STPM 2012 T

Differentiate yex with respect to x. Hence, find the solution of the differential equation
dy
y e x cos x
dx
for which y = 1 when x = 0. [6 marks]

A cyclic quadrilateral ABC D with diagonals AC and BD intersecting at point E is shown in

the diagram below.

The tangent to the circle at C meets the line AB extended to F such that BFC = BCA. Show
that
(a) triangles BFC and BC A are similar. [3 marks]
(b) line AC is a diameter of the circle. [3 marks]

Sketch a graph of y = cos 2 in the range of 0 . [2 marks]

Hence, find the set of values of , where 0 , satisfying the inequality 4 sin2 2 3.[5
marks]

The points S, T and U are the midpoints of the sides QR, RP and PQ of a triangle PQR. The
medians PS, QT and RU meet at the centroid N . The position vectors of the points P , Q and
R, relative to the origin O, are p, q and r respectively.
uuu
r
PS

(a) Find

i n terms of p, q and r, and hence, show that the position vector of any point on
1
2

PS may be expressed as (1 )p +

(q + r), where 0 < < 1.

[4 marks]

(b) Write down the position vector of any point on QT in a similar form as in (a). [1 marks]
(c) Using the results in (a) and (b), find the position vector of N. [4 marks]

A pentagon ABCDE, where AE = AB = 5a, BC = C D = 3a, EAB = ABC = BC D and AE is

parallel to CD is shown in the diagram below.

(a) Show that ABC = 120 , and find EBD.

[5 marks]

(b) Find the ratio of the area of triangle BDE to the area of the pentagon. [5 marks]

6
x2

The variables x and y, where x > 0, satisfy the differential equation

dy
2 xy y 2
dx
Using the substitution y = ux, show that the given differential equation can be transformed into
x

du
u u2
dx
[3 marks]

Show that the general solution of the transformed differential equation can be expressed as
u

x
A x

, where A is an arbitrary constant. [7 marks]

Hence, find the particular solution of the given differential equation which satisfies the condition
that y = 2 when x = 1. [3 marks]

There are nine boxes, three of which contain oranges and the rest apples. Three girls and six
boys randomly select a box each. Find the probability that
(a) the girls select more boxes which contain oranges than the boys.

[3 marks]

(b) none of the girls has a box which contain oranges.

[3 marks]

The lifespan of a certain torch battery is normally distributed with a mean of 150 hours and a
standard deviation of 10 hours.
(a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen torch battery has a lifespan of not less than
160 hours.
[2 marks]
(b) Determine the value of t, to the nearest integer, if it is found that 5% of the batteries are
exhausted after t hours.
[4 marks]

The mass x, in gram, of each of 250 cat fish is observed. It is found that

x 300 1000

x 300 5000

and
cat fish. [7 marks]

.Determine the mean and the standard deviation of the masses of the

10 The frequency distribution table below shows the amount of rain x, in millimetres, for 60 days
in a particular year.

Amount of rain, x (mm)

Number of days
5.6 x < 5.8
2
5.8 x < 6.0
7
6.0 x < 6.2
16
6.2 x < 6.4
21
6.4 x < 6.6
12
6.6 x < 6.8
2
(a) Calculate the mean of the amount of rain.

[2 marks]

(b) Find the median, the first quartile and the third quartile of the amount of rain. [4 marks]
(c) Using the information in (b), comment on the shape of the frequency distribution of the
amount of rain.
[2 marks]

11

A discrete random variable X which takes the values of 1, 4, 9, 16 and 25 has cumulative
distribution function

0,

x 1

1
n , n 2 x (n 1) 2 , where n = 1, 2, 3 and 4
5

f ( x)

1,

x 25.

(a) Tabulate the probability distribution of X.

(b) Find P(X 9.

[2 marks]

X
(c) Calculate E(

[2 marks]

X
) and Var(

.[5 marks]

12 The result of a diagnostic test for a certain infection may be negative or positive, but the test is
not completely reliable. If an individual has the infection, the probability that the result will be
negative is 0.01. If an individual does not have the infection, the probability that the result will
be negative is 0.95. In a certain population, the percentage of the population affected by the
infection is 8%.
(a) An individual is chosen at random and tested.
i)

Find the probability that the result of the test is negative.

[0.1252] [4 marks]

ii)

If the result of the test is negative, show that the probability of the individual not infected is
0.999, by giving your answer correct to three decimal places.
[2 marks]

(b) Estimate the percentage of the population which shows positive results for two
independent diagnostic tests. [3 marks][1.56%]
(c) Find the probability that in a sample of ten independent diagnostic tests, more than two
results are positive. [0.8022][4 marks]