NAME: NO: CLASS:

ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL

MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2013

SUBJECT : Mathematics
PAPER :1
LEVEL/STREAM : Sec 2 Normal (Academic)
DATE : 15 May 2013
TIME : 1020 – 1120
DURATION : 1 hour

Instructions to candidates:

1. Write your name, class and index number.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Use an electronic calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.

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  , use either your
calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of  .

4. Essential workings must be shown. Omission of essential workings and

illegible handwriting will lead to loss of marks.

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This question paper consists of 10 printed pages including this cover page.
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Answer all the questions.

1 Solve 7 q  16  3q .

Answer ……………….………………. [2]

2 The average height H (in metres) of the population of a certain country is directly
proportional to the average weight W (in kilograms) of the population.
(a) Express H in terms of W.
(b) Hence, given that H = 1.5 and W = 45, find the value of H when W = 54.

Answer (a) ……………….………...… [1]

(b) H = ………….………... kg [2]

3 Simplify the following expressions.

(a) (2u  7)  (3u  9)
(b) (3k  1)  (5k  5)

Answer (a) ……………….………...… [2]

(b) ……………….………...… [2]

4 Solve the following equations.

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(a) x
9
6
(b) 1  8x
3
4
(c) 4x  8
 3x  6
7
(d) x 4x
 5
3 6

Answer (a) x = ………….……...…...… [1]

(b) x = ………….……...…...… [2]

(c) x = ………….……...…...… [2]

(d) x = ………….……...…...… [2]

5 Solve the following inequalities.

(a) x28
(b) 2x 8

7 5
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Answer (a) ……………….………...… [1]

(b) ……………….………...… [2]

6 Using a ruler, compasses and protractor.

(a) Draw a triangle PQR with PQ = 5 cm, PR = 6 cm and PQR = 60°. [2]
(b) Construct the angle bisectors of PQR. [2]

y
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A
7 The diagram below shows a Cartesian plane. 2
(a) State the coordinates of point A.
(b) State the coordinates of point B. x
0
(c) -5Plot the -4
point C -3
(– 4, 5) on
-2 the Cartesian
-1 plane. 1 2 3 4 5 [1]
(d) Plot the point D (0, – 8) on the Cartesian -2 plane. [1]

-4
B
-6

-8

-10
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Answer (a) ( ………, ……… ) [1]

y (b) ( ………, ……… ) [1]

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K 8

8 The figure below shows points K, L and4 M on a Cartesian plane. Calculate the area of
∆KLM.
2

x
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 10
-2

-4

-6

L -8

-10
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Answer Area = ….….…… units2 [2]

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9 The variables x and y are connected

4 by the equation y  4 x  7 . The table below shows
some corresponding values of x and y.
(a) Complete the table below. [3]
2

x 0 4

y 0 1 x
1 2 3 4
(b) On the axes provided, draw the graph y  4 x  7 . [1]
-2

-4

-6

-8
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(c) Hence, solve the simultaneous equations below.

y  4x  7

x2
Answer (c) x = …..……, y = …..…… [2]

10 Four packets of cheese and three packets of milk cost $13.60. Two packets of cheese and
six packets of milk cost $20.30. Let x be the cost of one packet of cheese and y be the cost
of one packet of milk.
(a) Form 2 equations relating x and y.
(b) Hence, solve the simultaneous equations to find the cost of 1 packet of milk and 1
packet of cheese.
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Answer (a) Equation 1: ……………………….………...… [1]

Equation 2: ……………………….………...… [1]

(b) Cost of 1 packet of milk = $…….……..…...… [2]

Cost of 1 packet of cheese = $…….………...… [2]

11 The scale of a map is 2 cm to 1 km.

(a) Express this ratio in the form 1 : r.
(b) Calculate the actual area of a city, in km2, given that the area of the city on the map
is 20 cm2.
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Answer (a) 1 : …….………...…….. [2]

(b) ………….………...… km2 [2]

1
12 Given that m is inversely proportional to n, and m = 9 when n = , find
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(a) m in terms of n,
(b) the value of m when n = －3.

Answer (a) ……………….………...… [2]

(b) m = ………….………...… [1]

w 4x 2
13 If J   , find the value of J when w = 0, x = －1 and y = 2.
x 2 2 y 3  w2
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Answer J = ….….…………………….. [2]

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