MRSM 2011

PAPER 2
1. Solve the following simultaneous equations:
3x + y + 1 = 0
x
2
+ y
2
= 3 xy
[x = 0.2319, y = 1.6957, x = 1.2319, y =
2.6957]

2. Diagram 2 shows a cuboid of volume 72
cm
3
.

(a) Show that the total surface area of the
cuboid, A cm
2
, is given by
A = 4x
2
+
216
x

(b) Hence, find the minimum total surface
area, in cm
2
, of the cuboid.
[108 cm
2
]
3. (a) Prove that
2
2tan
sec
x
x
= sin 2x
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of y = sin2x
for 0 x 2t.
(ii) Hence, using the same axes,
sketch a suitable straight line to
find the number of solutions to
the equation
2
4tan
sec
x
x
= 2
x

for
0 x 2t.
[(b)

4. Table 4 shows the cumulative frequency of
the scores of a group of students in a quiz.
Scores 6 7 8 9 10
Cumulative
frequency
3 7 y 15 20
The mean score is 8.1
Find
(a) the range of the scores,
(b) the value of y,
(c) the standard deviation of the scores.
[(a) 4 (b) 13 (c) 1.375]
5. Diagram 5 shows a number of rectangles
made of wire. All the rectangles have a
height of 5 cm.

The area of the 6
th
rectangle is 80 cm
2
.
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Hence, find the maximum number of
rectangles which can be formed using a
wire of length 450 cm.
[(a) 6 (b) 10]

6. Diagram 6 shows a triangle RST.

Point L lies on the straight line TS such that
TS = 3TL. It is given that 8 RT x =

,
6 , 4 RK y KS y = =


and RQ nRL =


(a) Express in terms of x

and y

for
(i) TS

(ii) TK

(b) (i) Express TQ

in terms of n, x

and
y

(ii) Hence, find the value of n if points
T, Q and K are collinear.
[(a) (i) 10 8 y x

(ii) 6 8 y x

(b) (i)
16 10
8
3 3
n n
x y
| |
+
|
\ .


(ii)
9
11
]

SECTION B
7. Table 7 shows the values of two variables,
x and y, obtained from an experiment.
8 solutions
Variables x and y are related by the
equation y =
3
6 px q +
, where p and q are
constants.
x 2 3 4 5 6
y 2.6 3.3 4.6 6.7 14.3
(a) Plot
1
y
against x using a scale of 2 cm
to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to 0.05
unit on the
1
y
-axis. Hence, draw a line
of best fit.
(b) Use the graph in 7(a) to find the value
of
(i) p
(ii) q
(iii) y, when x = 1.
[(b) (i) 0.23 (ii) 0.27 (iii) 2.2]
8. In Diagram 8, O is the centre of a
semicircle ABC with radius 12 cm and
OED is a right-angled triangle.

The length of arc AB is 10t cm and CE = 6
cm.
Find
[Use t = 3.142]
(a) the value of u, in radian,
(b) the perimeter, in cm, of the shaded
region P,
(c) the area, in cm
2
, of the shaded region Q.
[(a)
6

rad (b) 31.46 cm (c) 152.5

cm
2
]
9. (a) In an archery training, the probability
that Saiful hits the target is p. He made
10 trials and the mean of the number
of trials that hit the target is 3.5
Find
(i) the value of p,
(ii) the probability that he hits the
target at least twice.
(b) The mass of milk in packets produced
by a factory is normally distributed
with a mean of 300 g and a standard
deviation of 4 g.
(i) If a packet of milk is chosen at
random, find the probability that
the mass of milk in the packet is
between 298 g and 303 g.
(ii) The packet that contains less than
k g of milk cannot be marketed. If
0.5% of the milk cannot be
marketed, find the value of k.
[(a) (i) 0.35 (ii) 0.1757 (b) (i) 0.4649 (ii)
2289.7 kg]
10. Diagram 10 shows a trapezium ABCD.
Points A and D lie on the y-axis and DC is
parallel to AB.

It is given AB is perpendicular to BC and
the gradient of AB is
3
2
.
Find
(a) the equation of BC,
(b) the equation of DC and hence, find the
coordinates of C,
(c) the area of the shaded region OBCD,
(d) the equation of the locus of point P that
moves such that its distance from B is
always 10 units.
[(a) 3y + 2x = 32 (b) y =
3
11
2
x C(10, 4)
(c) 87 unit
2
(d) x
2
+ y
2
8x 16y 20 = 0]

11. Diagram 11 shows part of the curve y = x
2

4 which intersects the straight line y = x +
2 at point A.

Find
(a) the coordinates of A,
(b) the area of the shaded region Q,
(c) the volume generated, in terms of t,
when the shaded region P is revolved
360
o
about the y-axis.
[(a) (3, 5) (b) 8
1
6
unit
2
(c) 8t unit
3
]

SECTION C
12. Particle P and particle Q move
simultaneously along a straight line. The
displacement of P, s
p
m, from a fixed point
O, after t seconds is given by s
p
= t
3
8t
2

12t.
[Assume motion to the right as positive.]
(a) Find
(i) the displacement of P from O
when it stops momentarily,
(ii) the range of values of t when the
velocity of P is decreasing.
(b) It is given that the acceleration of Q, a
Q

m s
-2
, after t seconds, is given by a
Q
=
3t + 2 and its velocity is v
Q
ms
-1
. Both
particles P and Q have the same
velocity after 4 seconds.
Express v
Q
in terms of t.
[(a) (i) 144 m (ii) t <
8
3
(b) v
Q
=
2
3
2
t
+ 2t
60]

13. Diagram 13 shows a quadrilateral KLMN
where KM and LN are straight lines.

It is given that ZKLM is an obtuse angle
and the area of triangle KLM is 6 cm
2
.
Calculate
(a) ZKLM
(b) the length, in cm, of KM,
(c) ZKNM,
(d) the area, in cm
2
, of triangle KNM.
[(a) 121
o
(b) 6.532 cm (c) 51
o
51' (d)
21.81 cm
2
]

14. Table 14 shows the prices and price indices
of four ingredients, P, Q, R and S used in
making a particular type of bread.

Ingredient
Price per kg
(RM)
Price index
in the year
2008 based
on 2006
Weightage
2006 2008
P 0.80 1.00 125 k
Q y 2.80 140 5
R 0.40 0.60 x 3
S 0.50 z 80 2k
(a) Find the value of x, y and z.
(b) The composite index for the cost of
making the bread in the year 2008
based on the year 2006 is 114.5.
Calculate the value of k.
(c) The total cost for making these breads
in the year 2008 is RM2061, find the
corresponding total cost in the year
2006.
(d) The cost of making these breads is
expected to increase by 20% from the
year 2008 to the year 2010. Find the
expected composite index for the year
2010 based on the year 2006.
[(a) x = 150, y = 2 z = 0.40 (b) 4 (c)
1800 (d) 137.4]

15. A bookstore sells two types of calculators,
A and B. The cost price for a unit of
calculator A and calculator B is RM40 and
RM30 respectively. The bookstore ordered
x type A calculators and y type B
calculators based on the following
constraints:
I: The total number of calculators is at
least 35.
II: The total cost price is at most RM2400.
III: The number of type B calculators must
be at most twice the number of type A
calculators.
(a) Write three inequalities, other than x
0 and y 0 which satisfy all the above
constraints.
(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 10 calculators
on both axes, construct and shade the
region R which satisfies the above
constraints.
(c) Use your graph in 15(b) to answer the
following questions:
(i) If 30 type A calculators are
ordered, find the minimum
number of type B calculator
which can be ordered.
(ii) The profit for selling a unit of
type A and type B calculator is
RM10 and RM15 respectively.
Find the maximum profit which
can be obtained.
[(a) x + y 35, 4x + 3y 240, y 2x
(c) (i) 5 (ii) RM960 when x = 24, y = 48]