QUEEN’S COLLEGE

Yearly Examination, 2009-2010

Secondary 2 Mathematics

Suggested solutions

SECTION A Short Questions (Total Marks: 80)

1. 0.001 n  1  100 3 n 1
3n5
 5 3n5  0

2
n 1
 1 
   (10 2 ) 3n 1
 1000   5 (3n5)0
3 n 5
2
1n1
3( n 1)
 10 2(3n1)
10  50
3 n 5
2
10 6 n23n3
 3n 5
 50
2
10 3n5
 3n 5
 50
2
3 n 5
 10 
   50
 2 
 5 3 n  5 0

 53n5
Total: 6

2. (a) x2 – x – xy + y
= x(x – 1) – y(x – 1) (common factor )

= (x – y)(x – 1)
subtotal: 3
2
(b) 9001 + 8000 - 72008000 - 9001
= 90012 – 9001 - (9001)(8000) + 8000 (format of a)

= (9001 – 8000) (9001 – 1) (use part a result)

= (1001)(9000)
= 9009000
subtotal: 3
Total: 6

3. (a) Maximum absolute error = 1 cm / 2 = 0.5 cm

subtotal: 1
(b) The least possible area
= (17.5)(11.5) + (14.5)(1.5)

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 = 223 cm2
subtotal: 3
(c) The maximum possible area
= (18.5)(12.5) + (15.5)(2.5)
= 270 cm2
 The range of values of x:
223 ≤ x ≤ 270
subtotal: 4
Total: 8

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4. 1 1

LHS = 1 sin  1 sin 
sin  sin 

sin  sin 
= 
1 sin  1 sin 

sin   sin2   sin   sin2 

=
1 sin2 
2sin2 
=
cos2 
= 2tan2 
= RHS
Total: 6

5. LHS = (x + 1)2 + P(x + 1) RHS = x2 + Q

= x2 +2x + 1 + Px + 1
= x2 + (2 + P)x + (1 + P)

By comparing the coefficients of both sides,

2+P=0 1+P=Q
 P = -2 1 + (-2) = Q
 Q = -1
Total: 7

6. (a) ∵ABCDE is a regular pentagon

 5∠BCD = (5  2) 180 
(∠ sum of polygon)
∠BCD = 108
∵△ODC and △OCB are congruent
1
∠OCD =∠OCB= BCD  54
2
subtotal: 4
(b) In △OCD,
heightof OCD
sin∠OCD =
OC
heightof OCD
sin 54 =
12
Height of △OCD = 12 sin 54 cm
1
cos∠OCD = CD/OC
2
1
cos 54 = CD/12
2
CD = 24 cos 54 cm
Area of pentagon ABCDE = 5 × Area of △OCD

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 1
=5× (Height of △OCD × CD)
2
1
=5 × (12sin 54  24cos54 )
2
= 342 cm2 (corr. to 3 sig.fig.)
subtotal: 6
(c) Perimeter of pentagon ABCDE = 5 × CD
= 5 × 24 cos 54
= 70.5 cm (cor. to 3 sig.fig.) subtotal: 2
Total: 12

7. (a)  AP = PB (given)
 ∠APB =∠ABP (base ∠s, isos. △)

∠ABP +∠APB + x = 180 (∠sum of △)

∠ABP +(∠ABP) + x = 180
180o  x x
∠ABP = or 90 -
2 2

 ∠ABP +∠CBQ + 90 = 180 (adj. ∠s on st. line)

180o  x
+∠CBQ + 90 = 180
2
x
∠CBQ =
2
subtotal: 4
(b) In △BCQ,
 BC = QC (given)
x
 ∠CQB =∠CBQ = (base ∠s, isos. △)
2

∠CBQ +∠BQC + ∠QCB = 180 (∠sum of △)

x x
+ + ∠QCB = 180
2 2
∠QCB = 180 - x

Consider ∠PAB + ∠QCB

= x + (180 - x )
= 180
 PA // CQ (int. ∠s supp.)
subtotal: 6
Total: 10

8. (a) AF = AD = 10 cm

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 Consider △ABF,
AB2+BF2 = AF2 (Pyth. Theorem)
2 2 2
8 +BF = 10
BF = 6 cm
subtotal: 4
(b) FC = BC – BF
= 10 - 6
=4 cm

EF = DE
= DC – EC
= 8 - EC

Consider △ECF,
EC2 + FC2 = EF2 (Pyth. Theorem)
2
EC + 4 = (8 – EC) 2
2

EC2 + 16 = 64 – 16EC + EC2

16EC = 48
EC = 3 cm
subtotal: 6
Total: 10

9. (a) (i) OC = 56 + 24 = 80 cm
x
arc CD =  2 (OC )
360
x
30   2 (56  24)
360
30  360
x
160
x = 67.5
subtotal: 4
(ii) Area of ABCD = Area of sector OCD – Area of sector OBA
67.5 67.5
=   (56  24) 2    (56) 2
360 360
�67.5 �
=�  6400  3136
�
�360 �
= 612 cm2
subtotal: 3
(b) 30 = 2 r
r = 15
subtotal: 2

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 Total: 9

10. (a) Let x m be the length of a side of the square ABCD

 Diagonal of square ABCD = Diameter of the circle
 8 =x +x
2 2 2
( Pyth. Theorem )
x=4 2
subtotal: 2
 Volume of the rectangular block =  4 2  20 = 640 cm3
2
(b)

 Volume of the cylinder = 42   20= 320 cm

3

 Volume of the remaining volume = 320 - 640

= 365 cm3 (corr. to 3 sig.fig.)
subtotal: 4
Total: 6

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 SECTION B Long Questions (Total Marks: 40)
11. (a) (i) Consider △ABC,
AC
tan60o 
BC
AC
3
BC
AC  3BC

Consider △ADC,
AC
tan45o 
DC
AC
1
DC
AC  DC

 3BC  DC
DC
BC 
3

Q BC  DC  3
DC
  DC  3
3
3 3
DC  cm
1 3
subtotal: 9
(ii) Consider △ADC,
DC
cos45o 
AD
1 DC

2 AD
3 3
AD  2 �
1 3
3 6
AD  cm
1 3
subtotal: 3

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11 (b) (i) In AED,
EAD+ADE+DEA = 180 ( sum of  )
EAD+ 45 + 75 = 180
EAD = 60
In AED and △BAD
ADE = BDA = 45 (given)
EAD = ABD = 60
AED = BAD
∴△AED～△ABD (AAA)
subtotal: 4
(ii) ∵△AED～△ABD (proved)
ED AD
∴ 
AD BD (corr sides, ~)
AD2
ED 
BD
2
�3 6 �
� �
�1 3 �
ED 
3
� 54 �
� �
1 2 3  3 �
�
3
18

4 2 3
subtotal: 4
Total: 20

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12. (a) (i) 1
AX  AC (given)
2
1  20 
  
2 3 
10
 cm
3

ABD=0.5 ABC (given)

= 0.5 (120)
= 60

AX  XB (given)
AX
sin ABX 
AB
10

sin60o  3

AB
10
3
 3
2 AB
20
AB  cm or 6.67 cm (corr. to 3 sig. fig.)
3
subtotal: 5
(ii) AX
tanABX 
BX
10

tan60o  3

BX
10

3 3

BX
10
BX  cm
3
BD 2BX
10
 2( )
3
20
= cm or= 6.67 cm (corr. to 3 sig. fig.)
3
subtotal: 3

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(b) (i) 1
Area of △ABD =  BD AX 
2
1  20 10 
=   
2  3 3
100
= cm2
3 3
 100  200
Area of rhombus ABCD = 2  = cm2
3 3 3 3
Volume of rod Z = Area of rhombus ABCD * length

=
200
3 3

 3 3  100 
 20000 cm3
subtotal: 6
(ii)  Volume of the new cylindrical rod = Volume of rod Z
r2(0.5x100) = 20 000
50r2 = 20 000
r2 = 400
20
r


 Total surface area of the cylindrical rod

2
  20    20 
= 2   0.5  100    2    
       


= 800  2000   cm2

subtotal: 6
Total: 20

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