Preliminary Practice 1 Paper 1

1. 90% of the cost price of the motorcycle = $9250

100
100% of the cost price of the motorcycle =  $9250
90
120 100
120% of the cost price of the motorcycle =   $9250
100 90
= $12333.33

2. (a) Difference in temperature = 6 – (–14) C

= 20 C
(b) Difference in temperature = 6 C – 0 C = 6 C
20 C  3 600 m
1 C  180 m
6 C  1 080 m

3. (a) 6 nanometres = 6 × 10–9 metres (nano = 10–9)

6  10 9
(b) Number of times = (pico = 10–12)
30  10 12
= 0.2 × 103
= 200

4. (a) In QRT and SPT

QTˆR = STˆP (vertically opposite s)

ST PT
Since ST = PT and RT = QT,  
QT RT

Hence, QRT is similar to SPT (S.A.S. similarity)

or (1 equal angle and 2 sides of included angle are proportional)
(b) QRS is congruent to RQP
(c) PST = b (base  of isosceles PST)
QPR = RSQ = a (QRS  RQP)
PRS = 180 – a – b – b ( sum of PSR)
= 180 – a – 2b
5. (a)
2 126
126 = 2 × 32 × 7
3 63
3 21
7 7
1

(b)
2 2, 21, x  3 × 3 × 2 (x is an even value)
3 1, 21, x  3 × 3
3 1, 7, x  3
7 1, 1, 1
1

The smallest possible even value of x is 3 × 3 × 2 = 18.

(c) The make 126 a perfect square, 2 × 7 has to be multiplied.

n = 14
(All the powers/indices must be even.)

6. Let P be the number of pumps and t be the time taken to fill the pool.
(P is inversely proportional to t)
1
Hence, P
t
k
P (where k is a constant)
t
And k  Pt is a constant

Thus, P1t1  P2 t 2

5  30  3  t 2
t2 = 50
If 3 pumps were left, it would take 50 – 30 = 20 min more.

7. (a) Scale 5 : 900 000  Scale Actual

5 cm represents 900 000 cm
5 cm represents 9 000 m
5 cm represents 9 km
 (5 cm)2 represents (9 km)2
25 cm2 represents 81 km2
X cm2 represents 9 km2
7
Hence, X = 25 ÷ 9 = 2 cm2
9
(For scale and actual AREA, square both sides)

(b) Scale 5 : 900 000  Scale Actual

5 cm represents 9 km
25 cm represents 5 × 9 km
= 45 km
45
Time taken = × 60 min = 36 min
75

n
 R 
8. P + I = P 1   (where P = principal amount, I = compound interest)
 100 
n
 R 
I = P 1   – P
 100 
24
 4 6
I = $3000 1   – $3000 (R = rate per month, n = number of months)
 100 
I = $3000(1.04)4 – $3000
= $509.58

9. (a) 4x – 3 × 83x – 1 = 4
(22)x – 3 × (23)3x – 1 = 22
22x – 6 × 29x – 3 = 22
211x – 9 = 22
11x – 9 = 2
11x = 11  x = 1
2
 n 2m  1 n  (n 2 m  1 ) 2 ( n ) 2
(b)   =
 n 3m  ( n 3m ) 2
 
n 4m  2 n
= = n4m – 2 + 1 – 3m = nm – 1
n 3m
10. (a) x2 – y = (5)2 – (–3)
= 28
(b) y2 = 9
y = 3
Since –3  y < 3, therefore y = 3 is rejected.  y = –3

11. (b) 1, 4, 7, 10, 13

+3 +3 +3 +3
a+b
a

a=3
a + b = 1, 3+b=1  b = –2
The nth term of the sequence is 3n – 2.
(General formula for this type of pattern is an + bn)

12. (a) In right-angled BCD, BD = BC 2  CD 2 (Pythagoras’ Theorem)

= 12 2  5 2

= 13 cm
CD
(i) sin CBD = (SOH)
BD
12
=
13
(ii) cos ABD = – cos (180 – ABD) [ cos  = – cos (180 – ) ]
= – cos CBD
BC
= 
BD
5
= 
13
1 1 1
(b) Area of BCD is  BC  CD =  BD  EC (Area of  = bh )
2 2 2
1 1
 5  12 = 13  x
2 2
8
x= 4
13
 5 y  4x 2
13. (a) 
x  3y 3
3(5y + 4x) = 2(x + 3y)
15y + 12x = 2x + 6y
12x – 2x = 6y – 15y
10x = –9y
10 x
 1 (divide both sides by 9y)
9y
2x 1 1
 (muliply both sides by )
9y 5 5

(b) x(x3 + 8) = 0
x=0 or x3 + 8 = 0
x3 = –8

x3 = 3 8

= –2


  3 
k 
14. (a) OP = p =   and OQ = q =  
 4  0
  
PQ = OQ – OP
= q–p
 k    3
=   –  
0  4 
 k  3
=  
 4 
(b) All the 4 sides of a rhombus are equal.
 
| OP | = | OQ |

(3) 2  (4) 2 = (k ) 2  (0) 2

25 = k2

k =  25

k = 5
since k > 0, k = 5.
  
(c) OR = 3 PO
 
OR = –3 OP
  3
= –3  
 4 
 9 
=  
  12 
Hence, the coordinates of R is (9, –12).

15. (a) 5a2 – 15ab + 12b – 4a = 5a(a – 3b) + 4(3b – a)

= 5a(a – 3b) – 4(a – 3b)
= (a – 3b)(5a – 4)
(b) (2x – 1)(2x + 9) = 24
4x2 + 18x – 2x – 9 – 24 = 0
4x2 + 16x – 33 = 0
(2x – 3)(2x + 11) = 0
2x – 3 = 0 or 2x + 11 = 0
2x = 3 or 2x = –11
x = 1.5 or x = –5.5

16. (a) Volume of cone A : volume of cone B = 250 : 128

= 125 : 64

Height of cone A : height of cone B = 3 125 : 3 64

= 5:4
Thus, height of cone B is 4 cm.
1
Volume of cone B = × base area × height
3
1
128 = × base area × 4
3
3  128
Base area of cone A =
4
= 96 cm2
(b) Volume of cone C : volume of cone A = 1 : 8

Height of cone C : height of cone A = 3 1 : 3 8

= 1:2
 Since the height of cone A is 5 cm, the height of C is 5  2 = 2.5 cm.
2 3
A l  V l 
[ For similar figures and solids, 1   1  and 1   1  ]
A2  l 2  V2  l 2 

2 2 27 1
17. (a) (0.4)2 – 3 0.027  0.2 = ( ) – 3 
5 1000 5
4 3 5
= – ×
25 10 1
4 3
= –
25 2
17
= 1
50
1
3 
3 5 1
1
2 33 5
(b)   + ×  – ( 169 )0 = + × 16 2 – 1
2 8  16  2 3
8
1
27 5
= + × (4 2 ) 2 – 1
8 8
27 5
= + ×4–1
8 8
27 5
= + –1
8 2
7
= 4
8

18. 21x + 6y = 0 --- (1)

x y 1
+ = --- (2)
6 7 3
(2) × 42: 7x + 6y = 14 --- (3)
(1) – (3): 14x = –14
x = –1
Substitute (3) into (1): 21(–1) + 6y = 0
–21 + 6y = 0
6y = 21
y = 3.5
 Put y = 2 into (3): x = 35 – 15(2)
x=5

7
19. (a) Gradient of OP =
3
a0 7 y 2  y1
= (gradient = )
30 3 x 2  x1

a = 7
1
Gradient of OQ =
3
b0 1
=
60 3

b = 2

(b) Length of line segment PQ = (7  2) 2  (3  6) 2 ( y 2  y1 ) 2  ( x 2  x 1 ) 2

= (5) 2  (3) 2

= 34

Hence, s = 34.
7
(c) The equation of l1 is y = x --- (1)
3
and it intersects with x=6 --- (2)
7
Sub. (2) into (1): y= (6)
3
= 14
Hence, R(6, 14).
72
(d) Gradient of PQ =
36

5
= 
3
5
The equation of the line that passes through R(6, 14) is y =  x + c
3
5
14 =  (6) + c
3
14 = –10 + c  c = 24
5
Ans: y =  x + 24
3
20. (a) The equation is y = x2 – 2x – 3
(i) K and L are the x-intercepts.
 when y = 0, x2 – 2x – 3 = 0
(x – 3)(x + 1) = 0
x = 3 or x = –1
Since K is on the left of L,
K(–1, 0) and L(3, 0).
(ii) M is the minimum point.
(1)  (3)
It’s x-coordinate is = 1
2
The y-coordinate is (1)2 – 2(1) – 3 = –4
Hence, M(1, –4).

(b) (i) –x2 + 4x – 5 = – (x2 – 4x) – 5 (completing the square)

= – [ x2 – 4x + (2)2 – (2)2 ] – 5
= – [ (x – 2)2 – 4 ] – 5
= – (x – 2)2 + 4 – 5
= – (x – 2)2 – 1
(ii) y = –x2 + 4x – 5
y = – (x – 2)2 – 1
Maximum point is at (2, –1)
When x = 0, y = –5  y-intercept = –5

y
x
O
(2, –1)

–5
y = – (x – 2)2 – 1
22.

Time (t min) 5<t7 7 < t  11 11 < t  15 15 < t  17 17 < t  21 21 < t  31

Mid-value (x) 6 9 13 16 19 26
Frequency 16 30 28 15 10 1

(a) (i) Mean waiting time =  fx

f
16(6)  30(9)  28(13)  15(16)  10(19)  1(26)
=
16  30  28  15  10  1

= 1186
100
= 11.86

(i)  fx 2
=
16(6) 2  30(9) 2  28(13) 2  15(16) 2  10(19) 2  1(26) 2
f 16  30  28  15  10  1

15864
=
100
= 158.64

 fx   fx 
2
2
Standard deviation =  
f f 
 

= 158.64  (11.86) 2

= 4.24 (correct to 3 sig. fig.)

(b) Republic Bus Service’s waiting time is more consistent (smaller standard deviation)
compared to the Times Bus Service.

23. (a) (i) p = 0.75, q = 0.25

r = 0.25 (1 out of the 4 choices is correct)
s = 0.75 (3 out of the 4 choices are wrong)
(ii) P(John answers a question wrongly)
= P(John knows the question and answers wrongly) or
P(John does not know the question and answers wrongly)
= (0.75 × 0.1) + (0.25 × 0.75)
= 0.2625