2019 A-level H2 Mathematics (9758) Paper 1 Suggested Solutions

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Numerical Answers (workings/explanations are after the numerical answers.)

Question 1: $b = -a, c = -7a, d = 15a$
Question 2: $a = 0.682; ~b = 1.891$
Question 3: $f(x) = 2 \{(x - 1)^3 - 5 \}$
Question 4: $x \in [2, 4]$
Question 5: $f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \ln (x + 4), D_{f^{-1}(x)} = (-4, \infty );~ x = \ln 3 - 2$
Question 6: $\frac{1}{2} \bigg( 1 - \frac{1}{2n+1} \bigg); ~\frac{1}{42}$
Question 7: $y = \frac{1}{e}, y = 2e x + e;~ 79.6^{\circ}$
Question 8: $k = 13;~ r = -1, f \in \mathbb{R}, f \neq 0, S_n = 0 \text{~or~} f;~ T_{11} = 63$
Question 9: $w + \frac{1}{w} = 2 \cos \theta;~ k = i;~ 1$
Question 10: $y = 0;~ \theta = 0, \pi, 2\pi;~ \theta_1 = 0, \theta_2 = \pi; 6 \pi a^2$
Question 11: $\frac{d \theta}{dt} = - k(\theta - 16), \theta = 16 + 64 \bigg( \frac{1}{4} \bigg)^{t/30};24^{\circ} C~ t = 540 \text{minutes}$
Question 12: $Q \bigg( \frac{8}{11}, \frac{1}{11}, \frac{2}{11} \bigg), R \bigg(- \frac{37}{11}, -\frac{39}{11},- \frac{23}{11} \bigg); ~\cos \theta = \frac{11\sqrt{3}}{21}, \cos \beta = \frac{11\sqrt{510}}{255}; ~\frac{10}{3}\sqrt{3};~ k = 1.86;~ k < 1$

Since the coefficients of the equation are real, $z = 2 + i$ is a root, then $z = 2 -i$ is also a root.
$a[z - (2 + i)][z - (2 - i)](z+3) = az^3 + bz^2 + cz + d$
$a(z^2 - 4z + 5)(z+3) = az^3 + bz^2 + cz + d$
By comparing coefficients,
$b = -a, c = -7a, d = 15a$

(i)
$0 = a^3 + a - 1 \implies a \approx 0.682$

(ii)
$2 \int_{-1}^0 -(x^3 + x -1) dx = \int_a^b x^3 + x - 1 dx$
$3.5 = \bigg[ \frac{1}{4}x^4 + \frac{1}{2}x^2 - x \bigg]_a^b$
Using GC, $b \approx 1.892$

(i)
$f(x) = (2x^3 - 6x^2 + 6x - 12)$
$f(x) = 2(x^3 - 3x^2 + 3x - 6)$
$f(x) = 2(x^3 - 3x^2 + 3x - 1 - 5)$
$f(x) = 2\{ (x-1)^3 - 5\}$
$\therefore p = 2, q = -1, r = - 5$

(ii)
Firstly, translate the graph 1 unit in the positive $x$ direction.
Secondly, translate the graph 5 units in the negative $y$ direction.
Lastly, scale the graph by a factor of 2 units parallel to $y$ axis.

(i)

(ii)
$| 2^x - 10 | \le 6$
$- 6 \le 2^x - 10 \le 6$
$4 \le 2^x \le 16$
$\ln 4 \le x \ln 2 \le \ln 16$
$2 \ln 2 \le x \ln 2 \le 4 \ln 2$
$2 \le x \le 4$
Required interval $= [2, 4]$

(i)
Let $f(x) = y$
$f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{2} \ln (x + 4)$
$D_{f^{-1}(x)} = R_f = (-4, \infty)$

(ii)
$fg(x) = 5$
$g(x) = f^{-1}(5)$
$x + 2 = \frac{1}{2} \ln (5 + 4)$
$x = \ln 3 - 2$

(i)
$\frac{1}{4r^2 -1} = \frac{1}{2} \bigg( \frac{1}{2r-1} - \frac{1}{2r+1} \bigg)$
Using method of differences,
$\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{1}{4r^2 -1} = \frac{1}{2} \bigg( 1 - \frac{1}{2n+1} \bigg)$

(ii)
$\sum_{r=11}^{\infty} \frac{1}{4r^2 -1}$
$= \sum_{r=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{4r^2 -1} - \sum_{r=1}^{10} \frac{1}{4r^2 -1}$
$= \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} \bigg( 1 - \frac{1}{21} \bigg)$
$= \frac{1}{42}$

(i)
$y = xe^{-x}$
$\frac{dy}{dx} = e^{-x}( 1 - x)$
At $x =1$ , $\frac{dy}{dx} = 0$ , tangent is $y = e^{-1}$ .
At $x = - 1$ , $\frac{dy}{dx} = 2e$ , tangent is $y = 2ex + e$ .

(ii)
Required angle $= \tan ^{-1} (2e) \approx 79.6^{\circ}$

(a)
$a(2)^{k-1} = \frac{64}{2} [ 2a + (64-1)(2a)]$
$2^{k-1} = 32( 128)$
$\implies k = 13$

(b)
$\frac{f(1-r^4)}{1-r} = 0$
$\implies r = - 1, f \in \mathbb{R}, f \neq 0$
$S_n = \frac{f[ 1 - (-1)^n]}{1 - (-1)}$
$S_n = \frac{1}{2} f [ 1 - (-1)^n]$
When $n$ is even, $S_n = 0$ .
When $n$ is odd, $S_n = f$ .

(c)
$\frac{4}{2} (2a + 3d) = 14 \implies 2a + 3d = 7$
$a(a+d)(a+2d)(a+3d) = 0 \implies a = 0, ~ a = -d,~ a = -2d, ~a = -3d$
Since $a$ is negative, then $a= -d \implies d = 7 \implies a = -7$
$T_{11} = -7 + (11-1)(7) = 63$

(i)
Note that $w = \cos \theta + i \sin \theta = e^{i \theta}$
$w + \frac{1}{w} = e^{i \theta} + \frac{1}{e^{i \theta}} = e^{i \theta} + e^{-i \theta} = 2 \cos \theta$
Since $\text{Im}\bigg( w + \frac{1}{w} \bigg) = 0$ , it is a real number.

(ii)
$\frac{w-1}{w+1}$
$= \dfrac{e^{i \theta} - 1}{e^{i \theta} + 1}$
$= \dfrac{e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}}(e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}} - e^{-i \frac{\theta}{2}})}{e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}}(e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}} + e^{-i \frac{\theta}{2}})}$
$= \dfrac{(e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}} - e^{-i \frac{\theta}{2}})}{(e^{i \frac{\theta}{2}} + e^{-i \frac{\theta}{2}})}$
$= \dfrac{ 2 i \sin \frac{\theta}{2}}{2 \cos \frac{\theta}{2}}$
$= i \tan \frac{\theta}{2}$
$\implies k = i$

(iii)
Note that since $|z| = 1$ , then $z = e^{i \theta}$ and $\frac{1}{z} = \frac{1}{e^{i \theta}} = e^{-i \theta} = z^*$ .
$\bigg| \dfrac{z - 3i}{1 + 3iz} \bigg|$
$\bigg| \dfrac{z(1 - \frac{3i}{z})}{1 + 3iz} \bigg|$
$\bigg| \dfrac{z(1 - 3iz^*)}{1 + 3iz} \bigg|$
Since $(zw)^* = z^* w^*$ ,
$\bigg| \dfrac{z(1 + 3iz)^*}{1 + 3iz} \bigg|$
$=\dfrac{| z| |(1 + 3iz)^*|}{|1 + 3iz|}$
Since $|z^*| = |z|$ ,
$=\dfrac{| z| |1 + 3iz|}{|1 + 3iz|}$
$= 1$

Q10

(i)
Line of symmetry is $y = 0$

(ii)
$y = 0$
$a (2\sin \theta - \sin 2 \theta) = 0$
$2 \sin \theta - 2 \sin \theta \cos \theta = 0$
$\sin \theta = 0 \implies \theta = 0, \pi, 2 \pi$
$1 - \cos \theta = 0 \implies \theta = 0, 2\pi$
$\therefore \theta = 0, \pi, 2 \pi$

(ii)
When $\theta = 0, x = a$
When $\theta = \pi, x = - 3a$
$A = \int_{-3a}^a y dx$
$= \int_{\pi}^0 a (2 \sin \theta - \sin 2 \theta) [a (- 2 \sin \theta + 2 \sin 2 \theta)] d \theta$
$= \int_0^{\pi} a^2 (2 \sin \theta - \sin 2 \theta) (2 \sin \theta - 2 \sin 2 \theta) d \theta$
$= \int_{0}^{\pi} a^2 (4 \sin ^2 \theta - 6 \sin \theta \sin 2 \theta + 2 \sin ^2 2 \theta ) d\theta$
$\therefore \theta_1 = 0, \theta_2 = \pi$

(iii)

$A = \int_{0}^{\pi} a^2 (4 \sin ^2 \theta - 6 \sin \theta \sin 2 \theta + 2 \sin ^2 2 \theta ) d\theta$
$= a^2 \int_{0}^{\pi} 2 - 2\cos 2 \theta - 12 \sin ^2 \theta \cos \theta + 1 - \cos 4 \theta d\theta$
$= a^2 \bigg[ 3 \theta - \sin 2 \theta - 4 \sin ^3 \theta - \frac{1}{4} \sin 4 \theta \bigg]_0^{\pi}$
$= 3 \pi a^2$
Total area enclosed $= 2 \times 3 \pi a^2 = 6\pi a^2$

Q11

(ia)
$\frac{d \theta}{dt} = -k ( \theta - 16)$ where $k$ is a positive constant.
$\int \frac{1}{\theta - 16} d \theta = \int -k dt$
$\ln |\theta - 16 | = - kt + c$
$\theta = 16 + Ae^{-kt}$ where $A = \pm e^c$
When $t = 0, \theta =80 \implies A = 64$
When $t = 30, \theta = 32$ ,
$32 = 16 + 64e^{-30k}$
$\frac{1}{4} = e^{-30k}$
$\implies \big( e^{-k} \big)^{30} = \frac{1}{4}$
$\theta = 16 + 64e^{-kt}$
$\theta = 16 + 64 \big(e^{-k} \big)t$
$\theta = 16 + 64 \big(\frac{1}{4} \big)^{t/30}$

(ib)
When $t = 45, \theta = 24^{\circ}C$

(ii)
$\frac{dT}{dt} = \frac{L}{T}$ , where $L$ is a positive constant.
$\int T dT = \int L dt$
$\frac{1}{2} T^2 = Lt + C$
When $t = 0, T = 0 \implies C = 0$
When $t = 60, T =1, L = \frac{1}{120}$
$\therefore \frac{1}{2}T^2 = \frac{1}{120} t$
When $T = 3, 540$ minutes.

Q12

(i)
$L_{PQ} : \textbf{r} = \begin{pmatrix}2\\2\\4\end{pmatrix} + \lambda \begin{pmatrix} -2\\ -3\\ -6\end{pmatrix}, \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$
$\pi_{top}: \textbf{r} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} = 1$
At $Q$ ,
$\begin{pmatrix}2 - 2 \lambda \\2 - 3 \lambda \\4 - 6 \lambda \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} = 1$
$\lambda = \frac{7}{11}$
$\therefore Q \bigg( \frac{8}{11}, \frac{1}{11}, \frac{2}{11} \bigg)$
$L_{RS} : \textbf{r} = \begin{pmatrix}-5\\-6\\-7\end{pmatrix} + \mu \begin{pmatrix} -2\\ -3\\ -6\end{pmatrix}, \mu \in \mathbb{R}$
$\pi_{bottom}: \textbf{r} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} = -9$
At $R$ ,
$\begin{pmatrix}-5 - 2 \mu \\-6 - 3 \mu \\-7 - 6 \mu \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} = 1$
$\mu = - \frac{9}{11}$
$R \bigg(- \frac{37}{11}, -\frac{39}{11},- \frac{23}{11} \bigg)$

(ii)
$\cos \theta = \frac{\bigg| \begin{pmatrix} -2\\ -3\\ -6\end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|}{\bigg| \begin{pmatrix} -2\\ -3\\ -6\end{pmatrix} \bigg| \bigg| \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|}= \frac{11\sqrt{3}}{21}$
$\vec{QR} = \begin{pmatrix} -45/11 \\ -40/11 \\ -25/11\end{pmatrix} = \frac{-5}{11} \begin{pmatrix} 9\\ 8 \\5\end{pmatrix}$
$\cos \beta = \frac{\bigg| \begin{pmatrix} 9\\ 8 \\5\end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|}{\bigg|\begin{pmatrix} 9\\ 8 \\5\end{pmatrix} \bigg| \bigg| \begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|}= \frac{11\sqrt{510}}{255}$

(iii)
Thickness $= \dfrac{1}{\bigg|\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|} - \dfrac{-9}{\bigg|\begin{pmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{pmatrix} \bigg|} = \frac{10}{\sqrt{3}}$

(iv)
By finding $\theta$ and $\beta$ , we have that $k = 1.86$

(v)
Since $\sin x$ is an increasing function from $0 \le x \le 90^{\circ}$ ,
$0 < \theta < \beta$
$\sin 0< \sin \theta < \sin \beta$
$0< \frac{\sin \theta}{\sin \beta} < 1$
Since $k = \frac{\sin \theta}{ \sin \beta}$ , we have that $0 < k < 1$ .

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