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Topics Marks
2. Simultaneous Equations
4. Linear Law
5. Coordinate Geometry
6. Circular Measures
7. Vectors
8. Differentiation
9. Integration
3. 9 27
Given that 3, , ,... is part of a geometric progression.
2 4
Find the smallest value of n such that the sum of the first n term exceeds 220.
[4 marks]
Answer:
4. An arithmetic progression has 14 terms such that the sum of all odd terms is 140 and the
sum of all even terms is 160. Find the first term and the common difference of the
progression.
[3 marks]
Answer:
MODULE 2: Simultaneous Equations
1. Solve the following simultaneous equations:
2x y 3 0
2 x2 10 x y 9 0
[5 marks]
[3 marks]
2. Solve 4log5 x 64 .
[3 marks]
3. Given log 2 3 1.582 and log 2 5 2.322. Without using calculator, find the value of
a) log 2 60
b) log15 8
[4 marks]
1. The variables x and y are related in such a way that when y x is plotted against x 2 , a straight
line is obtained as shown in Diagram 1.
yx
(10, 3)
(1, 2)
O x2
Diagram 1
Express y in terms of x.
[3 marks]
x
0 p x
0
Diagram 2(a)
Diagram 2(b)
y
(a) Express in terms of x.
x
(b) Hence, find the values of k and p.
[4 marks]
MODULE 5: Coordinate Geometry
1. Diagram 1 shows a kite ABCD. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at point M. The equation of AC
is 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7 and BM : MD = 1 : 2.
y
B (2, 5)
M C
O x
D
Diagram 1
(a) Find
(i) the equation of diagonal BD
[3 marks]
(ii) coordinates of point M and point D.
[4 marks]
(b) Point P (x, y) moves in the Cartesian plane such that PM = MD.
Find the equation of the locus of P.
[3 marks]
Answer:
MODULE 6: Circular Measures
1. Diagram 1 shows a quadrant OAB of a circle with centre O.
Diagram 2
MODULE 7: Vectors
1. Given P(6, 3), Q (10, -2) and O is the origin. If a 2 i 3 j , b 3i j , PQ 2ha kb, find the values
of h and k.
[3 marks]
Answer:
Given that PQ 12 x and PR 12 x y , express the following vectors in the terms of x and
~ ~ ~ ~
y.
~
(a) PS
(b) QT
[4 marks]
Answer:
MODULE 8: Differentiation
1. The gradient of tangent to the curve y ax 2 bx at the point (1,3) is 10. Find the value of a
and of b.
[4 marks]
Answer:
d 3x 1
2 x 6 h x dx.
2
1. Given hx, find the value of
dx 2 x 3 1
1
[3 marks]
Answer:
g x dx 8, find g x dx g x 2 x dx
6 3 3
2. Given that
2 2 6
[4 marks]
Answer:
3. Diagram shows straight line y x 4 intersecting the curve y x 2 at the point A dan B.
2
5 35
Given that ( x 2) dx , find the
2
0 3
area of the shaded region.
[3 marks]
MODULE 10: Permutation and Combinations & Probability Distribution
1. A committee of 8 people is to be selected from 7 teachers and 6 students. Find the number
of different ways in which the committee can be selected if
(a) there is no restriction
(b) there are 5 teachers and 3 students in the committee.
[3 marks]
Answer:
2. A coach wants to choose 9 players consisting of 6 boys and 3 girls to form a squash team.
These 9 players are chosen from a group of 8 boys and 6 girls. Find
(a) the number of ways the team can be formed,
(b) the number of ways the team members can be arranged in a row for a group photograph,
if the 6 boys sit next to each other.
[4 marks]
Answer:
3. Diagram 1 below shows a standard normal distribution graph.
f(z)
0.3264
0 k z
Diagram 1
The probability represented by the area of the shaded region is 0.3264.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) X is a continuous random variable which is normally distributed with a mean of 180 and
a standard deviation of 5.5.
Find the value of X when z-score is k.
[4 marks]
Answer:
4. The mass of students in a school has a normal distribution with a mean of 55 kg and a
standard deviation of 10 kg. Find
(a) the mass of the students which give a standard score of 0.5,
(b) the percentage of students with mass greater than 48 kg.
[4 marks]
Answer: