St.

Paul’s College

B
F.3 Mid-year Examination 2023-2024

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

Section B Question-Answer Book

Time Allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Candidate Number: Class: Class Number: Marks:

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer ALL questions.

2. Answer this section in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

3. All working must be clearly shown.

4. Marks will be deducted for poor and untidy presentation.

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.

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Section B (30 marks)

8. Given x 2  y 2  24 and xy  35 , where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real numbers.

(a) By considering ( x 2  y 2 )2 , find the value of ( x 2  y 2 )2 . (3 marks)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find all possible values of x  y . (3 marks)

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9. In the figure, AICG , DIBE , DHCF and EFG are straight lines.
ABCD is a square. B is the mid-point of DE . iiven that
IH // BC // EG and CH  3 cm. cm
(a) Find the length of BD . Leave your answer in surd form.
(2 marks)
(b) Prove ACD  GCF . (3 marks)
(c) Find the length of EG . (3 marks)

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10. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. M and N are the mid-points of AB and DC
respectively.
C (10, 11)

D (– 2, 5) H

B (7, 2)
X

A (– 5, – 4)

(a) Find the coordinates of M and N . Hence show that MBND is a square. (6 marks)
Let X be the point of interception of AC and DM .
(b) (i) Find AX : XC .
(ii) Find the coordinates of X . (4 marks)
Let H be a point on AC so that BH  AC .
(c) Find the coordinates of H . (4 marks)
(d) Find AX : XH : HC . (2 marks)

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