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Term Exam Paper 4A
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Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the spaces provided.

2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A(1) (35 marks)

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1. Find the value of 1.3 6  0. 2 and express the answer as a fraction. (3 marks)

2. Solve the equation (x – 3)(2x – 1) = –2. (3 marks)

3. It is given that the quadratic equation 7x2 + 6x + a = 2 has real root(s). If a is a positive integer,
how many possible values of a are there? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

4. It is given that f(x) = x2 + 2kx – 3 and f(–1) = 6, where k is a constant.

(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Find the value of b such that f(b) = –19.
(4 marks)

5. The equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are given below:

L1: 3x + my + 5 = 0
L2: 2x – 4y + n = 0
If L1 and L2 have infinitely many points of intersection, find the values of m and n. (4 marks)

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6. The figure shows the graph of the function y = 2x2 + 5x – c, where c is a constant. The graph intersects
the y-axis at the point P.
y
y = 2x + 5x – c
2

x
O

P(0 , –3)

49
−
8

(a) Find the value of c.

(b) Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(4 marks)

7. Let p be a constant. When the polynomial f(x) = x3 + (2p + 1)x2 – 2x – 1 is divided by x + 1, the
remainder is p.
(a) Find the value of p.
(b) Paul claims that the remainders are the same when f(x) are divided by x + 1 and x − 2
respectively. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

8. In a rectangular coordinate plane, the coordinates of the point A are (−3 , 1). A is rotated anticlockwise
about the origin through 90 to the point B.
(a) Write down the coordinates of B.
(b) If the equation of the straight line L is 2x + y − 4 = 0, find the equation of the straight line passing
through B and perpendicular to L.
(5 marks)

9. Let f(x) = 9x3 – (3k + 3)x2 – 2x + k, where k is a non-zero constant. It is given that f(x) is divisible by
3x – k.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Factorize f(x).
(5 marks)

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Section A(2) (35 marks)
10. The figure below shows a rectangular field of length a m and width b m. The owner of the field plans
to build two perpendicular roads of width 2 m and the remaining four small rectangular parts are
planned to be built as flower-bed.
2m

2m bm

am

(a) Express the total area of the two roads in terms of a and b. (2 marks)
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(b) If a = 2b and the total area of the four flower-beds is 312 m , find the length and the width of the
original rectangular field. (4 marks)

11. Let f(x) be a polynomial. When f(x) is divided by x + 2, the quotient is 2x2 − 5x − 8. It is given that
f(−2) = 25.
(a) Find the value of f(3). (3 marks)
(b) Solve the equation f(x) = 0. (3 marks)

12. In the figure, the graph of the function y = –x2 + 4x + 12 cuts the x-axis at points A and B. P is the
vertex of the graph and the axis of symmetry of the graph is x = 2.
y
P

x
A O B

y = –x2 + 4x + 12

(a) Find the maximum value of the function. (2 marks)

(b) Find the coordinates of A and B. (3 marks)
(c) Find the area of △PAB. (2 marks)

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13. In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle with ABC = 90. The area of △ABC is 2 400 cm2 and
the length of BC is 80 cm. D, E and F are points on BC, AC and AB respectively such that BDEF is a
rectangle. Let BD = x cm and the area of BDEF be S(x) cm2.
A

F E

B D C

(a) Express S(x) in terms of x. (3 marks)

(b) Find the domain of the function S(x). (2 marks)
(c) Find the area of BDEF when x = 40. (2 marks)

14. In the figure, the coordinates of the vertices of △ABC are A(0 , 5), B(1 , –2) and C(–7 , 4). The
perpendicular from A to BC meets BC at M.
y
C(–7 , 4) A(0 , 5)

M O x

B(1 , –2)

(a) Find the equation of BC. (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of AM. (3 marks)
(c) Find the coordinates of M. (2 marks)
(d) Is M the mid-point of BC? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

Section B (35 marks)

15. Consider the quadratic equation in x: x2 – 2(m + 1)x + m2 – 3 = 0, where m is a real number.
(a) If the equation has two distinct real roots, find the range of values of m. (2 marks)
(b) Let  and  be the two distinct real roots of the equation with  2 +  2 = 20. Find the value of m.
(3 marks)

2i − 1
16. (a) Express in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers. (2 marks)
2−i
2i − 1
(b) If + p − 2pi is a real number, find the value of the real number p. (2 marks)
2−i
2i − 1
(c) If (1 − yi ) = x + i , where x and y are real numbers, find the values of x and y. (3 marks)
2−i

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17. In a golf practice, a player hits the ball at a certain position and the flying route of the ball satisfies the
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quadratic function y = − x 2 + 10 x , where y m is the height of the ball and x m is the horizontal
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flying distance of the ball. It is known that the horizontal distance between the ball and the hole is 2 m
when the ball reaches the ground.
y

x
O hole

(a) Using the method of completing the square, find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the
quadratic function. (2 marks)
(b) Find the horizontal distance between the ball and the hitting position when the ball reaches the
ground. (2 marks)
(c) If the player wants to hit the ball into the hole at the same hitting position with the maximum
height of the ball same as previous hitting, find the quadratic function which the flying route of
the ball should satisfy. (3 marks)

18. It is given that α and β are two distinct real roots of x2 + 6x + k = 0, where k is a constant and α > β.
The graph of the function y = –2x2 + bx + c passes through A(α , 0) and B(β , 0) as shown in the figure.
C is the vertex of the graph.
y
C

B A
x
O
y = –2x2 + bx + c

(a) Find the range of values of k. (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph. (2 marks)
(c) Jodie claims that the area of △ABC will be greater than 128 if k < −7. Do you agree? Explain
your answer. (3 marks)

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19. In the figure, the graph of the quadratic function y = x2 – kx + k – 5 cuts the x-axis at points A and B,
and cuts the y-axis at point C, where k is a constant. D is a point on the graph such that OD ⊥ BC. It is
given that the axis of symmetry of the graph is x = 1.
y
y = x2 – kx + k – 5

x
A O B

D
C

(a) Find the value of k and the minimum value of the function. (3 marks)
(b) Find the equation of OD. (3 marks)
(c) Find the coordinates of D and leave the radical sign ‘√’ in the answer. (3 marks)

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