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PREPARATION EXERCISE FOR MATHEMATICS 2 (SHF1124)

1. Solve the equation
2 o o
3cos sin2 0 for 0 360 x x x + = s s
Ans: 90
o
, 123.69
o
, 270
o
, 303.69
o
2. Given that y x tan 2 tan = , show that
1 2 cos 3
2 sin 3
) tan(

= +
y
y
y x
3. Sketch the graph of x y 2 sin = for

t s s x 0
.

Ans:







4. Find the exact value for the following:
(a)

60 tan
300 cos
120 sin
(b) 210 cos 30 sec (c) |
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|

\
|
12
5
sin
t
Ans: (a) 0 (b) ( c)

5. Prove that u
u u
u u
2
2
2
tan
cot cos
tan sin
=

6. 3 Calculators are chosen at random from 14 calculators of which 4 are defective. Find the probability
that:
(a) None of calculator is defective
(b) At least 2 are defective Ans: (a)
91
30
(b)
91
16


7. Bag A contains 1 green pen, 2 red pens and 3 blue pens. Bag B contains 2 black erasers and 3 white
erasers. Bag C contains 6 gift cards labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
An item is picked randomly from each bag. Find the probability of getting a blue pen, a black eraser
and a gift card with a number less than 3. Ans:
15
1




x
y

2

2
2
t

0.25
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8. The probability that a patient is allergic to penicillin is 0.2. Suppose that this drug is given to 3
patients. Find the probability that:
(a) All 3 of them are allergic to it
(b) At least one of them is not allergic to it Ans: (a) 0.008 (b) 0.992

9. Table below shows the frequency distribution of the age of a group of tourists who visited a
National Museum.
Age Frequency
5 9 3
10 14 6
15 19 8
20 24 15
25 - 29 m
30 - 34 1

It is given that the first quartile age of the distribution is 15.125. Calculate the value of m. Ans: m = 7
10. Table below shows the masses of 100 children in a kindergarten.
Mass(kg) Frequency
20-29 15
30-39 25
40-49 37
50-59 16
60-69 4
70-79 3
(a) Without using an ogive, estimate the median mass.
(b) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the given distribution.
Ans: (a) m= 42.20 (b) 8 . 11 , 2 . 42 = =

o x
11. The mean and varience of six numbers are 6 and 8 respectively. When a new number p is added, the
mean remains the same. Find the values of p and the new varience.
Ans: p = 36, new varience = 6.8571
12. The probability that it will rain on a particular day is
5
2
. If X is the number of rainy days in a week,
Find:
(a) the mean of the distribution of X,
(b) the standard deviation of the distribution of X.
Ans: (a) 2.8 (b) 1.296
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13. Diagram below shows a standardized normal distribution graph.

The probability represented by the area of the shaded region is 0.7286.
(a) Find the value of k,
(b) X is a continuous random variable which is normally distributed with a mean of
and a standard deviation of 8. Find the value of if X = 70 when the z-score is k.
Ans: (a) k = 1.1 (b) = 61.2
14. In a certain school, 80% of the students have computers at home..
(a) If 6 students from that school are chosen at random, calculate the probability that at least 2
students have computers at home.
(b) If the standard deviation of the distribution is 14, find the number of students in that school.
Ans: (a)0.9984 (b)1225
15. The masses of students in a school have a normal distribution with a mean kg and a standard
deviation 12kg.
(a) A student is chosen at random from the school. The probability that the student has a mass less
than 45kg is 0.2266, find the value of .
(b) Hence,calculate the probability that a student chosen at random will have a mass between 42 kg
and 45 kg.
Ans: (a) 54 (b) 0.0679


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