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SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

MOCK EXAM 1 (2014)

PAPER 2

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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

1. If n is a positive integer, then 22n  3n =

A. 62n.
B. 63n.
C. 12n.
D. 122n.

2. If h and k are constants such that x2 + hx(x + 2)  kx(x + 3) – 5x, then k =

A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5.

3. If f (2 x)  12 x 2  8 x  2 , then f (x) =
A. 3x 2  4 x  2 .
B. 3x 2  4 x  1 .
C. 6x2  4x  1 .
D. 12 x 2  8x  2 .

4. Consider the graph on the right. Which of the following may be the equation of
the graph?
I. y  2( x  3)( x  8)
1 5
II. y   x 2  x  12
2 2
III. y  15 x  (72  3x 2 )
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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5. Solve the equation x( x  1)  a(a  1) .
A. x=a
B. x=a+1
C. x = a or –a – 1
D. x = a or a + 1

6. Let k be a constant. Find the range of values of k such that the equation
x2 + 8x + 2(k  1) = 0 has no real roots.
A. k < –7
B. k < 7
C. k>9
D. k > –9

7. If x < y < 0, which of the following must be true?

2 2
I. 
3x 3 y
II. 6  2x > 6  2y
III. xy < y2
A. I only
B. II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

8. Let P(x) be a polynomial. When P(x) is divided by 2x – 3, the remainder is R.

Find the remainder when
3
P(x) is divided by x.
2
R
A. 
2
R
B.
2
C. –R
D. R

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9. The weight of 5 rulers and 2 pens is 598 g. If the weight of 4 rulers and the
weight of 3 pens are the same, then the weight of a pen is
A. 69 g.
B. 78 g.
C. 92 g.
D. 104 g.

10. The weight of Benson now is 6 kg heavier than half year ago, which is a 12%
increase. Find his weight half year ago.
A. 44 kg
B. 50 kg
C. 56 kg
D. 60 kg

11. Jerry deposited $30 000 in a bank at an interest rate of 4% p.a. for 3 years,
compounded yearly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $3600
B. $3722
C. $3746
D. $3765

12. The length and the width of a rectangular flat are measured as 11 m and 6 m
correct to the nearest m respectively. Let y m2 be the area of the flat. Find the
range of values of y.
A. 57.75  y < 74.75
B. 57.75 < y  74.75
C. 65.5  y < 66.5
D. 65.5 < y  66.5

3x  8 y
13. If x and y are non-zero numbers such that  3 , then x : y =
4 y  5x
A. 2 : 9.
B. 9 : 2.
C. 9 : 23.
D. 23 : 9.

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14. If y  xz  3, which of the following must be true?
A. y varies directly as xz.
B. y varies inversely as xz.
C. y is partly constant and partly varies directly as xz.
D. y  xz  3

15. Suppose z varies directly as x and inversely as the square root of y. Which of the
following must be a constant?
zy
A.
x
z y
B.
x
zy 2
C.
x
zx
D.
y

16. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 1 dot. For any positive integer n, the
(n + 1)th pattern is formed by adding (2n + 2) dots to the nth pattern. Find
the number of dots in the 7th pattern.

…
A. 41
B. 42
C. 55
D. 56

17. In the figure, BC = DE = FG = 4 cm, CD = GH = 6 cm and EF = 2 cm. Find the

distance between B and H, correct to the nearest 0.1 cm.
A. 14.4 cm B C
B. 15.6 cm F G
C. 17.0 cm
D E
D. 18.4 cm
A H

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18. In the figure, ABCD is a square. CD is produced to E such that AEF = 59. F
and G are points on CD and BC respectively. If EF = AF = AG, then FAG =
A. 28. A B
B. 34.
C. 59. G

D. 62.
E D C
F

19. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram of area 36 cm2. E is the mid-point of BC.
If AE and BD intersect at F, then the area of quadrilateral CDFE is
A. 12 cm2. A D
2
B. 15 cm .
C. 18 cm2. F

D. 24 cm2.
B E C

20. If the true bearing of A from B is 234, then the true bearing of B from A is
A. 044.
B. 054.
C. 144.
D. 234.

21. In the figure, tan =

3
A.  .
4
3
B.  .
5
3
C. .
4
3
D. .
5

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 sin( 90   ) tan(360    )
22. 
cos(180    )
A. tan  .
B. tan 2  .
C.  tan  .
D.  tan 2  .

23. If an interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is 90 greater than an exterior
angle of the polygon, which of the following are true?
I. The value of n is 8.
II. An interior angle of the polygon is 135.
III. The number of axes of reflectional symmetry of the polygon is 8.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

24. If the polar coordinates of the point P are (4, 330), then the rectangular
coordinates of P are
A. (2, 2 3 ).
B. ( 2 3 , 2).
C. (2,  2 3 ).
D. (  2 3 , 2).

25. If the two straight lines L1 : y = –2x + 8 and L2 : kx + y + 12 = 0 intersect at the

x-axis, find k.
A. –3
B. –2
C. 3
D. 4

2
26. Which of the following lines is parallel to y  x4?
3
A. 2x  3 y  1  0
B. 2x  3 y  4  0
C. 3x  2 y  1  0
D. 3x  2 y  4  0

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27. If m < 0 and c > 0, then which of the following may represent the graph of
y = mx + c?

A. B.

C. D.

28. A bag contains 5 cards numbered 5, 6, 9, 9 and 10 respectively. If two cards are
drawn at random without replacement, find the probability that the sum is an
even number.
2
A.
5
3
B.
5
3
C.
10
7
D.
10

29. The ages of eight workers are 32, 41, 36, 28, 44, 39, 30 and y. If the mean age of
the workers is 36, then the median of their age is
A. 36.
B. 37.
C. 38.
D. 39.

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30. The scatter diagram shows the relation between x and y. Which of the following
may represent the relation between x and y?
A. y decreases when x decreases. y

B. y increases when x decreases.

C. y varies directly as x3.
D. y varies inversly as x1.

x
O

Section B

31. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are a2b2 and 120a3b5c3
respectively. If the first expression and the second expression are 6a 3b 2 c and
15a 2 b 5 respectively, then the third expression is
A. b 5 c 3 .
B. 4 a 3b 5 c 3 .
C. 40 a 3b 5 c 3 .
D. 120 b 5 c 3 .

32. Which of the following is the graph of y  0.6 x ?

A. B.

C. D.

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33. If log x 3  (log x) 2 , then x =
A. 1000.
B. 0 or 3.
C. 1 or 100.
D. 1 or 1000.

34. The figure shows the graph of y  log 2 x and the curve C. If two curves are
5
symmetrical about the line y  x , then the function of the curve C is
A. y  log 4 x .
B. y  4 x .
x
2
C. y  .
5
x
5
D. y  .
2

1
35. Which of the following statement about the graph of y  ( x  2)(4  x) is
3
true?
A. The minimum point of the graph is (–1, 3).
B. The maximum point of the graph is (1, 3).
C. The minimum point of the graph is (–1, –9).
D. The maximum point of the graph is (1, 9).

36. Suppose  and  are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c
are constants. If  = 3, which of the following equations must have roots 2
and 4?
A. 4ax2  2bx + 3c = 0
B. 4ax2 + 2bx + 3c = 0
C. 6ax2  3bx + 16c = 0
D. 6ax2 + 3bx  16c = 0

37. 100110100102 =
A. 210 + 27 + 41.
B. 210 + 27 + 82.
C. 211 + 28 + 41.
D. 211 + 28 + 82.

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38. In, the figure, find the area of the triangle correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 48.3 cm2
B. 51.2 cm2
C. 63.2 cm2
D. 71.4 cm2

t
39. In ABC, if  a + b + c, then the area of ABC is
4
1
A. t (t  4a)(t  4b)(t  4c) . A
64
1
B. t (t  8a)(t  8b)(t  8c) . c
b
64
1
C. t (t  4a)(t  4b)(t  4c) .
8
B a C
1
D. t (t  8a)(t  8b)(t  8c) .
8

40. In the figure, ACD and BCE are straight lines. Find DE, correct to 1 decimal
place.
A. 4.6 cm
B. 5.2 cm
C. 5.6 cm
D. 6.3 cm

41. It is given that 2h  5k  100 p , where h, k and p are non-zero real numbers. Find
p p
the value of  .
h k
1
A.
2
B. 1
C. log 7
1
D. log 7
2

42. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  5  0 and    , find the value
of  2  2   1 .
A. –4
B. 2
C. 6
D. 10

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43. If ABC is a triangle, which of the following points must lie inside ABC?
I. The circumcentre of ABC
II. The incentre of ABC
III. The centroid of ABC
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

44. log 4 2 

1
A.  .
4
1
B. .
2
1
C .
4
D. 1.

2  8i
45. If  A  Bi , then
1 i
A. A  1, B  4.
B. A  3, B  5.
C. A  –3, B  3.
D. A  5, B  3.

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