2012 A-level H2 Mathematics (9740) Suggested Solutions

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Paper 1

Numerical Answers (click the questions for workings/explanation)
Question 1: 7.65; 9.85; 8.52
Question 2: \frac{1}{4}\ln (1+ x^4) + c;~ \frac{1}{2} \tan^{-1}x^2 + c;~ 0.186
Question 3: u_2 = \frac{5}{6},~u_3 = \frac{1}{4}:~ l = - \frac{1}{3}
Question 4: a = 1,~ b =1.5
Question 5: \mu = 6;~C(5, 7, 1), ( \frac{17}{3}, \frac{19}{3}, \frac{5}{3})
Question 6: 1 - 3c² + (3c-c^3)i;~ z = 1 \pm \sqrt{3} i;~ n = 10, \vert z^{10} \vert = 1024, \text{arg~} ( z^{10} ) = \frac{2\pi}{3}
Question 7: y =x
Question 8: Maximum
Question 9: \textbf{r} = \begin{pmatrix}7\\8\\9\end{pmatrix} + \lambda \begin{pmatrix}1\\2\\1\end{pmatrix}, \lambda \in \mathbb{R};~ \vec{ON} = \begin{pmatrix}5\\4\\7\end{pmatrix};~1:3;~ x- 7 = \frac{y-8}{-4} = z-9
Question 10: r = h = \big( \frac{3k}{5\pi} \big)^{1/3};~ r = 3.04, h = 4.88
Question 11: 3\pi

Paper 2

Numerical Answers (click the questions for workings/explanation)
Question 1: y = 8x^2 - \frac{3}{4} x^4 + Cx + D;~ t = \frac{1}{24} \ln  \bigg| \frac{4+3u}{7(4-3u)} \bigg|
Question 2: \sqrt{58} - 4;~ 7 - \frac{28}{\sqrt{58}} - i ( 3 - \frac{12}{\sqrt{58}}) ;~-0.9579
Question 3: x=2;~x=-1;~x=-2, 0, 1, 2
Question 4: 1.8\%
Question 5: 0.00599;~0.166;~ p = 0.999666
Question 6: H_0: \mu =14, ~\mu \neq 14;~ \{ x: x \in \mathbb{R}, 12.3 < \bar{x} < 15.7\};~ H_0 will be rejected.
Question 7: \frac{2}{15};~ \frac{34}{35};~ \frac{2}{455};~ \frac{43}{273};~ \frac{1}{7}
Question 8: L= 91,~ r = 0.929744;~ L=92; ~13
Question 9: 0.373;~ p = 0.39
Question 10: 0.0474;~ x = 0.324; ~0.144; ~0.245; ~0.912

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KS Comments:

Overall, this paper was okay in my opinion. The student’s handwork will be rewarded through this paper.

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