Pre-U Pre-U 9794/2 (Pre-U Mathematics Paper 2) 2016 Specimen

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1. Express each of the following as a single logarithm.
   1. \(\log _ { a } 5 + \log _ { a } 3\)
   2. \(5 \log _ { b } 2 - 3 \log _ { b } 4\)
2. Express \(\left( 9 a ^ { 4 } \right) ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) as an algebraic fraction in its simplest form.
3. Show that \(\frac { 3 \sqrt { 3 } - 1 } { 2 \sqrt { 3 } - 3 } = \frac { 15 + 7 \sqrt { 3 } } { 3 }\).

2 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ac5bf967-8b97-4bf3-991f-28c3ec7a25da-2_399_933_968_561} The diagram shows a triangle \(A B C\) in which angle \(C = 30 ^ { \circ } , B C = x \mathrm {~cm}\) and \(A C = ( x + 2 ) \mathrm { cm }\). Given that the area of triangle \(A B C\) is \(12 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), calculate the value of \(x\).

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1. The points \(A\) and \(B\) have coordinates ( \(- 4,4\) ) and ( 8,1 ) respectively. Find the equation of the line \(A B\). Give your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
2. Determine, with a reason, whether the line \(y = 7 - 4 x\) is perpendicular to the line \(A B\).

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1. Show that \(2 x ^ { 2 } - 10 x - 3\) may be expressed in the form \(a ( x + b ) ^ { 2 } + c\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are real numbers to be found. Hence write down the co-ordinates of the minimum point on the curve.
2. Solve the equation \(4 x ^ { 4 } - 13 x ^ { 2 } + 9 = 0\).

5 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ac5bf967-8b97-4bf3-991f-28c3ec7a25da-3_570_736_292_667} The diagram shows a sector of a circle, \(O M N\). The angle \(M O N\) is \(2 x\) radians, the radius of the circle is \(r\) and \(O\) is the centre.

1. Find expressions, in terms of \(r\) and \(x\), for the area, \(A\), and the perimeter, \(P\), of the sector.
2. Given that \(P = 20\), show that \(A = \frac { 100 x } { ( 1 + x ) ^ { 2 } }\).
3. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } A } { \mathrm {~d} x }\), and hence find the value of \(x\) for which the area of the sector is a maximum.

6 Diane is given an injection that combines two drugs, Antiflu and Coldcure. At time \(t\) hours after the injection, the concentration of Antiflu in Diane's bloodstream is \(3 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.02 t }\) units and the concentration of Coldcure is \(5 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.07 t }\) units. Each drug becomes ineffective when its concentration falls below 1 unit.

1. Show that Coldcure becomes ineffective before Antiflu.
2. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of concentration against time for each drug.
3. 20 hours after the first injection, Diane is given a second injection. Determine the concentration of Coldcure 10 hours later.

7 Solve the differential equation \(x ^ { 2 } \frac { \mathrm {~d} y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \sec y\) given that \(y = \frac { \pi } { 6 }\) when \(x = 4\) giving your answer in the form \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\).

8 The parametric equations of a curve are $$x = \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 t } - 5 t , \quad y = \mathrm { e } ^ { 2 t } - 3 t .$$

1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(t\).
2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point when \(t = 0\), giving your answer in the form \(a y + b x + c = 0\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers.

9 The points \(A\) and \(B\) have position vectors \(\mathbf { a }\) and \(\mathbf { b }\) relative to an origin \(O\), where \(\mathbf { a } = 5 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k }\) and \(\mathbf { b } = - 7 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k }\).

1. Find the length of \(A B\).
2. Use a scalar product to find angle \(O A B\).

10 A curve has equation $$y = \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } \cos b x$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.

1. Show that, at any stationary points on the curve, \(\tan b x = \frac { a } { b }\).
2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{ac5bf967-8b97-4bf3-991f-28c3ec7a25da-4_622_896_957_333} Values of related quantities \(x\) and \(y\) were measured in an experiment and plotted on a graph of \(y\) against \(x\), as shown in the diagram. Two of the points, labelled \(A\) and \(B\), have coordinates \(( 0,1 )\) and \(( 0.2 , - 0.8 )\) respectively. A third point labelled C has coordinates ( \(0.3,0.04\) ). Attempts were then made to find the equation of a curve which fitted closely to these three points, and two models were proposed. In the first model the equation is \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } \cos 15 x\).
   In the second model the equation is \(y = f \cos ( \lambda x ) + \mathrm { g }\), where the constants \(f , \lambda\), and \(g\) are chosen to give a maximum precisely at the point \(A ( 0,1 )\) and a minimum precisely at the point \(B ( 0.2 , - 0.8 )\). By calculating suitable values evaluate the suitability of the two models.