STPM 2009

MATHEMATICS T / S (PAPER 1)
1. Determine the set values of x satisfying the inequality
1
1 1
x
x x

+ +
[4]
2. Given x > 0 and ( ) f x x , find
( ) ( )
0
lim
h
f x f x h
h

+
[4]
3. For the geometric series
3
6 3 ...,
2
+ + + obtain the smallest value of n if the difference
between the sum of the first n +4 terms is less than
45
64
. [6]
4. The line 3 0 y x + + is a tangent to a curve
2
y px qx + , where 0 p at the point
1 x . Find the value of p and q. [6]
5. Given that ( ) ( )
2
2
log 3 4 log 3 log 1 2
log
a a a
x a x a
a
+ +
where
1
0
2
a < < , find x.
[7]
6. Using appropriate substitution, evaluate ( )
1
1
2
3
0
1 x x dx

. [7]
7. The parametric equations of a straight line l are given by 4 2 x t and 3 3 y t .
a) Show that the point
3
1,
4
A
_

,
lies on the line l. [2]
b) Find the Cartesian equation of line l. [2]
c) Given than line l cuts the x and y- axes at P and Q respectively, find the ratio
PA: AQ. [4]
8. Find all the values of x if 3 y x and
( )
2
4 9 24 y x . [9]
9. a) The matrices P, Q and R are given by
1 5 6
2 2 4
1 3 2
P
_

,
,
13 50 33
1 6 5
7 20 15
Q
_




,
,
4 7 13
1 5 1
2 1 11
R
_

,
.
Find the matrices PQ and PQR and hence deduce (PQ)
-1
. [5]
b) Using the result in (a) solve the system linear equations
6 10 8 4500 x y z + +
2 0 x y z +
2 3 1080 x y z + + [5]
10. A curve is defined by the parametric equations
2
x t
t
and
1
2 y t
t
+ , where
0 t .
a) Show that
2
5
2
2
dy
dx t

+
, and hence deduce that
1
2
2
dy
dx
< < . [8]
b) Find the coordinates of the points when
1
3
dy
dx
. [3]
11. Given a curve
2
4 y x and a straight line 2 y x .
a) Sketch, on the same coordinate axes, the curve and the straight line. [2]
b) Determine the coordinate of their points of intersection. [2]
c) Calculate the area of the region R bounded by the curve and the straight line,
[4]
d) Find the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated through 360 about the x-
axis. [5]
12. The polynomial ( )
4 3 2
6 28 12 p x x ax bx x + + , where a and b are real
constants, has factors ( ) 2 x + and ( ) 2 x .
a) Find the values of a and b, and hence factorise p(x) completely. [7]
b) Give that ( ) ( ) ( )
3
2 3 41 3 p x x q x x 1 +
]
, find q(x) and determine its
range when [ ]
2,10 x . [8]