2017 – 2018

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F.3 MATH
1st EXAM.
Class

Henrietta Secondary School Class No.

2017–2018
Form 3 First Term Examination Section A
Marks
Question No.
MATHEMATICS
Question - Answer Book 1–2

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19 – 12 – 2017
8:20 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. (90 minutes) 45
This paper must be answered in English 67

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INSTRUCTIONS 10
1. Write your Name, Class and Class
Number in the spaces provided on this 11
page. 12
2. This paper consists of TWO sections,
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Section A carries 64 marks, Section B
carries 36 marks. Section A
3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Total
Write your answers in the spaces provided Section B
Marks
in this Question-Answer Book. Do not Question No.
write in the margins. Answers written in
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4. Unless otherwise specified, all working 15
must be clearly shown. 16
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical 17
answers should be either exact or correct
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to 3 significance figures.
6. The diagrams in this paper are not 19
necessarily drawn to scale. 20
Section B
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 Section A (64 marks)

1. Factorize
(a) a2 – 9ab2,
(b) px + py + 5qx + 5qy,
(c) x2 + 10x + 25 – 4y2. (6 marks)

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2. Fill in the blank with an appropriate inequality sign.

(a) If m > n, then 4m + 1 _____ 4n + 1.

2 2
(b) If a and b are positive numbers and a  b, then _____ .
a b

5 5
(c) If x and y are negative numbers and x < y, then _____ .
x y

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(d) If x < y, x < 0 and y > 0, then  1 _____  1 . (4 marks)
x y

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 3. (a) Factorize
(i) x2 + 6x + 9
(ii) 4y2 – 25
(b) Hence, factorize 4n2 + 24n + 36 – 25m2. (4 marks)

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 4. Given that 2(4x – 3) < 3x + 7.
(a) Solve the inequality and represent the solution graphically.
(b) If x is a positive integer, write down all possible values of x (6 marks)
(a)

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(b)

5. The price of a phone is first increased by 80% and then decreased by 15%. Find the overall
percentage change in the price of the phone. (4 marks)

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 6. In Figure 1, ABCD is a parallelogram. AD = (10 + y) cm, BC = 4x cm, DO = (x + 5) cm and
BO = 2x cm. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. Find the unknowns. (4 marks)

Figure 1

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7. A car is worth $170 000 now and its depreciation rate is 20% per year.
(a) Find the value of the car 3 years later.
(b) Find the value of the car 2 years ago. (6 marks)

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 8. Half of the sum of two consecutive even integers is less than 129, find the largest possible value
of the smaller integer. (5 marks)

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9. Miss Chan deposits $80 000 in a bank at 4% p.a. Find the interest she will obtain 3 years later if
(a) the interest calculated at a simple interest rate,
(b) the interest is compounded monthly. (6 marks)

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 10. (a) Factorize 8a2 – 38ab + 42b2
(b) Hence, factorize 8(x – 1)2 – 38(x – 1)(y + 5) + 42(y + 5)2. (4 marks)

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 11. In Figure 2, ABCD is a square, AD = (2y – 1) cm, DC = 11cm and ABC = x + 25. Find the
unknowns. (4 marks)

Figure 2

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 12. The capacity and maximum load of a lift are 23 persons and 1500 kg respectively. The average
weights of an adult and that of a child are 70 kg and 32 kg respectively. It is given that there are
6 children and x adults in the lift.
(a) By considering the capacity of the lift, set up an inequality in x.
(b) By considering the maximum load of the lift, at most how many adults in the lift.
(c) Hence, find the maximum possible number of adults in the lift. (6 marks)

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 13. In Figure 3, ABCD is a square and AEFC is a parallelogram. EBF is a straight line. If EF = y cm ,
AD = 2 cm, AEB = 110° and BCF = x. Find the unknowns. (5 marks)

Figure 3

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 Section B (36 marks)

14. The table below shows the salaries tax rate for the year 2016/17:

Net chargeable income Tax rate

On the first $40 000 2%
On the next $40 000 7%
On the next $40 000 12%
Remainder 17%
In the year 2016/17, the annual income of Mr. Yung is $388 000. If he is eligible for a salaries
tax allowance of $257 000, how much salaries tax should he pay? (5 marks)

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 15. In Figure 4, prove that BM + MC + AC > AB. (3 marks)

Figure 4

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 16. In Figure 5 , O is the centroid of △PQR. MOR and NOP are straight lines. If PM = 12 cm,
QN = 16 cm and PQR = 90°.
P

R
Q N
Figure 5
(a) Find the length of PR. (4 marks)
(b) Find the length of MO. (3 marks)

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 17. In Figure 6, AFC, BEC and CGD are straight lines. CG = GD and FG//AD, AF = 3 cm, FG = 2 cm,
CE = EB = 2.4 cm, AD = p cm, FE = r cm and AB = q cm.

Figure 6
(a) Find p. (3 marks)
(b) If ABC = ACB, find q and r. (3 marks)

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 18. In △ABC, AB = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and AC = y cm, where y is an integer. Find the possible
value(s) of y. (4 marks)

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 19. In Figure 7, ABCD is a parallelogram and △AFD  △BEC. AD = AF, BAF = 45˚ and
BCD = 60˚.

Figure 7
(a) Find DAF and BCE. (3 marks)
(b) Prove that ABEF is a parallelogram. (3 marks)

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 20. (a) Factorize x2 – y2. (1mark)
(b) By using the result of (a), calculate 999 999 9982 – 4. (2 marks)
(c) By using the result of (a), show that
1  a 64
(1 + a)(1 + a2)(1 + a4)(1 + a8)(1 + a16)(1 + a32) =
1 a (2 marks)

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