MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FIJI JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2010

MATHEMATICS

Time Allowed : Two Hours

(An extra ten minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)
INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write all your answers in the Answer Book provided.

2. Write your Index Number on the front page of your Answer Book and
on the flap at the back of the Answer Book.

3. If you use extra sheets of paper, be sure to show clearly the question
number(s) being answered and to tie each sheet securely in your
Answer Book at the appropriate place.

4. Round off answers to 2 decimal places unless otherwise stated.

5. There are three sections in this paper.

All sections A, B and C are compulsory.
Note :

ƒ Extracts from the Mathematical Tables are provided on Pages 19 to 25.

ƒ Calculators can be used, provided they are silent, battery-operated and

non-programmable.

ƒ Diagrams in this paper are not drawn to scale.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

Section Guidelines Total Suggested

Mark Time
A There are thirty multiple-choice questions.
All questions are compulsory. 30 36 mins
B There are fifteen questions.
All questions are compulsory. 30 36 mins
C There are ten questions.
All questions are compulsory. 40 48 mins
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SECTION A MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS [30 marks]

Answer all the questions. Each question is worth 1 mark.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. In your Answer Book, circle the letter which represents the best
answer. If you change your mind, put a line through your first choice
and circle the letter of your next choice.

For example : 12 A B C D

2. If you change your mind again and like your first answer better,
put a line through your second circle and tick (9) your first answer.

For example : 12 A B C D
9

3. No mark will be given if you circle more than one letter for a question.

1. Which of the following graphs is a function ?

y y
A. C.

x x

y y
B. D.

x x

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2. The expression (1 + 6c)² when expanded is equal to

A. 1 + 36c2 C. 1 + 12c + 12c2

B. 1 + 6c + 36c2 D. 1 + 12c + 36c2

3. When simplified, -x – 3y + 2x + 4y is

A. x+y C. -3x + y

B. x – 7y D. -3x – 7y

4. Which of the following represents a Pythagorean triad ?

A. {2, 3, 5} C. {6, 8, 10}

B. {3, 4, 6} D. {10, 11, 13}

5. The expression 5 – 5x 2 when completely factorised is equal to

A. 5(1 – x 2 ) C. 5(x + 1) (x – 1)

B. 5(5 – x 2 ) D. 5(1 + x) (1– x)

6. (a3 b2)3 is equal to

A. a9 b6 C. a6 b6

B. a9 b5 D. a6 b5

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7. When written in base-index form, 16 = 2 4 . Which of the following statements

represents the equivalent expression in logarithmic form ?

A. log 16 4 = 2 C. log 2 16 = 4

B. log 2 4 = 16 D. log 4 2 = 16

y
8. The domain for the graph shown on the right is
1
A. {x : x ≤ 1, x ∈ R}

B. {x : x ≥ 1, x ∈ R} -1 1 x

C. {x : -1< x <1, x ∈R}

D. {x : -1 ≤ x ≤ 1, x ∈ R} -1

9. The value of y that makes the equation 3y – 1 = 2 correct, is

2

A. 1 C. 2

5
B. D. 3
3

10. The diagram below shows a right angled triangle.

θ
1

The value of Cos θ in the above triangle is

A. 1 C. 2

1
B. D. 2
2
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11. The value of -3 2 is equal to

A. 9 C. -6

1
B. D. -9
9

Use the information given below to answer Questions 12, 13 and 14.

The quiz scores of 6 students are given below.

8, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5

12. What is the mean score for the quiz ?

A. 5 C. 7

B. 6 D. 8

13. The median quiz score is

A. 8 C. 6

B. 7 D. 5

14. The modal quiz score is

A. 5 C. 7

B. 6 D. 8

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15. The inverse of the relation { (1,2), (1,3), (2,2), (2,3) } is given by

A. { (1,2), (1,3), (2,2), (2,3) } C. { (1,2), (1,3), (2,2), (3,2) }

B. { (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (3,1) } D. { (2,1), (3,1), (2,2), (3,2) }

16. The highest common factor in the expression 3x 3 + 3x 5 is

A. 3x 5 C. 3x 3

B. 3x D. x5

17. A computer valued at $1000 depreciates by 10% every year.

What is the value of the computer after 2 years ?

A. $810 C. $200

B. $800 D. $190

18. The diagram below shows two intersecting chords.

x
8

x
12.5

The value of x is

A. 4.5 C. 10.0

B. 8.0 D. 12.5

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Use the diagram given below to answer Questions 19 and 20.

10

x
-5

19. The coordinates of the y-intercept on the graph is

A. (10, 0) C. (-5, 0)

B. (0, 10) D. (0, -5)

20. What is the equation of the line ?

x
A. y = 2x + 10 C. y= + 10
2

−x
B. y = -2x + 10 D. y= + 10
2

21. The probability that Team A wins a game of soccer is 0.7. How many
games is Team A expected to lose in the next 10 games it plays ?

A. 10 C. 3

B. 7 D. 0

22. A shopkeeper made a 20% profit in selling an item for $60.

What is the cost price for this item ?

A. $50 C. $20
B. $48 D. $12

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23. A function is given as f(x) = 1 – x 2 . Which of the following is

an ordered pair for f(x) ?

A. (0, 0) C. (1, 0)
B. (1, 1) D. (2, 3)

24. Which of the following expressions gives the size of ∠A in triangle ABC ?

12
5

A C
13

A. ∠A = Sin −1 ⎛⎜ 5 ⎞⎟ C. ∠A = Tan −1 ⎛⎜ 5 ⎞⎟
⎝ 13 ⎠ ⎝ 12 ⎠

B. ∠A = Cos −1 ⎛⎜ 12 ⎞⎟ D. ∠A = Sin −1 ⎛⎜ 12 ⎞⎟
⎝ 13 ⎠ ⎝ 13 ⎠

Use the diagram given below to answer Question 25.

500
O is the centre of the
O circle.
•
y

25. The size of the angle marked y is

A. 100º C. 50°

B. 80° D. 40°

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26. The altitudes of triangle ABC meet at point x. The point x is called
B

x •

A C
A. orthocentre C. incentre

B. circumcentre D. centroid

27. A bag contains identical marbles of different colours. Five are red,
four are green and six are blue. What is the probability of picking
a marble that is not red ?

1 4
A. C.
3 15

2 6
B. D.
3 15

28. If a = -2, b = -4 and c = 3, then the value of b – a x c is

A. - 18 C. 2

B. -6 D. 6

a 2 b − 2a
29. The expression when simplified is
a

A. ab – 2 C. a2b – 2

B. ab – 2a D. b2 – 2

30. The mean of 10 scores is 7. What must be the 11th score if the
mean remains unchanged ?

A. 7 C. 70

B. 11 D. 77

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SECTION B [30 marks]

Answer all the questions in your Answer Book. Each question is worth 2 marks.
Show all working.

1. The domain for a relation y = 3x – 3 is { -1, 0, 1}

a) List the elements of the range.

b) List the inverse relation as a set of ordered pairs.

2. The graph of a relation g(x) is given below.

3
g(x)
x
-6 -3 3 6

-3

(a) Find g(2)

(b) Solve for x if g(x) = 0.

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3. The figure given below shows a secant and tangent intersecting at D.

A• B
• D

•
C

(a) Complete the relationship below.

CD x CD = __________ x __________

(b) If AB = 5 cm and AD = 9 cm, find the length of CD .

4. An equation is given by

log x 512 = 3

(a) Express the above in base-index form.

(b) Solve for x.

5. A formula is given as p = ax + b.

(a) Make ‘a’ the subject of the formula.

(b) Find the value of a if p = 100, b = 10 and x = 9.

6. (a) Factorise x 2 + 3x + 2x + 6, completely.

(b) Expand and simplify P + 2(P + 3)

a2 − 4
7. (a) Simplify
a −2
(b) State the value(s) of ‘a’ in the expression above that will
make the expression undefined.

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8. On the pair of axes given in your Answer Book :

(a) Draw the graph of x = 3.

(b) Plot a point x > 3 on the same pair of axes.

9. A ship sailed 9km east from Port A and then 12km south to Port B.

(a) What is the shortest distance from Port A to Port B?

(b) Port C is 4km on the west of Port B. Find the distance

between Port A and Port C.

10. A spinner is shown in the diagram below.

3 2
1

5
4

(a) If the spinner is spun, what is the probability that the pointer
will stop at an odd number ?

(b) If it is spun 200 times, how many times is the pointer expected
to be at 3 ?

11. VAT is 12.5% tax on the price of an item.

(a) How much VAT is included in the price of an item if it is

selling for $990 ?

(b) What is the price of the item before VAT in 11(a) above ?

12. Simplify the following expressions.

(a) x ° + (2x )° + 3x °

5x 2 y 5
(b) ÷
x 2y 3 4xy 2

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13. Students were asked randomly as to how many hours they spend on
revision. Their responses are given in the table below :

hours 0 1 2 3 4 5

frequency 0 1 4 9 6 0

(a) How many students were questioned ?

(b) What is the range of the hours of revision ?

14. A part of the P4-1 slip for Mr Mosese is shown below.

Total Earnings PAYE FNPF

$17,000 $594 $906

(a) Find the total deduction made from Mr Mosese’s earnings.

(b) Find his chargeable income if Mr Mosese qualifies for marital

allowance of $1,200 and FNPF.

15. A 4m ladder leans against a vertical wall. The base of the ladder is 2m
from the wall.

e
e wall
e
4me h

e
e
e
x
2m

(a) Calculate the size of angle x.

(b) Calculate the height, h.

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SECTION C [40 marks]

Answer all the questions in your Answer Book. Each question is worth 4 marks.
Show all working.

1. A relation is shown by the arrow diagram below.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(a) List the domain of the relation. (1 mark)

(b) List the range of the relation. (1 mark)

(c) Show the inverse of the relation on the diagram given

in the Answer Book. (1 mark)

(d) Is the inverse of the relation shown above a function ? (1 mark)

2. A straight line graph is shown below.

•
x
•
-2 2

-2

(a) Write the coordinates of the x-intercept. (1 mark)

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(b) What value of y corresponds to an x value of -2 ? (1 mark)

(c) Find the slope of the line. (1 mark)

(d) Write the equation of the straight line in the form

y = mx + c. (1 mark)

3. (a) Write the following as single index.

(i) a5 x a2 (1 mark)

(ii) b −2 ÷ b −9 (1 mark)

(b) Solve for x in the following equations.

(i) 3 x = 243 (1 mark)

(ii) log x 49 = 2 (1 mark)

4. (a) A pair of binomial is given below.

(2x + 1) (2x – 1)
(i) Find the product of the given pair of binomial. (1 mark)

(ii) What special name is given to the product in

(i) above ? (1 mark)

(b) Simplify the following.

3 2x
(i) – 2 (1 mark)
x x
(ii) 4(x + 1) – 3(x + 1) (1 mark)

5. (a) Three more than three times a number x is 24.

(i) Write a mathematical equation for the above

information. (1 mark)

(ii) Solve the equation to find the value of x. (1 mark)

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(b) Solve the inequality given below.

− 2x − 1
< −3 (2 marks)
5

6. (a) A part of the graph, y = Cos x graph is given below.

y
P•

• x
Q

(i) Write down the coordinates of point Q. (1 mark)

(ii) State the x value for which graph, y = Cos x reaches

its lowest (minimum) point for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360 ° . (1 mark)

(b) Triangle XYZ is given below.

Y

30° s
X Z

(i) Find the size of angle marked s. (1 mark)

(ii) Find the length of XY if YZ is 3cm. (1 mark)

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7. (a) Find the angles marked x and y in the diagram given below.

20°

y
o• x o is the
centre of
circle.
(2 marks)

(b) Find the lengths of x and y in the diagram given below.

8 y

x 8
4
3
(2 marks)

8. Study the advertisement given below and answer the questions

that follow.

Sale
LAPTOP

$2 000 cash
Or
15% deposit and
12 monthly installments
of $175.

Radhika bought this Laptop on hire purchase.

(a) How much deposit did she pay ? (1 mark)

(c) How much did she pay altogether when buying on

hire purchase ? (1½ mark)

(c) What percentage interest was charged for hire purchase ? (1½ mark)

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9. A fair dice is rolled.

(a) List the set of possible outcomes. (1 mark)

(b) Find the probability of getting an odd number greater

than 3. (1 mark)

(c) What is the sum of probabilities of all the outcomes on

the dice ? (1 mark)

(d) If the dice is rolled 600 times how many times do you
expect a 3 to occur ? (1 mark)

10. The graph below shows the weight of fish caught by a local fisherman.

Weight of Fish

7
6
5
frequency

4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
weight (kg)

(a) How many fish were caught by the fisherman ? (1 mark)

(b) How many fish weighed less than 5 kg ? (1 mark)

(c) What was the mean weight for the fish caught ? (2 marks)

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