2009 Maths MC Solution

Section A

1. 2n  3n  (2  3)n
 6n
B

VT
2. P 2
R
VT
P2
R
R( P  2)
T
V
D

1 2 1 2
3.   
a  2 1 a a  2 a 1
a  1  2(a  2)

(a  2)(a  1)
3a  5

(a  1)(a  2)
D

4. (3x  5)(2 x 2  5x  3)  6 x3  15x2  9 x  10 x2  25x  15

 6 x3  5x2  34 x  15
A

5. L.H.S  a( x 2  x)  b( x 2  x)
 (a  b) x 2  (b  a) x
 R.H.S
a  b  2.....(1)
Comparing both sides, 
b  a  4......(2)
(1) – (2) :
2a  2
a  1
A
6. f (1)  8
(1) 2  9(1)  c  8
10  c  8
c  2
A

(upper side + lower side)  height

7.  area of trapezium
2
( x  6  2 x  3)  8
 96
2
3x  9  24
x5
B

8. Since the equation has equal roots,

Then 0
b  4(4b)  0
2

b(b  16)  0
b  0 or b  16
D

9. By solving the inequality,

x  5  1 x
2x  6
x3
Since 0 is not a positive integer,
Hence, the least value of x is 1.
B

10. Let the cost be $x

Marked price = x (1 + 30%) = 1.3x
Profit = marked price – cost
5 = 1.3x(1 – 20%) – x
5 = 0.04x
x = 125
C
11. Interest = amount – deposit
 30000  (1  5%) 2  30000
 30000  (1.052  1)
 $3075
B

12. Since T (n  3)  T (n  2)  T (n  1)  T (n)

Hence, T (9)  T (8)  T (7)  T (6)
 T (7)  T (6)  T (5)  T (6)  T (5)  T (4)  T (6)
 T (7)  3T (6)  2T (5)  T (4)
 T (6)  T (5)  T (4)  3  [T (5)  T (4)  T (3)]  T (4)  2T (5)
 T (5)  T (4)  T (3)  3T (5)  2T (4)  3  [T (5)  T (4)  T (3)]
 7T (5)  6T (4)  4T (3)
 7 11  6  6  4  3
 125
C

13. the actual area

 4  50002
 4  502 1002
 10000m 2

k
14. Let y  c  , where c, k  0
x
When x = 1, y  1 and x  2, y  1

1  c  k .....(1)

 k
 1  c  2 ....(2)
(1)  (2) :
k
2 
2
k  4
Hence, c  1  (4)  3
4
 y  3
x
 4
2  3
x
4
1
x
x4
D

15. From the figure,

b  4, a  1, c  3
c(a  b)  3[1  (4)]
 15
D

16. By the definition,

The angle of elevation of P from Q = the angle of depression of Q from P.
Hence, the angle of depression of Q from P = 40
A

17. Area of the square

2
 48 
    144 cm 2
 4 

Since the slant edge of the pyramid are equal to 10 cm,

Hence, VB = VC = VA = VD
10  10  12
Let s   16
2

Area of VBC  16(16  10)(16  10)(16  12)

 48 cm2
 Hence, the total surface area
 144  48  4
 336 cm 2
B

18. By formula,
1
 r12 h1   r2 2 h2
3
3  3 12  62  h2
2

h2  9
B

19.
3
volume of B  radius of B 
 
volume of C  radius of C 
3
1  rB 
 
8  rC 
 rB : rC  1: 2

2
surface area of A  radius of A 
 
surface area of B  radius of B 
2
9  rA 
 
4  rB 
rA : rB  3 : 2
rA : rB  3: 2
rB : rC  2 : 4
 rA : rB : rC  3 : 2 : 4
 rA : rC  3 : 4
A

20. By formulae,
120
 r2   12
360
r 6
C
21. 2 AB  3BC
AB 3

BC 2
 tan 
  56 (cor. to the nearest integer)
D

22. Let AE = x
AE
 cos EAD
AD
AD  x  cos 60
 2x
CD
 tan CAD
AD
CD  2 x  tan 60
 2 3x
1
 x  2 x  sin 60  1
2
2 2 3
x2  
3 3
Hence, area of ABC  area of ACD
1
  2 x  2 3x
2
 2 3x 2
2 3
 2 3
3
 4 cm 2
B

23. Join CX and CY where CX  AB and CY  AE .

 CX
 sin CBX
BC
CX  BC sin x  AY
DY
 cos CDY
CD
DY  CD cos y
AD  AY  YD
 BC sin x  CD cos y
B

24. cos2 A  sin 2 B

 cos 2 A  sin 2 (90  A)

 cos 2 A  cos 2 A
 2 cos 2 A

25. From the figure,

AC 2  BC 2  AB 2
cos C 
2( AC )( BC )
(5k ) 2  (4k ) 2  (3k ) 2

2(5k )(4k )
32k 2 4
 
40k 2 5
AB 2  AC 2  BC 2
cos A 
2( AC )( AB)
(3k ) 2  (5k ) 2  (4k ) 2

2(3k )(5k )
18k 2 3
 
30k 2 5
Hence,
 sin A  1  cos 2 A
2
3
 1  
5
4

5
sin A
We have tan A : cos C  : cos C
cos A

4
4
5:
3 5
5
 5:3
D

26. Let CAD  

CAD  CAB   (Properties of rhombus)
 ABCD is a rhombus,
 AD//CB
CBE  DAB (corr. s, AD//CB)
 2
 BC  CE
CBE  CEB  2 (base s , isos.  )
CBE  CEB  BCE  180 (  sum of  )
2  2  40  180
4  140
  35
CAD  35
A

(n  2) 180
27.  144
n
180n  360  144n
36n  360
n  10
A
28. Join the line CF

DCF  CDE  180 ( int. s, CF //DE )

DCF  180  120
 60
ABC  BCF ( alt. s, CF //AB )
ABC  BCD  DCF
130  x  60
x  70
C

29. As the figure,

It has 2 folds of rotational symmetry.

A

30. Since A is reflected to the line x = 1 to the point B,

Hence, the distance between the point A and x = 1 is equal to that of the point B
 to the line x = 1.
Hence, we have the distance between the line and A is
1 – (–3) = 4
Hence, AB = 4 × 2 = 8 units
D

31. From the graph,

Let P  (a, b)
b  a 1
Therefore, we have P(a, a  1)
As AP  PB

Then (a  3)2  (a  1  9)2  (a  7)2  (a  1  1)2

a 2  6a  9  a 2  16a  64  a 2  14a  49  a 2
8a  24
a3
Hence, b  3  1  4
i.e. the coordinates of P are (3, 4).
B

32. Slope of L  tan(180  45)  1

Since L passes through the x-intercept 4
Hence, equation of L is
y  0  ( x  4)
x y 4
A
33. Let the point of the intersection of L1 and L2 be (h, 0)
When y = 0,
b d
h 
a c
Hence, ad  bc
D

34. We draw a table.

$1 coin $2 coin $5 coin
$1 coin $2  $3  $6 
$2 coin $3  $4  $7 
$5 coin $6  $7  $10 
 = enough money to buy a pen of price $3.5
 = not enough money to buy a pen of price $3.5
The coloured region is the result of combination.
6
P(enough money to buy a pen) 
9
2

3
C

35. Let x be the mean height of the boys.

54  x  36 153
 162
54  36
90 162  36 153
x
54
 168 cm
Hence the mean height of the boys is 168 cm.
C

36. From the graph, range = 36 – 4 = 32

Hence, I is incorrect.
From the graph, median is the middle vertical line = 24℃,
Hence, II is correct.
From the graph, interquartile range is the difference of the outermost vertical line
= 28 – 16 = 12
Hence, III is correct.
C
Section B

37. Consider f ( x)  3g( x) .

1
Then g( x)  f ( x) .
3
1 c
Since  1 , hence the x-intercept remain unchanged while the y-intercept is .
3 3
Hence, the new y-intercept is 15/3 = 5
D

38. Consider y  12343235 .

log y  3235log1234
 10000
 10000 log10
 log1010000
Hence, y  1010000
C

39. When x = 0,
y  30
 1
Consider x  2, and x  7 .
y  32 and y  37
1 1
y and y
32 37
1 1
As  7
 2
3 3
Then when x   , y is closely to 0.
D

40. 1612  14  1612  14 160

 1000000000000E( 1 6 )

41. Let P( x)  x2009  x2008  x2007  ...  x

By the remainder theorem,
P(1)  (1)2009  (1)2008  (1)2007  ...  (1)2  (1)
  1  1  1  ...  1  1
2008
 1  0 
2
 1
A

42. The 5th term = the sum of the first 5th terms – the sum of the first 4th terms
 52  2  5  (42  2  4)
 25  10  16  8
 11
B

43. Let T(n) be the general term of the geometric sequence.

T(n)  a1  r n1 , where r is the common ratio.

a9 8

a7 32
a9 1

a7 4
a1  r 91 1

a1  r 7 1 4
r8 1

r6 4
1
r2 
4
1 1
r and  (rejected, as they are in positive)
2 2
Hence,
9 1
1
8  a1   
2
 a1  8  28  2048

Since a7  a9
Then a1  a2  a1  a2  0
Since a100  0
Hence, a2  a3  a4  ...  a100  0
D
44. Slope of the line is 1
And put x = 0, then y  9
Hence, just figure A satisfied the above condition.
A

45. cos2 x  sin 2 x  1

cos 2 x  sin 2 x  sin 2 x  cos 2 x

2sin 2 x  0
sin x  0
x  0, 180 or 360

Hence, there are 3 roots.

B

46. Subs. x  330, y  0

Then 0  7sin(330   )
sin(330   )  sin 360
  30
C

47. Let K be the mid-point of GH such that XK  KM .

As X is the mid-point of EG and FH, then 2XK = FG = AB = 12 cm

XK = 6 cm
KM 2  GK 2  GM 2 (Pyth. Theorem)
2 2
 16   15 
KM      
 2  2
 17 cm
 Hence,
tan   tan XMK
XK

KM
6

17
B

48. Join AD.

Consider DEC and let DCE  x

DE CD

sin DCE sin DEC
DE CD

sin x sin(180   )
DE sin 
sin x 
CD
Consider AEB ,
DCA  DBA  x ( s in the same segment)
AB AE

sin AEB sin ABE
AB AE

sin(180   ) sin x
AE sin 
sin x 
AB
AE sin  DE sin 
 
AB CD
CD DE

AB AE
 AB is the diameter of the circle,
 ADB  90 (  in semicircle)
 CD
  cos 
AB
B

49. Let CBD  x .

ACD  ABD  40 ( s in the same segment)

BAC  ACD  40 (alt. s , AB // DC)
 AB  AC (given)
ABC  ACB (base s , isos.  )
BAC  ABC  ACB  180 (  sum of  )
40  40  x  40  x  180
2 x  60
x  30
CBD  30
C

50. From the graph,

AE and DE is the tangent to the circle

 Hence, AE = DE (tangent properties)
Let BE = x
Then AE  DE  20  x
Let G be the point of the intersection of FD and CB.
CG  CB  GB
 CB  DE
 50  (20  x)
 30  x
FG  AB  20
AF = CF = DE (radii)
Hence, CF 2  CG2  FG 2 (Pyth. Theorem)
(20  x)  (30  x)  202
2 2

400  40 x  x 2  900  60 x  x 2  400

100 x  900
x9
We have the radius = 20 + 9
= 29
C

51. Since G is the centroid of ABC ,

Hence, L, M, N are the mid-points of BC, AC, AB respectively.
Then AB = 2BN = 2(5) = 10 cm
AC = 2MC = 2(12) = 24 cm
BC = 2BL = 2(13) = 26 cm
Hence, let
10  24  26
s
2
 30

Hence, area of ABC  s(s  10)(s  24)(s  26)

 30(30  10)(30  24)(30  26)

 30  20  6  4
 120 cm 2
B

52. As the distance between the circumcentre and the vertices of the triangle is the
radius, hence it equaled.
 Then [k  (4)]2  [4  (8)]2  (k  6) 2  (4  2) 2

k 2  8k  16  16  k 2  12k  36  36
20k  40
k 2
D

53. Let the radius of the circle be r and C, D is the point on OB and OA respectively,
such that OC = OD = CK = DK = r, where K is the centre of the circle.

x y
The equation of AB is  1
21 28
i.e. 4 x  3 y  84
Since the centre is lies on AB, subs. x = r and y = r, then
4r  3r  84
r  12
Hence, the equation of the circle is

( x  12)2  ( y  12) 2  122

x 2  y 2  24 x  24 y  144  0

54. For option A is the only correct.

the percentage increase of the annual revenue of company X
60m  30m
 100%  50%
60m
the percentage increase of the annual revenue of company Y
6m  3m
 100%  50%
6m
A