Sing Yin Secondary School

First Term Formal Test, 2014 – 2015

Mathematics (Compulsory Part)
Form 6 Time allowed: 80 minutes

Attempt all questions.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all answers must either be exact or correct to 3 significant figures.

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1. Make a the subject of the formula 7 − = . (3 marks)
a b

2. (a) Solve x 2 − 6 x + 5 > 0 .

(b) Solve x 2 − 6 x + 5 > 0 or x ≤ 4 .
(3 marks)

3. Let an be the n th term of an arithmetic sequence. It is given that a2 = 19 and a5 = 40 .

(a) Show that a1 = 12 .
(b) If a1° , a2 ° , a3 ° , … and an ° are the sizes of the exterior angles of an n-sided polygon, find n .
(6 marks)

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4. The figure shows the graph of y = − x 2 + 4 x + 5 . It cuts the x-axis at A and B
and it cuts the y-axis at C. Denote the vertex of the graph by R.
C
(a) Find the coordinates of B.
(b) Find the coordinates of R.
(c) Let O be the origin. Find the area of the quadrilateral OCRB. x
A O B
(7 marks)

5. The cost of a water bucket of radius r cm is $C . It is given that C is the sum of two parts, one part varies as r
and the other part varies as r 2 . When r = 20 , C = 60 and when r = 36 , C = 180 . Find the cost of a water
bucket of radius 48 cm.
(4 marks)

6. Let f ( x) = x 3 + ax 2 − 5 x + 6 . It is given that ( x − 3) is a factor of f (x) .

(a) Find a .
(b) Factorize f (x) .
(5 marks)

7. It is given that the equation of circle C is x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y − 17 = 0 and the coordinates of point P are (6, 0).
Let Q be the centre of C and r be the radius of C .
(a) Find the coordinates of Q and find r .
(b) Show that P lies inside C .
(c) If P is the mid-point of a chord of C , find the equation of the chord.
(7 marks)

8. From a class of 10 students, a teacher wants to form two groups, each of 5 students, to finish two different projects.
(a) Find the number of ways of forming two groups.
(b) Andrew and Benjamin are two students in the class. Find the number of ways of forming two groups if they are
in the same group.
(4 marks)
9. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the distribution of the ages of
stem (tens) leaf (unit)
23 teachers in a school.
(a) Find the mean, median and range of the ages of the teachers. 2 4 6 6 7 9
3 0 1 2 2 5 5 6 9
(b) At the end of the school year, a teacher aged 32 resigned and
three new teachers are employed. After these changes, the range 4 1 5 6 6 8 9
and the median of the ages of the teachers remain unchanged and 5 2 4 7 7
the mean of the ages of the teachers becomes 38.
(i) Find the sum of the ages of the three new teachers.
(ii) Write down two sets of possible ages of the three new teachers.
(8 marks)

10. In a concert hall, seats are divided into two zones, Zone A and Zone B. The prices of a ticket in Zone A and Zone B are
$400 and $200 respectively. The following table shows the number of fan club members and non-fan club members
sitting in each zone.

Zone A ($400) Zone B ($200)

Fan club members 50 20
Non-fan club members 30 100

(a) An audience is selected at random from the hall. Find the probability that he/she is a fan club member sitting in
Zone A.

(b) Two audiences are selected at random from the hall.

(i) Find the probability that both of them are fan club members.
(ii) Find the probability that the total price of their tickets is at least $600.
(iii) It is given that the total price of their tickets is at least $600. Find the probability that both of them are fan
club members.
(7 marks)

11. In the figure, L1 and L2 : 6 x + 7 y = 2100 are two straight lines y

in the rectangular coordinate plane. The x-intercept and
y-intercept of L1 are 360 and 240 respectively. L2 : 6x + 7y = 2100
(a) Find the equation of L1 . 240
(b) In the figure, the shaded region (including the boundary)
represents the solution of a system of inequalities. Write
down the system of inequalities.
L1
(c) A factory manufactures two models of smartphone, Galaxy
and Galaxy Plus. Each Galaxy smartphone requires two x
memory chips and 12 man-hours for assembly. O 360
Each Galaxy Plus smartphone requires three memory chips
and 14 man-hours for assembly. In a certain week, the
factory has 720 memory chips available and 4200 man-hours available for assembly. The profits of
manufacturing a Galaxy and a Galaxy Plus smartphone are $2100 and $3500 respectively. Find the maximum
total profit on manufacturing the smartphones in a week.
(10 marks)

12. At the beginning of the first year, Amy deposits $10000 in a bank and at the beginning of each successive year, the sum
of money she deposits in the bank is 20% more than the previous year. Interest is paid at 5% p.a. compounded yearly
just before the end of each year.
(a) Find the total accumulated amount of Amy
(i) at the end of the second year,
(ii) at the end of the third year.

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(b) Show that the total accumulated amount of Amy at the end of the n th year is $70000(1.05) n   − 1 .
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(c) At the beginning of the first year, Betty deposits $350000 in the same bank and interest is also paid at 5% p.a.
compounded yearly just before the end of each year. If the total accumulated amount of Amy exceeds that of
Betty at the end of the n th year, find the least value of n .
(11 marks)

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