DSE Pre-Training Mathematics (Compulsory Part) –– Section A 

Important Knowledge and Formulas

Junior Secondary (involve knowledge in Non-foundation Part)
1. Estimation, Approximation and Errors

(a) Absolute error  estimated value  exact value

(b) Maximum absolute error  largest possible uncertainty of an estimation or a measurement

Maximum absolute error Absolute error

(c) Relative error  or 
Measured value Exact valu e

(d) Percentage error  Relative error  100%

2. Percentages

New value  Original value

(a) Percentage change   100%
Original value

(b) (i) New value  Original value  (1  Percentage increase)

(ii) New value  Original value  (1  Percentage decrease)
(c) Profit and loss

Selling price  Cost price

Percentage change   100%
Cost price

If the percentage change  0, then there is a profit.

If the percentage change  0, then there is a loss.
(d) Selling price  Cost price  (1  Profit percentage)
or

 Cost price  (1  Loss percentage)

Marked price  Selling price

(e) Discount percentage   100%
Marked price

(f) Selling price  Marked price  (1  Discount percentage)

(g) Let P be the principal, r% be the interest rate per period, n be the number of periods,
I be the interest and A be the total amount.

(i) Simple interest

(1) I  P  r%  n (2) API

(ii) Compound interest
(1) A  P  (1  r%) n (2) I  P  (1  r%) n  P
(h) Let n be the number of periods
(i) Growth

New value  Original value  (1  Growth rate)n

(ii) Depreciation

New value  Original value  (1  Depreciation rate)n

 

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 Useful Theorems and Definitions (Geometry)

Useful Theorems and Definitions (Geometry)

Junior Secondary (involve knowledge in Non-foundation Part)
A. Angles and Parallel Lines
1. Angles related to intersecting lines
AOB is a straight line.

a + b = 180° a + b + c + d = 360° a=b

(adj. ∠ s on st. line) (∠ s at a pt.) (vert. opp. ∠ s)

2. Parallel lines
(a) If AB // CD, then

a=b b=c c + d = 180°

(corr. ∠ s, AB // CD) (alt. ∠ s, AB // CD) (int. ∠ s, AB // CD)
(b) (i) If a = b, then AB // CD. (corr. ∠ s equal)
(ii)
If b = c, then AB // CD. (alt. ∠ s equal)
(iii)
If c + d = 180°, then AB // CD. (int. ∠ s supp.)

B. Triangles
1. Angles of a triangle
(a)
a + b + c = 180° (∠ sum of D )
(b)
d = a + b (ext. ∠ of D )

2. Special triangles
(a) Isosceles triangle
(i) If AB = AC, then
b = c. (base ∠ s, isos. D )
(ii)
If b = c, then
AB = AC. (sides opp. eq. ∠ s)
(iii)
If AB = AC and any one of the following conditions is
satisfied, then the other two are also satisfied.
•
AD ⊥ BC
•
∠BAD = ∠CAD
•
BD = CD
(property of isos. D )

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 Essential Calculator Programs

Essential Calculator Programs

We will introduce some useful built-in and user-defined programs for

fx-50FH II and fx-3650P II.

Command Keys
P1 (or P2, P3, P4) ..... 1 (or 2 , 3 , 4 )
A ............................... ALPHA A
B ............................... ALPHA B
C ............................... ALPHA C
D ............................... ALPHA D
X ............................... ALPHA X
Y ............................... ALPHA Y
M .............................. ALPHA M
M+ ............................ M+
? ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD   1
➞ .............................. SHIFT   P-CMD   2
: ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD   3
............................... SHIFT   P-CMD   4
➾............................... SHIFT   P-CMD     1
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲

= ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD     2

≠ ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD     3
> ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD       1
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲

< ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD       2

≥ ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD       3
≤ ................................ SHIFT   P-CMD       4
Goto.......................... SHIFT   P-CMD         1
▲ ▲

Lbl............................. SHIFT   P-CMD         2

r
p ............................... SHIFT   EXP   SHIFT   ANS   2

Special Command Keys

• Press    and    to move the cursor.
▲

• Press  DEL   to delete the number, variable or function at the

position of the blinking cursor.

• Press  SHIFT   DEL   to insert number, variable or function. The

cursor becomes | . Press  SHIFT   DEL   to change the insert
cursor back to a normal cursor.

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DSE
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(Co

Q
Questiion Dis
stribu
ution
Pa
aper 1 Mo
ock Practice

Thee following tab

ble shows the corresponding
c topics of the questions
q Practice (MP) 1  10’.
in Paaper 1 ‘Mock P

Junior Seco
ondary Seniorr Secondary
Top
pic MP 1 MP
M 2 MP 3 MP 4 MP
M 5 MP 6 MP 7 M 8
MP MP 9 MP 10
Laaws of Indices 1 1 1 1 1
Peercentages 5 5 4
Esstimation and Error
E 3 5
Foormulas and Po
olynomials 2, 4 2, 3 2, 3, 4 2, 3 2, 3
M
More about Poly
ynomials 3 3 3 6
Eqquations 5 6 6 4
Fuunctions and Graphs
G
Raate, Ratio and Variations 6 2 2 4 2 3
Seequences
Innequalities 1 1 1 1
Syymmetry, Tran
nsformation of
Fiigures and 3-D
D Figures
Sttraight Lines an
nd Rectilinear
6 9 7 7
Fiigures
Baasic Propertiess of Circles 3 2
M
Mensuration 8 7, 8 8 8 9
Cooordinates and
d Equations of
5 6
Sttraight Lines
Loocus and Equaations of
4 5 5 5 5
Ciircles
Trrigonometry
Prrobability 4
Sttatistics 7 7 8 5 1, 4 2 4 4
 

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ompulsory Part)) –– Section A

Thee table below shows

s the relatted topics and the correspond
ding questionss in Paper 1 ‘M
Mock Practice (MP)
( 1  5’ forr each Skill. 
Topic Skill MP 1 MP 2 MP 3 MP 4 MP 5
Laws
L of Indicess Skill○
1 1 1 1 1 1
Skill○
2 2 2 3 2 2
Formulas and Polyno
omials Skill○
3 2
Skill○
4 4 3 3 3 3
Skill○
5 3
Estiimation and Errror
Skill○
6 5
Skill○
7 5
Equations
Skill○
8 5
Rate, Ratio
R and Variaations Skill○
9 6
Formulas and Polyno
omials Skill○
10 4
Skill○
11 5 4
Percentages
Skill○
12 6 5
Skill○
13 6 9 7
Skill○
14 6 7
Straight Linees and Rectilin
near Figures
Skill○
15 9 7
Skill○
16 9 7
Skill○
17 8
Skill○
18 8 8 8 9
Mensuration Skill○
19 8
Skill○
20 8 8
Skill○
21 8 8 8 9
Skill○
22 6
Skill○
23 6
C
Coordinates and
d Equations off Straight Lines
Skill○
24 6
Skill○
25 5
Skill○
26 4
Probability
Skill○
27 4
Skill○
28 7 8
Skill○
29 7 8
Statistics
Skill○
30 8
Skill○
31 7

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Skill○
1 Use laws of indices to simplify expressions
Example Instant Practice
Simplify the following expressions and express your Simplify the following expressions and express your answer with
answer with positive indices. positive indices.
(a) (x3y2)3 (b) (x2y4)5 (a) (a3b4)5 (b) (a4b2)3
x2 a 3 b 5
(c) 3 4
(c)
x y b2
Solution:
33 23
(a) (x3y2)3 = x y = x 9 y 6
x 10
(b) (x2y4)5 = x10 y 20 =
y 20
4
x2 y y4
(c) = 3 2
=
x 3 y 4 x x

Skill○
2 Perform change of subject
Example Instant Practice
x  2y g4
(a) Make x the subject of the formula  4. (a) Make g the subject of the formula 2.
5 3f
(b) Make k the subject of the formula 7h + 3k = 2h. (b) Make b the subject of the formula 2a  9b = 6a.
2 3t  1 5 2S
(c) Make s the subject of the formula  . (c) Make R the subject of the formula  .
s t R 3S  1
(d) Make m the subject of the formula 7m + pm = 5. (d) Make x the subject of the formula 8 + kx  6x = 7.
(e) Make p the subject of the formula pq = 2(p + t). (e) Make r the subject of the formula 4(p  r) = p(q + r).
Solution:
x  2y (b) 7h + 3k = 2h
(a) 4
5 3k = –5h
x  2 y  20 5h
k 
x  20  2 y 3

2 3t  1 (d) 7m + pm = 5
(c)  (7 + p)m = 5
s t
s t 5
 m
2 3t  1 7 p
2t
s
3t  1

(e) pq = 2(p + t)
pq = 2p + 2t
pq– 2p = 2t
(q – 2)p = 2t
2t
p=
q2

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11 9
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b5
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4  5h  7k
2. Makee k the subjecct of the form
mula 2.
k
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R downn 9876. 54 to
o 1 significan
nt figure.
(b) Round
R up 98
876. 54 to 1 decimal placce.
(c) Round
R off 98
876. 54 to th
he nearest in
nteger.
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M (Co
ompulsory Part)) –– Section A

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ame: _____
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ss: ______
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nswer all qu
An uestions (1 mark for ea
ach questio
on)

1. (x2 – 2x – 1)(x – 1) = 5. Iff x + 2y = 100 and 7x + 5yy = 7, then x =

A. (x – 1)1 3. A.
A –7.
B. x3 – 3x3 2 + x + 1. B.
B –4.
C. x3 – x2 – 3x – 1. C.
C 4.
D. x3 – 3x3 2 – 3x – 1. D.
D 7.

(3 x 5 ) 4 6. There
T are 8440 audiences in a theatter. If the
2. =
3x 6 nu
umber of mmale audiencces is 40% more
m than
A. 4x3. th
hat of femalle audiencess, then the number
n of
B. 4x14. male
m audiencces is
C. 27x3. A.
A 250.
D. 27x144. B.
B 350.
 
C.
C 490.
3. t 2=
9  (2s + t)
D.
D 590.
A. (3  2s 2  t).
2 + t)(3 + 2s
B. (3  2s2  t)(3 + 2s
2 + t). 7. Iff the volum
me of a balloon is decrreased by
C. (9  2s 2  t).
2 + t)(9 + 2s 600% and theen increasedd by 50%, find the
D. (9  2s2  t)(9 + 2s
2 + t). peercentage cchange in the volumee of the
baalloon.
4. Which off the follow wing is an identity/ are
A.
A –70% B. –40%
identities??
C.
C –20% D. –10%
I. 9x2 – 16 = 0
II. 9x2 – 16 = (3x ( – 4)2 8. The
T width, tthe length and the heiight of a
III. 9x2 – 16 = (3x( + 4)(3x – 4) reectangular block are meeasured as 5 cm, 4 cm
A. II onlly annd 7 cm correct too the neaarest cm
B. III on nly reespectively. Let v cm3 beb the actuaal volume
C. I and d II only off the block. Find the rannge of values of v.
D. I and d III only A 102.375  v  185.625
A.
B 102.375  v  185.625
B.
C 139.5  v  140.5
C.
D 139.5  v  140.5
D.

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3
8 x  23
1. (a) Solve
S the ineequality  17  2 x .
5
8 x  23
(b) Find
F all integ
gers satisfyin
ng both the inequalities  177  2 x and 4x
4 + 12  0.
5
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g that g((x) is the su
um of two parts,
p one paart varies ass x2 and the other part is
i a constantt.
Suppo ose that g(3)) = –20 and g(5)
g = –132. Find g(7).
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E Pre-Training Mathematics
M (Co
ompulsory Part)) –– Section A

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ame: _____
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ss: ______
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An uestions (1 mark for ea
ach questio
on)
 
1. Let a bee a constannt. Solve the
t equation
n 4. Itt is given thhat b partlyy varies direectly as a
2 2
(x + a) = 9a . annd partly vaaries inverselly as a2. Whhen a = 1,
A. x = 4a b = 12; whenn a = 2, b = 15. Whenn a = –0.5,
B. x = 2a b=
C. x = –2a
– or x = 4a
a A.
A 4.
D. x  –4a or x = 2a
a B.
B 8.
C.
C 12.
2. The figuree shows the graph of y = ax2 – x – b,
b D.
D 20.
where a and
a b are constants.
c Which
W of the  
following is true? 5. [ssin (270  ) – 1][cos (180 + ) + 1] =
y = ax  x  b
2
y A sin2 .
A.
B cos2 .
B.
O
x C sin2 .
C.
D cos2 .
D.

A. a > 0 and b > 0 6. In

n the figuree, ABCD iss a circle. BD is a
B. a > 0 and b < 0 diiameter andd intersects AC
A at E. If AD
A // BC
C. a < 0 and b > 0 nd CED = 108, then ABE
an  =
D. a < 0 and b < 0 D
  C
3. The solutiion of 3x  7 > 13 or 3 < 23 + 4x is 108

A. x < 5.
 E
B. x > 5.
 A
C. x < 2.

B
D. x > 2.

A.
A 36.
B.
B 42.
C.
C 48.
D.
D 54.

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DSE
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M ompulsory Part)) –– Section A
(Co

Crooss-Topic qu
uestions in DSE
D Exam (Section
( A)
Paper 1 Paperr 2
2017 7, 10, 11 22, 28
2
2016 7, 9 
2015  22, 28
2
2014 13 22, 27
2
2013 6, 10 21
2012 13 22, 28
2
Practice Paaper  22
Sample Paaper  

The table beloww shows thee strand(s) an

nd related to
opics of each
h of the folloowing crosss-topic questtions.
Noote that somee of them aree modified from
f the DSSE Exam queestions.
DSE
E Exam
Q
Question Strand Related Topics
T
Reference
Junior Seecondary: Trigonomeetric Ratios
1 Geometry 
Senior Seecondary: Basic Prop
perties of Cirrcles
Junior Seecondary: Trigonomeetric Ratios
2 Geometry Mensuratio
on 
Senior Seecondary: Basic Prop
perties of Cirrcles
Junior Seecondary: Coordinatee Geometry
3 Geometry 20016 I 7
Symmetry and Transfoormation
Junior Seecondary: Coordinatee Geometry
4 Geometry Symmetry and Transfoormation 20013 I 6
Trigonomeetric Ratios
Junior Seecondary: Percentagees
5 Algebra 
Senior Seecondary: Quadratic Equations
E inn One Unknnown
Junior Seecondary: Straight Liines and Recctilinear Figuures
6 Geometry Trigonomeetric Ratios 
Senior Seecondary: Equations of Straight LLines
Data Junior Seecondary: Statistical Diagrams
D
7 20016 I 9
Handling Simple Ideea of Probabbility
Algebra / Junior Seecondary: Coordinatee Geometry
8 
Geometry Senior Seecondary: Quadratic Equations
E inn One Unknnown

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 Cross-Topic Questions Pre-Training

7. The frequency distribution table and the cumulative frequency distribution table below show the
distribution of the ages of the visitors to a theme park.
Age Frequency Age less than Cumulative frequency
1 – 10 17 10.5 17
11 – 20 p 20.5 42
21 – 30 36 30.5 m
31 – 40 q 40.5 110
41 – 50 8 50.5 n
51 – 60 r 60.5 121
(a) Find p, q and r.
(b) A visitor with age less than 20.5 or greater than 50.5 can buy the ticket with half price. If a
visitor is randomly selected, find the probability that he / she CANNOT buy a ticket with half
price.
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SE Assessmentt 1

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Unless oth
herwise spe
ecified, nume
erical answe
ers should be
b either exa
act or correcct to 3 signifiicant figuress.

Section A(1)
A (35 marrks)
(m 8 n 3 ) 2
1. Simp
plify and ex
xpress your answer
a with
h positive inddices.
( m 5 n ) 3
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2. Makee a the subjeect of the forrmula x  2 y   b .
a 
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SE Assessmentt 3

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Marks: ______ /3
30

Answer all
a question
ns (1 mark for
f each que
estion)

1. (a + a + a)(3b – b)
b = 6. If 3 < s < 5 and 5 < t < 7, thenn the range oof
A. 3a3 + 2b. s
values off is
B. 6ab.
6 t
3 s
C. 2a2 2b. A.   1.
5 t
D. 6a6 2b. 3 s 3
B.   .
4 2 x 16 x 5 t 7
2. = 7 s 5
8 x  23 x C.   .
5 t 3
A. 27x. 3 s
B. 22x. D.   1.
7 t
C. 2x.
3 7. Let k bbe a constaant. Solve the equatioon
D. .
2x (x + k)(x – k + 2) = (xx + k).
 
A. x = k – 2
3. 15x2z2  16xyz2  15y2z2 =
B. x = k – 1
A. z2(5x  3y)(33x  5y).
C. x = ––k or k – 1
B. z (5x  3y)(3
2
3x + 5y).
D. x = ––k or k – 2
2
C. z (5x + 3y)(33x  5y).
2
D. z (5x + 3y)(55x  3y). 8. The base of a parrallelogram is increaseed
from 166 cm to 244 cm but its height is
4. Let m and n be coonstants. If
decreasedd by 50% %. Find thee percentagge
m(x2 – x) – n(x2 + x)  2x2 + 6x, then m =
change inn the area off the parallellogram.
A. –2.
– B. 2.
A. An iincrease of 8.33%
8
C. –4.
– D. 4.
B. 0%
C. A deecrease of 8.33%
5. Expreess 2400 as a decim
mal correct to
o5 D. A deecrease of 255%
signifficant figurees.
A. 48.989
4
B. 48.98979
4
C. 48.990
4
D. 48.999
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