AHMAD IBRAHIM SECONDARY SCHOOL MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2012 MATHEMATICS PAPER 1 (80 Marks)

LEVEL: Secondary 4 Express Secondary 5 Normal Academic NAME: _________________________________ INDEX NO: ______________ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: Nil INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Write your name, class and index number on the space provided above. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Answer all questions. If working is required for any question, it must be shown with the answer in the space below the question. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper. Calculators should be used where appropriate. If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give your answer to three significant figures. Give answer in degrees to one decimal place. For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms of . INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 80. DATE : 10th May 2012 DURATION : 2 hours CLASS: _____________

___________________________________________________________________________ This question paper consists of 15 printed pages.

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MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE Compound interest

n

i Total amount after n years = P 1 + 100 Mensuration Curved surface area of a cone = rl Curved surface area of a sphere = 4 r 2 Volume of a cone = 1 2 r h 3 4 3 r 3 1 bc sin A 2

Volume of a sphere = Area of a triangle ABC =

Arc length = r , where is in radians Sector area = 1 2 r , where is in radians 2

Trigonometry a b c = = sin A sin B sin C a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A Statistics

Mean =

fx f fx f
2

Standard deviation =

fx f

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N u m be r of St ud en ts
700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Bus

Car

Walk

Cycle

In a survey, 1400 students were asked how they travelled to school. The results of the survey are shown in the bar chart. (a) (b) What is the modal transport taken by the students? The same information is to be shown in a pie chart. Calculate the angle representing the students who travelled by bus. Ans: 2. (a) (a) (b) _________________ [1] _________________ [1]

It is estimated that the storage capacity of a mainframe computer is 1.27 10 16 bytes, which can be expressed as n terabytes. Find the value of n.

(b)

A light in a machine comes on for 685 microseconds. (i) (ii) Express the length of time in seconds. Give your answer in standard form. It was also given that the light travels at a speed of 3 10 8 m/s. Find the distance travelled in kilometres by the light.

Ans:

(a) (bi)

n = ______________ [1] ________________ s [1]

3.

(a)

(bii) _______________km [1] 12 workers painted a building in 15 days. Given that the workers work at the
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same rate, find how long it would take 9 workers to paint the same building. (b) The resistance of a wire of constant length varies inversely to the square of its diameter. The resistance is 23 ohms when the diameter is d mm. Find the resistance of the wire when the diameter is halved.

Ans:

(a) (b)

_____________ days [1] _____________ ohms[2]

4.

(a) (b)

Evaluate

2.461 . Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. 37.45 0.875

Siti invests $6050 in a bank that pays a compound interest at a rate of 4% per annual compounded every 3 months. Find the amount that Siti has in the bank after 4 years.

Ans:

(a) (b)

_________________ [1] $________________ [2]

5.

The temperature inside a hot flask is p C and the temperature outside is q C , where p and q are positive integers. Write down an expression in terms of p and q, for (a) (b) the difference in the two temperatures, the mean of the two temperatures.

Ans: 6. (a)

(a)

______________ C [1]

(b) ______________ C [1] The numbers 198 and 324, written as the products of their prime factors, are
198 = 2 3 2 11

and

324 = 2 2 34 .
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Use these results to find (i) (ii) (iii) (b) the highest common factor of 198 and 324, the smallest integer, k, such that 198k is a perfect square. the smallest positive integer value of n for which 198n is a multiple of 324. During one of the road works, two light blinkers were used as traffic signals to warn motorists. If the first blinker flashes every 12 seconds and the second blinker flashes every 40 seconds, how long will it be before both blinkers flash at the same time?

Ans:

(ai) (aii) (aiii) (b)

HCF = __________ [1] k = ______________ [1] n = ______________ [1] ________________ s [1]

7.

(a)

3a 2 Simplify and express 3 b

in positive index form.

0

(b)

Given that 8

1 2 x

= 32

3 x

1 , find the value of x. 2

8.

(a)

(a) _________________ [2] (b) x = ______________ [2] Two interior angles of an octagon are 32 and 34. The remaining interior angles are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 2 : 4 : 5 : 7. Find the largest interior angle.

Ans:

(b)

The interior angle of a regular polygon of n sides is 5 times the exterior angle. Find the value of n.

Ans:

(a) (b)

________________ [2] n = ______________ [2]

9.

Solve the simultaneous equations

2 y = 3 x +11 ,

x+

3 y =5. 2

Ans: Solve the equation 3 p 12 p = 0 .

2

x = ______________ y = ______________ [3]

10.

(a) (b)

Expand and simplify ( 2 x + 3) 2 ( x 5) 2 .

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Ans:

(a) (b)

p = _____ or ______ [2] _________________ [2]

11.

(a) (b)

Solve the inequality 4 x < 5 x 3 25 x . Represent your answer on the given number line.

1 2

Ans:

(a)

_________________ [2]

(b) [1]

12.

The table below shows the test scores of Class 4E8 in a recent Mathematics test. Total Scores
0 x < 10 10 x < 20 20 x < 30 30 x < 40

Marks Frequency (a) Calculate (i) (ii) (b) the mean, the standard deviation. Mean 29.3 Standard Deviation 10.7 1 5 25 9

Information for the same test done by Class 4E9 is given as follow:

Compare briefly the performance of the two classes for this Mathematics test.

Ans:

(ai) (aii) (b)

Mean = __________ [1] Standard Deviation = ___________ [2] ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

13.

(a)

___________________________________________________________ [2] Given the sequence 50 , 47 , 44 , 41 , (i) Write down the next two terms.
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(ii) (b)

Write down the nth term in the above sequence.

Given another sequence 3 , 8 , 15 , 24 , 35 , Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence.

Ans:

(ai) (aii) (b)

________ , ________ [1] _________________ [1] _________________ [1]

14.

The two open troughs in the diagram below are geometrically similar. The ratio of the areas of the bases is 9 : 4 .

(a) (b) (c)

The area of the top of the bigger trough is 540 cm2. Find the area of the top of the smaller trough. Write down the ratio of the depth of the bigger trough : depth of the smaller trough. Both troughs are filled with sand to the brim. The mass of sand in the smaller trough is 24 kg. Find the mass of sand in the larger trough.

Ans:

(ai) (aii)

______________ cm2 [1] ________ : ________ [1]

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(b) _______________ kg [2] The equation 5 y + 12 x = 60 is a straight line l that crosses the x-axis at P and the yaxis at Q. Find
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

the coordinates of the point P and Q, the gradient of the line l, the length of PQ, the equation of a line which passes through the point (0,2) and is parallel to line l.

First Marble Ans: q Red

2 5

(a)

Second Marble P ( ______ , ______ ) Red Q ( ______ , ______ ) [2] _________________ [1]

(b)
12 19 (d)

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_____________ units[1] White _________________ [1] A box contains 20 identical marbles, of which 8 are red and 12 are white. Two marbles are picked randomly, one after the other and there is no replacement. The tree Red p shows the possible outcomes and r diagram below some of their probabilities. White s White
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(c)

(a) (b)

Write down the values of p, q, r and s shown on the tree diagram. Calculate the probability that (i) (ii) (iii) both marbles will be red, one marble will be red and the other white, at least one marble is white.

(c)

A third marble is now picked out at random. Calculate the probability that none of the marbles is red.

Ans:

(a)

p = ______ , q = ______ , r = ______ , s = ______ [2] (bi) (bii) (biii) _________________ [1] _________________ [1] _________________ [1] _________________ [1]

17.

u u u r u u u r In the diagram, OA = a and OB = b . (a)

(c)

u u u r u u u r 1 Mark and label the points P and Q such that OP = a + 2b and OQ = b a . 2

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(b)

u u u r 4 u u u r 3 If OA = and AB = , 2 5 u u u r (i) express OB as a column vector, u u u r (ii) calculate AB , (iii) u u u r k find the value of k if 2 is parallel to AB .

Ans: (a)

[2]

B b

O a A

(bi) (bii) (biii) 18. A P 8 cm D B 6 cm

_________________ [1] _____________ units [1] k = ______________ [1]

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In the quadrilateral ABCD, the diagonals AC and BD intersect at P. AB is parallel to CD. AP = BP and DP = CP where DP = 8 cm and PB = 6 cm. (a) (b) Prove that triangles ADP and BCP are congruent. Write down the value of Area of BCP . Area of BDC

Ans:

(a)

___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [3] (b) _________________ [1] 4 , 5 D the length of BC, the value of cos ABD . A 9 cm 5 cm x B C

19.

In the diagram, ABC is a straight line. Given AB = 9 cm, BD = 5 cm and sin x = find (a) (b)

Distance (metres) 20. (a)

Ans:

(a)

BC = __________ cm [1]

(b) cos ABD = _______ [1] The diagram shows the distance-time graph of a water boat. 1600

800
13

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Time(minutes) Calculate, in metres per second, (i) (ii) the speed during the first 3 minutes, the average speed for the complete journey.

Ans:

(ai) (aii)

______________ m/s [2] ______________ m/s [2]

(b)

The first two stages of another journey are shown in the distance-time graph in the answer space. The water boat travels from A for 4 minutes. It then stops for 2 minutes to pick up passengers before returning to A in a further minutes. Complete the distance-time graph in the answer space. Ans: (b) [1] Distance (metres) From A 1600 3

800

10

Time(minutes)

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21.

(a)

The curve y = ( x + 3)(k x) , where k is a constant, cuts the y-axis at point A(0, 6) and the x-axis at B and C as shown. Find (i) (ii) (iii) the value of k, the coordinates of B, the equation of the line of B of the curve. O C x A y

symmetry

Ans:

(ai) (aii) (aiii)

k = ______________ [1] B ( ______ , ______ ) [1] _________________ [1]

(b)

(i) (ii)

Express x 2 2 x 4 in the form ( x p ) 2 + q . Hence, sketch the graph of y = x 2 2 x 4 . Show your intercepts clearly.

Ans: (bii) [2]

(bi) y

_________________ [1]

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-----------------------------------------------END OF PAPER------------------------------------------SETTER: Mr Fredrick Yong

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ANSWER KEY Qn Answers 1 (a) Walk (b) 115.7 2 (a) 12700 or 1.27 10 4 (b)(i) 6.85 10 4 s (b)(ii) 205.5 km 3 (a) 20 days (b) 92 ohms 4 (a) 0.430 (b) $7094.10 5 (a) ( p + q ) C pq (b) C 2 (a)(i) HCF = 18 (a)(ii) k = 22 (a)(iii) n = 18 (b) 2 minutes a6 b (a) 27 (b) x = 12 (a) 338 (b) n = 12 x = 1 , y = 4 (a) p = 0 or 4 (b) 3x 2 + 22 x 16 1 (a) 3 < x 5 11 1 on the number 11 line, with a hollow dot above 3 and 1 black dot above 5 . Draw a line 11 linking the 2 dots. (a) 25.5 (b) 6.69 (c) The average score of Class 4E9 is higher but the performance is less consistent than that of Class 4E8. (a)(i) Q 38, 35 P (a)(ii) 3n + 53 ( n +1) 2 1 (b) n 2 + 2n or B (a) 240 cm 2 (b) 3 : 2 b (c) 81 kg (b) Indicate 3 and 5 O a A

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16

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(a) P (5, 0) Q (0, 12) 12 (b) 5 (c) 13 units 12 (d) y = x 2 or 5 y = 12 x 10 5 3 7 8 11 ,r = ,s = (a) p = , q = 5 19 19 19 14 (b)(i) 95 48 (b)(ii) 95 81 (b)(iii) 95 11 (c) 57 (a) (b)(i) 3
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(b)(ii)

8 9 10 11

18

19

12

20

13

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34 units or 5.93 units 6 (b)(iii) 5 (a) AP = BP (given) DP = CP (given) APD = BPC (vert. opp. angles) By SAS Property, triangles ADP and BCP are congruent. 3 (b) 7 (a) 3 cm 3 (b) 5 1 (a)(i) 3 m/s 3 2 (a)(ii) 2 m/s 3 (b) See Graph (a)(i) k = 2 y B( 3,0) (a)(ii)
1 2 (b)(i) ( x 1) 2 5

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(a)(iii) x=

(b)(ii) See Diagram 22

1.24 4 (1, 5) 3.24 x 1

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