Section A

[50 marks]
Answer all questions.

1. Functions f and g are defined as f : x ↦ 1 −2 x and g : x ↦ x 2 −3 .

(a) Determine whether g ( x ) is a function or not.

−1

Give a reason for your answer.

[2 marks]
(b) Find
(i) ℎ(x ) , if f −1 ℎ ( x ) =g (x) .
(ii) the values of x , if g f − 1 ( x )=1 .
[5 marks]

2. The diagram shows two straight lines. The equation of the straight line RS is
y +2 x+ 3=0 .

y
R


Q
x
O

P(− 8 ,− 2)


S

(a) Find
(i) the equation of the straight line PQ ,
(ii) the coordinates of Q .
[5 marks]
(b) The straight line PQ is extended to point T , such that PQ :QT =3 :2 .
Find the coordinates of T . [2 marks]
3. A quadratic function is given by f ( x )=2 x 2 − 5 x + p , such that p is a constant.

(a) The roots of the quadratic equation when f ( x )=0 are α and β .

Form a quadratic equation which has roots 2 α −1 and 2 β −1 in terms of p .

[3 marks]
(b) Given that the straight line y=x +1 touches the curve y=f (x ) , find the value
of p .
[3 marks]

4. In a geometric progression, the sum of the first four terms is 16 times the sum of
the next four terms.

(a) Show that the common ratio, r , of the progression is . [3 marks]

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2
(b) It is given that the difference between the 4 th term and the 8th term of the
progression is 120. Find
(i) the first term of the progression,
(ii) the sum to infinity of the progression.
[4 marks]

5. The diagram shows the plan of a rectangular garden ABCD .

y meter
A B

meter
P 6x

D Q C
 A pond in a shape of a quadrant of a circle with centre D will be built in the garden.
The remaining area, (90 x +27)π meter2, will be planted with grass. It is given that
P is the midpoint of AD and the length of AB is twice the length of arc PQ .
Find the value of x and of y .
[7 marks]

6. (a) Prove that cot − tan = 2 cot x . [2 marks]

x x
2 2

(b) (i) Hence, sketch the graph of y=¿ cot −2 cot x  −1 for 0 ° ≤ x ≤360 ° .
x
2
(ii) There is no solution obtained if y=m is sketched at the same axes in (b)(i),
such that m is a constant. State the range of values of m .
[4 marks]

7. A district council constructs a parabolic steel frame to hang a banner. The diagram
shows the front view of the steel frame.

D C

Steel frame
A B
Ground level
E G H F

A rectangular banner ABCD will be hung at points C and D such that CD is

horizontal.
The height of AB from the ground level is 1 metre. The edges A and B are tied
vertically to the points G and H respectively.
It is given that the gradient function of the curve is 6 −2 x and the distance of GH is
2 p metre.
(a) (i) Show that the distance of E H is (3+ p) metre.
(ii) Hence, express the area, L, of the banner in terms of p.
[6 marks]
(b) If the cost to make the banner is RM40/metre , calculate the total cost to the
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nearest RM, to make the banner such that its area is maximum.
 [4 marks]

8. The diagram shows triangle OBQ and the straight line OAC .
Point P lies on the straight line OQ and OC =3OA .

Q
P

O
A C

It is given that ⃗
OA =a , ⃗
OB =b , ⃗ AB and ⃗ OP , such that k is a
1
AP=¿ ⃗ OQ=k ⃗
3
constant.
(a) Express
(i) OP in terms of a and b ,
⃗
(ii) ⃗
BQ in terms of k , a and b .
[4 marks]
(b) Hence, find the value of ℎ and of k if ⃗ BC , such that ℎ is a constant.
BQ=ℎ ⃗ [5
marks]
(c) State BQ :QC . [1 mark]
9. The mass of a police cadet members in a school is normally distributed with a mean
of 60 kg.
It is given that the probability of a police cadet member chosen at random from the
school has a mass less than 61 kg is 0.9772.
(a) If 8 police cadet members are chosen at random from the school, find the
probability that
(i) all the 8 members have the mass less than 61 kg,
(ii) at most 6 members have the mass less than 61 kg.
[5 marks]
(b) If a police cadet member is chosen at random from the school, find the
probability that the mass is less than 60.5 kg. [5 marks]

10. The diagram shows the straight line AB intersects the curve y 2=x +9 at point A .
 y

A(− 5 , ℎ)

3
 B¿ )
2

x
O

Find
(a) the gradient of the tangent to the curve at point A , [2 marks]
(b) the area of the shaded region, [5 marks]
(c) the volume generated, in terms of π , when the region bounded by the curve,
the straight line y=ℎ , the y -axis and the x -axis is revolved through 360° about
the y -axis.
[3 marks]

11. Use the graph paper to answer this question.

The table shows water flowing from a horizontal hose.
At particular instant, the height of water, y cm, at horizontal distance, x m, is
recorded as shown in the table.

x 1.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 7.0

y − 4.70 − 0.79 1.29 2.64 3.51 4.61

(a) Plot y √ x against x , using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x -axis and 2 cm to

2 units
on the y √ x -axis. Hence, draw the line of best fit. [4 marks]
(b) Using the graph in (a),
(i) find the value of y when x=5.7 ,

(ii) write ay =b √ x +¿ , in linear form, hence find the value of a and of b .

1
√x
[6 marks]
12. Solutions by scale drawing is not accepted.

The diagram shows quadrilateral JKMN with an area of L cm2.

It is given that KN =√ p cm and ∠ KMN =110 ° .
(a) Find
(i) the value of p ,

(ii) the value of L.

[8 marks]
 (b) Sketch ∆ K ' M ' N ' which has a different shape from ∆ KMN , such that

K M =KM , K N =KN and ∠ K N M =∠ KNM .

' ' ' ' ' ' '

Hence, state the value of ∠ M ' K ' N ' . [2 marks]

13. A factory produces guava juice and watermelon juice. Due to limitation on
production capacity, the factory can produce at most 180 packs of juice in a day.
The number of packs of watermelon juice produced exceeds the number of packs of
guava juice is less than 60 packs. The demand for the number of packs of

watermelon juice is at least of the number of packs of guava juice.

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2
(a) In a day, the factory produces x packs of guava juice and y packs of
watermelon juice.
Write three inequalities other than x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0 that satisfy all the above
constraints.
[3 marks]
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 20 packs on both axes, construct and shade the region
R which satisfies all the above constraints. [3 marks]
(c) Use the graph constructed in (b) to answer the following questions:
(i) State the maximum number of packs of guava juice produced.
 (ii) Due to an increase in the price of guava on a particular day, each pack of
guava juice causes a loss of RM5.50. The profit from each pack of
watermelon juice is RM40.
If the factory has produced 80 packs of watermelon juice on that day,
calculate the maximum profit obtained. [4 marks]

14. The table shows the information related to four ingredients used to produce a type
of biscuit.

Price (RM) per kg in the

Ingredien
year Weightage
ts
2019 2021
P 15.00 z 5

Q x y p
R 7.50 12.00 q
S 8.00 8.80 3

(a) (i) Given that the price index of ingredient P for the year 2021 based on the
year 2019 is 130, find the value of z .
(ii) The price index of ingredient Q for the year 2021 based on the year 2019
is 140.
The price per kg of ingredients Q in the year 2019 is RM6 less than its
corresponding price in the year 2021. Calculate the value of x and of y .
[4 marks]
(b) Given that the composite index to produce the biscuit for the year 2021 based
on the year 2019 is 132, express p in terms of q . [3 marks]
(c) The price of the biscuit in the year 2019 is RM40. The prices of all the
ingredients have increased by 20% from the year 2021 to the year 2022.
Find the selling price of the biscuit in the year 2022, if the company is
targeting a profit of 15%.
[3 marks]

15. Solutions by graph sketching is not accepted.

The diagram shows two particles, A and B, move along a straight line.

A B

M N
At instant t=0 , particle A and particle B moves off from point M and point N
respectively.
The displacement, s m, from point M for particle A and particle B is given by

s A =t + 4 t + 5t and s B=t − t + 4 t+18 respectively, such that t is time, in seconds.

3 2 3 2

(a) Find the initial velocity, in m s–1, of the particle A the particle B. [3 marks]
(b) Find the distance, in m, travelled by the particle A and the particle B at the
instant they collide.
[4 marks]
(c) Calculate the acceleration, in m s–2, for the particle A and the particle B
immediately before the collision occurs. [3 marks]