Mathematical Formulae

Compound Interest
n
 r 
Total Amount = P 1 + 
 100 

Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = π r

Curved surface area of a sphere = 4π r2

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Volume of a cone = π r2 h
3

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Volume of a sphere = π r3
3

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Area of triangle ABC = bc sin A
2

Arc length = rθ , where θ is in radians

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Sector area = r θ , where θ is in radians
2

Trigonometry
a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C

a2 = b2 + c2 − 2bc cos A

Answer ALL questions.

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1. (a) Evaluate 33 + 2 × 30 − 3 −2 − 3

64 m 2 n p −1
(b) Simplify
16 m p +3n 4

Answer (a) [1]

(b) [2]

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2. Solve x −4 x ≤ 3 −5 x ≤ 7 x + 6 .
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Show your solution on a number line.

Answer [3]

3. (a) Factorise 9a −4a 3 completely.

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(b) Make q the subject of the following formula.

q2 − b
p=
a − q2

x 3x + 2
(c) Express 5 − x − (3 x + 2)( x − 5) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

Answer (a) [2]

(b) [3]

(c) [3]

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4. Find the approximate value of , giving your answer correct to
4.99 + 3 124 .99
one significant figure.

Answer [1]

5. On the axes in the answer space, sketch the graph of

(a) y =kx −2 , [2]

(b) y = k x , [1]
where k is a positive constant.
y
(a)

y
(b)

6. (a) Solve 3 y 2 = 7 y .

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 (b) Express y = 2 x 2 −3x +1 in the form y = a( x −b) 2 +c , where a,
b and c are constants.
Hence or otherwise, state the minimum point on the graph of y = 2 x 2 −3x +1 .

Answer (a) y = or y = [2]

(b) [3]

7. Solve the following equation, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x( x − 5) = 7( x +1)

Answer [3]

8. In the diagram, ∠ABC = 90 ° , AD = 11 cm, BC =12 cm and DC =13 cm. ADB is

a straight line.
Find
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 (a) the length of AC,
(b) the value of cos ∠ADC , without using calculator,
(c) the area of ∆ ADC .
A

11 cm

D 13 cm

B 12 cm C

Answer (a) cm [ 2 ]

(b) [2]
y
(c) cm2 [ 2 ]

9. P part of the straight line PQ whose equation is 3y + 2x = 12.

The diagram shows

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x
O Q
 (a) Write down the coordinates of P and Q.
(b) Show that PQ = 52 units. [1]
(c) Given that D is a point on PQ such that OD is perpendicular to PQ, find OD.

Answer (a) [1]

(c) [2]

10. The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 7 cm. The points G, E, B and F lie
on the circle. GOF is a diameter and ABC is a tangent to the circle at B such that AB = BC.
(a) Explain why ∆AOB is congruent to ∆COB .

(b) Given further that ∠ BOE = 50°, find the area of the minor sector EBFO.
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 (c) OEA and OFC are straight lines. Find the area of ∆OGE.

G E

7 cm

B
O

F
C

Answer (a)

[2]

(b) cm2 [ 2 ]

(c) cm2 [ 3 ]

11. The diagram shows 3 points A, B and C lying on horizontal ground.

It is given that AB = 55 m and BC = 72.5 m. B is due north of A and the bearing of
C from A is 042°.
(i) Calculate the bearing of C from B.

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 A balloon, P, is directly above B and the angle of elevation of the balloon from
A is 10°.
(ii) Calculate the angle of elevation of the balloon from C.

North

55 m 72.5 m

42o
A C

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Answer (i) [3]
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(ii) A [3]

B
12. In the diagram, A, B, C, D and E are points on a circle with centre O.
AD is a diameter of the circle. AB is parallel to OC andO∠COD = 75  and
DC = DE. E 75o

C
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D
 Find

(a) ∠OAC

(b) ∠ODC

(c) ∠ACB

(d) ∠ADE

o
Answer (a) [1]
o
(b) [1]
o
(c) [2]
o
(d) [2]

13. (a) A pile of 1400 sheets of paper is 7 cm high. Find the thickness of one sheet of
paper, in centimetres, expressing your answer in standard form.

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 (b) Each sheet of paper is 25 cm long and 15 cm wide. Find the total surface area of
both sides of one sheet of paper, in square metres, expressing your answer in
standard form.

Answer (a) cm [1]

(b) m2 [ 2 ]

14. Alan, Jenny and Chris shared some money. Alan received $x.
Jenny received twice as much as Alan.
Chris received $34 more than Alan.

(i) Write down and simplify, an expression in terms of x, the total amount of
money they shared.

(ii) Given that the total amount is $228, find the amount received by Chris.

Answer (i) [1]

(ii) $ [1]

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