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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.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
MERIDIAN J UNIOR COLLEGE
J C 2 Mid Year Examination
Higher 2

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H2 Mathematics 9740/02
Paper 2 01 July 2011

3 hours
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Section A: Pure Mathematics [40 marks]


1 The diagram shows the sketch of f ( ) y x = .












It is given that
2 3
for 2 3,
f ( )
2 10 for 3,
ax b x c x
x
x x
+ +
=

+ >

where a, b and c are non-zero constants.
Given further that f (2) 7 = and the gradient of the curve at 1 x = is 2, find the values of
of a, b and c. [5]


2 In the expansion of
2
1
1
x
bx
+

in ascending powers of x, where b is a positive constant, the
coefficient of
2
x is
7
6
. Show that
2
3
b = . [2]

(i) State the range of values of x for which the expansion is valid. [1]
(ii) Deduce the equation of the tangent to the curve [1]
2
1
1
x
y
bx
+
=

at the point where 0 x = .
(iii) Find the value of
2
2
d
d
y
x
at 0 x = . [1]



x
y
O 3
f ( ) y x =
2
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3 A sequence of real numbers
1 2 3
, , x x x satisfies the recurrence relation
1
0.3e 0.03
n
x
n
x
+
=
for 1 n .
(i) If the sequence converges, it converges to either or , where < . Find the values
of and , each correct to 3 decimal places. [2]
(ii) Use a calculator to determine the behaviour of the sequence for each of the cases
1
0 x = ,
1
1 x = and
1
2 x = . [3]
(iii) State the range of values of
n
x for which
(a) the sequence is increasing, [1]
(b) the sequence is decreasing. [1]


4 A graphic calculator is not to be used in answering this question.

(a) Given that 1 2i + is a root of the equation

4 3 2
2 6 2 5 0, z z z z + + + + =

write down another root of the equation. Hence solve the equation. [4]

(b) (i) Find all the roots of the equation

( )
4
1 3 i z = ,

giving each root in the form of
i
e r

where 0 r > and < . [4]

(ii) Show all the roots in part (i) on an Argand diagram. [2]

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5 A curve C has parametric equations
sin , cos , for 0 2 . x y = = <
(i) Show that
d
tan .
d
y
x
= [1]
(ii) As varies, the point ( ) , P x y traces out a curve.
When
3
,
4

= P is at the point A and when , = P is at the point B.

Find the equation of the tangent at A and the equation of the normal at B. [3]

(iii) By sketching the curve C, identify the area of the region R enclosed by the curve, the
tangent at A and the normal at B. Find the area of R. [6]

(iv) Write down a vector equation of the normal at B in the form
, ,
a d
b e
c f

| | | |
| |
= +
| |
| |
\ . \ .
r
where a, b, c, d, e, f are constants to be determined. [1]

(v) Given that the plane has equation ( ) 0 = r i + j +k , find the acute angle between the
plane and the normal at B. [2]



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Section B: Statistics [60 marks]


6 Tom and his friend Mary are going out for dinner with their parents at a restaurant. Find the
number of ways that the 6 of them can be seated at a round table of 6 if
(i) each family is to be seated together, [2]
(ii) only their parents need to be seated with their respective spouses. [2]

When they arrive at the restaurant, the waiter informs them that there are only 2 round tables
of 3 available.
(iii) Find the number of ways that they can be seated if there are no restrictions on the
seating arrangement. [2]


7 Three cards are drawn from a pack of 52 ordinary playing cards, at random and without
replacement. Find the probability that
(i) exactly two of the cards are spades, [2]
(ii) more than one card is a diamond, [2]
(iii) all three cards are of different suits. [3]


8 The random variable X denotes the number of children who have received vaccination in a
particular village with mean 39 and variance
39
40
.
(i) State, in context, two assumptions needed for X to be well-modelled by a binomial
distribution. [2]
(ii) Assuming that X follows a binomial distribution, find the maximum value that X can
take. [2]
(iii) It is given that 8% of the children who have received vaccination are autistic.
Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that there are more than
35 children who have received vaccination and are not autistic. [4]






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9 The time spent visiting a particular bookstore by Raphael and Elizabeth may be assumed to be
independent and normally distributed with means 35 minutes and 30 minutes, and standard
deviations 2.2 minutes and 1.1 minutes respectively.

(i) Find the probability that the total time spent by Raphael in three separate visits exceeds
twice the time spent by Elizabeth in a single visit by not more than 40 minutes. [3]
(ii) Calculate the probability that the time spent by Raphael is less than Elizabeth during a
particular visit to the bookstore. [2]
(iii) Given that there is a probability of less than 0.012 that the first time Raphael spends
less time than Elizabeth is on the
th
n visit, find the least value of n . [3]


10 A research is conducted on a random sample of 20 children who have consumed bubble tea,
and it is found that their mean glucose level is 91.6 milligrams per decilitre (mg/dl) with
standard deviation 15 mg/dl.
Test, at the 1% significance level, whether the mean glucose level exceeds 83 mg/dl. State,
giving a reason, whether any assumptions about the population are needed in order for the test
to be valid. [4]

Another research is conducted on a random sample of 50 children. The glucose levels,
x mg/dl, of the children are summarised by
( )
2
4400, 88 11020 x x = =

.
Find unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance based on the sample of 50
children. [2]
Test, at the 2% significance level, whether the mean glucose level is 83 mg/dl. [3]











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11 In a school examination, the essay and comprehension scores of a class of 7 students are given
as follows:
Essay (x) 48 38 29 60 71 42 55
Comprehension (y) 50 35 33 62 80 40 50

(i) Draw a scatter diagram of y against x. [2]
(ii) Find the product moment correlation coefficient and comment on its value in relation to
the scatter diagram in part (i). [2]
(iii) Find the equations of the least squares regression lines of y on x and x on y. [2]
(iv) If a student in the school scored 70 for comprehension, use the appropriate regression
line to estimate his essay score and comment on the reliability of this estimate. [2]
(v) Another student who sat for the same examination is transferred to this class. When the
scores of this student are included in the data set given above, the product moment
correlation coefficient remains unchanged. State a possible pair of scores this student
could have obtained. [1]
(vi) Moderation is carried out and 3 marks are added to each students essay score. State,
with a reason, whether there is a change in the value of the product moment correlation
coefficient. [1]















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12 An insurance salesman sells two types of insurance policies, life and accident. He sells an
average of 1.3 life policies per week. Calculate the probability that he sells at least one life
policy in a randomly chosen week. [1]

Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that the number of life policies he sells in
a randomly chosen ten-week period is fewer than 18. You may assume that the sale of a life
policy is independent of another. [3]

The mean number of accident policies he sells in a two-week period is 1.4. Find the probability
that in a given two-week period, the total number of policies he sells is at least 4 but fewer than
8. State an assumption you have made in your calculations. [3]

Calculate also the probability that the salesman sells exactly 2 accident policies in a randomly
chosen two-week period given that he sold a total of 5 policies in the two-week period. [3]

In his company, the salesman will be given a pay raise if he sells an average number of more
than 1.4 life policies per week for a work year of 50 weeks. Calculate the probability that he
will get his pay raise for any particular work year. [2]





























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