Candidate Name Class Register Number

BALESTIER HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2013
SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS
SECONDARY FIVE NORMAL (ACADEMIC)

MATHEMATICS 4016/01
PAPER 1

TUESDAY 7 May 2013 2 hours

Candidates are to answer on the Question Paper.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and register number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
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 an electronic 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 π , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms
of π.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total for this paper is 80 marks.
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Mathematical Formula

Compound Interest
n
r
( )

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P 1+
100

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Total amount =

Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = π r l
2
Surface area of a sphere = 4 π r
1 2
πrh
Volume of a cone = 3
4 3
πr
Volume of a sphere = 3
1
a b sin C
Area of triangle ABC = 2

Arc length = r θ , where θ is in radians

1 2
r θ
Sector area = 2 , where θ is in radians

Trigonometry
a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
2 2 2
a =b +c −2 b c cos A

Statistics
∑ fx
Mean = ∑f
2

√ ∑ fx2 − ∑ fx
( )
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Standard deviation = ∑f ∑f
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Answer all the questions.

4.2  16.94

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Calculate 18  (5.2) , give your answer in standard form correct to 3
3

Use
significant figures.

Answer ……..…………….... [1]

0.5
 4 x4 
2 (a)  
 25 y 2 
Simplify .

(b p4  p2
 pm
12
) 3
p
Given that . Find the value of m.

Answer (a) ……..…..………. [1]

(b) …..……..………. [2]

3
2
12 %
Express 3
(a) as a decimal,
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(b as a fraction.
)

Answer (a) …..………........... [1]

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(b)………………....... [1]

4 (a) Write down the next two terms in the sequence

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8, 9.5, 11, 12.5, ……….., ………..

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(b) Find the nth term for the sequence.

(c) Find the 100th term.

Answer (a) .............. , ….…… [1]

(
b) ……...…..………… [1]
(c
) …………………… [1]

5 One letter is chosen randomly from the word “EXAMINATION”. Find the
probability of selecting

(a) the letter “N”,

(b) a vowel.

Answer (a) ….…….………….… [1]

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(b) …………….………... [1]

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6   {x : x is a integer, 1  x  20}
A  {x : x is a factor of 20}

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B  {x : x is a prime number such that x  20}

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(a) Draw a Venn Diagram to illustrate this information.

[1]

(b Write down n(A).

)
(c) List all the elements listed in the set ( A  B ) .

Answer (b) ……………….. [1]

(c) ………………….. [1]

7 Solve the simultaneous equations

3 y  2.5 x  12,
4.2 x  2 y  5.

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Answer x = ..........., y = ............ [3]

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8 (a) Solve the inequality 4  5 x  2  3 x  12 .

(b Hence write down the smallest integer that satisfies

) 4  5 x  2  3 x  12 .

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Answer (a) ……………….. [2]

(b) ……………….. [1]

9 A map is drawn to a scale of 1 cm to 200 m.

(a) Express the scale in the form 1 : n.

(b) A road has a length of 8 km. Find its length on the map.

(c) A city occupies a land area of 11.2 km2. Find its area on the map.

Answer (a) 1: ………………….. [1]

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(b) …………..……. cm [2]

(c) ……………..... cm2 [2]

10 Bus A comes to bus stop X every 3 mins. Bus B comes to the same bus
stop at every 7 mins. Bus C comes every 41 mins. All the buses reached bus
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stop X at 7 am. Find the time that all the buses will next reach bus stop X
at the same time.

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Answer .………...…………. [3]

11 (a) Danny invested $24 000 at an annual rate of 3.8% simple interest.
How much interest would he have earned after 2.5 years?

(b) How much interest would Danny have earned if he had invested for
the same period in another bank that pays 0.8% interest per annum
compounded monthly?

Answer (a) $ ….…………..…...… [2]

(b) $ .……………....…..... [3]

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12 Sketch the following graphs in the space provided, clearly stating the
turning points and intercepts of the axes.

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(a) y   x2  x  6

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y

[3]

(b) y  ( x  2) 2  4

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[3]
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13 (a) Express 260 as a product of its prime factors.

(b) Given that 260k is a perfect square, write down the smallest

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possible value of k.

(c) Find the highest common factor of 260 and 104.

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Answer (a) …..….…………. [1]

(b) …..…….………. [1]

(c) .....…….………. [1]

14 Eight men can build two houses in 20 days. How many men does it take to
build three houses in 15 days?

Answer …………….….. men [3]

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15 Two geometrically similar solids have areas 144 cm2 and 81 cm2
respectively. If the larger solid has mass of 192 kg, find the mass of the
smaller solid.

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Answer ………...……… kg [3]

16 (a) Light travels at a speed of 2.998 10 m/s. Convert this to km/h,
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leaving your answer in standard form.

(b) The distance from the sun to the earth is 1.5 10 km. Find, in
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minutes, the time it takes for the rays from the sun to reach earth.

Answer (a ………..….…… km/h [2]

)

(b ……………….…mins [2]
)
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12
sin ACB 
In ΔABC, AC = 26 cm and 13 .

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(a) find the length of AB,

(b) find the length of BC,

(c) find the value of cos ACD .

Answer (a ………………… cm [2]

)

(b ………………… cm [1]
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(c) ……………………. [1]

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18 In the diagram, AOC is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 10
cm. AOC forms an equilateral triangle.
A

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B

C
O 10cm

(a) Convert 60 to radians,

(b) Find the arc length ABC,
(c) Find the area of the segment ABC.

Answer (a ………………… rad [1]

)
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(b ………………… cm [2]
)

(c) …………………cm2 [2]

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19 A set of points A, B and C are plotted as shown below.

y
4

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B

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3

2
A
1
C

-4 -2 O 2 4
x
-1

-2

[2]

(a) Write the coordinates of the points A, B and C.

(b) State the equation of the line segment AC.
(c) Plot 2 points for D such that it forms a parallelogram with ABC.
(d) Hence find the area of the parallelogram.

Answer (a) A(........... , .……...)

B(........... , .……...)

C(........... , .……...) [2]

(b) y = ……………..… [2]

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(d) ……………...units2 [2]

2 The figure shows a trapezium such that AD is parallel to BC. AC intersects BD

0 at the point E.

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A D

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E

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B C

(a) Name 2 triangles that are similar.

(b) Prove that they are similar.

Answer (a) Triangles ……………..… and ……..…………. [1]

(b) ………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………….. [3]

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The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of a train. It moves at a

constant speed of 50 m/s for duration of 30 secs. It then accelerates to 75 m/s 21
in the next 30 secs. It then decelerates uniformly to a complete stop within 60
secs.

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(a) Find the deceleration during the last 60 secs.
(b) Find the total distance travelled.
(c) On the axes given below, sketch the distance-time graph for the
duration of 120 seconds.
Distance (m)

0 30 60 120 time (s) [2]

Answer (a) …………….………m/s2 [2]

(b) …..……….………. m [3] Examiner’s

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