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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 0606/02

Paper 2 For examination from 2025

SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours

You must answer on the question paper.

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INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You should use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
● You must show all necessary working clearly.
● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
● For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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List of formulas

Equation of a circle with centre (a, b) and radius r. (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = r 2

Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. A = rrl

Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. A = 4rr 2

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Volume, V, of pyramid or cone, base area A, height h. V = 3 Ah

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Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. V = 3 rr 3

Quadratic equation For the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,

-b ! b 2 - 4ac
x= 2a

JN JN JN
nO n - 1 nO n - 2 2 n
Binomial theorem (a + b) = a + K O a b + K O a b + … + KK OO a n - r b r + … + b n ,
n K
n K
1 2 r
LP LP LP
JN
n n!
where n is a positive integer and KK OO = -
r ( n r) ! r!
LP

Arithmetic series un = a + (n – 1)d

1 1
Sn = n(a + l) = n{2a + (n – 1)d}
2 2

Geometric series un = arn – 1

a (1 − r n)
Sn = (r ≠ 1)
1−r
a
S∞ = − (|r| < 1)
1 r

Identities sin2 A + cos2 A = 1

sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A

a b c
Formulas for ∆ABC = =
sin A sin B sin C
a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
1
∆ = 2 ab sin C

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1 (a) Solve the equation 5|5x – 7| – 1 = 14 . [3]

(b)
y

–2 –1 0 1 2 x

–1

–2

The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) , where f(x) = 2(x + 1)2(x – 1) .

Use the graph to solve the inequality f(x) ⩽ –1 . [3]

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2 For variables x and y, plotting ln y against ln x gives a straight-line graph passing through the points
(6, 5) and (8, 9).

Show that y = e pxq where p and q are integers to be found.  [4]

3 Find the values of the constant k for which the equation (2k – 1)x2 + 6x + k + 1 = 0 has real roots.[5]

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4 A photographer takes 12 different photographs. There are 3 photographs of sunsets, 4 of oceans and 5
of mountains.

(a) The photographs are arranged in a line on a wall.

(i) Find the number of possible arrangements if the first photograph is of a sunset and the last
photograph is of an ocean. [2]

(ii) Find the number of possible arrangements if all the photographs of mountains are next to
each other.  [2]

(b) Three of the photographs are selected for a competition.

(i) Find the number of different possible selections if no photograph of a sunset is chosen. [2]

(ii) Find the number of different possible selections if one photograph of each type (sunset,
ocean, mountain) is chosen.  [2]

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r r
5 Given that y = tan x , use calculus to find the approximate change in y as x increases from − to h − ,
4 4
where h is small. [3]

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6 A curve has equation y = ln(5 – 3x) where x< . The normal to the curve at the point where
3
x = –5 , cuts the x-axis, at the point P.

Find the equation of the normal and the x-coordinate of P.  [7]

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7 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

A circle has equation x2 + y2 – 16x – 10y + 73 = 0 .

(a) (i) Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle and the length of the radius. [3]

(ii) Hence show that the point (10, 6.5) lies inside the circle.  [2]

(b) A different circle has equation (x – 10)2 + (y – 6.5)2 = 2.25 .

Show that the two circles touch. You are not required to find the coordinates of the common point.
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cos 2 2x
8 (a) (i) Show that = 1 – sin 2x . [2]
1 + sin 2x

3 cos 2 2x
(ii) Hence solve the equation for = 1 for 0° ⩽ x ⩽ 90° . [4]
1 + sin 2x

(b) Solve the equation cot d y − n =

r
3 , where y is in radians and 0 ⩽ y ⩽ π . [3]
2

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9
X

A B
NOT TO
8 cm SCALE
θ rad
D O C
30 cm

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD and an arc AXB of a circle with centre at O, the midpoint of DC.
The length of BC is 8 cm and the length of DC is 30 cm. Angle AOB is θ radians.

(a) Find the perimeter of the shape ADOCBX.  [5]

(b) Find the area of the shape ADOCBX. [2]

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10 (a) In the expansion of d2k − n , where k is a constant, the coefficient of x2 is 160.

5
x
k

Find the value of k.  [3]

(b) (i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of (1 + 3x)6 , in ascending powers of x.
Simplify the coefficient of each term.  [2]

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(ii) When the expansion of   (1 + 3x)6(a + x)2   is written in ascending powers of x, the first three
terms are 4 + 68x + bx2 , where a and b are constants.

Find the value of a and the value of b. [3]

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11 In this question, all lengths are in centimetres.

y x2 + y2 NOT TO
SCALE

The diagram shows a cone of base radius x, height y and sloping edge x 2 + y 2 . The volume of the
cone is 10π cm3.

r x6 + 900
(a) Show that the curved surface area, S, of the cone is given by S = x . [3]

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(b) Given that x can vary and that S has a minimum value, find the value of x for which S is a minimum.
 [5]

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y

y = (9 – x)(x – 3)

C(k, k – 3)
y=k–3

O A B x

The diagram shows part of the curve y = (9 – x)(x – 3) and the line y = k – 3 , where k > 3 .
The line through the maximum point of the curve, parallel to the y-axis, meets the x-axis at A.
The curve meets the x-axis at B, and the line y = k – 3 meets the curve at the point C(k, k – 3) .

Find the area of the shaded region. [9]

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Continuation of working space for Question 12.

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