2018 JJC H2 Prelim Exam Paper 1

1 To watch the daily matches of a badminton tournament in a stadium, each spectator is to buy either a
daily normal ticket for an adult spectator or a daily concession ticket for a student spectator. Tickets
are purchased from either ticket booth A, B or C. The number of tickets sold and the total amount of
money collected by each ticket booth are shown in the following table.

Ticket Number of daily Number of daily Total amount

booth normal tickets sold concession tickets sold collected
A 5n n $5976

B 7n 2n $8712

C 357 51 $5763

Find the price of each daily normal ticket and each daily concession ticket and determine the value
of n. [4]

ax 2  bx  c
2 The curve C has equation y  , where x   , x   d and a, b, c and d are constants. It
xd
is given that C has stationary points at x  0 and x   2 . The lines x   1 and y  x are asymptotes
to C.

(i) Write down the value of d, and determine the values of a, b and c. [6]

With the values of a, b, c and d found in (i),

(ii) find the range of values that y can take using an algebraic method, [4]
xd
(iii) sketch the graph of y  2
, indicating clearly the coordinates of the points where the
ax  bx  c
graph crosses the axes, the turning points and the equations of any asymptotes. [3]

x
3 (i) Find
  4  3x 
2 2
dx . [2]

2
3 2 x2
(ii) Hence find the exact value of
  4  3x 
0 2 2
dx . [4]

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4 A curve C has parametric equations
x    sin  , y  1  cos  , for 0    2 .

(i) Find the equation of the tangent that is parallel to the x-axis. [3]
2
(ii) The normal to the curve at the point with parameter meets the x- and y-axes at P and Q
3
2 3
respectively. Show that the equation of the normal is y   3x  .
3
Hence find the exact area of the triangle OPQ. [5]
dy
(iii) Given that  is increasing at a rate of 2 radians per second, find the rate of change of at
dx

 . [3]
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4 3
5 [It is given that a sphere of radius r has surface area 4πr 2 and volume πr .]
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A toy is constructed from a hemisphere with radius 3r cm by removing a circular cylinder of radius
r cm and height h cm where h  3r as shown in the diagram below. As r and h vary, the total cost
of coating the surface with a protective film on the entire toy is a constant $C. The cost of coating on
the flat surfaces is $k per cm2 and that on the curved surfaces is $2k per cm2 , where k is a positive
constant.

3r r

Show that the volume, V cm3, of the toy is

117 3 Cr
V πr  . [3]
4 4k
(i) Find the value of r in terms of C and k which gives a stationary value of V. [2]
h
(ii) Find also the ratio of the height to the radius, , in this case, simplifying your answer.[2]
r
(iii) Explain why it is not possible for this toy to have a stationary value of V. [1]

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6 The position vectors of points A, B and C of a triangle are a, b and c respectively, relative to an origin
O.

(i) By considering the area of triangle ABC, show that the shortest distance from B to AC is
ab  bc  ca
. [4]
c a

 1   2 

R is a point on AB such that AR  AB . S is a point on AC such that AS  AC . OACB is a kite
3 3
with OA  OB, CA  CB and OC is perpendicular to AB.

(ii) Show that SRA  90 . [6]

7 (a) A function f is said to be self-inverse if f ( x )  f 1 ( x ) for all x in the domain of f.

The function f is defined by
3x  k
f :x , x  , x  b , where k and b are constants.
xb
(i) Find the value of b and the set of values of k such that f is self-inverse. [3]

Using the value of b found in (i), another function g is defined such that
fg : x  2 x  1, x  2 .
(ii) Find in terms of k, an expression for g(x). [2]

(b) The function h is defined as follows:

 4 x  8, for 1  x  2,
h( x )   2
  x  8 x  12, for 2  x  4,
and that h( x  3)  h( x) for all real values of x.
(i) Sketch the graph of y  h( x) for 4  x  6 , indicating the axial intercepts and endpoints
clearly. [3]
3
(ii) Find

3
2
h( x ) dx . [3]

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8 When a plague of locusts attacks a wheat crop, the proportion of the crop destroyed after t hours is
denoted by x. In a model, it is assumed that the rate at which the crop is destroyed is proportional to
x(1 − x). A plague of locusts is discovered in a wheat crop when one-third of the crop has been
1
destroyed and the rate of destruction at this instant is .
6
dx
(i) Show that  kx(1  x) , where k is a constant to be determined. [3]
dt
(ii) Find the percentage of the crop destroyed two hours after the plague of locusts is first
discovered. [9]

9 Do not use a calculator in answering this question.

(a) Find the roots of the equation z 2  (i  4) z  (6  2i)  0 , giving your answers in cartesian form
a  ib. [2]


(b) The complex number w has modulus r and argument  , where 0    , and w* denotes the
2
w
conjugate of w. State the modulus and argument of p, where p  . [2]
w*
Given that p 6 is real and positive, find the possible values of  . [3]

(c) The polynomial P( z ) of degree 4 has real coefficients. Two of the roots of the equation
P( z )  0 are z  1  i and z  2 .
(i) State the number of complex roots of P( z )  0 , justifying your answer. [1]
(ii) By expressing P( z ) as a product of linear factors, find the remaining roots of the
equation P( z)  0 given that P(i)  10  10i . [5]

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10 Building contractors are constructing a rock climbing wall at the corner wall of a gymnasium. Points
 x, y , z  are defined relative to a ground anchor point at  0, 0, 0  , where units are metres. Support

beams are laid in straight lines and the thickness of the support beams and rock climbing wall can be
neglected.
The three support beams of the rock climbing wall, S1 , S2 and S3 start at the ground anchor point

1  0  0
and go in the direction  0  ,  1  , and  0  respectively. The support beams S1 and S2 are on the
   
0  0 1
     
ground level. The vertices A , B and C of the rock climbing wall lie on the support beams S1 , S2

and S3 respectively. The rock climbing wall lies on the plane  with vector equation

1  2   1 
     
r   5     3     2  , where  ,    .
 1   12   7 
     
(i) Find the cartesian equation of the plane  and hence show that the coordinates of A are (4, 0, 0)
. [4]

One of the building safety standards stipulates that the rock climbing wall should be inclined to the
horizontal ground at an acute angle not exceeding 80 .
(ii) Determine if this building safety standard is met. [3]

For additional stability, a fourth support beam from the ground anchor point to a point N on the rock
climbing wall is laid. This support beam is the shortest in length.
(iii) Find the coordinates of N and the exact length of this support beam. [5]

End

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Jurong Junior College
2018 JC2 H2 Mathematics Prelim Paper 1 Solution

Qn Solution
1 Let $x and $y be the price of each daily normal ticket and each daily concession ticket
respectively.
Booth A : 5nx  ny  5976 -----(1)
Booth B : 7 nx  2ny  8712 -----(2)
Booth C : 357 x  51 y  5763 -----(3)
1
5x  y  5976    0  (1)
n
1
7 x  2 y  8712    0  (2)
n
1
357 x  51y  0    5763  (3)
n
Or
5x  y 5976
  1728 x  3240 y  0
7 x  2 y 8712

1 1
From GC : x = 15 , y = 8 , 
n 72
Each daily normal ticket costs $15, and each daily concession ticket costs $8 and n  72 .

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
2(i) Since x  1 is an asymptote,
 d 1 [B1]

Since y  x is an asymptote, Use long division

2 2 ax 2  bx  c
A x  x  A ax  bx  c y
y  x   [M1] x 1
x 1 x 1 x 1 a c b
 ax  b  a 
x 1
 a  1 and b  1 A1 for a  1
[A2]
A1 for b  1
dy A
 1 2
dx  x  1 Or :
dy [M1] dy
when x  0, 0 when x  2, 0
dx dx
 A 1
 c 1 [A1]
(ii) 2
x  x 1
y
x 1
[M1] Form a quadratic
y ( x  1)  x 2  x  1 equation in x.
x 2  (1  y ) x  (1  y )  0

For real x,
(1  y )2  4(1)(1  y )  0 [M1] Use Discriminant

(1  y )2  4(1)(1  y )  0
1 2 y  y2  4  4 y  0
y2  2 y  3  0
( y  3)( y  1)  0 [M1] Solve y
 y  3 or y  1 (ans) [A1]

(iii)
y
G1 for shape

Max. point  0,1 G1 for y  0

[G3] &  1, 0 
x
( 1, 0) O G1 for  0,1
Horizontal asymptote y  0
 1
&  2 ,  
 3
 1
Min. point  2,  
 3

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
3(i) x 1 2 2
  4  3x  2 2
dx =
6   6 x   4  3x  dx
[M1]

1
=  c [A1]
6  4  3x2 
(ii) dv x Integration by parts
u = 2x 
dx  4  3 x 2 2 with the correct u
dv
and .
du 1 dx
2 v
dx 6  4  3x 2 
2
2
3 2x 2  2x  3 1 2
3 1 [M1]
0  4  3x  2 2
dx =   
 6  4  3 x   0 3
2 
0 4  3x 2
dx

2
1 1 3 3
=  
12 3 3 3 
0 22   3x 
2
dx

2
Award mark for
1  1  3x  3
=   tan 1    [M1]  3x 
12 3  6 3  2   0 tan 1  
 2 
 1 Substitution of limits
= 
24 3 12 3 [M1] to the two
anti-derivatives
 2
= [A1]
24 3

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
4(i) dy sin 
 [M1]
dx 1  cos 
dy Award mark for
 0  sin   0     [M1]
dx dy
 0 and attempt
dx
to solve for 
y  1  cos   2 [A1]
(ii) 3
2 2 3 3 dy 3
At   , x  , y ,  2  . [M1]
3 3 2 2 dx 1  1 3
2
Gradient of normal   3 [A1]
3   2 3 
Eqn of normal is y    3  x    
2   3 2   Show working.
[M1]
2 3 AG
y   3x  (Shown)
3

2 3  2 3 
x  0, y   Q  0, 
3  3  [M1]
2  2 
y  0, x   P , 0
3  3 
1 2 2 3 2 3 2
Area of triangle =    units 2 [A1]
2 3 3 9
(iii) dy sin 
 Differentiate wrt 
dx 1  cos 
Accept
 dy  [M1]
d  2 d2 y 1
 dx   cos  (1  cos  )  sin   1
2

d (1  cos  ) 2
cos   1 d cos   1
 dy   dy  Use chain rule
d  d 
    dx   d 
d x 1  dy 
(2) [M1] d 
dt d dt cos   1  dx   d
3 d dt
 4 units/s [A1]

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
5 2 2
C  π  3r  k  2π  3r   2k   2πrh  2k  [M1]

 45πr 2 k  4πrhk
C  45πr 2 k
 h [M1]
4πrk
2 3
V  π  3r   πr 2 h
3
 C 45 
 18πr 3  πr 2   r [M1] Show working.
 4πrk 4  AG
117 3 Cr
 πr 
4 4k
(i) dV 117 C
 π  3r 2   [M1]
dr 4 4k
dV
At stationary value of V, 0
dr
117 C
π  3r 2   0
4 4k
C C [A1]
 r2  r
351πk 351 k
(ii) h C  45πr 2 k C 45
 2
 2

r 4πr k 4 r k 4
C 45 [M1]
 
 C  4
4 k  
 351 k 
153 [A1]

2
(iii) Since h  76.5r does not satisfy h  3r ,  it is not possible for
[B1]
this toy to have a stationary value of V.

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 Qn Solution Marks Remarks
6(i) 1  

[M1]
Area of triangle ABC  AB  AC
2
1
 b  a   c  a
2
1 [M1]
 bc  b a  ac  aa
2
1
 bc  ab  ca [A1]
2
1 1
 b  c  a  b  c  a  c  a  height [M1] Show working
2 2
AG
bc  ab  ca
shortest distance from B to AC 
c a
(Shown)

6(ii)  1  1

RA  BA   a  b  [B1]
3 3
     
RS  OS  OR RS  RA  AS
 2c  a   2a  b  1 2 [M1]
   or  a  b   c  a 
 3   3  3 3 [A1]
1 1 2 1 1 2
  a b c   a b c
3 3 3 3 3 3

  1  1 1 2 
RA RS   a  b   a  b  c 
3  3 3 3 
1
  a  b  a  b  2c  
9
1
  aa  ab  b a  bb  2  a  b c  [M1]
9

1 2 2
   a  b  2  a  b c  [M1]
9  
 
OACB is a kite with OA  OB , CA  CB and BA  OC

 a  b and  a  b c = 0 [M1]

 
 RA RS  0 (Shown)

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
7(a) 3x  k
y
(i) x b
xy  by  3x  k
x( y  3)  by  k
by  k
x
y 3 [M1]
bx  k
f 1 ( x ) 
x3
For f ( x)  f 1 ( x) ,
3x  k bx  k

x b x 3
b  3 [A1]
Also, 3x + k  m(x – 3) since f is a one to one function.
 k  –9 [A1]

(ii) fg( x)  2 x  1
g( x)  f 1 (2 x  1)
 f (2 x  1)
3(2 x  1)  k

(2 x  1)  3 [M1]
6x  3  k
 , x2 [A1]
2x  4

7(b) M1: Correct shape,

(i) maximum and
y minimum points
4
on the interval
(6, 3)
1 ≤ x ≤ 4.
3
[G3] A1: y-intercept at
x (0, 3) and
–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6
interpreting
h( x  3)  h( x )

A1: Endpoints at
(–4,0) and (6, 3)
(ii) 2 4 1
 h( x ) dx = ( x2  8x  12) dx  (1)(4)
 2
1 2 2 Finding h( x ) d x
[M1] 
1
22
= or equivalent
3
3 11  22  3 2
 32 h( x ) d x =   (2)     2 ( x  8 x  12) dx [M1]
2 2  3 

12
 19
=  9.5 [A1]
2

Qn Solution Marks Remarks

8(i) dx
 kx(1  x) [B1]
dt
1 dx 1  1  2 
When x  ,   k    [M1]
3 dt 6  3  3 
3 dx 3 [A1]
 k i.e.  x (1  x )
4 dt 4
(ii) 1 3
 x(1  x) dx   4 dt [M1]

1 1  3 Use of partial
  x  1  x  dx   4 dt [M1] fractions (or
equivalent)
3
ln x  ln 1  x  tc [M1]
4
x 3
ln  t c
1 x 4
3
x t c
 e4
1 x
3
x t
 Ae 4 , where A  ec [M1]
1 x
1
when t = 0, x = ,
3
1 0
 Ae [M1]
2
1 x 1 34 t
A= i.e.  e [A1]
2 1 x 2
x 1 3
when t = 2 ,  e2 [M1]
1 x 2
3 3
2 x  e 2  xe 2
3 3
 
x  2  e2   e2
 
3
e2
x 3
[M1]
2  e2
3
e2
% of crop destroyed = 3
 100 = 69.1% [A1]
2
2e

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Qn Solution Marks Remarks
9(a) z 2  (i  4) z  (6  2i)  0
(i  4)  (i  4) 2  4(6  2i) [M1]
z
2
i+4  i 2  8i+16  24  8i
z
2
z  2  i , 2  2i [A1]
9(b) w  rei and w*  re i
rei [M1]
p = i = ei(2 )
re
p  1 and arg(p) = 2  [A1]

p 6  ei(12 )  cos 12   i sin 12  [M1]


0    0  12  6
2
For p 6 to be real, sin 12   0 , i.e. 12   , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 [M1]

For p 6 to be positive  cos 12   0

 12  2 , 4
 
 , [A1]
6 3
9(c) 2 complex roots.
(i) [B1]
Since P( z ) has real coefficients and z  1  i is a complex root, its
conjugate is another root. There cannot be a third complex root
since z  2 is a real root.
(ii) P( z )   z  1  i    z  1  i    z  2  az  c  Accept ( z  c)
[M1] Or P( z )  k  z  1  i  
 z  1  i   z  2  z  c 
P(i)   i  1  i    i  1  i    i  2  ai  c   10  10i [M1]
 1 1  2i  i  2  ai  c   10  10i
 5i  ai  c   10  10i [M1]
5a  5ci  10  10i
Comparing real and imaginary parts,
a  2 and c  2 [A1]
 2 z  2  0  z  1
Hence the other 2 roots are z  1  i and z  1. [A1]

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 Qn Solution Marks Remarks
10  2   1   3
(i)  3  2    2
      [M1]
 12   7   1 
     

 1   3
 5  2   12 [M1]
  
 1   1 
  

Cartesian equation of plane  : 3 x  2 y  z  12 [A1]

At support beam S1 : y  z  0  vertex A   4, 0, 0  [M1] AG
10  0  3 M1 for using
(ii)    formula to find
 0  2  angle between 2
 1 1 [M2]
1    vectors
Acute angle of inclination of wall  cos
9  4 1 0
M1 for  0 
1
 
 74.498  74.5
[A1]
Since 74.5  80 , the safety standard is met.

10  3

(iii) ON    2  for some  [B1]
1
 
 3   3 
  
  2  2   12
   1 [M1]
  
6

7
 18 12 6 
Point N :  , ,  [A1]
 7 7 7

6
Length of 4th support beam  9  4 1 [M1]
7

6 14
 [A1]
7

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