2007-ASL M&S HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY HONG KONG ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION 2007 MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS AS-LEVEL 8.30 am ~ 11.30 am (3 hours) This paper must be answered in English 1, This paper consists of Section A and Section B. 2. - Answer ALL questions in Section A, using the AL(E) answer book. 3. Answer any FOUR questions in Section B, using the AL(C) answer book. 4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown, Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or given to 4 decimal places, CRETRRTKR REM Not to be taken away before the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority end of the examination session All Rights Reserved 2007 2007-AS-M & Si 1SECTION A (40 marks) Answer ALL questions in this section, Write your answers in the AL(E) answer book. 1. The binomial expansion of (3) in ascending powers of x is 1+. @ is anon-zero constant and r is a rational number, (@) @ Find the values of @ and x) (©) Smetana: ri ei pnt (i) valid, (©) Using the results of (a), @__ write down the binomial expansion of ( 2) in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x? ; Gi) state the range of values of x for which the binomial expansion of {1 3 is valid. (6 marks) 2 A researcher models the rate of change of the number of certain bacteria under controlled conditions by av 3004 dt (2? +50)? * where NV is the number in millions of bacteria and ¢ (2 0) is the number: of days elapsed since the start of the research. It is given that V=4 when 1=0 (2) Using the substitution v=2/? +50 , or otherwise, express IV in terms of 1 (®) When will the number of bacteria be 6 million after the start of the research? (7 marks) 3. Let y= ive @ Findthevatieor 2 when x0 (B) Let (2? +1)e¥ =e" , where a and B are constants, (Express In(z*+1)+3z as a linear fumetion of x (Tis given tat the graph ofthe linear function obtained in (bi) pases through the tigin and the slope of the graph is 2, Find the values of a and B . (Vinge ed fonietin th te vae at wen (7 marks) 2007-AS-M & S-2 24, Albert conducted a survey on the time spent (in hours) on watching television by “16 students, The data recorded are 3.7, 12, 2.1, 5.1, 2.1, 47, 19, 24, 24,29, 36, 23,39, 22, 1.8 and k, where & is the missing datum. (@) Albert assumes thatthe range ofthese data is 5.3 hours. (Find the value of &. i) Construct a stem and leaf diagram for these data, (iii) Find the mean and the median of these data, (b) Albert finds thatthe assumption in (a) is incorrect and he can only assume that the range of these data is greater than 5.3 hours. Describe the change in the mean and the change in the median of these data due to the revision of Albert's assumption, (7 marks) 5. Let A and B betwoevents with P(4)=a and P(B)=b , where O