CANDIDATE

NAME

CLASS ADMISSION
NUMBER

2023 Preliminary Examination

Pre-University 3

MATHEMATICS 9758/02
Paper 2 19 September 2023
3 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: List of Formulae (MF26)

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Give your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case of angles
in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
You are expected to use an approved graphing calculator.
Unsupported answers from a graphing calculator are allowed unless a question specifically states otherwise.
Where unsupported answers from a graphing calculator are not allowed in a question, you are required to
present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator commands.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100.

Qn No. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 * Total

Score

Max
5 8 8 8 11 4 7 7 7 9 13 13 100
Score

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Section A: Pure Mathematics [40 marks]

dy
1 (i) It is given that x = x 3 + xy + 2 y , x ≠ 0 . Using the substitution y = vx 2 , show
dx
that the differential equation can be reduced to

dv
= v +1. [2]
dx

(ii) Given that y = 1 when x = 1 , solve the differential equation

dy
x = x 3 + xy + 2 y . [3]
dx

2 (a) Given that f ( x ) = sec2 x , find f ′ ( x ) and f ′′ ( x ) . Hence, find the Maclaurin series
for f ( x ) , up to and including the term in x 2 . [5]
−4
(b) Using standard series from the List of Formulae (MF26), expand (1 + ax ) as far
as the term in x 2 , where a is a non-zero constant. Hence find the value of a for
which the coefficients of the x and x 2 terms in the expansion are equal. [3]

 n −1 
3 (a) A sequence u2 , u3 , u4 ,... is such that un = ln   where n ≥ 2 .
 n +1 
Find in terms of N, an expression for S N , where S N = u2 + u3 + u4 ... + u N −1 + u N ,
leaving your answer in the form ln a − f ( N ) , where a is a positive constant. [3]
n
∞
 3x 
(b) (i) Find the set of values of x for which the series ∑   has a finite sum.
n =1  x + 1 
[3]
n
 3x 
∞
(ii) Given that x = 0.25 , find the value of ∑   . [2]
n =1  x + 1 

4 The curve C has equation 2 x 2 + y 2 =

20 .

(i) Sketch curve C, giving the exact coordinates of any points where the curve meets
the axes. [2]
dy 2x
(ii) Show that = − . [1]
dx y
(iii) It is given that point P ( a, b ) is on C. The normal to C at P passes through the point
(1, 0). Find the possible coordinates of P. [5]

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5 The plane p has equation x + 2 y − 5 z = 4 , and contains the line l with equation
 3 a
   
r = −2  + λ  2a  , where a and b are constants and λ is a parameter.
b  2
   

(i) Find the perpendicular distance from the origin to p. [2]

(ii) Show that a = 2 and b = −1 . [3]

Relative to O, the point Q has position vector −4i + 7 j + 3k .

(iii) The points C and D are on l such that they are a distance of 110 away from Q.
 
Find the position vectors OC and OD .

(iv) Without performing any further calculations, explain whether the shortest distance
from Q to l is greater or smaller than 110 . [1]

Section B: Probability and Statistics [60 marks]

6 A game is played by choosing 2 cards from 5 identical cards numbered 1 to 5, without

replacement. The score, X, is the sum of the two numbers shown on the chosen cards.

(i) Determine the probability distribution of the score of this game. [2]

(ii) Find E ( X ) and Var ( X ) . [2]

7 The probability that a student is present in school on a typical day is 0.96. In a particular
school, there are 28 students in each class. The number of students in a class who are
present in school on a typical school day is denoted by the random variable X. A student
is considered absent if he is not present in school the whole day. Assume that X can be
modelled by a binomial distribution.

(i) Find the probability that all students in a class are present in school on a typical
school day. [1]

(ii) Find the most likely number of students who are present in school on a typical
school day. [1]

An investigation by the form teacher will be carried out if there are more than 2 students
in the class who are not present in school on a typical school day.

(iii) Find the probability that an investigation is carried out on a typical school day. [2]

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There are 16 classes in a level. The school leaders must be alerted if an investigation has
to be carried out in at least a third of the classes in the level.

(iv) Find the probability that the school leaders are alerted on a typical school day. [3]

8 For events A, B and C, it is given that P ( A ) = 0.4 , P ( C ) = 0.3 and P ( B ∩ C ) =.

0.1 It is
also given that events A and B are mutually exclusive, and that events A and C are
independent.

(i) Find P ( A ∩ B ) . [1]

(ii) Find P ( A | C ) . [1]
(iii) Given also that events B and C are independent, find P ( A′ ∩ B′ ∩ C ′ ) . [3]
(iv) Given instead that events B and C are not independent, find the greatest and least
possible values of P ( B ) . [2]

9 A class has 12 male and 8 female students. An executive committee of 4 people

comprising a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer is to be chosen
from the class.

Find the number of ways that the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, the secretary and the
treasurer can be chosen from the class

(i) without any restrictions, [1]

(ii) such that there is at least a male student and at least a female student in the executive
committee. [3]

At a school event, the class is allocated a table with 10 seats. It was decided that the form
teacher, executive committee and 5 pre-selected students from the class will attend the
event. The 10 of them sit at random around the table.

(iii) Find the probability that the executive committee members are all seated in
adjacent seats and the form teacher is not seated next to an executive committee
member. [3]

10 In an experiment to improve road safety, the following information was gathered about
the braking distance d, measured in feet, for a car travelling at different velocities v,
measured in miles per hour.

v 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
d 27 58 97 155 212 308 399 516

(i) Draw a scatter diagram for these values, labelling the axes. [1]

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(ii) By calculating the relevant product moment correlation coefficients, determine

whether the relationship between v and d is modelled better by d= av + b or by
ln d= av + b . Explain how you decide which model is better, and state the equation
in this case. [4]

(iii) Use your equation found in part (ii) to estimate the braking distance when the car
is travelling at 64 miles per hour. Explain whether your estimate is reliable. [2]

(iv) Scientists from another country wish to apply the model, but the measured velocity
of the car was recorded as m kilometres per hour instead. Given that
1 kilometre = 0.621 miles , re-write your equation in part (ii) in terms of d and m so
that it can be used to estimate the braking distance for a given value of m. [2]

11 A factory which produces scented candles claims that the mean mass of the scented
candles is 600 grams. For quality control purposes, a quality inspector took a random
sample of 30 scented candles to check if the mean mass of the candles is 600 grams.

(i) State what it means for a sample to be random in this context. [1]

The masses, x grams, of a random sample of 30 scented candles are summarised as

follows.

∑ ( x − 600 ) = ∑ ( x − 600 )
2
69 859
=

(ii) Calculate the unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance of the mass
of scented candles. [2]

(iii) Carry out the test, at 1% level of significance, for the quality inspector, giving your
conclusion in context. You should state your hypotheses and define any symbols
you use. [5]

(iv) Explain the meaning of ‘p-value’ in the context of this question. [1]

The factory adopted a new manufacturing process and the mass of the scented candles
produced is now known to have a normal distribution with a population variance of
25 gram2.

(v) A random sample of n scented candles was taken, and the mean mass is 598.2
grams. Given that the quality inspector concludes at 5% level of significance that
the mean mass of the scented candles has been overstated, find the range of
possible values of n. [4]

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12 In this question you should state clearly all the distributions that you use, together
with the values of the appropriate parameters.

A beauty company sells their best-selling perfume in two sizes. The volume of perfume,
in millilitres, in a small bottle and large bottle is denoted by S and L respectively. S and
L can be modelled using normal distributions with the means and standard deviations as
follows.

Mean Standard deviation

Size
(millilitres) (millilitres)
Small µ σ
Large 75 3.5

(i) Deduce an approximate value for P ( µ ≤ S ≤ µ + σ ) . [1]

10% of the small bottles contain less than 56 millilitres of perfume and 30% of the small
bottles contain more than 62 millilitres of perfume.

(ii) Find the values of µ and σ . [3]

Use µ = 50 and σ = 2 for the rest of the question.

(iii) Find the probability that the total volume of perfume in 2 randomly chosen small
bottles and 3 randomly chosen large bottles is at least 330 millilitres. [3]

(iv) Find the probability that the total volume of perfume of 2 randomly chosen large
bottles is within ±1 millilitres of three times the volume of perfume in a randomly
chosen small bottle. [4]

(v) Find the probability that the average volume of perfume of 10 randomly chosen
large bottles is less than 74 millilitres. [2]

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