FINAL EXAMINATION 2020

YEAR 2 INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

ENRICHED MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2

Tuesday 6 October 2020 1 hour

Additional Materials: Answer Paper (4 Sheets)

Graph Paper (1 Sheet)

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

Answer all the questions on the answer sheets provided.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the answer
to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms of .

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

The maximum mark for this paper is 50.

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This question paper consists of 3 printed pages.
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1. [Maximum mark: 7]

Express the following as a single fraction in its simplest form,

4 8 1
(i) + + , [3 marks]
2− x x+3 x−2

(ii)
1 1
 +
2 2 x
3 
(
− 2   x 2 + 3x . ) [4 marks]
 x 

2. [Maximum mark: 9]

4a 6  ( ab −1 )
2

(a) Simplify . [3 marks]

3
8b −12

(b) There are two types of tickets sold at the Formula One Grand Prix race. The price of 6 grandstand
tickets and 2 general admission tickets cost $2330. The price of 2 grandstand tickets and 2 general
admission tickets cost $1010.

The price of a grandstand ticket is $x and the price of a general admission ticket is $y.
(i) Form a pair of simultaneous equations, x and y. [2 marks]
(ii) Hence, find the price of 5 general admission tickets and 4 grandstand tickets. [4 marks]

3. [Maximum mark: 11]

(a) Solve the equation 2 x(3x + 4) = 3x + 4 . [3 marks]

(b) Solve 3x2 − 13x = 8 . Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4 marks]

(c) Given that 3ac − 2bc − 3ad + 2bd = 0 and that c  d ,

(i) factorise 3ac − 2bc − 3ad + 2bd completely, [2 marks]

a
(ii) hence, find the value of . [2 marks]
b
4. [Maximum mark: 12]

(a) In the diagram, BC = 10 cm, AD = 6.4 cm, ADC = ABC = 90 and BAC = 47 .
Calculate
(i) AB [2 marks]
(ii) ACD [3 marks]

A
47
47O
10 cm

6.4 cm

D C

(b) In a right-angled triangle ABC where ABC = 90, AB = x cm, AC = ( 3x + 2 ) cm and

BC = ( 3x − 2 ) cm.
(i) Form an equation in x and hence find the value of x. [3 marks]
(ii) Find the area of triangle ABC and the shortest distance from B to AC. [4 marks]

5. [Maximum mark: 11]

Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper.

The following table shows a table of values for the graph, y = 10 − x − x 2 .

x −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2
y p 4 8 10 10 8 4

(a) Calculate the value of p . [1 mark]

(b) Taking 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the x-axis and 1 cm to represent 1 unit on the y-axis,
draw the graph y = 10 − x − x 2 for −4  x  2 . [3 marks]

(c) From your graph,

(i) find the values of x when y = 7.5 , [2 marks]
(ii) state the coordinates of the maximum point of the graph, [1 mark]
(iii) find the range of values of x such that x + x2  3 . [4 marks]

End of Paper 2
Answers

5 x − 25 25 − 5 x
1. (i) OR
( x + 3)( x − 2 ) ( 2 − x )( x + 3)
x−2
(ii)
2 x3
5 2
2. (a) a b
6 x + 2 y = 2330
(b)(i)
2 x + 2 y = 1010
(ii) $ 2195
1 1
3. (a) x = −1 or x =
3 2
(b) x = 4.88 (2 d.p) or x = −0.55 (2 d.p)
(c)(i) ( 3a − 2b )( c − d )
2
(ii)
3
4. (a)(i) AB = 9.33 cm (3 s.f)
(ii) ACD = 27.9 (1 d.p)
(b)(i) x = 24
(ii) 840 cm2
(iii) 22.7 cm (3 s.f)
5. (a) p = −2
(c)(i) x = −2.15 or x = 1.15
(ii) ( −0.5,10.25)
(iii) −2.3  x  1.3