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S3 10-11paper 2 Half-Yearly
S3 10-11paper 2 Half-Yearly
S3 10-11paper 2 Half-Yearly
Mathematics II
1. Write down the information required in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheet.
2. When told to open this question paper, check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.
3. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. All the answers should be marked on the Answer Sheet.
4. Note that you may mark only ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will score
NO MARK.
5. All questions carry equal marks. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
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There are 40 questions in this paper.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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1. If C. (sin + cos )(1- sin cos )
4( x 3) 2(4 x a ) 10 x bx 2(3 x 1)
D. (sin - cos )(1 + sin cos )
, then
A. a=5 , b=4 7. 49 f 25 f
B. a= 7, b=4 A. 12 f
C. a= 7, b=-8
B. 24 f
D. a=5 , b=-8
C. 74 f
ax c D.
2. If (c d 0 and b x) , then 74 f
bx d
x= 8. 2a a ( 2 a a )
a c A.
A. a4
b d
B. 2a 3
ac
B.
bd C. a3 a2
bc ad D. 3a 2 a
C.
cd
ad bc 9. Factorize y 3x (5 3 x y ) 2 5
D.
cd A. (3 x y 5)(3 x y 4)
B. (3 x y 5)(3 x y 6)
3. Simplify the following expression
C. (5 3 x y )(3 x y 4)
3 3 2 2 3 2 3
(3 xy 4 x y 7 y ) ( 5 y x 6 x y xy ) D. cannot be factorized
A. ( x 4 1)( x 4 1)
12. If a 10 n is in the form of scientific
B. ( x 4 1)( x 2 1)( x 2 1) notation, what is the condition of a and n
C. ( x 4 1)( x 1) 2 ( x 1)( x 1) respectively?
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18. Factorize 9 k 3 k 1 4 .
13. Express 0.000 020 10 in scientific notation.
A. 2.10 10–5
A. 3k 4 3k 1
B. 2.10 10–6 B. 3k 43k 1
C. 2.01 10–5 C. 3 k 2 2
D. 2.01 10–6
D. 3k 13k 1
14. The distance between planets P and Q is 3.75 r
1
1014 km. How many hours does the light take to 19. If 3 3 , then r=
81
travel from planet P to planet Q? Correct the
A. 12
answer to 3 significant figures. (Take the speed
B. 4
of light = 3 108 m/s.)
C. -4
A. 1.74 105 h
D. -12
B. 3.47 105 h
2
C. 2.47 106 h 1
16 x 2 3 y
D. 2.16 107 h 20. Simplify
1 1
2x 2 y 3
15. It is given that there are as many as 4.85
B. 0.000 012 9 C. 5
C. 0.000 129 D. 9
D. 0.001 29
5 n 2 10 5 n
17.
5 n 1
A. 5n
B. 3 5n
C. 5
D. 3
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inequality.
22. If 10 (2x+y) =1000 and 3 (2x-y) =243, find the Adding 8 to the result of x divided by 3 is
value of x and y. not greater than -6.
A. x= 1 , y= 1 x
A. 8 6
B. x= 0 , y= 3 3
C. x= 2 , y= 1 x
B. 8 6
D. x= 2 , y= -1 3
3
C. 8 6
23. Which of the following graphical solution x
represent the solution of the inequality
3x 7 2 x 5 .? x
D. 8 6
3
A.
27.
0 12
y
B. 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 12
The above graphical solution of y represents
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38. Six boys and four girls are chosen to form a QUEEN’S COLLEGE
committee of three persons, find the Half-Yearly Examination, 2010-2011
probability that two girls and a boy are
chosen? Secondary 3
A.
3 Mathematics II
10
Answer key
7
B.
360
12 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40
C.
125 A B C C
2 C D D B
D.
15 A C B C
C B A A
39. Two digits are chosen at random from the
D C B D
password 234543. Find the probability that the
D A A D
two digits are different.
13
A D D C
A.
18 B B C A
13 A D D B
B.
15
B A C D
4
C.
5
2
D.
3
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