Answer all the questions.

In the diagram, PQRST and ABCDT are both regular pentagons.

Q

D
C
S

(a)

Find PQR .

(b)

Show that STD = PTA.

[2]

(c)

Prove that STD is congruent to PTA.

[3]

(a)

(i)

Factorise 2a 2 8b 2 completely.

[2]

(ii)

Simplify

3t 2 5t 2
.
t2 4

[3]

(b)

[2]

Given that vu 3 + 4 = u 3 + 2v, where u 3 2, express v in terms of u in the simplest form.

[3]

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The cumulative frequency curve below shows the distribution of the marks scored in an IQ test
taken by a group of 120 fourteen-year-old adolescents.
No. of Adolescents

Marks

(a)

Use the graph to estimate

(i)

the median of the IQ score,

[1]

(ii)

the inter-quartile range,

[2]

(iii) the score T, if 80% of the adolescents have scored at least T marks,
(iv)
(b)

the probability of a person scoring at least 120 marks.

[1]
[2]

Another group of fourteen-year-old adolescents took the same IQ test and the scores are
summarised in the box-and-whisker plot below.

90

95

100

120

Comment on the IQ test scores of these two groups of adolescents.

135

[2]

A pastry shop supplies cheese cakes, carrot cakes and chocolate cakes to three hotels daily. Each
piece of cheese cake, carrot cake and chocolate cake is priced at $4.80, $3 and $3.50 respectively.
Each hotel pays cash upon the delivery of cakes. The quantity of each type of cakes delivered to
each hotel is shown in the table below.

(a)

Cheese Cake

Carrot Cake

Chocolate Cake

Kent Lodge

20

40

90

Lake View Hotel

30

50

70

Bay Inn

15

55

80

20 40 90

Let A = 30 50 70 . If AB represents the cash to be collected daily from each hotel,

15 55 80

[1]
write down the matrix B.

(b)

Evaluate AB.

[2]

(c)

Evaluate CA if C = (1 1 1).

[2]

(d)

Describe what the product CA represents.

[1]

(e)

If CAD gives the total number of cakes the pastry shop has to deliver on a single day, write
down the matrix D.
[1]

(f)

Evaluate CAD.

[2]

Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The table below gives some values of x and the corresponding values of y, given correct to two
decimal places, for
1
y = ( x 3 9 x 2 + 18 x)
4
x
y

0
0

0.5
1
1.5
1.72 2.50 2.53

2
2.0

2.5
1.09

3
0

(a)

Using a scale of 4 cm to represent 1 unit on each axis, draw a horizontal x-axis for
0 x 3 and a vertical y-axis for 0 y 3.
On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve.
[3]

(b)

Use your graph to estimate the value of x when y = 2.6

[1]

(c)

Use your graph to estimate the values of x which satisfy the equation x 3 9 x 2 + 18 x = 8.

[3]

(d)

By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve at x = 2.

[2]

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The selling price of a particular new European car is S$130 000, inclusive of COE at S$55 000.
Benny buys it on hire purchase by paying a deposit of $90 000 and the balance to be paid by
monthly instalments.
(a)

(b)

Calculate the total amount that Benny will pay for the new car if the monthly instalment is
$434 over a period of 10 years.

[2]

If the balance is to be paid over a period of 7 years with a total interest of 21.14% on the
balance, how much is the monthly instalment? Give your answer to the nearest dollar.

[3]

The S$130 000 price tag is based on the exchange rate of 1 : S$1.7621.
(c)

(d)

If the exchange rate is changed to 1 : S$1.6000 due to the financial crisis in Europe and
assuming that COE remains unchanged, what will be the selling price of the new European
car? Give your answer to the nearest dollar.

[3]

If the COE is S$57 000 while the European financial crisis further weakens the Euro, what
would the exchange rate be if the selling price of the new European car is S$120 848?
Give your answer to 4 decimal places.

[3]

PQRS is a parallelogram whose diagonals intersect at T. L is the mid-point of QR and M is the

mid-point of RS. LM cuts PR at N.
L
Q
R
N
4x

P
(a)

2y

Given that PS = 2y and PQ = 4x, express the following vectors in terms of x and y.
(i)

PR.

[1]

(ii)

PT .

[1]

(iii)

QT .

[1]

(iv)

LM .

[2]

(b)

Given that LM = k QS , where k is a constant, find the value of k.

(c)

Find the numerical value of

[2]

(i)

Area of LNR
,
Area of QTR

[2]

(ii)

Area of QSR
.
Area of quadrilateral QLNT

[3]

Two lighthouses, M and N, are 1 km apart. N is due east of M. Each lighthouse emits a narrow
beam of light. Initially both beams are pointing due east. They then start to rotate in a clockwise
direction. The beam from M takes 9 seconds to make a complete revolution, while the beam from
N takes 12 seconds. 8 seconds after the beams start to rotate, they cross at a point X.
X

(a)

Calculate the bearing of X from M.

[2]

(b)

Write down MXN .

[2]

(c)

Find the time taken, from the start of the rotation, for the beams to cross at X again.

[2]

(d)

If the top of M is 300 m above the sea level and the top of N is 200 m above the sea level,
find the angle of depression from the top of M to the top of N.

[2]

If MX = MN and XN =

1 km

3
km,
4

(e)

find the value of cos XMN in fraction,

[2]

(f)

hence show that the perpendicular distance from X to MN, correct to 3 significant figures,
is 695 m.

[2]

A mini-bus travels d km for each litre of petrol used while a van travels (d + 4) km for each litre
of petrol used. Both vehicles travelled a distance of 660 km.
(a)

Write down an expression for the number of litres used by the mini-bus.

[1]

(b)

Write down an expression for the number of litres used by the van.

[1]

(c)

If the mini-bus used 16 litres of petrol more than the van, write down an equation in d and
show that it reduces to d 2 + 4d 165 = 0.
[3]

(d)

Solve the equation d 2 + 4d 165 = 0 and hence find the number of litres of petrol used by
the mini-bus.
[4]

The mini-bus and the van travelled at 60 km/h and 70 km/h respectively from Town X to Town Y.
(e)

If the mini-bus left Town X 30 minutes before the van at 3 pm, find the time at which the
van overtook the mini-bus.
[3]

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The container shown below has a cylindrical body with a hemisphere and a cone at either end.
5
The hemisphere has a radius r cm, the cylinder has a length r cm and the cone has a height
2
3
r cm. It is assumed that the thickness of the container is negligible.
4

r cm

5
r cm
2

3
r cm
4

(a)

If the volume of the container is 5904 cm3, show that r = 12 cm.

[3]

(b)

Hence, find the length of the slanting edge.

[2]

(c)

The container is half-filled with water while in the position as shown above. It is then held
vertically upright with the hemisphere at the bottom.
(i)

Find the height of the water level.

[3]

(ii)

Find the surface area, in terms of , of the container that is in contact with water.

[2]

(iii) Water is being drained at x cm3/min from the container. If it takes 1 hour to empty
the container, find the value of x.

End of Paper 2

[2]

Question Answer
1
(a)
108
2
(a)(i)
2(a 2b)(a + 2b)
(a)(ii)

3t + 1
t+2
1

v = u3 + 2
(b)
(a)(i) 111.5
(a)(ii) Inter-quartile range = 116 -107 = 9
(a)(iii) 0.2 120 = 24 corresponds to 105.5 marks

(a)(iv) P(Score 120) =

120 108
= 0.1
120

(b) The comparison seems to suggest that the 1st group of adolescents
performed better in the IQ test than the 2nd group.
OR
The comparison shows that the spread of the scores around the median in
the 1st group is smaller than the 2nd group.
4
(a)

4.8

B= 3
3.5

20 40 90 4.8 531

(b) AB = 30 50 70 3 = 539
15 55 80 3.5 517

(c)
20 40 90

CA = (1 1 1) 30 50 70
15 55 80

= (65 145 240 )

(d)
Each entry in CA is the total number of each type of cakes delivered on a single day.
(e)
1

D = 1
1

(f)
20 40 90 1

CAD = (1 1 1) 30 50 70 1 = (450)
15 55 80 1

(a)

See the graph below. Correct curve B1, Correct scales B1, Correct xintercepts B1

2
3

(a)

Total amount paid = $90 000 + $52 080 = $142 080

(b)

The monthly instalment =

(c)

Selling price will be S$55 000 + S$68 101 = S$123 101 (to the nearest
$)
. 1 : S$1.5000 or S$1 : 0.6666
(i) 4x + 2y
(ii) 2x + y
(iii) 2x + y
(iv) 2x + y

(d)
(a)

(b)
(c)

1
2
1
(i)
4
3
(ii)
8

k=

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

8 + 36 = 44
= 5.7

(e)

cos = 1

(a)

The mini-bus uses

(b)

The van uses

(c)
(d)

$48456
$577 (to the nearest $)
7 12

050
MXN = 80

9 23
=
32 32

660
litres
d

660
litres
d+4

660 660
=
+ 16
d
d +4
d 2 + 4d 165 = 0

d = 11 km, d = 15 km (reject)
10

The mini-bus uses

660 660
=
= 60 litres
d
11

1
2

The total time is 3 hr + 30 min = 3 hr

10

1
2

(e)

The van overtook the mini-bus at (3 + 3 ) = 6.30 pm

(a)

1 4 3
5r 1
3r
r + r 2 + r 2 = 5904
2 3
2
3

4

(b)
(c)

r = 3 1728 = 12 cm
l = 15 cm

(i) Let 12 + h be the height of the water level measured from the base
of the hemisphere
5904
1 4
(12 3 ) + (12 2 ) h =

2
2 3
h = 12.5 cm

The height of the water level is 12 + 12.5 = 24.5 cm

(ii) 588
(iii) x = 49.2

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