Oxford University Press MOCK 18 (I) : Marker's Use Only Examiner's Use Only
Oxford University Press MOCK 18 (I) : Marker's Use Only Examiner's Use Only
Oxford University Press MOCK 18 (I) : Marker's Use Only Examiner's Use Only
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ac a 4b
1. Make c the subject of the formula = . (3 marks)
2 3
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5. A calculator is sold at $140 and a profit of $28 is made.
(a) Find the percentage profit made by selling the calculator.
(b) If the calculator is sold at a discount of 20% on its marked price, find the marked price of the
calculator.
(4 marks)
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(4 marks)
(4 marks)
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8. In Figure 1, ABCD is a circle with AC as a diameter. BD and AC intersect at the point E.
D C
a
E
x
O
b
B
A
Figure 1
(5 marks)
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(b) If the distribution of the colours of the balls in the bag is represented by a pie chart, find the
angle of the sector representing yellow balls.
(5 marks)
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SECTION A(2) (35 marks)
10. The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of watches owned by a group of students,
where 0 < m < n < 15. It is given that the mean of the distribution is 1.8.
Distribution of the numbers of watches
owned by a group of students
27
Number of students
15
n
0 1 2 3
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(a) Find the least possible number of students in the group. (2 marks)
(b) Suppose that the number of students in the group is the least possible number obtained in (a).
Now, 18 new students join the group. It is found that the median of the distribution is 1.5 and
the mode of the distribution remains unchanged.
(i) Find the greatest possible number of students who own no watches.
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11. Figure 2(a) shows an inverted solid right circular cone of base radius 36 cm and height 48 cm.
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12. In Figure 3, E is a point outside quadrilateral ABCD such that ADE + CBE = 90. AFD and BFE
are straight lines and AB BC.
A B
F
E
D C
Figure 3
(5 marks)
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13. Let f(x) = 4x3 (ax + 1)(4x 1) + b be a polynomial, where a and b are constants. It is given that the
constant term of f(x) is 15, and 2x 3 is a factor of f(x).
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Let g(x) be a polynomial. When g(x) is divided by 2x2 3x 5, the quotient and the remainder
are x + 2 and 3x 1 respectively. How many rational roots does the equation f(x) + g(x) = 0
have? Explain your answer. (5 marks)
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14. It is given that f(x) is partly constant and partly varies directly as x. Suppose that f(7) = 22 and
f(2) = 4.
(a) Find f(x). (3 marks)
(b) The straight line L1: y = f(x) cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at the points B and C respectively.
The straight line L2 cuts L1 and the y-axis at the points M and D(0 , 3) respectively. It is given
1
that the slope of L2 is .
2
(i) Prove that BD = CD.
(ii) Let F and P be two points such that C is the mid-point of BF and P does not lie on L1.
Find the ratio of the area of △PFM to the area of △PBM.
(5 marks)
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SECTION B (35 marks)
15. In an examination, the standard deviation of the scores of students is 6. The score and the standard
score of Albert are 71 and 1.5 respectively.
(b) The standard score of David is 2.5. David claims that the range of the scores of the
examination is at most 23. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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(3 marks)
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17. Figure 5(a) shows a solid tetrahedron ABCD, where BD = CD, AB = AC = 16 cm, AD = 15 cm and
BC = 18 cm. It is given that the angle between the planes BCD and ABC is 70.
D D
C C
A A
B B
Figure 5(a) Figure 5(b)
(a) Find the angle between the line AD and the plane ABC. (3 marks)
(b) M is a point on AD. A geometric model is made by cutting off MBCD from ABCD as shown in
Figure 5(b). An insect travels from B to M in a straight line, and then travels from M to C in a
straight line. Can the total distance travelled by the insect be less than 27 cm? Explain your
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18. Let an be the nth term of sequence X. For any positive integer n, a2n + 2 = a2n + 2 and
a2n + 1 = a2n 1 3. It is given that a2 = 7 and a3 = 63.
(a) Find a1 and a4. (2 marks)
(b) If m is an integer, find the smallest value of m such that the sum of the first (2m 1) terms of
sequence X is greater than 2 251. (3 marks)
(c) Let bn be the nth term of sequence Y. For any positive integer n, bn = 1.2a2 n . Find the greatest
value of k such that the product of the first k terms of sequence Y is less than 1030. (3 marks)
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19. The equation of circle C is x2 + y2 + (k 4)x + (2 + k)y 3k 6 = 0, where k is a constant. Let r be
the radius of C.
9 h2
(i) Prove that m = .
6h
(ii) Let A be the centre of C1. L cuts the x-axis at the point Q(q , 0). Someone claims that if
the centroid of △OAP lies on C1, the area of △OPQ must be less than 25. Do you
agree? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)
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