3009 DSE

MATH-CP

PAPER 2

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MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

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MOCK 9

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Section A

1. √w (√w
11 3 12
( √ w 12) ) =
4

A. w3 .

B. w6 .

C. w8 .

D. w9 .

2. (a 2−2 a+1)−(b 2 +2 b+1) =

A. (a +b)(a−b−2) .

B. (a+b)(a−b+ 2) .

C. (a +b−2)(a−b−2) .

D. (a+b−2)(a+b+2) .

b+ ax
3. When f (x) is divided by , then the remainder is
c

A. f − ( ab ) .

B. f − ( ab ) .

C. f − ( acb ) .

D. f ( acb ) .

4. If 0.998 9 < y < 0.999 2 , which of the following must be correct?

A. y = 0.9 (correct to 1 significant figures)

B. y = 0.99 (correct to 2 significant figures)

C. y = 0.999 (correct to 3 significant figures)

D. y = 0.999 0 (correct to 4 significant figures)

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5. ( √ 2+1) ( √ 2−1) =

A. 1 .

B. √ 2+1 .
C. 3( √ 2−1) .

D. 3( √ 2+1) .

6. If 1≤x≤4 and 2≤ y≤7 , the maximum value of 1+4 x−3 y is

A. –16 .

B. –1 .

C. 8.

D. 11 .

7. How many positive terms in the sequence if the nth term is 777−7 n ?

A. 110

B. 111

C. 112

D. 113
2
8. The figure shows the graph of f ( x )=ax +bx +c . Which of the following are correct?

I. a>0
II. b>0
III. c>0
2
IV. b >4 ac

A. I , II and III only

B. I , II and IV only

C. II , III and IV only

D. I , II , III and IV

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9. Weight of a pen is 20 g , correct to the nearest x g . If the relative error is 0.125, then x =

A. 1.

B. 2.5 .

C. 5.

D. 10 .

10. The area of a rectangle is 108 m² and the length of its diagonal is 15 m . The perimeter of
the rectangle is

A. 21 m.

B. 42 m.

C. 48 m.

D. 56 m.

11. It is given that f (x) is partly varies as x and partly varies as square of x . Ceci found that
f (1) = 36 and f (3) = 24 , then f (2) =

A. 12 .

B. 44 .

C. 72 .

D. 100 .

12. 10−12 mm =

A. 10−14 cm.

B. 10−15 cm.

C. 10−16 m.

D. 10−18 km.

13. James is investing a sum at an interest rate of 12% per annum, compounded monthly for 2 years,
James can earn the same amount of interest as investing the same amount at an interest rate of

A. 3% per annum which compounded quarterly for 8 years.

B. 4% per annum which compounded monthly for 6 years.

C. 6% per annum which compounded every 2 months for 4 years.

D. 24% per annum which compounded monthly for 1 year.

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14. In the figure , DCE and GAB are two parallel straight lines also ∠CBA = ∠DGB . If
CE = 6 , AB = DG = 12 , then CF =

A. 2.

B. 3.

C. 4.

D. 6.

15. There are 5 identical semi-circles in the figure. Kristie found that AB = PQ = 22 cm ,
CD = GH = 12 cm and EF = 16 cm . The perimeter of the figure is

A. 84 + 90π cm.

B. 84 + 100π cm.

C. 84 + 110π cm.

D. 84 + 120π cm.

16. In the figure, the base of the cone touches all sides of the base of the cube. If the volume of
the cone and the volume of the cube are the same, find the ratio of the base radius of the
cone to the height of the cone.

A. π : 1

B. π : 3

C. π : 12

D. π : 24

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17. In the figure, shortest distance between point A and point B is

A. √ 62 cm
B. √ 87 cm
C. √ 98 cm
D. √ 113 cm

18. In the figure, BD and AC are the angle bisectors of ∠ABC and ∠BCD respectively. If
∠CED = 68° , then ∠BAC + ∠BDC =

A. 68°.

B. 78°.

C. 112°.

D. 156°.

19. In the figure, AB = CD and AC = BD . Which of the following must be correct?

I. ∆ABD ≅ ∆DCA
II. ∆ABE ≅ ∆DCE
III. ∆AED is an isosceles triangle

A. I only.

B. III only.

C. I and II only.

D. I , II and III.

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20. In the figure, A , B , C and D are points lying on a circle , AC and BD meet at E such
that AE : BE : CE = 2 : 4 : 3 . If the area of ∆ADE is 6 cm² , then the area of ∆ABE is

A. 9 cm² .

B. 14 cm² .

C. 16 cm² .

D. 24 cm² .

21. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle . Chord AC and BD intersects at E . If
∠AEB = 120° , ^ BC : ^
AD=1: 5 , find ∠AOD .

A. 100°

B. 110°

C. 120°

D. 130°

1 1
22. − =
1 1
1− 1+
cosθ cos θ

2
A. − 2
.
tan θ

−2
B. .
tanθ sin θ

2
C. 2
.
tan θ

D. −2 tan θ sin θ .

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23. If 2 cosθ =1 and √ 3 tan x=1 where both θ and x are acute angles, then sin(θ − x) =
A. 0 .

1
B. .
2

1
C. .
√2

D. √3 .
2

24. The coordinates of the points M and N are (4 , 1) and (2 , 3) respectively. If P is a

moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that PM = MN , then the locus of P
is

A. the perpendicular bisector of MN .

B. the circle with MN as a radius.

C. the straight line which passes through M and N .

D. the angle bisector of ∠MON , where O is the origin.

25. Coordinates of A , B and C are (–5 , –4) , (4 , –2) and (–3 , 5) respectively. D is a point on
the same coordinate plane such that ABDC is a parallelogram. Find the slope of AD .

11
A.
17

4
B.
5

C. 1

17
D.
11

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26. Equation of the straight line L 1 and L 2 are x + Ay= B and x +Cy= D respectively.
The are perpendicular to each other and intersect at a point on the positive y-axis. Which of
the following are true?

I. A>0
II. AC = –1
III. D>B

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

27. Two circle with equation ( x−2)2 +( y−3)2 =45 and ( x +5)2 +( y +11)2=80 touch each
other externally at a point Q . Find the coordinates of Q .

A. (–2 , –5)

B. (2 , 5)

C. (–1 , –3)

D. (1 , 3)

28. There are 5 bags, where 3 are empty and 2 contain a ball. If a ball is randomly placed
into a bag, and then a bag is randomly selected, the probability that the bag is empty is

A. 0.48 .

B. 0.5 .

C. 0.52 .

D. 0.56 .

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29. The figure shows the frequency curve of a certain distribution. Which of the following can
be the distribution's cumulative frequency curve?

30. In the figure, X and Y are curves showing the distribution of test scores in two schools,
each having same number of students. Which of the following must be true?

I. Range of X > Range of Y

II. Standard deviation of X > Standard deviation of Y
III. Median of X = Median of Y

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

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Section B

31. If 4 x +6 x =9 x , find the value of x and correct it to 3 significant figures.

A. 1.19

B. 1.20

C. 1.21

D. 1.22

32. In binary system, how many digits does 30123012 have?

A. 17402

B. 17403

C. 34808

D. 34809

33. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between c and log5 k . If k =ab c , then
b=

1
A. .
25

1
B. .
√5
C. √5 .
D. 25 .

34. In the figure, VABC is a triangular pyramid and V is vertically above A . Which of the
following must be right angles?

I. ∠VAB
II. ∠BAC
III. The angle between planes VAC and ABC

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

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35. In the figure, PQ and SR are parallel to the x-axis. If (x , y) is a point lying on the shaded
region PQRS (including the boundary), at which point does 8y – 4x + 9 attains its greatest
value?

A. P

B. Q

C. R

D S

o o o o o
36. sin 1 +sin 2 +sin 3 +...+sin 719 +sin 720 =

A. –1 .

B. 0.

C. 0.5 .

D. 1.

2
37. The minimum value of y= is
x
4−2 cos
2
A. 1 .

1
B. .
2

1
C. .
3

1
D. .
6

38. Given that a 1=555 , which of the following shows that a 1 , a 2 ,... , a n is an arithmetic
sequence?

I. a n+1=a n + π
II. a 1 +a 2 +a 3 +...+ a n=n (1109+n)÷2
III. a n+1=333−a n

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

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39. It is given that a + bi and a – bi are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2−2 x+ 2=0 ,
2017
(a +bi)
where a and b are real number and b > 0 . Then the value of 2018
=
(a−bi)

1 1
A. − + i .
2 2

1 1
B. − i .
2 2

C. −1+i .

D. 1−i .

40. In the figure, A , B , C and D are points on the circle. XY is tangent to the circle at A .
AC and diameter BD meets at E . If ∠XAB = 67° and ∠CDB = 38° , then ∠AED =

A. 23°.

B. 52°.

C. 55°.

D. 61°

41. In the figure, AB and AC are the tangents to the circle at B and C respectively. BD is a
diameter of the circle. AC produced and BD produced meet at E . If AB = 18 cm and AE
= 30 cm, then the circumference of the circle is

A. 9π cm.

B. 15π cm.

C. 18π cm.

D. 24π cm.

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42. The equation of the circle centered at (a , b) and tangential to the x-axis is

A. x 2 + y 2−2 ax−2 by−a 2 =0 .

B. x 2 + y 2−2 ax−2 by +b 2=0 .

C. x 2 + y 2−2 ax−2 by +a 2 +b 2 =0 .

D. x 2 + y 2−2 ax−2 by +a 2 =0 .

43. A box contains 5 fair coins and 5 biased coins. Each biased coin has a probability 0.8 of
getting a head. Two coins are drawn at random from the box without replacement and are
tossed one by one. Given that the first coin has shown head, find the probability that second
coin is fair.

1
A.
3

1
B.
2

20
C.
39

2
D.
3

44. In a class, the mean and the standard deviation of a physics exam are 60 marks and 12
marks respectively. Grade “A” will be given if the standard score is 2.25 or above. If
Kristie wants to get grade “A” , at least how many marks should she get?

A. 85

B. 87

C. 90

D. 92

45. The standard deviation of x – π , 5x – π , –(3x + π) , 9x – π and –(7x + π) is

A. 4 √2 x .

B. 2 √ 10 x .

24
C. x .
5

D. 32 x .

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