SET 1

1. Determine the value of λ and μ such that 7. The coordinates of the points A, B and C are
(3i – 6j + 5k) × (λi + μj + 8k) = 0 (–1, 1, 2), (2, –2, 0) and (3, 4, 1) respectively.
(a) Determine the parametric equations
2. Prove that cos 3θ – cos 6θ = tan 3 θ of the line L which passes through the
sin 3θ + sin 6θ 2 points A and B.
Hence, solve (b) The plane π is perpendicular to the line
cos 3θ – 2 sin 3θ = 2 sin 6θ + cos 6θ L and contains the point C. Find the
for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°. Cartesian equation of π.
(c) Hence, determine the coordinates of the
3. For the circle with equation point of intersection between the line L
x 2 + y 2 – 2(2x + y) = 20, and the plane π.
(a) determine its centre and radius,
(b) find the equations of the two tangents for 8. The equation of an ellipse is given by
this circle at the point where x = 5. 9x 2 + 4y 2 – 36x + 24y + 36 = 0.
(a) Find the centre, foci and the coordinates
4. A businessman supplies x sets of office of the vertices on the major axis.
furniture each month to a client at (b) Determine the length of the latus rectum
RM(300 – x) per set. The cost of and state its equation.
manufacturing x sets of this furniture is (c) Sketch the graph of this ellipse.
RM(20x + 100). Determine the number of (d) If this ellipse is translated 3 units to
sets of furniture to be sold so that the profit the right and 2 units above its present
can be maximised each month and calculate position, state the standard equation of
the maximum profit. the resulting ellipse.

5. By letting tanh x = sinh x , show that 9. (a) Express 12 sin x + 5 cos x in the form
cosh x r sin (x + θ), where r > 0 and 0 < θ < π .
d (tanh x) = sech2 x. 2
dx (b) Hence, sketch the graph of
1
Hence, evaluate ∫0.5 6x sech2 x 2dx. y = –12 sin x – 5 cos x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
(c) Solve the equation 24 sin x + 10 cos x = 5
6. (a) Prove that for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

   
tan 1 π – θ + tan 1 π + θ = 2 sec 2θ.
4 4 10. The function f(x) is defined by
f(x) = 3x 4 – 8x 3 – 6x 2 + 24x.
Hence, find ∫ sec 2θ dθ. (a) Find the coordinates of the stationary
(b) If cos–1 x = 3 π, determine the value of points of f(x) and determine its nature.
5 (b) Sketch the graph of y = f(x) for
sin–1 x. –2 ≤ x ≤ 3.
(c) Hence, determine the maximum and
minimum values of f(x) for –2 ≤ x ≤ 3.

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 SET 1

1. The state of Malaysia consists of 11 states 5. (a) Show that for the equation
in the peninsula, 2 states in East Malaysia ln x 2 + x – 4 = 0, there exists a real root
and 3 Federal Territories. Suppose each state lying between x = 2 and x = 3. Using the
and territory above has a representative and Newton-Raphson method with 2.5 as an
a parliamentary committee is to be formed initial value, determine the value of this
consisting of 4 members from among these root correct to 3 significant figures.
representatives. Find the number of possible (b) Using the trapezium rule with 6
committees formed if ordinates, estimate the value of
2 sinh x
(a) no restrictions are imposed. 1
e dx, giving your answer correct to
(b) the committee must consist of at least one 3 decimal places.
representative from the peninsula, East
Malaysia and the Federal Territories. 6. (a) In a large car park, there are 60 cars,
35 vans and 5 lorries. Assuming that all
2. The amount of rainfall, in mm, recorded in a vehicles are equally likely to leave the
week for the town of Normail is given below: car park, find the probability that
5.2, 10.3, 2.8, 14.6, 8.8, 7.6, 1.5 (i) a car leaves the car park first.
(a) Calculate the mean and standard (ii) a lorry leaves the car park after a car
deviation of the data above. or van has left first.
(b) If it was realised that the recordings (iii) three cars leave first followed by
above were faulty and the actual readings two vans.
should have been 0.2 mm more, state the (b) The probability that a car fitted with a
actual mean and standard deviation. security alarm system being stolen is
0.05 whereas the probability that it will
dy y 2 – 1 be stolen if it had not been fitted with a
3. Solve the differential equation = ,
dx x security alarm system is 0.15. It is known
given y = 2 when x = 1. that 60% of the cars have been fitted with
Express your solution in the form y = f(x). security alarm systems.
(i) Find the probability that a randomly
4. A customer service counter found that chosen car will be stolen.
the number of complaints received daily (ii) If a car had been reported stolen,
followed the following distribution: find the probability that it had been
2
P(X = x) = 50 – x , x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 fitted with a security alarm system.
k
(a) Determine the value of k.
(b) Find E(X) and Var(X).

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 7. The time spent surfing the internet, in hours, 9. The continuous random variable X has the
was surveyed among a group of 60 students. probability density function
The results of the survey is given in the table

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below. k sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π
f(x) = 3
Time spent surfing 0, otherwise
Number of students
(hours)
0≤x<5 5 (a) Prove that k = 2.
(b) Find the cumulative distribution
5 ≤ x < 10 12 function, F(x) and hence, evaluate
10 ≤ x < 15
(i) P X < π
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15 ≤ x < 20 10
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π
20 ≤ x < 25 9 冢
(ii) P < X < 7π
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25 ≤ x < 35 6 (c) Calculate the median of X.
(a) Plot a histogram and estimate the modal
surfing time. 10. The lifespan of a certain brand of plasma
(b) Calculate the median and mean surfing televisions is normally distributed with a
time. mean of μ years and a standard deviation of
(c) Using your answer in part (b), find the σ years. It is know that 5% of the televisions
Pearson’s coefficient of skewness and have a lifespan of less than 3.2 years and 15%
comment on your answer. of the televisions have a lifespan of more
than 4 years.
8. (a) A discrete random variable, X, is (a) Calculate the value of μ and σ.
distributed uniformly such that (b) Determine the probability that a
randomly selected television lasts less
P(X = x) = 1, x = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11. than 3 years 8 months.
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Calculate its expected value and standard (c) If the warranty period of this brand of
deviation. plasma television is 3 years, find the
(b) In the transport of live lobsters from expected percentage of televisions that
its port of origin to the end customers, fail within the warranty period.
it is known that 2% of the lobsters (d) 10 televisions are randomly selected.
will not survive. If these lobsters are Find the probability that exactly three of
transported in boxes of twelve, find that them will last at least 4 years.
in a randomly selected box received by a
customer,
(i) all the lobsters survived.
(ii) not more than ten lobsters survived.
Find the mean and variance of the
number of surviving lobsters per box.

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