SYDNEY BOYS HIGH

SCHOOL
MOORE PARK, SURRY HILLS

Year 9
Half Yearly Examination 2006

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Working time 90 minutes

Write using black or blue pen.
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All necessary working MUST be
shown in every question if full marks are to be
awarded.
Marks may not be awarded for untidy or badly
arranged work.
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number of the QUESTION on one of the back pages
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Mathematics
Examiner: A. Fuller

NAME:
Class

9A
9B
9C
9D
9E
9F

Teacher
Mr Boros
Ms Evans
Ms Nesbitt
Mr Hespe
Mr Gainford
Ms Ward

Question

1
2
3
4
5
6
Total

Mark
/20
/20
/20
/20
/20
/20
/120

Question 1 (20 marks)

A Simplify the following:

(i)

3a + a 3 + 2a + a 3

(ii)

7ab + 2a ab 5a

(iii)

3ab 5b

(iv)

6a a

(v)

( 3a ) 2

(vi)

7a 2 2a ( 3a )

State the number of significant figures

in the following:
(i)

567000

(ii)

0 0470

Answers

Marks

(iii) 356000 (to the nearest hundred)

Write the following in scientific

notation:
(i)

69200000

(ii)

0 000517

Write the following as fractions in

their simplest form:
(i)

04

(ii)

0 35

(iii)

0 21

What is 75c as a percentage of $4?

Increase $565 by 30%

If 70% of an amount is $847.

What is the amount?

Which fraction is halfway between

and

1
?
5

1
3

Question 2 (20 marks)

A If w = 3 , x = 2 and y = 5 evaluate
the following:

(i)

xy

(ii)

2 w 5x

(iii)

xw
y

(iv)

( y x)

(v)

yw 2

(vi)

3x 2 w 2

Answers

Marks

Simplify the following ratios fully:

(i)

56 : 64

(ii)

0 25 : 0 4

(iii)

5 2
:
8 3

(iv)

55 cm to 2 m

Express 7 21 % as a simplified fraction.

Describe in words what the complement of the event

of drawing a soccer game would be.

Find the value of x correct to one decimal place.

4 cm
9 cm

4 2

5 3
Simplify
4 2
2+
5 3

Find the value of the pronumerals

xo

xo

yo
72 o

Write an algebraic expression for:

(i)

p less than the square of q.

(ii) the sum of twice a and b.

Question 3 (20 marks)

A Expand and simplify the following:

Answers

Marks

(i)

7( 2 + x )

(ii)

( 2 x)

(iii)

2 x + 3( x 1) 6

(iv)

( 3 2 x )( 2)

(v)

( 2 x + 3)( x + 4)

(vi)

( x + 7) 2

(vii)

a( 3a + b) b( 2a b)

(viii)

(5 2 x) 2

Find the rule for the following:

(i)
x
y

1
5

2
9

3
13

x
y

-3
-5

-2
-7

-1
-9

(ii)
2

(iii)
x
y

5
-2

10
18

15
38

20
58

Question 4 (20 marks)

A Convert the following:
(i)

4 m 2 to cm 2

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Marks

(ii) 12 m/s to km/h

Twenty cards are numbered 1 to 20.

They are shuffled and then placed
face down on a table. Find the
probability that a randomly selected
card is:

(i)

a5

(ii) even

(iii) divisible by 3

(iv) even and divisible by 3

(v)

even or divisible by 3

(vi)

containing the digit 1

What must 8 be divided by to give

12?

What is the value of x?

ABCD is a square. PDC is an equilateral

triangle. Find the value of BQC.

The height (h) of the triangle is increased

by 50% and the base is decreased by
50%.

What fraction is the new area of the

original area?

Question 5 (20 marks)

A Solve the following:

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Marks

(i)

3x 2 = 13

(ii)

6 x 4 = 4 x + 11

(iii)

5( x + 2) + x = 8( x 3)

(iv)

2x
3x
+5=
3
2

(v)

x 2x 1

=5
3
4

(vi)

( x + 5) 2 = ( x 3)( x 4)

(i)

AB DC, ABC = ADC

Prove ABC CDA

If ABC CDA. Why does

AD = BC?

Natalie on a shopping spree visits 3

clothing stores where she spends three
fifths of the money she goes in with at each
store. She must retain $60 for groceries
after clothes shopping. How much money
does Natalie start the shopping spree with?
(use an equation to answer the question)

Prove that ADC is a right angle.

(ii)

Question 6 (20 marks)

A The spinner below is spun.

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Marks

What is the probability that it will be:

(i)

blue?

(ii) not red?

(iii) pink?

PT

RQ and PQ TR. Find PRQ

giving reasons.

Find each angle of a triangle whose

angles are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6

AB = AC, DA FE. Find the value of

DAB giving reasons.

(2 12 )2 = 2 3 + 14

(7 12 )2 = 7 8 + 14
(23 12 )2 = 23 24 + 14
Show algebraically that this quick
method will always produce the correct
answer.

If the probability of an event occurring is

1
x . What is the probability of the event
not occurring as a simplified fraction?

G
B
E
A

Not to
Scale

ABCD is a trapezium with both AD and

BC perpendicular to AB. If a right angled
triangle DEC is constructed as shown
with ECD = 45o . Prove:

(i)

ECB = AED

(ii)

EDA ECB

How many sides has a regular polygon

with an interior angle of 165 o ?

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