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METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL

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END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2021

Secondary 2

Wednesday MATHEMATICS 4048/01

6 October 2021 Paper 1 1h

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your class, name and index number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
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 p , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms
of p

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 40.

40
This question paper consists of 10 printed pages and 0 blank page.
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1 Solve the simultaneous equations
3x  2 y  5
2x y 7
  .
3 2 9

Answer x = ……… , y = ……….[3]

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2 (a) Written as a product of its prime factors, 720  24  32  5 .

(i) Write 216 as a product of its prime factors.
HCF = 2 × 7

Answer (a)(i) ………..…………… [1]

(ii) Find the highest common factor of 720 and 216.

Give your answer as a product of its prime factors.

Answer (a)(ii) …………..…….…. [1]

(iii) Find the smallest positive integer k such that 720k is a perfect square
number.

will next flash together at 8.06 p.m.

Answer (a)(iii) k = …………….… [1]

(b) Marshmallows are sold in packs of 48. Mint sweets are sold in packs of 150.
Linda buys the same number of marshmallows and mint sweets. -- Fi
Find the least number of packs of mint sweets that she could have bought.

Answer (b) ……………….…… [2]

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3 The colour of 30 vehicles in a car park is shown in the table below.

COLOUR FREQUENCY
Black 9
Blue 7
Red 7
White 5
Green 2

(a) This distribution is to be shown in a pie chart.

Calculate the angle representing the number of the white vehicles.

gles at a point) Answer (a) ….…...………… [1]

(b) Ann has to select a car from this car park.

Write down the probability that

(i) she selects a black car,

) Answer (b)(i) ….…...……… [1]

(ii) she does not select a blue car,

) Answer (b)(ii) ….…...……… [1]

(iii) she selects a brown car.

Answer (b)(iii) …….…...…… [1]

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4 (a) Simplify
2 x3  18 x
(i) ,
x2  6 x  9

Answer (a)(i)….…………….…… [2]

3xy 15  xy 
3

(ii) 2
 5
 xy 0 , leaving your answer in positive index form.
5y x
𝟏
= 𝒖𝟖 𝒗𝟏𝟐 × M1 --- [Third Law of Indices]
𝟖𝒖𝟑
M1 --- [Negative powers]
𝒖𝟓 𝒗𝟏𝟐
=
𝟖

Answer (a)(ii)….……….……….……… [2]

(b) Light takes 8.32 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
Taking the speed of light to be 300 000 km/s, find the distance from Sun to Earth
in kilometres, giving your answer in standard form.
= 40 000
4
= 4.0 × 10 --- [M1] Total number of seeds
4 3
= 4.0 × 10 × 2.4 × 10
= 9.6 × 107

Answer (b)…….……..……………....km [2]

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5 The equation of a straight line is 3 y  2 x  6  0 .

Find
(a) the gradient of the line and the y-intercept,

Answer (a) gradient = ……………, y-intercept = ………….. [2]

(b) the equation of the line that is parallel to the 3 y  2 x  6  0 and which passes
through the point ( 5, 2 ).

Answer (b)….…………………….……… [2]

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6 The diagram shows the graph of y  2 x 2  7 x  4 .

The graph cuts the x-axis at points B and C, and the y-axis at point A.

x
C B

(a) Write down the coordinates of

(i) A,

Answer (a) (i) A (…… , ……) [1]

(ii) B,

Answer (a) (ii) B (…… , ……) [2]

(b) Find the coordinates of the maximum point.

Answer (b) (………, .……) [2]

(c) Justify if the point D (3, 7) lies on the curve.

Answer

When 𝑥 = 2,
𝑦 = −(2)2 − 2(2) + 15 --- [M1]
[1]

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7 (a) One solution of 3x2+ kx + 35 = 0 is x = –5.

(i) Find the value of k .

Answer (a)(i) k =………….……. [1]

(ii) Find the other solution of the equation.

Answer (a)(ii) x = …….……….…[1]

(b) The diagram shows a sketch of a regular pentagon and a regular n-gon.
ABC  117 . Find the value of n.
A
C
117°
M1 --- [Factorisation by special identity] B
(𝒙−𝟐𝒚)(𝒙+𝟐𝒚)
= (𝒙−𝟐𝒚)(𝒛+𝟏)
M1 --- [Factorisation by
grouping] =
𝒙+𝟐𝒚
𝒛+𝟏

𝑥 5
= − --- [M1]
𝑥−3 4(3−𝑥)
𝑥 5
= + --- [M1] [Change of negative
𝑥−3 4(𝑥−3)
Answer (b) n =.………….……. [2]

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8 A map is drawn to the scale of 1: 20 000.

(a) This scale can be expressed as 1 cm represents n km.
Find n.
8 cm : 1 km

1 cm : 0.125 km
1 cm : 12 500 cm
Answer (a) n =……………. [1]

(b) The distance between two locations on the map is 25 cm.

Find the actual distance, in kilometres, between the two towns.

1 cm : 0.125 km
1 cm2: 0.015625 km2 --- [M1]
Actual Area of garden = 896 × 0.015625
= 14 km2

Answer (b) ……………km [1]

(c) A HDB town has an actual area of 5 km2.

Find the area, in square centimetres, of the town on the map.

Answer (c)………………cm2 [2]

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9 (a) y is proportional to xn.

Write down the value of n if
(i) y is the circumference of a circle with radius x.m.m
(a) cmcmcm
(b)

( (ii
Answer (a)(i) n =……………. [1]
(c) (ii
(d) (ii) y is the volume of a sphere with radius x.
(e) cmcmcm
(iim--- [M1]

Answer (a)(ii) n =…….....…… [1]

(b) The force, F Newtons, between two particles is inversely proportional to the
square of the distance, d metres, between them.
For a particular d metres, the force is 48 Newtons.
Find the force when the distance is increased by 300%.

Let n be the number of days each man takes to complete a job.

𝑛
20 men will take 20days

𝑛
25 men will take 25days

𝑛 𝑛
− =2
20 25
𝑛 = 200 --- [M1]
200 200
20 men will take = 10 dayumber of men to finish in 4 days = = 50
20 4

Answer (b)……………Newtons [2]

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