SPM MATHEAMTICS 2010 PAPER 1

1. Round off 2.037 correct to three significant 8. In Diagram 2, PQRST is a pentagon and
figures. RST is an isosceles triangle. PQV and STU
A 2.03 C 2.030 are straight lines.
B 2.04 D 2/040

2. Given that 0.000 000 067 = m × 10n, where

m × 10n is a number in standard form. State
the value of m and of n.
A m = 6.7, n = 8
B m = 6.7, n = 8
C m = 67, n = 9
D m = 67, n = 9
Find the value of x + y.
0.034
3. = A 115 C 135
1.7  107 B 125 D 145
A 2 × 10-5 C 2 × 10-8
B 2 × 10-6 D 2 × 10-9 9. In Diagram 3, PQRS is a tangent to the
circle RTU at point R. TVR is a straight
4. The total population of Malaysia in the year line.
2000 is 23.37 million. It is given that the
number of people who are 65 years of age
and above is 3.9% of the total population.
Calculate the number of people who are
below 65 years of age.
[1 million = 106]
A 1.42 × 105 C 2.24 × 105
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B 1.42 × 10 D 2.24 × 107

5. Express 5(52 + 3) as a number in base five.

A 30105 C 10305
B 30015 D 10035
Find the value of x.
A 100 C 110
6. 110012  1102 =
B 105 D 125
A 100012 C 101012
B 100112 D 101112
10. Diagram 4 shows two triangles, LMN and
FGH, and four straight lines. VW, TU, RS
7. In Diagram 1. PQTUVW is a regular
and PQ, drawn on square grids. Triangle
hexagon. PTS and PQR are straight lines.
LMN is the image of triangle FGH under a
reflection.

Find the value of x.

A 20 C 50
B 40 D 60

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 13. In Diagram 6, point P and point Q lie on the
arc of an unit circle with centre O.

The axis of reflection is the straight line

A VW C RS
B TU D PQ

11. Diagram 5 shows five quadrilaterals,P, A,

B, C and D, drawn on square grids.
Find the value of cos xo + sin yo.
A 1.02 C 1.51
B 1.22 D 1.71

14. Diagram 7 shows a right prism PQRSTU

with a rectangular base PQRS. X and Y are
midpoints of the lines TP and UQ
respectively.

Which of the quadrilaterals A, B, C or D is

not the image of quadrilateral P under an
enlargement?
Name the angle between the plane TSP and
the plane TPY.
12. Which graph represents part of the graph y
= tan x? A SYT C SXY
A C B STY D SYX

15. Diagram 8 shows a vertical pole PQ. P is a

point which is 20 m from Q on a horizontal
plane. The point R is vertically above point
Q.

B D

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 A 078o C 258o
B 102o D 282o

18. In Diagram 11, P is a point on the earth. N

is the North Pole, S is the South Pole and
NOS is the axis of the earth.

The angle of elevation of point R from

point P is 44o Calculate the height, in m, of
the pole.
A 13.89 C 19.31
B 14.39 D 20.71
Find the location of point P.
16. Diagram 9 shows a boy standing on a A (20oN, 50oE) C (70oN, 50oE)
o o
horizontal stage. Points P, Q and R are on a B (20 N, 130 E) D (70oN, 130oE)
same vertical plane. The angle of
depression of point R from his eye level 19. 3(x + 2)  (1 – 2x)2 =
when he is at P and Q are 61o and 29o A 1 + 3x – 4x2 C 5 + 3x + 4x2
respectively. B 1 + 7x + 4x2 D 5 + 7x – 4x2

p2 1 p  2
20. Express  as a single fraction
3p 2
in its simplest form.
 p2  6 p  2 p2  p  1
A C
6p 3p
2 2
p 6p 2 p  p3
B D
It is given that the horizontal distance of 6p 3p
point R from the base of the stage is 5 m.
Calculate the distance, in m, of PQ. 1 w
21. Given that y =  , express w in terms
A 2.77 C 16.27 2 3
B 11.27 D 21.27 of y.
y3 3 6y
17. Diagram 10 shows three points P, Q and R, A w= C w=
on a horizontal plane. R lies due north of Q 2 2
and the bearing of P from R is 216o. 3 y 6y  3
B w= D w=
2 2

2( x  1) x
22. Given that 3   , find the value
3 2
of x.
17 14
A C
7 5
Find the bearing of Q from P.

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 22 22 A 600 C 1 100
B D B 900 D 1 800
7 5
28. Diagram 13 is a bar chart showing the
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23. 52 = number of cars sold by a salesman from
2
2 July to December 2009.
 1 3
A   C 53
5
3
3
 1 2
B   D 52
5
1

24. Simplify
 8s  3 3

× s2t2 The number of cars sold from July to

2t December is 20% more than the number of
A s3 t C s3t3 cars sold from January to June. The
B 4s3 t D 4s3t3 commission earned by the salesman for
each car sold was RM1 500. Calculate the
25. It is given that 2 ≤ r < 9 and 2 – s < 4, total commission earned by the salesman in
where r and s are integers. Find the that year.
maximum value of r – s. A RM75 000 C RM165 000
A 8 C 10 B RM90 000 D RM180 000
B 9 D 11
29. Diagram 14 shows a set of data.
26. List all the integers x which satisfy both the
1 9 8 3 5
simultaneous linear inequalities x<3
2
and 8 – 3x ≤ 2. 4 3 3 7
A 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 C 3, 4, 5
2 4 9 3
B 2. 3, 4, 5 D 4, 5
A 3 C 5
27. Diagram 12 is a pictogram showing the
B 4 D 9
number of visitors to a zoo on Thursday
and Saturday. The number of visitors to the
30. Which graph represents y = 5 – x3?
zoo on Friday and Sunday are not shown.
A C
Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday B D
A total of 3 300 visitors went to the zoo
over the four days. The number of visitors
on Sunday was twice the number of visitors
on Saturday.
How many visitors were there on Friday?

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 3 2
A  C
2 3
2 3
B  D
3 2

35. A box contains 100 oranges. If an orange is

chosen at random from the box, the
probability of choosing a rotten orange is
2
. Find the number of oranges in the box
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31. List all the subsets of set P = { , , } which are not rotten.
A { }, { }, { } A 20 C 50
B { }, { }, { }, { } B 40 D 60
C { }, { }, { }, { , }, { , },
{ , }, { , , } 36. In a group of 80 students, 25 are girls. Then
D { }, { }, { }, { , }, { , }, 10 boys leave the group. If a student is
{ , }, { , , }, { } chosen at random from the group, state the
probability that the student chosen is a boy.
32. Given: 5 7
Universal set  = {x : 1 ≤ x ≤ 20, x is an A C
14 16
integer}
9 9
Set M = {x : x is a multiple of 3} B D
Set R = {x : x is a multiple of 6} 14 16
Which statement is true?
A MR C (M  R) = R 37. Table 1 shows some values of the variables
B RM D (M  R) = M P and Q, such that Q varies directly as the
square root of P.
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33. Find the gradient of the straight line y– P 1 n
3
x = 12 4
3
A 3 C Q 3 2
2 Calculate the value of n.
3 1
B 3 D  A C 12
2 9
1
34. Diagram 15 shows two straight lines, KL B D 36
and LM, on a Cartesian plane. 3
1
38. It is given that PQ 2  k , where k is a
constant. Which statement is true?
A P varies directly as the square of Q.
B P varies directly as the square root of
Q.
C P varies inversely as the square of Q.
D P varies inversely as the square root of
It is given that the gradient of KL is 2. Find
Q.
the x-intercept of KL

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  2 3 4   1 4 2 
39. 3   =
 4 1 3   3 2 3 
 5 5 10 
A  
 9 5 6 
 3 1 6 
B  
 1 3 0 
 5 13 10 
C  
 15 1 12 
 3 21 6 
D  
 21 3 18 

x  1  2 
40. Given    3    .
2  4   y
Find the value of x and y.
A x = 1, y = 10
B x = 1, y = 2
C x = 3, y = 6
D x = 5, y = 14

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