Sec 3E/4E/5N Maths Worksheet Bukit Panjang Govt High Prelim 2006

Paper 2

15 Feb 2016

x2 8x p 0
1.

(a) (i) Find the value of p in the equation

, given that p is a positive
prime number and that the equation is satisfied by two integer values of x.
[3]
108
2(5n )
3 15
(ii) Find the value of n if

[3]

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

x + y = 2,

2.

( x + 2) ( y + 3 ) = 12.

[3]

A rectangular fish tank has a horizontal base of length 120 cm and breadth 80 cm,
and a height of 40 cm. It contains water to a depth of 28 cm.
(a) A rectangular block of filter of base 30 cm by 20 cm and height 35 cm is
placed inside the tank, so that the water level in the tank rises by x cm. Show that x = 1.87cm,
correct to 3 significant figures.
[3]
(b) Calculate the amount, in litres, of extra water needed to fill the tank to the level
of the top of the filter.
[3]
(c) Having topped up the water to the level of the filter, the owner of the fish tank now wishes to change
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the water. He removes the filter and pumps the water out of the tank at the rate of 15 cm per
second. At the same time fresh water is added to the tank through a hose of inside diameter 3 cm at a
constant speed of 8 cm per second.
Calculate the time taken, in minutes, for the tank to be fully filled.
[3]
3.

(a) A farmer has 2300 chilli plants. On the average a plant produces 3.2 kg of
chillies. Calculate the total mass, in tonnes, that the farmer can expect to
yield. [ 1 tonne = 1000 kg ]

[2]

(b) 15 workers could pick the chillies in 8 days If the farmer wishes to finish
the job in 6 days, find the extra number of men he must employ.

[2]

(c) He decides to buy an extra plot of land to cultivate more chilli plants and
wishes to get a loan from the bank.
The bank agrees to give him a loan of $55 000, with an interest rate of
1
2

11.5% per annum payable by monthly installments over 3

Calculate the monthly amount he has to pay to the bank.

years.
[4]

Paper 1
5
2

1
5 3

1. (a) Evaluate

2
3

[2]

(b) Solve the equation 16 = 2

1
3

8 .

[2]

2. Given that 6k 3(m 4) = , express m in terms of k.

3. Given that p is a perfect square, find the smallest possible value of p for which
5p
6
2 p
8

[2]

m
k

4. (a) Given that 0.00000004 = 4

[2]

10 , state the value of n.

[1]

4
1

x 4
2 x
2

(b) Simplify

[3]
2

5. Factorise completely (i) 16x - 4y .

[2]

(ii) mp 2np + 3mq 6nq

7. In

ABC, AB = AC, BD is perpendicular to AC and sin

[2]

DBC =

2
7

. Find

BC
AC

[3]

B
2

8. (a) Given that 2991 - 2964 = 17x, find the value of x.

(b) Estimate the answer of

108.9527.96
0.02003 1.999

, correct to 2 significant figures.

[2]

[2]

5
25108
9.(a) Evaluate

, giving your answer in standard form.

[1]

a 5b11 2ab3 b

(b) Given that ab = - 2, evaluate ab(

).

13.(a) If 5a 7b = 2a + 9b, find the value of

3

3a
8b

[2]

[1]

(b) Given that 4.325 = 80.9, find (43.25) .

[2]

16. In a test taken by 20 students, the marks scored were recorded as shown in the table below.
Marks
No. of students

60
1

70
5

80
x

90
y

100
2

(i) If the mean score is 82 marks, find the value of x and of y.

[3]
(ii) If the mode is a and median score is b, using the values of x and y found in (i), state
the value of a and of b.
[2]
18. (a) The exterior angles of a irregular hexagon are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 2 : 3 : 5 : 1. Calculate
the smallest interior angle of this hexagon.
[2]

2 x 3 xy 2 y
x 2 xy y

1
1
3
x
y
(b) Given that

, find the value of

x2
24 x 6

5 12 x
2
2 x 1
x2
20. Given that

x2
y
2 x 2 1
and

[3]

, show that y - 5y + 6 = 0.

21. The even numbers are arranged in a triangular array as shown in the figure below. This
pattern of arrangement is to be continued.
2
4
8
14
22

6
10

16
24

12
18

26

20
28

30

[4]

The following table is based on the arrangement of numbers above.

Row No.
n
1
2
3
4
5
6

Sum of the first and the

last numbers
T
4
10
20
34
52
a

Sum of all the numbers

in the row
S
2
10
30
68
130
b

Average of all the numbers

in the row
A
2
5
10
17
26
c

(i) Find the values of a, b and c in the 6th row of the table.
[3]
(ii) Write down the formula, in terms of n, for finding A, the average of the n th row.
[1]
(iii) Write down the formula, in terms of n, for finding S, the sum of all the numbers in the
n th row.
[1]
th
(iv) Write down the values of S for the 20 row.
[1]
(v) Find the largest three-digit number that can be found in the A column.
[1]
(vi) Write down the relationship between T and A.
[1]
Cedar Girls Prelim 2006 Paper 2
1

(a)

Express as a fraction in its simplest form

1
3
2x

x 2 x 2 4 x2

(b)

Factorise

a 3 2a 2 2a 4

[3]

a 3 2a 2 2a 4

Hence, simplify
2

3a 2 5a 2

[4]

Daniel wants to buy a new iJod which costs $575. The shop has two different financing schemes he can
opt for. In Scheme A, he has to pay a downpayment of $75, a monthly instalment of $20 for 23 months
and a final payment of $100 at the end of the second year. In Scheme B, he has to pay a lump sum of
$175 and take up an instalment plan for $400, payable by monthly instalment over a period of 2 years at
simple interest of 5% per annum.
(a)

Calculate the total amount he will have to pay for the iJod under
Scheme A.
(b)
What is the simple interest rate charged by the shop under Scheme A?
(c)
Calculate the monthly instalment he has to pay under Scheme B.
(d)
Daniel finally decides on Scheme B. What would be the percentage
difference if he had chosen Scheme A instead?
[3]
5

The figure shows the cross section of a circular pipe of diameter 46

cm. It is filled with water up to a depth of 15 cm.

46 cm

[2]
[2]
[3]

(i) Calculate the length of AB.

[2]
AOB
(ii) Find
.
[2]
(iii) Find the area of segment ABN.
[2]
(iv) The length of the pipe is 1.5 km. Calculate the amount of water
in the pipe, if the cross section of the pipe and the water level is
constant throughout the entire length of the pipe. Give your A
answer in litres.
[1 litre = 1000 cm3]
[2]

O
M
15 cm
N