STPM Mathematics T Past Year Questions

Lee Kian Keong & L

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Last Edited by June 15, 2011
Abstract
This is a document which shows all the STPM questions from year 2002 to year 2010 using L
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T
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X.
Students should use this document as reference and try all the questions if possible. Students are
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Special thanks to Zhu Ming for helping me to check the questions.
Contents
1 PAPER 1 QUESTIONS 2
STPM 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STPM 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
STPM 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
STPM 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
STPM 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STPM 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STPM 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
STPM 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
STPM 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2 PAPER 2 QUESTIONS 21
STPM 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STPM 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
STPM 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
STPM 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
STPM 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
STPM 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
STPM 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
STPM 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
STPM 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2002
STPM 2002
1. The function f is dened by
f : x

3x + 1, x R, x
1
3
.
Find f
1
and state its domain and range. [4 marks]
2. Given that y = e
x
cos x, nd
dy
dx
and
d
2
y
dx
2
when x = 0. [4 marks]
3. Determine the values of a, b, and c so that the matrix
_
_
2b 1 a
2
b
2
2a 1 a bc
b b +c 2c 1
_
_
is a symmetric matrix. [5 marks]
4. By using suitable substitution, nd
_
3x 1

x + 1
dx. [5 marks]
5. Determine the set of x such that the geometric series 1 + e
x
+ e
2x
+ . . . converges. Find the exact
value of x so that the series converges to 2. [6 marks]
6. Express
_
59 24

6 as p

2 +q

3 where p, q are integers. [7 marks]

7. Express
1
4k
2
1
as partial fraction. [4 marks]
Hence, nd a simple expression for S
n
=
n

k=1
1
4k
2
1
and nd lim
n
S
n
. [4 marks]
8. Given that PQRS is a parallelogram where P(0, 9), Q(2, 5), R(7, 0) and S(a, b) are points on the
plane. Find a and b. [4 marks]
Find the shortest distance from P to QR and the area of the parallelogram PQRS. [6 marks]
9. Find the point of intersection of the curves y = x
2
+3x and y = 2x
3
x
2
5x. Sketch on the same
coordinate system these two curves. [5 marks]
Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x
2
+3x and y = 2x
3
x
2
5x.[6 marks]
10. Matrices M and N are given as M =
_
_
10 4 9
15 4 14
5 1 6
_
_
, and N =
_
_
2 3 4
4 3 1
1 2 4
_
_
Find MN and deduce N
1
. [4 marks]
Products X, Y and Z are assembled from three components A, B and C according to dierent
proportions. Each product X consists of two components of A, four components of B, and one
component of C; each product of Y consists of three components of A, three components of B, and
two components of C; each product of Z consists of four components of A, one component of B, and
four components of C. A total of 750 components of A, 1000 components of B, and 500 components
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2002
of C are used. With x, y and z representing the number of products of X, Y , and Z assembled,
obtain a matrix equation representing the information given. [4 marks]
Hence, nd the number of products of X, Y , and Z assembled. [4 marks]
11. Show that polynomial 2x
3
9x
2
+ 3x + 4 has x 1 as factor. [2 marks]
Hence,
(a) nd all the real roots of 2x
6
9x
4
+ 3x
2
+ 4 = 0. [5 marks]
(b) determine the set of values of x so that 2x
3
9x
2
+ 3x + 4 < 12 12x. [6 marks]
12. Function f is dened by
f(x) =
2x
(x + 1)(x 2)
.
Show that f

(x) < 0 for all values of x in the domain of f. [5 marks]

Sketch the graph of y = f(x). Determine if f is a one to one function. Give reasons to your answer.
[6 marks]
Sketch the graph of y = |f(x)|. Explain how the number of the roots of the equation |f(x)| = k(x2)
depends on k. [4 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2003
STPM 2003
1. Show that 1 is the only one real root of the equation x
3
+ 3x
2
+ 5x + 3 = 0. [5 marks]
2. If y = ln

xy, nd the value of

dy
dx
when y = 1. [5 marks]
3. Using the substitution u = 3 + 2 sin , evaluate
_
6
0
cos
(3 + 2 sin )
2
d. [5 marks]
4. If (x +iy)
2
= i, nd all the real values of x and y. [6 marks]
5. Find the set of values of x such that 2 < x
3
2x
2
+x 2 < 0. [7 marks]
6. The function f is dened by
f(x) =
_

_
1 +e
x
, x < 1
3, x = 1
2 +e x, x > 1
(a) Find lim
x1

f(x) and lim

x1
+
f(x). Hence, determine whether f is continuous at x = 1. [4 marks]
(b) Sketch the graph of f. [3 marks]
7. The straight line l
1
which passes through the points A(4, 0) and B(2, 4) intersects the y-axis at the
point P. The straight line l
2
is perpendicular to l
1
and passes through B. If l
2
intersects the x-axis
and y-axis at the points Q and R respectively, show that PR : QR =

5 : 3. [8 marks]
8. Express
_
1 +x
1 + 2x
_1
2
as a series of ascending powers of x up to the term in x
3
. [6 marks]
By taking x =
1
30
, nd

62 correct to four decimal places. [3 marks]

9. The matrix A is given by A =
_
_
1 2 3
3 1 1
0 1 2
_
_
(a) Find the matrix B such that B = A
2
10I, where I is the 3 3 identity matrix. [3 marks]
(b) Find (A+I)B, and hence nd (A+I)
21
B. [6 marks]
10. The curve y =
a
2
x(b x), where a = 0, has a turning point at point (2, 1). Determine the values of
a and b. [4 marks]
Calculate the area of the region bounded by the x-axis and the curve. [4 marks]
Calculate the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region about the x-axis. [4 marks]
11. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the graphs y = e
x
and y =
2
1 +x
. Show that the equation
(1 +x)e
x
2 = 0 has a root in the interval [0, 1]. [7 marks]
Use the Newton-Raphson method with the initial estimate x
0
= 0.5 to estimate the root correct to
three decimal places. [6 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2003
12. Express u
r
=
2
r
2
+ 2r
in partial fractions. [3 marks]
Using the result obtained,
(a) show that u
2
r
=
1
r
+
1
r
2
+
1
r + 2
+
1
(r + 2)
2
, [2 marks]
(b) show that
n

r=1
u
r
=
3
2

1
n + 1

1
n + 2
and determine the values of

r=1
u
r
and

r=1
_
u
r+1
+
1
3
r
_
.
[9 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2004
STPM 2004
1. Show that
_
e
1
ln xdx = 1. [4 marks]
2. Expand (1 x)
1
2
in ascending powers of x up to the term in x
3
. Hence, nd the value of

7 correct
to ve decimal places. [5 marks]
3. Using the laws of the algebra of sets, show that, for any sets A and B,
(AB) (B A) = (A B) (A B)
[6 marks]
4. Matrix A is given by A =
_
_
3 3 4
5 4 1
1 2 3
_
_
.
Find the adjoint of A. Hence, nd A
1
. [6 marks]
5. The function f is dened by
f(x) =
_
_
_
x 1
x + 2
, 0 x < 2
ax
2
1, x 2
where a R. Find the value of a if lim
x2
f(x) exists. With this value of a, determine whether f is
continuous at x = 2. [6 marks]
6. The sum of the distance of the point P from the point (4,0) and the distance of P from the origin is
8 units. Show that the locus of P is the ellipse
(x 2)
2
16
+
y
2
12
= 1 and sketch the ellipse. [7 marks]
7. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the graphs of y = 2 x and y =

2 +
1
x

. [4 marks]
Hence, solve the inequality 2 x >

2 +
1
x

. [4 marks]
8. Using the sketch graphs of y = x
3
and x+y = 1, show that the equation x
3
+x1 = 0 has only one
real root and state the successive integers a and b such that the real root lies in the interval (a, b).
[4 marks]
Use the Newton-Raphson method to nd the real root correct to three decimal places. [5 marks]
9. The matrices P and Q, where PQ = QP, are given by
P =
_
_
2 2 0
0 0 2
a b c
_
_
and Q =
_
_
1 1 0
0 0 1
0 2 2
_
_
Determine the values of a, b and c. [5 marks]
Find the real numbers m and n for which P = mQ+nI, where I is the 3 3 identity matrix.[5 marks]
10. A curve is dened by the parametric equations x = 1 2t, y = 2 +
2
t
. Find the equation of the
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2004
normal to the curve at the point A(3, 4). [7 marks]
The normal to the curve at the point A cuts the curve again at point B. Find the coordinates of B.
[4 marks]
11. Sketch on the same coordinates axes, the line y =
1
2
x and the curve y
2
= x. Find the coordinates of
the points of intersection. [5 marks]
Find the area of region bounded by the line y =
1
2
x and the curve y
2
= x. [4 marks]
Find the volume of the solid formed when the region is rotated through 2 radians about the y-axis.
[4 marks]
12. Prove that the sum of the rst n terms of a geometric series a +ar +ar
2
+. . . is
a(1 r
n
)
1 r
[3 marks]
(a) The sum of the rst ve terms of a geometric series is 33 and the sum of the rst ten terms of
the geometric series is -1023. Find the common ratio and the rst term of the geometric series.
[5 marks]
(b) The sum of the rst n terms and the sum to innity of the geometric series 6 3 +
3
2
. . . are
S
n
and S

respectively. Determine the smallest value of n such that |S

n
S

| < 0.001.[7 marks]

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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2005
STPM 2005
1. Using the laws of the algebra of sets, show that
(A B)

(A

B) = B

[4 marks]
2. If y =
cos x
x
, where x = 0, show that x
d
2
y
dx
2
+ 2
dy
dx
+xy = 0. [4 marks]
3. The point R divides the line joining the points P(3, 2) and Q(5, 8) in the ratio 3 : 4. Find the equation
of the line passing through R and perpendicular to PQ. [5 marks]
4. For the geometric series 7+3.5+1.75+0.875+..., nd the smallest value of n for which the dierence
between the sum of the rst n terms and the sum to innity is less than 0.01. [6 marks]
5. Find the solution set of inequality |x 2| <
1
x
where x = 0. [7 marks]
6. Find the perpendicular distance from the centre of the circle x
2
+y
2
8x+2y +8 = 0 to the straight
line 3x +4y = 28. Hence, nd the shortest distance between the circle and the straight line. [7 marks]
7. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curves y = e
x
and y = 2 + 3e
x
. [2 marks]
Calculate the area of the region bounded by the y-axis and the curves. [6 marks]
8. A, B and C are square matrices such that BA = B
1
and ABC = (AB)
1
. Show that A
1
=
B
2
= C. [3 marks]
If B =
_
_
1 2 0
0 1 0
1 0 1
_
_
, nd C and A. [7 marks]
9. The complex numbers z
1
and z
2
satisfy the equation z
2
= 2 2

3i.
(a) Express z
1
and z
2
in the form a +bi, where a and b are real numbers. [6 marks]
(b) Represent z
1
and z
2
in an Argand diagram. [1 marks]
(c) For each of z
1
and z
2
, nd the modulus, and the argument in radians. [4 marks]
10. The functions f and g are given by
f(x) =
e
x
e
x
e
x
+e
x
and g(x) =
2
e
x
+e
x
(a) State the domains of f and g, [1 marks]
(b) Without using dierentiation, nd the range of f, [4 marks]
(c) Show that f(x)
2
+g(x)
2
= 1. Hence, nd the range of g. [6 marks]
11. Express f(x) =
x
2
x 1
(x + 2)(x 3)
in partial fractions. [5 marks]
Hence, obtain an expansion of f(x) in ascending powers of
1
x
up to the term in
1
x
3
. [6 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2005
Determine the set of values of x for which this expansion is valid. [2 marks]
12. Find the coordinates of the stationary point on the curve y = x
2
+
1
x
where x > 0; give the x-
coordinate and y-coordinate correct to three decimal places. Determine whether the stationary point
is a minimum point or a maximum point. [5 marks]
The x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the curves y = x
2
+
1
x
and y =
1
x
2
, where x > 0, is
p. Show that 0.5 < p < 1. Use the Newton-Raphson method to determine the value of p correct to
three decimal places and, hence, nd the point of intersection. [9 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2006
STPM 2006
1. If A, B and C are arbitrary sets, show that [(A B) (B C)] (A C)

= . [4 marks]
2. If x is so small that x
2
and higher powers of x may be neglected, show that
(1 x)
_
2 +
x
2
_
10
2
9
(2 7x).
[4 marks]
3. Determine the values of k such that the determinant of the matrix
_
_
k 1 3
2k + 1 3 2
0 k 2
_
_
is 0.[4 marks]
4. Using trapezium rule, with ve ordinates, evaluate
_
1
0
_
4 x
2
dx. [4 marks]
5. If y = xln(x + 1), nd an approximation for the increase in y when x increases by x.
Hence, estimate the value of ln 2.01 given that ln 2 = 0.6931. [6 marks]
6. Express
2x + 1
(x
2
+ 1)(2 x)
in the form
Ax +B
x
2
+ 1
+
C
2 x
where A, B and C are constants. [3 marks]
Hence, evaluate
_
1
0
2x + 1
(x
2
+ 1)(2 x)
dx. [4 marks]
7. The nth term of an arithmetic progression is T
n
, show that U
n
=
5
2
(2)
2(
10T
n
17
)
is the nth term of
a geometric progression. [4 marks]
If T
n
=
1
2
(17n 14), evaluate

n=1
U
n
. [4 marks]
8. Show that x
2
+ y
2
2ax 2by + c = 0 is the equation of the circle with centre (a, b) and radius
_
a
2
+b
2
c. [3 marks]
C
1
C
2
C
3
The above gure shows three circles C
1
, C
2
and C
3
touching one another, where their centres lie on a
straight line. If C
1
and C
2
have equations x
2
+y
2
10x4y +28 = 0 and x
2
+y
2
16x+4y +52 = 0
respectively. Find the equation of C
3
. [7 marks]
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9. Functions f, g and h are dened by
f : x
x
x + 1
; g : x
x + 2
x
; h : x 3 +
2
x
(a) State the domains of f and g. [2 marks]
(b) Find the composite function g f and state its domain and range. [5 marks]
(c) State the domain and range of h. [2 marks]
(d) State whether h = g f. Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
10. The polynomial p(x) = x
4
+ax
3
7x
2
4ax +b has a factor x + 3 and when divided by x 3, has
remainder 60. Find the values of a and b and factorise p(x) completely. [9 marks]
Using the substitution y =
1
x
, solve the equation 12y
4
8y
3
7y
2
+ 2y + 1 = 0. [3 marks]
11. If P =
_
_
5 2 3
1 4 3
3 1 2
_
_
, Q =
_
_
a 1 18
b 1 12
13 1 c
_
_
and PQ = 2I, where I is the 3 3 identity
matrix, determine the values of a, b and c. Hence nd P
1
. [8 marks]
Two groups of workers have their drinks at a stall. The rst group comprising ten workers have ve
cups of tea, two cups of coee and three glasses of fruit juice at a total cost of RM11.80. The second
group of six workers have three cups of tea, a cup of coee and two glasses of fruit juice at a total
cost of RM7.10. The cost of a cup of tea and three glasses of fruit juice is the same as the cost of
four cups of coee. If the costs of a cup of tea, a cup of coee and a glass of fruit juice are RM x,
RM y and RM z respectively, obtain a matrix equation to represent the above information. Hence
determine the cost of each drink. [6 marks]
12. The function f is dened by f(t) =
4e
kt
1
4e
kt
+ 1
where k is a positive constant, t > 0,
(a) Find the value of f(0) [1 marks]
(b) Show that f

(t) > 0 [5 marks]

(c) Show that k[1 f(t)
2
] = 2f

(t) and, hence, show that f

(t) < 0. [6 marks]

(d) Find lim
t
f(t). [2 marks]
(e) Sketch the graph of f. [2 marks]
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STPM 2007
1. Express the innite recurring decimal 0.7

5 (= 0.7252525 . . . ) as a fraction in its lowest terms.[4 marks]

2. If y =
x
1 +x
2
, show that x
2
dy
dx
= (1 x
2
)y
2
. [[ marks]4
3. If log
a
_
x
a
2
_
= 3 log
a
2 log
a
(x 2a), express x in terms of a. [6 marks]
4. Simplify
(a)
(

3)
2
2(

7 +

3)
, [3 marks]
(b)
2(1 + 3i)
(1 3i)
2
, where i =

1. [3 marks]
5. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (x, y) and
_
x
x
2
+y
2
,
y
x
2
+y
2
_
respectively, where x = 0
and y = 0. If Q moves on a circle with centre (1, 1) and radius 3, show that the locus of P is also a
circle. Find the coordinates of the centre and radius of the circle. [6 marks]
6. Find
(a)
_
x
2
+x + 2
x
2
+ 2
dx, [3 marks]
(b)
_
x
e
x+1
dx. [4 marks]
7. Find the constants A, B, C and D such that
3x
2
+ 5x
(1 x
2
)(1 +x)
2
=
A
1 x
+
B
1 +x
+
C
(1 +x)
2
+
D
(1 +x)
3
.
[8 marks]
8. The function f is dened by
f(x) =
_

x + 1, 1 x < 1,
|x| 1, otherwise.
(a) Find lim
x1

f(x), lim
x1
+
f(x), lim
x1

f(x) and lim

x1
+
f(x). [4 marks]
(b) Determine whether f is continuous at x = 1 and x = 1. [4 marks]
9. The matrices A and B are given by
A =
_
_
1 2 1
3 1 4
0 1 2
_
_
, B =
_
_
35 19 18
27 13 45
3 12 5
_
_
.
Find the matrix A
2
B and deduce the inverse of A. [5 marks]
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Hence, solve the system of linear equations
x 2y z = 8,
3x y 4z = 15,
y + 2z = 4.
[5 marks]
10. The gradient of the tangent to a curve at any point (x, y) is given by
dy
dx
=
3x 5
2

x
, where x > 0. If
the curve passes through the point (1, 4).
(a) nd the equation of the curve, [4 marks]
(b) sketch the curve, [2 marks]
(c) calculate the area of the region bounded by the curve and the x-axis. [5 marks]
11. Using the substitution y = x+
1
x
, express f(x) = x
3
4x6
4
x
+
1
x
3
as a polynomial in y. [3 marks]
Hence, nd all the real roots of the equation f(x) = 0. [10 marks]
12. Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve y =
x
3
x
2
1
and determine their nature.
[10 marks]
Sketch the curve. [4 marks]
Determine the number of real roots of the equation x
3
= k(x
2
1), where k R, when k varies.
[3 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2008
STPM 2008
1. The function f and g are dened by
f : x
1
x
, x R \ {0};
g : x 2x 1, x R
Find f g and its domain. [4 marks]
2. Show that
_
3
2
(x 2)
2
x
2
dx =
5
3
+ 4 ln
_
2
3
_
. [4 marks]
3. Using denitions, show that, for any sets A, B and C,
A (B C) (A B) (A C)
[5 marks]
4. If z is a complex number such that |z| = 1, nd the real part of
1
1 z
. [6 marks]
5. The polynomial p(x) = 2x
3
+ 4x
2
+
1
2
x k has factor (x + 1).
(a) Find the value of k. [2 marks]
(b) Factorise p(x) completely. [4 marks]
6. If y =
sin x cos x
sin x + cos x
, show that
d
2
y
dx
2
= 2y
dy
dx
. [6 marks]
7. Matrix A is given by A =
_
_
1 0 0
1 1 0
1 2 1
_
_
.
(a) Show that A
2
= I, where I is the 3 3 identity matrix, and deduce A
1
. [4 marks]
(b) Find matrix B which satises BA =
_
_
1 4 3
0 2 1
1 0 2
_
_
. [4 marks]
8. The lines y = 2x and y = x intersect the curve y
2
+ 7xy = 18 at points A and B respectively, where
A and B lie in the rst quadrant.
(a) Find the coordinates of A and B. [4 marks]
(b) Calculate the perpendicular distance of A to OB, where O is the origin. [2 marks]
(c) Find the area of the OAB triangle. [3 marks]
9. Find the solution set of the inequality

4
x 1

> 3
3
x
. [10 marks]
10. Show that the gradient of the curve y =
x
x
2
1
is always decreasing. [3 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2008
Determine the coordinates of the point of inexion of the curve, and state the intervals for which the
curve is concave upwards. [5 marks]
Sketch the curve. [3 marks]
11. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curves y = 6 e
x
and y = 5e
x
, and nd the coordinates
of the points of intersection. [7 marks]
Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curves. [4 marks]
Calculate the volume of the solid formed when the region is rotated through 2 radians about the
x-axis. [5 marks]
12. At the beginning of this year, Mr. Liu and Miss Dora deposited RM10 000 and RM2000 respectively
in a bank. They receive an interest of 4% per annum. Mr Liu does not make any additional deposit
nor withdrawal, whereas, Miss Dora continues to deposit RM2000 at the beginning of each of the
subsequent years without any withdrawal.
(a) Calculate the total savings of Mr. Liu at the end of n-th year. [3 marks]
(b) Calculate the total savings of Miss Dora at the end of n-th year. [7 marks]
(c) Determine in which year the total savings of Miss Dora exceeds the total savings of Mr. Liu.
[5 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2009
STPM 2009
1. Determine the set of values of x satisfying the inequality
x
x + 1

1
x + 1
. [4 marks]
2. Given x > 0 and f(x) =

x, nd lim
h0
f(x) f(x +h)
h
. [4 marks]
3. For the geometric series 6 + 3 +
3
2
+. . ., obtain the smallest value of n if the dierence between the
sum of the rst n + 4 terms and the sum of the rst n terms is less than
45
64
. [6 marks]
4. The line y +x+3 = 0 is a tangent to the curve y = px
2
+qx, where p = 0 at the point x = 1. Find
the values of p and q. [6 marks]
5. Given that
log
a
(3x 4a) + log
a
3x =
2
log
2
a
+ log
a
(1 2a),
where 0 < a <
1
2
, nd x. [7 marks]
6. Using an appropriate substitution, evaluate
_
1
0
x
2
(1 x)
1
3
dx. [7 marks]
7. The parametric equations of a straight line l are given by x = 4t 2 and y = 3 3t.
(a) Show that the point A(1,
3
4
) lies on line l, [2 marks]
(b) Find the Cartesian equation of line l, [2 marks]
(c) Given that line l cuts the x and y-axes at P and Q respectively, nd the ratio PA : AQ.[4 marks]
8. Find the values of x if y = |3 x| and 4y (x
2
9) = 24. [9 marks]
9. (a) The matrices P, Q and R are given by
P =
_
_
1 5 6
2 2 4
1 3 2
_
_
, Q =
_
_
13 50 33
1 6 5
7 20 15
_
_
, R =
_
_
4 7 13
1 5 1
2 1 11
_
_
.
Find the matrices PQ and PQR and hence, deduce (PQ)
1
. [5 marks]
(b) Using the result in (a), solve the system of linear equations
6x + 10y + 8z = 4500
x 2y + z = 0
x + 2y + 3z = 1080
. [5 marks]
10. A curve is dened by the parametric equations
x = t
2
t
and y = 2t +
1
t
where t = 0.
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2009
(a) Show that
dy
dx
= 2
5
t
2
+ 2
, and hence, deduce that
1
2
<
dy
dx
< 2. [8 marks]
(b) Find the coordinates of points when
dy
dx
=
1
3
. [3 marks]
11. Given a curve y = x
2
4 and straight line y = x 2,
(a) sketch, on the same coordinates axes, the curve and the straight line, [2 marks]
(b) determine the coordinate of their points of intersection, [2 marks]
(c) calculate the area of the region R bounded by the curve and the straight line, [4 marks]
(d) nd the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated through 360

about the x-axis. [5 marks]

12. The polynomial p(x) = 6x
4
ax
3
bx
2
+ 28x + 12, where a and b are real constants, has factors
(x + 2) and (x 2).
(a) Find the values of a and b, and hence, factorise p(x) completely. [7 marks]
(b) Give that p(x) = (2x3)[q(x) 41+3x
3
], nd q(x), and determine its range when x [2, 10].
[8 marks]
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2010
STPM 2010
1. Solve the following simultaneous equations:
log
3
(xy) = 5 and log
9
_
x
2
y
_
= 2.
[4 marks]
2. Given that u =
1
2
(e
x
+e
x
), where x > 0 and y = f(u) is a dierentiable function f. If
dy
du
=
1

u
2
1
,
show that
dy
dx
= 1. [5 marks]
3. Determine the set of values of x such that the geometric series e
x
+ e
2x
+ e
3x
+ . . . converges.
Find the exact value of x if the sum to innity of the series is 3. [6 marks]
4. Given that f(x) = xln x, where x > 0. Find f

(x), and hence, determine the value of

_
2e
e
ln xdx.
[6 marks]
5. Let AB denotes a set of elements which belongs to set A, but does not belong to set B. Without
using Venn diagram, show that AB = A B

. [3 marks]
Hence, prove that (A B

) (B C) = B

(AC). [4 marks]
6. The graph of a function f is as follows:
(a) State the domain and range of f. [2 marks]
(b) State whether f is a one-to-one function or not. Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
(c) Determine whether f is continuous or not at x = 1. Give a reason for your answer. [3 marks]
7. The polynomial p(x) = 2x
4
7x
3
+ 5x
2
+ ax + b, where a and b are real constants, is divisible by
2x
2
+x 1.
(a) Find a and b. [4 marks]
(b) For these values of a and b, determine the set of values of x such that p(x) 0. [4 marks]
8. Given f(x) =
x
3
3x 4
(x 1)(x
2
+ 1)
,
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PAPER 1 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2010
(a) nd the constants A, B, C and D such that f(x) = A+
B
x 1
+
Cx +D
x
2
+ 1
, [5 marks]
(b) when x is suciently small such that x
4
and higher powers can be neglected, show that f(x)
4 + 7x + 3x
2
x
3
. [4 marks]
9. Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the graphs y = e
x
and y =
4
2 x
. Show that the equation
x + 4e
x
= 2 has a root in the interval [-1,0]. [6 marks]
Estimate the root correct to three decimal places by using Newton-Raphson method with initial
estimate x
0
= 0.4. [5 marks]
10. A circle C
1
passes through the points (-6, 0), (2, 0) and (-2, 8).
(a) Find the equation of C
1
. [4 marks]
(b) Determine the coordinates of the centre and the radius of C
1
. [2 marks]
(c) If C
2
is the circle (x 4)
2
+ (y 11)
2
= 25,
i. nd the distance between the centres of the two circles, [2 marks]
ii. nd the coordinates of the point of intersection of C
1
with C
2
. [3 marks]
11. The functions f and g are dened by
f : x x
3
3x + 2, x R.
g : x x 1, x R.
(a) Find h(x) = (f g)(x), and determine the coordinates of the stationary points of h. [5 marks]
(b) Sketch the graph of y = h(x). [2 marks]
(c) On a separate diagram, sketch the graph of y =
1
h(x)
. [3 marks]
Hence, determine the set of values of k such that the equation
1
h(x)
= k has
i. one root, [1 marks]
ii. two roots, [1 marks]
iii. three roots. [1 marks]
12. Matrix P is given by P =
_
_
1 2 1
2 1 3
2 1 1
_
_
.
(a) Find the determinant and adjoint of P. Hence, nd P
1
. [6 marks]
(b) A factory assembles three types of toys Q, R and S. The total time taken to assemble one unit
of R and one unit of S exceeds the time taken to assemble two units of Q by 8 minutes. One
unit of Q, two units of R and one unit of S take 31 minutes to be assembled. The time taken
to assemble two units of Q, one unit of R and three units of S is 48 minutes.
If x, y and z represent the time, in minutes, taken to assemble each unit of toys Q, R and S
respectively,
i. write a system of linear equations to represent the above information, [2 marks]
ii. using the results in (a), determine the time taken to assemble each type of toy. [5 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong
2 PAPER 2 QUESTIONS
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2002
STPM 2002
1. Position vectors of the points P and Q relative to the origin O are 2i and 3i + 4j respectively. Find
the angle between vector

OP and vector

OQ. [4 marks]
2. Points A and B are on the side XY of triangle XY Z with XA = AB = BY . Points C and D are on
the sides Y Z and XZ respectively such that ABCD is a rhombus. Prove that XZY = 90

.[6 marks]
3. The points P, Q, R, S are on the circumference of a circle, such that PQR = 80

and RPS = 30

as shown in the diagram below. The tangent to the circle at P and the chord RS which is produced,
meet at T.
(a) Show that PR = PT. [3 marks]
(b) Show that the length of the chord RS is the same as the radius of the circle. [4 marks]
4. Express cos x +

3 sin x in the form r cos(x ), with r > 0 and 0 < <

2
. [4 marks]
Hence, nd the value of x with 0 x 2, which satises the inequality 0 < cos x +

3 sin x < 1.
[5 marks]
5. The rate of change of water temperature is described by the dierential equation
d
dt
= k(
s
)
where is the water temperature at time t,
s
is the surrounding temperature, and k is a positive
constant.
A boiling water at 100

C is left to cool in a kitchen that has a surrounding temperature of 25

C.
The water takes 1 hour to decrease to the temperature of 75

C. Show that k = ln
3
2
. [6 marks]
When the water reaches 50

C, the water is placed in a freezer at 10

C to be frozen to ice. Find the

time required, from the moment the water is put in the freezer until it becomes ice at 0

C. [6 marks]
6. Wind is blowing with a speed of w from the direction of N

W. When a ship is cruising eastwards

with a speed of u, the captain of ship found that the wind seemed to be blowing with a speed of v
1
,
from the direction N

W. When the ship is cruising north with a speed of u, the captain of the ship,
however, found that the wind seemed to be blowing with a speed of v
2
from the direction N

W.
(a) Draw the triangles of velocity of both situations. [4 marks]
(b) Show that tan =
tan 1
1 cot
. [7 marks]
(c) Express v
2
2
v
2
1
in terms of u, w and . [2 marks]
7. Three balls are selected at random from one blue ball, three red balls and six white balls. Find the
probability that all the three balls selected are of the same color. [3 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2002
8. The table below shows the number of defective electronic components per lot for 500 lots that have
been tested.
Numbers of defective
components per lot
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 or more
Relative frequency 0.042 0.054 0.392 0.318 0.148 0.014 0.032
(a) State the mode and the median number of defective electronic components per lot. [2 marks]
(b) For the lots with defective components of more than 5, the mean number of defective components
per lot is 6.4. Find the mean number of defective electronic components per lot for the given
500 lots. [2 marks]
9. Two percent of the bulb produced by a factory are not usable. Find the smallest number of bulbs
that must be examined so that the probability of obtaining at least one non-usable bulb exceeds 0.5.
[6 marks]
10. The number of teenagers, according to age, that patronize a recreation centre for a certain period of
time is indicated in the following table.
Age in Years Number of teenagers
12 - 4
13 - 10
14 - 27
15 - 110
16 - 212
17 - 238
18 - 149
[ Age 12 - means age 12 and more but less than 13 years ]
(a) Display the above data using histogram. [3 marks]
(b) Find the median and semi-interquartile range for the age of teenagers who patronize the recre-
ation centre. Give your answer to the nearest months. [7 marks]
11. The mass of yellow water melon produced by a farmer is normally distributed with a mean of 4 kg
and a standard deviation of 800 g. The mass of red water melon produced by the farmer is normally
distributed with a mean of 6 kg and a standard deviation of 1 kg.
(a) Find the probability that the mass of a red water melon, selected at random, is less than 5 kg.
Hence, nd the probability that a red water melon with mass less than 5 kg has mass less than
4 kg. [5 marks]
(b) If Y = M 2K, where M represents the mass of a red water melon and K the mass of a yellow
water melon, determine the mean and variance of Y .
Assuming that Y is normally distributes, nd the probability that the mass of a red water melon
selected at random is more than twice the mass of yellow water melon selected at random.[6 marks]
12. Continuous random variable X is dened in the interval 0 to 4, with
P(X > x) =
_
_
_
1 ax, 0 x 3,
b
1
2
x, 3 < x 4,
with a and b as constants,
(a) Show that a =
1
6
and b = 2. [3 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2002
(b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X and sketch its graph. [4 marks]
(c) Find the probability density function of X. [2 marks]
(d) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of X. [6 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2003
STPM 2003
1. Let u = cos i + sin j and v = cos i + sin j, where i and j are perpendicular unit vectors. Show
that
1
2
|u v| = sin
1
2
( ). [5 marks]
2. Vertices B and C of the triangle ABC lie on the circumference of a circle. AB and AC cut the
circumference of the circle at X and Y respectively. Show that CBX +CY X = 180

. [3 marks]
If AB = AC, show that BC is parallel to XY . [3 marks]
3. The diagram below shows two circles ABRP and ABQS which intersect at A and B. PAQ and
RAS are straight lines. Prove that the triangles RPB and SQB are similar. [7 marks]
4. A force of magnitude 2p N acts along the line OA and a force of magnitude 10 N acts along the line
OB. The angle between OA and OB is 120

. The resultant force has magnitude

3p N. Calculate
the value of p and determine the angle between the resultant force and OA. [8 marks]
5. Starting from the formulae for sin(A+B) and cos(A+B), prove that tan(A+B) =
tan A+ tan B
1 tan Atan B
.
[3 marks]
If 2x +y =

4
, show that
tan y =
1 2 tan x tan
2
x
1 + 2 tan x tan
2
x
.
By substituting x =

8
, show that tan

8
=

2 1. [6 marks]
6. The rate of increase in the number of a species of sh in a lake is described by the dierential equation
dP
dt
= (a b)P,
where P is the number of sh at time t weeks, a is the rate of reproduction, and b is the mortality
rate, with a and b as constants.
(a) Assuming that P = P
0
at time t = 0 and a > b, solve the above dierential equation and sketch
its solution curve. [7 marks]
(b) At a certain instant, there is an outbreak of an epidemic of a disease. The epidemic results in
no more ospring of the sh being produced and the sh die at a rate directly proportional to
_
1
P
. There are 900 sh before the outbreak of the epidemic and only 400 sh are alive after 6
weeks. Determine the length of time from the outbreak of the epidemic until all the sh of that
species die. [9 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2003
7. The probability of a person allergic to a type of anaesthetic is 0.002. A total of 2000 persons are
injected with the anaesthetic. Using a suitable approximate distribution, calculate the probability
that more than two persons are allergic to the anaesthetic. [5 marks]
8. Tea bags are labelled as containing 2 g of tea powder. In actual face, the mass of tea powder per bag
has mean 2.05 g and standard deviation 0.05 g. Assuming that the mass of tea powder of each bag
is normally distributed, calculate the expected number of tea bags which contain 1.95 g to 2.10 g of
tea powder in a box of 100 tea bags. [5 marks]
9. A factory has 36 male workers and 64 female workers, with 10 male workers earning less than
RM1000.00 a month and 17 female workers earning at least RM1000.00 a month. At the end of
the year, workers earning less than RM1000.00 are given a bonus of RM1000.00 whereas the others
receive a months salary.
(a) If two workers are randomly chosen, nd the probability that exactly one worker receives a
bonus of one months salary. [3 marks]
(b) If a male worker and a female worker are randomly chosen, nd the probability that exactly one
worker receives a bonus of one months salary. [3 marks]
10. Show that, for the numbers x
1
, x
2
, x
3
, . . . , x
n
with mean x,

(x x)
2
=

x
2
n x
2
.
[2 marks]
The numbers 4, 6, 12, 5, 7, 9, 5, 11, p, q, where p < q, have mean x = 6.9 and

(x x)
2
= 102.9.
Calculate the values of p and q. [6 marks]
11. The number of ships which anchor at a port every week for 26 particular weeks are as follows.
32 28 43 21 35 19 25 45 35 32 18 26 30
26 27 38 42 18 37 50 46 23 40 20 29 46
(a) Display the data in a stemplot. [2 marks]
(b) Find the median and interquartile range. [4 marks]
(c) Draw a boxplot to represent the data. [3 marks]
(d) State the shape of the frequency distribution. Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
12. The lifespan of a species of plant is a random variable T (tens of days). The probability density
function is given by
f(t) =
_
_
_
1
8
e

1
8
t
, t > 0,
0, otherwise.
(a) Find the cumulative distribution function of T and sketch its graph. [6 marks]
(b) Find the probability, to three decimal places, that a plant of that species randomly chosen has
a lifespan of more than 20 days. [3 marks]
(c) Calculate the expected lifespan of that species of plant. [5 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2004
STPM 2004
1. Express cos + 3 sin in the form r cos( ), where r > 0 and 0

< < 90

. [4 marks]
2. Find all values of x, where 0

< x < 360

, which satisfy the equation tan x+4 cot x = 4 sec x.[5 marks]
3. The variables t and x are connected by
dx
dt
= 2t(x 1),
where x = 1. Find x in terms of t if x = 2 when t = 1. [5 marks]
4. The points S and T are midpoints of the sides AB and AD respectively of a parallelogram ABCD.
The lines CS and CT cut the diagonal BD at the points U and V respectively.
Show that

BU =

BC +

CD and

BU = (1 )

BC +
1
2

CD also where and are constants.

Hence, show that

BU =
1
3

BD. [6 marks]
Deduce that the lines CS and CT trisect the diagonal BD. [3 marks]
5. The diagram below shows two isosceles triangles ABC and ADE which have bases AB and AD
respectively. Each triangle has base angles measuring 75

, with BC and DE parallel and equal in

length. Show that
(a) DBC = BDE = 90

, [4 marks]
(b) the triangle ACE is an equilateral triangle, [4 marks]
(c) the quadrilateral BCED is a square. [4 marks]
6. A canal of width 2a has parallel straight banks and the water ows due north. The points A and B
are on opposite banks and B is due east of A, with the point O as the midpoint of AB. The x-axis
and y-axis are taken in the east and north directions respectively with O as the origin. The speed of
the current in the canal, v
c
, is given by
v
c
= v
0
_
1
x
2
a
2
_
,
where v
0
is the speed of the current in the middle of the canal and x is the distance eastwards from
the middle of the canal. A swimmer swims from A towards the east at speed v
r
relative to the
current in the canal. Taking y to denote the distance northwards travelled by the swimmer, show
that
dy
dx
=
v
0
v
r
_
1
x
2
a
2
_
. [3 marks]
If the width of the canal is 12 m, the speed of the current in the middle of the canal is 10 m s
1
and
the speed of the swimmer is 2 m s
1
relative to the current in the canal,
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2004
(a) nd the distance of the swimmer from O when he is at the middle of the canal and his distance
from B when he reaches the east bank of the canal, [7 marks]
(b) sketch the actual path taken by the swimmer. [3 marks]
7. A type of seed is sold in packets which contain ten seeds each. On the average, it is found that a
seed per packet does not germinate. Find the probability that a packet chosen at random contains
less than two seeds which do not germinate. [4 marks]
8. The continuous random variable X has the probability density function
f(x) =
_
_
_
4
27
x
2
(3 x), 0 < x < 3,
0, otherwise.
(a) Calculate P
_
X <
3
2
_
. [3 marks]
(b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X. [3 marks]
9. Two transistors are chosen at random from a batch of transistors containing ninety good and ten
defective ones.
(a) Find the probability that at least one out of the two transistors chosen is defective. [3 marks]
(b) If at least one out of the two transistors chosen is defective, nd the probability that both
transistors are defective. [4 marks]
10. The lifespan of an electrical instrument produced by a manufacturer is normally distributed with a
mean of 72 months and a standard deviation of 15 months.
(a) If the manufacturer guarantees that the lifespan of an electrical instrument is at least 36 months,
calculate the percentage of the electrical instruments which have to be replaced free of charge.
[4 marks]
(b) If the manufacturer species that less than 0.1% of the electrical instruments have to be replaced
free of charge, determine the greatest length of the guarantee period correct to the nearest month.
[5 marks]
11. The discrete random variable X has the probability function
P(X = x) =
_
k(4 x)
2
, x = 1, 2, 3,
0, otherwise
where k is a constant.
(a) Determine the value of k and tabulate the probability distribution of X. [3 marks]
(b) Find E(7X 1) and Var(7X 1). [7 marks]
12. The following data show the masses, in kg, of sh caught by 22 shermen on a particular day.
23 48 51 25 39 37 41 38 37 20 88
69 22 42 46 23 52 41 40 59 68 59
(a) Display the above data in an ordered stemplot. [2 marks]
(b) Find the mean and standard deviation. [5 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2004
(c) Find the median and interquartile range. [4 marks]
(d) Draw a boxplot to represent the above data. [3 marks]
(e) State whether the mean or the median is more suitable as a representative value of the above
data. Justify your answer. [2 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2005
STPM 2005
1. The diagram below shows two intersecting circles AXY B and CBOX, where O is the centre of the
circle AXY B. AXC and BY C are straight lines. Show that ABC = BAC. [5 marks]
2. In the triangle ABC, the point P lies on the side AC such that BPC = ABC. Show that the
triangles BPC and ABC are similar. [3 marks]
If AB = 4 cm, AC = 8 cm and BP = 3 cm, nd the area of the triangle BPC. [4 marks]
3. Using the substitution y =
v
x
2
, show that the dierential equation
dy
dx
+ y
2
=
2y
x
may be reduced
to
dv
dx
=
v
2
x
2
. [3 marks]
Hence, nd the general solution of the original dierential equation. [4 marks]
4. In the tetrahedron ABCD, AB = BC = 10 cm, AC = 8

2 cm, AD = CD = 8 cm and BD = 6 cm.

Show that the line from C perpendicular to AB and the line from D perpendicular to AB meet at a
point on AB. Hence, calculate the angle between the face ABC and the face ABD. [8 marks]
5. Show that
d
dx
(ln tan x) =
2
sin 2x
. [2 marks]
Hence, nd the solution of the dierential equation
(sin 2x)
dy
dx
= 2y(1 y)
for which y =
1
3
when x =
1
4
. Express y explicitly in terms of x in your answer. [8 marks]
6. The points P and Q lie on the diagonals BD and DF respectively of a regular hexagon ABCDEF
such that
BP
BD
=
DQ
DF
= k.
Express

CP and

CQ in terms of k, a and b, where

AB = a and

BC = b. [7 marks]
If the points C, P and Q lie on a straight line, determine the value of k. Hence, nd CP : PQ.
[7 marks]
7. The mass of a small loaf of bread produced in a bakery may be modelled by a normal random variable
with mean 303 g and standard deviation 4 g. Find the probability that a randomly chosen loaf has
a mass between 295 g and 305 g. [3 marks]
8. A four-digit number, in the range 0000 to 9999 inclusive, is formed. Find the probability that
(a) the number begins or ends with 0, [3 marks]
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(b) the number contains exactly two non-zero digits. [3 marks]
9. A computer accessories distributor obtains its supply of diskettes from manufacturers A and B, with
60% of the diskettes from manufacturer A. The diskettes are packed by the manufacturers in packets
of tens. The probability that a diskette produced by manufacturer A is defective is 0.05 whereas the
probability that a diskette produced by manufacturer B is defective is 0.02. Find the probability that
a randomly chosen packet contains exactly one defective diskette. [7 marks]
10. The continuous random variable X has probability density function
f(x) =
_

_
1
25
(1 2x), 2 x
1
2
3
25
(2x 1),
1
2
x 3
0, otherwise.
(a) Sketch the graph of y = f(x). [2 marks]
(b) Given that P(0 X k) =
13
100
, determine the value of k. [6 marks]
11. The probability distribution function of the discrete random variable Y is
P(Y = y) =
y
5050
, y = 1, 2, 3, . . . , 100.
(a) Show that E(Y ) = 67 and nd Var(Y ). [5 marks]
(b) Find P(|Y E(Y )| 30). [4 marks]
12. Overexposure to a certain metal dust at the workplace of a factory is detrimental to the health of
its workers. The workplace is considered safe if the level of the metal dust is less than 198 g m
3
.
The level of the metal dust at the workplace is recorded at a particular time of day for a period of
90 consecutive working days. The results are summarised in the table below.
Metal dust level (g m
3
) Number of days
170 - 174 8
175 - 179 11
180 - 184 25
185 - 189 22
190 - 194 15
195 - 199 7
200 - 204 2
(a) State what the number 11 in the table means. [1 marks]
(b) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the levels of the metal dust. [5 marks]
(c) Plot a cumulative frequency curve of the above data. Hence, estimate the median and the
interquartile range. [7 marks]
(d) Find the percentage of days for which the workplace is considered unsafe. [3 marks]
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STPM 2006
1. Express 4 sin 3 cos in the form Rsin( ), where R > 0 and 0

< < 90

. Hence, solve the

equation 4 sin 3 cos = 3 for 0

< < 360

. [6 marks]
2. If the angle between the vectors a =
_
4
8
_
and b =
_
1
p
_
is 135

, nd the value of p. [6 marks]

3. Find the general solution of the dierential equation x
dy
dx
= y
2
y 2. [6 marks]
4. The points P, Q, and R are the midpoints of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively of the triangle
ABC. The lines AP and BQ meet at the point G, where AG = mAP and BG = nBQ.
(a) Show that

AG =
1
2
m

AB+
1
2
m

AC and

AG = (1 n)

AB+
1
2

AC. Deduce that AG =

2
3
AP and
BG =
2
3
BQ. [6 marks]
(b) Show that CR meets AP and BQ at G, where CG =
2
3
CR. [3 marks]
5. Prove that an exterior angle of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to the opposite interior angle. [3 marks]
In the above diagram, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. The lines AB and DC extended meet at the
point E and the lines AD and BC extended meet at the point F. Show that triangles ADE and
CBE are similar. [3 marks]
If DA = DE, CFD = and BEC = 3, determine the value of . [4 marks]
6. A particle moves from rest along a horizontal straight line. At time t s, the displacement and velocity
of the particle are x m and v ms
1
respectively and its acceleration, in ms
2
, is given by
dv
dt
= sin(t)

3 cos(t).
Express v and x in terms of t. [7 marks]
Find the velocities of the particle when its acceleration is zero for the rst and second times. Find
also the distance traveled by the particle between the rst and second times its acceleration is zero.
[7 marks]
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7. Two archers A and B take turns to shoot, with archer A taking the rst shot. The probabilities
of archers A and B hitting the bulls-eye in each shot are
1
6
and
1
5
respectively. Show that the
probability of archer A hitting the bull-eye rst is
1
2
. [4 marks]
8. The probability that it rains in a certain area is
1
5
. The probability that an accident occurs at a
particular corner of a road in that area is
1
20
if it rains and
1
50
if it does not rain. Find the probability
that it rains if an accident occurs at the corner. [4 marks]
9. The independent Poisson random variables X and Y have parameters 0.5 and 3.5 respectively. The
random variable W is dened by W = X Y .
(a) Find E(W) and Var(W). [4 marks]
(b) Give one reason why W is not a Poisson random variable. [1 marks]
10. The probability that a heart patient survives after surgery in a country is 0.85.
(a) Find the probability that, out of ve randomly chosen heard patients undergoing surgery, four
survive. [3 marks]
(b) Using a suitable approximate distribution, nd the probability that more than 160 survive after
surgery in a random sample of 200 heart patients. [6 marks]
11. The times taken by 22 students to breakfast are shown in the following table.
Time (x minutes) 2 x < 5 5 x < 8 8 x < 11 11 x < 14 14 x < 17 17 x < 20
Number of students 1 2 4 8 5 2
(a) Draw a histogram of the grouped data. Comment on the shape of frequency distribution.[4 marks]
(b) Calculate estimates of the mean, median, and mode of the breakfast times. Use your calculations
to justify your statement about the shape of the frequency distribution. [7 marks]
12. The continuous random variable X has probability density function
f(x) =
_
_
_
_
x 1
12
, 1 x b,
0, otherwise,
where b is a constant.
(a) Determine the value of b. [4 marks]
(b) Find the cumulative distribution function of X and sketch its graph. [5 marks]
(c) Calculate E(X). [6 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2007
STPM 2007
1. Find, in terms of , all the values of x between 0 and which satises the equation
tan x + cot x = 8 cos 2x.
[4 marks]
2. The triangle PQR lies in a horizontal plance, with Q due west of R. The bearings of P from Q and
R are and respectively, where and are acute. The top A of a tower PA is at height h above
the plane and the angle of elevation of A from R is . The height of a vertical pole QB is k and the
angle of elevation of B from R is . Show that
h =
k tan cos
tan sin( )
.
[5 marks]
3. The position vectors of the points A, B, C and D,relative to an origin, are i+3j, 5i3j, (x3)i6j
and (x + 3)i respectively.
(a) Show that, for any value of x, ABCD is a parallelogram. [3 marks]
(b) Determine the value of x for which ABCD is a rectangle. [4 marks]
4. The diagram below shows non-collinear points O, A and B, with P on the line OA such that OP :
PA = 2 : 1 and Q on the line AB such that AQ : QB = 2 : 3. The lines PQ and OB produced meet
at the point R. If

OA = a and

OB = b,
O
R
A
P
B
Q
(a) show that

PQ =
1
15
a +
2
5
b, [5 marks]
(b) nd the position vector of R, relative to O, in terms of b. [5 marks]
5. The diagram below shows two intersecting circles APQ and BPQ, where APB is a straight line.
The tangents at the points A and B meet at a point C. SHow that ACBQ is a cyclic quadrilateral.
[4 marks]
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P
B
A
C
Q
If the lines AQ and CB are parallel and T is the point of intersection of AB and CQ, show that the
triangles ATQ and BTC are isosceles triangles. Hence, show that the areas of the triangles ATQ
and BTC are in the ratio AT
2
: BT
2
. [7 marks]
6. The variables x and y, where x > 0, satisfy the dierential equation
x
2
dy
dx
= y
2
xy.
Using the substitution y = ux, show that the given dierential equation may be reduced to
x
du
dx
= u
2
2u.
Hence, show that the general solution of the given dierential equation may be expressed in the form
y =
2x
1 +Ax
2
, where A is an arbitrary constant. [10 marks]
Find the equation of the solution curve which passes through the point (1,4) and sketch this solution
curve. [4 marks]
7. There are eight parking bays in a row at a taxi stand. If one blue taxi, two red taxis and ve yellow
taxis are parked there, nd the probability that two red taxis are parked next to each other.[3 marks]
[Assume that a taxi may be parked at any of the parking bays.]
8. The mean mark for a group of students taking a statistics test is 70.6. The mean marks for male
and female students are 68.5 and 72.0 respectively. Find the ratio of the number of male to female
students. [4 marks]
9. The random variable X is normally distributed with mean and standard deviation 100. It is known
that P(X > 1169) 0.117 and P(X > 879) 0.877. Determine the range of the values of .[7 marks]
10. Two events A and B are such that P(A) =
3
8
, P(B) =
1
4
and P(A|B) =
1
6
.
(a) Show that the events A and B are neither independent nor mutually exclusive. [2 marks]
(b) Find the probability that at least one of the events A and B occurs. [3 marks]
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(c) Find the probability that either one of the events A and B occurs. [4 marks]
11. The probability that a lemon sold in a fruit store is rotten is 0.02.
(a) If the lemons in the fruit store are packed in packets, determine the maximum number of lemons
per packet so that the probability that a packet chosen at random does not contain rotten lemons
is more than 0.85. [5 marks]
(b) If the lemons in the fruit store are packed in boxed each containing 60 lemons, nd, using a
suitable approximation, the probability that a box chosen at random contains less than three
rotten lemons. [5 marks]
12. The masses (in thousands of kg) of solid waste collected from a town for 25 consecutive days are as
follows:
41 53 44 55 48 57 50 38 53 50 43 56 51
48 33 46 55 49 50 52 47 39 51 49 52
(a) Construct a stemplot to represent the data. [2 marks]
(b) Find the median and interquartile range. [4 marks]
(c) Calculate the mean and standard deviation. [5 marks]
(d) Draw a boxplot to represent the data. [3 marks]
(e) Comment on the shape of the distribution and give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2008
STPM 2008
1. Show that the substitution u = x
2
+y transforms the dierential equation
(1 x)
dy
dx
+ 2y + 2x = 0
into the dierential equation
(1 x)
du
dx
= 2u.
[3 marks]
2. In triangle ABC, the point X divides BC internally in the ratio m : n, where m+n = 1.
Express AX
2
in terms of AB, BC, CA, m and n. [5 marks]
3. If t = tan

2
, show that sin =
2t
1 +t
2
and cos =
1 t
2
1 +t
2
. [4 marks]
Hence, nd the values of between 0

and 360

that satisfy the equation 10 sin 5 cos = 2.[3 marks]

4. The diagram below shows the circumscribed circle of the triangle ABC.
T
B
R
A
C Q
P
The tangent to the circle at A meets the line BC extended to T. The angle bisector of the angle
ATB cuts AC at P, AB at Q and the circle at R. Show that
(a) triangles APT and BQT are similar, [4 marks]
(b) PT BT = QT AT, [2 marks]
(c) AP = AQ. [4 marks]
5. The position vectors of the points A, B and C, with respect to the origin O, are a, b and c respectively.
The points L, M, P and Q are the midpoints of OA, BC, OB, and AC respectively.
(a) Show that the position vector of any point on the line LM is
1
2
a+
1
2
(b+ca) for some scalar
, and express the position vector of any point on the line PQ in terms of a, b and c. [6 marks]
(b) Find the position vector of the point of intersection of the line LM and the line PQ. [4 marks]
6. A 50 litre tank is initially lled with 10 litres of brine solution containing 20 kg of salt. Starting from
time t = 0, distilled water is poured into the tank at a constant rate of 4 litres per minute. At the
same time, the mixture leaves the tank at a constant rate of

k litres per minute, where k > 0. The

time taken for overow to occur is 20 minutes.
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(a) Let Q be the amount of salt in the tank at time t minutes. Show that the rate of change of Q
is given by
dQ
dt
=
Q

k
10 + (4

k)t
.
Hence, express Q in terms of t. [7 marks]
(b) Show that k = 4, and calculate the amount of salt in the tank at the instant overow occurs.
[6 marks]
(c) Sketch the graph of Q against t for 0 t 20. [2 marks]
7. There are 12 towels, two of which are red. If ve towels are chosen at random, nd the probability
that at least one is red. [4 marks]
8. The random variable X has a binomial distribution with parameters n = 500 and p =
1
2
. Using a
suitable approximate distribution, nd P(|X E(X)| 25). [6 marks]
9. In a basket of mangoes and papayas, 70% of mangoes and 60% of papayas are ripe. If 40% of the
fruits in the basket are mangoes,
(a) nd the percentage of the fruits which are ripe, [3 marks]
(b) nd the percentage of the ripe fruits which are mangoes. [4 marks]
10. A sample of 100 fuses, nominally rated at 13 amperes, are tested by passing increasing electric current
through them. The current at which they blow are recorded and the following cumulative frequency
table is obtained.
Currents (amperes) Cumulative frequency
<10 0
<11 8
<12 30
<13 63
<14 88
<15 97
<16 99
<17 100
Calculate the estimates of the mean, median and mode. Comment on the distribution. [8 marks]
11. The continuous random variable X has probability density function
f(x) =
_

_
0, x < 0,
5
4
x, 0 x < 1,
1
4x
2
, x 1.
(a) Find the cumulative distribution function of X. [7 marks]
(b) Calculate the probability that at least one of two independent observed values of X is greater
than three. [4 marks]
12. A car rental shop has four cars to be rented out on a daily basis at RM50.00 per car. The average
daily demand for cars is four.
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(a) Find the probability that, on a particular day,
i. no cars are requested, [2 marks]
ii. at least four requests for cars are received. [2 marks]
(b) Calculate the expected daily income received from the rentals. [5 marks]
(c) If the shop wishes to have one more car, the additional cost incurred is RM20.00 per day.
Determine whether the shop should buy another car for rental. [5 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2009
STPM 2009
1. Find the values of x, where 0 x , which satisfy the equation sin
3
xsec x = 2 tan x. [4 marks]
2. The circumscribed circle of the triangle JKL is shown in the diagram below.
The tangent to the circle at J meets the line KL extended to T. The angle bisector of the angle
JTK cuts JL and JK at U and V respectively. Show that JV = JU. [4 marks]
3. Find the particular solution of the dierential equation
e
x
dy
dx
y
2
(x + 1) = 0
for which y = 1 when x = 0. Hence, express y in terms of x. [7 marks]
4. A boat is travelling at a speed of 30 knots. A yacht is sailing northwards at a speed of 10 knots. At
1300 hours, the boat is 14 nautical miles to the north-east of the yacht.
(a) Determine the direction in which the boat should be travelling in order to intercept the yacht.
[3 marks]
(b) At what time does the interception occur? [4 marks]
5. A parallelogram ABCD with its diagonals meeting at the point O is shown in the diagram below.
AB is extended to P such that BP = AB. The line that passes through D and is parallel to AC
meets PC produced at point R and CRD = 90

.
(a) Show that the triangles ABD and BPC are congruent. [3 marks]
(b) Show that ABCD is a rhombus. [6 marks]
(c) Find the ratio CR : PC. [3 marks]
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6. One of the rules at a training camp of 1000 occupants states that camp activities are to be suspended
if 10% of the occupants are infected with a virus. A trainee infected with a u virus enrolls in the
camp causing an outbreak of u. The rate of increase of the number of infected occupants x at t
days is given by dierential equation
dx
dt
= kx(1000 x),
where k is a constant.
Assume that the outbreak of u begins at the time the infected trainee enrolls and no one leaves the
camp during the outbreak,
(a) Show that x =
1000e
1000kt
999 +e
1000kt
, [9 marks]
(b) Determine the value of k if it is found that, after one day, there are ve infected occupants,
[3 marks]
(c) Determine the number of days before the camp activities will be suspended. [4 marks]
7. There are 20 doctors and 15 engineers attending a conference. The number of women doctors and
that of women engineers are 12 and 5 respectively. Four participants from this group are selected
randomly to chair some sessions of panel discussion.
(a) Find the probability that three doctors are selected. [2 marks]
(b) Given that two women are selected, nd the probability that both of them are doctors.[2 marks]
[4 marks]
8. The mean and standard deviation of Physics marks for 25 school candidates and 5 private candidates
are shown in the table below.
School candidates Private candidates
Number of candidates 25 5
Mean 55 40
Standard deviation 4 5
Calculate the overall mean and standard deviation of the Physics marks. [5 marks]
9. A discrete random variable X takes the values of 0, 1 and 2 with the probabilities of a, b and c
respectively. Given that E(X) =
4
3
and Var(X) =
5
9
, nd the values of a, b and c. [6 marks]
10. The independent random variable Y
i
, where i = 1, 2, . . . , n, takes the values of 0 and 1 with the
probabilities of q and p respectively, where q = 1 p.
(a) Show that E(Y
i
) = p and Var(Y
i
) = pq. [3 marks]
(b) If X = Y
1
+ Y
2
+ . . . + Y
n
, determine E(X) and Var(X). Comment on the distribution of X.
[5 marks]
11. The number of hours spent in a library per week by arts and science students in a college is normally
distributed with mean 12 hours and standard deviation 5 hours for arts students, and mean 15 hours
and standard deviation 4 hours for science students.
A random sample of four arts students and six science students is chosen. Assuming that X is the
mean number of hours spent by these 10 students in a week,
(a) calculate E(X) and Var(X), [7 marks]
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(b) nd the probability that in a given week, the mean number of hours spent by this sample of
students is between 11 hours and 15 hours. [3 marks]
12. The time to repair a certain type of machine is a random variable X (in hours). The probability
density function is given by
f(x) =
_

_
0.01x p, 10 x < 20,
q 0.01x, 20 x 30,
0, otherwise,
where p and q are constants.
(a) Show that p = 0.1 and q = 0.3. [6 marks]
(b) Find the probability that the repair work takes at least 15 hours. [4 marks]
(c) Determine the expected value of X. [4 marks]
(d) If the total cost of repair of the machine comprises a surcharge of RM500 and an hourly rate of
RM100, express the total cost of repair in terms of X, and determine the expected total cost of
repair. [3 marks]
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PAPER 2 QUESTIONS Lee Kian Keong STPM 2010
STPM 2010
1. Find the general solution of the dierential equation
1
x
dy
dx
=
2 ln x
cos y
.
[5 marks]
2. Express 5 sin + 12 cos in the form r sin( + ), where r > 0 and 0

< < 90

. Hence, nd the
maximum and minimum values of the expression
1
5 sin + 12 cos + 15
.
[7 marks]
3. The diagram below shows a circle with centre O and tangents at points H and K meeting at the
point P. The diameter AB intersects the chord HK at the point Q. The points P, B, Q, O and A
lie on a straight line.
O
A
P
H
K
B
Q
Prove that
(a) PA+PB = 2PO, [3 marks]
(b) PH
2
= PA PB. [4 marks]
4. Using the substitution y = vx, show that the dierential equation
xy
dy
dx
x
2
y
2
= 0
may be reduced to
vx
dv
dx
= 1.
[3 marks]
Hence, nd the particular solution that satises y = 2 and x = 1. [6 marks]
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5. The point K lies on the side AB of a square ABCD such that AK : KB = 3 : 2. The point L lies
on the AD such that BL and CK intersect perpendicularly at the point P. Show that
(a) ABL = BCP, [2 marks]
(b) the triangles ABL and BCK are congruent, [3 marks]
(c) the triangles KPB and BPC are similar, [2 marks]
(d) KP : PC = 4 : 25. [4 marks]
6. The position vectors of the points Q and R, relative to the origin O, are q and r respectively.
(a) Find an expression for the position vector of the point N which lies on the line QR such that
QN : NR = 3 : 2. [2 marks]
(b) The point P with position vector p, relative to O, is such that O is the midpoint of the line
PN. Prove that
5p + 2q + 3r = 0.
[2 marks]
(c) The point L lies on the line RP such that RL : LP = 5 : 3. Show that the points Q, O and L
are collinear, and nd QO : OL. [4 marks]
(d) The point M lies on the line PQ such that MOR is a straight line. Find PM : MQ. [5 marks]
7. The probability that it rains in a day is 0.25, and the probability that a student carries an umbrella
is 0.6. The probability that it rains or the student does not carry an umbrella is 0.5. If it rains on a
particular day, nd the probability that the student does not carry an umbrella. [4 marks]
8. The random variable X is normally distributed with mean 48 and standard deviation 10. Find the
least integer k such that P(|X 48| > k) < 0.3. [5 marks]
9. A discrete random variable X has cumulative distribution function
F(x) =
_

_
0, x < 1,
0.6, 1 x < 3,
0.9, 3 x < 5,
1, x 5.
(a) Construct the probability distribution table for X. [2 marks]
(b) Find the mean and variance of X. [4 marks]
10. The lifespan, in months, of a type of bulb is a random variable X. The probability density function
is given by
f(x) =
_
_
_
1
9
xe

x
3
, x 0,
0, x < 0.
(a) Find the cumulative distribution function of X, and hence, sketch the graph. [6 marks]
(b) Determine the probability that a randomly chosen bulb has a lifespan of more than 9 months.
[3 marks]
11. The probability that a chicken egg placed in an incubator fails to hatch is 0.01.
(a) Determine the maximum number of eggs that may be placed in the incubator so that the
probability that all the eggs hatch is more than 0.75. [6 marks]
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(b) Using a suitable approximate distribution, nd the probability that more than three out of 200
eggs fail to hatch. [5 marks]
12. Forty soil samples are collected from a certain area and tested for their pH values. The pH values
and the number of soil samples tested are given in the table below.
pH value Number of soil samples
4.0 - 4.5 1
4.5 - 5.0 3
5.0 - 5.5 5
5.5 - 6.0 9
6.0 - 6.5 11
6.5 - 7.0 7
7.0 - 7.5 3
7.5 - 8.0 1
(a) Construct the cumulative frequency table for this distribution, and plot the cumulative frequency
curve. [3 marks]
(b) Using the cumulative frequency curve, estimate the median and semi-interquartile range of the
distribution. [4 marks]
(c) The pH value of a sample is wrongly recorded as 5.8, while its actual value is 5.0. State whether
the wrong pH value aects the median and semi-interquartile range. Justify your answers.
[2 marks]
(d) Another four soil samples are collected from the same area, and their pH values are found to be
greater than 8.0.
i. Out of the 44 samples, nd the percentage of samples which have a pH value greater than
7.0. [2 marks]
ii. Using the curve in (a), estimate the median of the 44 samples. State a reason why the same
curve is used. [2 marks]
45