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SECTION A
1.

Solve the following simultaneous equations

y 2x + 1 = 0,

x2 2y2 3y + 2 = 0.

Give the answers correct to three decimal places.

(5 marks / SPM 2014)

2.

Calculate the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve x2 + xy + y2 = 7

and the
straight line 2x + 3y = 7

3.

Given that (5, h) is a solution of the simultaneous equations h(x y) = x + y 1 = hx 2

11y2.
Find
a.
b.

4.

the value of h
the other solution of the equations.

Diagram shows a farm in the shape of adjoining squares owned by En. Rosli. If he has
250 m
of fence to enclose 3125 m2 of his farm, find the values of x and of y.

ym
ym

xm

xm

5.

Balqis travels to her hometown Malacca which is 210 km away with an uniform speed
of x km/h. If she increases her speed by 14 km/h, she would have arrived half an hour
earlier.
a.
b.

Form an equation in x and show it reduces to x2 + 14 x 5880 = 0

Solve this equation to find Balqis original speed.

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6.

The ratio of the sum of the second and third term of a geometric progression to its
fourth term is
3 : 4.
a.
b.

Show that 3r2 4r 4 = 0, where r is the common ratio.

If r > 0 and the fifth term of this progression is 48, find the first term.

7.

Sketch the graph y = 3 cos 2x + 2 for the domain 0 x 2 .

a.

Hence, use your graph to determine

i.
ii.

b.

the range of y corresponding to the given domain.

the number of complete cycle and the period of the graph.

Using the same axes, draw a suitable straight line to find the number of
solutions to the equation
2 3 cos2x 1 3x for 0 x 2 .
State the number of solutions.

8.

a.

b.

1
y 3 tan x for 0 x 2
2

i.

Sketch the graph of

ii.

Determine the period of the curve.

Hence, using the same axes, draw a suitable graph to find the number of solution
to the equation

1
4 tan x 1 for 0 x 2.
2
State the number of solution.

SECTION B
9.

y
6.59 10.8 17.9 29.5 48.7 80.3
Table
shows the values of
7
0
6
3
4
two
variables, x and y,
obtained from an experiment. It is known that x and y are related by the equation y =
Ceax, where a, C and e are constants.

a.
Plot log 10 y against x, using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axes and 2 cm
to 0.2 unit
on the log 10 y-axes. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
b.

Given that log10 e = 0.4343, use your graph in (a) to find the value of

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i.
ii.

a
C

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10.

Table shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. It is
known that x and y are related by the equation y x p x q where p and q are
constants.
x
1
2
4
9
16
25
y

0.12

0.50

1.0

1.25

a.

Plot y against

b.

Use your graph in (a) to find the value of

1.40

, using a scale of 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the

x
x
cm to 0.5 unit on the y-axes. Hence, draw the line of best fit.

i.
ii.

11.

1.0

-axes and 2

p
q

A decaying radioactive substance has an initial mass of 200 milligrams (mg). At time t
days later, the mass of the radioactive substance has been reduced to y mg, which is
given by the formula
y = y0ekt
. Show that y0 =
t (days)
0
1
2
4
6
7
200.Table shows
the

y (mg)

200

73.5
8

27.1

3.66

0.50

0.18

values of y
measured at
difference
subsequent

times t.

a.

Plot log 10 y against t, using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the t-axes and 2 cm

to 0.5
unit on the log 10 y-axes. Hence, draw the line of best fit.

b.

Given that log10 e = 0.4343, use your graph in (a) to find the value of

by half.

12.

i.
ii.

k
the number of days taken for the radioactive substance to reduce

The gradient of a curve at any point P(x, y) is given by (5x 4) 3. If the curve passes
1

through the point 1, .

5

a.
b.

1
5x 4 4 3
20
Find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve.
Show that the curve is y

13.
.

dy
of a curve at any point (x, y) is given by x2 + k. The tangent to the
dx
curve at the point (3, 5) is parallel to the line y = 11x 5
The gradient

a.
b.

14.

Show that k = 2
Find the equation of the curve.

1
x meet at three different
4
points. Find the area of region bounded by the curve y = x 3 and the straight line
1
y x.
4
Diagram shows the curve y = x3 and the straight line y

1
x
4

y = x3
0

15.

The diagram show that the line y = x 1 pass through the curve y = 4x x 2 3 at
points (1, 0) and point A. Find
a.
the coordinates of point A
b.
the area enclosed between the curve y = 4x x2 3 and the straight line y =
x1
c.
the area of region bounded the curve y = 4x x2 3, the straight line y = x
1 and the x-axis.

y
A

y=x
1

y = 4x x2
3
0

(1, 0)

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16.

a.
A Quality Controller of a factory producing electric fans is aware that 3% of its
electric fans
are defective. On average, the factory produces 500 fans daily.
i.
ii.
more than

b.

1 is defective.

X is a normal random variable such that X ~

i.
ii.

0.25

Determine the expected number of defective fans in each day.

If a sample of 5 fans is taken at random, find the probability that not

P X 0.75

the value of and

N , 2

. Find

, given that P(X > 8.4) = 0.70 and P(X > 13.2) =

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17.

a.
The normal variable X and Y measure the marks obtained by the Form 5 students
of a
school for the Biology and Chemistry paper respectively. The table shows the
marks of two students Majid and Shila for two subject.

Find
paper.
subjects.

Biology; X ~
N(78.6, 16)

Chemistry; Y ~
N(60.1, 36)

Majid

77 marks

73 marks

Shila

90 marks

58 marks

i.

the probability that Majid obtained more than 77 marks for Biology

ii.
iii.

the total standardized marks,z, of the two students for two subjects.
hence, which one of the two students has performed better in the two

b.
Silva bought 10 oranges. The probability that an orange bought by Silva is sour is
0.15.
Find the probability that of these oranges there is
i.
ii.

exactly one orange that is sour.

not more than two oranges that are sour.

SECTION C
18.

a.
The diagram shows a pyramid of height 9 cm and stands on a square base of 12
cm. The
vertex V is vertically above the point D and M is the midpoint of BC.
Calculate
i.
ii.

MAV

9 cm

the area of MAV

12 cm

b.
the

12 cm

The diagram shows a cuboid PQRSTUVW which stands on its horizontal base. M is
midpoint of PQ.
Find
i.

U
S

6 cm
R

the length WM

3 cm
P

M
8 cm

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ii.
iii.

WRM

the area of WRM