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MOCK EXAMINATION 2012 – 2013
PAPER 2
F.6A & B
F.6 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
PAPER 2
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. Insert the information required in the
spaces provided.
2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.
4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers
on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber.
5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you
will receive NO MARKS for that question.
Section A
1. (42n )(2n )
A. 23 n .
B. 25 n .
C. 43 n .
D. 83 n .
2. p2 q2 p q
A. ( p q)( p q 1) .
B. ( p q)( p q 1) .
C. ( p q)( p q 1) .
D. ( p q)( p q 1) .
15
B. .
2
15
C. .
2
D. 15.
7. If a cake is sold at $60, the profit percentage is 20%. Find the percentage loss if the cake is
sold at $30.
A. 20%
B. 30%
1
C. 33 %
3
D. 40%
8. x y z 2x 3 y 4z
If , then
2 3 4 x
A. 6.
25
B. .
4
28
C. .
3
29
D. .
2
9. 1
If x y 2 and y , which of the following is a constant?
z
x
A.
z
B. xz
C. xz 2
D. xz 4
11. In the figure, the first pattern consists of 1 square tile. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th
pattern is formed by adding 4 tiles to the nth pattern. Find the number of tiles in the 10th
pattern.
A. 33
B. 37
C. 40
D. 41
13. In using a ruler with minimum division 1 mm to measure the length of a pen, the result is 10.0 cm.
What is the percentage error of the measurement?
A. 0.1%
B. 0.2%
C. 0.5%
D. 1%
14. Find the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines y = 2x + 8, y = –x + 8 and the x-axis.
A. 96
B. 64
C. 48
D. 16
If the area of the shaded region is 48π cm2 and BC = 6 cm, then AB
A. 4π cm. D C
A B
B. 6π cm. 120°
C. 10π cm. O
D. 12π cm.
A. 48 cm
E
B. 50 cm D A
10 cm
C. 52 cm C B
40 cm
D. 56 cm
4 sin α A 4 D
A. .
sin( α β )
4 sin α x
B. .
cos(α β ) α β
B 8 C
4 sin( α β )
C. .
cos α
4 sin( α β )
D. .
sin α
18. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of daily temperature (in C ) of a
city in a month. Which of the following are CORRECT?
Temperature ( C )
20 24 28 32 36 40
I. The mean is 30C .
II. The range is 18C .
III. The inter-quartile range is 10C .
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
20. The graph of y 2 x 2 4 x a cuts the x-axis at A and B. It is given that AB 8 . Find a.
A. a 30
B. a2
C. a 12
D. a 30
21. In the figure, RQS = 75 and O is the centre. Find the value
of .
A. 75
O
B. 105
R
C. 125 75
D. 150 P Q S
22. The figure shows a sector OAB with radius 4 cm and OAB = 60.
A
Find the area of the shaded region.
60
4π 2 O
A. 4 3 cm
3 4 cm
4π 2
B. 8 3 cm B
3
8π 2
C. 4 3 cm
3
8π 2
D. 8 3 cm
3
24. The rectangular coordinates of the point P are (1, 1) . If P is reflected with respect to the
x-axis, then the polar coordinates of its image are
A. ( 2 , 135) .
B. ( 2 , 225) .
C. (2, 135) .
D. (2, 225) .
25. P and Q are two fixed points on a plane. If a point A on the plane moves such that the area of
ΔPAQ is a constant, then the locus of A is
A. a pair of lines parallel to PQ.
B. the perpendicular bisector of the line segment PQ.
C. the straight line passing through P and Q.
D. the circle with PQ as the diameter.
D. a 0 and b 0
27. A circle passes through (2, 0) and it touches the y-axis at (0, 4). The equation of the circle is
A. x 2 y 2 10 x 8 y 16 0 .
B. x 2 y 2 10 x 8 y 16 0 .
C. x 2 y 2 10 x 8 y 16 0 .
D. x 2 y 2 10 x 8 y 16 0 .
1
A.
100
1
B.
95
3
C.
200
3
D.
190
29. There are 6 cards marked 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 respectively. Four of them are selected to form a
4-digit number. Find the number of odd numbers that can be formed.
A. 120
B. 180
C. 240
D. 360
30. The median of five numbers 14, x 5 , x , x 3 and x 10 is 11. Find their mean.
A. 6
B. 10
C. 11
D. 14
32. It is given that ab 8 where a > 0 and b > 0, then log 2 a log 2 b
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 6.
D. 12.
33. AF 00C16
A. 10 16 4 15 163 12 .
B. 11 16 4 16 163 13 .
C. 10 165 15 16 4 12 16 .
D. 11165 16 16 4 13 16 .
18
34. It is given that 0 x 3 , find the maximum value of .
x 4x 6
2
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 18
0 x4 5
0 y5 II
?
x y 1 0 I
5 x 2 y 10 0 III
A. Region I IV
0 4 x
B. Region II
5x + 2y – 10 = 0
C. Region III
D. Region IV
37. If x, y, z are consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence, which of the following must be true?
I. x 3, y 3, z 3 are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
x y z
II. , , are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
3 3 3
III. 3 x , 3 y , 3 z are three consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
38. It is given that the coordinates of the vertex of the graph y 3x( x 6) c are (h, 14) .
Find the values of h and c.
A. h 3 and c 14
B. h 3 and c 13
C. h 3 and c 14
D. h 3 and c 13
A. y 3 2 sin θ . 5
B. y 3 2 sin θ .
1
C. y 3 2 cosθ .
O 270° 450° θ
D. y 3 2 cosθ .
I. II. III.
42. Let f (x) be a polynomial. If f (x) is divisible by ( x 1) , which of the following must be
a factor of f (2 x 3) ?
A. x
B. x 1
C. 2x 1
D. 2x 1
43. In a pack of 6 smartcards, only 2 of them can open a door. If the 6 smartcards are tried one by
one (without repetition) to open the door until successful, what is the probability that the door
is opened in the third trial?
1
A.
3
1
B.
5
1
C.
9
1
D.
120
45. It is given that x is the mean of the set of data {a, b, c, d, e}. Which of the following
statements about the two sets of data {a, b, c, d, e} and {a, b, c, d, e, x } must be true?
I. They have the same median.
II. They have the same variance.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. None of them
END OF PAPER