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Half-Yearly Examination, 2009 – 2010

Class
Class Number

MATHEMATICS 3 significant figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not

necessarily drawn to scale.

PAPER 1

Question-Answer Book
Teacher’s Use Only

Secondary 2 Date: 8 – 1 – 2010 Question No. Max. Marks Marks

Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Section A: Short Questions

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1. Write your class, class number in the spaces 5 6

provided on this cover.
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2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B.
Section A and Section B carry 80 marks and 40
marks respectively. 7 6

3. Attempts ALL questions in this paper. Write your 8 8

answer in the spaces provided in this Question-
Answer Book.
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4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be
clearly shown. 10 10

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers

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Section B: Long Questions

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Total: 120

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Section A: Short Questions. (80 marks)

1. (a) Write down the number of significant figures for 0.000 348 5. (1 mark)

(b) Write down the number of significant figures for 4.30, which is corrected to (1 mark)
the nearest 0.01.
(c) Round off 2.718 28 correct to 3 significant figures. (1 mark)

(d) Round off 31 415 926 correct to 4 significant figures. (1 mark)

(a) ____________ (b) ____________ (c) ____________ (d) ____________

2. Simplify the following expressions and express your answers in positive indices.

x2 y4
(a) (2 marks)
x5 y 3
(2a) 3
(b) (3 marks)
(ab 2 ) 5
5(x  2y) 4 x 2  9y 2
(c)  (4 marks)
4 x  6y (2y  x) 2
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 x3  2 x 2  3 
Expand and simplify x (2 x  1)    .
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3.
 3  (5 marks)

 1 1
In the expansion of (3 x  2 x  1)  x   ,
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4.
 3 6
(a) what is the coefficient of the term with the highest degree? (2 marks)

(b) what is the constant term? (2 marks)

5. 105 candies are divided among Peter, Paul, and Mary. The ratio of Peter’s candies to
Paul’s candies is 1:4, and the ratio of Paul’s candies to Mary’s candies is 3:5.
(a) Find the ratio of Peter’s candies to Mary’s candies. (3 marks)

(c) How many candies does Paul have? (3 marks)

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6. Factorize the following polynomials:

(a) 3a 2 b 2  27 ab 2 (2 marks)

(b) 12 p  4q  3tp  tq (3 marks)

(c) x 2 ( x  y )  ( 4 x  4)( y  x) (3 marks)

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7. Simplify the following expressions:

1 k 1
(a)  (3 marks)
k k 1
1
(b) 8  (3 marks)
3 a

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rs  pq
8. It is given that p  1  .
r
(a) Make r the subject of the formula. (5 marks)

(b) If p = 2, q = 3, and s = 5, find the value of r. (3 marks)

9. Find the quotient and remainder of (1  4 x  5 x 4 )  ( 1  x) . (7 marks)

Arrange the answer in ascending powers of x.

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10. (a) Show that ( a  2b) 2  (a  2b) 2  2(a  2b)(a  2b)  16b 2 is an identity. (6 marks)

(b) Given that the equation ( x  3)( Ax  2)  2 x 2  Bx  6 can be satisfied by (4 marks)

any values of x. Find the values of A and B.

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11. Peter wanted to estimate the depth of a hole in the ground. The shape of the hole was a perfect
cylinder with a circular opening. He filled the hole with water of volume 16 m3, correct to the
nearest m3. He also measured the area of the opening to be 0.75 m 2, with percentage error being 2%.

(a) Find the maximum error of the volume of water Peter used. (1 marks)

(b) Find the range of the actual area of the hole opening. (5 marks)

(c) Let V m3 be the volume of the water Peter used, A m2 be the area of the opening,
and d m be the depth of the hole. Express d in terms of V and A. (1 marks)
(d) If Peter used the formula in (c) to calculate the depth, find the lower and upper
(6 marks)
limits of the actual depth.

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Section B: Long Questions. (40 marks)

 x  y  8  0
12. (a) (10 marks)
Solve the simultaneous equations  by the method of

2 x  5 y  2  0
substitution.
(10 marks)
(b)  (2a  b)  (a  2b)  8  0
Hence, solve  .

2(2a  b)  5(a  2b)  2  0

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(For. Question 12)

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13. The following table shows the frequency distribution of the yearly average scores of 100 Secondary
2 students in School A with unknowns a, b, c and d.
The frequency distribution of the yearly average scores of all the Secondary 2 students in School A

Yearly average score(x) Class Mark Frequency

20  x  30 a 4
30  x  40 35 b
40  x  50 45 c
50  x  60 55 30
60  x  70 65 20
70  x  80 75 14
80  x  90 85 8
90  x  100 95 d

(a) Find the values of a, b, c and d (4 marks)

(b) Complete the corresponding cumulative frequency table (Table 1). (4 marks)

(c) Complete the cumulative frequency polygon (Figure 1). (5 marks)

(d) The students who score less than 46 will have to take a remedial course. Find (3 marks)
the number of students who will take the remedial course. Show workings on
your cumulative frequency polygon.
(e) If the top 6 % of students are invited to join an overseas study tour, estimate the (4 marks)
minimum mark for getting an invitation. Show workings on your cumulative
frequency polygon.

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(Table 1 and Figure 1 are on the next page.)

13. (Continued)
Table 1: Cumulative frequency table
Yearly average score Cumulative frequency
less then
30

The cumulative frequency polygon of the yearly average scores of Secondary students in School A
Cumulative number of students

110

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Yearly average score
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Figure 1
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