S3 MATH Class

PAPER 1

Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School Class Number

Annual Examination 2021-2022
Date: 30/6/2022 (THU) (AM1)
Total No. of Pages : 8

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 1

Question-Answer Book

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8:30 – 10:00 (12 hours)

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Class and Class Number in the spaces

provided on Page 1.

2. This paper consists of Section A and Section B.

Maximum mark of this paper is 75.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your

answers in the spaces provided in this Question-
Answer Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers
written in the margins will not be marked

4. Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on

request. Write your Class and Class Number on each
sheet, and fasten them with string INSIDE this book.

5. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be

clearly shown.

6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers

should be either exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.

7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn

to scale.

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SECTION A (40 marks)
𝛼+1
1. Make α the subject of the formula 𝛽 = 3−2𝛼 . (3 marks)

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(𝑎 −2 𝑏)
2. Simplify 𝑎𝑏2
and express your answer in positive indices. (3 marks)

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3. sin = 3
and  is an acute angle. Find the value of cos + 2tan (90o-) without using calculator.

(4 marks)

4. Factorize (a) 4x2 – 9y2

(b) 4x2 – 8x + 12y – 9y2 (4 marks)

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5. Adam deposits S10000 in a bank at 3% p.a. for 5 years. Find the interest if it is compounded quarterly.
Given the answer correct to the nearest dollar. (3 marks)

6. The figure shows one eighth of a solid sphere of radius 6 cm.

(a) Find its volume. (2 marks) 6 cm

(b) Find its total surface area. (2 marks)

6 cm

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7. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is larger than 294. Apply inequality to find the minimum
value of the largest multiple. (4 marks)

8. ABC is a triangle with AC equal to BC and O as its incentre. Find ∠AOC given that ∠ABC is 40o.
(4 marks)

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9. The figure shows a line segment joining points A(-2,8) and B(5,7). A(-2, 8)
C(1,c) lies on the perpendicular bisector (not drawn) of AB. Find c. B(5, 7)
(4 marks) × C(1, c)
x

10. If the mean and mode of the ten numbers 14, 6, 8, 4, 18, 6, 16, x, y and z are 11 and 14 respectively,
find the median of theses ten numbers. (4 marks)

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11. The figure shows a triangle ABC. D and F are the midpoints of BC
and AB respectively. E is a point on AC such that DE is parallel to E D
AB. Prove that EF and CB are parallel. (3 marks)
A B
F

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SECTION B (35 marks)
12. The figure shows a frustum of a right circular cone. The radii of its upper and 40 cm
lower base are 40 cm and 16 cm respectively. The height of the frustum is h cm
h 16 cm
while the height of the smaller cone is H cm. The volume of the frustum is
37440π cm3.
H
(a) (i) Show that H = 2h / 3. (1 mark)
(ii) Hence determine the value of h. (3 marks)
(b) Now the frustum is cut, parallel to its base, into a pair of similar frustums as shown.
The radius at the circular cut surface is r cm. 40 cm
(i) Find r. (2 marks) r
(ii) Hence, determine the curved surface area of the larger frustum, i.e. the
upper one. (4 marks) 16 cm

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13. Sixty students enters an
examination in which the
maximum mark is 100. The
cumulative frequency
polygon shown the marks
scored of the students.
(a) The top 15% students can
get a prize. Use the polygon
to find the minimum marks
required. (3 marks)
(b) Find the mean mark of the
students. (3 marks)

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14. In the figure, A(-10, 3), B and C(6, 9) are collinear with B lies on the y-axis. y C(6, 9)
(a) Write down AB : BC. Hence determine the coordinates of B. (3 marks)
B
(b) D is point (not drawn) on the x-axis, to the right of the origin. Find the
ratio of the area of triangle ADB to that of triangle ADC. (2 marks) A(-10, 3) x

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15. AB and AC represent straight roads while BC represents a 250 m
300 m
straight bridge on a map as shown. AB and AC are measured B
350 m
to be both 4.5 cm on the map. B is NE from A and A is N30oW A
400 m
from C.
C 450 m
(a) Determine the true bearing of B from C. (3 marks) 550 m
600 m
500 m
(b) Calculate the inclination of the road BC. (4 marks)
Scale 1: 20000

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16. The shown circular dartboard with a square inscribed is used in a dart
game. The radius of the dartboard is 20 cm. Collin throws a dart at
random and the dart hits the dartboard.
(a) (i) Find the probability that the dart hits the shaded area. (3 marks)
(ii) If a similar dartboard of radius 30 cm is used, a student claims that the probability of hitting the
shaded area, provided that the dart hits the dartboard, is larger. State whether the claim is
correct with reason. (1 mark)
(b) In an amusement park, an identical dartboard is used in a game according to the following rules:
The fee for each throw : $10
Cash award in the following cases : Hitting the shaded region : $14
Hitting the square region : $7
Assume that Collin always hits the dartboard. Is it preferable for Collin to enter the game? Justify
your answer with calculation. (3 marks)

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