Name: NO: Class:: Admiralty Secondary School

NAME: NO: CLASS:
ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL
MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2013
SUBJECT : Elementary Mathematics
PAPER :2
LEVEL/STREAM : Sec 2 Express
DATE : 16 May 2013
TIME : 0750hrs – 0920hrs
DURATION : 1 hour 30 min
Instructions to candidates:
1. Write your name, class and index number.
2. Answer ALL questions. Tie your writing papers separately from the question paper
using the thread provided.
3. Use an electronic 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  .
4. Essential workings must be shown. Omission of essential workings and illegible

handwriting will lead to loss of marks.
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DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
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This question paper consists of 10 printed pages including this cover page.
1. On a map, 4cm2 represents an actual area of 0.25km2.

2
(a) Find the map scale in terms of 1: r.

(b) An actual area of a field is 20 000m2.
Calculate the area of the field on the map, in cm2
Answer: (a) ………………… [3]
(b) …………… cm2 [2]
2. The force of attraction, F, between two magnets is inversely proportional to

the square of the distance apart, d.
When the magnets are 2cm apart, the force of attraction is 5 units.
Find the distance apart when the force is 40 units, giving your answer correct to
3 significant figures.
Answer: ………………… cm [3]

3. Expand and simplify
(3x + 4)2 − 3x(2x + 5)
3
Answer: …………………………........ [3]
4. Make r the subject of the following formula.

T =3 √ r−4
Answer: ………………………… [3]

5. The figure below shows a rectangle ABCD and a trapezium PQRS.
The dimensions of both quadrilaterals are shown in terms of x.
4
(a) Show that the area of rectangle ABCD is 5x2 + 3x – 2. [2]

7
(b) Show that the area of trapezium PQRS is 5x2 + x – 6.
2 [3]
(c) Given that the area of rectangle ABCD is equal to the area of trapezium
PQRS, find the value of x.
Answer: (c) x = …………………... [2]

6. Factorize the following completely.
(a) 6k2 + 2k – 20
(b) 3x(3x +10) + 25
5
Answer: (a) …………………………… [3]
(b) …………………………… [3]
7. (a) Factorize x2 + 11x + 24.

6
(b) Rectangle JKLM has an area of

x2 + 11x + 24.
JK has length x + a while

JM has length x + b.
Given that JK is longer than JM, find

the value of a and b.
Answer: (a) ……………………… [2]
(b) a = …………………
b = ………………… [2]
8. Simplify the following expressions.

7
3 2
(a) +
4 p q 6 p q3
2
8 x +2 3
(b) +
2 x −x−6 2−x
2
Answer: (a) ……………………… [2]
(b) ……………………… [4]
9. In the figure below, triangle ABC is congruent to triangle PQR.

8
(a) From the information above, form two simultaneous equations relating the
values of x and y.
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations in (a) to find the values of x and y.
Answer: (a) Equation 1: ………………………… [1]

(a) Equation 2: ………………………… [1]
(b) x = …………………
y = …………………. [3]
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10. In the figure below, rectangle ABCD is reduced to rectangle EFGH.
From the information above, find the value of p.
p = ………………… [3]
Answer:
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11. Mr. Lim owns a fruit stall.

He sells apples at 50 cents each and oranges at 60 cents each.
On a certain day, he sold x number of apples and y number of oranges.
On that day, he sold 5 more apples than oranges.
The total amount of money he received from selling the apples and oranges is
$32.20.
(a) From the information above, form two simultaneous equations relating the
values of x and y.
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations in (a) to find the values of x and y.
Answer: (a) Equation 1: ………………………… [1]

(a) Equation 2: ………………………… [1]
(b) x = …………………
y = …………………. [3]
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NAME: NO: CLASS:

ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2013

SUBJECT : Elementary Mathematics

LEVEL/STREAM : Sec 2 Express

DATE : 16 May 2013

TIME : 0750hrs – 0920hrs

DURATION : 1 hour 30 min

1. Write your name, class and index number.

3. Use an electronic calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.

4. Essential workings must be shown. Omission of essential workings and illegible

1. On a map, 4cm2 represents an actual area of 0.25km2.

(a) Find the map scale in terms of 1: r.

Answer: (a) ………………… [3]

(b) …………… cm2 [2]

2. The force of attraction, F, between two magnets is inversely proportional to

Answer: ………………… cm [3]

Answer: …………………………........ [3]

4. Make r the subject of the following formula.

Answer: ………………………… [3]

(a) Show that the area of rectangle ABCD is 5x2 + 3x – 2. [2]

Answer: (c) x = …………………... [2]

Answer: (a) …………………………… [3]

(b) …………………………… [3]

7. (a) Factorize x2 + 11x + 24.

(b) Rectangle JKLM has an area of

JK has length x + a while

Given that JK is longer than JM, find

Answer: (a) ……………………… [2]

8. Simplify the following expressions.

Answer: (a) ……………………… [2]

(b) ……………………… [4]

9. In the figure below, triangle ABC is congruent to triangle PQR.

Answer: (a) Equation 1: ………………………… [1]

10. In the figure below, rectangle ABCD is reduced to rectangle EFGH.

From the information above, find the value of p.

11. Mr. Lim owns a fruit stall.

Answer: (a) Equation 1: ………………………… [1]

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