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NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL

Second Block Test 2012
Secondary Four
1 hour 30 minutes

INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS 1
Thursday

05 July 2012

0800 0930

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.

Write your name, register number and class in the spaces at the top of this page.

2.

Answer questions 1 11 before attempting the Bonus Question 12.

3.

Answer the whole of question 10 and 11 on the Answer Sheet provided.

4.

Write your answers and working for the remaining questions on the separate
writing paper provided.

5.

Place the Answer Sheet on top of your answers to the remaining questions and
tie a secure knot through the hole in the top left hand corner using the string
provided.

6.

Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

7.

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal

place in the case of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is
specified in the question.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

1.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

2.

The total number of marks for this paper is 60.

3.

You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

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Mathematical Formulae

1.

ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation
For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 ,
x=

b b 2 4ac
.
2a

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1 (a)

Amy, Barby and Cindy are training for a biathlon.

On a particular weekday, the number of rounds they ran round a 400m-track and the
number of laps they swam in a 50m-long pool are shown in the table below.

Amy
Barby
Cindy

Run
25
21
18

Swim
12
14
10

25 12

It is given that A = 21 14 and B =

18 10

(i)
(ii)

400

.
50

Evaluate AB.
Explain what your answer to (i) represents.

[1]
[1]

1 (b)

3 1
is a singular matrix.
Find the value of k such that
2 k

[2]

2 1 0
and B =
It is given that A =
1 5 2

2
4

.
3 1

a b
14
, find the value of a, of b and of c.
If B2A =
13 16 c

[5]

1 3
, find A1. Hence, solve the simultaneous equations
Given that A =
2

x + 3y = 8,
2x y = 9.

[4]

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4 (a)

For each of the Venn diagrams below, express the shaded region in set
notation.
(i)

[2]
(ii)

4 (b)

Copy each of the Venn diagrams below and shade the region that is indicated by the
set notation.
A B

(i)

(ii)
B

(Q R) P
P

= {x : x

[2]

is a positive integer and a x < 15}

A = { x: x is a prime number}
B = { x: x is a factor of 144}
C = { x: x is divisible by 3}

(i)

State the greatest possible value of a such that A C .

[1]

For question (ii), (iii), (iv), let a = 1.

, A, B and C.

(ii)

Draw a Venn diagram to show the relationship between

(iii)

Find n(A B).

[1]

(iv)

List the elements of the set B C.

[1]

[1]

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Given that n() = 50, n(P) = 28, n(Q) = 37, P Q and n(P Q) = x,
(a)

find the least possible value of x,

[1]

(b)

find the greatest possible value of x,

[1]

(c)

express n(P Q) and n(P Q) in terms of x.

[2]

The points (h, k), (1, 4) and (2, 6) are collinear.

(i)

Express k in terms of h.

[2]

The distance from (h, k) to the x-axis is twice its distance to the y-axis.

(ii)

Form another equation connecting h and k.

[1]

(iii)

Hence, find the value of h and of k.

[2]

In the diagram, APQC is a straight line.

P is the point (8, 6), Q is the point (5, 0) and R is the point (1, 0). The length of PC is
6 5 units and QC = RC.
(i)

Given that AP : AQ = 1 : 4, find the

coordinates of A.
[2]

(ii)

Show that the coordinates of C

are (2, 6).

(iii)

(iv)

A
P (8, 6)

[4]

Find the equation of the line that is

perpendicular to AC and passes through the
point P.
[3]
Find the area of the RPC.

[3]

Q (5, 0)

R (1, 0)

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9

In the diagram below, the lines y = 3 and y = 7 are tangents of a circle C1.
The circle meets the y-axis at the points A and B and its centre of passes through the
line 3 y = 5 x + 21 .
(i)

State the radius of the circle C1.

[1]

(ii)

Find the equation of the circle C1.

[2]

(iii)

Find the coordinates of A and of B.

[3]

A second circle C2 with equation ( x 1) 2 + ( y 2) 2 = m + 5 , where m is an integer, is

a reflection of the first circle C1 about the straight line x = n .
(iv)

Find the value of m and of n.

[2]
y

y =7
A

C1

x
B

3 y = 5 x + 21

y = 3

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Answer Question 10 and 11 on the Answer Sheet provided.

10

The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x). On separate axes below, sketch the graphs of
(a)

y = f (x 1),

[2]

(b)

y = 0.5f(x) 2,

[3]

labelling clearly the images of the points A and B as A and B respectively under the
y
transformations.

B(4, 5)

A(1, 0)

11 (a) Sketch the graph of y = e x 2 .

[3]

(b) The sketch of the graph of y = b ln ( x + a ) is given below.

State the value of a and give a possible value of b.

[2]

x
1

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Bonus Question [2 marks]

12

A median of a triangle is a segment whose end points are a vertex of the triangle and
the midpoint of the opposite side. Show that, in ABC , if CM is the median to AB,
1
then AC 2 + BC 2 = AB 2 + 2CM 2 .
2

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