ANNEX B

DHS H2 Maths Preliminary Examination Paper 2

Qn/No Topic Set Answers
1 Differential Equations
i)
2
2 tan 2 2
4
y x x
t
| |
=
|
|
\ .

2 Complex Numbers
a) 2 3i w = + and 1 2i z = +
b)
1
6
1
6
1 1 1
6 6 6
1 3
i 2
3 4
2
i
3 4
11 5
i i i
12 4 12
1 2 3
8 e , 1, 0, 1
or 8 e , 1, 0, 1
or 8 e , 8 e , 8 e
k
k
z k
k
z z z
t
t
t t
t t t
| |

|
\ .
| |

|
\ .
| | | | | |

| | |
\ . \ . \ .
= =
= =
= = =
;

1 1
6 6
1 1
6 6
1 1 1
6 6 6
*
1 3 1 3
i 2 i 2
3 4 3 4
*
2 2
i i
3 4 3 4
5 11
i i i
12 4 12
1 2 3
* 8 e 8 e , 1, 0, 1
or * 8 e 8 e , 1, 0, 1
or 8 e , 8 e , 8 e
k k
k k
w z k
z k
w w w
t t
t t
t t t t
t t t
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .
| | | | | |

| | |
\ . \ . \ .
| |
= = = = |
|
\ .
| |
= = = = |
|
\ .
= = =

3 Parametric Equations
i) 31.39 unit
2
ii) 2 since 0 t t = >
iii)
4 MOD, Recurrence, MI
a)
3 1 1 11 1 1 1 1
; ;
( 3) 3 18 3 1 2 3 r r r r n n n
| |
= + +
|
+ + + + +
\ .

11/9, series is convergent since sum to infinity of series exists.
b)
n
n
u
1
3
2

2
5
3

3
7
4

4
9
5
ii)
2 1
for .
1
n
n
u n
n
+
+
= e
+


iii) LHS =
1
1
( 1)( 2)
k k
u u
k k
+
= +
+ +


2 1 1
1 ( 1)( 2)
k
k k k
+
= +
+ + +


2
(2 1)( 2) 1 2 5 3
( 1)( 2) ( 1)( 2)
k k k k
k k k k
+ + + + +
= =
+ + + +


( 1)(2 3)
( 1)( 2)
k k
k k
+ +
=
+ +

=
2 3
2
k
k
+
+
= RHS

5 Binomial Distribution 0.0414; least a = 6
6
Permutation &
Combination
i) 1440
ii) 2880
7 Probability

i) 0.09
ii) 0.435
iii) 0.535
8
Correlation and
Regression
a)
Any one possible answer
1. Determine if theres a relationship/trend/pattern between
two variables.
2. Identify outliers or suspicious observations.
bi)
From GC, r = 0.930 (3 s.f.)
r = 0.930 is close to 1
a strong negative linear correlation between x and y.
linear model is appropriate




bii)

biii)
Any one possible answer
1. The scatter diagram shows that as x increases, y decreases
(but at an increasing rate)/graph is concave downwards.
For a linear model, the rate of decrease is constant.
2. Between x and y, r = 0.930 while between x
2
and y, r =
0.952 is closer to 1.
the model
2
y a bx = + is better.
iv) From GC, when 150, 294 (3 s.f.) x y = =
Since city bird density x = 150 lies outside the given data
range, the model may not be valid, hence the prediction for
forest bird density may not be reliable.

Any one possible answer (or any logical answer)
1. Immigration / emigration of birds from/to other countries.
2. Births/deaths/diseases
3. Not constant due to sampling variation.


9 Normal Distribution
i) 10.3
ii) 0.0588
iii) 0.0346
iv) or , and are independent. C C T S
10 Hypothesis Testing
i)
2
31.3 ; 36.2 x s = =

ii)
p-value = 0.0430
The p-value is the lowest level of significance for which the
null hypothesis of mean number of dengue cases being 30,
will be rejected. OR The p-value is the probability of
obtaining a test statistic at least as extreme as 31.3, assuming
that H
0
is true.
iii) 25.6 x <
11 Poisson Distribution
3 =
i) 0.336
ii) 0.861
iii) A Poisson distribution with mean 36 is not appropriate as
the mean number of offences occurring at a different 2-hour
period of a day is unlikely to be the same as 3 = , and hence
the mean number of offences occurring in a full day is
unlikely to be 12 36 = as well.