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Stephen’s Girls’ College

Mid-Year Examination 2014-2015 WMC, LHK, LL, CYN, MLW
Form 2 For Markers’ Use Only
172 students MATHEMATICS
1 − 22 (58)
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
23. (6)

Name: _____________________ Class No.: ___ Class: ___ Division: ___

24. (6)

Please read the following instructions very carefully. 25. (6)

1. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B. 26. (6)

2. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer
Paper. 27. (6)

28. (6)

29. (6)

TOTAL (100)

SECTION A (58%)
All rough work should be done on the rough work paper provided but will not be marked.
Answer Marks
1. State the number of significant figures in each of the 1.
following.
(a) 2.01410 (a) ________________ 1
(b) 56 000, correct to the nearest hundred (b) ________________ 1

2. Convert 5 hours 33 minutes 15 seconds into seconds, 2. __________________ 2

correct to 4 significant figures.

3. (a) Arrange the terms of the following polynomial in 3. (a) ________________ 2

descending powers of x: 11 – 5x2y + x4 – 2xy2
(b) Write down the degree of the polynomial in part (a). (b) ________________ 1

4. It is given that a  bc  7 . If b = 8 and c = 0.3, find the 4. __________________ 2

value of a.

5. Find the value of the polynomial 3x 3  5x 2 y  7 when 5. __________________ 2

x = –2 and y = 3.
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6. It is given that x  . If x = 8 and y = 20, find the 6. __________________ 2
z
value of z.

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7. A car travels 72 km in 1 hours. How long does it take to 7. __________________ 2
3
travel 270 km?

8. If a : b  3 : 5 and a : c  2 : 3 , find the ratio a : b : c . 8. __________________ 2

9. Expand each of the following. 9.

(a) (a  2b)2 (a) ________________ 2
(b) (5x  2 y)(2 y  5x) (b) ________________ 2

10. Solve the following simultaneous linear equations: 10.

 y  2x (a) x = ____________ 1
(a) 
 y  11x  18
y = ____________ 1

(b) x + y = 3x – 11y = 7 (b) x = ____________ 1.5

y = ____________ 1.5

11. The length of a string is 2.5 cm, correct to the nearest 11. __________________ 2
0.1 cm. Find the relative error of the measurement.

12. The height of a building is measured as 250 m. If the 12. __________________ 2

percentage error is 2%, find the lower limit of the actual
height of the building.

13. Factorize a3 + a2b – a2c – abc. 13. ___________________ 3

5 n 2 3 n
14. Simplify . 14. ___________________ 2
10 n

15. Determine whether each of the following equations is an 15.

identity. Circle the correct answer.
(a) 5 x  2 x  10 x  3x (a) Yes / No 1

(b) (2 x  3) 2  4 x 2  9 (b) Yes / No 1

(c) (4 x  y) 2  8xy  16 x 2  y 2 (c) Yes / No 1

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16. If (2 x  3)(x  6)  A  2 x  Bx  2 , where A and B are

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16. A = _____________ 1
constants, find the values of A and B. B = _____________ 1

17. Simplify the following expressions. 17.

x
(a) 1 (a) ________________ 2
x y
x 2  2 xy 2 x  y
(b)  (b) ________________ 2
2 xy x  2y

y  x ( x  y)2
(c)  (c) ________________ 3
x2 xy  x  y 

18. Make y the subject of the formula ax  by  c  0 . 18. __________________ 2

19. Make x the subject of the formula x + 7 = y(z – x). 19. __________________ 3

20. If the graph x + ky = 9 passes through the point (1 , 2), find 20. __________________ 2
the value of k.

1 1 21. __________________ 2
21. Simplify :1:1 .
3 4

22. May has a certain number of $2 and 50¢ coins. The ratio of 22. __________________ 2
the number of $2 coins to that of 50¢ coins is 2 : 5. Find
the ratio of the value of $2 coins to that of 50¢ coins.

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SECTION B (42%)
All working must be clearly shown in the spaces provided.
23. (a) The weight of a packet of sugar is measured as 150 g, correct to the nearest g. Find the
least possible weight of the packet of sugar. (2 marks)
(b) Mr. Li has a bag of sugar and the weight of the bag of sugar is measured as 3.2 kg, correct
to the nearest 0.1 kg.
(i) Is it possible that the actual weight of this bag of sugar exceeds 3250 g? Explain
your answer.
(ii) Is it possible to divide this bag of sugar into 22 packets of sugar, with each weight
measured as 150 g correct to the nearest g? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

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2y  3
24. It is given that  2.
x 3
(a) Make x the subject of the above formula. (2 marks)

7 x  4 y  6
(b) Using (a), solve the simultaneous equations  2 y  3 . (4 marks)
2
 x  3

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25. It is given that the graph of the equation
2x + 3y = k passes through P(3 , 6).
B
(a) Find the value of k. (2 marks)
xP
(b) If the graph cuts the x-axis at A(a , 0) 2x + 3y = k
and cuts the y-axis at B(0 , b),
find the area of OAB. (4 marks)
x
O A

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26. The costs of rice of brand A and rice of brand B are $10/kg and $15/kg respectively. If x kg of
rice of brand A and y kg of rice of brand B are mixed so that the cost of the mixture is $12/kg.
(a) Find x : y . (3 marks)
(b) The mixed rice has a total weight of 8 kg. Find the weight of rice of brand A and that of
brand B which should be mixed. (3 marks)

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27. (a) Factorize (3x  2)(4 y  5)  x(5  4 y) . (3 marks)

(b) Using the result of (a), factorize ( x  1)  (3x  2)(4 y  5)  x(5  4 y) . (3 marks)

28. Determine whether the following equation is an identity.

( x  1)(x  1)  ( x  3)  ( x  2) 2  (3x  2) (6 marks)

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29. (a) Expand (3  x)(3  x) . (1 mark)

3 3
(b) Hence, or otherwise, simplify  . (5 marks)
(3  x) 2
9  x2

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