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STPM 2007

This document is the 2007 STPM Mathematics paper 1 exam which contains 12 questions testing a variety of calculus concepts. The questions assess skills like expressing recurring decimals as fractions, differentiation, integration, solving equations involving logarithms and polynomials, sketching curves, finding stationary points, and solving systems of linear equations.

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STPM 2007

This document is the 2007 STPM Mathematics paper 1 exam which contains 12 questions testing a variety of calculus concepts. The questions assess skills like expressing recurring decimals as fractions, differentiation, integration, solving equations involving logarithms and polynomials, sketching curves, finding stationary points, and solving systems of linear equations.

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STPM 2007

MATHEMATICS T / S (PAPER 1)
1. Express the infinite recurring decimal
0.725
&&
(= 0.7252525) as fraction in its
lowest terms. [4]
2. If
2
1
x
y
x

+
, show that
( )
2 2 2
1
dy
x x y
dx
. [4]
3. If ( )
2
log 3log 2 log 2
a a a
x
x a
a
_


,
, express x in terms of a. [6]
4. Simplify
a)
( )
( )
2
7 3
2 7 3

+
[3]
b)
( )
( )
2 1 3
1 3
i
i
+

, where
1 i
[3]
5. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (x, y) and
2 2 2 2
,
x y
x y x y
_

+ +
,

respectively, where 0 x and 0 y . If Q moves on a circle with centre (1, 1) and
radius 3, show that the locus of P is also a circle. Find the coordinates of the centre
and radius of the circle. [6]
6. Find
a)
2
2
2
2
x x
dx
x
+ +
+

[3]
b)
1 x
x
dx
e
+
[4]
7. Find the constants A, B, C and D such that
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2
2 2 3
2
3 5
1 1
1 1 1 1
x x A B C D
x x
x x x x
+
+ + +
+
+ + +
[8]
8. The function f is defined by ( )
1, 1 1
1, otherwise
x x
f x
x

+ <

'

a) Find
( )
1
lim
x
f x

,
( )
1
lim
x
f x
+

,
( )
1
lim
x
f x

and
( )
1
lim
x
f x
+

. [4]
b) Determine whether f is continuous at 1 x and 1 x . [4]
9. The matrices A and B are given by
1 2 1
3 1 4 ,
0 1 2
A
_




,
35 19 18
27 13 45
3 12 5
B
_



,
.
Find the matrix A
2
B and deduce the inverse of A. [5]
Hence, solve the system of linear equations
2 8 x y z , 3 4 15 x y z , 2 4 y z + [5]
10. The gradient of the tangent to a curve at any point (x, y) is given by
3 5
2
dy x
dx x

,
where 0 x > . If the curve passes through the point (1, -4),
a) Find the equation of the curve [4]
b) Sketch the curve [2]
c) Calculate the area bounded by the curve and the x-axis [5]
11. Using the substitution
1
y x
x
+ , express ( )
3
3
4 1
4 6 f x x x
x x
+ as a
polynomial in y. [3]
Hence, find all the real roots of the equation f(x) = 0. [10]
12. Find the coordinates of the stationary points on the curve
3
2
1
x
y
x

and determine
their nature. [10]
Sketch the curve. [4]
Determine the number of real roots of the equation
( )
3 2
1 x k x , where k ,
when k varies. [3]

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