QUEEN’S COLLEGE

HalfYearly Examination, 2009 2010

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MATHEMATICS
PAPER I

Question-Answer Book
Secondary2 Date: 8—1—2010
Time: 8:30 am 9:45 am
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I. Write your class, class number in the spaces

provided on this cover.

2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B.

Section A and Section B carry 80 marks and 40
marks respectively.

3. Attempts ALL questions in this paper. Write your

answer in the spaces provided in this
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Question-Answer Book.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be

clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers

should either be exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily

drawn to scale.

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Section A: Short Questions. (80 marks)

(a) Write down the number of significant figures for 0.0003485. (1 mark)

(b) Write down the number of significant figures for —4.30, which is colTected to (1 mark)
thenearest0.01.
(c) Round off 2.718 28 correct to 3 significant figures. (1 mark)

(d) Round off 3 I 415 926 correct to 4 significant figures. (1 mark)

(a) (b) (c) (d) 3i c o

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

(a) (2 marks)

(2a)
(b) (3 marks)

5(x 2y)
—
4x2 — 9y2
(4 marks)
(c)
4x—6y (2y—x)

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3. Expand and simplify (5 marks)
x2(2.v_1)_

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4. Intheexpansionof (3x2

(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) Hnd the ratio of Peter’s candies to Mary’s candies. (3 marks)

() I low many candies does Paul have? (3 marks)

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6. Factorize the following polynomials:

(a) 3a2h2 + 27ah2 (2 marks)

(b) 12p+4q—31p—(q (3 marks)

(c) x2(x—y)+(4x—4)(y—x) (3 marks)

7. Simplify the following expressions:

1 k—i
(a)
kk+1 (3 marks)

(b) 8
3-a (3 marks)

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3—o-.
 rs+pq
8. Itis given that p = 1 +
r
(a) Make r the subject of the formula. (5 marks)

(b) lfp —2, q = 3, and s = 5, find the value of r. (3 marks)

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9. Find the quotiéiit and remainder of (1 — 4x + 5x4) ± (—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) + I 6b is an identity. (6 marks)
(b) Given that the equation (x + 3)(Ax — 2) = 2x2 + Bx — 6 can be satisfied by (4 marks)
any values of x. Find the values of A and B.

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a.

14?( Z?r’-J”’
=

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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. lie filled the hole with water of volume 16 m3, correct to the
nearest m3. lie also measured the area of the opening to be 0.75 1112. with percentage error being 2%.

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

(b) hnd the range of the actnal area of the hole open!ng. (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 din terms of 1’ and A. (I marks)
(d) If Peter used the formula in (c) to calculate the depth, find the lower and upper
limits of the actual depth. (6 marks)

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Section B: Long Questions. (40 marks)

I—x+y+8=0
12. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations by the method of (10 marks)
2x—5y+2=O
substitution.
1—(2a+b)+(a—2b)+8=0 (lOmarks)
(b) Hence solve c .

2(2a+b)—5(a—2b)+2——O

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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

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

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Yearly average score

Figure 1

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