S

Answer ALL questions.

(a) (b) (c)

Express

x 1 + as a single fraction in its simplest form. 2 1 x 1 x

[2] [2] [2]

4x 2 + 3x 2 = 0 , giving your answer correct to 3 decimal places. p+5 Make p the subject of the formula 3q = . 3p 4
Solve Solution : (a) x 1 x 1 + + = 2 (1 x)(1 + x) 1 x 1 x 1 x = = (b) 4 x2 + 3x 2 = 0 x= 3 32 4( 4)( 2 ) 2( 4 ) [M1] 1 [M ] 2 1 [M ] 2 x + (1 + x) (1 + x)(1 x) 2x + 1 (1 + x)(1 x) [A1] [M1]

x = 0.4253 or 1.1753 x 0.425 or 1.175 (c) 3q = p+ 5 3p 4

9q2 =

9q2 ( 3p 4 ) = p + 5 27pq2 36q2 = p + 5 27pq2 p = 5 + 36q2 p 27q2 1 = 5 + 36q2 p= 5 + 36q2 27q2 1 [A1] [M1]

p+ 5 3p 4

Along a particular stretch of road in Singapore, two petrol stations, Schnell and Asso were having a price war. To reward customers, Schnell and Asso came out

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with privilege cards giving the following benefits: Schnell Asso 8% off all petrol and an additional $1 off for every $20 on the final bill. 10% off all petrol and an additional 3% off the final bill.

Jerry holds privilege cards from both these stations. He was deciding which petrol station to patronize to save more money. He needed to pump 44.5 litres of petrol at (a)(i) (ii) (b) $1.84 per litre before the discount. Calculate his final petrol bill at Schnell; his final petrol bill at Asso and hence calculate his savings hence determine which station he should patronize. Solution : (a)(i) Petrol bill at Schnell after 8% off = (44.5 $1.84) (44.5 $1.84 0.08) = $75.3296 Final petrol bill at Schnell = $ ( 75.3296 3 ) = $ 72. 3296 $ 72.33 (a)(ii) Petrol bill at Asso after 10% off = (44.5 $1.84) (44.5 $1.84 0.1) = $73.692 Final petrol bill at Asso after 3% off final bill = $ ( 73.692 0.03 73.692 ) = $ 71. 48124 $ 71.48 Savings between the two petrol bills = $ (72.3296 71.48124 ) = $ 0.84836 $0.85. (b) He should pump petrol at Asso. [A1] [A1] [A1] [A1] [M1] [2] [2] [1]

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3.

The diagram below shows a sequence formed by overlapping circles.

R1=0

R2 = 2

R3=4

R4 = 6

The circles are arranged such that two adjacent circles overlap.

Rn represents the

number of intersections (points where the circumference of each circle intersects each other) between the circles in the nth figure. (a) (b) (c)

R5 and R15 . Write down the general term Rn .

Find the values of Find the figure which will consist of 54 intersections Solution:

[2] [1] [2]

(a)

R5 = 2 4 = 8 R15 = 2 14 = 28

[A1] [A1]

(b)

Rn = 2 ( n 1)
54 = 2n 2 2n = 56 n = 28

[A1]

(c)

[M1]

[A1]

Hence, figure 28 has 54 intersection points.

(a)

In the diagram shown, AB // CD // EF, AB = 8 cm, AM = MD = 5 cm and EF = 10 cm.

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(i) (ii)

Prove that AMB DMC Hence, or otherwise, find the length of DF.

[2] [2]

Solution : (a)(i) Prove : AMB DMC

ABM = DCM (alt. s) BAM = CDM (alt. s)

AM = DM = 5 cm (given)

or

ABM = DCM (alt. s) BMA = CMD (alt. s)

AM = DM = 5 cm (given)

AMB DMC (AAS)

or

AMB DMC (AAS)

[1

BAM = CDM (alt. s) BMA = CMD (alt. s)

AM = DM = 5 cm (given)

1 1 m for proof and m for statement] 2 2

AMB DMC (AAS)

(a)(ii) AB = DC = 5 cm

MD CD = MF EF 5 8 = 5 + DF 10 5 + DF = 5 DF = 1 10 8

[ M1]

1 cm or 1.25 cm 4

[ A1]

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(b)

The diagram shows three geometrically similar bottles. The heights of the VINEGAR bottle and JUICE bottle are 12.4 cm and 18.6 cm respectively.

18.6
12.4 cm cm cm
VINEGAR

OIL

JUICE

(i) (ii)

capacity of VINEGAR bottle as a fraction in its lowest terms. capacity of JUICE bottle 49 The circular base area of the OIL bottle is of the circular base 25 Express area of the VINEGAR bottle. Calculate the height of the OIL bottle. Capacityof vinegar bottle 12.4 = Capacityof juicebottle 18.6 2 = 3 = 8 27
3 3

[1]

[2]

(b)(i)

1 [M ] 2

[A

1 ] 2

(b)(ii)

Circularbase areaof oilbottle 49 = Circularbase areaof vinegar bottle 25 Heightof oil bottle = Heightof vinegar bottle Heightof oilbottle 7 = 12.4 5 Height of oil bottle = 7 12.4 5 [A1] 49 25 [M1]

= 17.36 cm.

5.

(a)

During the Great Singapore Sale, the prices of Sendisk and Emation

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thumbdrives are offered at a 20% discount. (i) (ii) (b) (i) Calculate the price of a Sendisk thumbdrive if it originally sells for $42. Calculate the original price of a Emation thumbdrive if it costs $18 in the sale. A Sendisk thumbdrive can be assembled and packaged every x minutes. Write down in terms of x, an expression for the number of (ii) Sendisk thumbdrive that can be assembled and packaged in an hour. It takes two minutes less to assemble and package a Emation thumbdrive. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of Emation thumbdrive that can be assembled and packaged in an hour. (iii) A total of 11 thumbdrives can be assembled and packaged in an hour. Form an equation in x and show that it reduces to 11x2 142x +120 = 0. (iv) Solve the equation and find how many Emation thumbdrives can be assembled and packaged in an hour. Solution: (a)(i) Price of Sendisk thumbdrive = 0.8 42 = $33.60 (ii) Original price of Emation thumbdrive = 100 18 80 [A1] 60 x 60 x 2 [A1] [A1] [A1] [1] [3] [3] [1] [1] [1]

= $22.50 (b)(i) (ii) (iii)

Number of Sendisk thumbdrives assembled and packaged in 1 h =

Number of Emation thumbdrives assembled and packaged in 1 h = 60 60 + = 11 x x 2 60( x 2) + 60 x = 11 x( x 2 ) 60( x 2) + 60 x = 11x( x 2 ) 60 x 120 + 60 x = 11x2 22 x 11x2 120 x 22 x + 120 = 0 11x2 142 x + 120 = 0 (shown) [M1] [M1] 1 [M ] 2 [M

1 ] 2

(iv)

11x2 142 x + 120 = 0

( x 12)(11x 10) = 0

[M1]

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x = 12 or x =

10 (rejected) 11

[M1] 60 12 2 [A1]

Number of Emation thumbdrives assembled and packaged in 1 h =

=6

A swimming pool is 50 m long and 20 m wide. The bottom of the pool slopes uniformly throughout the length of the pool. It is 1.75 m deep at the shallow end and 3 m deep at the deep end. The depth of water at the shallow end is 1 m.

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(a) (b) (c)

Find the volume of water in the pool in cubic metres. How much more water must be poured into the pool to fill it completely ? It takes 30 seconds to drain 10 m3 of water. Find the total time, in hours and minutes, needed to drain a fully filled pool.
50 m 3m
1m 1.75 m

[2] [2] [2]

Cross section view of swimming pool Solution: (a) Area of cross section of the swimming pool =

1 (1 + 3 0.75) 50 2

[M1]

= 81.25 m2 Volume of water in the pool = 81.25 20 = 1625 m3 (b) Volume of water to be poured = 50 20 (1.75 1) = 750 m (c)
3

[A1] [M1] [A1]

Total volume of fully filled pool = 1625 + 750 = 2375 m3 Time taken to drain fully filled pool =

2375 1 10 2

[M1]

= 118.75 min = 1 h 58.75 min [A1]

A large pipe of diameter 18 cm is to be shipped in a box of width 25 cm, as shown below. To prevent the large pipe from rolling in the box, a smaller pipe is placed at the bottom corner of the box such that the pipes touch each other and the sides of the box. Determine the diameter of the smaller pipe. [4]

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A 18 cm

25 cm

Solution :

In ABC, by Pythagoras Theorem,

(9 + r)

= (9 r ) + (16 r )
2

[M1]
2

81 + 18r + r 2 = 81 18r + r 2 + 256 32r + r 2 r 2 68r + 256 = 0 ( r 64 )( r 4) = 0 r = 64(rejected as r < 25) or

[M1] [M1]

pipe B has a diameter of 8 cm.

[A1]

Answer the whole question on a sheet of graph paper. A stone is thrown from the top of a vertical cliff. It is observed that the height, y metres, of the stone above the sea level at time t seconds after

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throwing the stone is given by y = x2 + 10x + 56 for 0 x 14. (a) Complete the table below which shows the values of x and the corresponding values of y.

10

12

14

72

80

72

56

32

(b) (c) (d)

Taking 1 cm to represent 1 second on the x-axis and 2 cm to represent 10 metres on the y-axis, draw the graph y = x2 + 10x + 56. Use your graph to find the maximum height above the sea level that the stone can travel. Using the graph or otherwise, find how many seconds the ball would take to hit the sea level. Solution: (a) x 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

56

72

80

80

72

56

32

1 mark for each correct answer. 2

(b)

[1]

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Points correctly plotted [2m] Smooth Curve [1m] Labelled axis [1m] For each wrong point [

1 m] 2 [A1]

(c) (d)

Maximum height = 81 metres at x = 5 When the ball hits the sea level, height, y = 0. From the graph when y = 0, x = 14.

the ball would take 14 seconds to hit the sea level.

[A1]

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