MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part Paper 1: Question-Answer Book
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part Paper 1: Question-Answer Book
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part Paper 1: Question-Answer Book
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2012-DSE
MATH
PAPER 1
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Question-Answer Book
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(1 1/2 hours)
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Factorize x 2 3x 14 x 2 3x 40 .
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1. (3 marks)
c2 x
2. (a) If b p
2 2
, express x in terms of a, b, c and p.
ax
a
(b) If p 12 , b 6 and c 9 , find the value of . (4 marks)
x
3. A piece of rod 48 cm long is cut into two parts. Each part is bent by superman
Dick Hui into a square. The total area of the two squares is 74 cm 2 . Find the
sides of the two squares. (4 marks)
4. Figure 1 shows a light tower L is due east of a pier P. A ship S is travelling in the
direction S 30W to P. At 4:30 p.m., the distance between the ship and the light
tower is the shortest which is 210 3 km . The ship arrives to the pier at 7:00
p.m..
(a) Find the distance between the light tower and the pier.
(b) Find the speed of the ship.
(5 marks)
North
S
P L East
Figure 1
6. The figure shows the cumulative frequency polygon of the marks obtained by 40
students taking a History test.
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In the figure, AC intersects OB at K. If AB : CB = 1 : 2
(a) Prove that AOB KAB . (3 marks)
(b) Hence, prove that ABK is an isosceles triangle. (3 marks)
(c) If AOB 40 , find OBC (2 marks)
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(a) Figure 2.1 shows a right circular cylindrical water tank of base radius 4 cm
and height 10 cm. it is placed on a horizontal table. The tank is filled with
water to a depth of 6 cm. Express the volume of water in the tank in terms
of . . (3 marks)
(b) Figure 2.2 shows a solid metal right circular cone. V is the vertex and VH is
the height of the cone. K is a point on VH and A is point on the curved
surface of the cone such that VKA 90 , KA=2 cm and KH=4 cm. If
the radius of the base is r cm, show that the volume of the cone is
4 x3
cm3 . (4 marks)
3( x 2)
(c) Now the cone is immersed in the water tank. If x = 4 cm, find the height of
water level after immersion. (2 marks)
11. Dick Hui has x $50 banknotes, 4 $20 banknotes and y $10 banknotes in the total
amount of $210 in his wallet. If a banknote is selected at random from the wallet,
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the probability of getting a $10 banknote is .
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(a) Find the values of x and y. (2 marks)
(b) Dick Hui is paying a bill of $60 at a restaurant. If he randomly selects two
banknotes from his wallet, find the probability that the amount of the two
banknotes selected is enough for the bill. (3 marks)
(c) It is known that Dick Hui uses a $50 banknote and a $10 banknote to pay
the bill in part (b) before going to the supermarket. If he randomly selects
three banknotes from his wallet for his $50 purchase at the supermarket,
find the probability that the amount of the three banknotes is not enough for
the purchase. (3 marks)
12. From 200 to 300 inclusive, find the sum of all multiples of 3 or 4. (9 marks)