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    MATHEMATICS at A LEVEL MOCK EXAMINATION 2

    NTU/NUS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION PREP COPYRIGHT : Agus Leonardi (guzz.leon@gmail.com) TIME ALLOTED: 2 HOURS

    ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED

    NAME : ________________________________________

    FOR EXAMINERS USE:

    1 2 3 4 TOTAL MARKS

    / 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 / 100 %

    GOOD LUCK! GOD BLESS.

    Question 1 (a) Show that the Maclaurin series for y = ln (sec x ) , as far as the term in x 4 , is 1 2 1 4 x + x 2 12

    Hence, show that

    ln(sec x ) dx 0.086 .
    4 0

    [12 marks]
    4 tan 4 tan 3 1 6 tan 2 + tan 4

    (b) Using de Moivres theorem, show that tan 4 =

    Hence find, correct to 3 significant figures, the two positive roots of the equation [13 marks] x 4 + x3 6x 2 x + 1 = 0 .

    Question 2 (a) Solve the differential equation tan x


    dy + y = sec x , given that y = when x = 0. dx [10 marks]

    (b) Given that x and y are positive numbers such that x 2 + xy + y 2 = 1 . 1 1 Show that y = x + 4 3x 2 . 2 2

    R is the region enclosed by the curve and the axes. Find the exact area of R. Find also the exact volume of the solid of revolution obtained when R is rotated [15 marks] completely about the x-axis.

    Question 3 (a) Prove that

    r +1 1 = 3 (n + 3) r 2 r =1 2
    n

    [9 marks]

    (b) Given a quadratic equation x 2 + ax + b = 0 . The coefficients a and b of the quadratic equation are to be taken randomly from the set of integers {0,1,2,...,9}. If a b , what is the probability that the equation does not have any real roots? [7 marks] (c) Given that x and y are related by sin x 2 + y 2 = ln ( xy + 1) . If 0 y < , what is the value of

    d2y dy at x = 0 ? and dx dx 2

    [9 marks]

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    Question 4 (a) Four rods with lengths a, b, c, d respectively are connected to form a quadrilateral. Prove that the area enclosed by the four rods will be maximum when the quadrilateral is cyclic. Hint: A quadrilateral is cyclic if and only if the sum of the opposite angles is 1800. You are not required to show that the value you have obtained is the maximum. [9 marks] (b) Find an equation of the plane passing through the point (2, 3, 3) and containing the line of intersection of the two planes 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = 7 and 4 x + 2 y + z = 10 [7 marks]

    (c) Evaluate sec 3 x dx .


    0

    [9 marks]

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