Mathematics
Analysis and Approaches
Higher level
Paper 2
Friday 23 April 2021 Name
40 minutes
Instructions to candidates
• Write your name in the box above.
• Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
• A graphic display calculator is required for this paper.
• Section A: answer all questions in the boxes provided.
• Section B: answer all questions in the answer booklet provided. Fill in your name on
the front of the answer booklet, and attach it to this examination paper.
• Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers should be given exactly
or correct to three significant figures.
• A clean copy of the mathematics HL and further mathematics HL formula booklet is
required for this paper.
• The maximum mark for this examination paper is [35 marks].
5 pages
Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must
be supported by working and/or explanations. In particular, solutions found from a graphic
display calculator should be supported by suitable working. For example, if graphs are used to
find a solution, you should sketch these as part of your answer. 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: 6]
Consider the polynomial P ( z ) z − 6 z − 2 z + 58 z − 51, z
4 3 2
.
(a) Sketch the graph of y = x 4 − 6 x3 − 2 x 2 + 58 x − 51 , stating clearly the coordi-
nates of any maximum and minimum points and intersections with axes. [4]
(b) Hence, or otherwise, state the condition on k such that all roots of
the equation P ( z ) = k are real. [2]
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2. [Maximum mark: 6]
The following table below shows the marks scored by seven students on two
different mathematics tests.
Test 1 (x) 15 23 25 30 34 34 40
Test 2 (y) 20 26 27 32 35 37 35
Let L1 be the regression line of x on y. The equation of the line L1 can be written
in the form x = ay + b .
(a) Find the value of a and the value of b. [2]
Let L2 be the regression line of y on x. The lines L1 and L2 pass through the same
point with coordinates ( p, q ) .
(b) Find the value of p and the value of q. [3]
(c) Jennifer was absent for the first test but scored 29 marks on the second
test. Use an appropriate regression equation to estimate Jennifer’s mark on
the first test. [2]
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3. [Maximum mark: 7]
The complex numbers w and z satisfy the equations
w
= 2i
z .
z * −3w = 5 + 5i
Find w and z in the form a + bi where a, b .
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Do not write solutions on this page.
Section B
Answer all questions in the answer booklet provided. Please start each question on a new
page.
4. [Maximum mark: 15]
The following graph shows the two parts of the curve defined by the equation
x 2 y = 5 − y 4 , and the normal to the curve at the point P(2, 1).
(a) Use implicit differentiation to show that there are exactly two points on the
curve where the gradient is zero. [7]
(b) Find the equation of the normal to the curve at the point P. [5]
(c) The normal at P cuts the curve again at the point Q. Find the x-coordinate
of Q. [3]