1. Given that AB and AF are tangents to the circle at B and F respectively.

O is the centre of the

o

circle. EOB is the diameter of the circle, OGA is a straight line. EOF 60 and CEB 15 .

C
60
15

G
F

(a)

Calculate, stating your reasons clearly,

(i)

ED F ,

[1]

(ii)

CB E ,

[2]

(iii)

F
CD
,

[2]

(b)

Show that triangle ABF is equilateral.

02.

The number 525 written as the product of its prime factors, is

525 3 5 2 7 .
(a) If 525k is a perfect square, find the smallest integer value of k
(b) Given that 525 is the lowest common multiple (L.C.M.) of
15, x and 35, find two possible values of x

03
.

[3]

Using index notation, find

3
(a) the value of 5832 ,
(b) the positive square root of 576.
Show your workings clearly.

04.

A company plans to donate 700 packs of instant noodles, 420 bottles of drinking water and
$ 1400 cash to an old folks home. All items are to be distributed in gift bags such that there are
equal number of instant noodles, equal number of drinking water and equal amount of cash in
each bag.
(a) How many gift bags are needed?
(b) Find the number of packs of instant noodles, the number of bottles of drinking water and
the amount of cash in each gift bag.

05
.

The Stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the prices of gift sets available in a
shop.
Stemandleaf diagram for the prices of gift sets
Stem
2
3
4
5

Leaf
3
0
2
0

4
0
2
3

5
1 3 5
6 7
9
[2]

Key: 2|3 means $23

(a) Find the mean of the distribution.

[1]

(b) Find the median of the distribution.

[1]

(c) Find the percentage of gift sets with prices more than $50.
The mass, in grams, of 30 apples were measured and recorded below.

06.

154
170
144
163
126

162
124
174
162
163

158
134
157
164
133

172
162
165
162
161

166
155
162
171
158

181
166
156
153
162

(a) i. Use the information above and complete the table below.
ii. Hence find the mean mass of the apples.
(b) State the modal mass range of the apples
(b) i.
Mass / g
120 < x 130
130 < x 140
140 < x 150
150 < x 160
160 < x 170
170 < x 180
180 < x 190

Mid-value (x)
125
135
145
155
165
175
185

Frequency (f)

fx

1085

30

x =

[2]
7. The sizes of 3 interior angles of a 9-sided polygon are 116, 108 and 130 respectively. The
size of each remaining interior angle of the polygon is x.
(a)

Calculate the value of x.

(b)

Hence, find the size of the largest exterior angle of the polygon,

8. A school hired a coach for $1200 to take x number of pupils for an excursion to
Port Dickson. Every pupil of the group was required to pay an equal share for the
hire of the coach.
(a)

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the amount of money each pupil
had to pay.

(b)

On the day of departure, four pupils were absent. In order to cover the
cost of $1200, the teacher decided to use $30 from the school fund. Each

[1]

of the remaining pupils had to pay an additional $5.

(i)

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the amount of money each pupil
had
to pay when four pupils were absent.

(ii)

[1]

If each of the remaining pupils had to pay an additional $5,

(a)

form an equation in x and show that it reduces to

x 2 2 x 960 0 ,

(b)

[3]

solve the above equation to find the amount each pupil finally
paid.

[3]

09.

2y 1
4

1
3
y

1
Solve the equation
, correct your answer to 2 decimal places.

10.

Solve the equation x2 4x 7 = 0 by completing the square method. Give

your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

[3] 7 cm

In the given figure PQR STR.

11.

[4]

12.

(a)

Name a pair of similar triangles.

(b)

Find the length of PR.

3 cm

The figure ABCD has a pair of parallel sides AB and DC.

i.

6 cm

Identify two similar triangles in the figure.

ii. Find the length of BD.

6 cm

2 cm
D

The diagram shows two congruent quadrilaterals where AB = 10 cm, BC = 12 cm, D =

13.

3 cm

75

100, MN = 2 cm, L = 75 and O = 36.

(a) State the quadrilateral congruent to ABCD.
(b) Find the values of x and y.
10 cm

2 cm
D

14.

L
B

6 cm

100

8
25

2 x 1
4x .
Solve 64

12 cm

M
O

2 cm

36
N

x
x 3
15. If 3 216 , find the value of 3 .

16. Solve the following equations

2 x2
125 0
(a) 5
2 y
y
(b) 2 8 1

17. Solve the following equations

1

(i) 2

32

[2]

4x
(ii) 3 27 9

1 (a)
8
.

[3]

Which of the following is the graph of y = 7 x2 ?

y

B
x

0
(0, 7)
x

(0, 7)

y
0
(0, 7)

(0, 7)

(b)

The point (1, 1) is marked on each diagram in the answer space. On these
diagrams, sketch the graphs of
(i)
1
y
x
(ii) y 3x 3

Answer
(i)

(ii)

[2]
19. The straight line passes through the points P(4, - 2) and Q( - 6, 4).
(a) Find the gradient of PQ.

(b) Find the equation of the line parallel to PQ and passes through the point R (1, 0) .
(c) The line in (b) cuts the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B. Find the coordinates of A and B.
(d) Find the length of AB.
a

3
20. Given that
x3
2

21. Simplify x x

b2
b 2 , express b in terms of a.

x3
x2 1 .

22.

y
2x
5
(a)Expand the expression
(b) x=

c (ab)
Express the following as a single fraction in the simplest form:
a

m 2 3m 2m 3 6m 2

mn
nm
23.

If

4rs t 2 t , express t in terms of r and s in its simplest form.

(a) In the diagram, WXY and WQP are similar, PX 4 cm, WX 12 cm, PQ 21 cm,

WY 6 cm and WPQ 119 . Find

(i) the length of XY,

[2]

(ii) the length of QY,

[2]

(iii) XYQ .

[1]

119