S5 M2 Mock Paper 6
Formulas for Reference
sin(𝐴 ± 𝐵) = sin 𝐴 cos 𝐵 ± cos 𝐴 sin 𝐵 𝐴+𝐵 𝐴−𝐵
sin 𝐴 + sin 𝐵 = 2 sin cos
cos(𝐴 ± 𝐵) = cos 𝐴 cos 𝐵 ∓ sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 2 2
tan 𝐴 ± tan 𝐵 𝐴+𝐵 𝐴−𝐵
tan(𝐴 ± 𝐵) = sin 𝐴 − sin 𝐵 = 2 cos sin
1 ∓ tan 𝐴 tan 𝐵 2 2
2 sin 𝐴 cos 𝐵 = sin(𝐴 + 𝐵) + sin(𝐴 − 𝐵) 𝐴+𝐵 𝐴−𝐵
cos 𝐴 + cos 𝐵 = 2 cos cos
2 cos 𝐴 cos 𝐵 = cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) + cos(𝐴 − 𝐵) 2 2
2 sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 = cos(𝐴 − 𝐵) − cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) 𝐴+𝐵 𝐴−𝐵
cos 𝐴 − cos 𝐵 = −2 sin sin
2 2
Section A
𝑑
1. Find ((2𝑥 − 1)2 ) from first principles.
𝑑𝑥
2. An ice cube is melting with its volume decreasing at a constant rate of 3 𝑚3𝑠 −1 . Find the rate of
change of the total surface area when one of the sides is 4 m, assuming that the ice remains in the
shape of a cube while melting.
𝑑𝑦
3. The slope at any point (𝑥, 𝑦) of a curve is given by = 𝑥 2 ln 𝑥. It is given that the curve passes
𝑑𝑥
through the point (1, 1). Find the equation of the curve.
4. Find ∫(𝑒 𝑥 − 2)5 𝑑𝑥.
5. Find tan 15°. Present your answer in surd form.
6. Let 𝐶 denote the curve ln(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) = 𝑥𝑦. Find the equation of the tangent to 𝐶 at the point
(0, 1)
7. Solve the following system of linear equations
−3𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 9𝑧 = 55
{ 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 22
−2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 11
8. (a) Find ∫ sin 𝑥 cos 2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝜋
(b) Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the curve 𝑦 = √sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 (for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ )
2
about the 𝑥-axis.
9. Figure 1 shows a parallelepiped. Given that 𝐚 = 𝐢 + 2𝐣, 𝐛 = 4𝐢 + 𝐣, 𝐜 = 𝐢 + 𝐣 + 3𝐤.
(a) Find ∠𝑂𝐵𝐷, correct your answer to 3 significant figures.
(b) Find the volume of the parallelepiped.
(c) Find the angle between the line 𝐵𝐸 and the plane 𝑂𝐴𝐷𝐵.
3 1 𝑛 2𝑛 + 1 𝑛
10. (a) Prove, by mathematical induction, that ( ) =( ) for all positive
−4 −1 −4𝑛 −2𝑛 + 1
integers 𝑛.
3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 10
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find ( ) +( ) + ⋯+ ( ) .
−4 −1 −4 −1 −4 −1
Section B
−2 5 17 30
11. Let 𝐴 = ( ) and 𝑀 = ( ).
1 −3 −9 −16
−3 −5
(a) Show that 𝐴−1 = ( ).
−1 −2
(b) Find 𝐴−1 𝑀𝐴
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find 𝑀123
𝑥+2
12. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = .
𝑥2 +4𝑥+5
(a) (i) Find the 𝑥-intercept and 𝑦-intercept of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥).
(ii) Find 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) and 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥)
(iii) For the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥), find all the extreme points and show that there are no points of
inflexion.
(b) Find all the asymptotes of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)
(c) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥)
(d) Find the area bounded by the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥), the 𝑥-axis, the 𝑦-axis and the line 𝑥 = 3.
13. (a) Let 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑓(𝑥) be a continuous function. Prove that
𝑎 𝑎
∫−𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = ∫0 [𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓(−𝑥)] 𝑑𝑥
(b) Show that, for 𝑥 > 0, ∫ ln 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 ln 𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝐶
𝜋
(c) Using (a) and (b), or otherwise, evaluate ∫6𝜋|sin 2𝜃| ln[(2 + sin 𝜃)4 ] 𝑑𝜃 in terms of ln 4 and
− 6
ln 15.
(Hint: |sin(−2𝜃)| = sin 2𝜃) (Note: This is probably out of syllabus :O!)
14. In Figure 2, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an acute-angled triangle, where 𝑂 is the circumcenter of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶.
Let ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐴 = 𝐚, ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐵 = 𝐛 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐶 = 𝐜. It is given that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐻 = 𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐜
(a) (i) Show that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐻 ⊥ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐶
(ii) Show that the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent (intersect at one point), and 𝐻 is the
orthocenter.
Let 𝐷 and 𝐸 be the mid-point of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively. 𝐵𝐸 and 𝐶𝐷 meets at 𝐺, as shown in
Figure 3.
(b) (i) Find, by using vectors, the ratios 𝐵𝐺: 𝐺𝐸 and 𝐶𝐺: 𝐺𝐷.
(ii) Join 𝐴𝐺, and extend the line to meet the line 𝐵𝐶 at 𝐹. Show that 𝐹 is the mid-point of
𝐵𝐶 and 𝐺 is the centroid of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶.
(c) Let 𝑂, 𝐺 and 𝐻 be the circumcenter, centroid and orthocenter respectively. Using the previous
results, show that 𝑂, 𝐺 and 𝐻 are collinear. Also, find the ratio 𝑂𝐺: 𝐺𝐻
𝑥3 ln 𝑥 1 3 10
1. 8𝑥 − 4 2. −3 3. 𝑦= −9𝑥 + 9
3
(𝑒 𝑥 −2)5 (𝑒 𝑥 −2)4 4(𝑒 𝑥 −2)3
4. − + − 4(𝑒𝑥 − 2)2 + 16(𝑒𝑥 − 2) − 32𝑥 + 𝐶
5 2 3
1
5. tan 15° = −√3 + 2 6. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 7. 𝑥 = −15, 𝑦 = 11, 𝑧 = −5
cos3 𝑥 𝜋
8.(a) − + 𝐶 (b) 9.(a) 49.3987° (b) 21 (c) 64.7606°
3 3
120 55 2 0 124 124
10. ( ) 11.(b) ( ) (c) ( 3 ⋅ 2 123+ 5 5 ⋅ 2 123+ 10 )
−220 −100 0 −1 −3 ⋅ 2 − 3 −5 ⋅ 2 − 6
2
12.(a)(i) 𝑥-intercept: (−2, 0), 𝑦-intercept: (0, 5)
−𝑥2 −4𝑥−3 (2𝑥+4)(𝑥2 +4𝑥+1)
(a)(ii) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 2, 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) = 3
(𝑥2 +4𝑥+5) (𝑥2+4𝑥+5)
(a)(iii) Max point: (−1, 1), Min point: (−3, −1),
√3 √3
Points of inflexion: (−2 − √3, − ), (−2, 0), (−2 + √3, )
4 4
1
(b) 𝑦 = 0 (d) (ln 26 − ln 5)
2
13.(c) −15 ln 15 + 31 ln 4 − 1
14.(b)(i)
