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VICTORIA SCHOOL
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SECONDARY FOUR

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical
expressions.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact,
give the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal
place.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the
answer in terms of .
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
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 100.
Paper 2 consists of 9 printed pages, including the cover page.
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Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest

r n

Total amount = P 1 +

100

Mensuration

Curved surface area of a cone = rl

Surface area of a sphere = 4 r 2
1
Volume of a cone = r 2 h
3
4
Volume of a sphere = r 3
3
1
Area of triangle ABC = ab sin C
2
Arc length = r , where is in radians
1
Sector area = r 2 , where is in radians
2

Trigonometry
a
b
c
=
=
sin A sin B
sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos A

Statistics
Mean =

Standard deviation =

fx
f

fx
f

fx

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A universal set and its subsets A and B are given by

= { x : x is an integer such that 1 x 15} ,
A = { x : x is a prime number} ,
B = { x : x is a multiple of 3} .

Draw a Venn Diagram showing , A and B and place each of the members
1 to 15 in the appropriate part of the diagram.

[3]

(b)

State the value of n ( A B ) .

[1]

(c)

List the elements contained in the set ( A B ) ' .

[1]

(d)

Describe in words, the elements contained in the set A B ' .

[1]

(a)

The price and the number of sets of LCD television sold during a recent four-day
electronic fair is given in the following table.
Size of TV
Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Selling Price

36 inches

42 inches

50 inches

20
10
12
8
$700

15
18
20
14
$1000

10
15
5
12
$1200

5
2
8
9
$2500

Write down two matrices X and Y such that matrix multiplication will give the
total sales for each day of the fair.

[2]

(b)

Hence evaluate this matrix multiplication.

[2]

(c)

Write down a matrix Z such that matrix multiplication of this matrix with your
answer in (b) will give the total sales for the entire duration of the fair. Evaluate the
total sales at the fair.
[2]

(a)

32 inches

The table shows the number of goals scored in each soccer match played by Victoria
Schools soccer team A in a recent tournament.
Number of goals scored in each match
Number of matches

01
5

23
8

45
2

(a)

Calculate the mean number of goals scored per game.

[2]

(b)

Calculate the standard deviation.

[2]

(c)

Victoria Schools soccer team B has a mean of 2.11 goals scored per game and a
standard deviation of 2. Which team should be selected to represent the school in
an important game if the coach will like to select a team which is competitive as
well as consistent in scoring goals. Justify your answer.
[2]
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(a)

The heights of 80 pupils in Littlepool Primary was measured. The cumulative

frequency curve below shows the distribution of their heights.
90
80
70
Cumulative Frequency

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60
50
40
30
20
10
0
90

100

110

Use the curve to estimate

120
Height (cm)

130

140

150

(i)

the range,

[1]

(ii)

the median height,

[1]

(iii) the interquartile range.

[2]

Pupils who are above a certain height will be selected to perform at the National
Day Parade (NDP). The selection results revealed that 20% of the pupils were tall
enough.
(iv) Find the least height for a pupil to be selected.

(b)

[2]

The box and whisker diagram below illustrates the heights in cm obtained from 80
pupils in Kiddenham Primary.

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

Height (cm)
Students from Kiddenham Primary were also selected to perform at the NDP based
on the same height criteria found in (a)(iv).
The newspapers reported that Kiddenham Primary had more students performing
at the NDP than Littlepool Primary. Is the newspapers report accurate? Give a
reason for your answer.
[2]
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(a)

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In a particular year, Samuel received a salary of $7 250 per month. He donated 1%

of his income to charitable organisations. He was entitled for an annual relief
amount of $7 000 for looking after his parent and a handicapped child.
Taxable income refers to annual gross income less all donations and relief for the
same year.
(i)

Calculate Samuels taxable income for the year.

(ii)

Taxable income is taxed at the following rate:

[2]

a flat rate of $900 on the first $40 000 earned

and
a rate of 8.50% on the amount above $40 000.
Calculate the amount of income tax that Samuel had to pay for the year.

[2]

(b)

Kara invested a sum of money with a finance company which earned a compound
interest of 4.5% per annum. If Kara had a total of $23 653.28 with the finance
company at the end of four years, calculate her initial investment amount, correct
to the nearest cents.
[2]

(c)

(i)

(ii)

Brian went to Brisbane for a holiday. The rate of exchange between

Australian dollars (A$) and Singapore dollars (S$) was A$1 = S$1.15.
The money changer charged a 1.5% commission for the transaction.
How much Singapore dollars did Brian have to pay to the money
changer if he bought A$3 000?

[2]

In Brisbane, Brian bought the latest iPhone at A$879.75. The shop where
he bought the phone from had sold the phone to him at a profit of 15%.
Calculate the amount in Australian dollars that the shop had paid for the
phone.

[2]

(iii) When Brian returned from his holiday, he discovered that the retail price
of the iPhone in Singapore was S$1 199. Calculate his percentage savings. [2]

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(a)
a

O
3b

JJJG
JJJG
In the diagram, OA = a and OB = 3b .
(i)
(ii)

(b)

JJJG
Find, in terms of a and b, the vector AB .

[1]

JJJG JJJG
C is a point such that A, B and C are collinear. It is given that AB : BC = 3 :1 .
JJJG
Find, in its simplest form, in terms of a and b, the two possible vectors AC .
[2]

The figure shows a parallelogram PQRS. T is a point on PQ such that ST = PS. The
lines SQ and RT intersect at U.

(i)

Show that PSQ is congruent to STR .

[2]

(ii)

Show that STU is similar to RQU .

[2]

It is given that PT : TQ = 4 :1 . Showing your working clearly, find the ratio

(iii) area of triangle TQU : area of triangle RSU,

[1]

(iv) area of triangle PTS : area of triangle STR,

[1]

(v)

area of triangle PTS : area of parallelogram PQRS.

[2]

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The diagram shows a circle, ABCD, with centre O. PAX and PBY are tangents to the circle.
It is given that XPY = 108 , DAO = 36 and ADC = 59 .
X

D
A

59
36

108

O
P

B
Y

(a)

Find BAO .

(b)

Find BOC .

[3]

(c)

Find OCD .

[2]

(d)

Show that BOD is a diameter.

[2]

[2]

North
10
120

18

135

W
280

34

Y
The diagram shows the locations of four towns W, X, Y and Z. The bearing of X from W is
280 . It is given that YXZ = 120 , WXY = 135 , WY = 34 km, WX = 18 km and
XZ = 10 km.
(a)

Calculate the bearing of Y from W.

[2]

(b)

Calculate the distance between Town W and Town Z.

[3]

(c)

There is a hill at Town Z. The angle of elevation of the top of the hill from
Town X is 8 . Calculate the height of the hill in metres.

[2]

(d)

A lorry is moving along WY. Find the nearest distance of the lorry from Town X. [2]
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(i)

Factorise completely 4b 2 4bc ac + ab .

(ii)

It is given that 4 x 2 + 4 xy + y 2 = 0 . Find the value of

[2]
x
.
y

[2]

(b)

( x + 3)
( 3x 7 )
( x 1)

In the diagram, ABCD is a trapezium in which AD is parallel to BC and ABC = 90 .

It is given that AD = ( 3 x 7 ) cm, AB = ( x 1) cm and BC = ( x + 3) cm.
(i)

Write down, in terms of x, an expression for the area of the trapezium.

[2]

(ii)

It is given that the area of the trapezium is 20 cm 2 . Form an equation in x

and show that it reduces to
x2 2 x 9 = 0 .

[1]

(iii) Solve the equation x 2 2 x 9 = 0 , giving the solutions correct to 2 decimal

places. Hence, calculate the perimeter of the trapezium.
[4]

10

Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The variables x and y are connected by the equation y =

4 x
+ + 2 . Some corresponding
x2 2

values are given in the following table.

x
y

0.5
18.3

1
6.5

2
4

3
p

4
4.3

5
4.7

6
5.1

(a)

Find the value of p.

(b)

Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit, draw a horizontal xaxis for 0 x 6 .

Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 2 units, draw a vertical yaxis for 0 y 20 .
On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve.
[3]
Use your graph to find the range of values of y for 0.75 x 4.5 .
[2]
4
By drawing a suitable straight line on your graph, find the solution of 2 2 = 0 . [3]
x
4 x
By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve y = 2 + + 2 at the point
x
2
[2]
where x = 1 .

(c)
(d)
(e)

[1]

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Diagram I

Diagram II

O
5

30

D
B

Diagram I shows a solid consisting of two hemispheres of radius 5 cm and a cylinder of

radius 5 cm and height x cm joined together.
(a)

Find the volume of the solid, leaving your answer in terms of x and .

[2]

(b)

1
It is given that the volume of the solid is 250 . Show that x = 3 .
3

[1]

(c)

Find the height of the solid.

[1]

The solid is melted completely and recast to form a prism as shown in Diagram II. The
cross-section of the prism is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. It is given
that AOB = 30 .
Taking to be 3.142, find
(d)

the area of the sector OACB,

[2]

(e)

BD,

[2]

(f)

the total surface area of the prism.

[3]

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Q1(a)

Secondary Four Second Preliminary Examination 2009 Answer Key

JJJK
Q6(a)(i) AB = 3b a

B
25
7 11 3
13

69
12
15

14
8 10
14

(b)

n( A B) = 1

(c)

( A B ) ' = {1, 4,8,10,14}

(c)

Elements that are prime numbers and

indivisible by 3
20 15 10 5
700

1000
10 18 15 2

X=
Y=
12 20 5 8
1200

8 14 12 9
2500
53500

48000
54400

56500
Z = (1 1 1 1) , ( 212400 )

Q3(a)

Mean = 2.1

(b)

S.D. = 1.31

(d)
Q2(a)

(b)

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(ii)

JJJK 2
4
AC = (3b a) or (3b a)
3
3

(b)(iii)

1 : 25

(iv)

4:5

(v)

2:5

Q7(a)

BAO = 54

(b)

BOC = 46

(c)

OCD = 23

Q8(a)

257.0

(b)

22.7 km

(c)

1410 m

(d)

7.04 km

Q9(a)(i)

( 4b + a )( b c )

(ii)

x
1
=
y
2

(c)

Team A. Its standard deviation is

smaller thus its more consistent in its
scoring.
(b)(i)
Q4(a)(i) Range = 46 cm
(ii)
(ii)
Median = 118 cm
(iii)

Interquartile range = 11 cm

(iv)

Height criteria = 125.5 cm

(b)

Newspaper is accurate. There are

more than 25% of the students in
Kiddenham Pri above 125.5 cm

Q5(a)(i) Taxable income = $79130

(ii)

Tax = $4226.05

(b)

P = $19834.73

(c)(i)

S$3501.75

(ii)

A$765

(iii)

15.6%

2x2 4x + 2

x = 4.16 or x = 2.16(rej )
Perimeter = 19.4 cm

Q10(a)

p = 3.9

(c)

3.85 y 9.5

(d)

x = 1.45

(e)

Gradient = 7.5

Q11(a)

2
25 x + 166
3

(c)

1
Height = 13 cm
3

(d)

6.55 cm2

(e)

120 cm
1530 cm2

(f)

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y=

x
+4
2

y=

4 x
+ +2
x2 2

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