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Term Assessment 3
2021 O4048

MATHEMATICS

Secondary 2 Express
19th August 2021 50 minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

If working is required for any question, it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give
your answer to three significant figures. Give answer in degrees to one decimal place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms
of .

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 40.

DO NOT OPEN THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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Setter: Mr. Chew Hui Jie

This document consists of 10 printed pages, including this cover page.

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1. A map of an island with grid lines of 1 cm is shown below. Points A, B, C and D on the
island form a parallelogram. The actual distance between points A and B is 12 km.

(a) Express the scale of the map in the form 1 : n.

Answer (a) __________________ [1]

(b) Find the length of BC on the map.

Answer (b) _______________ cm [2]

(c) Find the actual area of ABCD on the ground.

Answer (c) ______________ km2 [2]

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2. In the figure, triangle WXZ is right-angled.
∠WXY = 29º, WX = 11.2 cm and XY = 4.2 cm.

(a) Find the length of YZ.

Answer (a) YZ = _______________ cm [2]

(b) Find ∠YWZ.

Answer (b) ∠YWZ = ______________ º [3]

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3. In triangle ABC, AD = 12 cm and BD = 5 cm.
D is the foot of the perpendicular line from B to the side AC.

5 cm

A C
12 cm D x cm

(a) Find ∠BAC,

Answer (a) _____________________ º [1]

(b) Find the length of AB,

Answer (b) AB = ______________ cm [2]

(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of x.

Answer (c) x = ___________________ [2]

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4. In the diagram, ∠BAC = 90º, AB = 15 cm, BC = 17 cm, AD = 10 cm and CD = 6 cm.
D 6 cm C

17 cm
10 cm

A 15 cm B

(a) Calculate the length of AC.

Answer (a) _____________________ cm [2]

(b) Determine if ACD is a right-angled triangle by circling ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

Support your answer with clear working and reasoning.

Answer (b) Yes / No [2]

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5. PQR is a right-angled triangle. A and B are points on PQ and PR respectively such that AB
is parallel to QR. BR is (3 x−5) cm , AB is (x + 4) cm , PB is 3x cm and QR is (4 x−5) cm .

3x cm

(x + 4) cm B
A

Q R

(a) Using the concept of similar triangles, find the possible values of x.

Answer (a) x = ________ or ________ [4]

(b) Hence, explain which value of x is acceptable.

Answer (b) _____________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________ [1]

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6. A cuboid tank is filled with water to a height of 15 cm. When a pyramid with a square base
of side 10 cm is placed in the tank, the water level increases by 5 mm.

(a) Find the volume of the pyramid.

Answer (a) ___________________ cm3 [2]

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the height of the pyramid.

Answer (b) ___________________ cm [2]

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7. The diagram below shows a square base pyramid with a vertical height of 15.6 cm.

(a) Find the length of each side of the square base, b, given that the volume of the
pyramid is 878.8 cm3.

Answer (a) b = ________________ cm [2]

(b) Hence, find the total surface area of the pyramid.

Answer (b) ___________________ cm2 [3]

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8. The figure below shows a cylindrical water dispenser and the conical paper cups used by a
company to provide water to its customers.

(a) By assuming the water dispenser is perfectly cylindrical and that it comes filled to the
brim with water, calculate

(i) the maximum volume of water that one paper cup can hold,

Answer (a)(i) _________________ cm3 [2]

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 (ii) the maximum number of cups that a full water dispenser can fill, given that each
paper cup must be filled to the brim.

Answer (a)(ii) ____________________ [2]

(b) If the paper cups are sold in packets of 40, find the minimum area of paper needed to
make one packet of paper cups.

Answer (b) __________________ cm2 [3]

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