2014 AL) gol 3 a : Answers written in the margins SECTION A(1) (5 marks) ay 1. simplify @22 and express your answer with psitve indices. G marks) 7 2, Faetorize (@) @-2a-3, (O) ab? +b? +0? -2a-3. b) bYatp +(a-3Xatl) OQ = (ati b?+a-3 © _ “Anwers written in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-2 2 jot be marked. “Answers written in the margins e‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. Please stick the barcode label here. Find the median, the mode and the standard deviation of the above distribution. @ marks) 3. (a) Round up 123.45 tol significant figure. (b) Round off 123.45 to the nearest integer. (c) Round down 123.45 to 1 decimal place. (3 marks) a) 200. —@. ff esti b 123 OD st AUIEEt esi 3 3 O 2 - 3 & 4. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of calculators owned by some students, # 2 ‘Number of caleulators @ 1 2 3 = Number ofstodents | ir ws | 4 i & a 4 eee ‘Oo. Median = 4 Mode. “Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-3 ‘Go-onte the next page >Answers written in the margins will not be marked. Consider the formula 2Gm-+n)=m-+7 @ Make nm the subject ofthe above formula. (®) Ifthe value of mis increased by 2, write down the change in the value of rt 6 marks) = ERP a5 an-5 dense by 50 6, Tho mated price ofa toy is $255 , The toy is now sold at a discount of 40% on its marked price (@) Find the selling price of the toy. (©) Ifthe percentage profit is 2% , find the cost ofthe toy. (4 marks) )Selling_prica = _255x06 CQ =$153, © ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. ‘Answers writen in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-4 4 >Please stick the barcode label here. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 7. Let (G)=4x? -S2?=18e+e , where © is a constant. When f(x) is divided by x-2, the remainder is -33 (@) Is x41 afactorof f(x) ? Explain your answer. (b) Someone claims that all the roots of the equation f(x)=0 are rational numbers. Do you agree? Explain your answer. a)__#(2)=-53 AIP 52D FC SA at op ees ttt fog = 4x22 5x219xX =F P= 4% senz1-0-F DO PEE EEE etc) +)_is_a “factor (5 marks) oO eb inact py oe at Poo =e n(4ye-94-a OY xt Java 5718 F = Ott X= 3 KANE) AxO+ aX? _ ef BEE ike le7l _FQ)20 il = ae et ene ae eae Tagree, all the voots are vational numba . CD. “Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-5 5 ‘Go on to the next page “Answers written in the margins will not be marked.Answers written inthe margins will not be marked 8. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (-3,5) and (2,-7) respectively. P is rotated anticlockwise about the origin O through 270° to P’, @ is translated loftwards by 21 units to Q’ . (®) Write down the coordinates of P” and Q" . (©) Prove that PQ is perpendicularto P’Q" (5 marks) b)_shope of oe 12 ey sees Sepa slope 5 PQ! = 3-(D 10 5 5-419) 24712 __Slope of PQ x slope of P°Q’ Srgitiet sities Seo —_-_2£Q_Is perpendicular tp PQ? ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked, ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-6 6Answers written in the margins will not be marked, Please stick the barcode label here. 9. InFigure 1, D is apoint lying on AC such that 2BAC = ZCBD B A’ c Figure 1 (@® Provethat AABC~ ABDC (>) Suppose that AC=25cm, BC=20cm and BD=l2cm. Is ABCD a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer. (marks) a) 4 BAC=LCBD Caiven) ——LZBCA=LBCD Ccommon AAGC ~ ARDC ae ~ b) Ac ~Bo. QD Bc cp a “Answers written in the margins wil ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2014-DSE-MATH-CP 1-7