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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
MATHEMATICS 9164/1
PAPER 1
NOVEMBER 2011 SESSION hours
Additional materials;
Answer paper
Graph
paper
List of Formulae
TIME 3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer
paperfanswer booklet.
‘There is no restriction on the number of questions which you may attempt.
fa numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specified in the
‘question, then in the case of an angle it should be given to the nearest degree, and in other cases it
should be given correct to 2 significant figures.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of matks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question,
The total number of marks for this paper is 120.
Questions are printed in the order of their mark allocations and candidates are advised to attempt
questions sequentially.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
‘You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
This question paper consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
‘Copyright; Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2011,
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‘Skeich on a single diagram the graphs of y=|3x+2| and y=—x41. Hence or
otherwise, find the set of values of x which satisfy [3x+2|<—x-+1.
‘The cubic polynomial f(x) is given by f(x) = 2x +6x?+ ke +12, where kis a constant.
The fimmction f(x) leaves'a remainder of 6 wher divided by x+2.
Find
(@) the value of,
(} the Solutions of the equation f(x) «9, given that it has only one real root.
(@) Describe the transformations needed to transform the graph of y =sin.x onto
the graph of y =6sin(2x)-#.
a4
(b) — Acurve has equation y = i
Find the equation of the normal to the curve at P(2; 0) in the form
ax+by +c =O, where a, band c are integers.
Attine’t = 0, the area of a circular pond is 36x cm”, The radius of the pond is increasing
ata constant rate of 1.1 om s“.
Find the rate at which the area is increasing at the instant when:
(@ the areais 144 cm’,
(bh) t= 10 sec.
() Express the function 7e9 in partial fractions,
(®) Hence evaluate the integral execs leaving yout answer in exact form.
The points O, P, Q and R form a parallelogram, where O is the origin. The position
vectors of Pand Rare p=i+Aj+k and r= 4i+2k respectively; where is a positive
constant, The angle OPR is a right angle,
Find
() the value of i,
(b) the position vector of Q,
(©) the exact area of the parallelogram OPQR.
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{3} The diagram above shows a circle of radius r cm and centre O, The shaded region is
bounded by the chord AC, the diameter AB and the arc BC, and the angle BAC = 8
radians.
(a)
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Find an exact expression in terms of r and 0 for the perimeter of the shaded
region.
Given that @ = en, calculate the exact area of the shaded region in terms of r,
The function h(x) =2x* 6x +11, xE IR.
Express
@
(b)
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h(x) in the form a(x +b)’ +c where a, b and c are constants,
Write down the range of h.
Explain why h does not have an inverse.
Given that A(x) is defined for x EA, where AC)R, find
@ the largest element of A for which h(x) has an inverse,
Gi) h(x) for this set of elements of A.
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Itis given that f(x) =—L +e.
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(+x)
Expand f(x) up to and including the term in x? simplifying coefficients,
State the values of x for which the expansion is valid.
‘The complex number 2 is such that (4 + 3i)u = 5 -3i.
Find
@ the modulus of u,
(i) the argument of w.
Given that the complex number w is 21.
Find in the form a+ ib
o
@ ow.
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‘The diagram shows the regions R; and Rz enclosed by the curve y =14+sin2x,
the line x win and the axes
The line y= 1 divides the two regions.
@)
(b)
@)
b)
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Use the trapezium rule with 4 equal intervals, to find an approximate total area
of Ri + Ro, correct to 3 decimal places. 6)
Find in terms of x, the volume of the solid of revolution obtained when Ris.
rotated through 2x radians about the x-axis. 6
Sketch, on the same axes, the graphs of y = 2x and y =tan x, where .
3
0 sx. 2]
axepa 2)
Show that the smallest positive root of 2x ~ tan x <0, lies between x =] and
xeks. J
Starting with x, «1 use Newton-Raphson method to find the smallest positive
root of 2x~tanx =0, giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. ica
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Show that the equation 3sin x+Scosxcotx -4=0 may be written in the
form asin? x +bsin x+c =0, where a, 6 and c are constants. Q]
Hence or otherwise solve the equation 3sinx+Scosxcotx~ 4 =0, where
Os x5 360°. [4
(Express 5cosx-+sinz in the form Reos(x— a), where R> 0 and
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