2010-2011

S3 Mathematics
Supp. Exercise 1 (Level 2+)
Date : 22nd March, 2011 Name:____________________

Time Allowed : 60 minutes Class:_______ Class no.: _____

Full Mark : 100 Marks:____________________

Section A. Conventional Question (70 marks)

 7 x  4 y  32
1. Solve  (5 marks)
 x  3y  1
2. There are 40 students in Class 3C. The difference of the boy and girl is 16. If the girl is 4 students more
than 2 times that of boy. Find the students of the boy and girl respectively. (6 marks)
3. Peter owns a flat of $2 400 000 and a car of $200 000. If the price of the flat grows by 4% every year,
and the car depreciates by 15% every year, find their total value before 4 years. (Give the answer
correct to the nearest integer.) (5 marks)
4. If $2700 is deposited a bank at a certain simple interest rate, the amount will be $4482 after 6 years.
Find the annual interest rate. (4 marks)
5. Given that the distance between A(1, m) and B(2, 3) is 2 , find m. (5 marks)
1
6. The line joining A(2m2, 4) and B(1, 2) is parallel to the line joining P ( , 1) and Q(0, 1). Find the
2
value of m. (5 marks)
7. In the figure, BAC  BDC  90 and AC  DC. Prove that BC bisects ABD. (5 marks)
A

B C

8. In the fi gure, ABCD is a quadrilateral, AD = (7 y -3x) cm, CD = (2x+1) cm and

BC = (4x-2y) cm. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at O, and the diagonals are
perpendicular to each other. The angle between each diagonals and a side is 45 o , find the
value of x and y. A (7y-3x) cm (6 marks)
D

B C
(4x-2y) cm
9. In the figure, BCDE is a parallelogram. F is a point on CD such that ED = EF. ABC is a straight line.
Find DEF. A (4 marks)
110∘ E
B

C F D

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10. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid. (3 marks)

11. The figure shows a net of a cube. A number is printed on each square of the net. (2 marks)

1 2
3 4 5
6
If a cube is made by folding up the net,
(a) what is the number on the opposite side of 1?
(b) what is the number on the opposite side of 6?

12. The solid cylinders X and Y are formed with bases C1 and C2 respectively. If X and Y are similar solids
and the volume of Y is 10 cm3. Find the volume of X. (4 marks)
13. In the figure, the solid consists of a cone and a hemisphere having the same
base radius r cm, the height of the cone is h cm. It is given that the volume of
the cone is equal to the volume of the hemisphere. (4 marks)
(a) Find the ratio r : h.
curved surface area of thecone
(b) Using (a) or otherwise, find .
curved surface area of the hemisphere

14. In Figure (a), a frustum of height 3 cm is formed by cutting a right solid pyramid with a square base of
sides 4 cm from a right solid pyramid with a square base of sides 5 cm. Figure (b) shows a solid P
which consists of the frustum and a cube on the top of the frustum. The base of the cube is the same as
the upper base of the frustum. Figure (c) shows a solid Q which is similar to P. The ratio of the surface
area of P and the surface area of Q is 36 : 49. (9 marks)

Figure (a) Figure (b) Figure (c)

P Q

(a) Find the volume of P and volume of Q.

(b) In Figure (d), solid P is formed by fixing a cuboid R on the top of P. Solid Q is formed by
fixing another cuboid R on the top of Q. It is given that volume of P : volume of Q = volume of
R : volume of R. Is P and Q must be similar? Explain your answer.
R R

Figure (d)

P
Q
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15. Factorize, by use of the identities, (5 marks)
a) 2sinθcosθ+ 1
b) sinθcosθ– 12

16. A hot-air balloon is held by two ropes PT and RT that are anchored to the ground, where PR = 360 m,
TPR = 60o and TRP = 45o. (6 marks)

(a)Express PQ and QR in terms of TQ.

(b)Based on the result of (a), find the vertical distance of the base of the hot-air balloon above the
ground. (Give the answer correct to the nearest m.)
Section B. Multiple Choice Question (30 marks)
17. The sum of ages of me and Mr. Ng is 50. If Mr. Ng is 6 years less than 6 times that of me, hoe old am I?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

18. Miss Fu deposits $15000 in a bank at 7.5% p.a.. If the interest is compounded quarterly, find the
amount after 2 years.
A. $16083 B. $17250 C. $17334 D. $17403
19. Given that the slope of a straight line L is 3 , find the inclination  of L.
A. 30o C. 60o
B. 45o D. It cannot be found.
A
20. What is the type of lines of a triangle in figure 8.
A. Incentre C. Circumcentre
B C
B. Orthocentre D. None of the above
Figure 8

21. Find the area of trapezium ABCD.

A 14 B

15 13

E
D C
30

A.308 B. 264 C. 246 D. 228

22. A polyhedron has 13 edges and 8 faces. What is the number of vertices of the polygon?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 13 D. 21

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23. If 0 o    45o , which of the following must be true?
I). tan  cos  II). sin   tan III). sin   cos 
A. I) only C. I) and II) only
B. III) only D. II) and III) only
23. Evaluate (sin 1°)(sin 2°)(sin 3°)…(sin 89°) – (cos 0°) (cos 1°)(cos 2°)…(cos 89°).
A. tan 1° B. 1 C. 0 D. –1
2
24. Figure 3 shows a right-angled triangle, find tan θ .
4 xy
A. 2y
( x  y) 2 C.
( x  y) 2
2 xy
B.
( x  y) 2 16 x 2 y 2
D.
( x  y) 2
25. Find sin 1° + cos 1° + sin 2° + cos 2° + sin 3° + cos 3°, correct to 2 decimal places if necessary.
A. 3 B. 3.10 C. 3.103 D. 3.1

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