COMMONWEALTH SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
II ___________
2013
Name: _____________________________________
(
) Class:
MATHEMATICS
04 September 2013
PAPER Tuesday
1
08 00 10 00

SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS/

SECONDARY FOUR NORMAL ACADEMIC/
SECONDARY FIVE NORMAL ACADEMIC
4016/01

2 Hours

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
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 needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Calculators should be used where appropriate.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact,
give the answer to three significant figures. Give answers 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 number of marks for this paper is 80.
Name of setter: Mr Rafeek Ahmed

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Total
Parents Signature:

80

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This paper consists of 16 printed pages including the cover page.

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Mathematical Formulae
Compound interest

r
P 1

100
Total amount =

Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = rl
2
Surface area of a sphere = 4r

1 2
r h
Volume of a cone = 3
4 3
r
Volume of a sphere = 3
1
ab sin C
Area of triangle ABC = 2

Arc length = r , where is in radians

1
Sector area = 2 r2 , where is in radians

Trigonometry
a
b
c

sin A sin B sin C

a 2 b 2 c 2 2bc cos A

Statistics

Mean =

fx
f

Standard deviation =

fx
f

fx
f

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Answer all the questions.

6.73
2
1. Calculate 43.7 0.32 , giving your answer correct to 4 significant figures.

Answer ............. [2]

2. The temperature in a refrigerator is f C and the temperature outside is g C, where
f and
g are positive integers. Write down an expression for
(a) the difference between the two temperatures,
(b) the mean of the two temperatures.

Answer (a) .......... C [1]

(b) .............. C [2]

p
3. Given that p is 20% of q, find the value of 4q , giving your answer as a fraction in
its
lowest terms.

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Answer ............ [2]

4. In a survey, 100 pupils were asked what their favourite colour was. The results of
the
survey are shown in the bar chart below.

(a) Express the number of pupils whose favourite colour was red, as a fraction in its
lowest terms to the number of pupils whose favourite colour was blue.
(b) The same information is to be shown in a pie chart.
Find the angle which represents the number of pupils whose favourite colour
was
yellow.

Answer (a) ........... [1]

(b) ........... [1]
5
2
5. Mr Danny drafted a will, in which he will leave 12 of his money to his wife, 3 of
the
remainder to his two children and the rest to be donated to a charitable organization.
If
the charitable organization receives $70 000, how much money does he have?

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Answer $............... [2]

6. A cinema offers three movie theatres of different capacities for holding special
events as
shown below in the table.
Supreme Theatre
Deluxe Theatre
Standard Theatre

Individual Seats
50
110
150

Couple Seats
30
30
25

Lounge Seats
20
10
5

In a typical month, it is estimated that the cinema receives 2 bookings for its
Supreme
theatre, 8 bookings for its Deluxe theatre and 12 bookings for its Standard theatre.

50 30 20

110 30 10
150 25 5

(a) Evaluate (2 8 12)

Answer (a) ........... [1]
(b) Explain what your answer represents.
Answer (b) ......
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2
2
2
7. 126 2 3 7 and 180 2 3 5 .
(a) Find the smallest possible integer n such that 126n is a multiple of 180.
(b) If 180 is the lowest common multiple of 15, 18 and x, find the smallest possible
value
of x.
(c)
Find the smallest integer k such that (180k)(126) is a perfect cube.

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Answer (a) ........... [1]

(b) ........... [1]
(c) ........... [1]
1

5
x

8.(a) Simplify

64 y

1
2

.
2
6
p

3
pq

9q 2 .
(b) Factorise fully

Answer (a) ........... [1]

(b) ........... [2]
9. The scale on a map is 1 : 125 000.
(a) Find the actual length of a road in km, which measures 8.8 cm on the map.
(b) Find the area of a plot of land in cm2 on the map which measures 20 km2 on the
ground.

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S
P

Answer (a) ......... km [1]

(b) ....... cm2 [2]
10.(a)

45o

Q
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45o
R

In the above diagram, PQR and QST are straight lines, TQ = PQ and
QSR = QRS = 45o.
Show that PQS is congruent to TQR.
Answer (a)
.

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[2]

A
4

(b)

D
If DAB is similar
to ACB, find the

B2

In the diagram, BCD is a straight line,

BC = 2 cm and AB = 4 cm.
length of CD.

Answer (b) CD = ........... cm [2]

11. In the Cdiagram,
ABC is a straight
line, BD = 5 cm,
B
A
BC = p cm, CD = q cm and ACD = 90o.
Express, in terms of p and/or q, the value of
(a)

sin AB D ,

(b)

cos ( 180 CBD ),

(c)

tan BDC .

Answer (a) sin AB D = ........ [1]

(b) cos ( 180 CBD ) = .......... [1]

(c) tan BDC = ........... [1]

12. A black tourmaline stone has a mass of 58 grams, correct to the nearest gram.
(a) Find the smallest possible mass of the black tourmaline.
(b) The volume of the black tourmaline is 19 cm3, correct to the nearest cubic
centimetre. Find the least possible mass of 1 cubic centimetre of the black
tourmaline.

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Answer (a) ........ g [1]

(b) ............. g/cm3 [1]
13. The diagram below shows a circle with centre O. The points A, B, C and D lie on
the
circle. The tangent at B meets OC produced at T.
Given that BTC 22 ,
Find
(a)

OAB,

(b)

ABT,

(c)

BDC.

Answer (a) OAB = ........... [2]

(b) ABT =................. [1]
(c) BDC = ................ [1]
14. OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O and radius 10 cm. C lies on OA such that AC

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=
3 cm. If angle AOB = 1.2 radians, calculate
(a) the length of arc AB,
(b) the area of the shaded region.

Answer (a) ......... cm [1]

(b) ........... cm2 [2]
2
15.(a) Solve (2 x 3) 30 4 x .

Answer (a) x = .. or x = .. [3]

(b)

Solve the simultaneous equations

y 5 3x
5x 2 y 1 0 .

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Answer (b) x = ...........

G

y =........... [2]
B

16. In the given diagram, AB is parallel to EF, and BCD and FCG are straight lines.
A

Find the values of x and y. C

y
x

F E

92

140

Answer (a) x = .......... [1]

(b) y =............... [2]

2y
5
y
17.(a) Given that 250
, find the value of y.
(b) The period, T , of the pendulum with length l is given by the formula
l
T 2
g .
Express g in terms of , , l and T.

Answer (a) y = ................ [3]

(b) g = ............ [2]

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18.(a) In the Venn diagram given below, shade A B.
[1]

(b) Given = {x: x is a positive integer}, P = {x: x is not more than 4} and
Q = {x: 1 2x 3 9}, find n (P Q).

Answer ............. [2]

19. In 2015, the population of China is estimated to be 0.133 billion.
(a) Write 0.133 billion in standard form.
(b) It is said that the population of China makes up 20% of the worlds population.
Find
the worlds population in 2015, leaving your answer in standard form.

y=x+3

A (0 , 9)

Answer (a) ....... [1]

(b) ............... [2]
C

20.
B

l1

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The line l1 meets the line y = x + 3 at x = 2 .

(a)

Find the gradient of l1.

(b)

Hence, state the equation of l1.

(c)

Find the area of ABC.

Answer (a) ........ [2]

(b) ................ [1]
(c) .............. units2 [1]
21. 3 points A, B and C are shown below. They are part of a quadrilateral ABCD.
BCD 110 and AD = 10.3 cm.
(a) Draw and complete the quadrilateral ABCD.
[1]
(b) Construct (i) the perpendicular bisector of AB,
[1]
(ii) the bisector of ABC .
[1]

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A

(c) The two lines drawn in (b) intersect at a point P.

Measure the obtuse angle between the two lines.
Answer (c) Obtuse angle = .

. [1]
(d)

Complete the sentence below:

The point P is equidistant from the lines . and
.
[1]

22.(a) Sketch the graph of y (3 x )(5 x) .

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Answer (a)

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[2]
(b) (i) Express x 6 x 4 in the form ( x a) b .
2
(ii) Sketch the graph of y = x 6 x 4 .
2

Answer (b)(i) .... [1]

y

Answer (ii)

Cumulative
frequency

350
Fertiliser A

300

[2]

250

23.

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Fertiliser B

200

150

100

50

10

20

30

40
50
Height of plants (cm)

60

70

80

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350 plants were grown using fertiliser A and 250 plants were grown using fertiliser B.
The cumulative frequency curves above show the heights of the two types of plants
grown
using fertilisers A and B.
(a) Estimate the median height of the plants grown using fertiliser A.
(b) Estimate the 20th percentile height of the plants grown using fertiliser B.
(c) Estimate the percentage of the plants using fertiliser B that have grown more than
65 cm in height.
(d) State, with a reason, which fertiliser is better.

Answer (a) ......... cm [1]

(b) ............ cm [1]
(c) .............. % [1]
(d) ..
......
............................................................................................................................... [1]

24. The graph shows the speed-time graph of a car during a period of 50 seconds.
Speed (m/s)
v

10

20

35

50

Time (seconds)

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The distance travelled in the first 20 seconds is 220 m.
(a) Find the value of the maximum speed v.

Answer (a) ............ m/s [2]

(b) Sketch the distance-time graph of the car on the axes given in the answer space
below.

Distance (metres)

[3]

Time (seconds)

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