SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN METHODIST (ACS) KLANG

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TINGKATAN ENAM BAWAH
STPM 2015
MATHEMATICS T [ PAPER 1 ]
One hours 30 minutes(1 Jam )
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DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
Instructions to candidates:
Answer all questions in Section A and any one question in Section B. Answers may be written in either
English or Bahasa Melayu
.
All necessary working should be shown clearly.
Scientific calculators may be used. Programmable and graphic display calculators are prohibited.
A list of mathematical formulae is provided on page of this question paper.
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SECTION A
[45 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.

1. The function f is defined by

and

(a) Sketch the graph of f and state the corresponding range.

[3m]

(b) Determine whether f is one-to-one function. Give reason for your answer.

[2m]

(c) Find

[4m]

2. Expand

and state its domain and range.

in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in

Hence, by taking

, show that

[5m]
[3m]

3. A system of linear equations is given by

, where
(a) Determine the value of

is a constant.

for which the system has a unique solution, infinitely many solution

and no solution.

[5m]

(b) Find the unique solution in terms of .

4. Find the roots of

[3m]

, and sketch the roots in an argand diagram.

[7m]

(a) Show that it is an ellipse, and obtain the standard form of its equation.

[3m]

(b) Find the centre, foci and the vertices and sketch the ellipse.

[5m]

5. The equation of a conic is

6. Find the angle between the straight lines

and

. [5m]

SECTION B
[15 MARKS]
Answer any one question in this section.

1 7 3

7. 7. If A = 0 5 2 and B =
3 0 1

equations.
(a)

7 1
5

2 ,find AB. Hence, solve the simultaneous

6 10
15 21 5

x + 7y + 3z = 8
5y + 2z = 1
3x z = 13

(b)

5p 7q + r = 13
6p + 10q + 2r = 20
15p 21q 5r = 14

8. (a) Find the shortest distance from the centre of the circle
straight line

[15]
to the

. Hence, find the shortest distance between the circle and the straight

line.

[7m]

(b) Find the Cartesian equation of the curve with the following parametric equations
.
(c) Find the centre, vertices and foci of an ellipse

[4m]
[4m]

MARKING SCHEME TERM 1 (STPM 2015)

NO
1

SMK METHODIST (ACS) KLANG

Marking Scheme
(d)

Marks

Total

1
D1
D1

-1

B1
(b) f is one-to-one since the horizontal line y=k cuts the graph

M1
A1

at most one point only.

(c) Let

M1
M1

A1
B1

,
2

B1

,
.

M1
A1

.
.

M1
A1

B1
LHS=
M1
RHS
,

A1

3
B1

M1

M1
A1
M1
A1
.

M1
A1

Let

.
4

B1

Let

B1
,
M1

,
,
,
,

M1
,
,

A1
.

w2

D1
D1

w1

x
w3

w0

(a)
,
M1

,
,
,

A1

Since the equation is in the standard form of ellipse, the equation

A1

is an ellipse.
(e)

Centre:

Foci:

B1
,
B1

Vertices

B1

.
x

D1
D1

.
B1
,

M1
A1
M1
A1

7
,

M1
A1

M1
A1

Can
cover in
the
equation

M1
A1

B1
,
M1
A1
.

A1

A1
,

B1

M1

A1

A1
.

15

(a)
,

M1

.
A1
B1

.
,

M1
A1

Distance between the circle and the straight line

=4-3

M1

=1

A1

(b)

(7)

.
B1

.
,

M1
,
M1
.

A1

(4)

(c)
Centre :

B1
,

Foci :
Vertices :

M1
A1
B1

(4)
15