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NAME: NO: CLASS:

ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2013

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
CODE/PAPER : 4016/01
LEVEL/STREAM : 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC
DATE : 28 August 2013
TIME : 1040 – 1240
DURATION : 2 HOURS

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in dark blue or black pen.

You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give
the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For  , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of  .

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.
For Examiner’s Use

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DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
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This question paper consists of 14 printed pages including this cover page.
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0.2039
1. Calculate , giving your answer to 4 significant figures.
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20.23  1.37

Answer: ..………………………... [1]

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2. Given that A : B = : and B : C = 2 : 5 , find the ratio of A to C as a ratio of two integers.
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Answer: …….…………………… [2]

3. The length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and its width is decreased by 5%. Find the
percentage change in its area.

Answer: …….………………… % [2]

4. Solve 125 x  4  0.2 .
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Answer: …….…………………… [3]

5. An area of 4 cm2 on a map represents an actual area of 9 km2. Calculate

(a)    the area on the map, in square centimetres, which represents an actual area of 15 km2,
(b)   the scale of the map, in the form 1 : n.

Answer: (a) …..……………… cm2 [1]

(b) 1 : ….………………... [2]

6. It is given that y is inversely proportional to x3, and that y = 180 for a particular value of x.
Find the value of y when this value of x is doubled.

Answer: …..…..………………….. [2]

7. Three decorative light bulbs are made to light up at intervals of 10 seconds, 12 seconds and
15 seconds respectively.  All the bulbs start to light up at 7.00 pm.  At what time will the
bulbs light up together again after 7.00 pm?

Answer: ….…..…………………... [2]

8. (a) Express 360 as the product of its prime factors.
(b)    Given that 360k is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.  Write down the smallest
possible value of k.
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Answer: (a) …..…………………... [1]

(b) ……..………………... [2]

9. A hard disk has a storage capacity of 0.75 terabytes.

(a)      Express 0.75 terabytes in bytes, giving your answer in standard form.
(b)      A video file requires 40 megabytes of storage capacity.  Find the number of video files
that can be stored in the hard disk.

Answer: (a) …..………….… bytes [1]

(b) ……..………………... [1]

10. It takes a painter 4 hours to paint 2 rooms.  His assistant takes 3 hours to paint one room.
(a)      How many rooms can the painter paint in 20 hours?

(b)      If the painter and his assistant were to paint together, how long will it take for
them to paint one room? Give your answer in hour(s) and minutes.

Answer: (a) …..…………………... [1]

(b) ……… h ….…... min [2]

11. A delivery company sends parcel by ship.  The parcel must be at least 8 m3 in volume
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and less than 25 kg for delivery.  If a box measures (x + 2) m by 2 m by 1 m and mass per
cubic metre of 1.5 kg, find all possible integer values of x.

Answer: ……………………………… [3]

12. The number of sides of a regular polygon X is doubled to form a new regular polygon Y.
If the ratio of each interior angle of the polygon X to that of the polygon Y is 6 : 7,

(a)      find the number of sides of polygon X,

(b)      hence find the size of each exterior angle of polygon Y.

Answer:(a) …..…………………... [3]

(b) ……..…………....… ° [1]
13. In a test, the marks obtained by 20 students are represented on a stem and leaf diagram as
follows:
Stem Leaf
1 1  5  5  8  9
2 0  0  1  2  2  3  4
3 1  2  2  2  5
4 5  6  6
(a)      Find
(i)        the modal mark,
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(ii)       the median mark.

(b)      The same data is to be represented in a pie chart.  Calculate the angle of the sector
representing the scores greater than 30 marks.

Answer: (a) (i) …………………… [1]

(a) (ii) …………...……… [1]
(b) ….…………………. ° [2]

14. (a) Factorise completely 6 ps  2 pr  qr  3qs .

2x 1
(b)      Solve the equation 6   x.
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Answer: (a) …..………………….. [2]

(b) ……..……………… [3]

15. In the diagram below, AB = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm, AE = 5 cm and  AEB =  ACD.

(a) Show that triangles AEB  and ACD are similar.
(b) Find the length of DE.
(c)      Find the ratio, area of quadrilateral BCDE : area of ACD .
 

6 cm

5 cm
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Answer: (a) ...…………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
(b) …..……………… cm [2]
(c) ………. : ………… [1]
16. The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of a car which starts from rest.
 

 
(a)      Calculate the speed of the car at 10 seconds.
(b)      Find the value of u, if the total distance covered in the first 40 seconds is 1000 m.
(c) Draw the distance-time graph of the car in the axes below.

(a) ….………….....… m/s [2]

(b) …..…………...……… [2]
(c) [2]
Distance (m)
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Time (s)
15 40 60
17. The figure shows a circle, centre O of radius 4 cm and AOB   .  Given that the area of
∆OAB  is 4 cm2, find
(a)        in radians,
(b)      the area of the minor sector
(c)      the perimeter of the shaded region.
Leave all your answers in terms of  .

(a) ….…………...……… [2]

(b) …..…………...…cm2 [1]
(c) …..…………...… cm [2]
18. Given that
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  { x : x is an integer and 1  x  20}

A = {x : x is a perfect square}
B = {x : x is a multiple of 2}

(a) Draw a Venn Diagram showing the elements of sets  , A and B.

(b)      A number s is chosen at random from  .  Find the probability that
(i)       s  B ' ,
(ii)     s  A  B .
(c)   Two numbers are chosen at random from the set  with replacement. Find the
probability that the sum of the two numbers is 6.

Answer: (a)  [2]

(b) (i) …………………… [1]

(b) (ii) …………...……… [1]
(c) ………………………. [1]
19. (a)      Sketch the graph of y  ( x  1) 2  3 on the axes below.
(b)      Write down the line of symmetry of the curve.
  Answer: (a)

[2]
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Answer: (b) …………..……………… [1]

20. The curve  y  x 2  2 x  3 cuts the x-axis at A and B and the y-axis at C.
(a)      Write down the coordinates of A, B and C.
(b)      Find the equation of the line parallel to BC, passing through A.
(c)      The line found in (b) meets the y-axis at D. Calculate the length of the line segment
BD.

Answer: (a) A ……………..………

B ……………..………
C ……………..……… [3]
(b) …. ……………..……… [2]
(c) …. ……………..… units [2]

21. Sticks of equal length are used to form the patterns as shown.
 
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Consider the series pattern shown in the table.
Figure Number of Number of sticks
(n) squares formed used
( Q) (T)
1 3 10
2 5 16
3 7 22 [2]
4 9 28
5 11 34
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(a)      Complete the table above for n=6.
(b)      Express T in terms of n.
(c)      Hence, find the number of sticks used for Figure 25.

Answer: (b) ……………………… [1]

Answer: (c) ……………..……….. [1]

22. The scale drawing in the answer space below show three points, Q, R and S.  S is due
north of R.
(a)      Find the bearing of S from Q.
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(b)      Construct
(i)        the perpendicular bisector of SR.
(ii)       the bisector of angle QRS.
(c)      The point P is such that PQ is less than 6 cm and P is closer to the point R than point S.
Mark a possible position of point P in the diagram below.
 
Answer: N

[3]

Answer: (a) ……………………...° [1]

(d)      These two bisectors meet at A.  Complete the statement below.

The point A is equidistant from the lines ________ and ________ and equidistant from
the points ________ and ________. [2]

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