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PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION

Mathematics
WORKED SOLUTIONS

SECTION I
1.

y
y = f (x)
x

Vertical line cuts the graph

at more than one point

(C)

3 5 8 2
,

2
2

( x, y )

1,3
2.

(A)

3.

f ( x )=x 4 x
1 3 4 (1)
f (1 )=
1+ 4

(C)

3
2
3
cos 30o
2
cos is negative in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants.
cos

180o 30o,180o 30o

150o, 210o

4.

(C)
3

2 a=70 vertically opposite angles are equal

5.

a=35
b+ 40+70=180 cointerior angles onlines are
supplementary
b=180 7040
b=70

6.

Graph is

(B)
y=|x| shifted down by 2

(B)
angle ( n2 ) 180

7.

2520 =( n2 ) 180
n=16

Size of each angle 2520 16

157.5

157 30

8.

(B)

1+ 3
5+2 3

52 3 5+2 3
5+ 2 3+5 3+2(3)
254 (3)
11+7 3
13
(D)

ll

A
9. Counter-example
to (A), (B):

A
Counter-example
to (D):

4
B

N
L
M

AB is not perpendicular to l
AB is not parallel
to l
l

parallel lines through A and B

are not parallel to l.
A

Option (C):
ALM BNM (AAS)
AM = BM

(corresponding sides
of congruent triangles)
M is the midpoint of AB and it lies on the line l.

(C)

10.

For f (x) = x2 + 1, x 2:

For f (x) =

5x
2

, 2 x 2:

For f (x) = 5, x > 2:

f (2) = 5
range: y 5

f (2) = 5
f (2) = 5
range: 5 y 5
range: y = 5

range is y 5

(A)

SECTION II
Question 11 (15 marks)
3.562 (7.06 2.01) 2 6.178681089
6.18 (2dp)

(a)
1

3 4 x 7 12 x 8 x 2 3 16 x 2 56 x 49 12 x 8 x 2
2

48 x 2 168 x 147 12 x 8 x 2
56 x 2 180 x 147
(b)

3 7
3 7
72

7 2
7 2
7 2

3 7

72

74
7 2

72 7
(c)

x 2 12 x 32 0

x 4 x 8 0
domain is all real x, x 4,8
(d)

2
6

(e) (3.42 1012) (6.79 1014) = 0.0050368

= 0.00504 (3sf)
= 5.04 103
d

x2 x1

y2 y1

5 3 2 2
2

80
4 5
(f)

Question 11 (continued)
(g)

2
f x 3 x5 2 x
f ( x) 3 x 2 x
5

3x 5 2 x

3x5 2 x
f x

f (x) is an odd function.

x 2 4 x y 2 2 y 11 0

x
x

2
2

4 x y 2 2 y 11

4 x 4 y 2 2 y 1 11 4 1

x 2

y 1 16
2

(h)

centre C(2, 1)
16
radius r =
=4

Question 12 (15 marks)

(a)

(b)
1

2 x 3 y 21 ____________
1
4 x 5 y 13 ___________
2

x 2:

4 x 6 y 42 _______________ 3

3 -

11y 55
y5
Sub y 5
into
2 x 3(5) 21
2x 6
x3

Solution
x=3
y=5

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y y1 m x x1

x1 , y1 3, 1
m 1

(parallel lines have the same gradient)

y 1 1 x 3
y 1 x 3
y x 2
(c)

2
D

OE
cos 30
2
OE
3

2
2
OE x coord of D 3
o

sin 30o

2
30
O

DE
2

DE 1

2
2
DE y coord of D 1
coords of D are ( 3,1)
(d) (i)

In ODE,

11

cos 30o

2
OC

2
3

OC
2
OC 3 4
OC x coord of C

4 4 3

3
3

4 3
, 0

coord of C are

(ii)

In ODC, ODC = 90

(diagonals

of a rhombus are perpendicular)

2
C

30
O

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Question 12 (continued)
(d)

(iii)

Let the cords of A be (x1, y1)

D is the midpoint of AC

3
x1

x1

(diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other)

4 3
3
2

4 3
2 3
3

x1 2 3

y1 0
2

y1 2

4 3
3

6 34 3
3

2 3
3

Coords of A are

2 3
, 2

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y y1 m x x1
4 3
, 0

x1 , y1

Now, AOC 60

(diagonal of a rhombus bisects

angle through which it passes)

60

(corresponding angles, opposite sides

of a rhombus are parallel)

m tan 60 3

4 3
y 0 3 x

y 3x

34 3
3

y 3x 4
(iv)

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Question 13 (15 marks)

(a)
4 sin 2 3
3
sin 2
4
3
2
60 o , 120 o , 60 o , 120 o

sin

1
cos 60 o
1

1
2
2

sec 60 o

(b)
1

12 x x 2 0
x 2 x 12 0
x 4 x 3 0
x 4 x 3
(c)

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Question 13 (continued)
(d)(i)

(ii)

(iii)

BAC = 230 90 = 140 (adjacent angles)

BAN1 = 360 230

= 130
ABN2 = 180 130
= 50
ABC = 80 50
= 30

(angles at a point sum to 360)

(cointerior angles, parallel lines)
(adjacent angles)

ACB = 180 (140 + 30) = 10 (angle sum of triangle)

AC
250

sin 30 sin10
250sin 30
AC
sin10
719.8463103929 km
Time 719.8463103929 180
3.99914616
4h

(e)(i)

In PQS and QRS:

PQ 8 2

QR 4 1
PS 8 2

QS 4 1
QS 4 2

RS 2 1

(ii)

PQS ||| QRS (three pairs of corresponding sides are proportional)

RQS = 180 151 = 29 (straight angle)

QPS = 29
(corresponding angles of similar triangles)

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1
A 8 8 sin 29
2
15.51390785
15.5 cm 2
(iii)
1
Question 14 (15 marks)
(a)

(i)

a = 48 + 9 = 57
b = 48 + 4 = 52 or b = 57 5 = 52

n n 9 360
n 2 9n 360 0
9 92 4 1 360
2 1
9 1521

2
9 39
n
2
n 15
n 0
n

(ii)

Angle sum 180 ( n 2)

180 (5 2)
540
(b)

(i)

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(ii)

a + 2a + 2a + 2a + 2a = 540
9a = 540
a = 60

BD 2 BC 2 CD 2 2.BC.CD.cos120
15 x 1 x 1 2 x 1 x 1
2

15 x 1 x 1 x 1
2

15 3 x 1

x 1

1
2

x 1 5
x 1 5

(BC , CD 0)

(iii)

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Question 14 (continued)
(c)

2
(d)

2
(e)

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