Sample Practice Set for 2017 IMOYA

Intermediate Division

Part One. Calculation Skills.

1. Simplify 3  2 2  3  2 2  2 2.

 a  b  
1 1
2. For all a  0, b  0 and c  0, find the smallest possible value of  .
a b
When does this minimum value occur?

3. Solve the simultaneous equations

xy 1 yz 1 xz 1
 ,  ,  .
x y 2 yz 3 xz 7

21  4a  a 2
4. Solve  1.
a 1

5. Given: x 4  5 x3  8 x 2  5 x  1  0.
1
Find the numerical value of x  .
x

Part Two. Multiple Choice.

2 1
1. Suppose that a b  , what is the value for (2mn)(4nm)
(b  2) 2
2mn  1 2mn  1 2mn  1
A. B. C.
2(2mn  1) 4(2mn  1) 2(2mn  1)
2mn  1 2mn  1
D. E.
4(2mn  1) 2mn  1
 Given that x  7  9  and y  4  9  , what is the value of x + y?
3 3
2.
11 1 1 1 1
A.  B.  C.  D.  E. 
729 27 81 243 729

3. Given that 16 is the average (arithmetic mean) value of 5m, 3m – 2 and 6m + 1. Find the
average value of 6m + 1 and 4m – 3.
A. 11 B. 16.5 C. 22 D. 27.5 E. 33
4. Given that a = 70, the ratio of a to b to c to d to e is 5 to 4 to 3 to 2 to 1, what is the value of
c?
A. 210 B. 56 C. 42 D. 28 E. 14

5. If x, y and z are the three angles of a triangle and they are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5, what is the
value for z?
A. 100 B. 80 C. 60 D. 40 E. 20

Part Three. Problem Solving Skills.

1. z varies inversely with x 2 and directly with y. When x = 3, y = 1, z = 2. Express z in terms

of x and y.

2. Suppose 6–2x = 25. June claims that she can find the value of 15(6x) + 12 without finding
the value of x.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.

3. In the figure, the curve y  x 2  kx  4 intersects with y

x axis at C and it intersects the straight line y = x at A y  x2  kx  4
and B.
(a) Find the value of k. yx
(b) Find the x coordinate of mid point of AB. A
B
x
C
4. The figure consists of a rectangle and an isosceles triangle.
The rectangle has base 6x cm and height y cm. The equal sides 5x
of the isosceles triangle are 5x cm.
a. Show that the area A, of the whole figure is given by the
formula A  6 xy  12 x 2 . y
b. Rearrange the formula to express y in terms of x and A.

6x
5. The diagram shows two circles with centers A and B
touching each other externally at P. TQRS is the
common tangent to the two circles
a. Explain clearly why QPR is a right angle. P B
A
b. If QR = 12 cm and PRQ  0.6 radian,
(i) find PBR and PAQ in radians,
T Q 12 cm R S
(ii) find the area of the shaded region.