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The Islamic Institution For
                                                                                              Math Department
      Education & Teaching
                                                                                               February 2015
         Al-Mahdi Schools
 Subject: Mathematics                                                                 Mark: 30 points
 Class: Grade 11 - Scientific                       Mid-Year Exam                     Duration: 150 minutes
I- (6 points)
Remark: The three parts of this question are independent.
    1) Determine the derivative function of each of the following functions.
       a) g(x) = (        ) .
       b) h(x) =            .
                   √
                                                                3 cos x  1
   2) Consider the function f defined, on     , by: f ( x )                .
                                                                  x2  2
                     4                    2
       a) Show that:            f (x)  2   .
                    x 2
                     2
                                        x 2
       b) Deduce lim f ( x ) .
                       x  
   3) Given the function f defined, on , by: f(x) =                             , where b is a real number.
                                                                 √
                                                       {
                                                  1
       a) Prove that lim f ( x )  lim f ( x )  .
                     x 4           x 4          6
       b) Find the value of b so that f is continuous at x = 4.
II- (2.5 points)
Consider the second degree equation (E): x 2  2(m  1) x  m 2  2  0 , where m is a real parameter.
    1) Determine m so that "–3" is a root of the equation (E).
    2) Determine the set of values of m so that the equation (E) admits two distinct real roots x and x.
                                           m m
    3) Determine the set of values of m if     0.
                                           x ' x"
III- (4 points)
                                                                 U 0  1
                                                                 
Let (Un) be a sequence defined, for every natural number n, by:                  1 .
                                                                  U n 1  U n  n
                                                                                2
    1) Calculate U1 and U2.
    2) Show that the sequence (Un) is neither arithmetic nor geometric.
    3) Calculate Un+1 – Un. Deduce that the sequence (Un) is strictly increasing.
    4) Consider the sequence (Vn ) defined by Vn = Un+1 – Un.
        a) Verify that (Vn) is a geometric sequence whose common ratio r and first term V0 are to be
           determined.
        b) Express Vn in terms of n, then deduce the value of V10.
        c) Calculate, in terms of n, the sum S  V0  V1  V2  ......  Vn .
                                                           1
IV- (3 points)
Consider, in an orthonormal system of axes ( ⃗ ⃗), the circle (C) of equation: x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  0 .
    1) Determine the center I and the radius R of the circle (C).
    2) Let B(1, –2). Determine the distance BI, then deduce the position of point B with respect to (C).
    3) Given the line (d m ) : mx  y  m  2  0 , where m is a real parameter.
        a) Verify that (d m ) passes through B.
        b) For which values of m is (d m ) tangent to (C)?
        c) Deduce the equations of the tangent lines to (C) that pass through B.
V- (5 points)
Remark: The four parts of this question are independent.
    1) Calculate, without using the calculator,  ( )     ( )                   ( )       ( ).
                                            ( )
   2) Show that tan(2x) – tan(x) =                  .
                                            (   )
                         √
   3) Given: sin(x) =                    , where             . Calculate, without using the calculator, cos(2x), then verify
      that cos(4x) = sin(x)
   4) Let ABCD be a direct square of center O. Give a measure of each of the following oriented angles:
      (⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗), (⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗), and (⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗).
VI- (2 points)
                                          3x 2  ax  b
Let f be a function defined by: f ( x )                , where a and b are two real numbers. Let (C) be the
                                              x2 1
representative curve of f in an orthonormal system ( ⃗ ⃗).
A and B are two points such that A(0, 3) and B(–1, 1).
    1) Write f (x) in terms of a and b.
    2) Find the values of a and b, knowing that the straight-line (AB) is tangent to (C) at A such that A  (C).
VII- (7.5 points)
Let f be a function defined, on , by: f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 9x + 1. Let (C) be the representative curve of f in an
orthonormal system ( ⃗ ⃗).
    1) Determine the limits of f(x) at the boundaries of its domain of definition.
    2) Set up the table of variations of f.
    3) Show that the equation f(x) = 0 has a unique root . Verify that –0.2 < < –0.1 .
    4) Write an equation of (T), the tangent to (C) at the point of abscissa 0.
    5) Prove that (C) has an inflection point I of abscissa 2. Find the coordinates of I.
    6) Draw (T) and (C).
    7) Solve, graphically, the inequality f(x) > 0.
    8) Let g(x) = f( | x | ).
        a) Verify that g is an even function.
        b) Deduce the construction of (G), the representative curve of g, in the same previous system ( ⃗ ⃗).
                                                                                                            GOOD WORK