ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE

JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Higher 1

MATHEMATICS 8865/01
Paper 1 13 August 2018

3 hours

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required to present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator
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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
JC2 Preliminary Examination 2018

MATHEMATICS 8865
Higher 1 / 100
Paper 1

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Section A: Pure Mathematics [40 marks]

1 Find, algebraically, the set of exact values of m for which 3mx2 − 24 x + 7m > 0 for all real
values of x. [4]

2 Find
2
5  1 
(i)  3x − 1
dx , [2] (ii)  
 x
− x  dx .

[3]

3 A culvert is a tunnel structure constructed under roadways to provide cross drainage. One
particular type is the low-profile arch culvert as shown in diagram 1. An engineer was
tasked to build a low-profile arch culvert drain to improve the drainage system beneath a
certain roadway.

10x cm
A B C D
A C D
y cm

y cm
x cm x cm
x cm x cm H G r cm r cm F E
H G F E
Diagram 1: Diagram 2: Diagram 3:
Low-profile arch culvert Dimensions of Cardboard model of the
cardboard culvert
The engineer decided to use a rectangular piece of cardboard to build a model of the culvert.
The rectangular piece of cardboard used is shown in diagram 2 with length AD = 10 x cm
and breadth DE = y cm . The perimeter of this rectangular cardboard ADEH is 54 cm. You
may assume that the cardboard is of negligible thickness.
To build the culvert model, the engineer needs to fold the cardboard along the dotted lines
BG and CF to create the model as shown in diagram 3. The arch BC and GF are the
semicircles with radius r cm.
(i) Using a non-calculator method, show that the radius of the culvert model in
8x
diagram 3 can be expressed as r = . [1]
π
(ii) Hence show that the volume of the space below the arch of the model is given by
32 x 2
V= ( 27 − 10 x ) . [3]
π
(iii) Find the value of x for which V is a maximum. Justify that V is maximum for this
value of x. [4]

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k
4 (i) Find 
0
3 x − e − x +2 d x in terms of k , where k > 0 . [3]

The curve C has equation y = 3x − e− x + 2 .

(ii) Sketch the graph of C, stating the coordinates of any points of intersection with the
axes. [1]
 1 2
(iii) Show that the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = 1 is y =  3 +  x − + 2 .
 e e
[4]
(iv) Hence find the exact area enclosed by curve C, the y-axis and the tangent to C at the
point where x = 1 . [4]

5 The top-selling bread from a baker are the Pretzel, the Baguette and the Ciabatta loaf. The
cost of making 7 pretzels is equal to the cost of making 6 ciabatta loaves. The total cost to
make 50 baguette is $16 less than the total cost to make 40 ciabatta loaves. The total cost
to make 30 pretzels, 30 baguettes and 45 ciabatta loaves is $123.
(i) By writing down three linear equations, find the cost price of making each type of
bread, correct to the nearest cent. [5]
A nearby café decided to make a daily order for baguette from the baker. The baker decided
that he will only accept the order if there are at least 16 baguettes ordered. In a simple
model, the total manufacturing cost for x baguettes is given by this equation
x
C= − ln(2 x − 30) + 20 ,
3
where C is the manufacturing cost in dollars and x is the number of baguette ordered daily.
(ii) Sketch the graph of C against x for x > 15 . Estimate the minimum cost C and state
the number of baguettes for which this minimum value occurs. [3]
Suppose the baker wants to sell each baguette for $1, and we let $P be the profit per
baguette that the baker will earn.
(iii) Formulate an equation relating P and x. [1]
(iv) Using your formula in (iii), would you advise the baker to accept an order of 20
baguettes? Justify your answer. [2]

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Section B: Statistics [60 marks]

6 Over a long period of time, a slimming centre found that at the end of a slimming
programme, 20% of their clients lose more than 20 kg and 5% of their clients lose less than
10 kg. By modelling the weight loss of the slimming centre’s clients to be a normal
distribution, find the mean and variance of the distribution. [4]

7 A candy factory manufactured a large amount of pastilles daily and their candies are
randomly packed in boxes of 20. The probability of selecting an orange-flavoured pastille
to be packed into a box is 0.25. The random variable X is the number of orange-flavoured
pastilles in a box of 20 pastilles.
(i) State an assumption that is needed for X to be modelled by a binomial
distribution. [1]
(ii) Find the probability that a box of pastilles contains at most 8 orange-flavoured
pastilles. [1]
Jimmy likes the pastilles very much and would buy a box of pastilles each day from
Monday to Friday. For a randomly selected week from Monday to Friday, find the
probability that
(iii) John gets exactly 3 boxes of pastilles that contain at most 8 orange-flavoured pastilles;
[2]
(iv) the box John gets on Friday is the third box of pastilles that contain at most 8 orange-
flavoured pastilles. [2]

8 (a) There are 8 girls and 10 boys in a class. Find the number of ways to form a class
committee consisting of exactly 2 girls and 3 boys. [2]
(b) The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are arranged randomly to form 5-digit numbers.
No digit is repeated. Find the number of 5-digit numbers
(i) greater than 50000; [2]
(ii) greater than 50000 and are odd. [3]

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9 The masses, in grammes, of oranges and tangerines are modelled as having independent
normal distributions with means and standard deviations as shown in the table.

Mean mass Standard deviation

Oranges 181 g 4.77 g
Tangerines 165.8 g 23.07 g

Let X represent the mass (in grammes) of a randomly selected orange.

Let Y represent the mass (in grammes) of a randomly selected tangerine.
(i) Find the probability that a randomly selected orange weighs more than 183 g. [1]
(ii) Juices obtained from squeezing an orange is only 40% of the weight of the orange
squeezed while juices obtained from squeezing a tangerine is only 35% of the weight
of the tangerine squeezed.
Find P ( 0.4 [ X 1 + X 2 + X 3 + X 4 ] > 0.35 [Y1 + Y2 + Y3 + Y4 + Y5 ]) , stating the mean and

variance of the distribution. Explain, in the context of this question, what your answer
represents. [5]
(iii) There are many benefits to orange skins. Mass of orange skins peeled, in grammes,
have a mean of 90 g and standard deviation of 4 g. In order to collect a large amount
of orange skins, a person peeled 55 oranges. Find the probability that the total mass
of orange skins he gathered exceeds 5000 g. [4]

10 The head of department for Mathematics believed that the students have done very well
for a recent examination and claimed that the mean score for Mathematics for the entire
Year 2 cohort is higher than 70. The mathematics score, x, of a random sample of 250
students are summarised as follows.

 ( x − 70) = 305  ( x − 70) 2

= 35565

(i) Calculate the unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance to the nearest
2 decimal places. [3]
(ii) Test at the 5% significant level whether the claim is justified. [4]
(iii) Another random sample of 300 students’ scripts for Mathematics were marked. The
sample mean score is 71.4 and the sample variance is k. Find the set of values of k
for which the same claim is justified at 5% significant level, giving your answer
correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

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11 A marketing company wishes to investigate the relationship between the amount of time a
person goes online while commuting back and forth between home and work. The
marketing staff surveyed 10 people and the results are given in the following table.

Amount of commuting time

5 7 9 10 9 12 10 11 8 13
in a week, x (hours)
Amount of time spent online
2.5 4.5 6 6.5 7 9.5 9.5 7 6.5 10
in a week, y (hours)

(i) Draw a sketch of the scatter diagram for the data, as shown on your calculator. [1]
(ii) Find the product moment correlation coefficient and comment on its value in the
context of this question. [2]
(iii) Find the equation of the regression line of y on x, in the form y = mx + c , giving the
values of m and c correct to 4 decimal places. [1]
(iv) Explain the meaning of the value of m in the context of this question. [1]
(v) Using the equation of the regression line of y on x found in (iii), to estimate the
number of hours per week for a person to be online if he/she has 8.5 hours of
commuting time. Comment on the reliability of your answer. [3]

The staff decided to survey one more person who has commuted 25 hours in a week and
spent 8 hours online while commuting.
(vi) Calculate the new product moment correlation coefficient when this person is
included. [1]
(vii) State, with a reason, which of your answers to parts (ii) and (vi) is a better
representation of the correlation between the amount of time spent commuting back
and forth between home and work in a week and the amount of time spend online in
a week. [1]

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12 In a particular year’s O-level English results in Singapore, the candidates comprised

Singaporeans, Malaysians and other foreigners. One of these candidates is chosen at
random.
E is the event that the candidate scored distinction for English.
S is the event that the candidate is a Singaporean.
M is the event that the candidate is a Malaysian.
Given that P ( E ) = 0.3 , P ( S ) = 0.8 and P( E S ) = 0.2 .

(i) Show that the events E and S are not independent. [1]
(ii) Find P ( E ∩ S ) . [1]
(iii) Find P ( E '∩ S ') . [2]

(iv) If P ( M ) = 0.15 and P( E ' M ) = 0.2 , find P ( E ∩ M ) . [2]

(v) It is given that no candidate can hold multiple citizenship. By drawing a Venn
diagram, find P ( E '∩ M '∩ S ') . Explain in the context of this question, what your
answer represents. [4]
(vi) Two candidates from that year were randomly chosen to be interviewed on their
experience back in school. Find the probability that one candidate is a Singaporean
and the other is a Malaysian. [2]

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