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Marking Scheme Trial STPM 2024

Mathematics (T) – Term 1

1. Solve each of the following inequalities.

x3
a) 3 [5]
x 1
b) 2 x3  10  x(7 x  17) [4]

No. Solution Marks

1 a) x3
3
x 1 M1
x  3  3 x 1 , x  1
x  6 x  9  9( x 2  2 x  1)
2
M1
8 x  24 x  0
2

x 2  3x  0 M1
x( x  3)  0

M1
x
0 (-) 1 (-) 3
 The solution set is {x : 0  x  1 or 1  x  3}. A1
b) 2 x  10  x(7 x  17)
3

2 x3  7 x 2  17 x  10  0 M1
Let p( x)  2 x3  7 x 2  17 x  10 (factor
p(2)  2(2)3  7(2) 2  17(2)  10  0 theorem)
 ( x  2) is a factor of p( x).
( x  2)(2 x 2  11x  5)  0
M1
( x  2)(2 x  1)( x  5)  0

M1
x
-2 (+) 1 5 (+)
2

1
 The solution set is {x : 2  x  or x  5}. A1
2
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3x  5
2. Express in partial fractions. Hence, find the first three non-zero terms in
(2 x  1)( x  2)
1
ascending powers of . Find the set of values of x for which this expansion is valid. [9]
x

2 3x  5 A B
  B1
(2 x  1)( x  2) 2 x  1 x  2
3x  5  A( x  2)  B(2 x  1)
1 13 5 13
when x  ,  A   A
2 2 2 5 M1
1
when x  2,  1  B  5   B
5
3x  5 13 1
   A1
(2 x  1)( x  2) 5(2 x  1) 5( x  2)
13 1
5(2 x  1) 5( x  2)
13 1
 (2 x  1) 1  ( x  2)1
5 5 M1
1 1
13   1  1   2  (either)
  2 x 1      x 1   
5   2 x  5   x 
1 1
13  1  1  2
 1    1  
10 x  2 x  5x  x 
13  1  1  1(2)  1   1  1  2  1(2)  2  
2 2

 1          ...  1        ...
10 x  1!  2 x  2!  2 x   5 x  1!  x  2!  x   M1
(either)
13  1 1  1  2 4 
 1   2  ...   1   2  ... 
10 x  2 x 4 x  5x  x x 
13 13 13 1 2 4 A1
    ...   2  3  ...
10 x 20 x 40 x3
2
5x 5x 5x (both)
3x  5 13 1
 
(2 x  1)( x  2) 5(2 x  1) 5( x  2)
 13 13 13   1 2 4 
    ...     2  3  ... 
 10 x 20 x 40 x   5x 5x 5x 
2 3

3 1 9
  2  3  ... A1
2 x 4 x 8x
The expansion is valid when
1 2
 1 and 1
2x x M1
1
x x 2
2
 The expansion is valid in  x : x  2 or x  2. A1
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1 1 k 
 
3. Given P   k 1 1 .
1 k 1
 
a) Show that P  (k  2)(k  1) 2 [4]
b) Find the range of values of k if P is a non-singular matrix. [2]

3 a) 1 1 k
P k 1 1
1 k 1
M1
1 1 k 1 k 1
  k
k 1 1 1 1 k
 (1  k )  (k  1)  k (k 2  1)
 (k  1)  (k  1)  k (k  1)(k  1)
M1
 (k  1)[1  1  k (k  1)]
 (k  1)(k 2  k  2)
M1
 (k  1)(k  2)(k  1)
 (k  2)(k  1)2 A1
b) P is non-singular when P  0 :
(k  2)(k  1) 2  0 M1
k  2 and k  1
 P is non-singular matrix when {k : k  2 or  2  k  1 or k  1}. A1
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4. The roots of the equation z 3  az 2  30 z  b  0, where a, b  are 2 and 1 – 5i.
a) State the third root of the equation. [1]
b) Find the values of a and b. [4]
c) Show the roots on an Argand diagram. [2]

4 a) 1 + 5i B1
b) z  az  30 z  b  0
3 2

M1
( z  2)( z  (1  5i))( z  (1  5i))  0
( z  2)( z 2  (1  5i  1  5i) z  (1  25i 2 ))  0
M1
( z  2)( z 2  2 z  26)  0
z 3  4 z 2  30 z  52  0 M1
By comparing, a  4, b  52 A1
c) y
5 (1, 5)
D1
3 points
(2, 0)
x D1
O 1 2 all correct
with straight
lines
–5 (1, -5)
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5. The equation of a conic is 4 x 2  y 2  32 x  2 y  29  0.
a) Obtain the standard form of its equation, and identify the type of conic. [3]
b) Find the coordinates of the centre, vertices and foci. Hence, sketch the conic. [6]

5 a) 4 x 2  y 2  32 x  2 y  29  0
4( x 2  8)  y 2  2 y  29
M1
4[( x  4) 2  16]  ( y  1) 2  1  29
4( x  4) 2  ( y  1) 2  36
( x  4)2 ( y  1)2
 1 A1
9 36
 It is an ellipse. A1
b) a 2  9, b 2  36 c  36  9  27
2

M1
a3 b6 c  27  3 3
Centre = C(4, -1) B1
Vertices = V(4, -1±b) = V(4, -1±6) = V1(4, -7), V2(4, 5) A1
Foci F (4, 1  c)  F (4, 1  3 3)  F1 (4, 1  3 3), F2 (4, 1  3 3) A1

D1
vertical major
axis and all
points marked

1 7
D1
4x2 + y2 – 32x + 2y + 29 = 0 all correct
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6. Solve the following system of linear equations using Gaussian elimination.
x  2y  z  2
2x  3y  4z  5
x  3y  2z  1
[5]

6  1 2 1 2 
 
 2 3 4 5  B1
 1 3 2 1 
 
 1 2 1 2 

R2  2 R1  R2

 0 1 2 1 
R3  R1  R3 M1
0 1 3 3
 
 1 2 1 2 

R3  R2  R3 
  0 1 2 1  M1
0 0 1 2
 
z2 y  2z  1 x  2y  z  2
y  2(2)  1 x  2(3)  2  2 M1
y  3 x  6
 x  6, y  3, z  2 A1
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7. a) Find the set of values of x such that the geometric series 1  e2 x  e4 x  ... converges.
Find the exact value of x so that the series converges to 5. [5]
b) The first and second terms of an arithmetic series are respectively the same as the first
and second terms of a geometric series. The third term of the arithmetic series is less
than the third term of the geometric series by 2. The common difference of the
arithmetic series is positive and the sum of the first three terms of the arithmetic series
is 36. Find the first three terms of the arithmetic and geometric series. [10]

7 a) The series converges when e 2 x  1 B1

y

M1
y=1
y = |e-2x|
x
O
 The series converges in {x : x  0}. A1
S  5
1
5
1  e 2 x
1
1  e 2 x 
5
4 M1
e 2 x 
5
4
2 x  ln
5
1 4
x   ln
2 5
1 5
x  ln A1
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b) A.P.: a, a  d , a  2d ,..., d  0, S3  36
G.P.: a, ar , ar 2 ,...
a  d  ar      (1) M1 A1
ar  (1  2d )  2
2
     (2) (award 1
mark for
a  (a  d )  (a  2d )  36
any 2
3a  3d  36 correct
a  d  12      (3) equations)
From (1) & (3), ar  12      (4)
Substitute (3) to (2), ar 2  [a  2(12  a)]  2
M1
ar 2  a  26
a(r 2  1)  26      (5)
(5) a(r  1) 26
2
, 
(4) ar 12
r 2  1 13

r 6 M1
6r  6  13r
2

6r 2  13r  6  0
(3r  2)(2r  3)  0
2 3
r , r A1
3 2
d  0, A.P. is increasing, G.P. is increasing too.
M1
r  1
3
r  A1
2
3
when r  ,
2
M1
3
From (4), a    12 From (3), 8  d  12
2
a 8 d 4 A1
 The first 3 terms of the arithmetic series are 8, 12, 16.
A1
The first 3 terms of the geometric series are 8, 12, 18.
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8. a) The complex number w is given by w  2cos   i(1  2sin  ), where π    π.
(i) Find w  i . [3]
1 1
(ii) Find the real part of , and show that the imaginary part of is
w 2i w 2i
1 
tan . [5]
4 2
b) Using de Moivre’s theorem, solve the equation z 4  2  2 3 i, giving the exact
values of the roots in Cartesian form. [7]

8 a) (i) w  i  2cos   i(1  2sin  )  i

M1
 2cos   2i sin 

  2 cos     2sin  
2 2

M1
 4 cos   4sin 
2 2

=2 A1
(ii) 1 1

w  2  i (2 cos   2i sin  )  2
M1
1 (2 cos   2)  2i sin 
 
(2 cos   2)  2i sin  (2 cos   2)  2i sin 
2 cos   2  2i sin 

(4 cos   8cos   4)  4sin 2 
2

2 cos   2  2i sin 
 M1
8cos   8
cos   1 sin 
  i
4(cos   1) 4(cos   1)
 
2sin cos
1 2 2 i
 

4 4(2 cos 2  1  1)
2
M1

sin
1 2 i
 
4 4 cos 
2
1 1 
   tan  i A1
4 4 2
 1  1  1  1 
 Re    , Im    tan A1
 w 2i  4  w 2i  4 2

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 
b)
 2 
2
z4 
2
 2 3 2 3
arg z 4  tan 1
2 M1
1 (either)
 π π
3
4 2 A1
= π
3 (both)
 2 2 
z 4  4  cos   i sin   A1
 3 3 
1
  2  2   4
zk   4  cos  π  2kπ   i sin  π  2kπ    , k  0,1, 2,3 M1
  3  3  

1
12  12 
zk  4 cos  π  2kπ   i sin  π  2kπ   , k  0,1, 2,3
4
M1
 43  43 
 1 1   3 1  6 2
z0  2  cos π  i sin π   2   i    i
 6 6   2 2  2 2

 2 2   1 3  2 6
z1  2  cos π  i sin π   2    i     i
 3 3   2 2  2 2 M1

 7 7   3 1  6 2 A1
z2  2  cos π  i sin π   2    i     i
 6 6   2 2  2 2

 5 5  1 3  2 6
z3  2  cos π  i sin π   2   i    i
 3 3  2 2  2 2
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