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PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE
JC 2 Midyear Examination


MATHEMATICS
Higher 2 Paper 2 ( 9740 / 2 )

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Additional material: Answer paper, List of Formulae MF15

TIME 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Write your full name, index number and CT group on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
You are expected to use a graphic calculator.
Unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are allowed unless a question specifically states otherwise.
Where unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are not allowed in a question, you are required to
present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator commands.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Attach this question paper with your answers, and arrange your answers in numerical order.

For Examiners Use
Qn Marks Qn Marks Qn Marks
1 6 11
2 7 12
3 8 13
4 9
5 10
Sub-total Sub-total Total
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This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.


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Section A : Pure Mathematics [52 marks]


1 A triple-package consisting of a Digital Video Disc player (DVD), a Home Theatre System
(HTS) and a High Definition Television set (HDTV) cost a total of $2244. Two companies
offer the following discounts if a customer buys the triple-package:

Company
Discounts given for each item in the package
Total price
DVD HTS HDTV
A 10% 8% 5% $2089.55
B 15% 12% 10% $1984.85

During the Great Singapore Sale, DUM Bank credit card holders are entitled to a 30%,
20% and 15% discount for the DVD, the HTS and the HDTV respectively for the triple-
package. How much would an DUM Bank credit card holder have to pay in total for the
triple-package? [4]


2 Solve the inequality
1
ln( 2)
1
x
x
+ <

, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

[5]


3 An arithmetic progression F has first term a and a non-zero common difference d. Given
that the sum of the first 60 terms of F is 5430 and that the first, third and eleventh terms of
F are three consecutive terms of a geometric progression, find the values of a and d.
[5]

A new series H is formed by extracting the odd-numbered terms of F. Find the least value of
n such that the sum of the first n terms of H exceeds 3500. [4]


4 The points A and B have position vectors 3 2 + i j k and 3 + i k respectively.

(i) Find a vector equation of the line l passing through the midpoint M of AB
and the origin O. [2]

(ii) Find the acute angle between the lines AB and l. [3]

(iii) Find the position vector of N, the foot of perpendicular from A to l. [3]










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5 A sequence
1 2 3
, , , u u u is defined by the recurrence relation
1
2
n
n
n
u
u
u
+
=
+
for
1,2,3, n = Given that
1
1, u =

(i) write down the values of
n
u for n =2, 3, 4 and 5, [2]

(ii) write down an expression for
n
u in terms of n, [1]

(iii) prove your conjecture using mathematical induction. [4]


6 The variables x and y are related by the differential equation


( )
d
2
d
y
x y x x y
x
= , where 0 x > .

By using the substitution y vx = , show that the general solution of the equation is
(2 )
x
y x Ae

= , where A is an arbitrary constant. [6]

By considering the behaviour of the solution curves as x , sketch, on the same
diagram, a typical member of the family of solution curves for each of the cases where
0 A < and 0. A > [2]


7 (a) On a single Argand diagram, sketch the loci given by

(i) i 2 3 2i 2 z + + = ,

(ii)
2
arg( )
3
z

= .

Hence, or otherwise, find the exact values of z satisfying both equations in (i) and
(ii). [7]

(b) Given that the complex number w satisfies the equation 1 i w w = + ,
find the least value of 1 2i w+ . [4]











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Section B : Statistics [48 marks]


8 Pioneer J unior College has a total of 1700 students, of which 935 are in J C1. In a survey
to find out the percentage of PJ C students who own an iPhone, 2 student councillors,
Andy and Clara, decide to sample 60 PJ C students in the following manner:

Andy will station himself in the canteen and interview 30 J C1 students while Clara will
station herself in the concourse and interview 30 J C2 students.

(i) State the sampling method used by Andy and Clara. [1]

(ii) State a significant disadvantage of the above method used. [1]

(iii) Describe an alternative sampling method which would be better in this case. [3]


9 A group of student councillors is to be selected to represent 3 committees in the Student
Council: Esprit, Publicity and Relations. The group is to be chosen from amongst 4
Esprit committee members, 3 Publicity committee members and 3 Relations committee
members. Find the number of ways in which a group of 5 can be chosen if it includes

(i) only student councillors from Publicity and Relations committee, [2]

(ii) only student councillors from Esprit and Publicity committee, [2]

(iii) at least 1 student councillor from each committee. [2]


10 In a certain country the probability that a letter is delivered within three days is
1
5
. If
someone posts four letters on the same day, determine the probability that at least two
arrive within three days. [2]

If 200 letters are posted, find using a suitable approximation, the probability that more
than 50 letters arrive within three days. [3]

Find the minimum number of letters that a person should post if the probability that at
least one letter arrives within three days of posting is greater than 0.95. [3]


11 A firm makes short and long bricks. The length of short bricks follows a normal
distribution with mean 25 cm and standard deviation 1.5 cm. The length of long bricks
follows a normal distribution with mean k cm and standard deviation 2 cm. The
distributions of short and long bricks may be assumed to be independent. The random
variable S is the combined length of a random sample of 9 short bricks and the random
variable L is the combined length of a random sample of 4 long bricks.

(i) Determine ( 220) P S > . [2]


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(ii) Obtain the mean and variance of S L . [2]

(iii) Given that ( ) 0.95 P S L > = , show that, to two significant figures,
k =54. [2]

(iv) Taking k to be 54, determine the probability that a randomly chosen
long brick is more than twice as long as a randomly chosen short brick. [3]


12 A tennis match, consisting of at most three sets, is played between two players A and B.
Each set is won by either A or B, and the match is won by the first player to win two sets.

In the first set, both players have an equal chance of winning.

In subsequent sets, the probability of player A winning given that he had won in the
previous set is
1
3
and the probability of player A winning given that he had lost in the
previous set is
1
5
.

(i) Construct a probability tree showing this information. [3]

Calculate the probability that:

(ii) B wins the match. [3]

(iii) A wins the second set, given that B wins the match. [3]


13 The number of statistics books loaned out per week in a college follows a Poisson
distribution with mean 2.1.

(i) Calculate the probability that no statistics books will be loaned out in a given
week. [2]

(ii) Calculate the probability that at most 4 statistics books will be loaned out in one
month (assume there are 4 weeks in one month). [2]

(iii) Determine the smallest integer n such that in 10 randomly chosen weeks, the
probability of more than n weeks with no statistics books loaned out is less than
0.005. [4]

(iv) Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that, in 60 randomly chosen
months, there will be at least eight months with at most 4 statistics books loaned
out. [3]