Oxford mock 12 Maths Compulsory part paper I

SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

1. Make x the subject of the formula 9x  5 = y(x + z). (3 marks)

( x 1 y ) 8
2. Simplify and express the answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
x 1 6 y 3

3. Factorize

(a) 121a2 – 81,

(b) 121a2 – 81 – 33ab – 27b.

(3 marks)

4. In Figure 1, O, P and Q are three points on a horizontal ground. P is 60 m due north of O. From O,
William travels due east to reach Q at a speed of 2 m/s in 55 s.

(a) Find the distance between O and Q.

(b) Find the bearing of P from Q.

Nort (4 marks)
h
P

60 m

East
O Q

Figure 1

5. In a certain year, the number of traffic accidents occurring on road A is 60% less than that occurring on
road B. It is given that the number of traffic accidents occurring on road A in that year is 20.

(a) Find the number of traffic accidents occurring on road B in that year.

(b) If the number of traffic accidents occurring on road C is 150% more than that occurring on road
A in that year, are the numbers of traffic accidents occurring on roads B and C the same in that
year? Explain your answer.

(4 marks)
6. In Figure 2, AC is a diameter of the circle ABCD. If AD = BD and ∠CAD = 23, find ∠BAC.

D (4 marks)

23
A

B
Figure 2

7. Originally, Winnie had 7 stamps more than Edmund. Later, Winnie lost 3 stamps and Edmund got
2 more stamps so that the ratio of the number of stamps owned by Winnie to that owned by Edmund was
6 : 5. Find the original total number of stamps owned by Winnie and Edmund. (4 marks)

8. The coordinates of the point A are (5 , –4). B is the reflection image of A with respect to the x-axis.
A is rotated clockwise about the origin O through 90 to C.
(a) Write down the coordinates of B and C.

(b) Are O, B and C collinear? Explain your answer.

(5 marks)

9. Maggie conducts a survey to find out the most favourite sports of all the members of club A. It is
given that each member has only one most favourite sport. The pie chart below shows the distribution
of the most favourite sports of the members of club A.

Football
x
20 Other
60 s
Volleyball
Basketball
Badminton

Distribution of the most favourite sports of the members of

club A
It is given that the number of members of club A is 288 and the number of members with badminton
as the most favourite sport is 56.

(a) Find the value of x.

 (b) Maggie conducts the same survey for all the members of club B. The distribution of the most
favourite sports of the members of club B is represented by a pie chart. It is given that each
member has only one most favourite sport. She finds that the angle of the sector representing
that the most favourite sport is football is 60. Is the number of members of club A with football
as the most favourite sport twice the number of members of club B with football as the most
favourite sport? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

SECTION A(2) (35 marks)

10. (a) Let f(x) be a polynomial. When f(x) is divided by x + 1, the quotient is x2 + 2x – 12. It is given
that f(x) is divisible by x + 2. Factorize f(x). (3 marks)

(b) Figure 3 shows a pyramid VABCD with a rectangular base ABCD. VA is perpendicular to the
base ABCD. It is given that AD = x cm, CD = (x  2) cm and VA = (x + 5) cm. If the volume of
VABCD is 8 cm3, find the value of x.
V

(x + 5) cm

A
B
x cm
C (x  2) cm D
Figure 3
(3 marks)

11. Kenneth is a salesperson of a camera shop. His monthly income $P is the sum of two parts. One part is
a fixed basic salary $C and the other part varies directly as the number n of cameras that he sells in a
month. In June, he sold 20 cameras and his income was $12 000. In July, he sold 27 cameras and his
income was $13 050.

(a) If Kenneth sold 24 cameras in August, find his income in that month. (4 marks)

(b) If the income of Kenneth was more than $14 000 in September, find the least value of n.

(2 marks)
12. Figure 4 shows the graphs for Paul and Wendy running on the same straight road between place A and
place B in an afternoon. Wendy runs at a constant speed of 6 km/h.

Distance from place A (km)

B
Wendy
10
Paul

A 0
2:50 3:14 4:08

Time
Figure 4

(a) Find the distance between Paul and Wendy when Paul just starts at place A. (2 marks)

(b) How long does Paul rest after starting at place A? (3 marks)

(c) Paul runs at a constant speed of 12 km/h after resting. Who is closer to place B at 5 p.m.?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

13. In Figure 5, the graph of y = (x + 3)2  4 cuts the y-axis at the point A and V is the vertex of the graph.
The straight line L passes through V and is perpendicular to the straight line VA. L cuts the x-axis and
the y-axis at points C and D respectively.
y
y = (x + 3)  4
2

C
O x

V D
L

Figure 5

(a) Find the coordinates of V and A. (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of L. (3 marks)

(c) If P(x , y) is a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that it maintains a fixed
distance of 4 from the mid-point of CD, find the equation of the locus of P. (3 marks)
14. The data below show the heights (in cm) of eight plants in a garden:

18 23 13 14 26 21 26 x

It is given that the mean of the above data is 20 cm.

(a) (i) Find the value of x.

(ii) Find the range and the mode of the above data.

(4 marks)

(b) Four more plants are now placed in the garden. The heights of these four plants are combined
with the above data to form a set of 12 data.

(i) Find the least possible value and the greatest possible value of the median of the combined
set of 12 data.

(ii) It is given that the range of the combined set of 12 data is the same as that found in (a)(ii).
If the median of the combined set of 12 data takes the greatest possible value found in
(b)(i), write down a set of possible heights of the four new plants.

(4 marks)

SECTION B (35 marks)

15. 6 people are randomly selected from 10 teachers and 8 students to form a committee.

(a) Find the probability that there are exactly 5 students in the committee. (2 marks)

(b) Find the probability that there are at least 2 teachers in the committee. (2 marks)

16. In Figure 6, the graph of y = x3 is translated to the left by 1 unit and then translated upward by
4 units to form the graph of y = f(x). The graph of y = f(x) cuts the y-axis at the point C.
y

C y = x3
y = f(x)

O x

Figure 6

(a) Find f (x). (1 mark)

(b) P(a , b) is a point on the graph of y = f (x) with a  0. Let m be the slope of the straight line
passing through P and C. Find the least value of m. (3 marks)
17. F1, F2, F3, … as shown below are all similar figures. The areas of F2 and F5 are 500 cm2 and
256 cm2 respectively. Starting from F2, the area of each figure is r% of that of the previous figure.

…
F1 F2 F3

(a) Find the value of r and the area of F1. (3 marks)

(b) Find the sum of the areas of F7, F8, … , F25. (2 marks)

(c) Sally chooses some figures from F1, F2, F3, … , where each figure can only be chosen once at
most. She claims that the sum of the areas of the figures chosen cannot exceed 3 125 cm2. Do
you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

18. In Figure 7, ABTC is a circle and ∠ABT = 90. AT is the angle bisector of ∠CAB. AC is produced to D
so that DT is the tangent to the circle at T. It is given that AB = 8 and CD = 2.

D
C

A B

Figure 7

(a) (i) Prove that △ATC  △ATB.

(ii) Find the length of TB.

(6 marks)

(b) A rectangular coordinate system is introduced in Figure 7 so that the coordinates of A and B are
(0 , 0) and (8 , 0) respectively. Find the equation of the tangent DT. (3 marks)
19. Figure 8 shows a geometric model ABCD in a form of tetrahedron. It is found that AC = 20 cm,
AD = BD, ACD = 30 and ADB = ADC = 90.
D

A C

B
Figure 8

(a) Suppose BAC = 60.

(i) Find the lengths of CD and BC.
(ii) Using Heron’s formula, find the area of △ BDC.

(iii) Find the height of the tetrahedron ABCD from the vertex D to the plane ABC.

(9 marks)

(b) Describe how the volume of the tetrahedron varies when BDC increases from 45 to 120.
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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