with 6 sub-problems involving limits, derivatives, integrals, and series expansions. 2. It asks the student to solve differential equations relating temperature change over time based on Newton's Law of Cooling, and to calculate cooling times for water in different environments. 3. The final section provides two extended optional problems involving limits, asymptotes, stationary points, series expansions, and integrals for students to choose one to solve.

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    1. The document contains a multi-part math problem section with 6 sub-problems involving limits, derivatives, integrals, and series expansions. 2. It asks the student to solve differential equations relating temperature change over time based on Newton's Law of Cooling, and to calculate cooling times for water in different environments. 3. The final section provides two extended optional problems involving limits, asymptotes, stationary points, series expansions, and integrals for students to choose one to solve.

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    1

    Section A [45 marks]


    Answer all questions in this section.
    1. The function f (x) is defined by
    x2 + x−12

    {
    , x <3
    |3−x|
    f ( x )= A , x=3
    2 x−B , 3< x ≤ 4
    C , x> 4
    (a) Find lim ¿ and lim ¿. [4 marks]
    −¿ +¿
    x→ 3 f (x)¿ x→ 3 f (x)¿

    (b) Use the definition of continuity to determine the values of A and B if f (x) is
    continuous at x=3. [3
    marks]
    (c) For what values of C is f ( x ) discontinuous at x=4. [2 marks]

    (a) Differentiate y  x
    tan x
    2. with respect to x. [4
    marks]
    dy 1
    (1 , )
    (b) Find the value of dx at the point 2 which lies on the curve
    1
    x +2 y + tan −1 ( 2 xy ) =2+ π [4 marks]
    4

    d
    3. Show that ¿.
    dx
    π
    3

    Hence , find the exact value of ∫ x cosec2 x dx . [7


    π
    6
    marks]

    4. Newton's Law of cooling states that the rate of change of tempertature of a substance is
    proportional to the difference between the temperature of the object and the surrounding
    temperature, with θ is the temperature of the substance and θ0 is the temperature of the
    surrounding. Form a differential equation relating θ and θ0 . [1
    mark]

    Boiling water at 100°C is left to cool in a kitchen with surrounding temperature 25 ° C.


    After an hour, the temperature of the water is 75°C. Find the value of k. [4
    marks]
    When the water reaches 50° C, it is placed at a freezer at −10 °C to be frozen to ice.
    Find the time required for the water to cool to 0° C in the freezer. [4
    marks]

    STPM 954/1 RESTRICTED


    2

    5. Using the Maclaurin Series for cos 2 x , obtain the series for sin2 x . Hence, or
    sin 2 x−x 2
    otherwise, evaluate lim . [7
    x →0 2 x4
    marks]

    2
    6. The volume of revolution, V, when the region bounded by by the curve y=e x , the x-
    1
    2

    and y-axes and the line x = 1 is rotated 2 π radian about the x-axis is given by V =π ∫ e 2 x dx.
    0
    Find the volume by using the trapezium rule with 6 ordinates correct to 4 decimal places.
    [5 marks]

    Section B [15 marks]


    Answer any one question in this section.

    x−3
    7. The equation of a curve is given by f ( x )=
    ( x −2)(x +1)
    (a) Find lim f ( x) and state all the asymptotes. [3 marks]
    x→ ∞
    (b) Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve and determine their nature.
    Sketch the curve. [9 marks]
    (c) Determine the set of values of k such that the equation x−3=k ( x−2 ) (x +1)
    does not have any real roots. [3
    marks]

    8. Given that f ( x )=e−x sin x .


    (a) Show that f ( x )= - 2 [ f ' ( x )+ f ( x ) . [4 marks]
    V
    (b) By further differentiation of part (a), find the value of f (0), and write down the
    series expansion of f ( x ) in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x5.
    [7 marks]
    1
    2
    (c) Using the series expansion in (b) to estimate the value of
    ∫ e−x sin x dx, giving your
    0
    answer correct to three significant figures. [4 marks]

    STPM 954/1 RESTRICTED


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    STPM 954/1 RESTRICTED

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