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PERFOMANCE TASK 1
Mathematics 9
NAME:___________________________________ SCORE:_______________
GRADE/SECTION:__________________________ DATE: Sept.29 - Oct. 04, 2021
STRICTLY REMINDER: Late submission without valid reason/s will be deducted to your
Performance Task grade.
1. The height, y meter, of a model rocket launched directly upwards from the
ground can be modeled by y = 96t - 4t2, where t is time in seconds after it leaves
the ground.
i. Find the height of the rocket 12 seconds after it leaves the ground.
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________
ii. At what time will the rocket strike the ground again?
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________
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2. A rectangular function room has dimensions 35m by 22m. Part of the floor is
covered with ceramic tiles, as shown by the shaded rectangle in the figure.
2
400m
400m2 22m
m
xm
xm
35m
i. Given that the part of the floor which is not covered by the tiles has a
uniform width of xm, write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
length and the breadth of the floor covered by the tiles.
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________
ii. Given that the floor area covered by the tiles is 400m2, formulate an
equation in x and show that it reduces to 2x2 - 57x + 185 = 0.
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________
iii. Solve the equation 2x2 - 57x + 185 = 0, giving both your answers
correct to 2 decimal places.
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________
iv. State the width of the floor that is not covered by tiles.
Solution:
Answer:_______________________________________