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Mathematical Formulae
Compound interest
n
r
Total amount = P 1 +
100
Mensuration
1 2
Sector area = r θ , where θ 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
Standard deviation =
∑ fx 2 − ∑ fx
∑ f ∑ f
1 (a) The cost of posting a letter in 2006 was 23 cents. A bank posted 1800 letters and
was given a 6% discount on the cost.
Calculate the cost to the bank for posting the 1800 letters. [2]
(b) The cost of posting a letter was increased in 2008 from 23 cents to 26 cents.
Calculate the percentage increase in the cost of posting a letter. [2]
(c) After the price increase to 26 cents in 2008, the cost to the bank for posting 1900
letters become $454.48.
Calculate the percentage discount that the bank was given in 2008. [2]
(d) At the same time, the cost of posting a 2 kg parcel was increased by 25 %.
It would cost $3.35 for a printing company to post a 2 kg parcel in 2008. What
would have been the cost of posting this parcel in 2006? [2]
5
B C
O
8
Figure 1 Figure 2
The height of the cyclinder is 8 cm. The point O is the centre of the base of the cone.
The container rests on a horizontal floor. Figure 2 shows the vertical cross-section through
the vertex, A, of the cone. The container is partly filled with liquid through a small hole near
the top. The surface of the liquid is represented by the line BC which is 5 cm below A.
3 In June 2007, Mrs Tan changed S$2500 into RM when the exchange rate was S$ x = RM1.
(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the amount of RM she received. [1]
In June 2008, Mrs Tan again changed S$2500 into RM. The exchange rate was then
S$(x - 0.03) = RM1.
(b) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the amount of RM she received in June
2008. [1]
(c) Given that she received RM400 more in June 2008 than the amount she received in
June 2007, form an equation in x and show that it reduces to
400 x 2 − 12 x − 75 = 0 . [3]
(d) Solve this equation to find the rate of exchange in June 2008, leaving your answer to
3 significant figures. [3]
4 (a) In the rhombus ABCD, DB cuts AC at X and ∠DAC = 55° . The point M on AD is
such that MX = AX . The line MX produced meets BC at N.
Calculate
(i) ∠AXM , [1]
(ii) ∠BNM , [1]
(iii) ∠ADC . [2]
Name a triangle which is similar to, but not congruent to, ∆AXM . [1]
A B
55° N
M X
D C
(b) OAB is a sector of a circle centre O and radius 7 cm. The mid-point of OA is C. BC
is a straight line.
Given that ∠AOB = 0.8 radians, calculate
(i) the length of arc AB, [2]
(ii) area of the shaded region. [3]
A
7
C
O 0.8
5 A surveyor is carring out a survey on horizontal ground. From a point O, she observes point
A which is on a bearing of 070° . The surveyor also observes a point C which is 80 m due
east of O.
It is given that AC = 72 m , AB = 110 m and point B is due south of the point A.
(a) Calculate
(i) the bearing of C from A, N [3]
(ii) BC . [3]
A
70° 72
O 80 C 110
(b) The surveyor walks from O to C and then to B at a steady speed of 3 km/h . How
long did she take to walk? [2]
(c) The surveyor then walks from B towards A until she reaches a point M, where OM is
a minimum. Calculate OM. [3]
6 OABC is a parallelogram.
1
The point X on AC is such that AX = AC .
3
1
The point Y on AB is such that AY = AB .
2
→ →
(a) Given that OA = 6p and OC = 6q , express in terms of p and q,
→
(i) AC , C B [1]
→
(ii) AX , 6q [1]
→ Y
(iii) OX , X [1]
→
(iv) OY . O A [1]
6p
What do the results of (iii) and (iv) tell you about O, X and Y? Explain your
answer. [2]
(b) A large chain store, Mr Fix-Kit, sells large, medium and small tins of both green and
blue paint. The sales in December 2007 and January 2008 are given in the tables
below. The cost of a large tin of paint is $68, a medium tin is $45 and a small tin is
$20.
1
(i) Calculate (D + J) . [2]
62
1
(ii) Describe what is represented by the elements of (D + J) . [1]
62
68
(iii) Given that E = 45 , calculate F = (D + J) E . [1]
20
(iv) Describe what is represented by the elements of F. [1]
(v) Given that P = ( 1 1 ) , calculate Q = PF and describe what it
shows. [2]
The table gives some values of x and the corresponding values of y, correct to 1 decimal
x 2 12
place, where y = + −4 .
5 x
x 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 8.2 4.5 2.8 1.8 2.2 p 5.2 7.5
9 The box-and-whiskers below shows the the speeds (km/h) of 500 cars as they pass a certain
point, A.
(a) Find
(i) the median speed, [1]
(ii) the interquartile range. [1]
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
An observer notes the speeds of the same 500 cars as they pass another point, B, further up
the same road. The cumulative frequency curve below shows the speed, v km/h and the
number of cars whose speed is less than or equal to v km/h.
Cumulative
Frequency
500
400
300
200
100
Speed (v km/h)
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
(b) Use your curve to estimate
(i) the median speed, [1]
(ii) the seventieth percentile speed. [1]
(c) Given that 10% of the cars exceeded the speed limit at B, use your graph to find the
speed limit at this point. [2]
(d) (i) Compare the speeds of the cars at point A and B in two different ways. [2]
(ii) Anna said that cars travel faster at A than B. Do you agree? Give a reason
for your answer. [1]
10 The diagram below shows a sequence of shapes, F1, F2, F3, F4, made from matchsticks to
form a series of squares.
F1 F2
F3 F4
Diagram F1 F2 F3 F5
Number of matchsticks, M 4 12 24 x