SPM 2003

P = { 1,2,3 }
Q = { 2,4,6,8,10 }

1. 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.
[ 1(a) 2 or 4 (b) 1 ]

2. Given that g : x  5 x  1 and h : x  x 2  2 x  3 , find

(a) g-1 (3),
(b) hg(x).
[ 2 (a) 2/5 (b) hg(x) = 25x2 +2 ]

3. Solve the quadratic equation 2x( x – 4 ) = ( 1 – x ) ( x + 2 )

Give your answer correct to four significant figures.
[ 3 x = 2.591 or – 0.2573 ]

4. The quadratic equation x ( x + 1 ) = px – 4 has two distinct roots. Find the range of values of p.
[4 p < -3 or p > 5 ]

5. Given that log2 T – log 4 V = 3, express T in terms of V.

[5 T=8√V]

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

[ 6 x = 1.677 ]

7. 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.
[ 7(a) k = 7 (b) d= 6 , S n=9 = 252 ]

8. A geometric progression, the first terms is 64 and the fourth term is 27.
Calculate
(a) the common ratio,
(b) the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.
[ 8 (a) r = ¾ (b) S  = 256 ]

9. 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.
[ 9 p = – 2t ]

10. x and y are related by the relation y = px2 +qx , where p and q are constants. A straight line is
y
obtained by plotting against x, as shown in Diagram 1.
x
y (2,9)
x
(6,1)
x
0
Diagram 1

Find the value of p and of q.

[ 10 p = – 2 q = 13 ]

y x
11. The equations of two straight line are   1 and 5y = 3x + 24.
5 3
Determine whether the lines are perpendicular to each other.
[ 11 m1m2 = (– 5/3) x (3/5) = – 1 , the lines are perpendicular ]
12. Diagram 2 shows two vectors, OP and. OQ

y
Q(–8,4)

P(5,3)
x
0
Diagram 2
Express
 x
(a) OP in the form  
y  
(b) OQ in the form x i + y j
{ 12(a) OP = ( 5 ) , OQ = – 8i + 4j )
3
p = 2a + 3b
13.
q = 4a – b
r = ha +(h – k ) b where h and k are constants

Use the above information to find the values of h and k when r = 3p – 2q.
[ 13 h = -2 k = - 13 ]

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

D C

E
A B

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

(a) BD
(b) EC
[ 14 (a) BD = - 6p + 4q (b) EC = 2p + 8q/3 ]

15. Given that y = 14 x (5 – x ) , calculate

(a) the value of x when y is a maximum,
(b) the maximum value of y.
[ 15(a) x = 5/2 (b) Ymax. = 175/2 ]

16. Given that y = x2 + 5x, use differentiation to find small change in y

when x increases from 3 to 3.01.
[ 16(a)  y = 11x0.01 = 0.11 ]

5
17.Given that  (1  x) 4
dx  k (1  x) n  c , find the values of k and n.
[ 17 k = – 5/3 n = – 3 ]

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

x
O
Diagram 4 x=k
If the area of the shaded region is 64 unit2, find the value of k.
[ 18 k = 4 ]

19. Diagram 5 shows a sector ROS with centre O

R


S
O

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 rad.
[19  = 0.8153 ]

20. Given that tan  = t , 0 <  < 90o, express , in terms of t :

(i) cot 
(ii) sin ( 90 –  )
[ 20(a) cot  = 1/t (b) sin ( 90 -  ) = cos  = 1/ √ ( t2 + 1) ]

21. Solve the equation 6 sec2 A – 13 tan A 0o < A < 360o

[ 21 ( 3 tan A –2)(2tanA – 3 ) = 0 , A = 33.69o or 236.31o ]

22. Diagram 6 shows 5 letters and 3 digits.

A B C D E 6 7 8
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 of digit is repeated in each
code.
[22 5P3 x 3P2 = 360 ]

23. 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.
[ 23 (a) 8C4 x 5C3 = 700 , (b) 8C7 x 5C0 +8C6 x 5C1+8C5 x 5C2 =708 ]

24. Diagram 7 shows a standard normal distribution graph.

f(z)

z
O k
If P ( 0 < z < k ) = 0.3128. find P ( z > k ).
[ 24 P ( Z > k) = 0.5 – 0.2138 = 0.1872 ]

25. In an examination,70 % of the students passed. If a sample of 8 students is randomly

selected, find the probability that 6 students form the sample passed the examination.
[ 25 ( P (X = 6 ) = 8C6 x (0.7)6(0.3)2 = 0.2965 )