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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
2009
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Write your name and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.
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Mathematical Formulae
n
r
Compound interest Total amount = P1
100
1 2
Volume of a cone = r h
3
4 3
Volume of a sphere = r
3
1
Area of triangle ABC = ab sin C
2
1 2
Sector area = r , where is in radians
2
a b c
Trigonometry
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc cos A
Statistics Mean =
fx
f
2
2
Standard deviation =
fx fx
f f
3
1) (a) A new car is valued at $55 000. At the end of each year its value is reduced by
15% of its value at the start of the year. What will it be worth after
6 years?
(b) Throughout his life Mr Bean’s heart has beat at an average rate of 72 beats per
minute. Mr Bean is 60 years old. How many times has his heart beat during his
life? Give your answer in standard form correct to two significant figures.
2) 6 men take 4 hours to dig a hole. Find the time taken if 8 men are available. If it takes
1
hour to dig the hole, how many men are there?
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3) On a map of scale 1 : 20 000 the area of a forest is 50 cm2. On another map the area of
the forest is 8 cm2. Find the scale of the second map.
4) A group of NCC cadets are marching for their National Day Parade March Past. If they
marched in pairs, one cadet is without a partner. If they marched in 3’s, 5’s and 7’s,
there will be one cadet without a partner. Calculate the smallest number of pupils in the
March Past contingent.
5) p
q
r
Find a formula for the shaded part in terms of p, q and r.
6) An intelligent fish lays black or white eggs and it likes to lay them in a certain pattern.
Each black egg is surrounded by six white eggs.
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7) Each packet of Quaker Cereal carries a token and 5 tokens can be exchanged for a free
packet. How many free packets will I receive if I bought 125 packets?
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8) (a) Simplify 12 p 8 16 p
(b) Showing your working clearly, solve the equation
3
1
(3x 2) 2
64
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12) Given that 5 x 10 , y k , where k is a constant and the smallest value of y is 2, find
x3
(a) the value of k,
(b) the largest value of y,
(c) the largest value of x y .
xy
13) During the National Day Celebration, JVS ordered T-shirts of various sizes for the students.
The matrices show the order of various sizes of T-shirts and the cost ($) for the various sizes.
XL L M S
XL 15
Boys 220 240 180 85
L 13.50
Girls 50 60 210 135 M 12
S 9.20
(c) Using matrix multiplication, find the total amount the school has to pay.
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14) In the diagram, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and APQRB is a regular pentagon. PXR
is a straight line. Calculate
(a) BAP,
(b) ABX .
(c) Show that PR is parallel to AB. [2]
D C
R
Q
E B
X
P
F A
15) John sells cylindrical tins of pet food in his provision shop. The height of a tin is 8 cm
and the cost price is $3.20. He intends to sell another type which is geometrically
similar to the ones he is selling but whose height is 4 cm. Calculate the price to the
nearest one cent that he should sell this smaller tin so that he makes a profit of 35%.
16) In the diagram, O is center and angle PQT = 28o and angle RPT = 40 o, find the bearing
of
(a) P from T,
(b) R from T,
(c) P from R.
40
2 8
Q T
O
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17) In a video game, a spot on the screen bounces off the four sides of a rectangular frame. The
spot moves from A to B to C to D, as shown in the diagram below.
(a) What can you say about the angle at which the spot bounces off each side,
compared with the angle at which it approached the side?
(b) 3
The column vector describing the part AB of the movement is . Write down
2
the column vector describing BC and CD.
(c) From D the spot moves to E on the fourth side of the frame. Given that the spot
continues in the same way, write down the vector DE.
(d) Given that the spot bounces off the fourth side at E and continues to move,
describe its subsequent path.
18) A racing car manufacturer makes two models, the Alfa and Beta which are alike in every aspect
except body design and styling. To determine if the body design of the Alfa has less wind
resistance, both cars were tested on the Bukit Speedway. The following table gives lap times in
minutes on a 5 km track;
Alfa 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
Beta 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.3
(a) Find the mean lap times for the Alfa and the Beta.
(b) Find the standard deviation for each car.
(c) Comment on the performance of each car.
Ans: (a)
Alfa _______________
Beta _______________ [2]
(b) Alfa _______________
Beta _______________ [2]
(c) _________________________________________________________________ [1]
19) Express y= x 2 10 x 31in the form ( x a) 2 b where a and b are integers. Hence
sketch the graph of y. State its minimum value and the line of symmetry.
Sketch [1]
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20) B
x y
A C
p D q
z
(c) Add the two expressions for x 2 and y 2 and hence prove the
Pythagoras Theorem.
Ans:
(a) __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ [2]
(b) __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ [2]
(c) __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________ [1]
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21) The diagram shows a grid of squares. A button is placed on one of the squares. The six
faces of a fair die are marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5and 6. The fair die is tossed. If ‘1’ is shown,
the button is moved one square upwards followed by one square to the left. If ‘2’ or ‘3’
is shown, the button is moved one square downwards. If ‘4’ is shown, the button is
moved one square to the right. If ’5’ or ‘6’ is shown, the button is moved two squares to
the left. The table below illustrates the movement.
1
U R G
2 or 3 I
D
4
5 or 6 E
(a) The button is placed on the square I. The die is tossed once. Find the probability
that the button finishes at the square U.
(b) On another occasion, the die is tossed once and the button is moved. When the die
is tossed a second time, the button is moved again.
(i) If the button is placed at G, find the probability that the button finishes at
square R.
(ii) If the button is placed on the square R, find the probability that the button
finishes at the square U.
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22) Speed in ms 1
80
24
Time in sec
0
4 10 15
(b) On the axes in the answer space, sketch the distance –time graph, indicating the [2]
distance travelled, for the journey.
Distance in m
0 Time in sec
4 10 15
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23) (a) Using ruler and compasses, construct XYZ in which XY = 10 cm, YZ = 9 cm
and XZ = 8 cm.
(b) Measure, and write down, the size of the smallest angle in the triangle. Give a
reason for your choice.
(c) A point P is 3.8 cm from X and also equidistant from Y and Z. On your diagram
and using suitable constructions find and mark the point P.
Constructions:
(a) XYZ [2]
(c) [2]
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No Answer No Answer
1 a) $20743.22 13 a) 270 300 390 220
b) 2.3 X 109 b) The total order for XL, L, M and
S sized T-shirts respectively.
c) $14 804
2 3 hours 14 a) 1080
48 men b) 60 0
QRF 36 0
PRB 72 0
c)
PRB RBA 180 0
Min value = 6
Line of symmetry: x = 5.
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1 20 a) Proof
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a) 3 p b) y 2 zq
2
b) x4
3
21
x 2 y 2 qz zp
c)
z( p q) z 2
This is the Pythagoras Theorem.
9 1 21 1
a) 10 h a)
4 6
b) 18 0 1
b)i)
18
1
ii)
9
10 a) 6 22 a) i) 14 ms-2
b) 1 b) ii) 208 m
c) 99 c) 124 ms-1
11 a) 4.38 x 10 -10 23 b) 49 0 10
1 Reason: Angle opposite the shortest
b) 2 sec
10 side would be the smallest angle.
12 a) k = 2000
b) 16
c) 0.8
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