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VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Preliminary Examination
Higher 2

MATHEMATICS 9740/ 02
Paper 2

September 2010

3 hours
Additional materials: Answer paper
Graph paper
List of Formulae (MF15)

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Section A: Pure Mathematics [40 marks]

1 Sketch, on an Argand diagram, the locus representing the complex number z for which

z − 4 − 3i = 2. [2]

(i) Given that a is the least possible value of z , find a. [2]

(ii) The complex number p is such that
p − 4 − 3i = 2 and p = a.
State the exact value of arg ( p ) . [1]
z
(iii) Deduce the greatest value of arg   , giving your answer correct to 2 decimal
 p
places. [2]

2 (i) A curve C has equation y = f (x ).

y 2 = f (x ) y=f( x)
y
y

y=x–4
y=–x–4
–3 2 O 3
x − x
–1 3
O 3
(–1, –1) (1, –1)

x = –3

The diagram shows the curve C1 with equation y 2 = f ( x ) and the curve C2 with
equation y = f ( x ) . The line x = −3 is an asymptote to C1 and C1 passes through
the points ( − 1, 0) and (3, 0).
The lines y = x − 4 and y = − x −4 are asymptotes to C2. C2 passes through the
 2
points ( − 3, 0), (3, 0) and  0, −  . The minimum points on C2 have coordinates
 3
( −1, − 1) and ( 1, −1) .
 7 
Given that f ( x) < 0 for −1 < x < 0 and the point  − , − 9  is the only other
 2 
turning point on C, sketch C, indicating clearly the intercepts, the equations of the
asymptotes and the coordinates of the turning points. [4]

Find the x-coordinates of the stationary points on the curve y = [ f ( x ) ] .

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(ii) [3]
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1  1 1 
     
3 The plane ∏ and the line l have equations r.  1  = 4 and r =  2  + λ  0 
a  2 1 
     
respectively, where λ is a real parameter and a is a constant.

(a) It is given that a = −1 . Find

(i) the acute angle between ∏ and the plane z = 0, [2]
(ii) the exact perpendicular distance of the point (1, 3, 2) from ∏ . [3]

(b) It is given that a = −3. Find the acute angle between l and ∏ . [3]

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4 (i) Obtain the expansion of up to and including the term in x 4 . [2]
1 − x2
(ii) Given that x is small such that powers of x above x 3 could be ignored, use your
answer in part (i) to show that sin −1 x ≈ x + bx3 where b is a constant to be found.
[3]
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(iii) State the equation of the tangent to the curve y = sin x at the origin. On a single
diagram, sketch this tangent and the graph of y = x + bx3 .
You should make clear the relationship between the two graphs for points near the

origin. [3]

5 The functions f, g and h are defined by

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f :x a x− , x ∈ ¡ , x < 0,
x
g : x a −x ,
2
x ∈¡ ,
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h:x a , x ∈ ¡ , x > 0.
x

(i) Sketch the graph of y = f(x). [2]

(ii) Define f −1 in a similar form. [3]
(iii) Use a non-calculator method to solve f −1 ( x ) < − 4. [2]
(iv) State, giving a reason, whether fg exists. [2]
(v) Find h 21 ( x ). [1]
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Section B: Probability and Statistics [60 marks]

6 A circular disc is divided into n equal sectors which are labeled 1, 2, 3, … n –1 and a
“skunk”. A game is played by spinning a pointer pivoted at the centre of the disc at
most three times. If the result is a “skunk”, the game ends and the player loses all his
previous winnings. If the result from a spin is k where k = 1, 2, 3, … or n – 1, then the
player wins $k. He continues spinning and adding to his winnings until a maximum of
three spins or a “skunk” is spun.

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Show that the probability of winning $3 is . [1]
n3
Find, in terms of n, the probability that the player
(i) wins nothing when the game ends, [2]
(ii) wins nothing when the game ends, given that he wins $3 in his first spin. [2]
[There is no need for you to simplify your answer in both cases.]

7 In a statistical investigation, a researcher wants to find out how a person’s maximum

walking speed varies with age. He selects a random sample of 12 males of certain ages
and measures their individual maximum walking speeds. Their ages, t years and
maximum walking speeds, w ms–1 are shown in the table below.

t 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75

w 2.59 2.55 2.85 2.62 2.48 2.43 2.32 2.27 2.34 2.28 2.19 2.10

(i) Draw a scatter diagram for the data. [1]

(ii) State, giving a reason, whether a regression line of w on t or t on w could be used
to estimate the age of a male who has a maximum walking speed of 2.65 ms –1.
(There is no need to do any calculations.) [1]

The researcher decides to study the maximum walking speed of males between the age
of 30 and 55 inclusive. It is given that the correlation coefficient for the six data points
is − 0.965.

(iii) State, giving a reason, whether the regression line stated in (ii) is suitable for this
study. [1]
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(iv) For this study, the variables y is defined by y = . For the variables y and w,
t
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(a) calculate the product moment correlation coefficient and comment on its
value, [2]
(b) calculate the equation of the appropriate regression line, [1]
(c) determine the best estimate that you can of the maximum walking speed
when the age is 43. [1]

8 The distribution of the masses of Perayaan balls has a mean of 420 g and a standard
deviation of 6 g. Find the probability that 50 randomly selected Perayaan balls have a
combined mass which is more than 20.9 kg. [2]
State, with a reason, whether it is necessary to assume that the masses of Perayaan balls
follow a normal distribution. [1]
The masses of Jubalani balls follow a normal distribution with a mean of 440 g and a
standard deviation of 1 g. Find the probability that the combined mass of 50 randomly
selected Perayaan balls differs from 50 times the mass of one Jubalani ball by less than
900 g. [3]
State the assumption that you have made in arriving at your answer. [1]

9 The number of arrivals per minute at a fast food drive-through outlet has a Poisson
distribution with mean λ . On a weekend evening, λ = 0.8 . Find the probability that in
a 10-minute interval, there will be at most 10 arrivals given that there are more than 5
arrivals. [3]
In view of space constraints, the management wants to control the number of arrivals
during the peak period which spans over a 30-minute interval. By using a normal
distribution to approximate the Poisson distribution, find, to 4 decimal places, the
largest value of λ such that the probability of having more than 30 arrivals during the
peak period is less than 0.05. [5]

10 Annabel has 7 tiles each lettered A, N, N, A, B, E, L respectively. A code-word is

formed when some tiles are picked and arranged to form a “word”.
(a) Find the number of different ways in which a 4-letter code-word can be formed
(i) if the first letter is N and last letter is E, [3]
(ii) if there are no restrictions. [5]
(b) Annabel picks up 4 tiles and arranges them in a random order. Find the probability
that the tiles spell ANNA. [2]

11 The weekly earnings, in dollars, at two casinos are modeled by independent normal
distributions with means and standard deviations as shown in the table.
Mean Earnings Standard Deviation
casino 1 600 000 50 000
casino 2 700 000 75 000

(i) Find the probability that in 2 randomly chosen weeks, the total earnings at casino
2 exceed 1 500 000 dollars. [2]
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(ii) Find the probability that in a 12-week period, the weekly earnings at casino 1
exceeds $650 000 in at least 3 weeks. [3]

(iii) The government imposes a weekly tax on the earnings at casino 1 and 2 at a rate
of 7% and 10% respectively. Find the probability that the tax exceeds $99 000 in
any given week. Hence, by using a suitable approximation, find the probability
that in a year consisting of 52 weeks, the weekly tax received by the government
from the two casinos exceeds $99 000 in at least 45 weeks. [6]
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12 (a) Club Gunpla emailed all of its 1600 members to find out which of the four
Celestial Being mechs was the most popular. The members were asked to select
their favourite mech. 226 members responded and it was concluded that Gundam
Exia is the most popular of the four mechs among the club members.
Explain if the sampling method used is a random one. [2]

(b) A large department store wants to find out how much its customers spend on
Gundam model kits. From a random selection of 100 transactions, the results are
summarized by

∑ x = 3500 , ∑x 2
= 220 400 ,

where $x is the amount spent on Gundam model kits in a single transaction.

The distributor claimed that the mean amount a customer spent on Gundam model
kits is $40.
Test whether the distributor has overstated his claim at the 5% significance level.
[6]
State, giving a reason, whether any assumption is needed for the test to be valid.
[1]

(c) In testing the mean breaking strain of a type of fishing line, a researcher measured
the breaking strain of 80 fishing lines. He carried out a t-test at the 5%
significance level and, based on the sample results, he concluded that the
population mean breaking strain is significantly different from µ 0 kN.
If the researcher had carried out a z-test instead, determine which of the following
2 statements is correct, giving clear reasons to support your claim.
(I) The researcher would have concluded that there is significant evidence at the
5% significance level that the population mean breaking strain is different
from µ 0 kN.
(II) It is not possible for the researcher to conclude, by using only the
information given, whether there is significant evidence at the 5%
significance level that the population mean breaking strain is different from
µ0 kN . [3]
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