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QUEEN’S COLLEGE

Half-yearly Examination, 2009-2010


Mathematics Paper II
Secondary 4 Date: 15th Jan, 2010.
Time: 8:30-9:30
Full Marks: 80

1. Write down the information required in the spaces provided in the Answer Sheet.

2. When told to open this question paper, check that all the questions are there. Look for the words

“END OF PAPER” after the last question.

3. Answer all questions. All the answers should be marked on the answer sheet provided.

4. Note that you may mark only ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will score no

marks.

5. There are 40 questions in this paper. All questions carry equal marks.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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1. Which of the following numbers are rational
numbers? 4. Given a is a real number. If the complex
I. 0.9 3  ai
number is purely imaginary. Find a.

2  5i
II. 0. 9
6
A.
III. 0. 9 5
6
B.
A. I only 5
B. I and II only 15
C.
C. II and III only 2
D. I, II and III  15
D.
2

2. Which of the following numbers is not a real


number? 5. Given that f(x) = 4x + 9, then
f(x + 2)  f(2x) =
A. 2 3
B. 2 3 A. 4(x  2)
C. 16 B. 4(x  2)
D.  16 C. 4(x + 2)
D. 4(x + 2)

3. What are the real part and imaginary part of


2  3i 6. If  2 x 2  6 x  3  0 , then x =
?
2i

3 6
A. .
8 1 2
A. Real part =  , imaginary part =
5 5 3 3
B. .
1 8 2
B. Real part =  , imaginary part =
5 5 3  15
C. .
1 8 2
C. Real part = , imaginary part = 
5 5 3  15
D. .
8 1 2
D. Real part = , imaginary part = 
5 5

7. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the 
graph of y = a(x + h)2 – k is 
A. x = h.
B. x = –h.

2
h
C. x = .
a
D. x = –k.
8. The figure shows the line y  ax  b . Which
of the following is correct?
11. Which of the following straight lines
intersects the straight line 2x + 3y – 6 = 0 at
infinitely many points?

A. 2x + 3y = 0
x y
B.  1
3 2
C. 3x – 2y = 0
x y
D.   0
2 2
A. a > 0, b > 0
B. a > 0, b < 0
C. a < 0, b > 0 12. If 2x – ky + 7 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0 are
D. a < 0, b < 0 equations of two parallel lines, then k =
2
A.
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9. Find the value(s) of k if 3x2  kx + 3 = 0 has  2
B. 
two equal real roots. 3
C. 6
A. 6 D. -6
B. 0  or  6
C. 0  or   6 13. Which of the following straight lines is
D. 6  or   6 perpendicular to the straight line L:
3x + 4y – 6 = 0 and has the same y-intercept
as L?
10. Find the sum and product of the roots of the
equation x(x + 12) = 7x - 1. A. L1: 8x - 6y + 9 = 0
B. L2: 4x - 3y + 6 = 0
Sum of roots Product of roots C. L3: 4x + 3y – 6 = 0
1 D. L4: 4x + 3y = 0
A.  -1
5
B. -5 1 14. If A(1 , 1) lies on the straight line joining
1 B(2 , k) and C(4 , 9), then k =
C. -1
5 29
A. .
D. 5 1 5

3
31
B. .
7
29
C.  .
5
31
D.  .
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15. Find the number of x-intercepts of the graph
of y = x(5x - 1) + 3 – x2 . 17. Which of the following quadratic equations
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have roots being 3 and  ?
A. 2 2
B. 1 A. 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0
C. 0 B. 2x2 - 5x + 3 = 0
D. Cannot be determined. C. 2x2 - 5x – 3 = 0
D. 2x2 + 5x - 3 = 0

16. Which of the following may represent the


graph of y = 2x2 + 8x  5? 18. The equation of the parabola shown in the
figure is
A.

B.
8 1
A. y   ( x  2) 2 
5 2
8 1
B. y   ( x  2) 2

5 2
5 1
C. y   ( x  2) 
2

8 2
5 1
D. y   ( x  2) 2
C. 8 2

D.

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19. Which of the following is a factor of
x 3  3x 2  6 x  8 ?

A. x – 3
B. x+4
C. x – 4
D. x+5 1
22.  y   is a function of x. Which of the
x  36
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20. When 2x3 + 3x2  5x + 7 is divided by x+ following is the domain of the function?


3, the quotient is
A. All positive real numbers.
A. 2x2  3x + 4. B. All non­negative real numbers.
B. 2x2 + 4x  3. C. All real numbers except 6 and ­6.
C. 2x2 + 3x  4. D. All positive numbers greater than or equal 
D. 2x2  4x + 3. to 6.
21. Which of the following graphs does not 
represent y as a function of x?
23. If x 2  x  12 is a factor of P(x), which of
the following must be true?

A. A. P(2) = P(–6) = 0
B. P(–1) = P(12) = 0
C. P(3) = P(–4) = 0
D. P(–3) = P(4) = 0
B.

24. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic


function y = f(x). Find f(x).

C.

3
A. ( x  5) 2  6
2
2
B. ( x  5) 2  6
3
D.
3
C. ( x  5) 2  6
2
5
2
D. ( x  5) 2  6
3

25. Referring to the graphs of the functions 
below, arrange the values of A to D in the 
functions in ascending order.

Given that their equations are:

L1 : k(x + 2) + y = 0 ,
L2 : 2x – y = 0 ,
L3 : 2x + y  8 = 0 .

Find the value of k.

A. A < B < C < D A. –1
B. D < C < B < A 1
B. 
C. C < D < A < B 3
D. B < A < D < C C. 0
26. In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L2 D. 1
intersect at (–1 , 2). Find the equation of L2.

28. The x- and y-intercepts of the straight line


x y 1
representing   are
6 8 4
x-intercept y-intercept
A. x + 2y + 5 = 0 A. 6 -8
B. x – 2y + 5 = 0 B. 6 8
C. 2x + y – 5 = 0 3
D. 2x – y – 5 = 0 C. -2
2
2
D. 2
3
27. Three straight lines, L1, L2, and L3, intersect
at point A:

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A. x2  4x + 3
B. 3x2  4x + 1
29. Which of the following may be the graph of C. 3x2  12x + 9
y  2 x 2  5x  4 ? D. 2x2  5x + 6
A.

31. If f(x) = x2  kx  3k + 2 is divisible by


x  (k + 2), find the remainder when f(x) is
divided by kx + 6.

A. -6
B. B. -7
C. -8
D. -9

32. The sum of the squares of three consecutive


C. positive even numbers is 200. Which of the
following cannot be one of the three
numbers?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
D.

30. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic


function y = f(x). Find f(x).
33. The graph of y = f(x) is as follows:
y

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y
1 2

x 1

-1 x

  D.
Which of the following graphs represents 
y = 1 ­ f(x) ?

y A

x
-1
34. The length of a rectangle is 4 cm longer 
than
y
2
B. 
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twice its width. If its area is 70 cm2, find the
length.
y C
x . A. 5 cm
B. 7 cm
-1
C. 9 cm
-2 D. 14 cm

35. The figure below shows the graph of the


function y = ax2 + bx  3. The graph passes
through two points (1 , 4) and (1 , 6).
Find a and b.

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conjugate equal to itself.
II. A quadratic equation with real
coefficients can have one imaginary root
and one real root.
III. 0 is in both the natural and complex
number systems.

A. I only.
A. a = 3, b = 0 B. I, II only.
B. a = 2, b = 9 C. II, III only.
C. a = 2, b = 5 D. I, III only.
D. a = 3, b = 4

39. For ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b, and c are


36. Find the maximum area of the rectangle real numbers, which of the descriptions of
shown in the figure. its roots must be true for the given
discriminant range?

Discriminant Roots
(x – 1) cm
A. <0 purely imaginary
B. <0 complex
A. 10 cm2 C. =0 rational
B. 8 cm2 D. >0 integers
C. 6 cm2
D. 4 cm2
40. Consider all the parabolas represented by
the general form y = ax2 + bx + c, where a,
37. If 3x + p is a common factor of 3x2 + p and  b, and c are real numbers. Which of the
x3 – 3x + q, find possible values of p and q. following statement(s) is(are) true?

A. p = 0, q = 0  or  p = –3, q = 2 I. There is exactly one parabola that has its


B. p = 0, q = –3 vertex at (1,2) and intersects the x-axis at
C. p = 0, q = 3 (3,0).
D. p = 0, q = 2  or  p = –3, q = 0 II. There is exactly one parabola that passes
through (1,1), (2,2), and (4,4).
III. There is exactly one parabola that intersects
38. Which of the following is(are) true the x-axis at 3 and 6.
statement(s)?
A. I only.
I. A complex number can have its B. III only.
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C. I and II only.
D. I, II, and III. ---------End of Paper---------

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