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Seamo 2022 Paper D (WITH Answers)

Introductory Mathematics (National University of Singapore)

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QUESTIONS 1 TO 10 ARE WORTH 3. If ͹ǤͲ͵Ϳ ൌ ͵Ͷ͹ǤͶʹͺͻʹ͹ then ͲǤ͹Ͳ͵Ϳ is

3 MARKS EACH equal to

1. Which of the following statements (A) 0.034728927

has a larger value?
(B) 0.34728927
ʹ ൈᇧʹ
ᇣᇧ ᇧᇧൈ
ᇧᇤᇧ
ʹ ൈᇧᇧ
ǥᇧൈ
ᇧᇥʹǡ ᇣᇧ
ͷ ൈᇧͷ
ᇧᇧൈ
ᇧᇤᇧ
ͷ ൈᇧᇧ
ǥᇧൈ
ᇧᇥͷ (C) 3.4728927
ଷଶଽଶ's ଵସଵହ's

ሺ݅ሻ ሺ݅݅ሻ (D) 0.0034728927

(A) ሺ݅ሻ ൐ ሺ݅݅ሻ (E) 0.00034728927

(B) ሺ݅ሻ ൌ ሺ݅݅ሻ

(C) ሺ݅ሻ ൏ ሺ݅݅ሻ

(D) Both (A) and (B) 4. Let ݉ and ݊ be 2 integers such that
݉ ൐ ݊ . Suppose ݉ ൅ ݊ ൌ 20, ݉ଶ ൅ ݊ ଶ ൌ
(E) Both (B) and (C)
328, find ݉ଶ െ ݊ ଶ.

(A) 280

(B) 292
2. Each time the hands of a standard
(C) 300
12-hour clock form a 180° angle, a
bell chimes once. From midnight (D) 320
today until midnight tomorrow, how
(E) 340
many chimes will be heard?

(A) 20

(B) 21

(C) 22

(D) 23

(E) 24

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5. Find the sum 7. Let ܾ݂ܽܿ݀݁ be a 6-digit integer such

ʹͲʹʹ ʹͲʹʹ ʹͲʹʹ ʹͲʹʹ that ݂ܾܽܿ݀݁ is 5 times the value of
൅ ൅ ൅‫ڮ‬൅ ܾ݂ܽܿ݀݁. Find ሺܽ ൅ ܾ ൅ ܿ ൅ ݀ ൅ ݁ ൅ ݂ሻ.
ͳൈʹ ʹൈ͵ ͵ൈͶ ʹͲʹͳ ൈ ʹͲʹʹ

(A) 2020 (A) 25

(B) 2021 (B) 26

(C) 2022 (C) 27

(D) 2023 (D) 28

(E) 2024 (E) 30

6. Find the smallest positive integer k 8. If the radius of a sphere increases by

such that ሺʹଽଵ ൅ ݇ሻ is divisible by 5%, what is the corresponding
127. percentage increase in its volume
corrected to 1 decimal place?
(A) 122
Ͷ
(B) 123 ൤Volume of SpŠere ൌ ൈ ߨ‫ ݎ‬ଷ ൨
͵

(C) 124 (A) 11.5%

(D) 125 (B) 12.8%

(E) 126 (C) 15%

(D) 15.8%

(E) 4%

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9. A football match can be won, drawn QUESTIONS 11 TO 20 ARE WORTH

or lost with equal probability. A 4 MARKS EACH
school plays 2 matches each week.
11. Solve the equation
The probability that at least one
௠
match is drawn that week, is . Ž‘‰ ௫ ሺʹ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ ͹‫ ݔ‬൅ ͳʹሻ ൌ ʹ
௡
Find ሺ݉ ൅ ݊ሻ. (A) 0, 1
(A) 13 (B) 1
(B) 14 (C) െ2, 3
(C) 15 (D) 2, 3
(D) 16 (E) 3, 4
(E) 17

12. Solve the equation

10. Find the positive integral value of ‫ݔ‬ǡ ͳ ൅ •‹ Ʌ െ ʹ ‘• ଶ Ʌ ൌ Ͳ
‫ݕ‬ǡ for ‫ ݔ‬൏10ǡ ‫ ݕ‬൏10ǡ so that the
following statement is satisfied. Find for 0° ൑ θ ൑90°.
ሺ‫ ݔ‬൅ ‫ݕ‬ሻ.
[Hint: •‹ଶ θ ൅ ‘• ଶ θ ൌ1]

ʹ௫ ͻ௬ ൌ ʹ‫ݕͻݔ‬ (A) 10°

(A) 6 (B) 20°

(B) 7 (C) 30°

(C) 8 (D) 45°

(D) 9 (E) 60°

(E) 10

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13. The last 2-digits of ͻଶ଴ଶଶ is 15. If ‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ ͳͲ‫ ݔ‬൅ ͳ ൌ Ͳǡ find the value of
ଵ
‫ݔ‬ସ ൅ .
(A) 21 ௫ర

(A) 1112
(B) 81
(B) 3345
(C) 09
(C) 7963
(D) 61
(D) 9602
(E) 01
(E) 9935

14. In the cryptarithm below, each letter

represents a unique digit. What is 16. Evaluate
the digit represented by B?
ͳ͸
͵Ͷͷ͸͹ͺଶ െ ͵Ͷͷ͸͹Ͷ ൈ ͵Ͷͷ͸ͺʹ

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 16
(A) 0
(E) 345678
(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 3

(E) 4

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17. In ‫ܥܤܣ‬ǡ ‫ ܤܣ‬ൌ ‫ܥܣ‬ǡ ‫ ܦ‬and ‫ ܧ‬are points 19. How many integers ݊ between 1 to
on ‫ ܥܣ‬and ‫ܤܣ‬, respectively, such that 2022 are there such that ͳ௡ ൅ ʹ௡ ൅
‫ ܦܣ‬ൌ ‫ ܧܦ‬ൌ ‫ ܧܤ‬and ‫ ܦܤ‬ൌ ‫ܥܤ‬. Find ‫ܣס‬. ͵௡ ൅ Ͷ௡ ൅ ͷ௡ is divisible by 5?

(A) 1503

(B) 1507

(C) 1508

(D) 1510

(E) 1517
(A) 30°

(B) 34°

(C) 37°
20. Which of the following expressions
(D) 41° have the greatest value?

(E) 45° (A) ξͺ ൅ ξͺ

(B) ξͻ ൅ ξ͹

(C) ξͳͲ ൅ ξ͸

18. Given that ܽ ൌ ξ͸ െ ʹ and ܾ ൌ ʹξʹ െ (D) ξͳͳ ൅ ξͷ

ξ͸ǡ then
(E) ξͳʹ ൅ ξͶ
(A) ܽ ൐ ܾ

(B) ܽ ൌ ܾ

(C) ܽ ൏ ܾ

(D) ܾ ൌ ξʹܽ

(E) ܽ ൌ ξʹܾ

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QUESTIONS 21 TO 25 ARE WORTH 23. Given that ܽ satisfies ܽଶ െ ܽ െ ͳ ൌ Ͳ ,

6 MARKS EACH find the value of ଼ܽ ൅ 7ܽିସ.

21. Find the largest n such that there is

only one whole number ݇ that
satisfies 24. Let ݊ ൌ ʹͲʹͳଶ ൅ ʹͲʹʹଶ . Find the value
ͺ ݊ ͹ of ξʹ݊ െ ͳ.
൏ ൏
ͳͷ ݊ ൅ ݇ ͳ͵

25. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral

22. In ‫ ܥܤܣ‬shown below, ‫ ܣס‬ൌ ͸Ͳι and
triangle and a square is inscribed in
the length of ‫ ܤܣ‬and ‫ ܥܣ‬are roots of the circle. The ratio of the area of
௔
‫ ݔ‬ଶ െ ͷ‫ ݔ‬൅ ͵ ൌ ͲǤ ‫ ܦ‬is a point on ‫ܥܤ‬ square to that of the triangle is .
௕ξ௖
such that ‫ ܦܣ‬is the bisector of ‫ܣס‬. It is known ܽǡ ܾ and ܿ are positive
‫ ܤܣ‬and ‫ ܥܣ‬are tangential to a circle integers such that ܽ and ܾ have no
common factor and ܿ has no square
drawn using ‫ ܦ‬as its centre. If the
factors. Find ܽ ൅ ܾ ൅ ܿ.
௔ξ௕
radius of the circle is , where ܽ
௖

and ܿ have no common factor and ܾ

has no square factor, find ܽ ൅ ܾ ൅ ܿ.

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SEAMO 2022
Paper D – Answers

Multiple-Choice Questions
Questions 1 to 10 carry 3 marks each.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
(A) (C) (B) (D) (B)

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
(E) (C) (D) (B) (B)

Questions 11 to 20 carry 4 marks each.

Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15

(E) (C) (B) (A) (D)

Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20

(A) (E) (A) (E) (A)

Free-Response Questions
Questions 21 to 25 carry 6 marks each.

21 22 23 24 25
112 16 48 4043 8

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