HAN CHIANG HIGH SCHOOL, PENANG

Mid-Year Examination, 2019

MATHEMATICS

PAPER 2

Class: J2E(1) / J2E(2) / J2E(3) / J2E(4)

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. The total of the marks for this paper is 130.

2. Answer all questions.

3. Write your answer in the space provided in the question paper and show your working.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

4. Use only blue or black pen to write your answers. Use pencil for drawing only.

5. All diagrams provided are NOT drawn to scale unless stated.

6. Usage of non-programmable scientific calculator is allowed.

7. 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.

8. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

9. The question paper consists of 20 questions and 12 printed pages.

Do Not Turn Over This Page Until You Are Told To Do So

Student’s Name : Student’s Number:

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1. The mass of a paper is 0.018 g. How many papers have a total mass of 9 g?

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

2.

62.5 g

1 kg

a) Write down the simplest ratio to compare the weight of a slice of cake to a whole cake

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

b) How many slices of cake can be cut from a whole cake?

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

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c) Jane eats of a whole cake. How many grams of cake did she eats?
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Write your answer as recurring decimals, using dots to show recurring digits.

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

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3. Use the rules of indices to simplify each of the following. Write your answers in rational indices.
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a) (7𝑝4 𝑞 2 )3

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b) 2𝑚 × 3n × 16 ÷ 144

Answer (a)………………………………….[3]

(b)………………………………….[4]

4. Use the laws of indices to evaluate each of the following.

9−2 × 2−5
a)
27−1 × 8−4

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b) 4-2 × 482 × 3−2

Answer (a)………………………………….[4]

(b)………………………………….[4]

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5. Given z3 = 273 ÷ 9−2 , Use the laws of indices to find the value of z.

Answer …..………………………………….[4]

6. Find two numbers that are in the ratio 17 : 21 and have the sum of 228

Answer ….………………, ………………….[4]

7. The three angles A, B and C of a triangle are in the ratio 7 : 4 : 7

a) Calculate the size of each angle.

Answer ….………, ……………, ………….[6]

b) Name the type of triangle.

Answer ….………………………………….[1]

c) If the angles A+B and C of the same triangle are in the ratio 33 : 𝑥

Calculate the value of 𝑥.

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

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8. Edward needs to pay the school fees in the new semester. His school fees include registration fee, tuition
fee and co-curricular fee in the ratio of 2 : 7 : 5.

a) The registration fee is $88.

i. Calculate the co-curricular fee and tuition fee

Answer
Co-curricular fee = ………………………. [2]

Tuition fee = ………………………..[2]

ii. Calculate the total school fees.

Answer …..………………………………….[2]

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b) Edward’s mother pays 7 of the school fees. The rest will be pay by Edward.

Calculate how much he pays.

Answer …..………………………………….[3]

c) Edward’s friend, Jun M’ng also want to pay his school fees. Jun M’ng get a scholarship which have
20% discount on the school fees.

Calculate his school fees after discount.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

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9. Six-sevenths of Yao Bang’s monthly income is $250 more than Bryan’s monthly income.

a) If Bryan’s monthly income is $3500,

i. What is Yao Bang’s monthly income?

Answer ….………………………………….[4]

ii. Bryan uses 3% of his monthly salary to pay electrical bill.

How much is the electrical bill? Given answer in the unit of p.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

10. Diagram shows a polygon with 8 sides.

Show that the sum of the interior angles of this polygon is 1080o.

[2]

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11. Jasmin took part in a mathematics competition which consists of 40 questions.

Table below shows her result.

Questions Points
Correct answer 𝑥 + 2.5
Incorrect answer 5 − 1.0
Not answered 4 1
−
2
a) find the value of 𝑥.

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

b) Calculate the total points obtained by Jasmin.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]
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12. Sean bought a pizza to share with Jit Shen, Tanush and John. Jit Shen ate of the pizza while Tanush
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and John ate of the pizza each respectively. Calculate the portion of the pizza left for Sean without
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using a calculator.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

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13. In Han Chiang High School, 4 of the students are boys. Given 5 of the girls are wearing spectacles
which is equals to 900 girls.

a) Calculate total number of students in Han Chiang High School.

Answer ….………………………………….[4]
b) Calculate total number of boys in Han Chiang High School.

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

14. Diagram below shows a crocodile’s mouth wide opens.

A
33°
B
C

Given that the length of AB, BC, CA are 5 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm respectively.
a) Prove whether ΔABC is a right-angled triangle.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

b) How wide did the crocodile opens mouth? Give your answer in degree (°).

Answer ….………………………………….[2]
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15. Without measuring, find the missing angles, 𝑥 and 𝑦 .

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a)
160°

Answer 𝒙 =………………………………….[3]

b)
𝑥
70°
𝑦

Answer 𝒙 =…………… 𝒚 =……………….[4]

16. The weight of Kyean, Dylan and Li Xin are (x + 3) kg, (2x − 30) kg and (x – 5) kg. If their average
weight is 64 kg, find the weight of each of them.

Answer:
Kyean = ………………………….

Dylan = ………………………….

Li Xin = ………………………….[6]

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17. These patterns are made from squares and circles

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

a) Draw the pattern 5 in this sequence.

[2]

b) Complete the table below

Pattern 1 2 3 4 5

Circles 1 2 3 4
Squares 4 6
[4]

c) Write down the nth term for the number of squares.

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

d) If there are 1334 squares in a pattern, how many circles are there?

Answer ….………………………………….[3]

e) How many squares will there be in the 100th pattern?

Answer ….………………………………….[2]

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18. On the grid paper given below,

a) Draw and label origin, x-axis and y-axis to form a cartesian plane.
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b) Plot and label point A (0, 5), B (8, 3), C (1, 1), D (9, -1)
[4]

c) Join these points to make a quadrilateral.

[1]

d) What is the coordinates of the point where the diagonals AD and BC intersect.

Answer …..………………………………….[2]

e) What is the name for the quadrilateral ABCD?

Answer ….………………………………..….[1]

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19. The n th term of a sequence is given by 3(n + 7) – 74. Find the term that has the value 1111.

Answer …..………………………………….[4]

20.

The diagram shows the position of three points, A, B and C.

a) Using a ruler and compasses only, construct and label

i. An angle of 60° at the point C on the line BC.
ii. The perpendicular bisector of the line AB. [6]

b) Then, mark and label the intersection point as D.

[1]

c) Measure the angle at point D using protractor.

Answer ….………………………………….[1]

*The End*

Prepared by Mr. Goh Sean Khai Checked by Teacher Lim Chooi Hoe

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