End of Year Holiday Assignment

Tanglin Secondary School

Secondary 3 Express
Elementary Mathematics

End of Year Holiday Assignment

Name: ( )

Class: Date: 80

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your 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 on the Writing Paper.

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 π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.

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 80.

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 End of Year Holiday Assignment

Mathematical Formula
Compound Interest

n
⎛ r ⎞
Total Amount = P⎜1 + ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠

Mensuration

Curved surface area of a cone = π r l

Curved surface area of a sphere = 4πr 2

1 2
Volume of a cone = πr h
3

4
Volume of a sphere = π r3
3

1
Area of a triangle ABC = bcsin A
2

Arc length = rθ , where θ is in radians

1 2
Sector area = r θ , where θ is in radians
2

Trigonometry

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C

a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A

Statistics

∑ fx
Mean =
∑f

2
∑ fx
2
⎛ ∑ fx ⎞
Standard deviation = − ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
∑f ⎝∑f ⎠

Prepared by Tan CS / 2010 2