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PREPSPM KOLEJ MATRIKULASI PULAU PINANG SM025
SECTION A [25 marks]

This section consists of 3 questions. Answer all questions.
1. A straight line L in a three dimensional space passes through points A  2, 1,3 and
B  3,5, 2 . The Cartesian equation of the plane  is x  2 y  5z  5 .
(a) Find the parametric equations of the straight line L.

[4 marks]
(b) The straight line L intersects with the plane  . Find the acute angle between
the straight line L and the plane  .
[5 marks]
2. A probability distribution for discrete random variable X is a shown in the table

below:
x 3 2 1 0 1 2
P  X  x 0.15 a b 0.1 0.15 0.1
where a and b are constants. If E  X   0.8 , determine the values of a and b .
Hence, calculate the variance of X.

[9 marks]
3. (a) Y is a random variable that follows a Poisson distribution with standard

deviation 2. Find P  Y  E(Y )  3 .
(b) Given X B  n,0.11 and P  X  1  0.705 . Find the least n.
[7 marks]
SECTION B [75 marks]

This section consists of 7 questions. Answer all questions.
1. Show that the equation 3x  cos x 1 has a root between x  0 and x  1 . Using the
Newton-Raphson method and taking x1  0.5 , find the real root correct to three
decimal places. [ 5 marks]
x2
2. The graph below shows the region bounded by y  , y  3  x2 , and x  2 .
2
(a) Find the value of a. Hence, find the area of the shaded region. [ 8 marks]
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region bounded by the
x2
curve y  , lines y  0 and y  2 is rotated completely about the y-axis.
2
[ 4 marks]
sin 2x
3. (a) Solve  1 cos 2x dx [5 marks]
e
(b) Show that x
2
ln x dx 
9
 2e  1
1 3
[6 marks]
1
dy
4. (a) Obtain the general solution for the differential equation  4 y  3e4 x .
dx
[6 marks]
(b) According to the Newton’s law of cooling, a cup of hot coffee at

d
temperature  0 C cools at a rate  k   0  . Show that
dt
  Aekt 0 , where k and A are a constants and  0 is the room
temperature. [4 marks]
5. In a football match, the winning team is given 2 points, and 0 point for the losing
team. If the result is draw, 1 point is given to each team. Assume X is the total
number of points earned after two matches.
(a) Construct a probability distribution function of X. [3 marks]
(b) Find the probability that a team wins in both matches. [1 marks]
Evaluate E  2 X  1 .
2
(c) [4 marks]
6. X is a continuous random variable with probability density function given by
4 x (1  x2 ), 0  x  1
f ( x)  
 0, otherwise
(a) Sketch the graph of f ( x) [2 marks]
(b) Find the mode of X. [2 marks]
(c) Find the cumulative distribution function of X. Hence, or otherwise, find

the median of X. [9 marks]
7. It is known that 10% of the patients with high fever are confirmed to be suffering
from dengue fever.
(a) If 15 patients with high fever are randomly chosen, find the probability
that
(i) less than 6 are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever.
(ii) exactly 10 patients with high fever are confirmed to be free of

dengue fever. [7 marks]
(b) If 100 patients with high fever are randomly chosen,
(i) approximate the probability that 9 to 14 patients are confirmed to

be suffering from dengue fever.
(ii) find the value of m such that the probability of more than m
patients that are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever is
0.025. [9 marks]
ANSWERS
SECTION A
1. (a) x  2  5t, y  1  6t, z  3  5t (b) 9.10
2. a  0.2, b  0.3, Var  X   2.36
3. (a) 0.7977 (b) 11
SECTION B
1. 0.607
2. (a) a  2,  2  4 2 unit 2 (b) 4 unit 3

1
3. (a) ln 1  cos 2 x  c
2
4. (a) y  e4 x (3x  c)
5. (a)
x 0 1 2 3 4
P  X  x 1 2 3 2 1
9 9 9 9 9
1 43
(b) (c) E(2 X  1)2 
9 3
1
6. (a) (b) Mode =
3
0 , x0
 2
(c) F ( x)  2 x  x , 0  x  1,
4
(d) Median = 0.5412
1 , x 1

7. (a) (i) 0.9978 (ii) 0.0105

(b) (i) 0.6247 (ii) 15

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PREPSPM KOLEJ MATRIKULASI PULAU PINANG SM025

SECTION A [25 marks]

(a) Find the parametric equations of the straight line L.

2. A probability distribution for discrete random variable X is a shown in the table

where a and b are constants. If E  X   0.8 , determine the values of a and b .

Hence, calculate the variance of X.

3. (a) Y is a random variable that follows a Poisson distribution with standard

(b) Given X B  n,0.11 and P  X  1  0.705 . Find the least n.

SECTION B [75 marks]

(b) According to the Newton’s law of cooling, a cup of hot coffee at

6. X is a continuous random variable with probability density function given by

(a) Sketch the graph of f ( x) [2 marks]

(b) Find the mode of X. [2 marks]

(c) Find the cumulative distribution function of X. Hence, or otherwise, find

(i) less than 6 are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever.

(ii) exactly 10 patients with high fever are confirmed to be free of

(b) If 100 patients with high fever are randomly chosen,

(i) approximate the probability that 9 to 14 patients are confirmed to

3. (a) 0.7977 (b) 11

2. (a) a  2,  2  4 2 unit 2 (b) 4 unit 3

7. (a) (i) 0.9978 (ii) 0.0105

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