Blakehurst High School 2005 Preliminary Mathematics Yearly Exam

ANSWERS
Question 1
a) i) (m − 2 )
2

ii) (b + 4)(a − 3c )
5 +1
b)
2
c) 3.02 (3 sig. figs)
d)
e) x = 10 or -2
f)

Question 2
x − 12
a)
x − 2x + 4
2

b)
∠AED = 77° (∠ sum of ∆AED )
∠CED = 103° (∠sum of line )
∴ BC || DE (co − interior angles are supplementary, therefore they are parallel lines )

c) − 3 ≤ x ≤ 4
2
d) −
3
e) β = 45°, 135°
f)

Question 3
a) i)
27˚
63˚

52

x
 ii)
x = 52 tan 63
≈ 102.06m (2 dp)
b) i)
y

0
-2 -1 0 1 2

(Note: Use a ruler, mark x/y intercepts, label axis. Marks will be lost if you
don’t!)

ii)
y

0
-3 -2 -1 0 1

(Note: Identify/show how it is different to 3^x, 5^x,…)

c) 4
d) i) p = 1, 9
ii) 1 < p < 9

Question 4
a) 2 y + x − 14 = 0
22
b) units
5
c) i) AD = DC (property of a square ABCD; sides are equal length)
DY = CX (X and Y are midpoints of BC and DC respectively, therefore they
are equal length)
∠ADY = ∠DCX = right angle (property of a square; ABCD)
∴ ∆ADY ≡ ∆CDX (SAS)

ii) ∴AY = DX (corresponding sides, congruent triangles)

d) i) 3
ii) 7
 6
iii)
7
iv) 5

Question 5
a) i) A(-1, 0) B(0, 2)
ii) 2
iii) x + 2 y − 9 = 0
iv) 153˚26’
v)
vi)
vii)
b) i) (use converse of Pythagoras theorem)
ii) if x = 1, then one side of the triangle would have a side length of 0. Which
is not possible.

Question 6
a) i) In △ABE & △DCE
∠AEB = ∠CED (vertically opposite angles are equal)
∠ABC = ∠ECD (alternate angles on parallel lines; AB||CD)
∠BAE = ∠EDC (alternate angles on parallel lines; AB||CD)
∴△ABE ||| △DCE (AAA)

ii) 1 : 4
b) (x − 3) + 9( x − 3) + 21
2

c) i) EVEN
ii) EVEN
iii) NEITHER
d) x = 120˚
y = 30˚
z = 60˚

Question 7
a) i)
ii) 14.0 (1dp)
iii) 271˚ (nearest degree)
b)
c) i) 31˚ (nearest degree)
ii) 43.8 cm2 (1dp)