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QUESTIONS

1. Find the smallest integer x

such that 2-X < 25 + 5X [2M]

2. Factorise completely

(i)

18 x 2 - 2

(ii)

2x 2 + 5x - 12

3.

In the diagram, OABC is a sector of a circle, centre O and radius 14 cm, and the length of

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the arc AC is 16.8 cm. The angle BOC is 0.6 radians. The perpendicular from B to OC meets OC at D.

(a)

Find angle AOC in radians.

[1M]

(b)

Find the length of OD.

[2M]

(c)

Find the area of triangle OBD.

[1M]

(d)

Find the area of the shaded region.

[3M]

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(a)

The mass of a certain ball bearing is 600 micrograms.

(i)

Write 600 micrograms in grams using standard form.

[1M]

(ii)

A container contains 2.5 million ball bearings. Find the total mass in grams, of

the

ball bearings in the container.

[2M]

(b) Given that y is directly proportional to x2, and that y =5 when x = 1, find the value

of y when x = 2.5.

[3M]

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5.

The following stem-and-leaf diagram shows the weight for a group of Secondary four

pupils.

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Leaf

Stem

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Key: 4| 2 means 42 kg

(a) How many pupils are there in the group?

[1M]

(b)

Find the modal weight of the pupils?

[1M]

6. The box-and-whiskers plot for the distribution is shown below.

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(c)

Find the range of the data.

[1M]

(d)

Find the inter quartile range of the data

[2M]

(e)

Find the value of x3. What does this value represent?

[2M]

7. The diagram is the speed-time graph of a motorcycle which accelerates uniformly for the first 10 seconds
and then travels at a constant speed of 40 m/s for 30 seconds. It then decelerates for the next 10 seconds.

(a) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 50 seconds in metres.

[2M]

(b)

Calculate the acceleration.

[1M]

(c)

Calculate the average speed for the first 50 seconds.

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[1M]

8.

There are three identical cards in each of the two bags. The cards in Bag A are

marked with numbers 0, 1 and 2 respectively, while the numbers in Bag B are

marked with numbers 1, 4 and 6 respectively. One card is selected from each bag at

random and the numbers of the two cards are added up.

(a)Copy and complete the possibility diagram.

[1M]

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(b)What is the probability that the sum will be more than 3?

[1M]

(c)

What is the probability that the sum is a prime number?

[1M]

9. In the diagram, O is the centre of circle ABCD. AC and BD intersect at E.

Angle BAC = 62o and angle DCA = 38o.

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Find, stating your reasons clearly,

(a)

Angle BOC

[1M]

(b)

Angle BDC

[1M]

(c)

Angle DCB

[1M]

(d)

Angle OCE

[2M]

(e)

Angle CDA

[2M]

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10. The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which A(2, 4), B(4, 7) and C(8, 4). D is the midpoint of AC and the
line BD extended meets the x-axis at E.

(a)

State the coordinates of D and hence find the equation of the line BD.

[4M]

(b)

Find the coordinates of E.

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[2M]

(c)

Find the area of triangle ABC.

[1M]

9.

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The diagram shows 4 points A, B, C and D on a flat surface. C is due east of D. The bearing of B from

o
A is 057 . BC is 53 m, AC is 50m, angle DAC is 69o and angle BAC is 90o. Calculate

(a)

the angle ACB,

[1M]

(b) the bearing of A from C,

[2M]

(c)

the angle ACD,

[1M]

(d)

the distance of DC.

[2M]

10. A regular hexagon ABCDEF is connected to a square CDFG as shown in the diagram below.

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(a)

Find angle FAB.

[2M]

(b)

Find angle ABF

[1M]

(c)

Find angle FBE

[2M]

(d)

Find angle EDF

[1M]

(e) Given angle EDF is an interior angle of a regular polygon, find the number of sides of this polygon.

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