SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN DATO JAAFAR

JOHOR BAHRU
MONTHLY TEST 1 (JULY 2012)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS T (954)
CLASS:
PRA-U-S1-BIO

DATE:
DAY:
TIME:

1/8/2012
WEDNESDAY
10.30 12.00 pm

Instruction to candidates:
Answer all questions in Section A and any one question in Section B. Answers may be written in either English
or Bahasa Malaysia. All necessary working should be shown clearly.
Section A [45 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.
1

Express
marks]

x 2 3x
in partial fractions.
x2 2x 1

[5

Express cos x 3 sin x in the form R cos x where R is a positive and

equation cos x 3 sin x 2 for 0 x 360 .

is acute. Hence, solve the

[6 marks]

1 x ; x 0
. Sketch the graph of y f x and state the range of f x .
2
x ;x 0
Hence, find the set of values x for which f x 1 0 .
[7

Given that function f x

marks]
4

Find the set of values of x which satisfies

By

using

the

substitution

1 sin
1
1
tan 2 .
1 sin
2
4

sin

2
1
1 4
.
x
2 x

[7 marks]

2t
1 t 2
and
,
cos

1 t 2
1 t 2

where

that t tan

show

that

[3 marks]
1

0
1

Hence, or otherwise, by using the substitution , show that tan 22 2 2 1 .

4

,
2

[4 marks]

The polynomial p x ax 3 8 x 2 bx 6 , where a and b are real constants, is divisible by x 2 2 x 3 .

(a) Find a and b.
[5 marks]
(b) For these values a and b, factorise p(x) completely.
[2 marks]
4
3
2
(c) Show that 2 is a zero of the polynomial 3x 14 x 11x 16 x 12 . Hence, solve the equation
[6 marks]
3 x 4 14 x 3 11x 2 16 x 12 0 by using the polynomial p(x).

Section B [15 marks]

1

Answer any one question in this section.

7

Function f is defined by
f x

2x
x 1 x 2 .

(a) Show that f ' x 0 for all values of x in the domain of f.

[5 marks]

(b) Sketch the graph of y f x . Determine if f is a one to one function. Give reasons to your answer.
[6
marks]
(c) Sketch the graph of y f x . Explain how the number of the roots of the equation f x k x 2
depends on k.
[4 marks]
8

Given that x 2 x 2 is quadratic factor of the polynomial p x x 4 ax 3 2 x 2 bx 4 ; a, b z .

(a) Find the values of a and b.
[5 marks]
(b) Find the other quadratic factor of p(x) and show that this factor is positive for all value of x.
[6
marks]
(c) Find the set value of x for which p x x 1 x 2 .
[4 marks]