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INNOVA JUNIOR COLLEGE

JC 2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 1
in preparation for General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

Higher 1

MATHEMATICS

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Paper 1

June 2012
3 hours

Additional Materials:

Answer Paper
Cover Page
List of Formulae (MF15)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all the questions.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case
of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
You are expected to use a graphic calculator.
Unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are allowed unless a question specifically states
otherwise.
Where unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are not allowed in a question, you are
required to present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator
commands.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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Section A: Pure Mathematics [35 marks]

(a)

(b)

Find

(i)

1 3x dx ;

(ii)

2x e

5 x+2

[2]
dx .

Find the exact value of

[3]

1
0

1
dx .
2x + 1

[3]

Solve the inequality x( x 3) < 4 .

[3]

Hence find the solution to the inequality (ln x)(ln x 3) < 4 .

[2]

(i)

Without the use of a calculator, find the coordinates of the stationary points of the
curve y = 3x 4 4 x3 + 2 and determine their nature.

(ii)

[5]

Sketch the graph of y = 3x 4 4 x3 + 2 labelling any intersections with the axes and
coordinates of the stationary points.

[2]

A curve has the equation y = 3e2 x 7 .

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at M. Show that the coordinates of M are
e

3
3, .
e

(i)

The curve meets the line y =

(ii)

Without using a calculator, find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the
curve at M.

(iii)

(iv)

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The tangent at M cuts the x-axis at P and the normal at M cuts the y-axis at Q. Find the
e 3
coordinates of P and show that the coordinates of Q are 0, + .
2 e

[2]

Find the area of the triangle OPQ where O is the origin.

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In a game of Four-Square Math, a player is given a pair of simultaneous equations to

solve for the unknown positive integers x and y. The player then goes on to solve for A and B.
An example is shown below.

x2

y2

33

(1) x + (1) y = 5

(1) x 2 + ( 2 ) y 2 = 33
Solving the equations

x + y = 5 and
x 2 + 2 y 2 = 33
gives x = 1 and y = 4. The player then finds the values of A and B using these values of x
and y:

A = 2 (1) + 3 ( 4 ) = 14

B = (1) + 3 ( 4 ) = 49.

and

Find the values of A and B in the Four-Square Math game as shown below.

1
x
y

xy

y2

106

1
2

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Section B: Statistics [60 marks]

A group of students wish to interview undergraduates from a local university to determine

their study habits. The number of male and female undergraduates from the university is
shown in the table below.

Arts Faculty

Science Faculty

Engineering Faculty

300

250

400

400

300

150

Male
Students
Female
Students

(i)

Describe how a stratified sample of 100 undergraduates can be obtained from the total
of 1800 university students.

(ii)

[2]

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of quota sampling over stratified sampling
in the context of this question.

[2]

In a large batch of toys from a production line, it was found that the probability a toy is faulty
is p, where 0 < p < 0.5 .
A random sample of 15 toys is taken and the random variable X is the number of faulty toys.
Given that P( X = 8) = 0.01138 , find an equation in terms of p and hence find its value.
Find the probability that out of the sample, there are 2 to 4 toys inclusive that are faulty.

[4]

The lifespan of a light bulb has a mean of 4000 hours and a standard deviation of 120 hours.
88 light bulbs are selected at random.

(i)

Find the probability that the mean lifespan of the light bulbs exceeds 4020 hours.

(ii)

Given that the probability that the sum of the lifespans of the 88 light bulbs is less than

k hours is 0.4, find the value of k correct to the nearest hour.

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[3]

The public transport company claims that each commuter spends an average of $130 per
month on public transport. A random sample of 400 commuters was interviewed and their
expenditure, $x, is summarised as follows:

( x 100 ) = 12800 and ( x x )

(i)

= 183455 .

Calculate the unbiased estimate of the population mean and show that the unbiased
estimate of the population variance 2 correct to 2 decimal places is 459.79 .

(ii)

Test, at the 5% level of significance, whether the sample provides significant evidence
that the average amount spent by each commuter on public transport is $130.

(iii)

[4]

Find the smallest level of significance at which the test would result in rejection of the
claim of the public transport company.

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[2]

[1]

In a large box of thermometers, 10% of the thermometers are faulty.

(a)

20 thermometers are selected at random from the box. The number of thermometers
that are faulty is denoted by X.

(i)

(ii)

State, in context, an assumption needed for X to be well modelled by a binomial

distribution.

[1]

Find the probability that more than six thermometers are faulty.

[2]

(iii) The probability that more than n thermometers are faulty is less than 0.3. Find
the least value of n.

(b)

[3]

400 thermometers are selected at random from the box. Use a suitable approximation
to find the probability that between 35 and 40 thermometers are faulty.

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In a game of dingdong kicks, two players take turns to kick a ball. A goal is scored when a
player kicks a ball into the goal. The game ends after a total of four kicks of the ball and the
player that scores the most number of goals win the game. If both players do not score or
have the same number of goals scored at the end of the game, a tie is declared. It was
observed that
(I)
(II)

a player that kicks first has a 60% chance of scoring a goal.

the probability of a player scoring a goal given that his opponent did not score on the
previous kick is 0.8.

(III)

the probability of a player scoring a goal given that his opponent scores on the
previous kick is 0.4.

Johnson and Kenneth play the game and Johnson gets to kick first.
(i) Find the probability that both Johnson and Kenneth score two goals each.

[1]

(ii)

Show that the probability that Johnson did not score any goal is 0.208.

[3]

(iii)

Find the probability that at least two goals are scored in total, given that Johnson did
not score any goal.

(iv)

[3]

Explain whether the events Johnson and Kenneth score two goals each and At least
two goals are scored in total are mutually exclusive.

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[2]

The following table shows the mathematics marks obtained during Block Test (x) and the
marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (y) by a group of nine IJC students.
Student

16

30

69

45

57

41

66

51

24

29

41

78

51

52

48

70

65

47

(i)

Give a sketch of the scatter diagram for the data.

[2]

(ii)

Calculate the product-moment correlation coefficient.

[1]

(iii)

Calculate the equations of the regression line of y on x and x on y.

[2]

(iv)

A student obtained a mark of 34 in the Block Test. Using the appropriate regression
line, estimate the mark that this student would obtain in the Preliminary Examination.
Comment on the reliability of your answer.

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(v)

Find x and y . State the effect on the product moment correlation coefficient if an
extra pair ( x , y ) is added to the set of data.

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[2]

During operating hours at a golf driving range, golf balls are rented by golfers for use. The
number of golf balls used by a randomly chosen adult male golfer has a normal distribution
with mean 240 and standard deviation 27, while the number of golf balls used by a randomly
chosen adult female golfer has a normal distribution with mean 195 and standard deviation 31.

(i)

Find the probability that a randomly chosen adult male golfer uses more than 255 golf
balls.

(ii)

[1]

Find the probability that the total number of golf balls used by 4 randomly chosen
adult male golfers exceed five times the number of golf balls used by an adult female
golfer by at least 20 balls.

[4]

Golf balls are rented for use at $0.062 per golf ball.

(iii)

Find the probability that a randomly chosen adult male golfer spends less than $15 on
renting the golf balls.

[3]

The number of golf balls used by a randomly chosen child golfer has a normal distribution
with mean and standard deviation . Given that the probability that a randomly chosen
child golfer uses less than 55 golf balls is 0.0855 and the probability that a randomly chosen
child golfer uses more than 63 golf balls is 0.0214, find the values of and .

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ANNEX B
Cover Page for College to submit with Mid year Examination Paper
Qn/
No Topic Set
1 Integration

2 Inequalities
3 Applications of
Differentiation

Answers
2
(a)(i) ln(1 3 x) + c
3
1
(ii) x 2 e5 x + 2 + c
5
(b) 3 1
1 < x < 4 , 0.368 < x < 54.6
(i)
(0,2) is a stationary point of inflexion
(1,1) is a minimum point

(ii)

4 Applications of
Differentiation

(iv)

7 Binomial
Distribution
8 Sampling
Distribution
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e
e 3
x , y = x+ +
e
e
6
2 e
5
,0
2
3.08

(ii) y =
(iii)

5 Simultaneous
Equations
6 Sampling
Methods

(1,1)

5, 44/7
(i) Calculate the number of students to survey from each strata
as shown in the table below.
Arts
Science
Engineer
Male
17
14
22
Female
22
17
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Randomly select the number of students from each strata to form
the sample.
(ii) Advantage:
Quota sampling is faster to carry out than stratified sampling as
there is no need for the list of all 1800 students in the university.
Disadvantage:
Not all students have an equal chance of being selected for the
survey since quota sampling is non-random.
6435 p8 (1 p ) 7 = 0.01138 , p = 0.244, 0.0618
(i) 0.0590

(ii) k = 351715
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9 Hypothesis
Testing

(i) 132
(iii)

10 Binomial
Distribution

(ii)

p-value = 0.062120, do not reject Ho

6.21%

(a) (i) The probability that a thermometer is faulty is the same for
all the thermometers.
A faulty thermometer is not a result of the state of the other
thermometers.

11 Probability

12 Correlation &
Regression

(ii) 0.00239 (iii) 3

(b) 0.240
(i) 0.0384
(iii) 0.738
(iv) The intersection is the event that Johnson and Kenneth
score 2 goals each. Since
P(Johnson and Kenneth score 2 goals each) = 0.0384 0
Hence the events Johnson and Kenneth score two goals each
and At least two goals are scored in total are not mutually
exclusive.
y
(i)
78

29

x
16

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Distribution

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(ii) 0.913
(iii) y = 20.1 + 0.752x , x = 14.9 + 1.11y
(iv) 45.7
The estimate is reliable as the given value is within the data
range and the product moment correlation coefficient is close to
+1.
(v) 44.3, 53.4
There is no change to the product moment correlation
coefficient.
(i) 0.289 (ii) 0.416 (iii) 0.529
= 58.2 , = 2.37

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