ST.

STEPHEN’S COLLEGE

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2018-2019)

Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 1 Exam Seat No. : ____________

Form : Five Group : ____________

Time allowed : 90 minutes Teacher : ____________

Instructions to Students:

1. Total mark for this paper is 75.

2. There are three sections in this paper which consists of 15 pages.

3. Answer ALL questions.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3

significant figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

7. Only permitted calculators may be used.

MARKER’S USE ONLY

SECTION A(1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

SECTION A(2) SECTION B TOTAL

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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SECTION A(1) (25 marks)

Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Show the steps of solution, otherwise full marks will not be given.

1. Solve . (3 marks)

2. Solve . (4 marks)

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x7
3. (a) Solve the inequality 2  9 – 2x.
x7
(b) Peter claims that all the positive integers satisfy 2  9 – 2x or 1  2x  x + 7. Do
you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

4. The figure shows the graph of the function y=−5x +1.

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(a) Write down the domain of the function.

(b) Solve the equation −5 x +1=−1 by adding a suitable straight line on the graph, give
your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(3 marks)

5. A queue is formed by 5 boys and 3 girls.

(a) How many different queues can be formed if the queue begins and ends with a girl?
(b) How many different queues can be formed if no girls are next to each other?
(4 marks)

6. A box contains eight cards numbered 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18 respectively. 3 cards are
randomly drawn from the box, find the number of ways of drawing the cards if
(a) the sum of the 3 numbers on the cards is odd;

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(b) the product of the 3 numbers on the cards is even.

(4 marks)

7. There are 36 Chinese passengers and 48 American passengers on an aeroplane. If two

passengers from the aeroplane are chosen at random, find the probability that at least one
of them is a Chinese. (3 marks)

SECTION A(2) (25 marks)

Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Show the steps of solution, otherwise full marks will not be given.

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8. David and Peter can finish a project independently. If they work together on the project,

they can finish it in hours earlier than when David works alone. If Peter works alone, he
can finish the project in 25 hours. If David works alone, he can finish the project in x
hours.

(a) Find the value of x. (3 marks)

(b) If they work together for 4 hours and then David finishes the rest of the project
himself, how long does David take to finish the rest of the project? (2 marks)

9. (a) Find the range of values of k such that 2 x 2+ ( k−4 ) x−( 2 k−2 )> 0 for all real values of
x. (4 marks)
(b) If k is an integer, write down the greatest value of k. (1 mark)

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10. The length of a rectangle is x cm and the width is 19 cm less than twice the length.
(a) Express the area of the rectangle in terms of x. (2 marks)
(b) The following figure shows the graph of the function y=2 x 2−19 x+ 50 where
−9 ≤ x ≤ 18.5. If the area of the rectangle is less than 280 cm 2, find the range of
values of x. (3 marks)

y = 2x2 – 19x +50

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

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11. A teacher wants to divide a class of 15 students into 3 groups, each of 5 students, to do 3
different mathematics projects.
(a) In how many ways can the students be grouped? (2 marks)
(b) If there are 6 girls in the class, find the number of ways of grouping the students if
there are 2 girls in each group.
(3 marks)

12. The 6 volumes of a set of comic are arranged at random on a bookshelf.

(a) Find the number of arrangements if there is no restriction. (1 mark)
(b) Find the probabilities that the volumes are arranged
(i) with the 5th and the 6th volumes together,
(ii) with the 1st and the 6th volumes at the two ends.
(4 marks)

SECTION B (25 marks)

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Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Show the steps of solution, otherwise full marks will not be given.

13. (a) Solve . (1 mark)

(b) It is given that , where and k is a positive

constant.

(i) Express in terms of k.

(ii) Express in terms of k.
(4 marks)

(c) If ,
(i) find the value of k,
(ii) hence, find the value of .
(4 marks)

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14. A point B(9, 2) lies on the graph of y=f ( x )=log a x , where a is a constant and a> 1.

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(a) Find the value of a. (2 marks)

(b) Let y=h ( x ) =log a ax .
2

By expressing h ( x ) in terms of f ( x ) , describe the two transformations involved for

the graph of y=f ( x ) to become the graph of y=h ( x ) . (4 marks)
(c) Susan claims that the graph of y=h ( x ) can be obtained by firstly translating the
1 1
y=f ( x ) a a
graph of upward by 6 units and then reducing to 6 of the original along
the y-axis. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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15. The following table shows the time periods which Jacqueline leaves home and the
corresponding probabilities in every school day.
Within 7:30 am
Time leaving home Before 7:30 am After 8:00 am
and 8:00 am
Probability a2 2a 2 a2
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There are two ways for Jacqueline to go to school, on foot or by bus. If she leaves home
before 7:30 am, it has a probability of 10% for her to take a bus; if she leaves home within
7:30 am and 8:00 am, the probability that she takes a bus is 50%; if she leaves home after
8:00 am, she definitely go to school by bus.
(a) Find the value of a. (2 marks)
(b) On a certain school day, find the probabilities that
(i) she goes to school by bus,
(ii) she leaves home within 7:30 am and 8:00 am, given that she goes to school by
bus.
(4 marks)
(c) It is known that there are 18 school days in February and the bus fare for each trip to
school is $5. Find the expected expenditure for Jacqueline to go to school in
February. (2 marks)

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Suggested Solution
1.

-----1M
-----1A

(rejected) -----1A

2.
-----1M

-----1A
or -----1A
x=2 -----1A

x7
3a. 2  9 – 2x
x – 7  18 – 4x
5x  25
x5 ----- 1A

x7
3b. 2  9 – 2x or 1  2x  x + 7
x  5 or –3x  6
x  5 or x  –2 ----- 1A
 x  –2 ----- 1A
∵ All positive integers satisfy x  –2.
 The claim is agreed. ----- 1A f.t.

4a. The domain of the function is all real numbers. ----- 1A

4b. By adding the straight line y=−1 in the figure, the solution is x=0.4 , cor. to 1 d.p.
----- 1M + 1A

y=−1

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3
5a. no. of ways = P2 ×6 ! ----- 1M
= 4320 ----- 1A

6
5b. no. of ways = 5!×P 3 ----- 1M
= 14400 ----- 1A

5 3 3
6a. no. of ways = C 2×C 1 + C3 ----- 1M
= 31 ----- 1A

5 3 5 3 5 8 3
6b. no. of ways = C 1×C 2 + C2 ×C 1 +C 3 (or C 3 −C3 ) ----- 1M
= 55 ----- 1A

7. The required probability = ----- 1M + 1A

----- 1A

8a. -----1M

-----1A

x = 20 or -----1A

8b. Let t hours be the time David takes to finish the rest of the project.

-----1M

-----1A

Therefore, he takes hours.

9a. (k −4 )2 −( 4 )(2)(−2 k +2)<0 ----- 1M + 1A

2
k −8 k +16+16 k −16<0
k (k +8 )< 0 ----- 1M

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−8< k <0 ----- 1A

9b. k =−1 ----- 1A

10a. The area of the rectangle
¿ x (2 x−19) cm2 ----- 1A for2 x−19
2
¿(2 x −19 x) cm2 ----- 1A

10b. 2 x 2−19 x <280

2
2 x −19 x +50<330 ----- 1M
From the graph, −8< x <17.5 . ----- 1A
By considering −8< x <17.5 , x >0 and 2 x−19>0 , we have 9.5< x<17.5 .
----- 1A

15 10 5
11a. no. of ways = C 5 ×C5 ×C5 ----- 1M
= 756756 ----- 1A

6 4 2 9 6 3
11b. no. of ways = C 2 ×C2 ×C2 ×C 3 ×C3 ×C 3 ----- 1M + 1A
= 151200 ----- 1A

12a. the number of ways = -----1A

12bi. the required probability = -----1M+1A

12bii. the required probability = -----1M+1A

13a.

t=1 -----1A

13bi.

-----1M

-----1A

13bii.

-----1M

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-----1A

13ci.

-----1M
k = 2 or (rejected) -----1A

13cii. from (ci) -----1M

from (a)
-----1A

14a. log a 9=2

2
a =9 ----- 1M
a=3 or a=−3 (rejected) ----- 1A

14b. h ( x )=log 9 3 x
¿ log 9 3+ log 9 x ----- 1M
1 1
= + log 3 x
2 2
1 1 1+ f ( x )
= + f ( x)
2 2 (or 2 ) ----- 1A

1
y=f ( x )
The graph of the function is first reduced to 2 of the original along the y-axis and
1
then translated upward by 2 unit. ----- 1A + 1A

Or
The graph of the function y=f (x ) is first translated upward by 1 unit and then reduced to
1
2 of the original along the y-axis. ----- 1A + 1A

14c. New function obtained

1
[ 1
= (3 ) f ( x )+ (3)
6 6 ] ----- 1M

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1 1
= f ( x )+ ≠h( x )
2 4
∴Susan’s claim in incorrect. ----- 1A f.t.

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15a. -----1M

or –1 (rejected) -----1A

()
1 2 1
( ) [ ( )]
2
1 1 1
= × + 2× × + 2× ×1
15bi. P(by bus)
3 10 3 2 3 -----1M

-----1A

15bii. P(within 7:30 am and 8:00 am, and by bus)

( 13 )× 12 = 13
= 2×
-----1M

P(within 7:30 am and 8:00 am by bus) = = -----1A

15c. Expected expenditure for her to go to school in February

-----1M
-----1A

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