SECTION A

1. The 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 45 and the 7th term is 5. Find

(a) the first term and the common difference

(b) the sum of the first six terms. [4

marks]

Answer : (a) ……........................

(b) ……........................

2. The first three terms of a geometric progression are x +10, x  2 and x  10

respectively. Calculate

(a) the value of x,

(b) the sum to infinity of this progression. [4 marks]

Answer : (a) ……........................

(b) ……........................

3. The nth term of an arithmetic progression is given by Tn = 3n – 5. Find

(a) the first term,

(a) the common difference

of the arithmetic progression. [2 marks]

Answer : (a) ……........................

(b) ……........................
 SECTION B

1. Solve the following simultaneous equations:

y+x=2
1 1
− =3
x y [5 marks]

2. Table 1 shows the values of variables, x and y, which are related by the equation
a
bx2 + 10 = y where a and b are constants.

x 1 2 3 4 5 6

y 0.19 0.17 0.14 0.11 0.09 0.07

(a) By using a scale of 2 cm to 5 unit on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to 2 unit on the
1
vertical axis, plot y against x2 and draw the line of best fit. (5 marks)

(b) Based on the graph, find the value of

(i) a
(ii) b (5 marks)

3. The diagram given shows a triangle PQR.

P
12.5 cm

680 Q

(a) Calculate the length, in cm, of PR. [2 marks]

0
(b) A quadrilateral PQRS is now formed with PR as a diagonal, ∠ RPS=46 and
RS = 10.0 cm.Calculate two possible values of ∠ PSR . [2 marks]

(a) By using the obtuse angle of PSR from 13(b), calculate

(i) the length, in cm, of PS,
(ii) the area, in cm2, of quadrilateral PQRS. [6 marks]