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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 0606/12

Paper 1 May/June 2021

2 hours

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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 calculator where appropriate.
● You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a
calculator.
● 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.

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.

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation

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

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

Binomial Theorem
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + e o a n - 1 b + e o a n - 2 b 2 + f + e o a n - r b r + f + b n
1 2 r

n
where n is a positive integer and e o =
n!
r (n - r) !r!

Arithmetic series un = a + (n - 1) d
1 1
Sn = n (a + l ) = n {2a + (n - 1) d}
2 2

Geometric series un = ar n - 1
a (1 - r n )
Sn = ( r ! 1)
1-r
a
S3 = ( r 1 1)
1-r

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities

sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 1
sec 2 A = 1 + tan 2 A
cosec 2 A = 1 + cot 2 A

Formulae for ∆ABC

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
1
T = bc sin A
2

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1
(pqr) -2 r 3
1 Write in the form p a q b r c , where a, b and c are constants. [3]
`p r
2 j-1 3
q

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2 (a) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = 4 - 3x , stating the intercepts with the coordinate axes. [2]

O x

(b) Solve the inequality 4 - 3x H 7 . [3]

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3
A

a
B
P
b
O

c
C

The diagram shows the quadrilateral OABC such that OA = a , OB = b and OC = c . The lines OB and
AC intersect at the point P, such that AP : PC = 3 : 2 .

(a) Find OP in terms of a and c. [3]

(b) Given also that OP : PB = 2 : 3, show that 2b = 3c + 2a . [2]

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d2y -
1
4 A curve is such that 2 = ( 3 x + 2) 3 . The curve has gradient 4 at the point (2, 6.2). Find the equation
of the curve. d x [6]

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5 (a) Given that log a p + log a 5 - log a 4 = log a 20 , find the value of p. [2]

(b) Solve the equation 3 2x + 1 + 8 (3 x) - 3 = 0 . [3]

(c) Solve the equation 4 log y 2 + log 2 y = 4. [3]

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6 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

A curve has equation y = `3 + 5j x 2 - 8 5 x + 60 .

(a) Find the x-coordinate of the stationary point on the curve, giving your answer in the form a + b 5 ,
where a and b are integers. [4]

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(b) Hence find the y-coordinate of this stationary point, giving your answer in the form c 5, where c
is an integer. [3]

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7 (a) A six-character password is to be made from the following eight characters.

Digits 1 3 5 8 9
Symbols * $ #

No character may be used more than once in a password.

Find the number of different passwords that can be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the password starts with a digit and finishes with a digit, [2]

(iii) the password starts with three symbols. [2]

(b) The number of combinations of 5 objects selected from n objects is six times the number of
combinations of 4 objects selected from n - 1 objects. Find the value of n. [3]

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8 Variables x and y are such that y = Ax b , where A and b are constants. When lg y is plotted against lg x,
a straight line graph passing through the points (0.61, 0.57) and (5.36, 4.37) is obtained.

(a) Find the value of A and of b. [5]

Using your values of A and b, find

(b) the value of y when x = 3, [2]

(c) the value of x when y = 3. [2]

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9 (a) The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are - 4, 8, 20 . Find the smallest number of terms
for which the sum of this arithmetic progression is greater than 2000. [4]

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(b) The 7th and 9th terms of a geometric progression are 27 and 243 respectively. Given that the
geometric progression has a positive common ratio, find

(i) this common ratio, [2]

(ii) the 30th term, giving your answer as a power of 3. [2]

r r
(c) Explain why the geometric progression 1, sin i , sin 2 i , … for - 1i1 , where i is in
2 2
radians, has a sum to infinity. [2]

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10 (a) Solve the equation sin a cosec 2 a + cos a sec 2 a = 0 for - r 1 a 1 r , where a is in radians. [4]

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cos i 1 - sin i
(b) (i) Show that + = 2 sec i . [4]
1 - sin i cos i

cos 3z 1 - sin 3z
(ii) Hence solve the equation + = 4 for 0° G z G 180° . [4]
1 - sin 3z cos 3z

Question 11 is printed on the next page.

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ln `x 2 + 2j
11 The normal to the curve y = at the point where x = 2 meets the y-axis at the point P.
2x - 3
Find the coordinates of P. [7]

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