Sample Mid-year Examination Paper 1

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1. Expand and simplify the following expressions.

(a) 2(x 4y) 3(2x 5y)

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(b) x(5y 2x) y(x 6)

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2. Factorise the following.

(a) 3xy + 18y2

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(b) 7m2n2 21mn4 + 35m3n3

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3. Solve

3x 7 2 x

0.
2
5

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4. Factorise 8xy 20xy2 6 + 15y.

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5. A can of worms is sufficient to feed 5 fishes for a week. If 9 more fishes are added to the
tank, how long can the can of worms last?
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6. Solve the following inequalities and illustrate the solutions on a number line.
(a) 3y 5 < 19

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(b) 5x 6 2x + 21

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7. It is given that p is inversely proportional to t. When t = 9 and p = 14,

(a) form an equation connecting p and t,

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(b) find the value of t when p = 28.

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8. Solve

2 x 7 9 5x

1.5 .
4
3

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9. The graph shows two straight lines.

y
4
Line B

3
O

Find the gradients of Line A and Line B.

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x
Line A
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10. (a) A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : n. The actual distance between two cities is 36 km
and it is represented by 12 cm on the map. Find the value of n.
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(b) Using the same map scale in (a), find the distance represented on the map if the actual
distance of a road is 21 km.
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11. Factorise 12am + 49bn 28an 21bm.

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12. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is 228. Find the product of the two numbers.[2]
13. Simplify (a 2b) (4b2 a2).

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14. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, draw the following lines.
(a) y = x

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(b) y = 2

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(c) x = 5

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15. Solve 8x 53 3x + 28. Hence, find the greatest value of x if x is a prime number.

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16. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on both axes, plot the following points.
(a) A(5, 2)

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(b) B(2, 3)

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(c) C(1, 4)

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17. Factorise the following.

(a) 25x2 9y2

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(b) 21x2 20x 25

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18. A park is drawn to a scale of 1 : 40.

(a) The actual distance of a bicycle path is 16 m. Find, in centimetres, the length of the
bicycle path represented on the map.
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(b) The area of a pond in the park is 128 cm2 on the map. Find, in square metres, the
actual area of the pond.
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