ACSI 2021 Promo Paper 1
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Text from the first pagesFINAL EXAMINATION 2021 YEAR 5 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME MATHEMATICS HIGHER LEVEL PAPER 1 MONDAY 20 SEP 2021 2 hours _________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Write your session number in the boxes above. • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • You are not permitted access to any calculator for this paper. • Section A: answer all questions in the boxes provided. • Section B: answer all questions on the writing paper provided. Fill in your session number on each answer sheet, and attach them to this examination paper using the string provided. • Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers must be given exactly or correct to three significant figures. • A clean copy of the Mathematics Analysis and Approaches formula booklet is required for this paper. • The maximum mark for this examination paper is [110 marks] • Questions with an asterisk (*) are common to both HL and SL papers This question paper consists of 12 printed pages including this cover page. Section A (55 Marks) Section B (55 Marks) Question Marks Question Marks 1 10 2 3 4 11 5 6 7 12 8 9 Subtotal Subtotal TOTAL / 110 Candidate Session Number 0 0 2 3 2 9
ACS (Independent) / Mathematics Department / Mathematics HL / Year 5 / 2021 Final Examination / Paper 1 2 Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must be supported by working and/or explanations. Where an answer is incorrect, some marks may be given for a correct method, provided this is shown by written working. You are therefore advised to show all working. Section A Answer all questions in the boxes provided. Working may be continued below the lines if necessary. 1.* [Maximum Mark: 4] Solve the following equation 1 10 32 5 x x x + += . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ACS (Independent) / Mathematics Department / Mathematics HL / Year 5 / 2021 Final Examination / Paper 1 3 2.* [Maximum Mark: 6] Solve the following equations. (a) 33log log ( 4) 2 0xx− + += [3] (b) 5log 5 log 2x x+= [3] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ACS (Independent) / Mathematics Department / Mathematics HL / Year 5 / 2021 Final Examination / Paper 1 4 3.* [Maximum Mark: 4] X is normally distributed and has a mean µ. It is also given that a and b are real numbers. (a) If ( ) ( )1PX a PX b<+ ≤= , prove that ( )( )PX a PX b≥= ≤ . [2] (b) If 100ab+= , find µ. [2] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ACS (Independent) / Mathematics Department / Mathematics HL / Year 5 / 2021 Final Examination / Paper 1 5 4. [Maximum Mark: 5] (a) Expand ( ) 1 214 x+ in descending powers of x , up to and including the first three non-zero terms. [4] (b) State the values of x for which the expansion is valid. [1] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ACS (Independent) / Mathematics Department / Mathematics HL / Year 5 / 2021 Final Examination / Paper 1 6 5.* [Maximum Mark: 8] (a) In an arithmetic progression with first term and common difference , we are given that 10 10 10,uS = = where 10u is the tenth term and 10S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression. (i) Find the values of and . (ii) Hence find the sum of the first 20 terms of this arithmetic progression, . [5] (b) The sum of the first terms of another series is given by . Determine if this series is an arithmetic series, justifying your reasons. [3] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………
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