ANALYSIS OF SPM MATHEMATICS (2006-2010) PAPER 2

TOPIC 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

TIPS
1. x+2y=6 g+2h=1 x+ 3 y=-3 4x+y=1 2x-y=4 fraction
Simultaneous 3
x-y=-7 4g-3h=-18 4x-y=16
2 2x+3y=8 x+3y=-5
Linear 2
Equations

2.Quadratic 4x2-15=-17x x2+4x-9=2(x-3)

5x2+4x=3(2-x)
fraction
Equation
3x(x - 1) 6 - 3x
3.Sets/graph  x6 x 1  Shaded the
of function- 2 2x region of
shaded the the
inequalities
region of the
inequalities
a)

b)
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4. 1.Statement 1.Statement 1.Whether 1.Whether 1.Whether 1.Statement
Mathematical (True/ (True/ False) statement is statement is statement is (True/ False)
Reasoning False) by by adding True/ False True/ False True/ False by adding
adding ‘All’ ‘All’ &’Some’ 2. Implication: 2. Converse- 2.Implication ‘All’ &’Some’
&’Some’ 2. Complete If..then.. true/false if and only if 2.Implication
2. the premise 3. Deduction 3. Complete 3.Complete 3.Induction
Converse- in the the premise the premise
true/false argument in the in the
3. Complete 3.Induction argument argument
the premise 4.
in the Implication:
argument If..then..
1.parallel,
1.parallel, 1.parallel, gradient 1.parallel, 1.parallel,
1.Parallel to x- same gradient
5. Straight gradient gradient gradient
same same axis 2. Parallel to same same
Line 2.equation+ 2.equation+x 2.equation+x- x-axis +equation 2. Parallel to
intercept 3.y- x-axis
x-intercept -intercept 2. x-intercept
intercept 3.y-intercept
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6. Probability 2 boxes of 2 boxes of Cards 1.With tree 1.With table
cards cards diagram 2.Find the
II 2.Find the a) and
both b) or
Find at least
7. Perimeter, 1.Perimeter of 1.Perimeter of No diagram/ 1.Perimeter of 1.Perimeter of 1.Perimeter of
the whole the whole table the whole the whole the whole
Area of Circles diagram diagram diagram diagram diagram
2.Area of the 2.Area of the 2.Area of the 2.Area of the 2.Area of the
shaded region shaded region shaded region whole diagram shaded region
8.Volume Prism + Cylinder + Cylinder + Hemisphere + Cube + Hemisphere +
Pyramid prism prism removed cone removed cylinder
cylinder
9.Matrices 1.Inverse 1.Inverse 1.Inverse 1.Inverse 1.Inverse 1.Inverse
2.Using 2.Using 2.Using 2.Using 2.Using 2.Using
matrices to matrices to matrices to matrices to matrices to matrices to
find 2 find 2 find 2 find 2 find 2 find 2
unknowns unknowns unknowns unknowns unknowns unknowns
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10.Gradient Speed- time Distance- Speed-time Speed-time Speed- time Distance-
and area 1.The time 1.The 1.Average 1.The time
under a graph uniform 1.The length uniform Speed uniform 1.The length
speed of time speed 2.The rate of speed of time
2.Find the when 2.The rate of change of 2.The rate of when
value.., stationary change of speed change of stationary
given 2.Average speed 3.Find the speed 2.Average
distance is.. speed 3.Find the value.., 3.Find the speed
3.Average a)At the value.., given value.., a)At the
speed same given distance is.. given same
location, find distance is.. distance is.. location, find
the the
distance.. distance..
b)The time b)The time

11.Lines and No midpoint with with with with No midpoint

Planes in 3 -Calculate midpoint midpoint midpoint midpoint -Name the
dimensions the angle -Calculate -Name the -Name the -Name the angle
the angle angle angle angle -Calculate
-Calculate -Calculate -Calculate the angle
the angle the angle the angle
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12.Graph of Reciprocal Cubic Reciprocal Cubic Quadratic Reciprocal
function Function function Function function Function function

13. a)Without a)With a a)Without a)With a)With a)Without

Transformations graph, graph, graph, graph, graph, graph,
III translation/ rotation/ rotation/ translation/ translation/ rotation/
rotation, reflection, reflection, reflection, rotation, reflection,
state the state the state the state the state the state the
image image image image image image
b)i.Describe b)i.Describe b)i.Describe b)i.Describe b)i.Describe b)i.Describe
reflection/ rotation reflection/ rotation/ reflection/ rotation/
enlargement 180/ enlargement enlargement enlargement enlargement
ii.Area of the enlargement ii.Area of the ii.Area of the ii.Area of the ii.Area of the
region ii.Scale region region region region
factor+area
of the region
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14.Earth as a Diagram No diagram No diagram Diagram No diagram No diagram
sphere a)Position of a)Longitude a) position a)latitude.. a)Longitude a) position
.. of..+the of.. b)distance=.. of.. of..
b)The shortest b)the x 60 b)distance=.. b)the
shortest distance shortest c)distance=.. x 60x cos.. shortest
distance b)latitude.. distance x 60x cos.. distance distance
c)latitude.. c)i)distance= c)distance=.. d)speed c)latitude.. c)distance=..
d)time ..x 60x cos.. x 60x cos.. ii)time x 60x cos..
ii)time d)i)d=s x t d)i)d=s x t
ii)latitude ii)latitude
of .. of ..

15.Statistics III a)Complete a)The modal a)Complete a)Complete a)The mean a)Complete
the table class, mean the table the table b)Complete the table
b)Mean b)Complete b)Mean b)The size of the table b)Mean
c)A the table c)A the interval c)Ogive c)A
frequency c)Ogive frequency c)Mean d)The 3rd frequency
polygon d)The 3rd polygon d)Histogram quartile polygon
quartile d)Refer to y e)One e)Refer to x- d)Refer to x
e)Refer to y- axis and find information axis and find axis and find
axis and find the answer the answer the answer
the answer in x-axis in y-axis in y-axis
in x-axis
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16. Plans and a)The plan a)The plan a)The plan a)The plan a)The plan a)The plan
elevations b)Elevation b)Elevation b)Elevation b)Elevation b)Elevation b)Elevation
x/y with a x/y with a x/y with a x/y with a x/y with a x/y with a
dotted line dotted line + dotted line dotted line dotted line dotted line +
a radius of a a radius of a
circle circle