CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE

2008 JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Marks

MATHEMATICS 8863/01
Paper 1 10 September 2008 (Wednesday)
1300 – 1600 hr (3 hours)

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 Section A: Pure Mathematics [40 marks]

1. Given that the point P (2, 4) lies on the curve y = x3 − 3x + 2, find the equation of the normal at P,
giving your answer in the form ax + by = c, where a, b and c are integers. [3]

2. The functions f and g are defined as follows:

f : x→ x2 + 2x , x ≥ − 1
g : x→ x + 4 , x ∈ R
(i) Show that the composite function gf exists. [2]
(ii) Find the value of x such that gf(x) = 7 [3]
(iii) Find, in similar form, the inverse function f −1. [3]

3. (a) Solve the following simultaneous equations:

log2 (6x + 3y) = 2 + log2 6
3 x + 1 = 27(3 y − 1) [5]
(b) On the same axes, sketch the graphs of y = cos x and y = 2 cos 3x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π, labeling each
graph carefully and showing the coordinates of the intersections of the graphs with the axes.
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Hence solve the inequality cos 3x − 2 cos x > 0 for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. [4]

4. (a) Find, simplifying your answers,

(i) ∫ (2 − 3x)5 dx [2]
x
2
(ii) ∫ 6 e dx [2]
2
(iii) ⌠ dx [2]
⌡ −x
2

(b) The region A is bounded by the curve y = 5x − x2, y

the x-axis and the line x = h. The region B is bounded y = 5x − x2
by the curve y = 5x − x2, the x-axis, and the lines x = h
and x = 2h as shown in the diagram. Given that the
A B
area of B is twice the area of A, find the value of h. x [4]
0 h 2h

5. In order to minimise the use of plastic and save the environment, a

company redesigned a 500 cm3 container for its drinks. The new design
is a closed cylindrical container with height h cm and radius r cm as h
shown.

(i) Show that the exterior surface area, S cm2, of the container is r
1000
given by S = 2πr2 + r . [3]
(ii) Given that r can vary, find the stationary value of S to two decimal places, and determine the
nature of this stationary value. [4]
(iii) Assume that as the container is being manufactured, S and r vary with time. Given that r is
increasing at the rate of 3 cm s−1, find the rate at which S is increasing when r = 6 cm. [3]

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 Section B: Statistics [60 marks]

6. The mass of one random bar of chocolate of Brand X follows a normal distribution with mean μ
grams and standard deviation σ grams. Given that 1 out of 10 bars of chocolate, on average,
weigh more than 85 grams and 1 out of 5 bars of chocolate, on average, weigh less than 75 grams,
find μ and σ, correct to 2 decimal places. [5]

7. A school wants to engage a new canteen vendor and would like to know the food preferences of
the student population. The school has 850 girls and 900 boys, and a sample of 75 is needed.
(i) Explain clearly how a stratified sample can be obtained. [3]
(ii) State one advantage of using a stratified sample compared to a random sample in this case. [1]
(iii) What modification is needed to your method in part (i) if a quota sample is to be obtained? [1]

8. Under usual conditions, the absorption time of a commonly prescribed drug is said to have mean of
5.35 hours. When the drug is administered to a random sample of 1000 adults, the absorption time,
x hours, of each adult is measured. The results are summarized by Σx = 5384 and Σx2 = 29210.
(i) Find unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance, correct to 3 decimal places. [2]
(ii) Assuming a normal distribution, test at the 5% significance level whether the population mean
absorption time is greater than 5.35 hours. [4]
(iii) State, giving a reason, whether it is necessary to assume a normal distribution for the test to be
valid. [1]

9. When a machine is used to dig up potatoes, there is a probability of 0.1 that a potato will be
damaged in the process.
(i) Write down an expression for the probability that a random selection of 12 potatoes dug up by
the machine will include 3 damaged potatoes and find its value. [2]
(ii) Find the least value of n such that the probability of obtaining at least 3 damaged potatoes in a
random sample of n potatoes exceeds 0.06. [3]
(iii) By using a suitable approximation, find the probability of getting at least 3 damaged potatoes
out of a random sample of 100 potatoes. [3]

10. A student conducted a study on the population growth of a city in the 1990s with data sourced
from a statistical website. The table below shows the data obtained.
No. of years, x (after 1990) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Population, y (in thousands) 3135 3231 3314 3419 3525 2561 3796 3927 3959

(i) Give a sketch of the scatter diagram for the data, as shown on your calculator. Giving a
reason, identify a data pair which should be regarded as suspect. [2]
(ii) Replace the suspect data pair with (6, 3671), and calculate the product moment correlation
coefficient for the revised data. Comment on your answer [2]
(iii) Using the revised scatter diagram, comment on the trend observed in the population growth in
the 1990s. [1]
(iv) Find both the lines of regression of y on x, and x on y for the revised data. [2]
(v) The student would like to make an estimate for the population size in the year 2008.
Using the appropriate line of regression, calculate this estimate.
Comment briefly on the reliability of this estimate. [3]

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11. (a) The events A, B and C are such that A and B are independent, and A and C are mutually
exclusive. If P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.2, P(C) = 0.3 and P(B ∩ C) = 0.1, calculate:
(i) P(A ∩ B) [1]
(ii) P(A ∪ B) [1]
(iii) P(C | B’) [2]

(b) Jane travels to school by bus on dry mornings and takes the taxi on wet mornings. The
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probability of a wet morning occurring is 8 . The probability of Jane being late if she takes the
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bus is 6 . The probability of Jane being late if she takes the taxi is 24 .
(i) Find the probability that Jane is late on a random day. [2]
(ii) Find the probability that it is a wet morning given that Jane is late. [2]
(iii) Taking a week as having 5 schooling days, find the probability that Jane is late for 2 days
in a random week. [3]

12. Japanese-imported Rockmelons and Watermelons are sold by weight. The weights, in grams, of
Rockmelons and Watermelons are modeled as having independent normal distributions with
means and standard deviations as shown in the table.
Mean weight Standard deviation
Rockmelon 800 50
Watermelon 1600 180

(i) Two melons, one of each type, are chosen at random. Find the probability that the Rockmelon
weighs between 700 grams and 900 grams, and the Watermelon weighs between 1500 grams
and 1700 grams. [3]
(ii) Find the probability that the total weight of 4 randomly chosen Rockmelons is more than
twice the weight of a randomly chosen Watermelon by at least 850 grams. [4]
(iii) A Rockmelon with weight exceeding m grams is considered as “Premium”. Calculate the
least value of m such that the probability of a randomly chosen Rockmelon being “Premium”
is less than 0.05. Give your answer to the nearest gram. [3]

Rockmelons are sold at $0.05 per gram and Watermelons at $0.03 per gram.
(iv) Find the probability that the total selling price of a randomly chosen Rockmelon and a
randomly chosen Watermelon is more than $75. [4]

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