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Section A – Answer all questions

[30 marks]

1. The first three term of an arithmetic progression are m ,2m+5 and 5 m+2 . Find
(a) the value of m,
(b) the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression.
[4 marks]

2. In a geometric progression, the first and second terms are 9 and 3 respectively. Find
(a) the common ratio,
(b) the sum to infinity
of the progression.
[3 marks]

¿
m
0 .2 3 =
3. Given a recurring number n . Find the value of m and of n.
[3 marks]

x
4. The variables x and y are related by the equation y=ap , where a and p are constants. Figure 1
shows the straight line obtained by plotting log 4 y against x .
log 4 y
(6,5)

(2, 3)
x
O

Figure 1

Find the value of a and of p.

[4 marks]

k
y=hx 2 +
5. It is known that x and y are related by the equation x , where h and k are constants.
When a graph of xy is plotted against x3, a straight line that passes through the points (0, 2) and (4,6) is
obtained.
Calculate the value of h and of k.
[4 marks]

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6. Solve the following simultaneous equations:

2 x − y−1=0
y 2 −x+ y =10
[5 marks]

7. Ameer rent a house with monthly rental RM1600 on 1 January 2001. Every January, the house owner
increased his monthly rental by 2% of the previous year’s rental.

(a) Calculate his monthly rental, to the nearest RM, for the year 2009. [3 marks]

(b) When his monthly rental will exceed RM1800 for the first time?
[2 marks]

(c) Calculate the total rental, to the nearest RM, pay by Ameer for the year 2001 to 2009.
[2 marks]

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Section B – Answer all questions

[30 marks]

8. Use graph paper to answer this question.

Table 1 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. The variables x and y
h k
= +1
are related by the equation y x , where h and k are constants.
x 1.5 2.0 2.5 4.0 5.0 10.0
y 0.65 0.83 1.00 1.43 1.67 2.50

Table 1

1 1 1
(a) Plot y against x , by using a scale of 2 cm to 0.1 units on the x -axis and 2 cm to 0.2 unit
1
on the y -axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit.
[4 marks]

(b) Use the graph in (a) to find

(i) the values of h and k,
(ii) the value of y when x = 8.
[6 marks]

B
9.

6 cm 55o 12 cm

C
A

21 cm

D
Figure 2
o
In Figure 2, BCD is a straight line. Given ∠ ABD=55 , AB = 6 cm, BC = 12 cm and AD = 21 cm.

Calculate

(a) the length, in cm, of line AC, [2 marks]

(b) BDA, [4 marks]
(c) the area, in cm2, of ACD, [4 marks]
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10. Table 2 shows the prices and the price indices of four types of items used in the production of a certain
plastic.

Price in the year (RM)

Item Price index for the year 2004 Price index for the year 2006
based on the year 2002 based on the year 2004
2002 2004 2006
P 16 24 e 150 125
Q 32 c 70.4 137.5 d
R b 45 54 180 120
S 8 12 15 a 125
Table 2

Find

(a) the values of a, b, c, d and e, [5 marks]

(b) the price index of item Q for the year 2006 based on the year 2002, [2 marks]

(c) the composite index of the items used in the year 2004 based on the year 2002 if the use of items
P, Q, R and S are in the ratio 2 : 1 : 3 : 4. [3 marks]

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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