Hexagon Mathematics Paper Mathematics Examination Paper # 41

A B
1. Let ABCD be a parallelogram with AB = 15. Q is a
point on CD such that QC = 3, and AQ meets BD at P
P , AP = 9. Q
(a) Compute the length of line segment P Q. D C
area ofADP
(b) Find the ratio area of ADB .

2. If x = ab , z = c
b2
, write z in terms of c, a and x.

3. A sector with radius 12 cm and angle 120◦ is bent to form a cone of radius R and angle θ at
the vertex. Find
(a) the value of R,
(b) the numerical value of sin θ.

4. The table below shows the distribution of spelling mistakes made by pupils in a particular
essay.
number of mistakes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
number of pupils 0 6 5 4 9 x 2
Given that the median mistake is 3, what are the possible values of x?

5. The graph of y = −x2 + ax + b meets the x−axis at two points which are 4 units apart. If x = 9
is the line of symmetry, find the value of a + 9b.

6. Duxj bought a bag of jelly beans. There were 24 green jelly beans, which made up 8%, percent
of all the jelly beans in the bag. How many jelly beans were in the bag?

7. A patient requires a 30% decrease in the dosage of his medication. His current dosage is 340
mg. What will his dosage be after the decrease?

8. All corners of a cube are cut off. How many edges does the new figure have?

9. N is a whole number that is divisible by 2, 5, 8 and 11 but leaves a remainder of 4 when divided
by 7. What is the smallest possible value of N ?

10. Find the area of the shaded region if the side length of the square is 7 cm.
Hexagon Mathematics Paper 11. Find the 100th term of the sequence below.
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 ... ?

12. How many four−digit numbers are there such that the sum of the last two digits is even?
13. A square is dissected into four triangles such that the areas of ADP , ABQ, and CP Q are 10
cm2 , 10 cm2 , and 14 cm2 . Find the area of the square.
P
D C

10 14

10
A B

14. If four different positive integers m, n, p, and q satisfy the equation

(7 − m)(7 − n)(7 − p)(7 − q) = 4,
then find the numerical value of the sum m + n + p + q.
15. Assume that x, y and z are positive real numbers that satisfy the equations x + y + xy = 8,
y + z + yz = 15, z + x + zx = 35. Determine the value of x + y + z + xyz.
16. A point R inside a square is connected to the midpoint of each side of the square. The areas of
three quadrilaterals are given. Find the area of QRP D.
P
D C

?
65

Q N

R
35 40

A B
M

17. Let y = ax + b meets the the two axes at (0, 3) and (4, 0) while y = cx + d meets the two axes
at (−4, 0) and (0, −3). Find the value of a + b + c + d.
18. Solve for x
x − 1 + x − 2 + x − 3 + · · · + x − 99 = 0.

19. The function f (x) and g(x) satisfy

f (x) + g(x) = 2x − 5, f (x) − g(x) = 1 − 3x.
Find the value of 2f (1)g(0).

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Hexagon Mathematics Paper 20. Solve for x 2
4x
= 4.
8x

21. The roots and vertex of the parabola with equation y = 100x2 − 10000 form a triangle whose
area may be represented in the form 10n . What is the value of n?

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