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NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL

Mid-Year Examination 2014
Secondary 4
INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS 1
Monday

12 May 2014

1.5 hours
0845 1015

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Write your answers and working on the separate writing paper provided.
3. Write your name, register number and class on each separate sheet of paper that you use and
fasten the separate sheets together with the string provided. Do not staple your answer sheets
together.
4. Omission of essential steps will result in loss of marks.
5. Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place in the case
of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 60.
The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

Setter: CMF

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Given that A =
1
12 6
A2 + 3B =
.
4 16

0
1 2
and B =
, find the value of k if
k
3 4
[3]

In a childcare centre, the number of children in the respective age groups are as
follows:

Age in years
No. of children

3
13

4
6

5
x

6
5

(a) If the modal age is 5, state the minimum value of x.

[1]

(b) If the median age is 4, find the smallest possible value of x and the
corresponding position of the median.

[3]

A box contains some cards of 3 different colours. Of these cards, p are purple, 15 are
blue and the rest are black. The probability of drawing a purple card and a blue card is
1
1
and
respectively. Find
5
6

(i) the value of p,

[2]

(ii) the number of black cards to be removed so that the probability of drawing a
black card is

16
.
27

2
1 3
x
, B = and C = such that AB + AC =
It is given that A =
6
2 2
y

[2]

14
.
4

(i) Find A1.

[1]

(ii) Hence, by using A1, find the value of x and of y.

[4]

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The variables x and y are related by the equation mx 2 +

y2
1 = 0 , where m and n are
n

constants. A straight line graph is obtained by plotting y 2 against x 2 .

(i)

Given that the line passes through the point (5, 8) and has a gradient of 2,
find the value of m and of n.

[4]
2

x
1
(ii) Another straight line can be obtained when is plotted against 2 . Using the
y
y
value of m and of n obtained in part (i), state the value of the gradient and the
vertical intercept.

[3]

The following dot diagram represents the marks obtained by the students of class 4A
in a mathematics quiz.

10

(a) The data can also be represented in the box-and-whisker diagram below.

10

(i)

State the value of a, of b and of c.

[3]

(ii)

Find the interquartile range.

[1]

(b) State, with a reason, which statistical average you should use to comment on the
performance of the class in the quiz.

[2]

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The histogram below shows the distribution of the heights of 200 adults.

70
60

Frequency

50
40
30
20
10

//

150

155

160

165

170

175

Height (cm)

The data is presented in the following frequency distribution table.

Height
150< h 155 155< h 160 160< h 165 165< h 170 170< h 175
( h cm)
Frequency
12
p
q
58
20
(a) State the value of p and of q.

[2]

(b) Find the mean height.

[2]

(c) Two adults are chosen at random from the 200 adults. Find the probability that
(i)

both of them are taller than 170 cm,

[2]

(ii)

one of them is taller than 170 cm and the other is not.

[2]

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The type and number of admission tickets sold at three tourist attractions on
Wednesday and Thursday of a particular week are shown below.
Tourist
Attractions

Wednesday

Thursday

Adult

Child

Adult

Child

Singapore Zoo

43

31

40

29

River Safari

46

22

47

26

Jurong Bird Park

24

11

29

18

The information for the sale on Wednesday and Thursday is represented by the

43 31
40 29

matrices W = 46 22 and T = 47 26 respectively.

24 11
29 18

(i)

If the matrix A is such that the elements of A represent the total number of each
type of tickets sold at each attraction over the two days, find A.

[2]

(ii) In a particular promotion, for each of the three attractions, an adult ticket costs
22
$22 while a child ticket costs $15. Given C = , evaluate AC.
15

(iii) Explain what the elements in AC represent.

[1]

[2]

(iv) Write down, in the correct order, a product of two matrices which will give the
total ticket earnings for all 3 attractions over the two days.
(It is not necessary to evaluate the product.)

[2]

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9

There are two bags A and B. Bag A contains 2 red balls and 8 white balls and Bag B
contains 3 red balls and 6 white balls.
It is given that the probability of choosing Bag A is

3
.
8

(a) In an experiment, a person chooses a bag and draws a ball randomly from it and
replaces it before drawing another ball from the same bag. Find the probability
of choosing
(i)

one red ball after one draw,

[2]

(ii)

at least one red ball after two draws.

[3]

(b) In another experiment, a person chooses a bag and draws a ball from it and put
into the other bag. Then, the person draws a ball from the second bag.
What is the probability of choosing two white balls from the two draws?

10

[3]

The equation of a circle, C1, can be expressed in the form x 2 4 x = m y 2 + y + c ,

4

1
where m and c are constants. When ( x 2 4 x) is plotted against y 2 + y , a straight

line is obtained which passes through the points (1, 3) and (1, 5).
(a)

Show that the circle C1 has centre (2, 2) and radius 3 units.

[5]

(b) Another circle, C2, with its centre on the same vertical line of symmetry as C1
but twice the radius is added such that the two circles meet at the point with the
lowest y-coordinate on C1, as shown in the diagram below.
If (x, y) represents any point on the circumference of the circle C2, state the
range of values of x and of y.

[3]
C2

C1

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Bonus Question
11

How many ways are there of choosing 3 different digits in increasing order from
{1, 2, 3, ... , 8, 9} so that no two of the digits are consecutive?
[3]

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