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SECTION A (50 MARKS)

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

QUESTION 1

 3 −1 5 
a) The matrix M and Q defined by M =  4 3 3  and
 5 −4 −2 
 
 −1 2 −3 
 
Q= 4 1 5  .
 2 −1 6 
 

i) Find the matrix N such that N = M 2 − 6Q + 2 I , where I is the 3  3

identity matrix. (5 marks)

 4 8
 
ii) Given another matrix P = 3 5 , find matrix NP . (3 marks)
 
 −1 8 
 
b) Use Gaussian Elimination to solve: (6 marks)
− x + y − z = −14
2 x − y + z = 21
3x + 2 y + z = 19

QUESTION 2
a) Use synthetic division to divide 2 x4 + 5x3 − 8x2 −17 x − 6 by ( x − 2 ) . Then, write

the quotient. (4 marks)

b) By using long division, find the quotient and remainder when

P ( x ) = 2 x 4 + 3x 3 − x 2 + 5 x − 6 is divided by x2 + x − 2 . (5 marks)
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QUESTION 3
a) Given that z1 = 5 + 3i and z2 = 4 − 6i , express in the form of a + bi for:

i) z1 + z2 (1 mark)

ii) z1 − z2 (1 mark)

4z2
iii) (4 marks)
z1

1 3 
b) Express  + i  in a polar form. (6 marks)
2 2 

QUESTION 4
Let u = 2i − j − k and v = i + j − k , compute:

a) u  ( 2u − v ) (3 marks)

b) 3u  2v (5 marks)

QUESTION 5
a) Solve 6.2cos + 4 = 7.1 for 0    360 . (3 marks)

b) Given f ( x ) = 2 x − 1 , g ( x ) = x and h ( x ) = ln x . Find the composite function

2

(
for h g ( f ( x ) ) .) (4 marks)

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SECTION B (30 MARKS)

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

QUESTION 1
3x + 1
a) Express in partial fractions. (5 marks)
( x − 1)( x + 1)
b) Consider the vector u = 2i + 5 j − 4k and v = −2i − 3 j − 5k . Find the angle
between u and v . (5 marks)

c) For the function g ( x ) = x where x  and x  0 , find g ( x 2 ) and then

state its domain and range. (4 marks)

QUESTION 2

The functions f and g are defined by f ( x) = x + 1 and g ( x) = x 2 − 2 .

a) State the domain and range for f ( x) and g ( x) . (2 marks)
−1
b) Find the function f and state the domain and range. (4 marks)

QUESTION 3
Three shops A, B and C sell three grades of T-shirts with the top grade providing
a profit of RM x a piece, and the moderate and low grades providing profits of
RM y and RM z a piece respectively. On a certain day, the number of T-shirts of

the three grades sold and the total profit of each of the types are shown in the
table below.
Grades of T-shirts
Shop Profit
Top Moderate Low
A 10 20 30 RM 260
B 20 40 50 RM 460
C 30 50 60 RM 570

From the above information, form a system of linear equation. Hence, find the
value of x , y and z by using the matrix method. (10 marks)

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SECTION C (20 MARKS)

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

QUESTION 1
Find the value of x and y by solving the following complex number equation.
( x + iy )( 3 − i ) = 5 + 5i (6 marks)

QUESTION 2
On a rafting trip(refer Diagram 1), the raft hit a rock (point B) and got stuck there.
The two rafters Carl and Alif were thrown from the raft and ended up getting out
of the river further downstream at points A (Alif) and C(Carl). If the river is 147 m
wide and Carl see the raft at 73 while Alif sees it at 68 , which one of them is
closer to the raft, and how far it is? (7 marks)

Diagram 1

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QUESTION 3
Nashril is at Singapore Changi Airport watching the planes take off. He observes
a plane that is at an angle of elevation of 25 from where he is standing at point
N. The plane is at a height of 390 metres as can be seen in the Diagram 2.
a) Calculate the horizontal distance, NH, of the plane from Nashril. Give your
answer to the nearest metre. (3 marks)

Diagram 2

b) The plane took off from a point T, which is 230 metres from where Nashril is
standing, as shown in Diagram 3. Calculate the angle ATH, the take-off angle
of the plane to the nearest degree. (4 marks)

Diagram 3

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FORMULA

adj ( A ) =  Aij 
T
1
A−1 = adj ( A)
A

a b
= ad − bc −b  b 2 − 4ac
x=
c d 2a
H 2 = A2 + O2 cos  =
1
sec 
sin  cos 
tan  = cot  =
cos  sin 
sin 2  + cos2  = 1 1 + tan 2  = sec2 
1 + cot 2  = csc2  a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a2 = b2 + c2 − 2bc cos A 1
Area = ab sin C
2

r= z = (a 2
+ b2 )  = Arg ( z ) = tan −1
b
a

z = r ( cos  + i sin  ) z n = r n ( cos n + i sin n )

z = rei i 2 = −1

u = a 2 + b2 + c2 u ai + bj + ck
u= =
u a 2 + b2 + c2
u  v = a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2  u v 
 = cos −1  
u v 
i j k u  v = u v sin 
b c1 a c1 a b1
u  v = a1 b1 c1 = 1 i− 1 j+ 1 k
b2 c2 a2 c2 a2 b2
a2 b2 c2
= ( b1c2 − b2 c1 ) i − ( a1c2 − a2c1 ) j + ( a1b2 − a2b1 ) k