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Section A (45%)
Answer all the questions. Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided in the question paper. Show your
working, it may help you to get marks.
Paper 1
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where a and b are constant. Given that hh- 1 (b) = 6 and
x
- 1
h (7) =- 2 , find the image of the object -3 under the function h.
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3.
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Given that 2l is one of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + 2l = l x + 4 , find the possible values
of l
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4. Given the quadratic equation 2 x( x + 6) + p = 0 has roots a and 3a . Find the values of p and a .
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6. Find the range of x which satisfies the inequality x(3 x + 9) > 2(10 - x ) .
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8. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation 3x+2 + 3x+1 - 108 = 0
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9. If log a 2 = p and log a 7 = q , find log a (3.5a ) in terms of p and q.
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10. Given ABCD is a rhombus with the diagonals AC and BD having the equations y = (m +1) x + 5 and
my = 2 x - 4 respectively. Find the value of m.
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11. If the variance of the set of data y1 , y2 , y3 , ..., yn is 50, find the variance of the new set of data
3 y1 + 5, 3y2 + 5, 3y3 + 5, ..., 3yn + 5 .
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Score
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Frequency
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12. The table shows the score distribution obtained by a group of pupils in a quiz. If the median is 2, find the
smallest value of x.
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13. Diagram 3 shows two concentric circles, ABC and PQR, with centre O.
It is given that OP = 4 cm and PA = 2 cm .
If the area of the shaded region is 50 cm 2 ,
find the value of q in radians. [ p = 3.142 ]
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14. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment that connects the points R(-2, 3) and S(6, 7) cuts the
x-axis at point A. Find the coordinates of point A.
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Section B (55%)
Answer all the questions. Write your answers clearly in your own writing paper. Show your working, it
may help you to get marks. Please stapler all the answer sheets and pass on with the question paper.
16. The straight line 2 y + px = 4 intersects the curve 3 y 2 - 3 x 2 + p = 0 at point (2, -q). Find the possible
values of p and q.
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Diagram 5
17. Diagram 5 , PMQ is a straight line, when point P lies on the x-axis. M divides PQ in the ratio 2:3. The
equation of the straight line RS is x = 7. Find
(a) the coordinates of points M and R.
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(b) the equation of the straight line MR.
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(c) the area of quadrilateral PQRS.
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18. Set X consists of 10 scores, x, of a Scrabble game with a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 10.
2
Calculate x and x .
Three scores, y , with a sum of 217 and a sum of squares of 15165 are taken out from set X. Calculate
the mean and standard deviation of the scores that are left.
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19. The mean of the set of data 2, 2p, 10, p+10, 18, 20 which is arranged in ascending order is k. If 2 is
7k
added to each number in the set of data, the median of the new set of data is
. Find
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(a) the value of p and of k,
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(b) the variance of the new set of data.
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20. Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted for this question.
Diagram 6 shows a parallelogram such that the point P lies on the x-axis. The coordinates of points Q
and S are (5,2) and (0,3) respectively and PS = 13 units
Diagram 6
(a) Find the coordinates of
(i) the point P,
(ii) the point R.
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(b) The straight line SP is produced to point T such that SP:PT = 1:2. Find
(i) the equation of the straight line that passes through the point T and is perpendicular to the
straight line SPT.
(ii) the equation of the locus of a moving point M such that its distance from the point T is
always 2 units.
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Diagram 7
21. Diagram 7 shows a semicircle with centre O and diameter AOD. ED is the tangent to the semicircle at
point D. Using p = 3.142 , calculate to four significant figures.
(a) the value of q in radian.
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(b) the perimeter of segment ABC
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(c) the area of the shaded region.
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Diagram 8
22. Diagram 8 shows a semicircle OABC with centre O. The area of the sector BOC is equal to the square of
the length of the arc BC.
(a) find the angle q in degrees.
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(b) if the area of the sector AOB is 132.1 cm , find the length of the arc BC.
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Prepared by JLYC ~~ 2nd mid-term test 07