Chij TP 2010 em Prelim p1

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CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH)

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2010
SECONDARY 4 (SPECIAL/EXPRESS)
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
4016/01
31 Aug 2010
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, register number and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
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If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the
answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of .
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.
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Mathematical Formulae
Compound interest
Total amount = P1 +
100
Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = rl
Surface area of a sphere = 4r 2
Volume of a cone =
1 2
r h
3
Volume of a sphere =
Area of triangle ABC =
4 3
r
3
1
ab sin C
2
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 =
Standard deviation =
fx
f
fx 2 fx

f
f
chijsectp.4S/E.prelim.emath1.2010
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Answer ALL questions.
1
(a)
(b)
5 3.11
.
5.6(7.4 + 3.4)
(i)
Evaluate
(ii)
Using your answer to part (a), simplify
5.6(7.4 + 3.4)
.
y(5 3.11)
Express your answer as a fraction in terms of y.
Answer (a)(i)
.............. [1]
(ii)
.............. [1]
The weight of 735000 pebbles is 1 tonne.

Each pebble has the same weight.
Calculate the weight, in tonnes, of 1 pebble.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.
Answer (b) .............. [1]

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2
Factorise completely 2a 3b 8ab 3 .
Answer .............. [2]

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4
The number 84, written as the product of its prime factors, is 84 = 2 2 3 7 .
(a)
Express 1350 as a product of its prime factors.
(b)
Find the highest common factor of 84 and 1350.
(c)
Find the smallest positive integer value of n for which 1350 n is a perfect cube.
Answer (a)
.............. [1]
(b)
.............. [1]
(c)
.............. [1]
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4
A salesman sold a machine for $5220 and made a profit of 16% on the cost price.
If he sells it for $4140, calculate the percentage loss incurred by the salesman.
Answer ................ % [2]

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5
5
Two special offers by a supermarket are shown below.

Cherries
Usual: $3 per 100g
Special: $2 per 100g
Strawberries
Usual: $1.50 per 100g
Special: $1.20 per 100g
Mrs Lim says that the offer on cherries is better. Explain, showing your working clearly,
why Mrs Lim says that.
Answer .....
...
...
[2]
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6
3 1
2 1
1 0
Given that A =
, B =
and I =
,
0 2
6 3
0 1
(a) A2,
evaluate
(b) the matrix C such that AB + C = BI , where I is the identity matrix.
Answer (a)
.............. [2]
(b)
.............. [2]
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6
7
The plan of a house is drawn to a scale of 1 : 500.

(a)
A rectangular room has an actual length of 19.1 m.

Find the length, in centimetres, of this room on the plan.
(b)
The kitchen is represented by a floor area of 2.13 cm2 on the plan.

Find the actual floor area, in square metres, of the kitchen in the house.
Answer (a) . cm [1]

(b) m2 [2]
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8
2n 4 3n 7
and express your answer with positive indices.
9n12
(a)
Simplify
(b)
Given that 64m 3 = 1 , find the value of m.
Answer (a)
.............. [1]
(b) m = ........... [1]

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(a)
Solve the simultaneous equations

2x = 6 4 y
3 3y = 4x
Answer (a) x = .......

y = ........ [3]
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Solve the inequality
3x + 1
> x 5.
4
Hence write down all the integer values of x which satisfy both the
3x + 1
inequalities
> x 5 and 2 x + 1 0 .
4
Answer (b)(i)
.............. [1]
(ii) .............. [1]

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10
The diagram shows a pyramid whose volume is 81cm3.

The area of the base is 27 cm2 and the height is 3 x cm.
8
27 = 3 , where k is a rational number. Find k.
k
(a)
It is given that
(b)
Using your answer to part (a), find the value of x.
3x c
m
Answer (a)
27 cm
k = ......... [1]
(b) x = ............ [3]

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(a)
Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135.

Find the number of sides of the polygon.
(b)
A polygon has n sides. Three of its exterior angles are 50, 60 and 120.
The remaining exterior angles are each 10. Calculate the value of n.
Answer (a)
.............. [1]
(b)
n = ........... [2]
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12
The containers shown in the diagram are geometrically similar. The circular bases of the
larger and smaller containers have radii R1 and R2 respectively. The cost of painting the
surface of the larger container is 16 times the cost of painting the surface of the smaller
container.
R1
R2
(a)
Given that the cost of painting is proportional to the area painted, find the ratio
(b)
The circular top of the larger container has a circumference of 32 cm.

Calculate the circumference of the circular top of the smaller container.
(c)
The capacity of the smaller container is 0.65 litres.

Find the capacity of the larger container. Give your answer in cubic centimetres.
R1
.
R2
Answer (a)
.............. [1]
(b)
........... cm [1]
(c)
.................. cm3 [2]
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y
y = 2 x 2 + bx + c
A
0
y=6
10
In the diagram, the line y = 6 intersects the curve y = 2 x 2 + bx + c at A and B.

The curve intersects the x-axis at P and at (3, 0).
Find
(a)
the values of b and c,
(b)
the coordinates of B and P,
(c)
the minimum point of the curve y = 2 x 2 + bx + c .
Answer (a)
b = ......................
c = ................. [2]
(b)
B ( ............ , ............ )
P ( ............ , ............ )
[2]
(c)
( ............ , ............ )
[1]
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14
On the given diagrams, sketch the graphs of

1
(a)
y=
x
(b)
y3 = x
[2]
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Answer
y
(a)
(b)
(c)
Sketch the graph of y = 1 ( x + 2) 2 , showing clearly the intercepts on the x and y

axes. Write down the coordinates of the maximum point of the curve.
Answer
(c)
[2]
Answer (c) ( ............ , ............ ) [1]
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12
15
OABC is a parallelogram such that OA = a and OC = c . X is a point on OA such that

3XA = 2OA and the diagonal AC cuts the line XB at Y.
c
X
Y
Express, as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or c
(a) AC ,
(b) XB ,
(c) YC .
Find the value of
Area of AXY
(d)
,
Area of BCY
Area of OBX
(e)
,
Area of XBA
Area of OBX
(f)
.
Area of OBC
Answer (a)
.............. [1]
(b)
.............. [1]
(c)
.............. [2]
(d)
.............. [1]
(e)
.............. [1]
(f)
.............. [2]
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16
13
X and Y are two sets such that Y X . Given that n(X ) = 16 , n(Y ) = 5 and n(X ') = 8 ,
(a)
draw a clearly labelled Venn diagram to represent the universal set,

and Y .
and sets X
[2]
(b)
Using the Venn diagram, find

(i)
n(Y ') ,
(ii)
n ( ).
Answer (a)
Answer (b) (i) .............. [1]

(ii) .............. [1]
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17
The braking distance of a truck is directly proportional to the cube of its speed.
When the speed is x metres per second, the braking distance is 8 m.
When the speed is decreased by 50%, find
(a)
the braking distance,
(b)
the percentage decrease in the braking distance.
Answer (a)
.............. m [1]
(b) .............. % [1]

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18
Jenny bought a large multipack of bubble gum for her son.

14
She told her son that if he had 5 packets of bubble gum each week, the multipack would
last 8 weeks.
(a)
How many weeks would the multipack last if her son had 8 packets of bubble
gum per week?
(b)
If her son had p packets of bubble gum per week, the multipack would last n
weeks.
Write down a formula connecting p and n.
Answer (a)
.............. weeks [1]
(b) .............. [1]

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19
The diagram shows three points P, Q and R on horizontal ground.

P is 9 km due east of R and Q is due south of R.
The distance between P and Q is 14 km.
9 km
R
Find the bearing of Q from P.
East
14 km
Q
South
[Diagram is not drawn to

scale]
Answer ................ [2]

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(a)
table
15
The lengths, to the nearest centimetre, of 24 worms have been recorded in the
below.
Length of worm, in cm
Frequency
(i) Write down the median length of the worms.

(ii) Write down the range of the lengths of the worms.
(b)
The lengths of 7 other worms, all of different lengths, have a median of 8 cm and
a range of 10 cm. One of the worms is 10 cm long.
Write down a possible list of the lengths of these 7 worms.
Assume that the values of the lengths are integers.
Answer (a) (i) ..................... cm [1]

(ii) ................. cm [1]
(b) ................. [2]
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(a)
16
In the answer space below, construct triangle ABC where AB = 4 cm,
BC = 6 cm and ABC = 90 .
(b)
Measure and write down the length of AC.
(c)
Using the length of AC from part (b), find the value of 13 and leave your
answer correct to one decimal place.
Answer (a)
[2]
Answer (b)
...................... cm [1]
(c) ................ [2]

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22
The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of a particle over a period of 20 seconds.
Speed
(centimetres
per second)
100
40
(a)
(b)
Find
Time (t seconds)
5
12
20
(i)
the speed of the particle at time t = 2,
(ii)
the total distance travelled in the 20 seconds,
(iii)
the acceleration when time t = 15.
Sketch the distance-time graph for the same journey.
Answer (a) (i) cm/s [1]

(ii)...... cm [2]
(iii)... cm/s2 [1]
Answer (b)
Distance
(centimetres)
[2]
0
12
20
Time (t seconds)
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End of Paper
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E Maths Sec 4E Prelim Examination (Paper 1) 2010 (Answers)
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1aii
1b
2
3a
3b
11a
1
, 0.03125
32
1
32
,
y 0.03125 y
4.1 10 6
2ab(a + 2b)(a 2b)
2 33 5 2
8 sides
y
10
11b
16
5
12a
4:1
12b
12c
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13a
13b
13c
b = 8 , c = 6
B(4, 6) , P(1, 0)
(2, 2)
(2, 1)
-10
20
8%
14c
15a
Cherries = 33.67%
Strawberries = 20%
Discount for cherries is higher.
15b
9 1
A 2 =
0 4
2 5
C =
18
15c
AXY is similar to
CBY
15d
15e
4/9
1/2
15f
16bi
16bii
1/3
19
24
17a
17b
1
87.5 %
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9bi
9bii
10a
10b
10
AC = c - a
XB = 2 a + c
3
10
-10
14b
y
10
-10
-5
-5
-10
3.82
53.25
2
3n
m = 4
x =3, y = 3
x<3
0, 1, 2
18a
18b
k = 1.5
19
220.0o
x=3
-5
-5
3c
4
6a
14a
16a
40
40
= n,
=p
p
n
np = 40
1
2
Y
5
20ai
20aii
21b
21c
22ai
22aii
22aiii
7 cm
4 cm
7.2 cm
3.6 cm
76
1190
7.5
11
Distance
(cm)
1190
630
350
12
20
Time (t) seconds)

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CHIJ SECONDARY (TOA PAYOH)

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

This document consists of 17 printed pages including the cover page.

Area of triangle ABC =

Arc length = r , where is in radians

Using your answer to part (a), simplify

The weight of 735000 pebbles is 1 tonne.

Answer (b) .............. [1]

Factorise completely 2a 3b 8ab 3 .

Answer .............. [2]

Express 1350 as a product of its prime factors.

Find the highest common factor of 84 and 1350.

Answer ................ % [2]

Two special offers by a supermarket are shown below.

(b) the matrix C such that AB + C = BI , where I is the identity matrix.

The plan of a house is drawn to a scale of 1 : 500.

A rectangular room has an actual length of 19.1 m.

The kitchen is represented by a floor area of 2.13 cm2 on the plan.

Answer (a) . cm [1]

Given that 64m 3 = 1 , find the value of m.

(b) m = ........... [1]

Solve the simultaneous equations

Answer (a) x = .......

Solve the inequality

(ii) .............. [1]

The diagram shows a pyramid whose volume is 81cm3.

Using your answer to part (a), find the value of x.

(b) x = ............ [3]

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135.

The circular top of the larger container has a circumference of 32 cm.

The capacity of the smaller container is 0.65 litres.

.................. cm3 [2]

In the diagram, the line y = 6 intersects the curve y = 2 x 2 + bx + c at A and B.

On the given diagrams, sketch the graphs of

Sketch the graph of y = 1 ( x + 2) 2 , showing clearly the intercepts on the x and y

OABC is a parallelogram such that OA = a and OC = c . X is a point on OA such that

Express, as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or c

draw a clearly labelled Venn diagram to represent the universal set,

Using the Venn diagram, find

Answer (b) (i) .............. [1]

the braking distance,

the percentage decrease in the braking distance.

(b) .............. % [1]

Jenny bought a large multipack of bubble gum for her son.

.............. weeks [1]

(b) .............. [1]

The diagram shows three points P, Q and R on horizontal ground.

[Diagram is not drawn to

Answer ................ [2]

(i) Write down the median length of the worms.

Answer (a) (i) ..................... cm [1]

Measure and write down the length of AC.

(c) ................ [2]

the speed of the particle at time t = 2,

the total distance travelled in the 20 seconds,

the acceleration when time t = 15.

Sketch the distance-time graph for the same journey.

Answer (a) (i) cm/s [1]

Time (t) seconds)

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