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MMT415
Additional Mathematics College I.D : ...................................... Class : .....................................
Repeat Examination
Paper 1
May 2013
1 hour

MARA JUNIOR SCIENCE COLLEGE

REPEAT EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 1, 2013
FORM 4

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
1 Hour

DO NOT OPEN THE QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

1. This question paper consists of 13 questions.

Question Marks Marks
2. Answer all questions.
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3. Write your answers in the space provided in the question paper. 2 3
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4. Show your working. It may help you to get marks.
4 3
5. If you wish to change your answer, cross out the answer that you 5 3
have done. Then write down the new answer. 6 3
7 3
6. The diagrams in the questions provided are not drawn to scale
unless stated. 8 3
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7. The marks allocated for each question are shown in brackets. 10 3
8. A list of formulae is provided on page 2. 11 4
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9. You may use a non programmable scientific calculator. 13 3
10. Hand in this question paper to the invigilator at the end of the TOTAL 40
examination.

This question booklet consists of 8 printed pages.

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The following formulae may be helpful in answering the questions. The symbols given are the
ones commonly used.

ALGEBRA

 b  b 2  4ac
1. x
2a

GEOMETRY

1. Distance

= √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2

2. Midpoint
𝑥1 +𝑥2 𝑦1 +𝑦2
(𝑥, 𝑦) = ( , 2 )
2

3. A point dividing a segment of a line

𝑛𝑥1 +𝑚𝑥2 𝑛𝑦1 +𝑚𝑦2
(𝑥, 𝑦) = ( , )
𝑚+𝑛 𝑚+𝑛

4. Area of triangle
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= |(𝑥1 𝑦2 + 𝑥2 𝑦3 + 𝑥3 𝑦1 ) − (𝑥2 𝑦1 + 𝑥3 𝑦2 + 𝑥1 𝑦3 )|
2

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Answer all questions.

For
Examiner’s 1. Solve the quadratic equation x 2  5 x  24
use
[2 marks]

2. One of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x 2  12 x  k  2  0 is three times the other
root. Find the value of k.

[3 marks]

3. The straight line y  2 x  3 does not intersect the curve y  x 2  3x  p .

Find the range of values of 𝑝. [3 marks]

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For
4. Express the quadratic functions 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1 in the form of 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑝)2 + 𝑞, Examiner’s
where a, p and q are constant. use

[3 marks]

Diagram 5 shows the graph of the function y  4  x  p   20 , where p is a constant.

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5.

(0 , 4) (4 , 4)

x
0

Diagram 5

Find
(a) the value of p ,
(b) the equation of the axis of symmetry,
(c) the coordinate of the maximum point.
[3 marks]

5
4

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For 6. Find the range of values of 𝑥 so that the function 𝑔(𝑥) = 25𝑥 2 − 4 is always positive.
Examiner’s [3 marks]
use

7. Diagram 7 shows a relation between set R and set S

Set R Set S

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4
4

-4 16
-2
Diagram 7

a) State the type of relation between set R and set S.

b) Using the function notation, write a relation between set R onto set S.

[3 marks]

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For
8. The following information refers to function 𝑔 and the composite function 𝑔2 . Examiner’s
use
𝑔 ∶ 𝑥 → 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 and 𝑝 < 0

𝑔2 ∶ 𝑥 → 16𝑥 − 21

Find the value of p and of q. [3 marks]

9. The information below refers to the functions m and n.

m:x 6x – 2

n:x 4x + 1

Find nm-1(x) [3 marks]

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For
Examiner’s 10. Given that the distance between point A (5,6) and B (2, h) is 13 units.
use Find the possible values of h. [4 marks]
.

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11. The area of a triangle with vertices A (6, 2), B (-2, 2) and C (2m, m) is 12 unit 2 .
Find the possible values of m. [4 marks]

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12. Given the points P(x , y), Q (-2, -3), R (2, -1) and S (6, 3). Point P is the midpoint of RS.
Find the equation of the straight line which passes through point P and is parallel to the
straight line QR. [4 marks]

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For
13. Find the equation of the locus of a moving point Q such that its distance from point Examiner’s
use
R (4,3) is 10 units.

[2 marks]

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