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    1? Class Index Number on pee ee MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL SEMESTRAL EXAMINATION ONE SECONDARY TWO MATHEMATICS 13 May 2016 Additional Materials. 2 hours Graph Paper (1 sheet) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in, Write in dark blue or black pen. ‘You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, 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. You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions. Ifthe degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give your answer to three significant figures. Give answer in degrees to one decimal place. For x, use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms of x, The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Subtotal Presentation unit [i 80 Rounding of 5 This document consists of 12 printed pages, including the cover page Answer all the questions Solve the following simultaneous equations using either substitution or elimination method 2+ Iy=-5, 2+3x =—5y Answer x 3) 2 Expand and simplify 2(3x ~ y)(Sx + 2y) ~ 3x (2x —3y), AMSWEP oooecccesoeessessvenes B) 3. Given that x +? = 5 and xy =3, calculate the value of (4x-4y)*-3(x-y)'. Answer seven BY 4 Ifx =—2 is a solution of the equation 3x° +kx +14 = 0, find (a) the value of k, Answer (a) R=... (1) (b) the other solution of the equation. Answer (b) x=. 5, Without using a calculator, evaluate 367 3680 x 3670 by using special algebraic identities. Answer (@) Solve the equation 13x—2x*-21= 0. Answer (a) x = .......0F. (b) Hence, use your results in (a) to solve 65p — SOp? if Answer (b) p =)........0F 2) BI 7. The following is a set of 12 numbers. (a) (b) 1,134.7, 5,9, 12.4, 8 10,4, 12 Find the median of the numbers. Answer (a) Median = Q) When the number x is added to the above set, the new mean is 8. Calculate the value of x. Answer (b) x = RI 8. The total monthly charges, SC, for a mobile phone line consist of a fixed amount of $28 and a variable amount which depends on the dur n of the outgoing calls. Outgoing calls for the first 100 minutes are free. Thereafter, outgoing calls are charged at $0.08 per minute. (a) If the total duration of outgoing calls is 400 minutes, find the total monthly charges for the mobile phone line. Answer (a) 8.0... [2] (b) If the total monthly charges for the mobile phone line are $38, calculate the total duration of outgoing calls in minutes. Answer (b) ninutes (2] (©) Let minutes be the duration of outgoing calls. Which one of the following graphs illustrates the relationship between C and n? ia C 0 a 0 a 0 (A) (B) : «) a 9. There are two numbers. When the second number is subtracted from twice the first number, the result is 3. When 9 is added to the first number, the result is equal to twice the second number. (a) Using x to represent the first number and y as the second number, write down a pair of simultaneous equations. Answer (a) .. 2) (b) Hence, find the two numbers x and y. Answer (b) x=... 10. A survey is conducted to find out the number of hours spent on watching TV over a weekend by a group of children. The results are recorded in the following table. No. of hours i 2 3 4 No. ofchildren |_5 8 x | 9 a [4 (a) Ifthe median of the distribution is 4, find the possible values of x. Answer (a) x=. @ (b) If the modal number of hours is 3, find the smallest possible value of x Answer (b) x= a (©) Ifx=4, find the mean number of hours. Answer (c) hours (2] 11. The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the scores of the students for a Mathematics test. | 8 represents 38 marks (@) Find the number of students who took the test. Answer (A)sreeeeeseee {I} (b) What is the lowest mark and highest mark fof the test? Answer (b) lowest mark =. highest mark =....... [2] (©) Given that 30% of the students scored distinctions for the test, find the minimum mark needed to score a distinction, Answer: (c) @ 12. Given that y is inversely proportional to the square of x and that y= | when x= 3, (@) Find the value(s) of x when y = 0.25, Answer (a) x - 2] (b) Find the percentage change in y when x increases by 10 Answer (B) sovseeeseerseesennt [3] 13. The table below shows the amount of time taken by 30 students to travel to school. 200 2 29 IST 198 26 1S OT e326 310 33 Gs 8 19 2 AG 93419 2733 30 6 B33. (a) (b) «© (@) Answer (d).. ‘Complete the frequency table below. 2) Time (min) No. of students W

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