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QUEEN’S COLLEGE

Yearly Examination, 2009-2010

Class 2
Mathematics
Class
Question-Answer Book
Number

Secondary 2
Teacher’s Use Only
Date: 15 Jun 2010 Section A
Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Question No. Max. marks Marks

1 6

2 6

3 8

4 6
1. Write your class, class number in the spaces provided
on this cover. 5 7
2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B. Section
A carries 80 marks. Section B carries 40 marks.
6 12
3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your
answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer
Book. 7 10
4. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should
either be exact or correct to 3 significant figures. 8 10
5. All the working steps should be shown clearly.
9 9
6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to
scale.

7. Total marks in this paper is 120.


10 6

Sub-total 80

Section B
11 20 Sub-total 40

12 20
Total 120

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SECTION A Short Questions

0.001 n  1  100 3 n 1
1. Simplify 3n 5

 5 3n5  0
.
2

(6 marks)

2. (a) Factorize x 2  x  xy  y .

(3 marks)

(b) By using (a), evaluate 90012 + 8000 - 72008000 - 9001


(3 marks)
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3. In figure 1, ABCDEF is a thin six-sided polygonal metal sheet, where all the
measurement are correct to the nearest cm.

A 18 cm B

12 cm

D C
2 cm

F 15 cm E

Figure
1

(a) Write down the maximum absolute error of the measurements.

(1 mark)

(b) Find the least possible area of the metal sheet.

(3 marks)

(c) The actual area of the metal sheet is x cm2. Find the range of values of x.
(4 marks)
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1 1
 �2tan2 q
4. Prove that 1 1 .
1 1
sinq sinq

(6 marks)

5. If ( x  1) 2  P( x  1)  x 2  Q , find the value of P and Q.


(7 marks)
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6. In figure 2, point O is the centre of a circle with A

radius 12 cm. A, B, C, D and E are 5 points on the


circle such that ABCDE is a regular pentagon.
B E
Provided that △OAE, △OED, △ODC, △OCB and O
△OBA are congruent. Find

(a) OCD ,
C D

Figure
2

(4 marks)

(b) the area of the pentagon ABCDE,


(6 marks)

(c) the perimeter of the pentagon ABCDE.

(2 marks)
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7. In figure 3, ABC is a straight line, AB = AP and CB = CQ. Suppose that


PBQ = 90 and PAB = x.
Q

Figure
x
A B C 3
(a) Find CBQ in terms of x.

(4 marks)

(b) Prove that AP // CQ.


(6 marks)
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8. Figure 4 shows a piece of rectangular paper ABCD with AB = 8 cm and


BC = 10 cm. AD is folded to AF along AE.

(a) Find the length of BF.

A D

Figure
B 4 F C

(4 marks)

(b) Find the length of EC.


(6 marks)
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9. Sector OCD is a thin metal sheet. The sheet ABCD is formed by cutting away
sector OBA from sector OCD as shown in figure 5. It is known that COD = x,
AD = BC = 24 cm, OA = OB = 56 cm and CD = 30 cm.

O
56 cm
B x A
24 cm

C D

30 cm

Figure
5

(a) (i) Find x.

(4marks)

(ii) Find, in terms of , the area of ABCD.


(3 marks)
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(b) By joining BC and AD together, ABCD is then folded to form the curved
surface of a frustum of base radius r cm as shown in figure 6. Find r.

r cm

Figure
6

(2 marks)
10. The figure 7 shows a solid cylinder of diameter 8 m and height 20 m. A
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rectangular block with its cross section being square ABCD, is drilled through
the cylinder.

Figure
7

(a) Find the length of one side of the square ABCD, leaving surd(s) in your answer.

(2 marks)

(b) Find the volume of the remaining solid.


(4 marks)
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SECTION B Long Questions

11. In the figure 9, ∠ABD = 60, ∠ADB = 45, ∠ADE = 45, ∠AED = 75and BD = 3 cm.

(a) (i) Find the length of DC, leaving surd(s) in your answer.
E
A 75

45
60 45
B D
C Figure
3 cm 9

(9 marks)

(ii) Hence, find the length of AD, leaving surd(s) in your answer.
(3 marks)
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(b) (i) Prove that △AED~△BAD.

(4 marks)

(ii) Hence, find the length of ED, leaving surd(s) in your answer.

(4 marks)
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12. (a) Peter restricts the following four rules to construct a A


rhombus ABCD shown in figure 10:
 all sides are equal,
 two diagonals are perpendicular to each other,
 two diagonals bisect each other and, X
B D
 diagonals are angle-bisectors.

Two diagonals AC and BD meet at point X. The


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length of diagonal AC is cm and ABC = 120.
3
C

(i) Find the length of a side of the rhombus.

Figure
10

(5 marks)

(ii) the length of the other diagonal BD of the rhombus.


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(3 marks)

(b) Peter decides to create a metal rod Z, as shown in figure 11, with its base being the
rhombus shown in figure 11. The length of the rod Z is ( 3 3 )m.

3 3m

Figure
11
(i) Find the volume of the rod Z in cm .
3
(6 marks)

(ii) Peter is not satisfied with the rod Z and therefore decides to melt the rod and
remould it into a cylindrical rod as shown in figure 12. The length of the
cylindrical rod is 0.5 m. Find the total surface area of the cylindrical rod,
leaving  in your answer.

Figure
12
(6 marks)
† End of Examination Paper †

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