2019 – 2020

Name
MOCK EXAM
Class
S.6 MATH
Class Number
PAPER 1

Marker’s
Good Hope School Use Only
Mock Examination 2019 – 2020 Section A(1)
Question No.
Marks
1–2
S.6 MATHEMATICS
3–4
COMPULSORY PART
5–6
PAPER 1
7–8

Question-Answer Book 9 – 10
Section A(1)
2 hours and 15 minutes Total / 35
This paper must be answered in English
Section A(2)
Marks
Question No.
INSTRUCTIONS 11

(1) After the announcement of the start of the examination,

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you should first write your Name, Class and Class 13
Number in the space provided on Page 1.
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(2) This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) 15
and B.
Section A(2)
(3) Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your Total / 35
answers in the spaces provided in this Question-
Section B
Answer Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers Marks
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(4) Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will be
supplied on request. Write your Name, Class, Class
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Number and the Question Number in the space 18
provided on each sheet.
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(6) Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should
be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures. Deduction Marks
− PP /2
(7) The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn
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to scale.
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(8) No extra time will be given to students for filling in Paper 1
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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)
5a + 12
1. Make a the subject of the formula a − 4b = . (3 marks)
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5 2
2. Simplify − . (3 marks)
4 k + 3 2k − 5

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 3. Consider the compound inequalities
8x − 5
 x + 10 or − x + 6  0 … (*)
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(a) Solve (*).
(b) Write down the smallest integer satisfying (*).
(4 marks)

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4. The marked price of a DVD is $120 and is now sold at a discount of 25% on its marked price.
(a) Find the selling price of the DVD.
(b) If the loss percentage is 20%, find the cost price of the DVD.
(4 marks)

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 5. In a box, the ratio of the number of apples to that of oranges is 8:7. One week later, 14 apples and 6
oranges in the box are found rotten and thrown away. The number of apples and oranges left are the
same. Find the total number of apples and oranges left in the box. (4 marks)

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6. It is given that g(x) partly varies as x and partly varies as x2. Suppose that g(−3) = −15 and g(5) = 65.
Find g(x). (3 marks)

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 7. In Figure 1, O and P are two points on a horizontal ground. P is 60 m due north of O. Katherine travels
due east from O at a speed of 2 m/s for 1 minute and reaches Q. Find the bearing of P from Q.

(3 marks)
North

60 m

O East
Q
Figure 1

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9. In Figure 2, ABCD is a circle. AC is a diameter of the circle. AC and DB intersect at E. It is given that

ACB = 25 and AB : CD = 1 : 2 . Find ACD . (3 marks)

D

C
25°

E
A

Figure 2

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 8. The coordinates of the points 𝑃 and 𝑄 are (−1, −7) and (2, −11) respectively. 𝑃 is rotated clockwise
about the origin 𝑂 through 90° to 𝑃′.
(a) Write down the coordinates of 𝑃′.
(b) Are 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑃′ collinear? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

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 10. A plush toy is termed standard if its weight is measured as 480 g correct to the nearest 5 g.
(a) Find the least possible weight of a standard plush toy.
(b) Someone claims that the total weight of 50 plush toys can be measured as 23.5 kg correct to
the nearest 0.5 kg. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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 SECTION A(2) (35 marks)
11. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the heights of 15 players in a football club.
Stem (10 cm) Leaf (1 cm)
13 a
14 9
15 0 3 5 7 8
16 2 2 5 9 9
17 0 3 b
It is known that if the data of the shortest player is removed, the range is decreased by 17 cm and the
mean is increased by 2 cm.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (4 marks)
(b) Write down the standard deviation of the distribution of the heights of the 15 players.

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(1 mark)
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(c) The shortest player is now leaving the football club and two new players join the club. It is
given that the newly joined players are not the shortest players in the team. If the range of the
distribution of heights remain unchanged and the median of the distribution of heights is
increased by 1, find the heights of the two new players. (2 marks)

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 12. In Figure 3, ABCD is a parallelogram. AE ⊥ BC , CF ⊥ AD and AH ⊥ DC . AH intersects CF at G.
(a) Prove ABE  CDF . (2 marks) A B
(b) Prove AGF ~ CGH . (2 marks)
(c) It is given that AE = x and FG = 1 . Find DF in terms of
AG 2 E
x and leave the answer in surd form. (2 marks)

F
G

D H C
Figure 3

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 13. A right circular cylindrical container has base radius 24 cm and height 22 cm. The container is held
vertically and some water is added into it. Then a solid metal sphere of surface area 324 cm2 is put
into the container. It is found that the metal sphere is totally immersed in the water and the water surface
just reaches the top of the container.
(a) Find the volume of the solid metal sphere in terms of . (2 marks)
(b) Find the original depth of water in the container. (2 marks)
(c) An inverted right circular conical vessel of curved surface area 1620 cm2 is formed by a plastic
paper sector of arc length 72 cm. Then the vessel is held vertically. The water in the cylindrical
container in (b) is now poured into the vessel. Peter claims that the water will overflow the
vessel. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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 14. The coordinates of the points A and B are (17, 3) and (7, 27) respectively. M is the mid-point of AB.
Let P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that PM = AM. Denote the locus of P
by .
(a) (i) Describe the geometric relationship between M and 
(ii) Find the equation of 
(3 marks)
(b) Suppose the coordinates of the point G are (–12, 5).
(i) Prove that G lies outside 
(ii) MG produced cuts Γ at two points C and D. Find the area of the
quadrilateral ACBD. (5 marks)

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 15. Let P(x) = [x2 – (a + b)x + ab]Q(x) + 2x + 4, where a, b are real constants and Q(x) is a polynomial.
When P(x) is divided by x – a and x − b, the remainders are b and 3a + 6 respectively.
(a) Find a and b. (3 marks)
(b) It is given that Q(x) = 2x + n, where n is constant. If the equation P(x) = −16x − 104 has two
distinct real solutions only, find all the possible values of n. (4 marks)

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 SECTION B (35 marks)
16. It is given that log 4 𝑦 is a linear function of x. The intercepts on the vertical axis and on the horizontal
axis of the graph of the linear function are –2 and 4 respectively. Express the relation between x and y
in the form of 𝑦 = 𝑎ℎ𝑥+𝑘 , where a, h and k are integers. (3 marks)

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 17. The 1st term and the sum of the first 3 terms of a geometric sequence are 352 and 814 respectively. Let
r be the common ratio of the sequences.

(a) Find the values of r. (2 marks)

(b) It is given that the sum to infinity of the sequence exists. By setting up an inequality, find the
least value of n such that the sum of the first n terms of the sequence is greater than 1260.

(3 marks)

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 18. Figure 4(a) shows an isosceles triangle VAB where VA = VB = 41 cm and AB = 18 cm. Suppose P is a
point on VA such that BP ⊥ VA.
V

41 cm 41 cm

A B
18 cm
Figure 4(a)
(a) Find BP and AP. (3 marks)

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(b) Figure 4(b) shows a right pyramid VABCD with rectangular base ABCD. It is given that
AB = 18 cm, AD = 48 cm and VB = 41 cm. Let  be the angle between the planes VAB and
VBC .
V
V

41 cm
B

C B
18 cm
D 48 cm A D A
Figure 4(b) Figure 4(c)
Using the net of the pyramid (only faces VAB and VAD are shown) in Figure 4(c), find .
(5 marks)

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19. (a) In Figure 5, the slope of the straight line L1 is − and it intersects L2 at (4, 30). The x-intercept
2
and y–intercept of L2 are 28 and 35 respectively. The shaded region (including the boundary)
represents the solution of a system of inequalities. Find the system of inequalities. (4 marks)
y

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O x
L1 L2

Figure 5

(b) A factory produces x large cups and y small cups each day. A large cup requires 5 units of glass and
5 units of plastic, while a small cup requires 2 units of glass and 4 units of plastic. There are 80
units of glass and 140 units of plastic available. The profit of selling a large cup and a small cup are
$200 and $50 respectively. A worker claims that the total profit can exceed $3 500 in one day. Do
you agree? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

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 20. Two men Alex, Ben and two women Cathy, Diana are contestants of a spelling competition. Suppose
that a contestant spelling a word correctly is an independent event, and the probabilities that Alex, Ben,
Cathy and Diana spell a word correctly are 0.6, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.3 respectively. Alex and Ben are in Team
1 while Cathy and Diana are in Team 2. The competition is divided into two stages.
Stage 1:
In each round, each contestant is required to spell a word. A team scores a round if at least one team
member can spell the word correctly. Stage 1 ends if there is exactly one team scores a round and the
team is the winning team; Otherwise, another round will be held.
(a) Find the probabilities that
(i) Team 1 does not score a round,
(ii) Team 2 scores a round,
(iii) Team 2 is the winning team.
(6 marks)

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Stage 2:
The two contestants in the winning team will each spell one more word. If only one contestant can spell
the word correctly, he/she will receive a prize money of $500. If both contestants can spell the word
correctly, they can each receive a prize money of $250. If no contestants can spell the word correctly,
they will not receive any prize money.
(b) Suppose Team 2 is the winning team. Find the expected prize money of Cathy. (2 marks)
(c) Ben claims that Cathy receives a higher expected prize money if she forms a team with him
instead of Diana at the beginning of the competition. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

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