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SMK TUNKU AMPUAN DURAH
Section A
[45 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.

1. The functions g and h are defined by

: ln , , 0
: 1 , , 1
g x x x R x
h x x x R x
e >
+ e >

(a) It is given that the function f is defined as

( ) ( ) , , 1 f x gh x x R x = e >


Sketch the graph of y = f(x) and state the range of f(x) [4 marks]
(b) Find the functions ( )
1
g x

and ( )
1
h x

. [2 marks]
(c) Hence, determine the function ( )
1 1
g h x

and sketch the graph of ( )
1 1
y g h x

=

[4 marks]

2. The first term of a geometric series is 3 and the common ratio is 2. If the sum of the first n
term is denoted by G
n
,
(a) write an expression in terms of n for G
n
. [2 marks]
(b) show that
1
2 3
N
n N
n
G G N
=
=

[4 marks]

3. Solve the following system of linear equations using Gaussian elimination.

2 3 1
3 4 7
x y z
x y z
+ =
=

5 2 6 5 x y z + = [9 marks]

4. (a) Use the substitution u = x
3
, find
5
3
3
1
x
dx
x
}
, [3 marks]
(b) Show that
4
2
ln 7ln 4 3 x x dx =
}
[4 marks]

5. A curve is given by the equation
2 3
3 2 xy x y = + .
Find the value of
dy
dx
at the point of the curve when 1 x = and y is negative. [6 marks]




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6. A research shows that the rate of growth of residents in a particular city varies directly with
the number of residents. If P is the number of residents and t is the time measured in years,
write a differential equation to express this relationship.
At time t = 0, the number of residents is P
0
. If the number of residents in the city
doubles in approximately 50 years, find the number of years required for the number of
residents to be three times its original population. [7 marks]


Section B
[15 marks]
Answer any one question in this section.

7. It is given that ( )
( )( )
5
1 2 2
x
f x
x x
=
+

(a) Express f(x) in partial fractions. Hence,
(i) show that
( )
2 3
5 15 65
....
2 4 8
f x x x x = + + +
(ii) state the set of values of x for which the expansion is valid. [12 marks]
(b) When
1
10
x = , calculate the error correct to 1 significant figure in the use of the
expansion of f(x) up to the terms of x
3
. [3 marks]

8. The equation of a curve is defined as ( )
( )( )
2 3
1 3
x
f x
x x

=
+

(a) Find the equation of the asymptotes of the curve. [2 marks]
(b) Find the stationary points of the curve and determine their nature. [7 marks]
(c) Determine the range of values of x for which f(x) is increasing. [3 marks]
(d) Sketch the curve. [3 marks]