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MOCK 12(II) COMPULSORY PART PAPER 2 SOLUTION

Compulsory Part Paper 2

Question No. Key Question No. Key
1. D 31. B
2. A 32. C
3. B 33. B
4. D 34. A
5. D 35. A

6. C 36. B
7. B 37. D
8. C 38. A
9. D 39. A
10. C 40. B

11. B 41. C
12. C 42. D
13. C 43. C
14. B 44. A
15. D 45. B

16. C
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. A

21. D
22. A
23. A
24. D
25. C

26. B
27. C
28. D
29. A
30. D

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Solutions to Paper 2
1. D 6. C
(3a)2(2a + 1) = 9a2(2a + 1) I. The graph opens downward.
= 18a3 + 9a2 ∴ a<0
I is true.
2. A II. The y-intercept of the graph is 0.
a ∴ c=0
L= –c
2b II is not true.
a III. Substitute x = 10, y = 0 and c = 0 into
L+c= y = ax2 + bx + c,
2b
a 0 = a(10)2 + b(10) + 0
b= 10a + b = 0
2( L  c )
5a + b = 5a
∵ a<0
3. B
∴ 5a + b > 0
4x2 – 9 – 3y + 2xy
= (2x + 3)(2x – 3) + y(2x – 3) ∴ III is true.
= (2x – 3)(2x + 3 + y) ∴ Only I and III are true.

4. D 7. B
(–2)3 – 6(–2)2 – 3(–2) + k = 5 x
2x + 9 < 1 or 1  0
–8 – 24 + 6 + k = 5 2
k = 31 x
2x < 8 or   1
2
5. D
x < 4 or x2
L.H.S. = (x + 2)2 – p
= x2 + 4x + 4 – p ∴ x2
∴ x2 + 4x + 4 – p  x2 + 3qx – 5
8. C
Comparing the like terms on both sides, we
New average speed
have
= 90(1  30%) km/h
4  3q = 63 km/h

 4  p  5 The required total distance
∴ p=9  40 
=  90 1  63   km
q=
4  60 
3 = 132 km
4
pq = 9 × 9. D
3
= 12 3x  (y  2x) = 2(x + 2y)
3x  y + 2x = 2x + 4y
3x = 5y
x 5
=
y 3
∴ x:y=5:3

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10. C 14. B
Interest Maximum absolute error of the measurement
 3%  5  4  1
= $18 000 1    1 = 5g
2
 4  
= 2.5 g
= $2 901, cor. to the nearest dollar Percentage error
2.5
11. B =  100%
330
x2 k x2
Since z  ,z= , where k  0. = 0.76%, cor. to the nearest 0.01%
y y
New value of z 15. D
k[(1  20%)x]2 In △ABC,
=
(1  10%) y AC = AB 2  BC 2
1.6kx2 = 32  4 2 cm
=
y = 5 cm
Percentage change in z Area of △ACD
1.6k x2 k x2 = area of ABCD – area of △ABC

y y  1 
=  100% =  36   4  3 cm2
kx 2
 2 
y = 30 cm2
1
k x2
(1.6  1)  AC  CD = area of △ACD
y 2
=  100% 2(30)
k x2 CD = cm
5
y = 12 cm
= 0.6  100% In △ACD,
= 60%
∴ z is increased by 60%. AD = AC 2  CD 2
= 52  12 2 cm
12. C = 13 cm
Let T(n) be the number of dots in the nth Perimeter of ABCD
pattern. = AB + BC + CD + AD
T(1) = 3 = (3 + 4 + 12 + 13) cm
T(2) = 3 + [2(1) + 4] = 9 = 32 cm
T(3) = 9 + [2(2) + 4] = 17
T(4) = 17 + [2(3) + 4] = 27 16. C
T(5) = 27 + [2(4) + 4] = 39 Base radius
T(6) = 39 + [2(5) + 4] = 53 18π
T(7) = 53 + [2(6) + 4] = 69 = cm
2π
T(8) = 69 + [2(7) + 4] = 87
= 9 cm
T(9) = 87 + [2(8) + 4] = 107
Total surface area
T(10) = 107 + [2(9) + 4] = 129
= (π × 9 × 15 + π × 92) cm2
∴ The number of dots in the 10th pattern is = 216π cm2
129.

13. C

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17. B 19. A
In △ACE, ∵ 5AB = 3BD
AE 5
tan ACE = ∴ BD = AB
AC 3
3 cm Perimeter of △ABD = 22 cm
tan 30 =
AC AB + AD + BD = 22 cm
AC = 3 3 cm 5
AB + AB + AB = 22 cm
AB = AC = 3 3 cm 3
11
AD = 2AE AB = 22 cm
= 2(3) cm 3
= 6 cm AB = 6 cm
In △ABD, AD = BC = AB = 6 cm
5
tan ABD =
AD BD =  6 cm
AB 3
= 10 cm
6
= In △ABD and △MCB,
3 3 ADB = MBC
ABD = 49, cor. to the nearest degree BAD = CMB
∴ △ABD ~ △MCB (AAA)
18. C
AD BD
(1  cos120) tan135 ∴ =
MB CB
sin (180   ) tan (270   )
6 6
[1  cos (180   60)] tan (180   45) MB = cm
= 10
 1 
 sin    = 3.6 cm
 tan   In △NCD and △MCB,
(1  cos 60)( tan 45) DC = BC
=
 cos  CDN = CBM
 sin    CND = CMB
 sin  
∴ △NCD  △MCB (AAS)
 1
1  (1) ∴ ND = MB = 3.6 cm
 2
= MN = BD  MB  ND
 cos
= (10  3.6  3.6) cm
1
= = 2.8 cm
2 cos

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20. A 21. D
∵ OC = OA ∵ AE : BE : CE = 2 : 4 : 3
∴ OCA = OAC 1 3
∴ AE = BE and CE = BE.
= 38 2 4
In △AOC, Join CD.
AOC + OCA + OAC = 180 B
AOC + 38 + 38 = 180
AOC = 104
Reflex AOC = 360  104
= 256
1
ABC =  reflex AOC A E C
2
1
=  256 D
2
= 128 In △AEB and △DEC,
OCB + ABC = 180 AEB = DEC
38 + ACB + 128 = 180 BAE = CDE
ACB = 14 ∴ △AEB ~ △DEC (AAA)
AE BE
Alternative method: ∴ =
DE CE
Join OB. 1
B BE BE
2 =
DE 3
BE
4
A 38 C 3
DE = BE
8
O Area of △AEB BE
=
∵ OC = OA Area of △AED DE
∴ OCA = OAC Area of △AEB BE
=
= 38 6 cm2 3
BE
∵ AB // OC 8
∴ BAC = OCA Area of △AEB 8
=
= 38 6 cm2 3
∵ OB = OA Area of △AEB = 16 cm2
∴ OBA = OAB
= OAC + BAC 22. A
= 38 + 38 (16  2) 180
I. Each interior angle =
= 76 16
In △AOB, = 157.5
AOB + OAB + OBA = 180 ∴ I is true.
AOB + 76 + 76 = 180 II. The number of folds of rotational
AOB = 28 symmetry of a regular 16-sided polygon
1 is 16.
ACB =  AOB ∴ II is true.
2
III. The number of axes of reflectional
1
=  28 symmetry of a regular 16-sided polygon
2 is 16.
= 14 ∴ III is not true.
∴ Only I and II are true.

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23. A 26. B
I. Distance between the origin and the centre
24. D =a
∵ The origin lies outside the circle,
25. C ∴ a>r
1 ∴ I is true.
I. Slope of L1 = 
a II. ∵ The centre lies in quadrant III,
∵
1
 >0 ∴ 180 <  < 270
a ∴ II is not true.
∴ a<0 III. ∵ 180 <  < 270
∴ I is true. ∴ tan  > 0
a ∴ III is true.
II. y-intercept of L1 =  = 1
a ∴ Only I and III are true.
b
y-intercept of L2 =  = b
1 27. C
∴ 1 = b Total number of possible outcomes
b=1 =6×6
∴ II is not true. = 36
c The favourable outcomes are (1 , 2), (2 , 4),
III. Slope of L2 =  = c (3 , 6), (2 , 1), (4 , 2) and (6 , 3).
1 Number of favourable outcomes = 6
∵ c < 0 ∴ The required probability
∴ c>0 6
∴ III is true. =
36
IV. Substitute y = 0 into x + ay + a = 0,
1
x + a(0) + a = 0 =
x = a 6
∴ The coordinates of P are (a , 0).
Substitute y = 0 and b = 1 into 28. D
cx + y + b = 0, A. Minimum waiting time = 2 min
cx + 0 + 1 = 0 B. The mean cannot be determined from the
box-and-whisker diagram.
1
x=  ∴ B may not be true.
c
C. ∵ Median = 5 min
 1 
∴ The coordinates of Q are   , 0  . ∴ Half of the passengers have waiting
 c  times less than 5 min.
∵ PQ > 2OP We cannot determine whether exactly half
∴ OP + OQ > 2OP of the passengers have waiting times less
OQ > OP than 7 min from the box-and-whisker
 1 diagram.
0     > a  0 D. Range
 c
= (12  2) min
1
> a = 10 min
c ∴ The answer is D.
1 > ac (∵ c > 0)
ac + 1 > 0
∴ IV is true.
∴ Only I, III and IV are true.

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29. A 31. B
Weight (kg) Class mark (kg) Frequency x4 1

4150 45.5 16 x3  8 2 x  x 2
5160 55.5 44 x4 1
6170 = 
65.5 25 ( x  2)( x  2 x  4) x( x  2)
2

7180 75.5 11
x( x  4)  ( x 2  2 x  4)
8190 85.5 4 =
x( x  2)( x 2  2 x  4)
Mean
45.5  16  55.5  44  65.5  25  2x  4
=
75.5  11  85.5  4 x( x  2)( x 2  2 x  4)
= kg 2( x  2)
100 =
= 59.8 kg x( x  2)( x 2  2 x  4)
Standard deviation 2
=
16(45.5  59.8) 2  44(55.5  59.8) 2  x( x  2 x  4)
2

25(65.5  59.8) 2  11(75.5  59.8) 2 

32. C
4(85.5  59.8) 2 y = kxa
= kg
100 log5 y = log5 (kxa)
= 10.12 kg, cor. to 2 d.p. log5 y = log5 k + a log5 x
When log5 x = 0, log5 y = 2.
30. D ∴ 2 = log5 k
I. ∵ The median is 10, k = 52
∴ m = 10 and n  10. = 25
∴ I is true.
II. Range = 14 33. B
∵ 16 – 2 = 14 DC00000120116
∴ 2 is the smallest datum and 16 is the = (13)1610 + (12)169 + 1  163 + 2  162 + 1
largest datum. = (13)1610 + (12)169 + 4 609
i.e. n  16.
∴ II is true. 34. A
III. Suppose that the mean of the 10 data is 1
The graph of y = f(x) is reduced to of the
9.3. 2
3  3  2  9  10  11  12  16  10  n original along the x-axis to become the graph
of y = f(2x).
10 For the graph of y = f(2x), the x-intercepts are
= 9.3
6 6
76 + n = 93  and , i.e. –3 and 3, and the y-intercept
n = 17 2 2
is –8.
∵ n  16
The graph of y = f(2x) is reflected in the x-axis
∴ The mean of the 10 data cannot be to become the graph of y = –f(2x).
9.3. For the graph of y = –f(2x), the x-intercepts
∴ III is true. are –3 and 3, and the y-intercept is 8.
∴ I, II and III are true. ∴ The answer is A.

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35. A 37. D
2 i Let the common difference = d.
i
i 1 an = 3 + (n  1)d
2  i (i  1) a20 = 10a2
=i 3 + (20  1)d = 10[3 + (2  1)d]
(i  1)(i  1)
3 + 19d = 30 + 10d
2 (i 2  i ) 9d = 27
=i
i2 1 d=3
2 (1  i) I. Sum of the first 2n terms
=i+
2 2n
= [2(3) + (2n  1)(3)]
= i    i 2
=  + (1  )i = 3n(1 + 2n)
∴ I is true.
36. B II. an = 3 + (n  1)(3)
(0 , 0) lies in the shaded region. = 3n
Substituting (0 , 0) into the L.H.S. of y = 3, we a4 3(4)
have 0  3, thus the shaded region lies in the = =4
a1 3
solution region of y  3.
Substituting (0 , 0) into the L.H.S. of a16 3(16)
= =4
4y  5x = 3, we have 4(0)  5(0) = 0  3, a4 3(4)
thus the shaded region lies in the solution a4 a
∵ = 16
region of 4y  5x  3. a1 a4
Substituting (0 , 0) into the L.H.S. of
∴ a1, a4, a16 is a geometric sequence.
5x + 2y = 9, we have 5(0) + 2(0) = 0  9,
∴ II is true.
thus the shaded region lies in the solution
III. d = 3 > 0
region of 5x + 2y  9.
a2 = a1 + d > a1
∵ (a , b) is a point lying in the shaded
a4 = a3 + d > a3
region,
…

b  3 a50 = a49 + d > a49


∴  4b  5a  3 ∴ a2 + a4 + a6 + … + a50
5a  2b  9 > a1 + a3 + a5 + … + a49

∴ III is true.
b  3
 ∴ I, II and III are true.
i.e.  5a  4b  3
5a  2b  9  0
 38. A
∴ Only I and III are true. 2b
α+β= 
a
2c
αβ =
a
Perimeter = 2(α + β) cm
= 2   cm
2b
 a 
4b
=  cm
a
Area = αβ cm2
2c
= cm2
a

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39. A In △ABD, by the cosine formula,

When x = 40, AD2  BD2  AB 2
A: y = 2 sin (40 + 50)  2 = 0 cos ADB =
2( AD)(BD)
B: y = 2 sin (40  50)  2  0
C: y = 4 sin (40 + 50)  4 = 0 ( 74 ) 2  ( 50 ) 2  6 2
=
D: y = 4 sin (40  40)  4  0 2( 74 )( 50 )
∵ 1  sin (x + 50)  1 ADB = 44, cor. to the nearest degree
∴ 2  2 sin (x + 50)  2
4  2 sin (x + 50)  2  0 41. C
and 4  4 sin (x + 50)  4 Join AC.
8  4 sin (x + 50)  4  0 E
The maximum and the minimum values of
y = 2 sin (x + 50)  2 are 0 and 4
respectively.
The maximum and the minimum values of D
C
y = 4 sin (x + 50)  4 are 0 and 8
respectively.
∴ The answer is A. B A
Let BAC = x.
40. B
6  x  ( x  2)
  
∵ BC = 2 CD = DA
s=
2
cm
∴
  
BC : CD : DA = 2 : 1 : 2
2x  8 ∴ BAC : CAD : ACD = 2 : 1 : 2
= cm
2 1 1
= (x + 4) cm CAD = BAC = x
By Heron’s formula, 2 2
area of △ABC ACD = BAC = x
BCA = 90
= s ( s  AB)(s  BC )(s  AC )
BAC + CAD + BCA + ACD = 180
= ( x  4)( x  4  6)( x  4  x)( x  4  x  2) cm2 1
x + x + 90 + x = 180
= 8( x  4)( x  2) cm2 2
5
∴ 8( x  4)( x  2) = 216 x = 90
2
8(x + 4)(x – 2) = 216 x = 36
(x + 4)(x – 2) = 27 1
x2 + 2x – 8 = 27 ∴ CAD =  36 = 18
x2 + 2x – 35 = 0 2
(x – 5)(x + 7) = 0 ACD = 36
x = 5 or –7 (rejected) CEA = BAC = 36
In △BCD, In △ACE,
ACE + CEA + EAC = 180
BD = BC 2  CD 2
(36 + DCE) + 36 + (42 + 18) = 180
= 5 2  5 2 cm DCE = 48
= 50 cm
In △ACD,
AD = AC 2  CD 2
= (5  2) 2  52 cm
= 74 cm

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42. D 45. B
Substitute y = kx – 3 into Each number in the group of numbers
x2 + y2 + 4x + 8y + 19 = 0, {x1, x2, x3, …, x100} is multiplied by 5.
x2 + (kx – 3)2 + 4x + 8(kx – 3) + 19 = 0 New mode = 5m1
x2 + k2x2 – 6kx + 9 + 4x + 8kx – 24 + 19 = 0 New inter-quartile range = 5q1
(1 + k2)x2 + (2k + 4)x + 4 = 0 ...................(*) New standard deviation = 5 v1
∵ The circle and the straight line do not
2 is added to each number in the group of
intersect,
numbers {5x1, 5x2, 5x3, …, 5x100}.
∴ discriminant of (*) < 0
m2 = 5m1 + 2
(2k + 4)2 – 4(1 + k2)(4) < 0
q2 = 5q1
4k2 + 16k + 16 – 16 – 16k2 < 0
12k2 – 16k > 0 v2 = 5 v1
3k2 – 4k > 0 v2 = 25v1
k(3k – 4) > 0 ∴ Only I and III must be true.
4
∴ k < 0 or k >
3

43. C
[When the ten thousands digit is 7, 8 or 9,
there are P13 choices. The remaining
9 numbers can be placed into the 4 positions
left and there are P49 ways of arrangement.
When the ten thousands digit is 6, the
thousands digit can only be 4, 5, 7, 8 or 9, and
there are P15 choices. The remaining
8 numbers can be placed into the 3 positions
left and there are P38 ways of arrangement.]
The required number of 5-digit numbers
formed
= P13  P49  P15  P38
= 10 752

44. A
P(late)
= P(taking MTR and late) +
P(taking bus and late)
= P(taking MTR)  P(late | taking MTR) +
P(taking bus)  P(late | taking bus)
= 0.6  0.15 + (1 – 0.6)  0.2
= 0.17

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