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TECHNIQUES
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
SPM
PAPER 1
• CONTENTS OF THE SYLLABUS
• EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES OF
LEARNING
• TECHNIQUES OF ANSWERING
CONTENTS OF THE
SYLLABUS
CONTENTS
ELECTIVE
CORE PACKAGE
PACKAGE
GEOMETRY
STATISTICS ALGEBRA
CORE
PACKAGE
TRIGONOMETRY CALCULUS
Component Topics
(i) Functions
(ii) Quadratic Equations
(iii) Quadratic Functions
Algebra (iv) Simultaneous Equations
(v) Indices and Logarithms
(vi) Progressions
(vii) Linear Law
(i) Coordinate Geometry
Geometry
(ii) Vector
(i) Differentiation
Calculus (ii) Integration
Component Topics
• Circular Measures
Trigonometry
• Trigonometric Function
(i) Statistics
(ii) Permutation and
Statistics Combination
(iii) Simple Probability
(iv) Probability Distribution
ELECTIVE
PACKAGE
Applied Science
And Social Science
Technology
ADDITIONAL
MATHEMATICS
SPM
Type of instrument: Objective
Type of item: Graded objective
(Item requires candidates to give responses
with their own answers)
Number of question : 25 ( Answer all )
Total marks : 80
Duration : 2 jam
Construct :
Knowledge and Understanding: 20 %
Application skills: 80 %
Level of Difficulty : R : S : T = 6 : 3 : 1
Item of Knowledge and Understanding
1. Does not involve complicated calculations
4. Task Word :
State…, Name…, Write….
Item of Application Skills
1. Measures the ability of candidates to
carry out the calculation using the
definitions, concepts, formulas and laws
sketch, draw and interpret graphs.
generate formulas or relation
2. Word task:
Find…, Calculate…,Solve…,
Differentiate…, Integrate…, Evaluate…,
Express…
EXAMPLES OF ITEMS
3472/1
Knowledge and Understanding
The first term of a geometric progression is 3
• (2,3)
x
0
DIAGRAM 1
State the values of b and c. [2 marks]
Answer: b =……………
c=…...………..
Application Skills
Given 5 3n
(
= 25 5 n−1
) , find the value of n.
[3 marks]
Answer:………………….
On the axes provided in the answer space,
sketch the graph of y = sin2x
for 0 ≤ x ≤ π
Answer :
y
x
0
RANGE OF TOPICS
IN PAPER 1
• ALL the topics in the syllabus except
- topics from the AST and SS Packages
- Simultaneous Equations
• Questions involving proving will not be asked in
Paper 1
Marking Scheme
• Full marks are given to the correct
answers.
p < −3 , p >5
Answer: uuur
AB = −2i − 6 j
or
uuur −2
AB =
−6
2. The quadratic px² + qx +1= 0 has two
equal roots. Express p in terms of q.
Answer:
• q = 2√p
• q² = 4p
• p = q²
4
Answer according to the
instructions of the question.
(This determines the method that
must be used when solving.)
Example:
• Using π = 3.142 , calculate… (Circular
Measures)
• Sketch the graph…(Quadratic Functions/
Trigonometric)
Understand the key words
Key Words Action Example
State Answers can be 1
obtained without = 0.090909
Name p
calculation
Write = k +m +n
Find the values of
m and n
READABLE
AND
NEAT
• Workings must be shown clearly
2 + 7 + 9 + 15 + x = 12
5
33 + x = 60
x = 27
[1 mark]
Answer : 7 [0 mark]
Answer : 7
• Final answer must be in simplified form.
• Common mistakes:
25 ; 2x 2
– 4x + 6 =0, 2
6
• Solutions involving π ,answers can be
given in terms of π , unless stated
“Using π = 3.142”
Hence, this value of π must be used to
obtain the answers.
• Precision
Answers involving decimal numbers must
be rounded off to 4 significant numbers.
Example:
tan θ = 0.33 ,θ = 180° 16’ [not precise]
tan θ = 0.333, θ = 180° 25’ [not precise]
tan θ = 0.3333,θ = 180° 26’ [precise ]
Solve the equation 3cos 2x = 8sinx – 5 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
[3 marks]
B1: 3(1 - 2sin2 x ) = 8sinx – 5
B2 : ( 3sin x − 2 ) ( sin x + 2 ) = 0
2
sin x = , sin x = −2
3
sin x = 0.67
x = 42.06 ° not precise
sin x = 0.6667
x = 41.81 °
Solve the equation 42x − 1 = 7x
[4
marks]
(2x - 1 )lg 4 = x lg 7
2x(0.60) – x(0.85)= 0.60 0.60
x=
2 ( 0.60 ) − ( 0.85 )
x = 1.714
Solve the equation 42x − 1 = 7x
[4
marks]
1.677
lg 4
x=
B3 : 2 lg 4 −lg 7
B2 : 2xlg 4 – xlg7=lg 4
B1: (2x - 1 )lg 4 = x lg 7
More Common Mistakes
Graph of Trigonometric Function
On the axes provided in the answer
space, sketch the graph of y = |3sin2x|
for 0 ≤ x ≤ π
Answer : y
x
y
3
x
0 π
y
3
π x
0
Progression
Find the ninth term of the arithmetic progression
7,4,1,…
Tn=a+(n-1)d
Make sure
T9=7+(9-1)-3 brackets is
=12 written to show
multiplication
Tn=a+(n-1)d
T9=7+(9-1)(-3)
=-17
Functions
Defining functions.
3x 2 − x Condition for
f ( x) = the function to
x −1 exist must be
written
3x − x
2
f ( x) = , x≠1
x −1
Quadratic functions
Quadratic inequalities
x ≤ 1 and x ≥ 5
x ≤ 1 or x ≥ 5
x ≤1 , x ≥ 5
Quadratic Equations
Solving quadratic equations using the formula.
x ( 3x − 5 ) =1 Make sure
‘= 0’ is
3x 2 − 5 x − 1 = 0 written
− ( −5 ) ± ( −5) − 4 ( 3) ( −1)
2
x=
2 ( 3)
Answer: 100800