Form 3 Final Exam Paper 1

Time Limit: 1hrs 30mins

Section A: Short Questions (10 marks)

(Working steps are NOT required in this section.)

1. The price of a new T-shirt is $50. The price of the T-shirt drops at a constant rate of 25%
per month. Find the price of the T-shirt after 3 months correct to the nearest $0.1.

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2. Joseph deposits $5000 in a bank at 3% p.a., and the interest is compounded yearly. How
much would he have after 2 years?
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x
3. Solve the inequality +1  x .
5
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4. In the figure, CE is the perpendicular bisector of DA

in
△ABD. Find DCE.

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5. Draw the front view of the following solid on the grid paper provided.

6. The figure shows a cuboid ABCDHEFG.

The projection of point B on plane EFGH is point _______________.

The projection of line AG on plane EADH is line _______________.
The angle between AG and plane BCGF is ∠_______________.
 7. In a game of drawing balls from a bag which contains 5 balls of
different colours. The points obtained in drawing balls of different
colours are as follows:
Colour Red Blue Green Yellow White
Points 4 2 1 –3 –2
If a ball is drawn at random from the bag, find the expected value of
points obtained.

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8. The figure shows a right circular cone. If the

curved surface area of the cone is greater than
the base area by 48π cm2, find the slant height
of the cone.

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Section B: Long Questions (19 marks)

9. The following stem-and-leaf diagram shows the ages of 20 members in a sports centre.

Ages of 20 members in a sports centre

Stem (10) Leaf (1)
1 1 1 2 3 4 a 8
2 6 7 b
3 3 5 5 6 6 c 7 9
4
5 0 8

If the arithmetic mean, the median and the mode of the ages of these 20 members are 28.65,
31 and 36 respectively, find the values of a, b and c.
(4 marks)
10. The figure shows three islands A, B and C. The compass bearings of B from A and C are
N52ºE and N38ºW respectively. The distance between A and B is 20 km and the distance
between A and C is 25 km.

(a) Find the distance between B and C.

(b) Find the true bearing of C from A.
(4 marks)

11. Solve the following inequalities and represent the solution

graphically.

(a) 3(2 − 3 x)  −5(4 − x)

x+3 x
(b) − 1
5 4
(6 marks)
12. In the figure, the coordinates of A and B are (–6, 4) and (6, 10) respectively. P and Q
divide AB into 3 equal parts. Find the coordinates of P and Q.
(5 marks)
 Section C: Long Questions(17 Marks)

14. In the figure, AB // DC, BD and CA are angle

bisectors in △ABC and △BCD respectively.
Prove that
(a) △BCD is an isosceles triangle,
(b) CE is the perpendicular bisector of BD in △BCD.
(6 marks)

15. The table below shows the salaries tax rate for the year 2009/10:
Net chargeable income Tax rate
On the first $40 000 2%
On the next $40 000 7%
On the next $40 000 12%
Remainder 17%
In the year 2009/10, the net chargeable income of Ben is $199 500. Find his salaries tax
payable.
(5 marks)
16. The figure shows a square dartboard with a circle and a square
drawn inside. Tom throws a dart onto the dartboard at random and C
hits the dartboard. Find the probabilities of hitting B
(a) zone A,
A
(b) zone B,
7 cm
(c) zone C.
 22 
 Take π = . 28 cm
 7 
42 cm
(6 marks)