Mathematics Question by Chapters 2013 to 2017

Contents:

Matrix 2
Coordinates Geometry 7
Statistics 12
Linear Law 23
Index Number 26

Reference:

Matrix: Mathematics Form 5 Chap 4

Coordinates Geometry: Add Math Form 4 Chap 6
Statistics: Add Math Form 4 Chap 7
Linear Law: Add Math Form 5 Chap 2
Index Number: Add Math Form 4 Chap 11

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Matrix

1. Express the following as a single matrix, where I is identity matrix:

a. [3]

b. [3]

c. [4]

d. [4]
5 y  3x  425
2. Using matrix method, solve following simultaneous equations:  [7]
4 x  7 y  575
3. Answer the following questions:
5  4  2 0
a. Given P     , where P is a 2 × 2 matrix, find the matrix P. [4]
 3  2   0 2 
3 2 
b. Given C    , find k is C doesn’t have inverse matrix. [2]
 k  4
  1 0  1  0 1 0  1 2 0  16 13 19 
       9 4
4. Given P    1 0 0 , Q   a 0 1 , A   0 3 0  , R   22 25 23  ,
2 1 2  b c 0  2  4 2  9 4 
       31 34 37 
 9 4 
a. If PQ = I, find the value of a, b and c. [3]
 p 0 0
 
b. Given that QAP   0 q 0  , find the value of p, q and r. [5]
0 0 r
 
c. Express RQAPQAP as a single matrix. [5]
2 2 0
1 0 1   
5. Given P   , Q    1 3 0  , find the matrix P(Q - I), where I is a 3 × 3 identity matrix.
 0 2 0  0 0 2
 
[4]
1 0 
6. Given A    and AB = A - 2B, find the matrix B. [4]
 2  1 

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 3 a
7. Given A    ,
6 4
a. Find the value of a when A has no inverse matrix. [2]
b. Assuming a = -1, find the inverse matrix of A. [4]
c. Hence, using a = -1 and result from (b), solve the values of a and b which satisfy the
3x  y  9
simultaneous equation below:  [6]
3x  2 y  3
 3x 2 2 x  1
8. Prove that   always has inverse matrix for all x  R . [5]
 x 1 1 

9. and I is an identity matrix. Express the following matrix as

single matrix.
a. PQ [3]
-1
b. (P - I) [3]
-1
c. PI Q [4]
10. Answer the following questions:
 4  4  2
a. Given A    , if kA    2 m  2 I , where I is identity matrix, find the values of the
 4  6 1
constants, k and m. [6]
2 k
b. Given Q    . If matrix Q has no inverse, find the possible values of k. [4]
 k 1
11. Answer the following questions:
a. If 2MN-1 = N-1, where N is a 2 × 2 matrix and N-1 is the inverse matrix of N, find the matrix M.
[3]
1
 x x  1  x x 2  1
b. If     2  , find x.
 [5]
 x 1 x   x  x  4 x 
12. Write the following simultaneous equation as a matrix equation. Hence, using matrix method,
2b  11  7a
determine the values of a and b.  [6]
5a  b  3
 2  2  4 1 0 1
   
13. Given A    1 3 4  and B   0 1 0  ,
 1  2  3 1 0 1
   
2
a. Shows that A = A. [3]
b. Hence, express A7B as a single matrix. [3]
 4 6 2 
14. Given matrix A is a column matrix such that A2  3 1    , find matrix A. [6]
  2 3  1

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 3 1 5  1 2 3
1   
15. Prove that  12  8  4  is the inverse of matrix  0 1 4 . [6]
12 
3 5 1  3 1 1
 
3 2  1 5 t 
16. It is given that P    and Q   .
 8  5 m  4n  3 
a. Find the values of m, n and t, such that QP = I. [6]
b. Using matrices, calculate the values of x and y that satisfy the following simultaneous linear
2 y  3x  10
equation:  [6]
8 x  5 y  27
4 2   1  3
17. Given A    and B    . Express the followings as a single matrix.
 1  3 2 7 
a. 3B - 2A [3]
b. A2 - B2 [4]
c. A3 [4]
 2 4
18. Given that matrix C    ,
 h 5
a. Find the value of h if matrix C has no inverse. [3]
p q 
b. Given B   3  and BC = CB = I, where I is an identity matrix, find the values of h, p and q.
 2  1
[9]
19. Write the following simultaneous equation as a matrix equation. Hence, using matrix method,
8 p  5q  14
determine the values of p and q.  [7]
 3q  4 p  4
 13  13 23    13 1 4   12 1  1  6 0 0 
 1     1   
20. Given P   2 1
2 0  , D   1  13  4  , Q    2 1 1  , R   0  12 0 
 1 1 1   4  4  10   1 0 1  0 0  18 
 3 3 3    
a. Express PQ, DQ and QR as a single matrix. [9]
b. Hence, or other ways, show that D = QRP. [2]
1 2 3 0   9 6
21. Given that A   , B   , C   , xA  yB  C , find the values of x, y, p and q. [10]
3 4 1  2  p q
3x  4 y  18
22. Using matrix method, solve simultaneous equations:  [8]
y  x 1
 cos   sin   1 0  cos 2  sin 2 
23. Given that M   , 0     , M 4    . Prove that M 2    . Hence,
 sin  cos   0 1  sin 2 cos 2 
find the value of θ. [10]
 3  10  5  7  25 
24. Find the 2 × 2 matrix P if P 3   , P    . [8]
2  7   5  18 
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  1 1 1  3 2 3 
   
25. Given the matrices M   1 0 3  and N   1  1 2  .
 0 1 1   1 1  1
   
a. Find MN and deduce the relation between matrices M and N. [4]
k 0 0  1 0 a
   
b. Given that D   0 1 0  and MND   0 b 0  , find the value of a, b, c and k. [5]
 0 0  3 0 0 c 
   
 p 2
26. Given that the matrix P    ,
  4  3
a. If P has no inverse matrix, find the value of p. [2]
b. If p = 3,
i. Find the inverse matrix of P. [5]
ii. Using matrix method, calculate the value of x and y that satisfy the following
 3x  2 y  1
simultaneous linear equations.  [5]
 4 x  3 y  2
 1 0
27. Given A    ,
  2 3
a. Find A2. [3]
b. Find the determinant of matrix A. [2]
c. If A2 - 4A = kI, where I is identity matrix. Find the value of k. [3]
d. Hence, prove that A3 = 13A - 12I. [2]
e. If A3 = 13B + 14I, find matrix B. [2]
 1  1
28. Given A = ( m 1 ) and B    and AB2 = ( 1 -2 ), find
n 0 
a. The values of m and n. [5]
b. Is BA exist? If yes, find the matrix. Otherwise, state the reason(s) for its non-existence. [2]
 tan 45 1 2   8 12  5 
   
29. Given matrices M   sec 60 cos 0 3  and N   1  2 1  . Express MN as a single matrix.
 3 csc 2 30 4   5 7 3 
  
[8]
 1 1 1
30. State number of rows, number of columns and the order of matrix   . [3]
 2 9  3 
 a 1  1  b  4 7  1  3 6
     
31. If A   3 5 b , B    1 3 c , A  B   2 8 5  . Find a, b, c. [7]
2 c 1  1 a 2   3 b 3
    

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32. Using matrix method, calculate the value of x and y that satisfy the simultaneous equations
2 x  3 y  13
 . [7]
 4 y  3x  6
 2 3 a b 
33. Given that A    and the inverse matrix of A is A1    , where a, b, c and d are integers,
 5 x   c d 
find the possible values of x. [10]
34. Given ( ), ( ), ( ) , calculate,
a. – [3]
b. [5]

35. Given ( ), ( ); calculate and [2,2]

√
36. Given ( ), ( ) , and , Calculate the value of ( ) and

( ) [5,5]
37. If matrix ( ) has no inverse matrix, prove that ( ) has no inverse matrix.
[4]
38. Given that ( ) , Find Matrix . [4]
39. Solve the following simultaneous equation using matrix form: [6]
40. Given matrix ( ), and matrix is a matrix. If . List 4 possibilities of matrix .
[4]

41. Given the matrices ( ), ( ) , Express the following in a single matrix:

a. [4]
b. [5]
42. If P ( ), ( ), ( ) and is an identity matrix.
a. Given that , where is an identity matrix. Find the value of a , . [4]
b. Find the matrix . [4]
43. Prove that the inverse matrix for matrix ( ) always exists for all k . [5]

44. Given M ( )
a. If matrix has no inverse, find the value(s) of . [5]
b. Given that ,
i. Find matrix and inverse matrix of M . [5]
ii. Using matrix method only, solve the following simultaneous equations: { .
[7]
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Coordinates Geometry

1. A triangle ABC with vertices A(-3,-3), B(6,3) and C(4,-2). Find

a. The distance AB. [2]
b. The area of triangle ABC. [3]
c. The perpendicular distance from C to AB [2]
2. Given a straight line l, 4x - 3y + 2 =0, and a point A(1,-3). Find the equation of the straight line, which
passes through A and is
a. Parallel to l in general form. [3]
b. Perpendicular to l in intercept form. [4]
3. Answer the following questions
a. A(4,2), B(5,6), C and D(-4,1) are vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. Find the coordinates of C.
[4]
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b. P(2,2), Q(5,-2) and R(10,k) are the vertices of ΔPQR. If the area of triangle is 19 unit , find the
possible values of k. [5]
4. In ΔABC, three points D  2 , 2  , E 7, 2  and F  2 ,0 are midpoints of sides AC, BC and AB respectively.
11 5 1 9

a. Find the coordinates of A, B and C. [6]

b. Prove that DE is parallel to AB. [5]
5. Figure 1 shows a quadrilateral OABC.
a. Show that ∠OAB = 90º. [3]
b. Find the value of k. [2]
c. Find the coordinate of point B. [4]
d. Calculate the area of quadrilateral OABC. [3]
6. Given P(0,-5), Q(10,0), T(0,t). R internally divides PQ in ration
2:3.
a. Write down the equation of PQ in intercept form. [1]
b. If RT is perpendicular to PQ, find
i. The coordinate of R. [3] Figure 1
ii. The value of t. [4]
c. Find the area of ΔRQT. [3]
d. If RS is a straight line that parallel to QT, and the area of the quadrilateral QRST is 48 unit2, find
the coordinate of S. [7]
7. Given point A(-4,5) and point B(6,-5),
a. If point P moves such that its distance from A is always twice its distance from B, find the
equation of locus of point P. [5]
b. If point Q moves along the circumference of a circle with diameter AB, find the equation of
locus of point Q. [5]
8. Two points, A(a,5) and B(4,b), on the line 3y - 4x + 13 = 0 and C(7,1), form a triangle ABC. Find
a. The distance of AB. [4]
b. The area of triangle ABC. [4]
c. The perpendicular distance from C to line AB. [3]
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9. Given A(-2,2) and B(3,7), a fixed point P divides line AB internally in the ratio of 2: 3,
a. Find the coordinates of P. [4]
b. Find the equation of a straight line that is perpendicular to AB and passes through P in general
form. [4]
c. If point P now moves such that the ratio of its distance from A to its distance from B is
maintained in the same ratio as before. Find the equation of locus of P. [6]
10. Given line 3y - p = 2x, with y-intercept of -3, is perpendicular to another line qx - 8 = 2y. Find the value
of p and q. [6]
11. Given point A(-3,6) and point B(4,2),
a. If point P moves along circumference of a circle with centre A and passes through B, find the
equation of locus of P. [6]
b. A tangent line intersects the circle of locus of P at point B. Find the equation of the tangent line
in general form. [6]
12. Figure 2 shows a trapezium PQRS. The equation of QR is y
2  4x  1 , Q and
R are points on y-axis and x-axis respectively. A point T is drawn on the
line PS such that PQRT forms a parallelogram.
a. The area of trapezium PQRS is 12.5 unit2. Find the value of k.
[8]
b. Find the equation of line RT in general form. [4]
c. Find the coordinates of T. [4] Figure 2
13. Given that A(2,-3), B(-1,3) are points on the Cartesian Plane.
a. If a point C internally divides the line segment AB in ratio 1:2, find
i. The coordinates of point C. [3]
ii. The equation of line CD such that CD perpendicular to AB. [4]
b. Find the equation of the locus of point E such that AE:EB = 1:2. [7]
14. Find the equation of the locus of a moving point P such that it is equidistant from line y = -2 and from
the point A(2,2). Hence, prove that the locus of point P touches the x-axis at only one point. [10]
15. Given three points P(-1,1), Q(9,6) and R form a straight line PRQ, find the coordinates of point R if
PR:QR = 2:3. [5]
x y
16. Given that two straight lines,   0 and 3y - kx -
2 4
4 = 0, are parallel, find the value of k. [5]
17. Given two points A(1,4) and B(-9,3), find the
equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB in
general form. [5]
18. Show that the three points A(2,1), B(4,6) and C(6,1)
are the vertices of an isosceles triangle. [5]
19. Refer to Figure 3, find the equation of the straight
line PQ in intercept form. [4]
Figure 3

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20. Figure 4 shows a curve y = -x2 + kx. Point O is the origin, point P is the
maximum point of the curve and point Q lies on the curve. If ORQ is a
straight line, point R(3,3) divided OQ internally in the ratio 3:2.
a. Find the coordinates of point Q. [4]
b. Find the value of k. [2]
2
c. Show that the area of triangle OPQ is 15 unit . [4]
21. Given four points P(-2,3), Q(m,1), R(10,4) and S(6,n) are the vertices of
a parallelogram PQRS. Find the values of m and n. Hence, find the area
of parallelogram PQRS. [6,3]
22. Given that AC, BC and AB are three sides of a triangle and A(3,1),
Figure 4
C(0,2). If the gradients of the AC, BC and AB are 3k, -k and -3k
respectively.
a. Find the value of k. [3]
b. Find the coordinates of point B. [6]
23. The Figure 5 shows a trapezium ABCD. The straight line AB is parallel to the
straight line DC. The straight line AB is perpendicular to the straight line BC.
The coordinates of the points A, B and D are (2,3), (4,9) and (6,5)
respectively.
a. Find the coordinates of point C. [6]
b. Point E lies on the straight line BD such that BE:ED = 3:1. Calculate
the area of △CDE. [4]
24. In Figure 6, P(-1,3), Q(3,-1) and R(0,-2) are the midpoints for the straight
lines KJ, KL and JL respectively for JPQR forms a parallelogram.
a. Find the equation of the straight line KJ. [4]
b. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the straight line KJ.
[4]
c. Calculate the area of triangle PQR and, hence, find the area of triangle
JKL. [6]
25. Answer the following questions:
a. Find the equation of the locus of a moving point P such that its
distance from point A(2,-3) is always 5 units. [5]
b. Find the equation of the locus of a moving point Q such that its distance from point B(1,2) and
point C(3,4) are always equal. [5]
c. Given that J(5,6) and K(17,11) are two fixed points. Find the equation of the locus of a moving
point T such that ∠JTK is always 90º. [5]
d. Given that D(-1,2) and E(4,7) are two fixed points. Find the equation of the locus of a moving
point S such that SD:SE = 2:3. [5]

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26. Given A(-1,3) and B(4,8), a fixed point P divides line AB internally in ratio of 2:3.
a. Find the coordinates of P. [5]
b. Find the equation of a straight line that is perpendicular to AB and passes through point A.
(Express the equation in general form) [5]
c. Find the equation of a straight line that is parallel to AB and passes through point (4,0) in
intercept form and, hence, state the y-intercept of this line. [5]
27. Figure 7 shows a rhombus PQRS with two vertices P(5,-1) and Q(0,4). The
gradient of straight line QR is -7. The equation of the straight line QS is 2x + y -
4 = 0. The diagonals PR and QS intersect at point T.
a. Find the equation of line PR in general form. [3]
b. Find the coordinates of points T. [3]
c. Find the equation of line QR in gradient form. [3]
d. Find the equation of the straight line PQ in intercept form and, hence,
state the coordinates of the point intersect by the line PQ and x-axis.
[4]
e. Find the perimeter of the rhombus PQRS. [3]
28. The mid-point of the line segment joining point ( ) and
( )divides internally line segment joining point ( ) and point
such that . Find:
a. The coordinates of point , [3]
b. The coordinates of point , [4]
c. The area of the quadrilateral with vertices . [4]
29. If:
a. ( ),F( ), ( ) are collinear, find the values of . [4]
b. Point lies on the line x , and the area formed by the same point and is ,
find: (express answer in ii. And iii. In simplest surd form.)
i. The coordinates of point if point lies above -axis, [6]
ii. The distance of , [2]
iii. The perpendicular distance, from point to line . [3]
30. If the straight line ( ) is parallel to the line , where are
constants. Find:
a. The value of , [4]
b. The value of if the -intercept of line is above the -intercept of line . [4]
31. A point moves such that the ratio of its distance from point ( ) to its distance from point
( ) is in the ratio of . Find the equation of the locus of the moving point . [6]
32. Point moves along the circumference of a circle with center ( ) and passes through origin. Find
the equation of the locus of the moving point . [6]

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33. In Figure 8, the straight lines and are
perpendicular to each other. The equation of and
are and respectively.
Point lies on -axis and point lies on -axis. Find:
a. Coordinates of point and . [2]
b. Equation of the line in general form. [5]
c. The coordinates of point . [3]
d. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of
Figure 8
line in gradient form. [5]

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Statistics

1. Answer the following questions:

a. The sum of a set of eight numbers is 120. Two numbers, 6 and 12, are added to the set. Find the
new mean of the new set of numbers. [3]
b. The mean of a set of eight numbers is 10. When two numbers, m and 3m, are taken away, the
mean decreases by 2. Find the value of m. [4]
2. The mean for numbers 3, 2q + 1, 4q, 14, 17 and 19 arranged in ascending order is p. If the median is 13,
find the values of p and Q. [4]

Product 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44

Number of Trees 3 7 16 18 9 5 2
Table 1
3. Table 1 shows distribution of the products of 60 rambutan tree.
a. Find the mean of thee distribution. [4]
b. Construct a cumulative frequency table. [4]
c. Using a scale of 2 cm to 5 kg on the x-axis and 2 cm to 10 trees on the y-axis, draw an ogive for
the distribution. [5]
d. From the ogive, estimate the interquartile range. [3]

Mass (kg) 14-16 17-19 20-22 23-25 26-28 29-31

Frequency 1 13 16 K 4 1
Table 2
4. Table 2 shows a frequency distribution table of masses of a group of children in a kindergarten.
a. Given the median mass is 21 kg. Calculate the value of k. [4]
b. Using a scale of 2 cm to 3 kg on the x-axis and 2 cm to 2 children on the y-axis, draw a
histogram for the frequency distribution. [5]
c. Hence, on the same axes, draw a frequency polygon. [2]
d. Estimate the modal mass. [2]
5. The mean of five numbers 5, x, 2x, 6 and 8 is k. When 6 is added to each of the umbers, the mean
becomes 74 k. Find the values of k and x. [5]
6. Given 2 sets of scores X and Y. Set X = {x1, x2, x3, … , x20} with a mean of 8 and standard deviation 5, set
 x  5 x2  5 x3  5 x  5
Y  1 , , ,, 20  . Find
 2 2 2 2 
a. Σx and Σx2 for set X. [4]
b. Mean and variance for set Y. [3]

Marks 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79

Number of Students 3 9 14 12 2
Table 3
7. Table 3 above shows the frequency distribution of marks for additional mathematics test. Use the
formula to find the first quartile, the third quartile and the interquartile range. [9]
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8. Set A has 20 numbers with mean 12.5 and standard deviation 3, set B = {6, 8, 9, 13, 14}. All numbers in
set A and set B are combined to form a new set C. Calculate the mean and the standard deviation for
set C. [6]

Points 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100

No. of Contestants 10 21 36 24 9
Table 4
9. Table 4 shows the distribution of points for a Mathematic quiz.
a. Using scale of 1 cm to 10 contestants on the y-axis and 2 cm to 20 points on the x-axis to draw
an ogive for the data. [7]
b. Using the ogive from (a), [1]
i. Find the median point.
ii. If the top best 20% of the contestants are classified as Grade A, find the least points of
Grade A.
10. Given a set of numbers 4, 5, 9, 7, p and q, find the possible values of p and q if mean and mode of the
set of numbers are both equal to 7. [4]
11. The mode, median and mean of five positive integers are 7, 8 and 9 respectively. Find the possible sets
of the five integers. [6]
12. Given mean of 6 numbers x, 5, 8, 2x, 10 and 16 is y. When each number is increased by 3, the new
4y
mean is 3
. Find x and y. [5]

Marks 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39

Frequency 3 7 11 14 9 4 2
Table 5
13. Table 5 shows the marks obtained by 50 students in a test.
a. State the size of uniform class interval used in the table above. [1]
b. Calculate the mean. [3]
c. Using a scale of 2 cm to 5 marks on the x-axis and 1 cm to 1 student on the y-axis, draw a
histogram to represent the data. [4]
d. Hence, from the histogram, estimate the modal mark. [3]
e. Using your histogram in (c), calculate the percentage of students who obtained less than 20
marks. [2]

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14. Figure 6 shows the ogive of a group of workers in a factory.

Figure 6
a. Copy and fill the following table 7 using data from the ogive. [4]

Mass (kg) Number of Workers Upper Boundary Cumulative Frequency Mid point
51-55 0 0
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
Table 7
b. State the total number of group of workers. [1]
c. State the modal class. [1]
d. Using formula, estimate the median. [3]
e. From the ogive, find the percentage of workers whose masses are not less than 78 kg. [2]
15. The mean of 6 numbers, 2, 5, x, 2y, 9 and 14 is 7. When 2 is multiplied to each numbers, the new
variance is 56. Find x and y. [6]
16. A class consists of 36 girls and 24 boys. The heights of the girls has mean 163 cm and standard
deviation 8 cm. The heights of the boys has mean 170 cm and standard deviation 10 cm.
a. Find the mean and standard deviation of the whole class. [8]
b. If 10 additional students with mean 165 cm and standard deviation 9 cm are allocated to the
class. Find the new mean and new standard deviation for the whole class. [6]

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 Time (minutes) 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30
Frequency 6 18 28 14 8 6
Table 8
17. Table 8 shows time taken by 80 students to finish a math homework. Using the formula, find the first
quartile, the third quartile and the interquartile range. [8]

Age 13-17 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47

Frequency 43 65 88 52 26 16 10
Table 9
18. Table 9 shows ages distribution of 300 participants in a marathon race.
a. Estimated the mean of the age of the participants. [3]
b. On graph paper, using scale of 2 cm to 5 years on x-axis and 2 cm to 30 participants on y-axis,
draw an ogive for the data. [6]
c. From the ogive, estimate the median and the number of participants aged 35 years and above.
[4]
19. The numbers 5, 8, 13, x, 19, 22 have been arranged in ascending order. If the mean is equal to the
median for these numbers.
a. Find the value of x. [4]
b. Calculate the new mean if each number is multiplied by 3 and subtracted by 4. [3]

Number of day of absence 0 1 2 3 4 5

Number of students 5 8 k 9 6 4
Table 10
20. Table 10 shows the number of days of absence during a semester of a group of students in a college. If
the mean of the number of day absence is 2.375, find
a. The value of k. [4]
b. The median and mode of the number of days of absence. [3]

Length (m) 1.0-1.4 1.5-1.9 2.0-2.4 2.5-2.9 3.0-3.4

Number of pipes 4 5 6 7 3
Table 11
21. Table 11 shows the frequency distribution of the pipes bought by a contractor based on their lengths.
Without drawing an ogive, find
a. The mean length of the pipes. [3]
b. The median length of the pipes. [4]

Length of Spiders (cm) 1.2-1.6 1.7-2.1 2.2-2.6 2.7-3.1 3.2-3.6

Frequency 2 2 4 3 1
Table 12
22. Table 12 shows a frequency distribution for length of some spiders. By using formula, find (a) the first
quartile, Q1, (b) the third quartile, Q3, (c) the interquartile range. [4,4,1]

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 Mark 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49
Number of students 9 16 8 4 3
Table 13
23. Table 13 show the marks obtained by a group of Form 4 students in a test.
a. Find the modal class of the distribution. [2]
b. If the passing mark is 30, how many students failed the test? [2]
c. Using a scale of 2 cm to 10 unit for x-axis and 2 cm to 2 unit for y-axis, draw a histogram to
represent the distribution. Hence, estimate the mode of the distribution. [6]

Score 0 1 2 3 4
Frequency 3 9 4 k 1
Table 14
24. Table 14 shows scores obtained by a group of students in a game, find
a. The maximum value of k if the mode of the distribution is 1. [2]
b. The minimum value of k if the mean score is more than 2. [3]
c. The range of values of k if the median score of students is 2. [4]
25. Given a set of data: 2, 5, 1, 10, 4, 7. Find (a) the range, (b) the interquartile range and (c) the standard
deviation of the data. [1,3,3]
26. Given a set of numbers: 2, 4, 8, 10, 2 and 4, find
a. The variance of the set of numbers. [4]
b. The new variance of the set of numbers if each of the numbers is multiplied by 2 and then
added by 1. [2]
27. A set of numbers is arranged in ascending order: 6, 7, 8, x, 13, y, 18, 24.
a. If the median is 12 and the mean is 13, find the values of x and y. [4]
b. Find the new mean and median, when each number is multiplied by 3 and then subtracted by 2.
[4]
28. A set of data, X, consists of 7 scores such that  x = 28 and  x 2
= 128. A score, k, is taken out from
1
the set and the mean of the scores that are left is reduced by . Calculate
3
a. The value of k. [4]
b. The variance of the scores that are left. [3]

Points 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100

Number of contestants 10 21 36 24 9
Table 15
29. Table 15 shows the points distribution of a group of contestants in a mathematics quiz.
a. By using a scale of 2 cm to 20 points on the x-axis and 1 cm to 10 contestants on the y-axis,
draw an ogive for the data on a graph paper provided. [6]
b. From the ogive, estimate
i. The median [2]
ii. The percentage of number of contestants who obtained more than 70 points. [3]
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 30. For the following set of data: 1, 4, 3, 12, 20, 14, 4, 6, 15, 4 and 2; find:
a. Mean, [2]
b. Standard deviation, [3]
c. Median. [1]
31. The mean and standard deviation of the set of data: are 5 and 3 respectively. Find the
new mean and new variance for the set of data: . [4]

Diagram 16
32. Diagram 16 shows histogram represents the masses of parcels received in post office in certain day.
Based on the diagram, find:
a. Size of class interval, [1]
b. Total number of parcels received that day, [1]
c. The mode, [2]
d. The mean. [3]
Age of teacher Number 33. Table 17 represent the age of teachers in
25-29 2 a school. Without drawing an ogive, find the
30-34 3 following:
35-39 10 a. Median, [3]
40-44 19 b. Interquartile Range, [7]
c. Variance, [5]
45-49 13
d. Standard deviation. [2]
50-54 3
Table 17

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34. 5 different positive integers: have a mean of 6 and a median of 6,
find the value of and . [6]
35. Given two set of data X and Y, set X = {x1, x2, x3, … , x40} with mean of 17 and standard deviation of 6,
set Y = 13 x1  4, 13 x2  4, 13 x3  4,, 13 x40  4. Find
a. The mean and the variance of set Y. [2,3]
b. The ratio of the range of set Y to range of set X. [2]

Score Number of students

0 7
1 12
2 5
3 11
4 P
5 2
Table 18
36. Table 18 shows the scores obtained by a group of students in a competition. Given that the median
score of a student is 2, find the range of values of p. [5]
37. A set of data, X, consists of 8 numbers. The sum of all the numbers is 72 and the sum of squares of the
numbers is 1059. For the eight numbers, calculate
a. The mean, [2]
b. The variance [2]
c. Another set of data, Y, consisting 12 number which has Σy = 63 and Σy² = 3136 is added into the
original data. Find
i. The new mean [3]
ii. The new standard deviation. [3]
iii. Is the set of data X be more consistent after combining with set Y? Justify your answer.
[3]
38. Answer the following questions:
a. A set of 3 positive data having a mean of 13 . Prove that the sums of square of the data is not
less than 13 . [6]
b. A set A which consists of 10 positive numbers x1, x2, x3, … , x10 has a mean of p and standard
deviation of q. If the other set B consists of the square of each number in set A that is
x12 , x22 , x32 ,, x10
2
. Express the mean of set B in terms of p and q. [4]

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 Marks Number of students
40-49 6
50-59 12
60-69 11
70-79 P
80-89 7
90-99 3
Table 19
39. Table 19 shows the marks obtained by a group of students in a Mathematics test.
a. If the median is 64.5, find the value of p. [4]
b. If the value of p = 11, complete the following Table 20. [4]

Marks Number of students Upper boundary Cumulative frequency

40-49 6 49.5 6
50-59 12
60-69 11
70-79 11
80-89 7
90-99 3
Table 20
c. Using a scale of 2 cm to 10 marks on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to 5 students on the vertical
axis, draw an ogive to represent the above data. Based on your graph, estimate the
interquartile range of the marks of the students. [7]
40. A set of data with five numbers is arranged in ascending order as shown below:

( )

a. If the mean is twice the median, find the value of . [3]

b. Using result from 1(a), rewrite the data into numerical form. Hence, find the variance. [4]
c. Using result from 1(b), if each value of the set of data is multiplied by 3 and then subtracted by
2, find the new variance. [2]
41. A set of data, , consist of 10 scores such that ∑ and ∑ . A score, , is taken out
from set and the mean of the remaining scores is reduced by 3. Find
a. The value of . [4]
b. The standard deviation of the remaining scores. (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places)
[2]
42. A set of data, , consists of scores such that ∑ and ∑ . A score, m , is taken
out from the set and the mean of the scores that are left is reduced by . Calculate:
a. The value of m . [4]
b. The standard deviation of the scores that are left. [3]

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 Mass (kg) Number of parcels
1 6
2 4
3 5
4
5 3
Table 21
43. Table 21 shows masses of parcels received by post office in certain day.
a. Find the value of if the mean is . Hence state the mode. [4]
b. Find the range of values of if the median is . [3]

Marks Number of Students

40-49 6
50-59 10
60-69 15
70-79 6
80-89
Table 22
44. Table 22 shows the marks in Mathematics test taken by a class of students.
a. Complete the table below. [1]

Marks Frequency Cumulative Frequency

40-49 6
50-59 10
60-69 15
70-79 6
80-89
Table 23
b. Based on the table in 4(a), given that the median mark is 63.5, find the value of . [3]
c. If the class has 44 students, complete the table below. [4]
Marks Midpoint ( ) Frequency ( )
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89
- - ∑ ∑ ∑
Table 24
d. Based on the table in 4(c), find the standard deviation. (express your answer in 2 decimal places)
[3]
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 Treatment Time (minutes) Number of patients
9-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
Table 25
45. Table 25 and histogram 26 below shows the treatment time taken by Doctor Lim to treat 120 patients.
The table and histogram as shown below is INCOMPLETE.
a. Complete the table and histogram in spaces provided above. [3]
b. Based on the histogram above, estimate the modal time taken by Doctor Lim to treat the
patients. Show your working on the histogram. [2]
c. Based on the table above, Doctor Lim able to treat of patients in less than minutes.
Find the value of . [2]

Histogram 26

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 Age (years) Number of participants
11-20 25
21-30
31-40
41-50 22
51-60 15
61-70 6
71-80 2
Table 27
46. Table 27 shows the frequency distribution of the ages of participants in a charity walk. Given that the
mean age is and the mean age is , find the value of and . [6]
Student Marks
A 78, 89, 75, 82, 86, 88
B 72, 93, 92, 77, 73, 91
C 83, 95, 80, 89, 93, 94
Table 28
47. Mr. Lei wants to choose two students from three students to represent the school in a mathematics
competition. Table 28 show the marks of the three students in six internal evaluations. By considering
the values of mean and standard deviation, determine which students should be chosen based on their
performance. [8]
Lifespan (hours) Number of bulbs
200-209 19
210-219 22
220-229 32
230-239 28
240-249 14
250-259 5
Table 29
48. Table 29 shows the lifespan of light bulbs taken at random from a manufacturer.
a. Using a scale of to on the horizontal axis and to on the vertical axis,
draw an ogive to represent the distribution of lifespan of the bulbs. [5]
b. From the graph in (a), estimate the interquartile range. [5]
c. The light bulb is considered as excellent quality if its lifespan is at least . From the
graph in (a), estimate the percentage of excellent quality light bulb. [4]

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Linear Law

1. The variables x and y are related by the equation ay  b x  1 x , where a

and b are constants. When the graph of y x against x is plotted, a straight
line that passes through the point (1,1) is obtained. When the graph of
y / x against 1
x
is plotted, a straight line with gradient 0.5 is obtained. Find
the values of a and b. [9]
2. Figure 1 shows the graph of log2 y against log2 x.
a. Express log2 y in term of log2 x. [4]
b. Express y in term of x. [3] Figure 1
c. Find the coordinates of P and its corresponding values of x and y. [4]

x 1.122 1.585 2.239 3.162 4.467 6.310

y 1.641 2.265 3.127 4.315 5.830 8.224
Table 2
3. Table 2 shows the values of x and y obtained from an experiment. x and y are related by the equation
 
in the form y  a 3 x k , where a and k are constants.
 
a. Write the equation y  a 3 x k in linear form. [3]
b. Using a scale of 2 cm to 0.1 unit on both log x-axis and log y-axis,
plot the graph of log y against log x. [6]
c. From the graph, find
i. The values of a and k. [6]
ii. The value of y when x = 2.51 [3]
3
4. Figure 3 shows part of a straight line of a non-linear equation, y  px  qx 2 , Figure 3
y
obtained by plotting against x . Find the constants, p and q. [5]
x
5. The variables x and y are related by the equation y  k 10 x , where k is a
constant. Figure 4 shows the straight line obtained when y  k 10 x is
expressed in linear form. Find the value of k and p. [5]
6. Table 5 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an
experiment. It is known that x and y are related by the equation y  pk x
, Figure 4
where p and k are constants.

x 1 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

y 12 16.4 20.5 26.9 33.1 40.1
Table 5
a. Plot the line of best fit of log10 y against x by using a scale of 2 cm to 0.2 unit for both
horizontal and vertical axes. [9]
b. Using the graph in (a), find the values of p and k. [6]
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 x 3.2 6.3 10 30 50 80 100
y 17.8 25.0 31.6 44.7 70.1 89.4 100.0
Table 6
7. Table 1 shows the values of two variables x and y obtained from an experiment. x and y are related by
equation in form y  1  k x 2 , where k and c are constants. One set of values is incorrectly recorded.
c

a. Express y  1  k x 2 in linear form.

c
[2]
b. Using scale of 2 cm to 0.4 units on log x-axis and 2 cm to 0.1 units on log y-axis, plot the line of
best fit of log y against log x. [5]
c. From your graph,
i. State the value of y that is incorrectly recorded and determine the
actual value of y. [3]
ii. Find the values of k and c. [4]
y
8. Figure 7 shows part of the graph of a straight line obtained by plotting x
against x.
Given that the straight line passes through the points (1,2) and (3,-4), express y in
terms of x. [6]
x
9. Figure 8 shows the graph of y = ab , where a and b are constants.
a. Express the equation y = abx in linear form. [3] Figure 7
b. Determine the values of a and b. [5]
c. If a straight line obtained by plotting log y against x, determine the
gradient of the straight line and the log y-intercept. [4]
10. The variables x and y are related by the equation y  x2
ax2  b
, where a and b are
1
constants. If the graph of 1
y
against x2
is plotted, a straight line passes through
the points (5,3) and (3,7). Find the values of a and b. [6]
11. The figure 9 shows part of the straight line graph of log4 y against log2 x. Express y
Figure 8
in terms of x. [5]

Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11

2
12. Figure 10 shows the graph of the curve y = 2x - 1, where c I a constant. Figure 3 shows the graph of the
straight line obtained when the function in Figure 11 is reduced to the linear form Y = -X + k, where k is
a constant. Express the following in terms of x and/or y
a. X [2]
b. Y [1]
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 X 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y 2.401 3.490 5.129 9.258 10.310 14.907
Table 12
13. Table 12 shows the value of the variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment. Variables x and y are
related by the equation y = (a -1)b2x, where a and b are constants. One of the values of y is incorrectly
recorded.
a. Reduce the equation y = (a -1)b2x to the linear form [1]
b. Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.1 unit on the log10 y-axis, plot the
graph of log10 y against x. [6]
c. From your graph, find
i. The value of y that is incorrectly recorded and the correct value of y. [3]
ii. The value of a and b.
[6]
14. Diagram 13 shows a curve y . Diagram 14 shows a straight line graph obtained when
is express in the linear form . Express and in terms of and/or . [4]

Diagram 13 Diagram 14 Diagram 15 Diagram 16

15. Diagram 15 shows a straight line drawn to represent the equation y , where and are
constants. Find the values of and . [6]
16. Diagram 16 shows a straight line graph of against . Express in terms of . [6]
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
30.0 38.7 47.3 57.2 67.0
Table 17
17. Table 17 shows the values of two variables and , obtained from an experiment. The variables and
√
are related by the equation ( ) , where and are positive constants.
a. Use a scale of to on the -axis and to on the √ -axis to plot a
graph of against √ . Hence, draw the line of best fit. [7]
b. Use the graph from (a) to find the value of and . [7]

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Index Number

Ingredient P Q R
Price index of 2013 based on 2012 115 120 90
Weight m m-1 1
Table 1
1. Table 1 shows a product which made from three ingredients, P, Q and R.
a. If the price of P was RM 80 in 2012. Calculate its price in 2013. [2]
b. If the price of Q in 2012 is RM 10 less than its price in 2013, calculate its price in 2012. [4]
c. If the composite index of this product in 2013 based on 2012 is 110.
i. Find the product price in 2013 if its price in 2012 was RM 210. [3]
ii. Calculate the value of m. [4]
2. Table 2 shows 5 chemical items. Figure 3 shows their proportions used on producing a bleaching agent
in a pie chart.

Chemical Item Cost (RM) Price Index in 2013

2010 2013 based on 2010
A 15.00 14.70 98
B x 2.70 108
C 8.50 y 120
D 5.00 4.60 Z
E 6.00 6.60 110
Table 2
a. Find the value of x, y and z. [6]
b. The price index of E in 2013 based on 2000 is 132. Calculate the price index of E in 2010 based
on 2000. [3]
c. Calculate the composite index in 2013 based on 2010. [3]
d. The selling price of the bleaching agent in 2013 is RM 12.50. Calculate its price in 2010. [2]

Commodity Price Index for 2002 based on 2000 Change in price index from 2002 to 2005 Weightage
A p Increase 10% 2
B 130 Increase 5% 1
C 160 Unchanged 3
D 175 Decrease 5% 4
Table 4
3. The Table 4 shows the 4 commodities. Find
a. The value of p if price index of A for 2005 based on 2000 is 137.5. [3]
b. The price of B in 2000 if the price of B in 2005 is RM 409500. [3]
c. The composite index of commodity for 2005 based on 2000. [7]

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 Ingredient Price per kg (RM) Price Index for 2012
2010 2012 based on 2010
P 1.80 x 112
Q 2.40 3.00 Y
R z 1.50 125
S 1.50 1.80 120
Table 5
4. Table 5 shows the 4 ingredients P, Q, R and S for making a cosmetic
product. The bar chart in Figure 6 shows the weekly cost in 2010.
a. Find the values of x, y and z. [6]
b. Calculate the composite index for the cost of producing the
cosmetic product for 2012 based on 2010. [3]
c. If the total weekly cost of the ingredients in 2010 was RM
250000, find the total weekly cost of the ingredients in 2012.
[2]
d. If cost of each ingredient increased by 25% from 2012 to
2014, find the composite index for the cost of producing the
cosmetic product for 2014 based on 2010. [3] Figure 6

Price Index Based on 1990

Commodity Weightage
2010 2014
A 115 120 2
B 105 110 1
Table 7
5. Table 7 shows two commodities. Find
a. The price of A in 2010 if the price of A in 1990 was RM 10. [2]
b. The price of B in 1990 if the price of B in 2014 was RM 50. [2]
c. The composite index number for 2014 based on 2010. [6]

Commodity A B C
Price Index 100 120 80
Weightage x y Z
Table 8
340
6. Table 8 shows 3 commodities. The composite index number for A and B in 2002 is whereas for A
3
and C is 92. Calculate the composite index for all three commodities for 2002 based on 2000. [10]

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 Price (RM) per Unit Price Index in 2010
Component
2008 2010 based on 2008
P 50 65 130
Q 30 50 150
R 50 80 160
S 20 22 110
T 10 12 120
Table 9
7. Table 9 shows 5 components used to produce an electrical appliance. Figure 10 shows a pie chart
represents their respective percentage in total expenditure on them.
a. Calculate the composite index of the prices in 20010 based on 2008. [3]
b. The total expenditure on these components in 2008 was RM 7500. Calculate
the total expenditure in 2010. [2]
c. In expectation, from 2010 to 2012, price of P will decrease by 10% while other
prices will increase by 5%. Find the expected composite index of prices of
these components in 2012 based on 2008. [7]

Food item Price index for 2013 based 2010 Weightages

K 111 t
L 139 2t
M 120 7
N 104 4
Table 11
8. Table 11 shows the price indices of four type of food sold in a shop and their respective weightages for
the year of 2013 based on the year 2010. The composite index for the year 2013 based on the year
2010 is 126.26.
a. Find the value of t. [3]
b. If the price of the food item M in the year 2013 was RM 4 more than its price in the year 2010.
Find the price of food item M in year 2013. [3]
c. If the price of food item K increases by 10% from the year of 2013 to the year 2015. Calculate
i. The price index for food item K for the year of 2015 based on the year 2010 [3]
ii. The price of food item K for the year 2015 if the price in year 2010 is RM 13. [3]
d. If the price index of food item N for the year 2016 based on the year 2010 is 130. Find the price
index of food item N for the year 2016 based on the year 2013. [3]

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9. Table 12 shows the prices and the price indices of
five components P, Q, R, S and T, used to produce a
certain type of electronic device. Figure 13 shows
the pie chart shows the relative amount of the
component P, Q, R, S and T used in producing the
electronic device.
a. Find the values of x, y and z. [3]
Table 12
b. The components R, S and T occupy half of the electronic device. Find
the composite index of the production cost of the electronic device in
the year 2014 based on the year 2012. ( Give your answer correct to 4
decimal places) [5]
c. The composite index of the production cost of the electronic device
increases by 60% from year 2014 to year 2016. Calculate
i. The composite index of the production cost of the electronic
device for the year 2016 based on 2012. [4] Figure 13
ii. The price of the electronic device in year 2012 if its corresponding price in year 2016
was RM 3200. [3]
Item Expenses change Weightage
Petrol Decreased by 5% 4
Clothes 2
Food Increased by 15% 5
Bills Increased by 10% 3
Table 14
10. Table 14 shows the changes in monthly expenses of a family from the year 2010 to the year 2012 and
their weightages. Given that the composite index for the year based on the year is ,
find the percentage of expenses change of clothes. [6]
Price index based on year 2013
Brand of Watch
2014 2015 2016
105 107 110
108 112 118
105 108 110
Table 15
11. A watch shop sold three brands of watches, K , and . Table 15 shows the price index of each brand
for the years , and taking the year as the base year.
a. If brand was sold at price in year , calculate its price in year . [2]
b. If brand was sold at price in year , calculate its price in year . [2]
c. If brand was sold at price in year , calculate its price in year . [4]

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 Price ( ) for the year
Brand of Mobile phone Weightage
2011 2013
850 1021
900 990
1050 1102.5
Table 16
12. Table 16 show the prices of three different brands of mobile phones, P , and , in the years 2011
and 2013 together with their respective weightages in percentage. Given that the composite index for
the year 2013 based on the year 2011 is 115.5, find the value of and . [7]
Ingredients Price ( ) for the year Price index for the year 2016 based on the year 2015
2015 2016
1.80 120
2.00 2.30 115
3.00 105
4.00 3.40
2.50 3.50 140
Table 17
13. Table 17 shows the prices and price indices of five ingredients: , , , , and , these ingredients are
used to bake a chocolate cake. Diagram 18 is a pie chart which shows the
relative quantities of the ingredients used in baking the cake.
a. Find the values of , and . [6]
b. Calculate the composite index for the cost of baking of the cake in
the year 2016 based on the year 2015. [4]
c. The price of each ingredient is estimated to increase by from
the year 2016 to the year 2017. If the selling price of the cake in
the year 2015 is , calculate the corresponding selling price in
the years 2016 and 2017. [4]
Diagram 18

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