2007 YJC Paper 2

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YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE
YISHUN JUNIOR COLLEGE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2007

HIGHER 2 MATHEMATICS 9740/2
PAPER 2
21 AUGUST 2007
TUESDAY 1400h 1700h

Additional materials :
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TIME 3 hours

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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.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

2007 YJC Preliminary Examination
Higher 2 Mathematics 9740 Paper 2

Section A : Pure Mathematics

1 Given that the curve ( ) x y f = passes through |
.
|
\
| t
4
0, and that
|
|
.
|
\
|
+
= |
.
|
\
|
2
1
ln tan
d
d
x
e
y
x
y
,
find the Maclaurins series for y up to and including the first three non-zero terms. [5]
Deduce the Maclaurins expansion of ( )
|
|
.
|
\
|
+
2
1
ln cot
x
e
y up to and including the term
in
2
x . [1]

2 (a) The first term of an arithmetic progression is 10 and its common difference is

4
1
. Find the least number of terms such that the difference between the sum of the
first n terms and the sum of the first 2n terms is more than 200. [3]
(b) It is given that
n
u lg
n
e = T , where 9 e u and
+
Z e n .
(i) Show that ... + + +
3 2 1
T T T is a geometric series.
Hence, obtain the range of values of u such that the sum to infinity of this
series is convergent. [4]
(ii) Show that
= |
.
|
\
|
+
+
N
n
u lg
u lg
n
e
e
N
N
1
1
1
T
1
1
. [3]

3 The plane H
1
and the line l
1
have equations H
1
: r.
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
1
1
2
=8 and l
1
: r =
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
5
1
3
+
|
|
|
.
|
\
|
1
5
2
respectively, where is a parameter.
(i) Find the position vector of the point N , the foot of the perpendicular from
B(3, 1, 5) to H
1
.
Hence, or otherwise, find the exact distance between l
1
and H
1
. [5]
(ii) Find the cartesian equation of the plane H
2
which contains l
1
and the line through
B and N. [2]


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4 The parametric equations of a curve are t y
2
sin = and t x cos a = , t s s t 0 and
1 0 < < a .
(i) Sketch the curve, indicating clearly all intercepts and turning points. [2]
(ii) Show that, for all points on the curve,
2
2
d
d
a
x
x
y
= . Hence, find the rate of change
of
x
y
d
d
at the instant when x decreases at a rate of units/s
3
a
. [5]
(iii) Prove that 2
d
d
2
2
<
x
y
. [3]
(iv) Find the equation of the line that passes through the origin and the point
at
6
t
= t . [2]
The region R is enclosed by the curve, the line found in (iv) and the y-axis.
R
V is the
volume obtained by rotating R completely about the y-axis. Find
R
V , leaving your
answer exactly in terms of a. [5]

Section B : Probability and Statistics

5 (a) Calculate how many different numbers altogether can be formed by taking one,
two, three and four digits from the digits 2, 3, 8 and 9, repetitions not being
allowed. [2]
(b) If one of the numbers in (a) is chosen at random, calculate the probability that
it will be greater than 300. [3]

6 In our school canteen, 33% of the students patronise the western food stall. 3 students
out of 7, independently felt that the prices at this stall were reasonable.
(a) At a particular instant, there were 40 students at the canteen eating. Find the
probability that at least 15 of the students were eating western food. [2]
(b) Using suitable approximation, find the probability that in a group of 150 students,
between 25 and 60 (inclusive) students felt that the prices at the western food stall
were reasonable. [4]


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7 At a construction site, dengue fever cases occur at an average rate of 1 in every 5 days
from April to J uly (total of 122 days).
(a) Find the probability that during these months,
(i) at least 1 dengue fever case occurs in a given period of 7 days, [2]
(ii) in a period of 5 weeks, no dengue fever cases occur on
at most 3 of the weeks, [2]
(b) Find the least number of days during these months that gives a probability of at
most 9 . 0 that at most 3 dengue fever cases would occur. [4]
(c) Suppose the rate of occurrences of dengue fever is 1 in every 15 days for the
rest of the year, find the probability that 5 dengue fever cases occurred from
April to J uly if fifteen cases had occurred for the whole year, taking a year to be
365 days. [4]

8 In testing the length of life of electric light bulbs of a particular type, it is found that
3 . 12 % of the bulbs tested fail within 800hours and that 1 . 28 % are still operating
1100 hours after the start of the test. Assuming that the distribution of the length of
life is normal, calculate, to the nearest hour in each case, the mean , and the standard
deviation, o , of the distribution. [3]
(i) A light fitting takes a single bulb of this type. A packet of three bulbs is bought,
to be used one after the other in this fitting. Calculate, to two decimal places, the
probability that the total life is more than 3300 hours. [2]
(ii) Calculate the probability that all 3 bulbs have lives in excess of 1100 hours to give
a total life of more than 3300 hours. Explain why this answer should be different
from that obtained in (i). [3]

9 (a) A company produces one thousand cans of milk with the following distribution:

Flavour Number of Cans
Chocolate 280
Strawberry 100
Vanilla 400
Unflavoured 220

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In order to ensure the quality of the milk is maintained, the quality control team
takes a sample of 50 cans of milk for testing during each shift.
(i) The team takes 50 cans of milk produced from the first hour of each shift.
Explain why this method of sampling is not appropriate. [2]
(ii) Describe a suitable sampling method for the above. [2]
(b) A private hospital admits an average of 85 patients daily with a standard
deviation of 35. In a sample 30 days, what is the probability that the mean
number of daily admission is less than 95? [3]
If there is a probability of more than 75 . 0 that the mean number of daily admission
is between 80 and 90, find the least value of the sample size. [5]

10 (a) In a particular workshop, it is claimed that the masses of components produced
have mean 6g and standard deviation 0.8g. If this claim is not rejected at the 5%
level of significance based on the mean mass obtained from a random sample of
10 components, between what values must the mean mass of the 10 components
in the sample lie? State any assumptions necessary for validity. [4]
(b) The manufacturer of the workshop replaced the old machines with new machines.
The manufacturer claimed that the masses of the components produced by the
new machines are not less than 6g. Based on a sample of 10 components,
= 14 ) 4 (x and
= 7 . 26 ) 4 (
2
x were obtained. Given that the masses of
the components follow a normal distribution, carry out a test at 5% level of
significance to determine whether the claim is justified. [4]

11 (a) Explain why it is advisable to plot a scatter diagram before interpreting a
correlation coefficient calculated for a sample drawn from a bivariate
distribution. [1]
Sketch scatter diagrams indicating the following
(i) a linear product moment correlation coefficient close to zero,
but with an obvious relation between the variables.
(ii) a linear product moment correlation coefficient close to +1,
but without a high degree of correlation between the variables. [2]

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(b) The yield of a particular crop on a farm depends primarily on the amount of
rainfall in the growing season. The values of the yield Y , in tons per acre, and
the rainfall X , in centimeters, for seven successive years are given in the table
below.
X 12.3 13.7 14.5 11.2 13.2 14.1 12.0
Y 6.25 8.02 8.42 5.27 7.21 8.71 5.68

(i) Find the linear product moment correlation coefficient between X and Y .
Hence, comment on the value and its implication on the data. [2]
(ii) If the values of the yield and rainfall are re-recorded in kilograms per acre
and metres respectively, do you expect any change in the value of the linear
product moment correlation coefficient and why? [1]
(c) For a given set of data for X and Y , it was found that the regression line of
X on Y is 5 . 5
8
9
+ = x y and the linear product moment correlation coefficient r
between X and Y , is given by
25
16
2
= r . It is also known that ( ) y x, =(4,1).
Find the regression line of Y on X . [3]

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