Professional Documents
Culture Documents
YEAR 2013
Section I
æ 4 1ö 7
1. (a) Required to calculate: The exact value of ç - ÷ ´
è 7 3 ø 10
Calculation:
4 1
-
7 3
3 ( 4 ) - 7 (1) 12 - 7
m
=
21 21
5
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=
21
.
Hence,
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1 1
æ 4 1ö 7 5 7
ç - ÷´ = ´
è 7 3 ø 10 213 102
=
1
(the exact value) at
m
6
s
(b) Required to express: 2.125 as an improper fraction
Solution:
as
2.125 = 2 + 0.125
125
sp
= 2+
1000
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125 1
=
1000 8
w
1
\ 2.125 = 2 +
w
8
1
=2
w
8
17
= (as an improper fraction)
8
m
Hence, 5 678 can be written in standard form as 5.678 ´103 (exactly) or
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approximated to 5.68 ´103 or 5.7 ´103 .
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2. (a) Data: Ribbon is cut into two pieces in the ratio 3 : 7 . The shorter piece is 45 cm.
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Required to calculate: The length of the longer piece.
Calculation:
Therefore, ‘1 part’ =
45
= 15 cm.
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The shorter piece of the ribbon is represented by ‘3 parts’ = 45 cm.
m
3
The longer piece of the ribbon = 7 parts
s
= 15 ´ 7
as
= 105 cm
2.00
w
1.00
Hence, Bds $140.00 = US ´140
w
2.00
= US $70.00
m
= US $68.60
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OR
Tax = 2%
.
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\ Amount received = (100 - 2) % of US $70.00
= 98% of US $70.00
=
98
100 at
´ US $70.00
m
= US $68.60
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3. (a) Data:
as
sp
.fa
w
w
Mapping diagram between the members of set X and the members of set Y
w
7 ® 49 = ( 7 )
2
i.e. x ® ( x ) = y
2
= 81
(iii) Required to state: If the relation is one to one, many to one or one to
m
many.
Solution:
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Each element of X is mapped onto one element of Y and each element of
Y is mapped onto only one element of X.
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Hence, the relation is one to one.
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NOTE:
In the relation y = x 2
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s m
as
sp
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If negative integers are considered, then the relation could be many to one.
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Calculation:
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Distance
Speed =
Time
400 m
\ Lucas' Speed =
50 s
= 8 ms -1
\100 ´ S .I . = P ´ R ´ T
100 ´ S .I .
T=
m
P´ R
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100 ´ 2 400
Time, T = years
12 000 ´ 8
.
1
= 2 years
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2
1
Interest earned in 2 years = $2 400
2
sp
æ 1ö
\ Interest earned in 5 years ç 2 ´ 2 ÷ will be $2 400 ´ 2 = $4800
è 2ø
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Method 2
Interest earned in 1 year = 8% of $12000
w
8
= ´ $12000
100
w
= $960
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5. Data: Pack of 8 exercise books cost $x. Pen costs $12 more than a pack of exercise
books.
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(a) Required to write: The cost of 1 pen, in terms of x.
Solution:
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Cost of 1 pack of books = $x
Cost of 1 pen is $12 more than the cost of 1 pack of books = $ ( x + 12 )
.
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(b) Data: The cost of 1 pack of exercise books and 1 pen = $76
Required to express: The above information as an equation in x.
Solution:
at
Cost of 1 pack of books and 1 pen = x + ( x + 12 )
m
\ x + ( x + 12 ) = 76
s
2 x + 12 = 76
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(c) Required to solve: The equation in (b) to find the cost of 1 exercise book.
Solution:
sp
2 x + 12 = 76
\ 2 x = 76 - 12
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= 64
64
x=
w
2
= 32
w
w
m
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(i) Required to calculate: Miss Chen’s loan payment.
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Calculation:
The angle of the sector representing loan is 90°.
\ Amount of the loan =
at
Ð of sector representing loan
360°
´ Total Income
m
90°
= ´ $6 000
360°
s
= $1500
as
The sum of all the angles of the sectors of the pie chart must total 360°.
\ x° + 90° + 120° + 90° = 360°
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Hence, x = 60 .
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m
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ˆ = 35° and AC = AD.
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Trapezium ABCD with BC parallel to AD, ACB
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Required to calculate: The value of x.
Calculation:
The angle CAD = 350 (Alternate angles)
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sp
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1 10% Discount on Cash Price
for 2 years.
2
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(i) Required to calculate: The total cost of the television under hire
.
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purchase.
Calculation:
Down payment = $480
2
1 1
years = 2 ´12
at
m
2 2
= 30 months
s
as
\ Total amount paid by the hire purchase plan or method = $480 + $9 600
= $10 080
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(ii) Required to calculate: The amount paid by using the cash purchase
method.
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Calculation:
Marked price = $9 800
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10
= ´ $9800
100
= $980
(iii) Required to calculate: The amount saved by using the cash payment plan
as opposed to the hire purchase plan.
Calculation:
Cost by the hire purchase plan = $ 10 080
m
Cost by the cash purchase plan = $ 8 820
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\ Difference = $10 080 - $8 820
= $1 260
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Jamal would save $1 260 if he used the cash purchase plan over the hire
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purchase plan.
(b)
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Data: Cost of 1 T-shirt = $15.00. Total cost of T-shirts = $2 625.00
(i) Required to calculate: The number of T-shirts bought.
m
Calculation:
Total cost of all T-shirts
Number of T-shirts bought =
s
Cost of 1 T-shirt
as
$2 625
=
$15
= 175
sp
= $22 - $15
= $7
w
= $7 ´ 175
= $1225
OR
Profit = Total selling price –Total cost price
= $ 3 850 - $ 2 625
=$ 1 225
x 2 4 6 8
m
y 2 8 14 20
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(ii) Required To Plot: The points from the table and draw the graph of
y = 3x - 4 .
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Solution:
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A convenient scale to use on the y or vertical axis is 1 block ≡ 2 units.
The points are plotted and the graph of y = 3x - 4 for the points on the
table is shown.
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as
sp
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m
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as
sp
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m
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Required to calculate: The height of the tree
.
Calculation:
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at
s m
as
sp
.fa
w
tan q =
adj
w
BG
tan 59° =
MG
h
=
60
\ h = 60 ´ tan 59°
Height of tree = 99.856 m
= 99.86 m to 2 decimal places
(NOTE: This is not a realistic figure for the height of a coconut tree)
22
p=
7
m
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(i) Required to calculate: The volume, in cm3, of the barrel.
.
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Calculation:
Volume of a cylinder = p r 2 h
28
r = radius =
2
= 14 cm
at
m
h = height = 1 m = 1´100 = 100 cm
s
æ 22 ö
\V = ç ´ (14 ) ´100 ÷ cm3
2
as
è 7 ø
= 61600 cm 3
sp
Calculation:
Volume of barrel
No. of containers required=
w
=
12320
w
=5
(ii) Required to calculate: How many more students chose chocolate than
fruits.
Calculation:
Number of students who chose chocolate = 8
Number of students who chose fruits = 5
Difference = 8 – 5
m
=3
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\ 3 more students chose chocolate than fruits.
.
Calculation:
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The number of students in the survey = 8 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 5
= 30
6
1
w
=
2
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