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MOCK9 P2 Solution
MOCK9 P2 Solution
Paper 2
Full Solutions
6. B
Section A By the remainder theorem, we have
1. A f (1) 3
4n 1 4n 1 22 ( n 1) 22( n 1) (1) 2014 a(1) b 3
2n 2 2n 2
2 2 1 a b 3
22 n 2 2 n 2 ab 2
24 n a b 2
∴ 2a 2b 1
2. D 2( a b ) 1
1 y 2z 2(2) 1
x y 2z 3
y 2 z x( y 2 z )
y 2 z xy 2 xz 7. D
2 xz 2 z xy y x( x k ) x 1
2 z ( x 1) y ( x 1) x 2 kx x 1
y ( x 1) x 2 (k 1) x 1 0
z
2( x 1) ∵ The equation has equal roots.
∴ 0
3. B ( k 1) 2 4(1)(1) 0
x 2 x y 2 y ( x2 y 2 ) ( x y) k 2 2k 1 4 0
( x y )( x y ) ( x y ) k 2 2k 3 0
( x y )( x y 1) (k 3)(k 1) 0
k 3 0 or k 1 0
4. A k 3 or k 1
L.H.S. A( x 3)( x 2) Bx
A( x 2 5 x 6) Bx 8. C
Ax 5 Ax 6 A Bx
2 For I,
∵ The x-coordinate of P is smaller than 1.
Ax 2 (5 A B) x 6 A
∴ a < 1, i.e. a > 1
By comparing the like terms, we have A 2 . ∴ I is true.
∴ 5(2) B 6 For II,
10 B 6 ∵ The y-coordinate of the P is negative.
B4 ∴ b<0
Alternative solution: ∴ II is not true.
By substituting x = 2, we have For III,
A(2 3)(2 2) B ( 2) 2(2) 2 6(2) 12 y ( x a)2 b
2B 8 x 2 2ax a 2 b
∵ The y-intercept of the graph is smaller than 1.
B 4
∴ a2 + b < 1
∴ III is true.
5. D
∴ The answer is C.
3x 5 8 and 9 x 3
3 x 3 and x 6 9. B
x 1 and x 6 Let A, B and C be the heights of Albert, Betty and Cathy
∴ x6 respectively.
Then the heights of Albert and Betty is (1 + 20%)B and
(1 30%)C respectively.
i.e. A = 1.2B and B = 0.7C
A 1.2 B
1.2(0.7)C
0.84C
(1 16%)C
∴ Albert is shorter than Cathy by 16%.
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10. C 15. A
Jason still owes the bank just after his first instalment In △ABC,
5%
12
BC 2 AC 2 24 2 7 2
$ 50 000 1 15 000
12 576 49
$37 558 625
Jason still owes the bank just after his second instalment 252
5%
12
AB 2
$ 37 558 1 15 000 ∴ △ABC is a right-angled triangle, where
12
ACB = 90. (converse of Pyth. theorem)
$24 480 (cor. to the nearest dollar) ∴ AB is a diameter of the circle.
(converse of in semi-circle)
11. A Area of the shaded region
area of semi-circle area of △ABC
2x 3y
1 2
25 1
x
3 24 7 cm 2
y 2 2 2 2
∴ x:y=3:2 161 cm 2 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
x : y = 3 : 2
17. B
13. C In △AEF and △ADC,
∵ z varies directly as x and inversely as y . AFE = ACB (given)
kx EAF = DAC (common )
∴ z , where k is a non-zero constant. AEF = 180 AFE EAF ( sum of △)
y = 180 ACB DAC
kx = ADC
z
y ∴ △AEF ~ △ADC (AAA)
Let x cm2 be the area of △AEF, then the area of △ADC is
z y kx (x + 21) cm2.
2
z y x AF
k , which is a constant.
x x 21 AC
1 x 4
2
∴ must also be a constant.
k z y
35
∴ The answer is C. 1
4
14. B 4 x x 21
Lower limit of the actual length (7 0.5) cm
x7
6.5 cm ∴ The area of △AEF is 7 cm2.
Lower limit of the actual width (5 0.5) cm In △ABF and △AFE,
4.5 cm
Area of △ ABF 8
The least possible perimeter of the rectangle
2 (6.5 4.5) cm Area of △ AFE 7
8
22 cm Area of △ ABF 7 cm 2
7
8 cm 2
2
AF 4 2 21. C
AD 3 2 3 In △BAP,
25 m
∴
AF 2
tan 38
FD 1 AP
Area of △ ABF 2 25 m
AP
Area of △ BDF 1 tan 38
1 25
Area of △ BDF 8 cm 2 ∴ CP 40 m
2 tan 38
4 cm 2 In △PCD,
∴ The area of △ABC (21 7 8 4) cm
2 CP
tan CDP
CD
40 cm 2
25
40 m
18. tan 38
D CD
∵ For 0 x 180 , 0 sin x 1 tan(90 76)
32.1 m (cor. to the nearest 0.1 m)
The minimum value of 3 ( 2 sin x 1)
2
∴
2
1 22.
3 2 1 D
2 For I,
The sum of the interior angles of a regular hexagon
3
(6 2) 180
12
∴ The required greatest value 720
3
∴ I must be true.
4
For II,
Each interior angle of a regular hexagon
19. A 720 6
∵ BC = BE = CD = DE
120
∴ BCDE is a rhombus. Each exterior angle of a regular hexagon
∴ BCE = CED = 58 (property of rhombus) 360 6
ACB = 180 58 58 (adj. s on st. line)
60
= 64
∴ Each interior angle is twice an exterior angle.
In △ABC,
∵ AB = CB ∴ II must not be true.
For III,
∴ BAC ACB (base s, isos. △)
Regular hexagon has 6 axes of reflectional symmetry.
64 ∴ III must be true.
ABC 180 64 64 ( sum of △) ∴ The answer is D.
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23. C
20. C Let AOB .
Join OP. Consider the slope of L1, we have
Let POQ x . tan
a
ROQ 2POQ 2 x (arcs prop. to ∠s at centre) b
∵ OA = AB
OQP ROQ 2 x (alt. ∠s, PQ // OR)
∴ ABO = AOB = (base s, isos. △)
In △OQP,
∵ OQ = OP (radii) ∴ Slope of L2 tan(180 )
∴ OPQ = OQP = 2x (base s, isos. △) tan
∴ x 2 x 2 x 180 ( sum of △) a
x 36 b
1 a
RPQ ROQ (∠at centre twice ∠ at ⊙ce)
2 b
1
2x
2 Alternative solution:
36 Let (h, 0) be the coordinates of B.
∵ OA = AB
∴ The x-coordinate of A is the x-coordinate of the
mid-point of OB.
3
h For III,
Let , k be the coordinates of A. The equation of straight line passing through A and B:
2
y (2) 2 1
h
a bk 0 x 1 1 2
2 y 2 3
ah
bk 0 x 1 1
2 y 2 3x 3
ah 2bk 3x y 5 0
2k a
3 1
h b Substituting , into 3x – y – 5 = 0,
k 0
2 2
The slope of L2 h 3 1
h L.H.S. 3 5
2 2 2
k 0
h
R.H.S.
2 ∴ The centre of C lies on the straight line passing
2k
through A and B.
h ∴ III is true.
a ∴ The answer is D.
b
26. C
24. A We can list all the possible outcomes in a table as follows:
Let (x, y) be the coordinates of P and F be a point on
Second card
x-axis such that PF is perpendicular to x-axis.
a b c d A B C D
PA PF a a, b a, c a, d a, A a, B a, C a, D
( x 6) 2 [ y (2)]2 y 0 b b, a b, c b, d b, A b, B b, C b, D
First card
c c, a c, b c, d c, A c, B c, C c, D
( x 6) 2 ( y 2) 2 y 2 d d, a d, b d, c d, A d, B d, C d, D
A A, a A, b A, c A, d A, B A, C A, D
x 12 x 36 y 4 y 4 y
2 2 2
B B, a B, b B, c B, d B, A B, C B, D
x 2 12 x 4 y 40 0 C C, a C, b C, c C, d C, A C, B C, D
D D, a D, b D, c D, d D, A D, B D, C
4 y x 12 x 40
2
4
For III, For II,
∵ Box-and whisker diagram cannot show the number of Consider the slope of the graph, we have
students. 30
n
∴ III may not be true. 03
∴ The answer is A. 1
∴ II must not be true.
29. B For III,
Mean The relation between x and y is non-linear.
12 18 21 21 21 23 24 25 ∴ III must not be true.
27 29 32 32 36 38 40 ∴ The answer is A.
cm 26.6 cm
15
33. D
14F616 1 163 4 162 15 161 6 160
Standard deviation
4096 1024 240 6
(12 26.6) 2 (18 26.6) 2 (21 26.6) 2
536610
(21 26.6) 2 (21 26.6) 2 ( 23 26.6) 2
Dividing 5366 successively by 2, we have
(24 26.6) 2 (25 26.6) 2 (27 26.6) 2
2 5366 remainder
(29 26.6) 2 (32 26.6) 2 (32 26.6) 2
(36 26.6) 2 (38 26.6) 2 (40 26.6) 2 2 2683 …… 0
cm
15 2 1341 …… 1
7.60 cm (cor. to 2 d.p.)
2 670 …… 1
30. A 2 335 …… 0
2 167 …… 1
Section B
2 83 …… 1
31. D
2 41 …… 1
x x xy
x y y x x2 y2 2 20 …… 1
x x xy
2 10 …… 0
x y ( x y) x 2 y 2
x( x y ) x( x y ) xy 2 5 …… 0
( x y )( x y ) ( x y )( x y ) x 2 y 2 2 2 …… 1
x 2 xy x 2 xy xy
2 1 …… 0
x2 y2
3 xy 0 …… 1
2
x y2 ∴ 536610 10100111101102
3 xy
2
y x2 34. B
∵ 2 2 3
32. A ∴ and are the roots of the equation x 2 x 3 0 .
y mx n 1
∴ 1
log 2 y log 2 (mx n ) 1
3 3 3
log 2 m log 2 x n
n log 2 x log 2 m 31
For I, 1
Consider the y-intercept of the graph, we have 3
log 2 m 3
m 23
8
∴ I must be true.
5
35. A 37. C
1 1 Let S(n) = 2n2 – 5n.
T(2014)
(1 i ) 2 1 2i i 2
= S(2014) – S(2013)
1 = 2(2014)2 – 5(2014) – [2(2013)2 – 5(2013)]
1 2i ( 1) = 8 102 322 – 8 094 273
1 = 8049
I is true.
2i
T(1) = S(1) = 3
1 i
For n 2,
2i i
T(n) = S(n) S(n 1)
i = (2n2 5n) [2(n 1)2 5(n 1)]
2i 2 = (2n2 5n) (2n2 4n + 2 5n + 5)
i = 4n 7
2 For n 1,
1 T(n + 1) T(n) = [4(n + 1) 7] (4n 7)
∴ The imaginary part is . =4
2
The sequence is an arithmetic sequence with common
difference 4.
36. D
II is not true.
For III,
T (n) 0
4n 7 0
7
n
4
∵ n is a positive integer.
∴ n=1
i.e. T(1) is the only negative term of the sequence.
∴ III is true.
∴ The answer is C.
From the graph, (1, 1), (4, 6) and (7, 0) lie in D. 38. B
∴ The answer is D. ∵ The vertical difference between the maximum point
and the minimum point of the graph is 4 0 = 4.
Alternative solution: ∴ The graph of y a sin( x 30) has enlarged along the
For I, y-axis to 2 times that of y sin( x 30) .
putting x = 1 and y = 1, ∵ The graph of y a sin( x 30) is reflected along
x=10
the x-axis by comparing to that of y sin( x 30) .
y=10
x y = 1 1 = 0 2 ∴ a<0
3x + 2y = 3 + 2 = 5 24 i.e. a = 2
(1, 1) lies in D. From the graph, when x = 300, y = .
For II, 4 2 sin(300 30) b
putting x = 4 and y = 6, 4 2(1) b
x=40 b2
y=60 ∴ The answer is B.
x y = 4 6 = 2 2
3x + 2y = 12 + 12 = 24 24 39. C
(4, 6) lies in D. With the notations in the figure, O is the projection of V
For III, on the plane ABCD.
putting x = 7 and y = 0, M is the mid-point of AB. E is a point on VB, such that
x=70 AE VB and CE VB.
y=00
x y = 7 0 = 0 2
3x + 2y = 21 + 0 = 21 24
(7, 0) lies in D.
The answer is D.
6
The required angle is∠AEC. ∴ of (*) 0
∵ ABCD is a square. [(6k 26)]2 4(10)(k 2 6k 15) 0
12
∴ OM cm 6 cm 36k 2 312k 676 40k 2 240k 600 0
2
4k 2 72k 76 0
VM 82 6 2 cm (Pyth. theorem)
k 2 18k 19 0
10 cm
In △VMB, ( k 19)(k 1) 0
10 1 k 19
tan VBM ∴ The answer is C.
6
VBM 59.0362435
In △ABE, 42. D
For I,
AE
sin VBM ∵ △ABC is an isosceles triangle.
AB ∴ y-axis is the perpendicular bisector of AC.
AE 12 sin 59.0362435 cm
∴ The circumcentre of △ABC lies on the y-axis.
10.2899151 cm ∴ I must be true.
Similarly, For II,
CE 10.2899151 cm ∵ △ABC is an isosceles triangle.
In △ABC, ∴ y-axis is the median of △ABC from B to AC.
AC 122 122 cm (Pyth. theorem) ∴ The centroid of △ABC lies on the y-axis.
∴ II must be true.
288 cm
For III,
In △AEC, by the cosine formula, Let Y(0, y) be the circumcentre of △ABC.
10.28991512 10.28991512 ( 288 ) 2 The circumcentre of △ABC is the centre of the
cos AEC circumcircle.
2(10.2899151)(10.2899151)
∵ BY = CY
AEC 111 (cor. to the nearest degree)
∴ The required angle is 111°. ∴ (9 y ) 2 (3 0) 2 (0 y ) 2
81 18 y y 2 9 y 2
40. C
Join BC. 18 y 72
PBC ADC (ext. , cyclic quad.) y4
102 ∴ The radius of the circumcircle is 4.
In △PBC, ∴ III must be true.
PCB 180 102 26 (∠ sum of △) ∴ The answer is D.
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43. B
BAC PCB (∠ in alt. segment)
The required number of ways C14 2 2 P33 2
52
192
BAC CAD DAR 180 (adj. s on st. line)
52 2DAR 180
44. C
DAR 64
Let R, Y and B represent red ball, yellow ball and blue ball
In △ADR, respectively.
ARD 102 64 (ext. ∠ of △) P(exactly two draws)
38 P (RR ) P (YY) P (BB)
C24 C26 C25
41. C C215
x 2 y 2 6 x 8 y 15 0 31
By solving , we have
x 3 y k 0 105
P(three balls in different colours after three draws)
(3 y k ) 2 y 2 6(3 y k ) 8 y 15 0
C 4 C15 C16
9 y 2 6ky k 2 y 2 18 y 6k 8 y 15 0 1
C315
10 y 2 (6k 26) y k 2 6k 15 0 ……(*) 24
∵ The circle and the line intersect at two distinct points.
91
7
The required probability
1 P(exactly two draws)
P (three balls in different colours after three draws)
31 24
1
105 91
86
195
Alternative solution:
The required probability
4 5 3 4 6 3
2
15 14 13 15 14 13
6 4 5 6 5 5
2
15 14 13 15 14 13
5 6 4 5 4 4
2
15 14 13 15 14 13
44 18 40
455 91 273
86
195
45. D
∵ The extra datum in the group {m1, x + 1, x + 4, x + 7,
x +10} is the mean of the group {x + 1, x + 4, x + 7,
x +10}.
∴ m2 = m1
Consider the equation for finding the variance of the group
{m1, x + 1, x + 4, x + 7, x +10}.
(m2 m1 ) 2 ( x 1 m2 ) 2 ( x 4 m2 ) 2
( x 7 m2 ) 2 ( x 10 m2 ) 2
v2
5
∵ The numerator is the same as that of v1 while the
denominator is greater than that of v1.
∴ v1 > v2
∴ The answer is D.
Alternative solution:
By substituting x = 0, we have
1 4 7 10
m1 5. 5
4
(1 5.5) 2 (4 5.5) 2 (7 5.5) 2 (10 5.5) 2
v1
4
11.25
1 4 5.5 7 10
m2 5.5
5
(1 5.5) 2 (4 5.5) 2 (5.5 5.5) 2
(7 5.5) 2 (10 5.5) 2
v1
5
9
∴ m1 = m2 and v1 > v2