Year 10 Half Yearly Mathematics Paper

Section A

Q1. Solve for m: m
2
= 4m


Q2. Expand and simplify: 3x(2x 1) 2(3 x)


Q3. Given that T = 2!
!
!
! change the subject to g.


Q4. The line 3x + cy 7 = 0 passes through the point P(5, -2). Find the value of c.


Q5. If the sides of a cube are increased by 10%, then what happens to its volume?


Q6. If you increase the speed of a journey by 20%, the taken to complete the journey
is shorted by?


Q7. The diagonals bisect each other at right angles in which of the following
quadrilateral(s)?
Rectangle, Square, Rhombus, Kite


Q8. Given that sin x
o
=
!
!
and cos x
o
< 0, find the exact value of tan x
o



Q9. The point C(0, 5) divides the interval AB in the ratio a : b. If A and B are points (-
6, 2) and (4, 7), find a : b = ?


Q10. Given that x =
! ! !
!
, find x +
!
!
=


Section B

Q11.
a. Find the angle between 3x + 4y 15 = 0 and the positive direction of the x-axis
(answer to the nearest minute)


b. An observer in a lighthouse 100m above sea level is watching a ship sailing
towards the lighthouse. The angle of depression of the ship from the observer is 15
o
.
Some time later, the angle of depression is measured as 25
o
.
i. Draw a diagram showing all the above information.
ii. How far has the ship travelled in this time correct to the nearest metre?


c. Given a quadrilateral with vertices are A(7, 7), B(-3, 3) and C(5, -1) and D(15, 3).

i. Draw the quadrilateral ABCD and prove that it is a parallelogram
ii. If N is a point on CD such that AN ! CD, find the length of AN.
iii. Find the area of ABCD.

Q12.
a. Given that 6 workers can finish a job together in 8 days.
Let N be the number of workers and T be the number of days of finishing the job.
Assume the workers can work together at the same rate,
i. Find the equation to relate N and T
ii. Find how many workers are needed to finish the same job in 4 days.
iii. Graph N vs.
!
!
, with N on the vertical axis and
!
!
on the horizontal axis, for 2
" T " 8.

b.
i. Graph y = -3cos (
!
!
) for 0
o
" x " 720
o

ii. Solve -3cos (
!
!
) =
!
!
, for 0
o
" x " 720
o


c. Given that K(3, -1) and L(-4, 2) and A is a point on the line through KL. Find all the
possible co-ordinates of A such that KA = 2 x KL.


Q13.
a. Shade the region determined by 2x + 3y " 12, x + 3y > 9 and x # 0.


b. Solve simultaneously for x and y.
3
x+y
= 1 and 9
x-y
=
!
!



c. Solve ! !! = 3 x


d. The force (F) due to gravity on a man is proportional to his mass (m) and inversely
proportional to the square of his distance (d) from the centre of a planet X.
If the mass of a man is 90kg and the radius of the planet X is 6.4 x 10
6
metres, the
force acting on him is 8 x 10
-4
Newtons.
i. If k is the constant of proportionality, write an equation relating F, m, d and
k
ii. Find the force acting on a man with a mass of 80 when he is in a satellite
1million metres above the surface of the planet X.

Q15.
a. Find the equation of a circle with centre (4, 6) and radius 2.
b. If A and B are the points of intersection where the line x + y = 8 meets with
this circle. Show that A(2, 6) and B(4, 4)
c. Sketch the circle with all the above information clearly labeled on the number
plane.
d. Find the equation of the line passing through C which is perpendicular to AB.
e. This line intersects with the circle at D on the major arc. Find the coordinates
of D.
f. Prove that "ACD = 90
o

g. Hence, or otherwise calculate the exact value of cos22
o
30 giving reasons.