PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL

Preliminary Examination
Secondary Four Express/Five Normal (Academic)

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MATHEMATICS 4048/02
Paper 2 11 September 2017
2 hours 30 minutes
Additional Materials: Writing Paper (5 sheets)
Graph Paper (1 sheet)
Cover Page (1 sheet)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your candidate name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, 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 S, use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms of S.

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 number of marks for this paper is 100.

For Examiner’s Use

100
Parent’s Signature

This document consists of 12 printed pages.

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Mathematical Formulae

Compound Interest

n
§ r ·
Total amount = P¨1  ¸
© 100 ¹

Mensuration

Curved surface area of cone = Srl

Surface area of a sphere = 4Sr2

1 2
Volume of a cone = Sr h
3

4 3
Volume of a sphere = Sr
3

1
Area of triangle ABC = ab sin C
2

Arc length = rT, where T is in radians

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

Trigonometry

a b c
sin A sin B sin C

a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A

Statistics

¦ fx
Mean =
¦f

2
¦ fx 2 § ¦ fx ·
Standard deviation =  ¨¨ ¸¸
¦f ©¦f ¹
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Answer all the questions.

1 25 y 2  4 z
1 (a) Variables x, y and z are related by the equation x .
2 5 y 2  5z

(i) Find x when y = 2 and z = 5. [1]

(ii) Express y in terms of x and z. [2]

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

3 x  2 y 4 ,
5x  8 1
 y. [3]
4 10

2x2  8 y 2
(c) Simplify . [2]
x 2  xy  2 y 2

(d) Factorise completely 2x3 – 5x2 – 12x. [2]

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2 A company delivers toothpaste to 4 different shops, A, B, C and D every month. The

number of tubes of toothpaste delivered to each shop every month and the sizes of the
tubes are shown in the table below.

Small (50 ml) Medium (75 ml) Large (100 ml)

Shop A 40 30 40
Shop B - - 60
Shop C 40 - 60
Shop D 50 30 -

§ 40 30 40 ·
¨ ¸
¨ 0 0 60 ¸
(a) The information above can be represented by the matrix E = ¨ .
40 0 60 ¸
¨ ¸
¨ 50 30 0 ¸
© ¹

(i) Write down a 3 × 1 matrix F such that the elements of EF give the
total number of tubes of toothpaste delivered to each shop respectively.
[1]

(ii) Evaluate EF. [1]

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(iii) Evaluate the matrix 1 1 1 1 EF and hence explain what this
4
matrix represents. [2]

(b) The matrix G is given to be G = 50 75 100 .

(i) Write down a 3 × 4 matrix H such that the elements of GH give the
total volume of toothpaste delivered to each shop respectively. [1]

(ii) Evaluate GH. [1]

(c) Shop A decides to change the delivery numbers for toothpaste. Their new
delivery is now:
x increase the number of 50-ml toothpaste by 20%
x decrease the number of 75-ml toothpaste by 10%
x keep the number of 100-ml toothpaste unchanged
§ p 0 0·
¨ ¸
Given that J = 40 30 40  and K = ¨ 0 0.9 0 ¸ ,
¨ 0 0 q¸
© ¹

(i) write down the value of p and of q, [2]

(ii) evaluate JK and explain what the elements of JK represent. [2]

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3 (a) A polygon has n sides and three of its exterior angles are 86q, 77q and 47q.
The remaining exterior angles are each 10q.

(i) Calculate the value of n. [2]

(ii) Find the sum of the interior angles of the polygon. [1]

(b) In the diagram below, ABCD is a parallelogram. The lines BA and DC are
produced to the points X and Y respectively such that CY = AX.
B
Y

A C

X
D
(i) Prove that triangle XAD is congruent to triangle YCB. [3]

(ii) Hence explain why BY is parallel to XD. [2]

Given that 3AX = AB, find the ratio

area of triangle AXD

(iii) , [1]
area of triangle ABD

area of triangle AXD

(iv) . [1]
area of quadrilateral XBYD

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4 O R

4 cm

Q5
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
P S
1 2 3 4 5
Markings

In the diagram above, OP and OR are straight lines and OPR is a quadrant of a circle
of radius 4 cm. Markings are made on the line PS such that they are 1 cm apart from
each other. A line is drawn from O to each marking, and the intersection point of the
line with the arc PR is marked Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and so on.

(a) Find the value of tan ‘POQ 2 .

[1]

(b) Calculate the area of sector POQ 2 . [2]

(c) Calculate the area of the shaded region. [3]

(d) Write down, in terms of n, an expression for tan ‘POQ n . [1]

(e) The line PS is produced to a point X such that the marking k lies on PX.
The area of sector POQ k is approximately 12 cm2.
Calculate an approximate value for tan ‘POQ k . [2]

(f) Hence, find the least value of n such that the area of sector POQ n is greater
than 12 cm2. [1]

(g) Explain why the area of sector OQ n Q n – 1 < the area of sector OQ n – 1 Q n – 2 . [1]
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5 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The variables x and y are connected by the equation

10
y 3x  1  .
x3

Some corresponding values of x and y are given in the table below.

x –2.25 –2 –1.5 –1 –0.5 0 0.5 1

y 5.58 3 p 1 1.5 2.33 3.36 4.5

(a) Find the value of p. [1]

(b) Using a scale of 4 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a horizontal x-axis for

–2.25 İ x İ 1.
Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a vertical y-axis for
–1 İ y İ 6.
On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth
curve. [3]

(c) Use your graph to find

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(i) the values of x for which 3x  1  4, [1]
x3

(ii) the minimum value of y. [1]

(d) By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve at x = 0. [2]

10
(e) By drawing a suitable straight line solve the equation  5 x  2 . [2]
x3

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6 Two circles with centres P and Q have radii 4 cm and 6 cm respectively as shown in
the diagram below. The circles cut each other at points A and B. The lines AS and BR
are tangents to the circle with centre P.
R

T Q
P

B
S

(a) Show that triangle ABT is similar to triangle RST. [2]

5S
It is given that angle APB = radians.
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(b) Calculate angle ATB in radians, giving your answer in terms of S. [2]

(c) Show that angle AQB is approximately 1.07 radians. [2]

(d) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded region. [1]

(e) Calculate the area of the shaded region. [3]

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7 A shopkeeper bought x kilograms of candy for $30.

(a) Write down, in terms of x, an expression for the price, in dollars, he paid for
each kilogram of candy. [1]

(b) He wished to sell every kilogram of candy at a profit of 80 cents. Write down,
in terms of x, an expression for his selling price, in dollars, for each kilogram
of candy. [1]

(c) He found that he can only sell 8 kg of candy at this price. Write down, in
terms of x, an expression for the amount of money, in dollars, he received for
the 8 kg of candy sold. [1]

(d) The shopkeeper sold the remaining amount of candy at $2 per kilogram.
Given that he received $35 altogether, use the above information to form an
equation in x and show that it reduces to

10 x 2  223x  1200 0. [3]

(e) Solve the equation 10 x 2  223x  1200 0 , giving your answers correct to 2
decimal places. [3]

(f) Calculate the total amount of money he received for the 8 kg of candy sold.
[1]

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8 F

E D
A

6 cm 15 cm

B 7 cm C

A solid triangular prism stands on a horizontal base BCDE with triangle ABC as its
cross-section. The surfaces ABEF and ACDF are rectangular.
It is given that AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and CD = 15 cm.

(a) Given that the area of triangle ABC is 14 cm2, and that angle ABC is obtuse, find
the value of angle ABC. [2]

(b) Calculate

(i) the volume of the prism, [1]

(ii) the total surface area of the prism, [3]

(iii) the maximum number of complete spheres of radius 1 cm that can be

obtained if the prism is melted down and made into the spheres. [2]
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9 (a) The six faces of a fair red die are marked 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25.
The three faces of a fair blue die are marked 2, 3 and 5.
The two dice are thrown together.
The remainder obtained when the number on the red die is divided by the
number on the blue die is noted.
The possibility diagram below shows some of the remainders obtained.

(i) Copy and complete the possibility diagram. [1]

Red
20 21 22 23 24 25

2 0 1 0

Blue 3 0 1 1

5 1 3 4 0

(ii) Find the probability that a remainder of 0 is obtained. [1]

(iii) Find the probability that a remainder greater than 1 is obtained. [1]

The two dice are now thrown twice in succession.

(iv) Find the probability that the remainders from both throws are 2 and 3.
[2]

(v) Find the probability that at least one of the remainders from either throw
is 0. [2]

(b) The marks scored by 14 pupils in a test marked out of 60 are as follows.

1 3
3 9 9
4 1 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 8
5 8 8

Key: 4 | 2 means 42 marks

(i) Find the median mark. [1]

(ii) Explain why the mean may not be an appropriate average to describe
the marks scored by these pupils. [1]

(iii) Another group of pupils took the same test and obtained a standard
deviation of 3.4 marks. By calculating the standard deviation of the
marks scored by the original group of pupils, compare the performance
of both groups. [2]

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10 Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is produced during the combustion process and emitted into the
atmosphere. A country’s total CO 2 emissions comprises emissions from traffic,
production of electricity, individual activities and industry.

The table below shows the total CO 2 emissions for Singapore in 2013 and 2014.

2013 2014
Total CO 2 emissions (kt) 49 913 50 104
Total population 5.40 million 5.47 million
1 kiloton (kt) = 1000 tonnes = 1 u 106 kg

(a) Calculate, in tonnes, the annual average mass of CO 2 emissions for a resident
of Singapore in 2013. [1]

Susan is involved in an environmental project.

She claims that while the total CO 2 emissions for Singapore has increased by x%
from 2013 to 2014, the annual average mass of CO 2 emissions for a resident of
Singapore has actually decreased by y%.

(b) Calculate the value of x and of y. [3]

To better illustrate the amount of CO 2 emissions for Singapore in 2014, Susan

assumes that the CO 2 produced forms a low layer of gas directly above the surface of
Singapore and stays confined to Singapore. She also assumes that the surface of
Singapore is completely flat. She then studies the information below.

44 g of CO 2 takes a volume of 22.4 litres under normal standard conditions.

Total area of Singapore: 719.1 km2

(c) Susan claims that the height of the CO 2 layer over Singapore in 2014 is higher
than the average height of 1.65 metres. By showing your working clearly,
verify whether her claim is true. [6]

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