Mathematics A P 2: Higher School Certificate Examinations

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
To be read by the external invigilator to all candidates
1. There are 3 printed pages in the question booklet and 8

printed pages in the answer booklet. There is a one-page
formula sheet included as an insert.
DEPARTMENT OF 2. The answer booklet is enclosed in the centre of this
EDUCATION booklet. Take out the answer booklet now.
3. Check that you have the correct number of pages.
4. Write your province, school and candidate number, your
HIGHER SCHOOL
name and your school name in the space provided in the
CERTIFICATE answer booklet.
EXAMINATIONS
5. This paper contains 7 questions worth a total of 50
marks
MATHEMATICS A Answer ALL questions.

6. Calculators, rulers and protractors are allowed.
PAPER 2
7. Answer all questions on the answer sheet. Answers on
any other paper including rough work paper and the
question paper will not be marked
Monday
8. ALL working must be shown step by step to get full
19 October 2010 marks. Students may lose marks for writing down final
answers only.
Time allowed: 2 hours 9. Enough spaces have been allocated for answers to every
question. Questions must be answered in spaces as
(8:00 am – 10:00 am) allocated. Answers all over the answer booklet may not
be marked.
10. Rubbers and Correctional Fluid are not allowed on the
NO EXTRA TIME answer sheet. Where you have made an error, cross out
(NO OTHER TIME) all the working and start on a new line.
11. Graphical Calculators are NOT permitted.
Candidates are advised to fully

utilise the allocated time PENALTY FOR CHEATING OR ASSISTING TO CHEAT
IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IS NON-
CERTIFICATION.
MA2
DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGE AND DO NOT
WRITE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO START.
Page 2 of 4 pages HSCE M A2 2010
QUESTION 3 (7 MARKS)
A church window consisting of a rectangle
Consider the function .
topped by a semicircle is to have
a) Find (1) perimeter and area A.
b) Evaluate and rationalize the numerator of If the radius of the semicircle is and length
of the rectangle is  , do the following.
the expression (2)
(See diagram)
c) Evaluate the limit, r
limith→0
(1)

d) What does the answer in (c) represent?

(1)
a) Write an expression for in terms of
e) Find the equation of the tangent line to the and . (1)
graph of at the point where .
(2) b) Write an expression for , the area of the
church window, in terms of and . (1)
c) Write an expression for A, the area of the
Profit (in kina) for a manufacturing firm made church window, in terms of p and r. (3)
from producing and selling units of a
product on a daily basis is given by the profit d) Determine the area of the church
function : window if p = 10 and .
Leave your answer in exact form. (2)
a) Calculate the profit obtained from

producing and selling:
An observer at ground level is at a distance
i. 0 units.
from a building. The angles of elevation to
ii. 30 000 units. (2) the bottoms of the windows on the second and
third floors are and , respectively. If is
the distance from the base of the building to
b) Determine the number of units that must be the bottom of the second floor and the
produced and sold daily to maximize distance between the bottom of the second
profit. (2) floor and the bottom of the third floor
windows, do the following.
c) What is the maximum profit? (1)
a) Draw a diagram to represent this
d) The company’s current practice is to information. (1)
manufacture and sell 30 000 units daily.
Would you recommend to the manager to b) Find Tan and Tan . (2)
change or maintain this norm? Explain
your answer. (2) c) Express in terms of and . (1)
d) Find the distance . (3)

Page 3 of 3 pages HSCE M A2 2010
QUESTION 5 (7 MARKS) QUESTION 7 (8 MARKS)

The general term of a geometric sequence is As part of an endurance race, Nathaniel needs
n−1
⎛ 3⎞ to swim from to across a fairly straight
given by a n = (−1)
n−1
2⎜ ⎟ ,n = 1,2,3,....
⎝4⎠ section of a river as shown below. Nathaniel
swims at in still water.
a) Write down the first 4 terms of the

sequence. (2) 20m
Y
b) What is the common ratio ? (1) Current
80m
0.3m/s
c) Write down the geometric series of the
sequence in part (a) and find the sum of
X
the first 12 terms to 2 decimal places.
(2)
If the river flows with a consistent current of
d) Find the infinite sum of the geometric , find:
series. (2)
a) the distance from to correct to 2
decimal places. (1)
Consider the parallelogram as shown b) the direction in which Nathaniel must
below. swim so as to get to . (4)
B C
c) the time Nathaniel will need to get from
to Y. (3)
d
θ
A D
and angle
radians. Diagonal has length and
bisects angles and .
a) Determine angles and .

Your answer must be in radians. (2)
b) Find angle . (1)
c) Apply the cosine rule to triangle

and show that:
d = a 2 + b 2 − 2abCosθ (4) END OF EXAMINATION

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

To be read by the external invigilator to all candidates

1. There are 3 printed pages in the question booklet and 8

MATHEMATICS A Answer ALL questions.

Candidates are advised to fully

d) What does the answer in (c) represent?

a) Calculate the profit obtained from

d) Find the distance . (3)

QUESTION 5 (7 MARKS) QUESTION 7 (8 MARKS)

a) Write down the first 4 terms of the

a) Determine angles and .

b) Find angle . (1)

c) Apply the cosine rule to triangle

d = a 2 + b 2 − 2abCosθ (4) END OF EXAMINATION

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