2019 O Levels Additional Maths Solutions

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Notable questions

Paper 1

  • Question 5 - Real-life problem involving exponential function

  • Question 9 - Coordinate geometry

  • Question 12iii & iv - Kinematics - Total distance travelled (particle changes direction during journey)

Paper 2

  • Question 1 - Integration as reverse of differentiation

  • Question 5 - Integration of trigonometric functions (with special angles)

  • Question 9 - Area bounded by curve and tangent to the curve

  • Question 11 - Trigonometry (R-formula) & Maximum value

  • Questions 7 and 10 are no longer in the syllabus

Paper 1 Solutions

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Question 1 - Trigonometric ratio

Question 2 - Equation and inequalities

Question 3 - Differentiation

Question 4 - Applications of differentiation: Connected rate of change

Question 5 - Real-life problem involving exponential function

Question 6 - Plane geometry

Question 7 - Binomial theorem

Question 8 - Stationary points and their nature

Question 9 - Coordinate geometry

Question 10a - Solve equations involving indices

Question 10b - Surds

Question 11 - Kinematics

Question 12 - Graph of trigonometric functions

Paper 2 Solutions

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Question 1 - Integration as reverse of differentiation

Question 2 - Trigonometry (Prove identity, then solve equation)

Question 3 - Polynomials & Partial fractions

Question 4 - Logarithms

Question 5 - Integration of trigonometric functions (w. special angles)

Question 6 - Circle

Question 7 - Graph of modulus function (old syllabus)

Question 8 - Linear law

Question 9 - Area bounded by curve and tangent to the curve

Question 10 - Sum and product of roots of a quadratic equation (old syllabus)

Question 11 - Trigonometry (R-formula) & Maximum value