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Mathematics: Grade 9
Paper 2 (Calculator)

Time: 2 hours

You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Trancing paper may be used.

Instructions

Use black ink or ball-point pen.

Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
- there may be more space than you need.
You must show all your working.
Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
Calculators may be used.

Information

The total mark for this paper is 79

The marks for each question are shown in brackets
- use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice

Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1. The ratio of the width to the length of a rectangular field is 3 : 11.

The length of the diagonal (From one corner to the opposing corner) is 23 130 meters,
calculate the dimensions of the field.

[Total Marks for Q1 is 4 Marks]

2.
Not drawn to scale

Y
X C

A B

Two circle lie on a flat surface. The circles touch the flat surface at points A and B respectively.

The point C is where the two circles touch each other.

The point X is the centre of the smaller circle. The point Y is the centre of the larger circle.

The radius of the smaller circle is r, and the radius of the larger circle is R.

(a) Find a simplified expression for the distance A B in terms of r and R.

[4 Marks]
(b) Prove that triangles A XC and CY B cannot both be equilateral.
[6 Marks]

[Total Marks for Q2 is 10 Marks]

 x 2x
3. Solve the equation − = 2.
2x − 1 3x + 2

Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

[Total Marks for Q3 is 4 Marks]

4.

21o

Above is a 21o angle.

By using a compass, pencil and straightedge ruler, construct an angle of 42o.

You must show all of your construction lines.

(Below is another angle if you need to start again)

21o

[Total Marks for Q4 is 2 Marks]

5.

X
Q P

Q X P is a straight horizontal line.

Above is a regular pentagon and a regular hexagon.

Both of the shapes have unit side length.

The two polygons touch with two vertices at the point marked X.

Calculate the length of the dashed line A P.

[6 Marks]
6.

(a) Explain why the solutions to (y + x − a)(y + x − b) = 0 are y = a − x and y = b − x.

[1 Mark]

(b) Expand and simplify the expression (y + x − a)(y + x − b)

[2 Marks]
(c) Hence, find the two straight lines which are solutions to the equation:

6
x +y =1+
x +y

[6 Marks]
[Total Marks for Q6 is 9 Marks]
 1 1 2
7. Jasper believes that + = where a and b are non-zero constants.
a b a+b

(a) Show that there are no real numbers a or b that exist such that the equation above is possible.
[4 Marks]
 a c a+c
(b) Timothy believes that + = where a, b, c and d are non-zero constants.
b d b +d

Show that for the equation above to exist, then either a or c must be negative.
[5 Marks]

[Total Marks for Q7 is 9 Marks]

8. Show that, for x > 0, there are no solutions to:

9 x − 6 x − 3x + 2x = 0

[Total Marks for Q8 is 6 Marks]

9.
x , y , x +y , 4x , ...

Above are the first four terms of a quadratic sequence.

(a) Show that the n th term is:

( 2) (2 )
y 5y
x− n2 + − 4x n + 4x − 2y
(8 Marks)
It is now known that the first term of the sequence is 7 and the third term is 17.

(b) Find the term number for which the sequence equals 18,535
(3 Marks)

[Total Marks for Q9 is 11 Marks]

10.

In a bag there are n counters labelled with the integers 1 to n.

Two counters are chosen and removed at random from the bag without replacement.

(a) Explain why, without doing any calculation, that the probability that the number on the second
1
counter is smaller than the number on the first counter is exactly .
2
[1 Mark]

(b) By using your answer to part (a), show that:

n
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... + n = (n + 1)
2
[7 Marks]
(Total Marks for Q10 is 8 Marks)
11.
opp adj opp
sin θ = cos θ = tan θ =
hyp hyp adj

(a) By using the identities above, prove that sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1.

[2 Marks]

2
(b) If sin θ = − , explain why 180o < θ < 360o.
3
[1 Mark]
 2
(c) Given that sin θ = − , by using the identity in part (a), find a corresponding value for cos θ.
3
[3 Marks]

6
For a certain value of ϕ the value of sin ϕ × cos ϕ = , where 0o < ϕ < 90o.
5

(d) Calculate the exact value of sin ϕ + cos ϕ.

[4 Marks]
(Total Marks for Q11 is 10 Marks)
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