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KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL

END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS PAPER II

DATE: FEBRUARY_____, 2011

GRADE: 11 TIME: 2hours 40minutes

INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS

1. Answer ALL questions in section I, and ANY TWO in Section II

2. Write your answers on the work sheet provided

3. All working must be clearly shown.

Examination Materials

Electronic calculator (non-programmable)

Geometry set
Graph paper (provided)
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SECTION I

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

All working must be clearly shown

13.2
1. (a) Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate
decimal places.
√ 0.33
, writing your answer correct to 3

(3marks)

(b) i) Mr. Mitchell deposited $40,000 in a bank and earned simple interest at 7%
per annum for two years. Calculate the amount he will receive at the end
of the two-year period. (3
marks)

1 1 3
ii) Calculate the value of 4 − 1 −
5 (
9 1 ) (3 marks)
Total 9 marks

2. (a) Factorise

i) 5a2b + ab2 (2
marks)

ii) 9k2 – 1 (2
marks)

iii) 2y2 – 5y + 2 (2
marks)

(b) Expand and simply

(2x +5)(3x – 4) (3
marks)
(c) Adam, Ian and Shakeel were playing a card game
Adam Scored x points
Ian Scored 3 points fewer than Adam
Shakeel scored twice as many points as Ian
Together they scored 39 points
i) Write down, in terms of x, an expression for the number of points scored
by Shakeel. (3
marks)

ii) Write an equation, which may be used to find the value of x and solve.
(3
marks)
Total 15 marks
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3. (a) The Venn diagram below shows the number of students doing Mathematics (M),
Accounts (A) and French (F) in a class of 50.
ε
M A F

2x 2 x 3 x -1

10

i) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of students who

do Accounts. (1mark)

ii) Write down an equation, in terms of x, which shows the information in the
Venn diagram. (2mark)

iii) Determine the number of students who do Mathematics only.

(4mark)
iv) Determine the number of students who do French.
(1mark)

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

3a – 2b = 12
2a + b = 1 (4
marks)
Total 12 marks

4. (a) In the diagram shown below, ABCDE is a pentagon. BAE = 1800, ABC
= 900, AED = 800, ADC = 570 and AE is parallel to CD.

A B
1080

y0
C
800
E

570
x0

Calculate the size of the angle marked D

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i) x0

ii) y0 (4
marks)

Show all steps in your calculations and give reasons for your answers.

(b) The functions f and g are defined by

1
f(x) = x + 5, g(x) = x2
2

Evaluate
i) g(3) + g(−3)

ii) f−1(6)

iii) fg(2) (8
marks)

Total 12 marks

5. The table below gives the distribution of heights of 400 female applicants for the Police
Service.

Number of Cumulative
Height (cm)
Applicant Frequency
151 – 155 10 10
156 – 160 55 65
161 – 165 105 170
166 – 170 110 280
171 – 175 80 360
176 – 180 30 390
181 – 185 10 400

(a) Using a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent a height of 5 cm and a vertical scale

of 2 cm to represent 50 applicants, draw a cumulative frequency curve of the
heights.

Start your horizontal scale at 150 cm (5

marks)

(b) Use your graph to estimate

i) the number of applicants whose heights are less than 170 cm (1

marks)
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ii) the median height of applicants. (2

marks)

iii) the height that 25% of the applicants are less than (2

marks)

iv) the probability that an applicant selected at random has a height that is no

more than 162 cm. (2

marks)

Credit will be given for drawing appropriate lines on your graph to show how the

estimates were obtained. Total 12

marks

SECTION II

Answer any TWO question in this section.

GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

6. (a) X

P Q

Y Z
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, P and Q are midpoints of the sides XY and XZ
of triangle XYZ. Given that XP = 7.5 cm, XQ = 4.5 cm and the area of triangle XPQ =
13.5 cm2, calculate

i) The size of angle PXQ, expressing your answer correct to the nearest degree.
ii) The area of triangle YXZ. (6
marks)

S 50 m
(b)
1360 J

50 m 1240

K
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The figure SJKM above, not drawn to scale, is a trapezium with SJ parallel to MK,
angle MJK = 1240, angle MSJ = 1360 and SM = SJ = 50 metres.

i) Calculate the size of

(a) angle SJM

(b) angle JKM (3

marks)

ii) Calculate, expressing your answer correct to ONE decimal place, the length of
(a) MJ

(b) JK (6
marks)

Total 15
marks

MEASUREMENT

7. (a)
O

600

8 cm 8 cm

D F

(Take π = 3.14)

The diagram above, not drawn to scale, represents a sector, ODF, of a circle centre O,

radius 8cm, and angle DOF = 600. Calculate, in cm2, the area of

i. The sector ODF

ii. The triangle ODF

iii. The shaded segment (5

marks)
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(b) The triangular prism, shown in the diagram below, not drawn to scale, is 18 cm

long. Triangle GHI has a height of 3 cm, HI = 8 cm and GH = GI.

J
3 cm
8 cm

K
8 cm I

Calculate

i) The area of the triangle GHI (2

marks)
ii) The volume of the triangle prism (1 mark)

iii) The length of GI (3

marks)
iv) The TOTAL surface area of the prism (4
marks)
Total 15
marks

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTION AND GRAPHS

8. (a) Using the formula

5m
t=
√ 12 n

i) Express m as subject of the formula in (a) above (3

marks)

(b) Given g(x) = 3x2 – 8x + 2,

i) Write g(x) in the form a(x + b) 2 + c, where a, b and c ε R (3

marks)

ii) Solve the equation g(x) = 0, write your answer(s) correct to 2 decimal
places. (4
marks)
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y
10

A
(−1, 9) 8

2 B
(3, 1)
O x
0
−3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5

In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AB is the straight line joining A(-1, 9) and B(3, 1).

i) Calculate the gradient of the line, AB. (2

marks)
ii) Determine the equation of the line, AB. (2
marks)
iii) Write the coordinates of G, the point of intersection of AB and the y-axis.
(1 mark)
Total 15
marks

END OF PAPER