SULIT

3472/2 (SMKST)

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1. Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x 2 y = 1
4 x 2 + 9 y 2 = 15 xy
[ 6 marks ]
3
1
[ answer: x = , 3 y = , 4 ]
7
7
2. Table 1 below shows the price indices and the weightages of four types of materials K,
L, M and N which are used to produce fertilizer Z.

Material
K
L
M
N

Price index for the year

2007 taking year 2000 as
the base year
110
120
125
130
Table 1

Weightage
4
2
1
x

Find
(a) the cost of material K in year 2000 if the its cost is RM59.95 in year 2007.
[ 2 marks ]
(b) Given that the composite index for the fertilizer Z in year 2007 based on the year
2000 is 121.25, find
i. the value of x
ii. the cost of the 1 kg of fertilizer Z in year 2007 if the cost of the fertilizer is
RM250/kg in year 2000.
[ 5 marks ]
(c) If the cost of the fertilizer Z increase 20% from year 2007 to 2009. Find the
composite index in year 2009 based on year 2000.
[ 3 marks ]
[ answer : RM 54.50, 5 , RM 303.13 , 145.5 ]
3. Use the graph paper to answer this question.
Table 2 shows the values of two variables, x and y, obtained from an experiment.
q
Variables x and y are related by the equation y = px , where p and q are constants.
x
x
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
y
5.5
7.0
8.8
10.6
12.5
Table 2
(a) Plot xy against x2 by using a scale of 2 cm to 5 units on the x-axis and 2 cm to 10
units on the y-axis,

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Hence, draw the line of best fit.

[ 5 marks ]

(b) Use your graph from (a) to find the values of

i. p
ii. q
[ answer : p = 2 , q =3 ]

[ 5 marks ]

4. St Thomas Child Care Centre has 24 children. Their weights are distributed as shown
in the table below:
Weight (kg)
No of children

10-14
2

15-19
5

20-24
7

25-29
6

30-34
4

(a) Draw a histogram to represent the given data and estimate the modal weight of the
children.
[ 4 marks]
(b) Find the median weight of the children

[ 4 marks]

[ answer : 23 kg, 23.07 kg]

5. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 3 sin 2x for 0 x 2

[3 marks]

(b) Hence, by drawing a suitable straight line on the same axes, find the number of
2
solutions satisfying the equation sin 2 x = 1
[3 marks]
x for 0 x 2
3
[ answer : 5 ]

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