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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN LAKI-LAKI METHODIST, KL

Section A
[45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.
1. Show that the polynomial 24 10 7 2
2 3
+ x x x has 2 + x as a factor. [2 marks]
Hence determine the set of values of x so that 6 3 24 10 7 2
2 3
+ > + x x x x . [6 marks]

2. Expand
3
1
) 3 1 ( x in ascending powers of x up to and including the terms in
5
x . State the range of validity
for this expansion. [4 marks]
By taking
8
1
= x , find
3
5 correct to 3 decimal place. [3 marks]

3. Given
P =
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
1 1 2
1 2 1
2 1 1

(a) Find R so that R = P
2
4P I, [3 marks]
(b) Show that PR + 4I = 0. [2 marks]

4. The curve C has equation
0 54 9 16
2 3
= + x y x y
(a) Find
dx
dy
in terms of x and y . [4 marks]
(b) Find the coordinates of the points on C where 0 =
dx
dy
. [5 marks]

5. Sketch the curve
2
9 x y = , stating the coordinates of the turning points and of the intersections with the
axes. [3 marks]
The finite region bounded by the curve and the x-axis is denoted by R.
(a) Find the area of R. [2 marks]
(b) Hence or otherwise find
}

9
0
. 9 dy y [2 marks]
(c) Find the volume of the solid of revolution obtained when R is rotated through 180
o
about the y-axis.
[2 marks]

6. Solve the differential equation
). 1 )( 1 ( 2
2 2 2
y x
dx
dy
y x + + =
given that 1 = y when 1 = x . [6 marks]
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Section B
[15 marks]

Answer any one question in this section

7. During the schools family day, U6A offers three sales packages A, B and C for spaghetti, hot-dogs and
cupcakes. The number of each item and the offer price for each package are shown in the following table.

Sales Package Number of plates of
spaghetti
Number of hot-
dogs
Number of
cupcakes
Offer price (RM)
A 4 2 2 28
B 3 4 3 30
C 2 4 2 24

By representing the prices of a plate of spaghetti, a hotdog and a cupcake as x, y and z respectively, obtain
the simultaneous equation representing the information above. [3 marks]
By applying the Gaussian elimination, find the price of a plate of spaghetti, a hotdog and a cupcake
respectively. [12 marks]

8. Express
r r
u
r
2
2
2
+
= in partial fractions. [3 marks]
Using the results obtained,
(a) show that
2 2
2
) 2 (
1
2
1 1 1
+
+
+
+ + =
r r r r
u
r
. [3 marks]
(b) show that

=
+

+
=
n
r
r
n n
u
1
,
2
1
1
1
2
3
and determine the values of

=1 r
r
u and ).
3
1
(
1
1

=
+
+
r
r
r
u
[9 marks]









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