Further Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Given that x = \(\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}\) and y= \(\begin{pmatrix} -9 \\ 15 \end{pmatrix}\) calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle between the vectors

(a) A jogger is training for 15km charity race. He starts with a run of 500 metres, then he increases the distance he runs daily by 250 metres.
(i) How many days will it take the jogger to reach a distance of 15km in training?
(ii) Calculate the total distance he would have run in the training.
(b) The second term of a Geometric Progression (GP) is -3. If its sum to infinity is 25/2, find its common ratios.

P and Q are two linear transformations in the X-Y plane defined by
P: (x, y) → (-3x + 6y, 4x + y) and
Q: (x, y) → (2x-3y, -4x - 6y).
(a) Write down the matrices of P and Q. (b) What is the image of (-2,-3) under the transformation Q?
(c) Obtain a single transformation representing the transformation Q followed by P.
(d) Find the image of (1,4) when transformed by Q followed by P.
(e) Find the image P\(^1\) of the point (-√2,2√2) under an anticlockwise rotation of 225° about the origin.

(a) Find the equation of the normal to the curve y = (x\(^2\) - x + 1)(x - 2) at the point where the curve cuts the X - axis.
(b) The coordinates of the pints P, Q and R are (-1, 2), (5, 1) and (3, -4) respectively. Find the equation of the line joining Q and the midpoint of \(\overline{PR}\).

A box contains 5 red, 7 blue and 4 green identical bulbs. Two bulbs are picked at random from the box without replacement.
Calculate the probability of picking: (a) same color of bulbs; (6) different color of bulbs (c) at least one red bulb.