Yearly Exam Paper 1 Q
Yearly Exam Paper 1 Q
Yearly Exam Paper 1 Q
INSTRUCTIONS
1. After the announcement of the start of the examination, you should first write your Name, Class and
Class Number in the spaces provided on Page 1.
3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer
Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
4. Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request. Write your Name, Class,
Class Number and question number on each sheet, and fasten them with a paper clip INSIDE this book.
6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.
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Section A1 (35 marks)
1. Two fair dice are thrown in a game. If the sum of the two numbers thrown is 6, $30 will be gained;
otherwise, $4 will be gained. Find
(a) the probability of the sum of the two numbers is 6;
(b) the expected gain of the game. (4 marks)
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3. In the figure on the right, VABCD is a right pyramid with a rectangular base,
ABCD. VE is the height of the pyramid. (4 marks)
(a) Name the projection of line segment VB on plane ABCD.
(b) Name the angle between line segment VB and plane ABCD. D C
(c) Name the projection of line segment VC on plane VDB.
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(d) Name the angle between line segment VC and plane VDB.
A B
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4. Draw the orthographic views of the following solid on grid paper. (Suppose there are no hidden parts in
the figure.) (3 marks)
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7. The student union had held joint-school Christmas party for 3 years. In the second year, the number of
participants dropped by 20% to 440. In the third year, the number of participants increased by 5%.
(a) (i) Find the number of participants in the third year.
(ii) Find the number of participants in the first year.
(b) Mary claims that the overall percentage change in the number of participants in these 3 years is
-15%. Do you agree with her? Explain your answer. (6 marks)
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8. (a) Solve 2x .
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(b) Find the smallest possible integer x that satisfies the inequality in (a).
(c) If x is smaller than 8, how many integral values of x satisfies the inequality in (a)? (4 marks)
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(2x 2y) cm (x 3y 3) cm
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10. The following table shows the number of goals of 40 football players last year.
No. of goals 1–5 6 – 10 11 – 15 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40
No. of players 2 x 9 4 7 x 6 8
(a) Find the modal class of the number of goals of these 40 players last year. (3 marks)
(b) Find the mean number of goals of these 40 players last year. (3 marks)
(c) Compare the averages in (a) and (b), which one better reflects the central tendency of the number
of goals of these 40 players last year? Explain your answer briefly. (1 mark)
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11. The figure shows a regular pyramid VABCD with a square base
ABCD. All its lateral faces are equilateral triangles.
(a) Assume x cm is the length of a side of the square base.
Express the length of VN in terms of x. (2 marks)
(b) Find the length of the side of the square base. (2 marks)
(c) Find the volume of the pyramid. (2 marks)
(Leave your answers in surd form if necessary.)
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12. The figure on the right shows △ ABC. D, E and F are the mid-points of AB, BC
and AC respectively.
(a) Prove that △ ABC ~ △ EFD. (3 marks)
(b) It is given that G is a point on BC and AG intersects DF at M.
(i) Show that M is the mid-point of AG.
(ii) If G is the mid-point of BE, find DM : MF. (6 marks)
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14. Figure A shows a right frustum. Figure B shows solid X which is composed of a right frustum and a
hemisphere.
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X
Y
4 cm
D M A
9 cm 8 cm
C N B
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16. In the figure, Tower A and Tower B are situated at points A and B respectively. The compass
bearing of point A from a park, P is S60°W and that of point B is S20°E. The distances between the
two towers and the park are 300 m and 200 m respectively.
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P
300 m
200 m
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B
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