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Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. (a) 4 9 9
If log x  2  log y  log  log  2 log , find x and y without using tables or a
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calculator.
[4 marks]

(i) (b) The expression ax 3  9 x 2  bx  3a is exactly divisible by x 2  5 x  6 . Calculate

the values of a and b.
[5 marks]

2. Show that 1  2   1 
5
2  5
 82. Hence, deduce that 
82  1  2  5
 83.
[6 marks]

3.

Given that matrix and .

(a) Find the values of x.

[3 marks]
(b) By using the positive value of obtained in (a), find the inverse of matrix A by
using elementary row operations.
[5 marks]

4. Given that (x + i) is a factor of the expression x 4  2 x 3  bx 2  2 x  2 , find the value of b.

Hence, solve the quartic equation x 4  2 x 3  bx 2  2 x  2  0 .
[6 marks]

5. Express in the standard form. State the type of the

conic. Find its centre and vertices. Sketch the graph of the conic.
[7 marks]

6. The plane 1 and 2 have equations given by r  (i  2 j  2k )  2 and

r  ( 2i  j  k )   (i  2 j )   (6i  2 j  5k ) ,  ,   R respectively. The two planes
intersect in the line l.

(a) Find the acute angle between 1 and 2.

[3 marks]
(b) Show that the vector 6i  2 j  5k is parallel to 1.
[2 marks]
(c) Find Cartesian equation of the line l.
[4 marks]

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Section B [15 marks]

Answer any one question in this section

7.

Given that and and where is the

identity matrix.

(a) Determine the value of and

[3 marks]
(b) Hence, find
[4 marks]
(c) Two groups of workers have their drinks at a stall. The first group comprising ten
workers has five cups of tea, two cups of coffee, and three glasses of fruit juice at a
total cost of RM11.80. The second group of six workers has three cups of tea, a
cup of coffee and two glasses fruit juice at a total cost of RM7.10.The cost of a cup
of tea and three glasses of fruit juice is the same as the cost of four cups of coffee.
If the costs of a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a glass of fruit juice are RMx , RMy
and RMz respectively, obtain a matrix equation to represent the above information.
Hence, determine the cost of each drink.
[ 8 marks]

8
. Given point  are two points on the curve y2 = 4x.

(a) Prove that the equation of the chord joining P and Q is (p + q)y – 2x = 2pq.
[3 marks]
(b) Deduce the equation of the tangent to the curve at P.
[2 marks]
The chord PQ passes through the fixed point ( 3, 0).
(c) Prove that the mid-point of the chord lies on the curve y2 = 2(x – 3).
[4 marks]
The tangents to the curve at P and Q meet at T.
(d) Show that the locus of T is a straight line parallel to the y-axis.
[6 marks]

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End of The Question Paper

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