Methodist Girls' School: Preliminary Examination 2022 Secondary 4
Methodist Girls' School: Preliminary Examination 2022 Secondary 4
Name : __________________________________________
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
90
1. ALGEBRA
Quadratic Equation
For the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 ,
- b ± b 2 - 4ac
x=
2a
Binomial Expansion
(a + b)n = a n + æçç
n ö n -1 æ n ö n -2 2 ænö
÷÷a b + çç ÷÷a b + ! + çç ÷÷a n -r b r + ! + b n ,
è1ø è 2ø èrø
ænö n! n(n - 1)...(n - r + 1)
where n is a positive integer and ç ÷ = = .
è r ø r !( n - r ) ! r!
2. TRIGONOMETRY
Identities
sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot 2 A
sin( A ± B) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
cos( A ± B) = cos A cos B ! sin A sin B
tan A ± tan B
tan( A ± B) =
1 ! tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
1
D = bc sin A
2
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2
(ii) Given that x is increasing at radians per second, find the rate of change of y
5
p
when x = . [2]
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d æ ln x 2 ö 2 - 2ln x
2 (i) Show that ç ÷= . [2]
dx è x ø x2
ò
æ 2ln x ö
(ii) Hence evaluate ç 2 ÷ dx . [4]
1 è x ø
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(b) (i) Write down the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, in the
binomial expansion of (1 + ax ) , where a is a constant.
8
[2]
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4 In the diagram, AD is a tangent to the circle at A. BCD is a straight line that intersects
the tangent at D. KD bisects ÐADC and it cuts AC at H and meets AB at K.
K H
A D
Prove that
(i) DAHD is similar to DBKD . [3]
(ii) HD ´ BD = KD ´ AD , [2]
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(b) Hence solve the equation cosec x sec x = 2 for 0 < x < 3p . Leave your answers
in terms of p . [3]
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7x + 4 [5]
6 Express in partial fractions.
( x - 2)( x 2 + 5)
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line y = 2. [4]
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log 2 x - log 2 ( y + 1) = 1.
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(b) (i) Find the equations of the line CE and line DA respectively. [3]
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(ii) Hence, find the coordinates of E, and deduce the ratio DA : AE . [3]
(c) Name the special quadrilateral BCDE and explain clearly your reasons
for it. [2]
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x
O Q R 3.167
4
The diagram shows part of the curve y = 3 - , cutting the x-axis at R(3.167 , 0 ) .
2x - 5
The tangent to the curve at P cuts the x-axis at Q. Given that the normal to the curve at
P is parallel to the line y = -2 x + 6 , find
(i) the equation of the tangent to the curve at P, [6]
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12cm
E
7cm
B D
C
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(iii) Find the maximum value of the perimeter, P, and the corresponding value
of q . [2]
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x 2 4 6 8 10
y 1027 1341 1763 2342 3103
(i) Plot ln y against x on the grid provided and draw a straight line graph. The
vertical ln y-axis should start from 6.2 and have a scale of 2cm to 0.2. [3]
(iii) Use your graph to estimate the number of weeks needed for the population of the
insect to be doubled from the start of the experiment. [2]
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(iv) Explain why this model cannot be used five years from the start of the
experiment. [1]
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