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Additional Mathematics.
Selections Paper 2 Part A Trials SPM 2009

1. Melaka P2A Q3
(a) Sketch the graph of y = 3sin 2x + 1 for t
2
3
0 s s x [4 marks]
(b) Hence, using the same axes, sketch a suitable straight line to find the number
of solutions for the equation x x 2 2 sin 3 = t for t
2
3
0 s s x . State the number of solutions.
[3 marks]
Answer: Number of solutions = 4
2. Hulu Langat P2A Q4
(a) Prove that
2
2sin
sin 2
tan
x
x
x
= [2 marks]
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of y = sin 2x for 0 x
(ii) Hence, using the same axes, sketch a suitable straight line to find the number of solutions to the
equation
2
4sin 2
1
tan
x x
x t
= for 0 x .. State the number of solutions. [6 marks]
Answer : No. Of solutions = 3

3. Sarawak08 Zon A P2B Q8
(a) Prove that cosec x x x 2 cot tan 2 + = .
[4 marks]
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of 1 sin 2 + = x y for t 2 0 s s x .
[3 marks]
(ii) Hence, sketch a suitable straight line on the same axes, and state the number of solutions to the
equation
2
2sin x x
t
= for t 2 0 s s x . [3 marks]
Answer : No. of solution = 2

4. Sarawak08 Zon A P2A Q2
a) Given that the surface area, S cm
2
, of a sphere with radius r is 4t r
2
. Find
dS
dr
. Hence, determine
the rate of increase of the surface area of the sphere if the radius is increasing at the rate of 02 cm
s
1
when r = 3. [3 marks]
b) Given that y = x
2
3x +2, find the values of x if
2
2
dx
y d
+
2
|
.
|

\
|
dx
dy

+ 14x 11 = y.
[4 marks]

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Answer : (a) 4.8 , (b)
1
3
x = , 2
5. Melaka P2A Q4
The gradient function of a curve is kx
2
x, where k is a constant. The equation of the normal to the curve at
point (1, - 2) is 5y + x = 7.
Find
(a) the value of k, [4 marks]
(b) the equation of the curve, [3marks]
Answer : (a) 6 k = , (b)
3 2
1 7
2
2 2
y x x =
6. Hulu Langat P2A Q2
Diagram 1 shows the curve of a quadratic function f(x) = x
2
kx + 6. The curve has a minimum point at B( 1, p)
and intersects the f(x)axis at point A.








(a) State the coordinates of A. [1 mark ]
(b) By using the method of completing the square, find the value of k and of p. [4 marks]
(c) Determine the range of values of x, if f(x) > 9. [2 marks]
Answer : (a) (0,6) (b) p=5, k=2 (c) 1 or 3 x x s >
7. Hulu Langat P2A Q3
(a) Two companies, Delta and Sigma begin to sell refrigerators at the same time.
(i) Company Delta sells p refrigerators in the first month and its sales increase constantly by k
refrigerators every subsequent month. It sells 350 refrigerators in the 10
th
month and the total sales
for the first whole year are 2940. Find the values of p and k.
[3 marks]
(ii) Company Sigma sells 160 refrigerators in the first month and its sales increase constantly by 20
refrigerators every subsequent month. If both companies sell the same number of refrigerators in the
nth month, find the value of n. [2 marks]

(b) Express the recurring decimal 0.535353 as a fraction in its simplest form. [2 marks]



x

A
B(1, p)
0
DIAGRAM 1
f(x)

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Answer : (a)(i) p=80, k=30 (ii) n=9, (b)
53
99

Additional Mathematics.
Selections Paper 2 Part A Trials SPM
8. Melaka P2A Q6
Diagram 6 shows the waves formed when a stone is thrown into the water. Each wave has the
shape of a circle and is r cm away from the one before it.

Diagram 2
Raj ah 2
r cm r cm r cm

(a) show that the circumferences of the waves form an arithmetic progression and find the common
difference. [3 marks]
(b) If the radius of the smallest wave is 4 cm, find the radius of the tenth wave . Hence, find its
circumference in terms of t . [3marks]

Answer : (b) 80t

9. Sarawak08 P2A Q5
Diagram 2 shows a square with side of length a cm was cut into four equal squares and then every square
was cut into another four equal squares for the subsequent stages.

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
DIAGRAM 2
Given that the sum of the perimeters of the squares in every stage form a geometric progression.

a cm


a cm


a cm


a cm

Diagram 6
Rajah 6

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(a) If the sum of the perimeters of the squares cut in stage 10 is 10 240 cm, find the value of a. [2 marks]
(b) Calculate the number of squares cut from stage 5 until stage 10. [4 marks]
Answer : (a) a=5 (b) 349440

10. Sarawak P2A Q3
Table 1 shows the distribution of scores obtained by a group of students in a competition.


TABLE 1
(a) Calculate the standard deviation of the distribution. [3 marks]
(b) If each score of the distribution is multiplied by 2 and then subtracted by c, the mean of the new
distribution of scores is 28, calculate
(i) the value of c,
(ii) the standard deviation of the new distribution of scores. [3 marks]
Answer : (a) 1.1358 (b) (i) c=3 (ii) 2.2716

11. Melaka P2A Q5
Table 5 shows the frequency distribution of the ages of a group of villagers in a village.








Table 5
(a) (i) Without drawing an ogive, calculate the third quartile [3 marks]
(ii) Calculate the standard deviation of the distribution [3 marks]
Age(year) Number of villagers
1 - 10 25
11 - 20 32
21 - 30 28
31 - 40 9
41 - 50 6
Score 1 2 3 4 5
Number of students 4 6 12 5 3


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(b) If two villagers with the ages of 20 and 40 years old respectively were shifted out from the
village, find the new variance. [2 marks]
Answer: (a) (i) 26.93 (ii) 11.30 (b) 127.58
Additional Mathematics.
Selections Paper 2 Part A Trials SPM
12. Hulu Langat P2A Q5
Table 1 shows the age of the workers in a company.









Given the mean age is 37.5, calculate the value of n. Hence calculate the third quartile.
Answer : n=11; 42.5 [6 marks]
13. Sarawak P2A Q4
Diagram 1 shows a sector AOB with centre O and a radius of 12 cm.
A
C


O B
DIAGRAM 1
Point C lies on OA such that OC : OA = 3 : 4 and ZOCB = 90.
[Use = 3.142]
Find

Age ( years ) Frequency
23 27 6
28 32 9
33 37 n
38 42 16
43 47 9
48 52 5
TABLE 1

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(a) the value of ZCOB, in radian, [2 marks]
(b) the perimeter of the shaded region, [3 marks]
(c) the area of the shaded region. [3 marks]
Answer : (a) 0.7228 (b) 19.609 (c) 16.31
14. Hulu Langat P2A Q6
In Diagram 2, OPQR is a quadrilateral. The diagonal PR and OQ intersect at point Y. Point X lies on OR.





It is given that OX = OR
4
1
, PR PY
3
1
= , = OP 2x and = OX y.
(a) Express in terms of x and y:
(i) RP ,
(ii) OY . [3 marks]
Given that RQ= mx + y and OY = nOQ, where m and n are constants, find the value of m and of n.
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) (i) 2 4 x y (ii)
4 4
3 3
x y + (b) m=5,
4
15
n =
15. Sarawak P2A Q6
In Diagram 3, ABC is a triangle. The point P lies on AC and the point Q lies on BC. The straight lines BP and
AQ intersect at R.






DIAGRAM 3
It is given that x AB 4 = , y AC 6 = , PC AP= and BQ BC 3 = .



O
R
P
Q
-

-

X
Y
DIAGRAM 2
A
C
B
P
Q
R

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(a) Express in terms of x and y
(i) BP,
(ii) CQ . [3 marks]

(b) Given that )
4
3
(
3
2
y x BR + = and mBR RP = .
(i) State BR in terms of m, x and y .

(ii) Hence, find the value of m. [5 marks]
Answer : (a) (i) 3 4 y x (ii)
8
4
3
x y (b) (i)
1
( )( 4 3 )
1
x y
m
+
+
(ii) m = 5

16. Melaka P2A Q2
Solution by scale drawing will not be accepted
Diagram 2 shows the rhombus ABCD with vertex A( -1, 5). The vertex B lies on the x-axis.

0
y
x
E
D
C
B
A(-1,5)

Diagram 2
The equation of the straight line BD is x + 2y = 4. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at point E.
Find
(a) the equation of the straight line AC [3 marks]
(b) the coordinates of the point E [2 marks]
(c) the coordinates of the point C [2 marks]
Answer : (a) 2 7 y x = + (b) ( 2,3) E (c) ( 3,1) C