Section A

(3n )(95 n )
1. 
27 2 n

A. 1. B. 32 n . C. 33n . D. 35n .

2. If 3(a  b)  a(a  b) , then b 

3a  a 2 a 2  3a a 2  3a a 2  3a
A. . B. . C. . D. .
a3 3 a a3 a 3

3. m2  2m  9n2  6n 
A. (m  3n)(m  3n  2) . B. (m  3n)(m  3n  2) .
C. (m  3n)(m  3n  2) . D. (m  3n)(m  3n  2) .

4. If x = 1.90 (correct to 3 significant figures), find the range of values of x.

A. 1.85  x  1.95 B. 1.85  x  1.95
C. 1.895  x  1.905 D. 1.895  x  1.905

5. If a, b and c are non-zero constants such that a( x  2)  b(2x  9)  c( x  3) , then a : b 

A. 1: 3 . B. 3 :1 . C. 1: 2 . D. 2 :1 .

6. If f ( x)  2 x 2  3x  1 , then f (3a 1) 

A. 2a2  7a  6 . B. 6a2  9a  1. C. 18a2  9a  1 . D. 18a2  21a  6 .

7. A sum of $50 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 3% per annum for 2 years, compounded
quarterly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $3 000 B. $3 045 C. $3 080 D. $3 088

8. Which of the following is a rational number?

3
A. ( 3  1) 2 B. 2 C. 0.987 D. 2 2

9. Let g ( x)  ax3  3ax 2  36 , where a is a constant. If x  2 is a factor of g(x), then find the
remainder when g(x) is divided by x  2 .

A. 216 B. 9 C. 0 D. 144

10. Let a, b and c be constants. When 4x3  ax2  bx  12 is divided by 2x  c , the quotient is
2 x2  3x 1 and the remainder is 7. Find the value of a.
A. 16 B. 5 C. 4 D. 5
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11. Let k be a constant. Which of the following statements about the graph of y  (2  x) 2  k must
be true?

I. The graph opens upward.

II. The y-intercept of the graph is positive.
III. The vertex of the graph is (2, k).

A. I only B. III only C. I and II only D. II and III only

12. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation ( x  k )( x  5k )  ( x  3k )(5k  x) .

A. x  2k B. x  5k
C. x  k or x  3k D. x  2k or x  5k

13. The sum of the surface areas of two spheres is 360 cm2 . If the ratio of the radius of the smaller
sphere to the radius of the larger sphere is 1 : 3, then the difference of the volumes of the two
spheres is
A. 145 cm3 . B. 936 cm3 . C. 1 008 cm3 . D. 25 272 cm3 .

14. In the figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle and ABD is an isosceles triangle with AB  AD . AC
and BD intersect at E. If DAC  20 , find CDB .

A. 30° B. 35° C. 40° D. 45°

15. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E and F are points on AD such that AF  FE  ED . BF and
CE are produced to intersect perpendicularly at G. Which of the following are true?

I. BGC ~ FGE
II. ABF  DCE
III. FAB ~ BGC

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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16. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on AD such that AE : ED  2 :1 . BD and
CE intersect at F. If the area of DEF is 10 cm2 , then the area of the quadrilateral ABFE is

A. 90 cm2 . B. 100 cm2 . C. 110 cm2 . D. 120 cm2 .

17. The figure shows the graph of y  2 x 2  ax  b . Which of the following is true?
y

y  2x 2  ax  b

x
O

A. a  0 and b  0 B. a  0 and b  0 C. a  0 and b  0 D. a  0 and b  0

18. In the figure, ABC is a circle. O is the centre of the circle. OC and AB intersect at D. If OA // BC
and BDC  102 , find BCO .

A. 45° B. 48° C. 50° D. 52°

19. In the figure, ABCDE is a semi-circle where AB : BC : CD : DE  4 :1: 2 : 3 . Find CAD.

A. 9° B. 18° C. 27° D. 36°

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20. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. OM  PQ and ON  PR. OM = ON = 10 cm and PQ =
40 cm. Find the area of ONPM.

A. 100 cm2 B. 200 cm2 C. 300 cm2 D. 400 cm2

21. In the figure, the circle passes through A, B, C and D. If AB  BC , AC  AD and ADC  2 x ,
then BCD 
A

2x
C D

A. 3x. B. 4x. C. 180  3x . D. 180  4x .

22. The point P is translated rightwards by 3 units to the point Q. If the coordinates of the reflection
image of Q with respect to the x-axis are (2, 1), then the polar coordinates of P are
A. (1, 135). B. (1, 225). C. ( 2 , 135). D. ( 2 , 225).

AB
23. In the figure, 
BD

sin  tan  tan  cos 

A. . B. . C. . D. .
tan  cos  sin  tan 

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24. Find the constant k such that the straight lines x  3 y  k  0 and kx  6 y  5  0 are perpendicular
to each other.

A. 5 B. 2 C. 2 D. 18

25. Let p(x) be a polynomial. When p(x) is divided by 2x – 1, the remainder is –4. If 2x + 1 is a factor
of p(x), find the remainder when p(x) is divided by 4x2 1.

A. 4 x  2 B. 4 x  2 C. 4 x  2 D. 4 x  2

26. In the figure, the equations of straight lines L1 and L2 are x  ay  b and cx  2 y  d
respectively. L1 and L2 intersect at a point on the negative x-axis. Which of the following
must be true?

I. a  0
II. d  bc
III. 2b  ad

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

27. Let k be a constant. If the graph of y  3x 2  24 x  k touches the x-axis, find the x-intercept of
the graph.

A. –48 B. –4 C. 4 D. 48

28. If sin    k and  lies in quadrant IV, then tan  

k 1 k 2 1 k 2 1 k 2
A.  . B.  . C.  . D. .
1 k 2 k k 1 k 2

29. If  lies in quadrant II, which of the following must be true?

I. cos   tan   0
II. sin  cos   0
III. sin(360  )  tan(270  )  0

A. I only B. III only C. II and III only D. None of the above

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30. For 0  x  360 , the least value of is
2 cos 2 x  1
A. –6. B. 2. C. 3. D. 6.

Section B

31. If x  0 , m and n are natural numbers, then n

xm (m xn ) 
m2  n m  n2 m2  n2 m n
mn mn mn
A. x . B. x . C. x . D. x mn
.

32. Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 4x( x  2) , 8 x( x 2  4) and 12 x 2 ( x 4  16) .

A. H.C.F.  4x , L.C.M.  12 x 2 ( x  2)( x 2  4)( x 4  16)

B. H.C.F.  12 x 2 ( x  2)( x 2  4)( x 4  16) , L.C.M.  4x
C. H.C.F.  4x( x  2) , L.C.M.  24 x 2 ( x  2)( x  2)( x 2  4)
D. H.C.F.  24 x 2 ( x  2)( x  2)( x 2  4) , L.C.M.  4x( x  2)

33. C7000000002116 

A. 215  240  33 . B. 199  240  33 . C. 215  248  528 . D. 199  248  528 .

 3x  1 x 3
34. Simplify  .
x  5x  6 x  2
2

x 5 x2 x 5
A. 1 B. C. D.
x2 x3 x3

1
35. If
3
252m  81 , then 
5m
1 1 1 1
A. . B. . C. . D. .
9 27 72 81

36. If log b  2log a  1, then b =

A. 10a2 . B. 10  a2 . C. 10  2a . D. 1  2a .

37. If m  n and 3m2  7m  3n2  7n  18 , then (m  3)(n  3) 

A. –4. B. 8. C. 10. D. 22.

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38. Suppose a  0 and a  1. Which of the following statements about the graphs of y  a x and
x
1
y    must be true?
a

I. The graphs have the same y-intercept.

II. The graphs have no x-intercept.
III. The graphs are symmetrical about the y-axis.

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

39. It is given that log 4 y is a linear function of log 2 x . The intercepts on the vertical axis and on
the horizontal axis of the graph of the linear function are 5 and 3 respectively. Which of the
following must be true?
A. y 3 x 5  230 B. y 5 x 3  230 C. y 3 x10  230 D. y10 x3  230

40. For 0  x  360 , how many roots does the equation 6sin2 x  sin x  2 have?

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

41. If 2x2  5x  k  0 for any real number x, where k is a constant, find the range of values of k.
25 25 25 25
A. k  B. k C. k D. k  
8 8 8 8

 25 a  3b  7
42. Given that  2 a  b , find the value of a correct to 2 decimal places.
3 5

A. 0.16 B. 0.26 C. 0.65 D. 0.72

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43. The figure shows the graph of y  log b x and the graph of y  log c x on the same rectangular
coordinate plane, where b and c are constants. If a vertical line L cuts the x-axis, the graph of
y  log b x and the graph of y  log c x at A, B and C respectively, which of the following must
be true?
y

B
y  logb x

A
x
O

y  logc x C

I. bc
II. b  c  1
AB
III.  log b c
AC
A. I only B. II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

44. Let O be the origin. The coordinates of the points A and B are (a, 0) and (0, b) respectively, where
a and b are positive constants. If the centroid of AOB lies on the straight line 3x  2 y  2b , then
a:b 

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

45. In the figure, O is the centre of the semi-circle ABC. AC is the diameter. N is a point lying on BC
such that ON  BC . It is given that AB : BC  1: 2 and BN  3 cm .
B

A O C

Which of the following must be true?

I. AB // ON II. tan NOC  3 III. ON  1 cm

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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Answers:
1. D A C D B 6. D C C D A
11. B D B A D 16. C A D B B
21. A C A D A 26. A C A B B
31. A C B D B 36. A C D C C
41. C C B B D

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