There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.

The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A
x" + 2x +x - x -
2x
-
1

1. ( x  1)( x 2  2 x  1) 
A. x3 1 .
xi *
-
+ x -
x -

1
B. x  x  x 1.
3 2

C. x3  x2  x 1.
D. x3  x2  x 1.

↑
!
(9k 2 ) 2
2. 

K
3k 2
6
A. .
k2
3

C
27

=
B. .
k2
34k- 3)
?
-

=
6
C. .
k6
+
27
=
=

D. .
k6

3. If 2h  k  4h  3k  5 , then k =
A. 2.
2h -

k =
-

5
B. 1.
O
C. 1.
4h + 3k =
-
-
D. 2.

O
4. If m and n are constants such that (4  mx)( x  1)  nx  nx(2 x  1)  4 , then n =
A. 2. Lux 4
4x-mx"-4-mxthx = + nx-
B. 1.
E(m) + x(4 -m +
h) -

4 = 2nx"tax -

4
C. 1.
D. 2. -
m = 24
n
4 -
m+ h =

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 5. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation ( x  k ) 2  k 2  2k  1 .
A. x = 2k + 1
B. x = 4k + 1
C. x = 2k + 1 or x = 1
D. x = 2k + 1 or x=1

6. The figure shows the graph of y  ax 2  x  b , where a and b are constants. Which of
the following is true? y
y = ax2 + x  b
A. a>0 and b>0
B. a>0 and b<0 x
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C. a<0 and b>0
D. a<0 and b<0

7. If a > b > 0 > k, which of the following must be true?

1 1
I. 
a b
1 1
II. 
b k
III. ak  bk
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

2x
8. Solve  5  3 x  1 and 1  3.
3
A. x < 2
B. x>6
C. 2 < x < 6
D. no solution

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 9. Timothy buys a TV set and sells it to Miranda at a profit of 20%. Then, Miranda sells
the TV set to Paul at a loss of 10%. If Paul buys the TV set for $2700, how much does
Timothy pay for the TV set?
A. $2025
B. $2376
C. $2500
D. $2916

10. If the base and the height of a right-angled triangle are both increased by x% so that the
area of the triangle is increased by 125%, then x =
A. 25.
B. 50.
C. 125.
D. 150.

11. Let x, y and z be non-zero numbers. If (x + 3z) : (y + 2z) = 3 : 2,

then (x + 3y) : (2x + y) =
A. 3 : 2.
B. 2 : 3.
C. 9 : 8.
D. 11 : 7.

12. If z varies directly as square root of x and inversely as square of y, which of the
following must be constant?
x2 z
A.
y2
y2z
B.
x2
xz 2
C.
y4
y4z2
D.
x

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 There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

2016
1
1. (2) 2017   
4
1
A.  2015
.
2
1
B. 2015
.
2
C.  2 2015 .
D. 2 2015 .

2. u 2  v 2  6v  6u 
A. (u  v)(u  v  6) .
B. (u  v)(u  v  6) .
C. (u  v)(u  v  6) .
D. (u  v)(u  v  6) .

x  y 1 y
3. If  , then x =
x y
1 2y
A. .
y2
1 2y
B. .
y2
y2
C. .
1 2y
y2
D. .
1 2y

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 4. 0.003459749 =
A. 0.003 (correct to 3 significant figures).
B. 0.00346 (correct to 4 significant figures).
C. 0.003460 (correct to 6 decimal places).
D. 0.0034598 (correct to 7 decimal places).

5 If x  y  3  2 x  y  1  3x , then y =
A.  2.
B. 1 .
C. 1.
D. 2.

6. If p and q are constants such that x 2  px  q  ( 2  x)( p  x)  4 , then q =

A.  2.
B. 1.
C. 1.
D. 2.

7. The figure shows the graph of y  a ( x  b) 2  1 , where a and b are constants. Which of
the following is true? y
A. a > 0 and b > 0
B. a > 0 and b < 0 x
O
C. a < 0 and b > 0
D. a < 0 and b < 0

x
8. The solution of  2  3x  1 and  1  2 is
2
A. x > –1.
B. x < –1.
C. x < 2.
D. 1  x  2 .

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 9. If the price of a computer is 20% higher than the price of a television, then the price of
the television is
1
A. 12 % lower than the price of the computer.
2
2
B. 16 % lower than the price of the computer.
3
C. 20% lower than the price of the computer.
D. 25% lower than the price of the computer.

10. The area of a pond on a map is 100 cm2 and the actual area of the pond is 10 000 m2.
The scale of map is
A. 1 : 100.
B. 1 : 1000.
C. 1 : 10 000.
D. 1 : 1 000 000.

xz
11. Let x, y and z be non-zero numbers. If x : y = 3 : 2 and 4y = 5z, then 
x y
23
A. .
25
11
B. .
10
8
C. .
7
7
D. .
5

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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

(m1n2 )3
1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
m  4 n5
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2. Factorize
(a) a 2  2ab  3b 2 ,
(b) a 2  2ab  3b 2  a  b . (3 marks)

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 2 3
3. Make y the subject of the formula x   . (3 marks)
y z
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4. (a) Solve the compound inequality
x  3 or x  3( x  4)  10 ……(*)

(b) Write down the least positive integer satisfying (*).

(4 marks)

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 5. The total price of an apple and 3 oranges is $20 while the total price of an orange and
2 apples is $18. Find the total price of 2 apples and 3 oranges.
(4 marks)
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6. Bank A offers a simple interest rate of r% per annum. If Mary deposits $25 000 into
bank A for 3 years, she will get back an amount of $29 875 after 3 years.
(a) Find the value of r.
(b) Bank B offers an interest rate of (r – 0.5)% per annum compounded monthly.
If Mary wants to deposit $25 000 into a bank such that she can receive
more interest after 3 years, which bank should she choose? Explain your
answer.
(4 marks)

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 7. The radius and the area of a sector are 10 cm and 2π cm2.
(a) Find the angle of the sector.
(b) Express the perimeter of the sector in terms of π.
(4 marks)
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