These Ten-Year-Series (TYS) worked solutions with video explanations for 2015 A Level H2 Mathematics are suggested by Mr Gan. For any comments or suggestions please contact us at support@timganmath.edu.sg.
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Sketch the curve with equation $y=\left| \frac{x+1}{1-x} \right|$, stating the equations of the asymptotes. On the same diagram, sketch the line with equation $y=x+2$.
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(i) Sketch the curve with equation $y=\left| \frac{x+1}{1-x} \right|$, stating the equations of the asymptotes. On the same diagram, sketch the line with equation $y=x+2$.
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(ii)
Solve the inequality $\left| \frac{x+1}{1-x} \right|<x+2$.
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(ii) Solve the inequality $\left| \frac{x+1}{1-x} \right|<x+2$.
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(i)
Given that $\text{f}$ is a continuous function, explain, with the aid of a sketch, why the value of
$\underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1}{n}\left[ \text{f}\left( \frac{1}{n} \right)+\text{f}\left( \frac{2}{n} \right)+…+\text{f}\left( \frac{n}{n} \right) \right]$
is $\int_{0}^{1}{\text{f}(x)\text{d}x}$.
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(i) Given that $\text{f}$ is a continuous function, explain, with the aid of a sketch, why the value of
$\underset{n\,\to \,\infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\,\frac{1}{n}\left\{ \text{f}\left( \frac{1}{n} \right)+\text{f}\left( \frac{2}{n} \right)+…+\text{f}\left( \frac{n}{n} \right) \right\}$
is $\int_{0}^{1}{\text{f}(x)\text{d}x}$.
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(ii)
Hence evaluate $\underset{n\,\to \,\infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1}{n}\left( \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}+\sqrt[3]{2}+…+\sqrt[3]{n}}{\sqrt[3]{n}} \right)$.
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(ii) Hence evaluate $\underset{n\,\to \,\infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1}{n}\left( \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}+\sqrt[3]{2}+…+\sqrt[3]{n}}{\sqrt[3]{n}} \right)$.
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(i)
State a sequence of transformations that will transform the curve with equation $y={{x}^{2}}$on to the curve with equation $y=\frac{1}{4}{{\left( x-3 \right)}^{2}}$.
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(i) State a sequence of transformations that will transform the curve with equation $y={{x}^{2}}$on to the curve with equation $y=\frac{1}{4}{{\left( x-3 \right)}^{2}}$.
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A curve has equation $y=\text{f}\left( x \right)$, where
$\text{f}\left( x \right)=\left\{ \begin{matrix}
1\text{ for }0\le x\le 1, \\
\frac{1}{4}{{\left( x-3 \right)}^{2}}\text{ for }1<x\le 3, \\
0\text{ otherwise}\text{.} \\
\end{matrix} \right.$
(ii)
Sketch the curve for $-1\le x\le 4$.
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(ii) Sketch the curve for $-1\le x\le 4$.
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(iii)
On a separate diagram, sketch the curve with equation $y=1+\text{f}\left( \frac{1}{2}x \right)$, for $-1\le x\le 4$.
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(iii) On a separate diagram, sketch the curve with equation $y=1+\text{f}\left( \frac{1}{2}x \right)$, for $-1\le x\le 4$.
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A curve $C$ has parametric equations
$x={{\sin }^{3}}\theta $, $y=3{{\sin }^{2}}\theta \cos \theta $, $0\le \theta \le \frac{\pi }{2}$.
(i)
Show that $\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}=2\cot \theta -\tan \theta $.
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(i) Show that $\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}=2\cot \theta -\tan \theta $.
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(ii)
Show that $C$ has a turning point when $\tan \theta =\sqrt{k}$, where $k$ is an integer to be determined.Â
Find, in non-trigonometric form, the exact coordinates of the turning point and explain why it is a maximum.
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(ii) Show that $C$ has a turning point when $\tan \theta =\sqrt{k}$, where $k$ is an integer to be determined.Â
Find, in non-trigonometric form, the exact coordinates of the turning point and explain why it is a maximum.
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The line with equation $y=ax$, where $a$ is a positive constant, meets $C$ at the origin and at the point $P$.
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Show that $\tan \theta =\frac{3}{a}$ at $P$. Find the exact value of $a$ such that the line passes through the maximum point of $C$.
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(iii) Show that $\tan \theta =\frac{3}{a}$ at $P$. Find the exact value of $a$ such that the line passes through the maximum point of $C$.
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(a)
The function $\text{f}$ is defined by $\text{f}:x\mapsto \frac{1}{1-{{x}^{2}}}$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $x>1$.
(a) The function $\text{f}$ is defined by $\text{f}:x\mapsto \frac{1}{1-{{x}^{2}}}$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $x>1$.
(i) Show that $\text{f}$ has an inverse.
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(i) Show that $\text{f}$ has an inverse.
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(ii) Find ${{\text{f}}^{-1}}\left( x \right)$ and state the domain of ${{\text{f}}^{-1}}$.
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(ii) Find ${{\text{f}}^{-1}}\left( x \right)$ and state the domain of ${{\text{f}}^{-1}}$.
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(b)
The function $\text{g}$ is defined by $\text{g}:x\mapsto \frac{2+x}{1-{{x}^{2}}}$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $x\ne \pm 1$. Find algebraically the range of $\text{g}$, giving your answer in terms of $\sqrt{3}$ as simply as possible.
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(b) The function $\text{g}$ is defined by $\text{g}:x\mapsto \frac{2+x}{1-{{x}^{2}}}$, $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $x\ne \pm 1$. Find algebraically the range of $\text{g}$, giving your answer in terms of $\sqrt{3}$ as simply as possible.
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