Additional Mathematics SPM 2003 – 2009

PAPER 1

FUNCTIONS
1.
P = {1, 2, 3}
Q = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
Based on the above information, the relation between P and Q is defined by the set of
ordered pairs {(1,2), (1,4), (2,6), (2,8)}
State
a) the image of 1
b) the object of 2

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2. Given that g:x  5x + 1and h:x  x2 - 2x + 3, find
a) g -1 (3)
b) hg (x)

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3. Diagram 1 shows the relation between set P and set Q.

d  w
e  x
f  y
 z

Set P Set Q
State
a) the range of the relation,
b) the type of the relation.

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NR/GC Addmaths 1 SMSJ 2009

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4. 5
Given the functions h:x  4x + m dan h-1:x  2kx + , where m and k are constants,
8
find the value of m and of k.

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5. 6
Given the functions h(x) = , x  0 and the composite function hg(x) = 3x, find
x
a) g (x),
b) the value of x when gh(x) = 5.

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6. In diagram 1, function h maps x to y and the function g maps y to z.

x h y z
8
5
2

Determine
a) h -1 (5)
b) gh (2)

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7. 5
The function w is defined as w( x)  , x2
2x
(a) w -1(x)
(b) w -1(4)

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8. The following information refers to the functions h and g .

h: x  2x  3
g: x  4x  1

Find gh -1(x)

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9. In diagram 1, set B shows the images of certain elements of set A.

5
4 25
-4
-5 16

Set A Set B

(a) State the type of relation between set A and set B.

(b) Using the function notation, write a relation between set A and set B.

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10. mx
Diagram 2 shows the function h : x  , x0
x

h
x mx
-
x

Find the value of m.

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11. Diagram 1 shows the linear function h.
x h(x)
1
0
2
1
4
m
6
5

a) state the value of m.

b) Using the function, express h in terms of x.

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12 Given the function f : x  x 3 , find the values of x such that f(x) = 5.

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13 The following information is about the function h and the composite function h2.
h: x  ax + b, where a and b are constants, and a > 0

h2: x  36x  35

Find the value of a and of b.

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FUNCTION
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14 Diagram 1 shows the graph of the function f(x) = 2x  1 , for the domain 0 x 5.

t x
O 5
Diagram 1

State
(a) the value of t ,
(b) the range of f(x) corresponding to the given domain.

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15 Given the functions g: x  5x + 2 and h: x  x2 – 4x + 3, find

a) g –1(6),
b) hg(x).

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16 Given the function f(x) = x – 1 and g(x) = kx + 2, find

(a) f(5)
(b) the value of k such that gf(5) = 14

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17 Diagram 1 shows the relation between set X and set Y in the graph form.
s 
r 
Set Y q  
p 
2 4 6
Set X
Diagram 1
State
(a) the objects of q,
(b) the codomain of the relation.

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18 Given the function g(x) = 2x – 3 and h(x) = 4x, find

(a) hg(x),
1
(b) the value of x if hg(x) = g ( x) .
2

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19. Given the function g(x) = 3x – 1, find

(a) g(2),
(b) the value of p when g 1(p) = 11.

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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

20. Solve the quadratic equation 2x(x – 4) = (1– x)(x + 2). Give your answer correct
to four significant figures.

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21. The quadratic equation x (x +1) = px – 4 has two distinct roots. Find the range of
values of p.

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22. Form the quadratic equation which has the roots -3 dan ½ . Give your answer in the
form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are constants.

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23. The straight line y = 5x – 1 does not intersect the curve y = 2x2 + x + p.
Find the range of values of p.

2005

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24. Solve the quadratic equation x(2x – 5) = 2x – 1 . Give your answer correct to three
decimal places.

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2
25. A quadratic equation x + px + 9 = 2x has two equal roots.
Find the possible values of p.

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26. a) Solve the following quadratic equation: 3x2 + 5x  2 = 0

b) The quadratic equation hx2 + kx + 3 = 0 , where h and k are constants, has

two equal roots. Express h in terms of k .

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27. It is given that 1 is one of the roots of the quadratic equation x  4x  p = 0.
2

Find the value of p.

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28 The quadratic equation x2 + x = 2px – p2 , where p is a constant, has two different
roots. Find the range of values of p.

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QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS
29. Find the range of values of x for which x(x – 4) ≤ 12.

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2
30. Diagram 2 shows the graph of the function y = – (x – k) –2, where k is a constant.

y
x
O
-3  (2,-3)

Find
a) the value of k,
b) the equation of the axis of symmetry,
c) the coordinates of the maximum point.

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2
31. Diagram 2 shows the graph of a quadratic functions f(x) = 3 (x + p) + 2, where
p is a constant.

y (1, q ) y = f(x)
O


The curve y = f(x) has the minimum point (1, q x) , where q is a constant. State
(a) the value of p,
(b) the value of q,
(c) the equation of the axis of symmetry.

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32. Diagram 3 shows the graph of a quadratic function y = f(x) . The straight line
y =  4 is a tangent to the curve y = f(x) .

y
y = f(x)

(a) Write the equation of the axis of symmetry

x of the curve.
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(b) Express f(x) in the form (x + b) + c, where b and c are constants
y=-4

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33. Find the range of the values of x for (2x  1) (x + 4) > 4 + x.

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[2 marks]
34. Find the range of the values of x for which 2x  1 + x.
2

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35. The quadratic function f(x) = x2 + 2x  4 can be expressed in the form

f(x) = (x + m)2  n, where m and n are constants.
Find the value of m and of n .

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36. The quadratic function f(x) = p(x+ q)2 + r , where p, q and r are constants, has a
minimum value of  4. The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 3.
State
a) the range of values of p,
b) the value of q,
c) the value of r.

2008
[3 marks]
37. Find the range of the values of x for which (x  3)2 < 5  x..

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38. Diagram 5 shows the graph of a quadratic function f(x) = (x + p)2 + q , where p and q
are constants. y
(3, 0)
 x
O

 (0,9)
y = f(x)

Diagram 5
State
(a) the value of p,
(b) the equation of the axis of symmetry.

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39. The quadratic function f(x) = – x2 + 4x + a2 , where a is a constant, has maximum
value 8. Find the values of a.

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INDICES AND LOGARITHMS
40. Given log 2 T – log4 V = 3, express T in term of V.

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41. Solve the equation 4 2x -1 = 7x.

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42. Solve the equation 32 4x = 4 8x + 6.

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43. Given that log5 2 = m and log5 7 = p, express log5 4.9 in terms of m and p

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44. Solve the equation 2   4
 2   3
 1.

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45. Solve the equation log 3 4 x  log 3 (2 x  1)  1

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46.  27m 
Given that log m 2  p and log m 3  r , express log m   in terms of p and r.
 4 

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47. 2x  3 1
Solve the equation 8 
4x  2

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48. Given that log 2 xy  2  3 log 2 x  log 2 y , express y in terms of x

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49. Solve the equation 2  log 3 (x  1)  log 3 x

2006
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50.  8b 
Given that log2 b = x and log2 c = y, express log 4   in terms of x and y.
 c 

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51.  1
Given that 9(3 n ) = 27 n, find the value of n.
.

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52. Solve the equation 16 2x  3 = 8 4x

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53. Given that log4 x = log2 3 , find the value of x.

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54. Given 3n  3  27 n  243 , find the value of n.

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55. Given that log8 p  log 2 q  0 , express p in terms of q.

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PROGRESSIONS
56. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are k 3, k + 3, 2k + 2.
Find
(a) the value of k,
(b) the sum of the first 9 terms of the progression

2003
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57. In a geometric progression, the first term is 64 and the fourth term is 27. Calculate
a) the common ratio,
b) the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.

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4
Given a geometric progression y, 2 , , p .... Express p in terms of y .
58. y

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59. Given an arithmetic progression -7, -3, 1, …, state three consecutive terms in this
progression which sum up to 75.

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60. The volume of water in a tank is 450 litres on the first day. Subsequently, 10 litres of
water is added to the tank everyday. Calculate the volume, in litres, of water in the tank at
the end of the 7th day.

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61. Express the recurring decimal 0.969696… as a fraction in its simplest form.

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62 The first three terms of a sequence are 2, x , 8.

Find the positive value of x so that the sequence is
a) an arithmetic progression,
b) a geometric progression

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63. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 5, 9, 13.
Find
a) the common difference of the progression,
b) the sum of the first 20 terms after the 3rd term.

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64. The sum of the first n terms of the geometric progression 8, 24, 72,… is 8744.
Find
a) the common ratio of the progression,
b) the value of n.

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65. The 9th term of an arithmetic progression is 4 + 5p and the sum of the first four terms of
the progression is 7p – 10, where p is a constant. Given that the common difference of
the progression is 5, find the value of p.

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66. The third term of a geometric progression is 16. The sum of the third term and the
fourth term is 8.
Find
a) the first term and the common ratio of the progression,
b) the sum to infinity of the progression.

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67. a) Determine whether the following sequence is an arithmetic progression or a
geometric progression.
16x, 8x, 4x …
b) Give a reason for the answer in (a).

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68. Three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression are 5 – x, 8, 2x.

Find the common difference of the progression.

2007
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69. The first three terms of a geometric progression are 27, 18, 12.
Find the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.

2007
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70. It is given that the first four terms of a geometric progression are 3, – 6, 12 and x.
Find the value of x.

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71. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 46, 43 and 40.
The nth term of this progression is negative.
Find the least value of n.

2008
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72. In a geometric progression, the first term is 4 and the common ratio is r.
Given that the sum to infinity of this progression is 16, find the value of r.

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73. 10 20
Given the geometric progression  5, ,  , ..., find the sum to infinity of the
3 9
progression.

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74. Diagram 10 shows three square cards

7 cm

5 cm
3 cm

Diagram 10
The perimeters of the cards form an arithmetic progression. The terms of the progression
are in ascending order.
(a) Write down the first three terms of the progression.
(b) Find the common difference of the progression.

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75. The first three terms of a geometric progression are x, 6, 12.
Find
(a) the value of x,
(b) the sum from the fourth term to the ninth term.

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LINEAR LAW
76. x and y are related by the equation y = px2 + qx, where p and q are constants.
y
A straight line is obtained by plotting against x, as shown in Diagram 1.
x
y
x
(2, 9)


(6, 1)


x
O
Calculate the values of p and q.

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y
77. Diagram 3 shows a straight line graph of against x..
x
y
x (2, k)

(h, 3)


x
O

Given that y = 6x – x2, calculate the value of k and of h.

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78. The variables x and y are related by the equation y = kx4 , where k is a constant.
a) Convert the equation y = kx4 to linear form.
b) Diagram 3 shows the straight line obtained by plotting log10 y against log10 x.

log10 y

 (2, h)

 (0, 3)
log10 x
O

Find the value of

(i) log10 k,
(ii) h.

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79. Diagram 4(a) shows the curve y =  3x2 + 5.
Diagram 4(b) shows the straight line graph obtained when y =  3x2 + 5 is expressed in
the linear form Y = 5X + c.
Y
y

y =  3x2 + 5
X
O

x 3 
O
Diagram 4(a) Diagram 4(b)

Express X and Y in terms of x and /or y.

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80. The variables x and y are related by the equation y2 = 2x (10 – x).
y2
A straight line graph is obtained by plotting against x, as shown in Diagram 2.
x
y2
x

 ( 3, q)

O x
(p, 0)

Find the value of p and of q

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81. k
The variables x and y are related by the equation , y  where k is a constant.
5x
Diagram 12 shows the straight line graph obtained by plotting log 10 y against x.
log10 y

x
O
(0, 2)

Diagram 12
k
(a) Express the equation y  in its linear form used to obtained the straight line
5x
graph shown in Diagram 12.
(b) Find the value of k.

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COORDINATE GEOMETRY
82. The points A(2h , h) , B(p, t) and C(2p, 3t) are on a straight line. B divides AC internally
in the ratio 2 : 3. Express p in terms of t.

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83. y x
The equation of two straight lines are   1 and 5y = 3x + 24.
5 3
Determine whether the lines are perpendicular to each other.

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84. x y
Diagram 4 shows a straight line PQ with the equation  1 .
5 3
The point P lies on the x-axis and the point Q lies on the y-axis.
y

Q

 x
O P

Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to PQ and passing through
the point Q.

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85. The point A is (-1, 3) and the point B is (4, 6). The point P moves such that
PA : PB = 2 : 3. Find the equation of the locus of P.

2004
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86. The following information refers to the equations of two straight lines, JK and RT, which
are perpendicular to each other.

JK : y = px + k
RT : y = (k – 2) x + p
where p and k are constants.
Express p in terms of k.

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87. Diagram 5 shows the straight line AB which is perpendicular to the straight line CB at the
point B. y
 A(0, 4)
B

x
O
C

The equation of the straight line CB is y = 2x – 1. Find the coordinates of B

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x y
88. The straight line   1 has a y-intercept of 2 and is parallel to the straight line
6 h
. y + kx = 0. Determine the value of h and of k.

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89. The vertices of a triangle are A(5, 2), B(4, 6) and C(p, 2).
Given that the area of the triangle is 30 unit 2, find the values of p.

2007
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90. Diagram 13 shows a straight line passing through S(3, 0) and T(0, 4).
y

 T(0, 4)

S(3, 0)
 x
O

Diagram 13
x y
(a) Write down the equation of the straight line ST in the form   1.
a b
(b) A point P(x, y) moves such that PS = PT.
Find the equation of the locus of P.

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91. The points (0, 3), (2, t) and (2, 1) are vertices of a triangle.
Given that the area of the triangle is 4 unit 2, find the values of t.

2008
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92. Diagram 15 shows a straight line AC.

y
A(2, 3)

B(h, k)


O  x
C(4, 0)
Diagram 15

The point B lies on AC such that AB : BC = 3 : 1.

Find the coordinates of B.

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VECTORS
93. Diagram 2 shows two vectors, OP and QO.
y
 Q(8, 4)
P(5, 3)

x
O
Diagram 2
Express
 x
a) OP in the form  
y
 
b) OQ in the form x i + y j

2003
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94.
p = 2a + 3b
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r = h a + (h – k) b , where h and k are constants
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Use the above information to find the values of h and k when r = 3 p – 2 q.

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95. Diagram 3 shows a parallelogram ABCD with BED as a straight line

D C

E
A B
Diagram 3

Given that AB = 6 p, AD = 4q and DE = 2 EB, express, in terms of p and q :

a) BD ,
b) EC.

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96. Given that O(0, 0), A(-3, 4) and B(2, 16) , find in terms of the unit vectors, ~i and ~j ,
a) AB ,

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b) the unit vector in the direction of AB.

2004
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97. Given that A(-2, 6), B(4, 2) and C(m, p), find the value of m and of p such that
AB + 2BC = 10 i - 12 j
~ ~

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98. Diagram 4 shows vector OA drawn on a Cartesian plane.
y
A
6 

x
O 2 4 6 8 10 12
Diagram 4
 x
(a) Express OA in the form   .
 y
(b) Find the unit vector in the direction of OA.

2005
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99. Diagram 5 shows a parallelogram , OPQR,
y drawn on a Cartesian plane.
Q

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Diagram 5

It is given that OP = 6 ~i + 4 ~j and PQ =  4 ~i + 5 ~j Find PR.

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100 Diagram 6 shows two vectors , OA and AB.
.
y
A(4, 3)

x
O

-5 - B
Diagram 6
Express
 x
(a) OA in the form  
y  
(b) AB in the form x i + y j.

2006
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101
The points P, Q and R are collinear. It is given that PQ = 4 a  2b and
~ ~

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QR = 3 a  (1  k ) b , where k is a constant.
~ ~
Find
(a) the value of k,
(b) the ratio of PQ : QR

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102 Diagram 3 shows a rectangle OABC and the point D lies on the straight line OB.
C B
D
5 y

O A
/ 9x

It is given that OD = 3 DB. Express OD , in terms of x and y .

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103 The following information refers to the vectors a and b.

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 2   1
a =   , b =  

8  4
Find
a) the vector 2a – b,
b) the unit vector in the direction of 2a – b.

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104 The vectors a and b are non zero and non-parallel.
It is given that (h + 3)a = (k – 5)b, where h and k are constants.
Find the value of
(a) h,
(b) k.

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105 Diagram 16 shows a triangle PQR. Q

6b
T
P R
4a
Diagram 16

The point T lies on QR such that QT : TR = 3 : 1.

Express in trerms of a and b :
(a) QR
(b) PT

2008
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106 Given that a  13i  j and b  7i  k j , find
(a) a  b in the form xi  y j ,

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(b) the values of k if a  b  10.

2009
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107 Diagram 14 shows a triangle PQR.

P Q
Diagram 14

Given PQ  3a, PR  6b and point S lies on QR such that QS : SR = 2 : 1 ,

express in terms of a and b
(a) QR
(b) SP

2009
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DIFFERENTIATION
108 Given that y = 14x (5 – x), calculate

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a) the value of x when y is a maximum,

b) the maximum value of y.

2003
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marks]
109 Given that y = x2 + 5x, use differentiation to find the small change in y when x increases
from 3 to 3.01

2003
[3 marks]
110 Differentiate 3x2(2x – 5)4 with respect to x.

2004
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111 2
Two variables, x and y, are related by the equation y  3 x  .
x
Given that y increases at a constant rate of 4 units per second, find the rate of change
of x when x = 2.

2004
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112 Given that h(x) = , evaluate h (1)
(3 x  5) 2

2005
[4 marks]
113 1 3
The volume of water, V cm3, in a container is given by V = h  8h, where h cm
3
is the height of the water in the container. Water is poured into the container at the rate of
10 cm3 s–1. Find the rate of change of the height of water, in cm s–1, at the instant when its
height is 2 cm.

2005
[3 marks]
114 The point P lies on the curve y = (x – 5)2. It is given that the gradient of the normal
1
at P is  . Find the coordinates of P.
4

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2 7
115 It is given that y = u , where u = 3x – 5.
3
dy
Find in terms of x.
dx

2006
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2
116 Given that y = 3x + x – 4,
dy
a) find the value of when x = 1,
dx
b) express the approximate change in y, in terms of p, when x changes from
1 to 1 + p, where p is a small value.

2006
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117 dy
The curve y = f(x) is such that = 3 kx + 5, where k is a constant.
dx
The gradient of the curve at x = 2 is 9. Find the value of k.

2007
[2 marks]
118 The curve y = x2 – 32x + 64 has a minimum point at x = p, where p is a constant.
Find the value of p.

2007
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119 16
Two variables, x and y , are related by the equation y = .
x2
Express, in terms oh h, the approximate change in y, when x changes from 4 to 4 + h,
where h is a small value.

2008
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120 The normal to the curve y = x2  5x at point P is parallel to the straight line y =  x + 12.
Find the equation of the normal to the curve at point P.

2008
[4 marks]
121 dy
The gradient function of a curve is  kx  6, where k is a constant. It is given that
dx
the curve has a turning point at (2, 1).
Find
(a) the value of k,
(b) the equation of the curve.

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122 A block of ice in the form of a cube with sides x cm, melts at a rate of 9.72 cm3 per
minute. Find the rate of change of x at the instant when x = 12 cm

2009
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INTEGRATION
123
5
Given that 
( 1 x) 4
dx = k ( 1 + x) n + c, find the values of k and n.

2003

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124
Diagram 4 shows the curve y = 3x2 and the straight line x = k.

y = 3x2
y

x
O x=k

If the area of the shaded region is 64 unit2, find the value of k.

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125 k
Given that  (2 x  3) dx  6 , where k > 1, find the value of k
1

2004
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126 6 6
Given that  f ( x ) dx  7 and  ( 2 f ( x)  kx ) dx  10 , find the value of k.
2 2

2005
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127 Diagram 8 shows the curve y = f(x) cutting the x-axis at x = a and x = b.
y

y = f(x)

x
O a b

b
Given that the area of the shaded region is 5 unit 2, find the value of 2 f ( x ) dx
a

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128 Given that  g ( x) dx  8, find
1
1
a) the value of  g ( x) dx ,
5
5
b) the value of k if  [kx  g ( x ) ] dx  10.
1

2006
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129 7
Given that  h( x ) dx  3, find
2
2
a)  h( x ) dx ,
7
7
b)  [5  h( x) ]dx
2

2007
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130 Given that  ( 6 x 2  1 )dx  px 3  x  c , where p and c are constants, find
(a) the value of p,
(b) the value of c if  (6 x 2  1) dx  13 when x = 1.

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131 m m
Given that  f ( x ) dx  6 and  [ f ( x )  2] dx  14 , find the value of m.
5 5

2009
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132 Diagram 21 shows part of the curve y = f(x) which passes through the points (h, 0)
and (4, 7).

y = f(x)

(4, 7)

Diagram 21 x
O 4
(h,20)
Given that the area of the shaded region is 22 unit , find the value of  f ( x ) dx .
h

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CIRCULAR MEASURE
133 Diagram 5 shows a sector ROS with centre O.
R

O

S

The length of the arc RS is 7.24 cm and the perimeter of the sector ROS is 25 cm. Find
the value of , in radian.

2003
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134 Diagram 5 shows a circle with centre O.

O 0.354 rad.

Given that the length of the major arc AB is 45.51 cm, find the length, in cm,
of the radius. (Use  = 3.142)

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135 Diagram 6 shows a circle with centre O.
A

O 

The length of the minor arc AB is 16 cm and the angle of the major sector AOB is 290 o.
Using  = 3.142, find
a) the value of , in radians,
(Give your answer correct to four significant figures.)
b) the length, in cm, of the radius of the circle.

2005
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136 Diagram 7 shows sector OAB with centre O and sector AXY with centre A.

Y
X

 O

B
Given that OB = 10 cm, AY = 4 cm,  XAY = 1.1 radians and the length of arc AB = 7 cm
calculate
(i) the value of , in radian,
(ii) the area, in cm2 , of the shaded region.

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137 Diagram 4 shows a sector BOC of a circle with centre O.

A C
O 1.85 rad
D
O
It is given that AD = 8 cm and BA = AO = OD = DC = 5 cm.
Find
a) the length, in cm, of the arc BC,
b) the area, in cm2, of the shaded region.

2007
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138 Diagram 18 shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm.

O
10 cm
=
P R
=
Q
Diagram 18

Given that P, Q and R are points such that OP = PQ and OPR = 90o, find
(a) QOR, in radians,
(b) the area, in cm2, of the coloured region.

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139 Diagram 12 shows a sector BOC of a circle with centre O.

B C
A D

O
Diagram 12
It is given that BOC = 1.42 radians, AD = 8 cm and OA = AB = OD = DC = 5 cm.
Find
(a) the length, in cm, of arc BC,
(b) the area, in cm2, of the shaded region.

2009
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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
140 Given that tan  = t, 0o <  < 90o, express, in terms of t :
(a) cot ,
(b) sin (90   )

2003
[3 marks]
141 Solve the equation 6 sec2A – 13 tan A = 0, 0o  A  360o.

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142 Solve the equation cos x – sin x = sin x for 0  x  360 .
2 2 o o

2004
[4 marks]
143 Solve the equation 3 cos 2x = 8 sin x – 5 for 0o  x  360o.

2005
[4 marks]
144 Solve the equation 15 sin2 x = sin x + 4 sin 30o for 0o  x  360o.

2006
[4 marks]
145 Solve the equation cot x + 2 cos x = 0 for 0o  x  360o.

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146 Given that sin  = p, where p is a constant and 90o   180o.
Find in terms of p:
(a) cosec  ,
(b) sin 2.

2008
[3 marks]
147 Solve the equation 3 sin x cos x  cos x = 0 for 0o  x  360o.

2009
[3 marks]
148 5 4
It is given that sin A = and cos B = , where A is an obtuse angle and B is an
13 5
acute angle.
Find
(a) tan A,
(b) cos (A – B )

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2009
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STATISTICS
149 The mean of four numbers is m . The sum of the squares of the numbers is 100 and
the standard deviation is 3k.
Express m in terms of k.

2005
[3 marks]
150 A set of positive integers consists of 2, 5 and m. The variance for this set of integers
is 14. Find the value of m.

2006
[3 marks]
151 A set of data consists of five numbers. The sum of the numbers is 60 and the sum of the
squares of the numbers is 800.
Find, for the five numbers
a) the mean,
b) the standard deviation.

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152 A set of seven numbers has a mean of 9.
(a) Find  x
(b) When a number k is added to this set, the new mean is 8.5.
Find the value of k.

2008
[3 marks]
153 A set of 12 numbers x1, x2, ……, x12 , has a variance of 40 and it is given that
 x 2  1 080 .
Find
(a) the mean, x ,
(b) the value of  x .

2009
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PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS
154 Diagram 6 shows 5 letters and 3 digits.

A B C D E 6 7 8
Diagram 6

A code is to be formed using those letters and digits. The code must consists of 3 letters
followed by 2 digits. How many codes can be formed if no letter or digit is repeated in
each code?

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2003
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155 Diagram 6 shows five cards of different letters.

H E B A T

a) Find the number of possible arrangements, in a row, of all the cards.

b) Find the number of these arrangements in which the letters E and A are side by side.

2004
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156 Diagram 9 shows seven letter cards.
U N I F O R M

A four-letter code is to be formed using four of these cards.

Find
a) the number of different four-letter codes that can be formed,
b) the number of different four-letter codes which end with a consonant.

2006
[4 marks]
157 A badminton team consists of 7 students. The team will be chosen from a group of 8 boys
and 5 girls. Find the number of teams that can be formed such that each team consists of
a) 4 boys,
b) not more than 2 girls.

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2003
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158 A debating team consists of 5 students. These 5 students are chosen from 4 monitors, 2
assistant monitors and 6 prefects.
Calculate the number of different ways the team can be formed if
a) there is no restriction,
b) the team contains only 1 monitor and exactly 3 prefects.

2005
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159 A coach wants to choose 5 players consisting of 2 boys and 3 girls to form a badminton
team. These 5 players are chosen from a group of 4 boys and 5 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 three girls sit next to each other.

2007
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160 Diagram 23 shows six numbered cards.

3 5 6 7 8 9

Diagram 23

A four-digit number is to be formed by using four of these cards.

How many
(a) different numbers can formed?
(b) different odd numbers can be formed?

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2008
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161 There are 4 different Science books and 3 different Mathematics books on a shelf.
Calculate the number of different ways to arrange all the books in a row if
(a) no condition is imposed,
(b) all the Mathematics books are next to each other.

2009
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PROBABILITY
162 A box contains 6 white marbles and k black marbles. If a marble is picked randomly
3
from the box, the probability of getting a black marble is .
5
Find the value of k.

2004
[3 marks]
163 Table 1 shows the number of coloured cards in a box.

Colour Number of cards

Black 5
Blue 4
Yellow 3

Two cards are drawn at random from the box.

Find the probability that both cards are of the same colour.

2005

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164 2
The probability that Hamid qualifies for the final of a track event is while the
5
1
probability that Mohan qualifies is . Find the probability that
3
a) both of them qualify for the final,
b) only one of them qualifies for the final.

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2006
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165 3
The probability of Sarah being chosen as a school prefect is while the probability of
5
7
Aini being chosen is .
12
Find the probability that
(a) neither of them is chosen as a school prefect,
(b) only one of them is chosen as a school prefect.

2008
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BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION
166 In an examination, 70% of the students passed. If a sample of 8 students is randomly
selected, find the probability that 6 students from the sample passed the examination.

2003
[3 marks]
167 1
The probability that each shot fired by Ramli hits a target is .
3
a) If Ramli fires 10 shots, find the probability that exactly 2 shots hit the target.
1
b) If Ramli fires n shots, the probability that all the n shots hit the target is .
243
Find the value of n.

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2007
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168 The probability that a student is a librarian is 0.2. Three students re chosen at random.
Find the probability that
(a) all three are librarians,
(b) only one of them is a librarian.

2009
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
169 Diagram 7 shows a standard normal distribution graph.
f(z)

z
O
z k

If P(0 < z < k ) = 0.3128, find P( z > k).

2003
[2 marks]
170 X is a random variable of a normal distribution with a mean of 5.2 and a variance of 1.44
Find
a) the Z score if X = 6.7,
b) P( 5.2  X  6.7).

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171 The mass of students in a school has a normal distribution with a mean of 54 kg and a
standard deviation of 12 kg.
Find
a) the mass of the students which gives a standard score of 0.5,
b) the percentage of students with mass greater than 48 kg.

2005
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172 Diagram 10 shows a standard normal distribution graph.

f(z)

0.3485

z
O
k

The probability represented by the area of the shaded region is 0.3485

a) Find the value of k.
b) X is a continuous random variable which is normally distributed with a mean of 79
and a standard deviation of 3.
Find the value of X when the z-score is k.

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173 X is a continuous random variable of a normal distribution with a mean of 52 and a
standard deviation of 10.
Find
a) the z-score when X = 67.2,
b) the value of k when P( z < k) = 0.8849

2007
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174 The masses of group of students in a school have a normal distribution with a mean of
40 kg and a standard deviation of 5 kg.
Calculate the probability that a student chosen at random from this group has a mass of
(a) more than 45 kg,
(b0 between 35 kg and 47.8 kg.

2008
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175 The masses of apples in a stall have a normal distribution with a mean of 200 g and a
standard deviation of 30 g.
(a) Find the mass, in g, of an apple whose z-score is 0.5
(b) If an apple is chosen at random, find the probability that the apple has a mass of at
least 194 g.

2009
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“ Success comes in cans , failure comes in can’t “

“ Success comes in cans ,

failure comes in can’t “

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