Name: …………………………………………( ) Class: Sec ………………..

St. Gabriel’s Secondary School

2009 ‘O’ Preliminary Examination

Subject : Mathematics
Paper No : 4016 / 01
Level/Stream : 4E / 5N / 4N1
Duration : 2 hours
Date : 02 Sep 2009
Setter : Mr Koh Keng Wee and Ms Teo Chen Nee

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all 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.
Calculators should be used 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 , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms
of .

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 80.

Target Set:

80
This question paper consists of 15 printed pages including this cover page.

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Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest
r n
Total amount = P(1  )
100

Mensuration

Curved surface area of a cone = πrl

Surface area of a sphere = 4π r 2

1 2
Volume of a cone = πr h
3

4 3
Volume of a sphere = πr
3

1
Area of triangle ABC = absin C
2

Arc length = r , where  is in radians

1 2
Sector area = r  , where  is in radians
2

Trigonometry

a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A

Statistics

Mean =
 fx
f
2 2

Standard deviation =
 fx   fx 
 
f f 
 
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For For
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Answer all the questions. Examiner’s
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1 The cost price of a monitor is $480. It is sold at a loss of 12.5% on the cost price.
Find its selling price.

Answer $ …………………………………. [2]

2 Ben can complete a piece of work in 12 days and Ali can complete it in 4 days. Find
the number of days in which both of them, working together, will take to complete
their work.

Answer ……………............………….. days [2]

3 Peter is x years old. He is 6 years younger than his twin sisters, Jane and Jennifer.
(a) Write down Jane’s age, in terms of x.
(b) Find, as simply as possible, the mean age of the three children, giving your
answer in terms of x.

Answer (a) …………….…..…... years old [1]

(b) ……………..…..….. years old [1]

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For
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4 A conical flask has a surface area of 50 cm2 and a capacity of 845 cm3. Find the For
Examiner’s
Use volume of a geometrically similar conical flask which has a surface area of 32 cm2. Use

Answer ……..……….……...……..…… cm3 [2]

5 (a) Express 63 as a product of prime factors.

(b) What is the smallest positive integer value of n , such that 63n is a multiple
of 14?

Answer (a) …………….…..…................... [1]

(b) ……………..…..…………….. [1]

6 Express 74 cm3 in m3, giving your answer

(a) as a decimal,

(b) in standard form.

Answer (a) …………….…..…….…… m3 [1]

(b) ……………..……..…….... m3 [1]

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7 Simplify (2 x3 y 2 )3  4 x 2 y 2 , giving your answer in its simplest form. Examiner’s
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Answer …………………………..………….. [2]

8 Ada invests a sum of money at 7% per year compound interest. Find the sum of
money if it yields $5112 after 4 years.

Answer $ …………………………………. [2]

9 A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 2500.

(a) Calculate the actual length, in metres, of a path represented by 9 cm on the

map.

(b) The surface area of the path is 450 m2. Calculate, in cm2, the area
representing the path on the map.

Answer (a) …………….…..………….. m [1]

(b) ……………...…..………. cm2 [2]

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For 10 In the diagram, BCD is a straight line, AB = 8 cm , BC = 15 cm and ABC  90 . For
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(a) the length of AC, A

(b) the exact value of cos ACD ,

(c) angle BAC . 8 cm



B 15 cm C D

Answer (a) AC = ...…….…..………….cm [1]

(b) cos ACD = ....……..……….. [1]

(c) BAC = ……...………..…... ° [1]

11 (a) Write down the next two terms in the sequence 2, 3, 7, 16, 32, 57, ____, ____.

(b) Write down an expression, in terms of n , for the nth term of the sequence
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ____.

Answer (a) ……………... , ..……………. [2]

(b) ………………………………. [1]

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For   5    20  For
Examiner’s Examiner’s
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12 It is given that AB    and CD    . Use
 3   6x 

(a) Evaluate AB .

(b) If AB is parallel to CD, find the value of x.

Answer (a) …..………………..…. units [1]

(b) x = .…………………………. [2]

13 (a) Factorise completely the following expression 3 xy  2 y  12 x  8 .

(b) Solve the following equation 32 x  27 x1  0 .

Answer (a) ………….…..…………….. [2]

(b) ……...……………………. [2]

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For 14 In the figure, PQ is parallel to BA, P is on BC such that BP : PC = 2 : 5 and R For
Examiner’s Examiner’s
Use is on BA such that BR : RA = 4 : 3. If the area of BCR = 98 cm2, calculate Use
the area of
A
(a) triangle ACR ,

(b) triangle CPQ . R

Q

B P C

Answer (a) ….……….…..……...… cm2 [2]

(b) ………………………... cm2 [2]

15 Evaluate

 2  5 7  2
(a)        1    
 3  6 9  5

32 110
(b)  1
2
83

Answer (a) ………………………………. [2]

(b) ………………………………. [2]

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For 2 For
Examiner’s 16 Solve the equation  2 x  3  7 x  8 , giving your answers correct to 2 decimal Examiner’s
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places.

Answer x = …….……… or ………...….. [4]

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17 Mr Chia has the habit of drinking coffee in the morning. The probability of him
drinking coffee in the morning is k. Given that the probability of him drinking
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coffee for two consecutive mornings is , find
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(a) the value of k,
(b) the probability that for two consecutive mornings,
(i) he will not drink coffee on both mornings,
(ii) he will drink coffee on either morning.

Answer (a) k = ……………………….…. [1]

(b) (i) .………………………...… [1]

(b) (ii) .…..……………….…...… [2]

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18 In triangle ABC, AB = 7.5 cm, BC = 4.5 cm and angle BAC = 25. Examiner’s
Use The side AB is drawn in the answer space below. Use

(a) Complete the triangle such that angle ABC is obtuse.

(b) Construct
(i) the perpendicular bisector of AB,
(ii) the bisector of angle BAC.

(c) Measure the bearing of B from C.

Answers (a) and (b)

North

A B

[1]
[2]

Answer (c) ……………………………... [1]

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For 19 The graph below shows the charges of printing photographs of 4R size by For
Examiner’s Examiner’s
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Charges ($)

25

20

15

10

0
20 40 60 80 100
Number of Photographs [1]

(a) Calculate the charge of printing a photograph by Company A.

(b) The charges of printing photographs of the same size by Company B comprise
of a fixed charge of $5 together with a charge of 15 cents per photograph.
Draw a line on the grid to represent the charge made by Company B.

(c) A customer wishes to print 70 photographs. Which company would be

cheaper and by how much?

Answer (a) $…………………...…….…. [1]

(c) Company………...……….… [1]

$.………….……….….……. [1]
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For For
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20 In the diagram, PQ is a straight line. The x-coordinate of P is 4 and Examiner’s
Use the y-coordinate of Q is 5. Given that O is the origin, OP = 5 units and Use

OQ = 13 units, find
y
(a) the coordinates of P and of Q,
(b) the equation of PQ.

5 Q
P

x
4 O

Answer (a) P (………… , …………)

(a) Q (………… , …………) [2]

(b) .……………………………. [3]

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For 21 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations For
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2x – 3y = 12,
2y + 3x = 5.

Answer (a) x = ……………………………...

(a) y = …………………………. [3]

(b) Given the inequality 32 < 5 + 3x  87, find

(i) the greatest possible value of x if x is a rational number,
(ii) the smallest possible value of x if x is a perfect square.

Answer (b) (i) x = ………..…………......

(b) (ii) x = ……………….…...… [3]

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For 22 Harry practises throwing javelin twice a week. In a particular week, the results of For
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First practice of the week

Distance
85 < x  90 90 < x  95 95 < x  100 100 < x  105
in metres
Number
3 6 4 2
of throws
Second practice of the week

Mean 92.7 m

Standard Deviation 4.57 m

(a) For the first practice, calculate

(i) the mean distance,
(ii) the standard deviation.

(b) Compare the results for the two practices.

Answer (a) (i) .……………………...…m [2]

(b) (ii) .…..…………….…...…m [2]

Answer (b) ………………………………………………………………………………....

…………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………[2]
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Examiner’s 23 (a) By expressing x 2  2 x  3 in the form (x + m)(x – n), Examiner’s
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sketch the graph of y = x 2  2 x  3 .

Answer (a) ………………...…………… [1]

y
y

x
x

[2]

(b) By expressing  x 2  4 x  3 in the form a ( x  h) 2  k ,

sketch the graph of y =  x 2  4 x  3 .

Answer (b) ………………...…………… [2]

y
y

x
x

[2]

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St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
Sec 4E/5N/4N1 EM
2009 ‘O’ Prelims - Answer Key
Qn Answer Marks Qn Answer Marks
1 $420 M1, A1 16 4.70 or 0.05 M2, A2

2 3 Days M1, A1 17 (a) 3/5 B1

(b) 4/25 B1
3 (a) x6 B1 (c) 12/25 M1, A1
(b) x4 B1
18 (c) 200  2 B1
3
4 432.64 cm M1, A1
19 (a) $0.25 B1
2
5 (a) 3 x 3 x 7 or 3 x 7 B1 (b) Company B, B1
(b) 2 B1 cheaper by $2. B1

6 (a) 0.000074 m3 B1 20 (a) P(-4, 3) B1

(b) 7.4 × 10–5 m3 B1 Q(12, 5) B1
(b) 1/8 M1
7 2x7y M1, A1 1 7 M1, A1
y  x
8 2

8 $3899.92 M1, A1 21 (a) y = – 2, x = 3 M1, A2

(b) 1 M1
9  x  27
3
9 (a) 225 m B1 (i) 27 + 1/3 A1
(b) 0.72 cm2 M1, A1 (ii) 16 A1

10 (a) 17 cm B1 22 (a) 94.2 m M1, A1

(b) –15/17 B1 4.71 m M1, A1
(c) 61.9◦ B1 (b) Better results for
1st practice (higher
11 (a) 93, 142 B2 mean 94.2 > 92.7) B1
(b) 2 n1 B1 Better consistency for
2 nd practice (lower
12 (a) 34 or 5.83 units B1 std. dev. 4.57 < 4.71) B1
(b) –2 M1, A1
23 (a) ( x  3)( x  1) B1
13 (a) ( y  4)(3x  2) M1, A1 Parabola through
(b) –3 M1, A1 turning pt.(-1, -4)
y-intercept (0, -3) B1
2
14 (a) 73.5 cm M1, A1 roots: (-3, 0) and (1, 0) B1
(b) 50 cm2 M1, A1 (b)  ( x  2) 2  1 M1, A1
Parabola through
15 (a) 35/9 M1, A1 y-intercept: (-3, 0) B1
(b) – 4/9 M1, A1 turning pt. (2, 1) B1
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18 23
y
(a) y
C y

25°
A B x
3 1 1 x

3
4

19 23
y
(b) B1 (b) y
Charges

25

20

1
15 x
2 x x

3
5

0
20 40 6 80 1
Number of Photographs

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