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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Compound Interest
r n
Total amount P(1 ) .
100
Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = rl
2
Surface area of a sphere = 4r
1 2
Volume of a cone = r h
3
4 3
Volume of a sphere = r
3
1
Area of a triangle ABC = ab sin C
2
Arc length = r , where is in radians
1 2
Sector area = r , where 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 2
Standard deviation = fx fx
f f
3
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Examiner’s Examiner’s
Use Use
Answer all the questions.
2.461
1. (a) Evaluate . Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
37.45 0.875
1
(b) Given that m 5.92 10 2 and that n 4.12 10 3 , calculate n . Give your
m
answer correct to 3 significant figures.
2 4
2. (a) of a plank is sawn off and of the remaining piece is then thrown away. What
7 9
fraction of the original plank remains?
(b) Find the number of 22-cent stamps that can be bought with $x.
3. (a) The Punggol Promenade which will transform Punggol into a beautiful waterfront
town costs $16.7 million to build. Express 16.7 million in standard form.
(b) Punggol town has a population of 53600 and this is projected to grow by 30% by
2011. What will the population be by 2011? Express your answer in standard form.
Food
180o
Others 72o
o
x Hotel
Travel
(a) Find the percentage of the total cost spent on food and hotel.
(b) Given that 15% of the total cost was spent on travel, find x.
a a5
5. (a) Simplify 3
and give your answer in the form a n .
a
(b) Given that 3 2 k 27 3 , find the value of k.
6. The resistance of a wire of constant length varies inversely as the square of its
diameter. The resistance is 23 ohms when the diameter is d mm. Find the resistance of
the wire when the diameter is halved.
8. The diagram shows two quadrants with centre O. The radii of quadrants ABO and
EFO are 2 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
Give your answer in the form a b .
A
3
F B O
2
…………………………………………………………………………… [1]
…………………………………………………………………………… [1]
13. (a) A regular polygon has n sides. The size of each interior angle is seven times the
size of one exterior angle. Calculate the value of n.
(b) Three regular polygons, two of which are congruent octagons, meet at a point so
that they fit together without any gaps. Describe the third polygon.
(b) The third corner, C, of the field is due south of A and is 240 m from A.
Find and label the position of C.
North
[3]
9
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Examiner’s Examiner’s
Use Use
15. (a) A study was done to see how long people waited for taxis outside a hospital. The
result is shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram below.
(b) Classes A and B have 40 students each. The box-and-whisker diagram below
shows the distribution of their marks in a Science test.
Class A
Class B
55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Class A Class B
Median
Interquartile range
(ii) What conclusion can you make about the test performance of the two classes?
Explain your answer clearly.
Answer (b)(ii)………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
10
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Examiner’s Examiner’s
Use 16. Two similar pots have base radii 6 cm and 15 cm. Use
(a) Calculate the height of the smaller pot if the height of the larger pot is 18 cm.
(b) If the cost of the material used to manufacture the base of the smaller pot is $3,
what is the cost of using the same material to make the base of the larger pot?
(c) The mass of the larger pot is 200g. Find the mass of the smaller pot.
4x 3
17. (a) Solve the inequality 3( x 2) .
2
y = …..………………….. [3]
18. (a) (i) Express 240 as the product of its prime factors.
(ii) Find the highest common factor of 84 and 240.
(iii) Find the lowest common multiple of 84 and 240.
22
Speed
in m/s
16
t
0
20 30 70
Time in seconds
Q 2a M P
y = (x – p)(x – q)
x
-4 0 1
m
Answer (b)(i)
0 x
[2]
p2
(c) Given that 2q 7 , express p in terms of q, giving your answer in its
3p
simplest form.