ST JOSEPH’S INSTITUTION

END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2020

YEAR 2

CANDIDATE
NAME

CLASS INDEX
NUMBER

MATHEMATICS

Paper 2 7 October 2020

Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 1 hour 15 minutes

(0800 – 0915)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips, 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.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
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 π, use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of π.

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 marks for this paper is 50.

This document consists of 11 printed pages including this cover page.

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Answer all the questions

𝑦 1
1 (a) (i) Express − as a single fraction in its simplest form.
4𝑥−2𝑥𝑦 2𝑥

Answer ................................................... [2]

(ii) Use your result in part (a)(i) to make x as the subject of the formula
𝑦 1
− = 1.
4𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑦 2𝑥

Answer x = ............................................ [3]

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2 (a) Simplify 1 ÷ 4𝑥 −2 .

Answer ................................................... [1]

−2
9𝑤 4 𝑧 5 3𝑥𝑦 2
(b) Simplify × (343𝑤𝑧) , expressing your answers in positive index form.
7(𝑥𝑦)3

Answer ................................................... [3]

3 According to the National Parks Board, Singapore Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has
an area of about 1.69 km2.
(a) The map has a scale of 1 cm to 500 m.
Calculate the area, in square centimetres, of the nature reserve on the map.

Answer .............................................. cm2 [2]

(b) On another map, the area is represented by 0.4225 cm2.

Express the scale of this map in the form of 1: r.

Answer ................................................... [2]

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4 (a) The histogram shows the amount of money spent by 140 shoppers in the
supermarket.

50

40

30
Frequency

20

10

0 25 50 75 100 125
Amount spent ($x)

(i) Using the class intervals 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 25, 25 < 𝑥 ≤ 50 and so on, complete
the frequency table below. [1]

Amount spent (in $x) Number of customers

0 < 𝑥 ≤ 25 21

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4 (a) (ii) Find the estimated mean of the amount spent.

Answer $ .................................................. [2]

(iii) Find the probability of a shopper selected spending not more than $50.

Answer ................................................... [1]

(b) The frequency table shows the number of goals scored in a series of soccer
matches.

Number of goals 0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of matches 3 10 a 15 4 3

(i) If the mean number of goals is 2.2, find the value of a.

Answer a = ............................................ [2]

(ii) If the median number of goals is 2, find the smallest possible value of
a.

Answer a = ............................................ [2]

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5 A, B and C are the points (1,2), (6,2) and (2,5).

C(2,5)

A(1,2) B(6,2)

0 x

(a) Find the area of triangle ABC.

Answer ..................................... sq units [2]

(b) Show that angle ABC is 36.87° when corrected to 2 decimal places.

Answer On space above

……………………………..………. [2]
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6 Deborah planned to spend $42 buying papayas at $x per kilogram.

(a) Write down an expression in terms of x for the number of kilograms she
expected to buy.

Answer ............................................. kg [1]

(b) It was found that the price had increased by $1 per kilogram.
Write down an expression in terms of x for the number of kilograms she
actually bought for $42.

Answer ............................................. kg [1]

(c) She actually bought 7 kg less than what she expected.

Form an equation in x and show that it reduces to
𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 = 0.

On space above
Answer ……………………………..………. [3]

(d) Solve the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 = 0.

Answer ……………………………..………. [2]

(e) Using your answer from part (d), find the number of kilograms she actually
bought.

Answer ............................................. kg [1]

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Diagram I

Diagram I shows a solid made from a cone and a hemisphere.

The radius of the cone and the hemisphere is 9 cm.
The height of the cone is h cm.
(a) Given that the volume of the solid is 1053 π cm3, find the value of h.

Answer h = ............................................ [3]

(b) Find the total surface area of the solid.

Answer .............................................. cm2 [3]

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7 (c) The solid in Diagram I is melted down and form into a new solid, as shown in
Diagram II. The new solid is made from a cylinder and two hemispheres.
The radius of the hemisphere is 6 cm.

y 6

Diagram II
Find the length of the cylinder, y, in Diagram II.

Answer y = ..................................... cm [3]

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8 An arch can be modelled by a parabola with equation 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 100𝑥 , where x

is the horizontal distance, in metres, from the foot of the arch and y is the height, in
metres, above ground. The width of the arch at its base is 100 m.
Some of the corresponding values of x and y are given in the table below.

x (metres) 0 20 40 60 80 100
y (metres) 0 1600 p 2400 1600 0

(a) Calculate the value of p.

Answer p = ............................................ [1]

(b) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 m, draw a horizontal x-axis for

0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 100.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 200 m, draw a vertical y-axis for
0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 2800.
On your axes, plot the points given on the table on the grid provided (in the next
page), and join them with a smooth curve. [3]

(c) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry.

Answer ................................................... [1]

(d) Use your graph to estimate the maximum height of the arch.

Answer ............................................... m [1]

(e) A rod is used to attach two points where 𝑦 = 1000.

Use your graph to estimate the length of the rod.

Answer ............................................... m [2]

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