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Anglo-Chinese School
(Independent)

MONDAY

80

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2011

YEAR FOUR EXPRESS
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

4016/01

12 Sep 2011

2 hours

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions. If
the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give
the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of .
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

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Mathematical Formulae

Compound Interest

( )

Total amount = P 1 +

Mensuration

r n
100

Curved surface area of a cone = rl

Surface area of a sphere = 4 r 2
Volume of a cone =

1 2
r h
3

Volume of a sphere =

Area of a triangle =

4 3
r
3

1
absin C
2

Arc length = r , where is in radians

Sector area =

1 2
r , where is in radians
2

Trigonometry

a
b
c
=
=
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A

Statistics
Mean =

Standard deviation =

fx
f

fx 2 fx
f f

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Answer ALL the questions.
1

1
Solve 3 2 x 1 =
81

x 1

Answer: ....[2]

When an ink bottle is left uncapped, the ink evaporates at a rate of 0.25 nano cubic metres per
second. The bottle contains 30 cubic centimetres of ink. How long will it take for all the ink to
evaporate? Give your answer in standard form.

Answer: .. [2]

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3

Simplify the following:

(2abc) 2 (3a 2 b 1 c 3 ) 1
4b 3 c

Answer: ....[2]

Sarah is organizing a tea party. She wishes to buy exactly the same number of bread rolls,
sausages and cheese. There are 30 bread rolls in a pack. There are 16 sausages in a pack. There
are 12 slices of cheese in a pack. What is the minimum number of each pack she must buy?

Answer: ....[2]

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5

Factorise 4a 2 14 ab + 7cb 2ca completely.

Answer: ....[2]

(a)

Express 3528 as a product of its prime factors in index form.

(b)

Hence, find the smallest integer by which 3528 must be multiplied to obtain a perfect
cube.

Answer: (a) .. [2]

(b) ...[1]

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7

Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

2x + 1
5
x 1
+ 2

x 1
x x
x

Answer: ....[3]

Given that 5 cm on map A represent 10 km on the ground, calculate

(a)
the scale of the map in the form 1: n.
(b)
the actual area, in km2, of a region R which is represented by 9 cm2 on map A.
(c)
the area, in cm2, which represents the region R on a second map B, whose scale is
1:50 000.

Answer: (a) ......[1]

(b) ..[1]
(c) ..[1]

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9

Solve the inequality 3x 5 < 15 2 x x + 22 .

Answer: ....[3]

10

The first 6 terms of a sequence are as follows:

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37,
(a)

Write down the next term.

(b)

Each term of the sequence can be written in the form as shown.

S1 = 2 = 1 + 1
S2 = 5 = 1 + 4
S3 = 10 = 1 + 9
S4 = 17 = 1 + 16

.
.
(i)

Write down S8 in the same form.

(ii)

Write down the expression for Sn.

Answer: (a) .......[1]

(b)(i) ...[1]
(b)(ii) ..[1]

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11

On the axes in the answer space, sketch the graphs of y as a function of x.

y = x3

(a)

Answer
(a) y

(b)

x+y-2=0

(b)

12

(c)

(1,1)

xy = 1

[3]

(1,1)
x

(c)

(1,1)
x

Given that y varies inversely as the square root of x and y = 2 for a particular value of x ,
find, the value of y when this value of x is doubled.

Answer: .....[3]

13

AB, BC and CD are adjacent sides of a regular polygon. Given that CAB = 18 , calculate
(a)

the exterior angle of the polygon,

(b)

the number of sides of the polygon,

(c)

ACD .

B
A

18

Answer: (a) ......[1]

(b) ..[1]
(c) ..[1]

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14

There are 9 identical cards in a box, each numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 respectively.

Two cards are drawn out at random, one after another, without replacement,
(a)

Complete the tree diagram below.

5

9

4

9

(b)

[2]

Odd

Odd

Even

Even

Odd

Even

Calculate the probability that

(i)

the first card is odd,

(ii)

both cards are odd,

(iii)

the product of the two card is even.

Answer: (b) (i).. [1]

(ii)..... [1]
(iii).... [2]

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(a)

(i)

Express y = x 2 4 x + 3 in the form y = a( x b) 2 + c .

(ii)

Sketch the graph of y = x 2 4 x + 3 , showing the turning points clearly.

[1]
(b)

(i)

Sketch the graph of y = ( x + 2)(3 x) showing the x and y intercepts clearly.

(ii)

Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of y = ( x + 2)(3 x)

[1]

Answer: (a)(i) .. [1]

(b)(ii) ...[1]

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16

Given that n() = 100, n(A) = 55 and n(B) = 75, find

(a)

the greatest n( A B)' ,

(b)

the greatest n( A B ' ) .

Answer: (a) ......[2]

(b) ..[2]

17

Soft drinks at a certain stall are served in paper cups in two sizes: regular and large. The cups
are geometrically similar and the capacity of the regular and large cups are 270ml and 640ml
respectively.

Regular

(a)
(b)

Large

The top of the regular cup has a diameter of 6 cm. Find the radius of the top of the
large cup.
The stall owner decided to add in another size which has radius double that of the
regular cup but with the same height. Find the volume of the new cup.

Answer: (a) ......[2]

(b) ..[2]

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18

The diagram shows a sector AOB of a circle, centre O, and radius 14 cm, in which angle AOB is
4
radians. AC represents an arc of another circle with centre at D, which is the mid-point of OA.
3

(a)

Find angle ADC in radians.

(b)

Calculate the area of the shaded region.

Answer: (a) ......[1]

(b) ..[3]
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The table shows the number of passengers in a taxi during peak hours.
No. of passengers

No. of taxis

12

(a)

Write down an inequality that must be satisfied by x if the mode is 3.

(b)

Find the largest possible value of x if the median is 2.

(c)

If x =17, find the mean number of passengers per taxi.

(d)

Find the standard deviation.

Answer: (a) ......[1]

(b) ..[2]
(c) ..[1]
(d) ..[2]

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In the diagram, ABCD is a parallelogram. N is on AB such that AN : NB = 2 : 1.

(a)

Prove that APN is similar to CPD.

(b)

Prove that NP =

(c)

Find the ratio of area of APD : area of PCBN.

2
ND .
5

Answer (a).
.
...... [2]
(b).
.
...... [2]

(c)

[2]

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21

The diagram below shows a circle with centre O. The points A, B, C and D lie on the
circumference of this circle such that AOB = 130, BCD = 110 and CDE = 81. ADE
is a straight line. Find
(a)

DAB

(b)

ACD

(c)

OBC

(d)

ADO

D
130

81

110
C

Answer: (a) ......[1]

(b) ..[2]
(c) ..[2]
(d) ..[1]

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22

The diagram shows a speed-time graph of a car

Speed
(m/s)
V

12

20

Time (s)

Given that the average speed of the car in the 20 seconds is 21 m/s, calculate
(a)

the maximum speed V m/s,

(b)

the speed of the car at t = 18s

Answer: (a) ......[2]

(b) ..[2]

(c)

On the axes provided, complete the distance-time graph of the car for the period of
20 seconds.
[2]
distance
travelled
in m

time in seconds

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END OF PAPER

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Answers
1.
2.
3.

5
6
1.2 10 5
1
3c 2
x=

4.

8 breads, 15 sausages and 20 cheese

5.

2 a ( 2 a 7b ) c ( 2 a 7b )

6(a)
(b)

2 3 32 7 2

7.
8(a)
(b)
(c)
9.

21
x 2 + 3x + 4
x( x 1)
1 : 200000
9cm 2 :`36 km 2
144 cm 2 : 36 km 2
7
x<4
3
=

10(a) 50
(b)
(i)

S8 = 1 + 64

(ii)

Sn = 1 + n2

y=

12

2 a

= 2

2a

13(a) Exterior angle = 18 2 = 36

(b)

360
= 10
36
ACD = 144 18 = 126

No of sides =

(c)

5
9
5
(ii)
18
13
(iii)
18
( x 2) 2 1
15(a)
1
(b)(ii) x =
2

14(b)(i)

16(a) 70
(b)
80

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17(a) 4
(b)
1080ml
18(a)

ADC =

(b)

54.1

19(a) x > 12
(b)
18
(c)
2.06
(d)
1.33
20(c)

6
11

21(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

70
45
56
45

22(a) 30
(b)
7.5

8
rad
3