Tanjong Katong Sec School

Sec 4 Preliminary Examination Mathematics Paper 1

Answer Key

1 (a) 55 12 (a) 23
(b) 110 65
2 25 (b) 7 1
(i) (ii)
27 18 5

3 10 13 (a) 2( P  an)
y d
x2 n(n  1)
4 (a) 27 (b) 400
(b) 2 x  5  33 x  2 It represents the sum of the sequence
5 (a) 1 14 (a) (5 x  y )(2 x  3)
2
(b) 5, 2 (b) (2 p  q  3)(2 p  q  3)
6 (a) 5:8 15 (a) PQS  QSR (alt s)
QPS  SQR (given)
PQS and QSR are similar
(b) 19 (b) 15
7 1, 0, 1 16 (a) 
B
A

8 (a) 4.340  10 9 (b) (i) 1, 2, 3,6, 9

(ii) 2
(b) 241 (iii) C is the set of multiples of 3
9 (a) 4.2 17 (a) y

(1, 9)

4 2 0 2 x

(b) 4.45 (b) x  1

(c) 4.1 (c) y  8  2x  x 2
10 (a) 18
(b) 156.25
11 (a)  q  5
 
 0 
(b) 18
(c) 12 or 12
18 (a) (i) p  q 22 (a) 143(  1 )
(ii) p + 2q (b) Point M- Bearing of M from A=090
1 (c) Point P- Pt of intersection of bisector of
(iii) (p + 2q)
3 BC & bisector of ABC
(b)  1  N
OM  OD
3
 
 A
M
OM is parallel to OD and O is
P
common point,
so O, M and D lie on a straight
line B

19 (a) 8.48
(b) 25.5
(c) 4

5
20 (a) 1
562
2
(b) 4:5
(c) 9.60
(d) 7
21 (a) 130
(b) 3.75, 13
(c)
Distance (m)

290

130

50

25 Time (s)
0 5 9