STPM Mathematics T 2011

Prove that (cos 2A cos 2B) + (sin 2A sin 2B) = 4 sin (A B).

[4 marks]

The position vectors of three non-collinear points B, C and D relative to the origin O are b, c and d
respectively. If b (c d) = 0 and c (d b) = 0, show that BC is perpendicular to OD
[4 marks]

A circle has a diameter JK . The tangent to the circle at a point L meets the line JK extended to T . Show
that the triangles LJ T and K LT are similar.
[3 marks]
Hence, show that JK KT = LT2 KT2 .
[3 marks]

The variables x and y, where x > 0 and y > 0, satisfy the differential equation

dy y ( y x )

dx x ( y x )
Show that the substitution y = ux transforms the given differential equation into the differential equation
du
2u

dx x (u 1)
[3 marks]

1
2
Hence, find the solution of the given differential equation for which y = 2 when x =
5

[6 marks]

A triangle PQR has median lines PS, QT and RU . The median lines PS and QT meet at a point G such that
PG : GS = 1 : h and QG : GT = 1 : k.
uuur uuur
uuur
uuur uuur
uuur
GP GR 2k GQ
GQ GR 2h GP
(a)

Show that

and

[3 marks]

1
2

(b) Deduce that h = k = . Hence, show that the median lines P S, QT and RU of the triangle PQR
are concurrent at G.
[7 marks]
cos x 3 sin x
6

The expression
may be written in the form r cos(x + ) for all values of x, where r is
positive and is acute.
(a) Determine the values of r and . [3 marks]
cos x 3 sin x
(b) State the minimum and maximum values of
values of x in the interval 0 x 2.
cos x 3 sin x

, and determine the corresponding

[3 marks]

(c) Sketch the curve y

for 0 x 2.
[3 marks]
By drawing an appropriate line on the graph, determine the number of roots of the equation
3
x
cos x 3 sin x 4

=
(d) Solve the equation
7

i n t h e i n t e r v a l 0 x 2.
cos x 3 sin x

[3 marks]

= 1 for 0 x 2.

[3

The number of shirts by colour and size in a batch of 100 is shown in the table below.
Small
Medium
Large
Blue
11
20
9
White
22
24
14
Two shirts are selected at random, without replacement. Calculate the probability that
(a) both shirts are of the same colour,
(b) at least one shirt is large.

[3 marks]
[3 marks]

A supervisor claims that five in every 1000 compact discs produced by his factory are defective. The
compact discs are packed into boxes containing 200 compact discs in each box.
(a) Using a suitable approximate distribution, find the probability that a randomly chosen box
i). does not contain any defective compact disc,
[2 marks]
ii). contains at least four defective compact discs.
[2 marks]
(b) Two boxes are chosen randomly. If X and Y represent the number of defective compact discs in the
first and second boxes respectively, calculate P(X + Y = 2) using a suitable approximate
distribution.

The continuous random variable X has the probability density function

1 x 5,
f ( x ) 2 2x 1

0
elsewhere

f(x) =

13
3
(a) Show that E(2X1) =
2
(b) Given that E[(2X 1) ] = 24.2, find Var(X ).
10

[4 marks]
[3 marks]

The lifespan, (in hours), of 50 light bulbs are summarised in the table below.
Lifespan (x hours)
1500 < x 1550
1550 < x 1575
1575 < x 1600
1600 < x 1625
1625 < x 1650
1650 < x 1675
1675 < x 1700
x > 1700

Number of bulbs
2
4
4
14
12
8
4
2

(a) Calculate the estimates of the median and mode, giving your answer to the nearest hour.[6 marks]
(b) If the upper boundary of the last class interval is k hours and the mean is 1630 hours, determine the
value of k.
[3 marks]
11

There are two boxes which contains four marbles each numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. One marble is drawn from
each box. Let X denotes the difference of the numbers on the marbles.
(a) Construct a probability distribution table of X .
[3 marks]
(b) Calculate E(X ).
[2 marks]
(c) Calculate P(|X E(X )| 1).
[4 marks]

12

The mass of a durian from a local farm is normally distributed with a mean of 1.2 kg and a standard
deviation of 0.32 kg. The durians are classified as small, medium, or large. The durian is small if its mass is
less than 1.0 kg and large if its mass is more than 1.6 kg.
(a) Find the percentages of small, medium and large durians in the farm. [4 marks]
(b) Calculate the probability that the mass of a small durian is at least 0.7 kg. [4 marks]
(c) Calculate the probability that two randomly selected durians are both small. [2 marks]
(d) Calculate the probability that the total mass of two randomly selected durians is at
least 1.7 kg. [4 marks]