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Scholastic Aptitude Test 1996 Mathematics

This document contains a mathematics exam with 9 questions testing various skills. It begins with 7 multiple choice questions with brief explanations required (Part A). It then lists 6 incomplete statements to complete with the requested information (Part B). Part C provides 8 statements and 4 questions to answer based on the statements. The final section (Part D) contains 5 multi-part math problems requiring justification and proofs. The exam is timed for 2 hours and contains a maximum of 60 marks.

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Scholastic Aptitude Test 1996 Mathematics

This document contains a mathematics exam with 9 questions testing various skills. It begins with 7 multiple choice questions with brief explanations required (Part A). It then lists 6 incomplete statements to complete with the requested information (Part B). Part C provides 8 statements and 4 questions to answer based on the statements. The final section (Part D) contains 5 multi-part math problems requiring justification and proofs. The exam is timed for 2 hours and contains a maximum of 60 marks.

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SCHOLASTICAPTITUDETEST1996
MATHEMATICS
Time:TwoHours
(8.30AM10.30AM)

Max.Marks:60

NOTE:
AnswersmustbewritteninEnglishorthemediumofinstructionofthecandidateinHighschool.
Thereareninequestionsinthispaper.Answertoeachquestionshouldbeginonafreshpage,andrough
workmustbeenclosedtoanswerbook.
Attemptallquestions.
Thereisnonegativemarking.
Answerallpartsofaquestionatoneplace.
Useofcalculators,sliderule,graphpaperandlogarithmic,trigonometricandstatisticaltablesisnot
permitted

PARTA
I.Thissectioncontains(7)questions.Eachquestionhasoneormorethanonecorrectanswer(s).
Indicatetheanswer(s)byA,B,C,Dwithbriefreasoning.Orderofthequestionsmustbemaintained.
(7x2=14MARKS)
i. Letnbeaproductoffourconsecutivepositiveintegersthen
A)n+1isalwaysaperfectsquare
B)nisneveraperfectsquare
C)nisalwaysdivisibleby24
D)n+12isalwaysaperfectsquare
ii. log(x+3)+log(x1)=log(x22x3)issatisfiedfor
A)Allrealvaluesofx
B)Norealvalueofx
C)Allrealvaluesofxexceptx=0
D)Norealvalueofxexceptx=0
E)Allrealvaluesofxexceptx=1
iii. |sinx|tanx>|sinx|cotxthen

A)

B)

C)

D)Noneofthese

iv. Whichofthetwofunctionsareequivalent
A)

B)

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C)

D)

v. InatraingleABC,thesidesareintheratio1:1:

itfollowsthat[]

A)Anglesofthetraingleareinratio1:1:2
B)Anglesofthetraingleareintheratio1:2:3
C)Thetraingleisrightangletraingle
D)ThecircumcircleoftheDABChasitscentreononeofthesides

vi. vi.Thereareexactly4primenumbersbetweennand2n.Thenpossiblevalueofnis
A)n=4
B)n=10
C)n=12
D)n=50
vii. Therelation
ontheX={1,2,3,4}
A)notafunctionfromX
C)anontofunctionofX

X
X

B)anonetoonefunctionfromX

D)RisatransitiverelationonX

II.Thissectioncontains(6)incompletestatements.completethestatementsbyfillingtheblanks.Write
youranswersinyouranswerbookintheorderinwhichthestatementsaregivenbelow.(6x2=12
MARKS)
i.Ifforsomeangleqandforsomerealnumberxitisgiventhatsinq=x22x+2thenxshouldbe
equalto_______________andqshouldbeequalto________________degrees
ii.Ifa,b,c,darefourdistinctintegersbetween1to10suchthatforatrainglewhosesidesarein
theratiosa:b:c,thealtitudesared:c:b.Thengreatestofthesefourintegersis_____________and
thesmallestis__________________
iii.Inacylinder,ABisadiameterofthebasecircleandCisthecentreofthetopcircle.Given
thatthevolumeofthecylinderis
cm3.
=300,theperimeterofthetraingleABCis
_____________andthecurvedsurfaceareaoftheconewithvertexC(havingthesamebase)is
______________
iv.Ifthesumoftheinterceptsofthelinewithcoordinateis5andtheareaofthetraingleformed
bythelineandcoordinateaxesis3theninterceptsare______________________
v.Inthefiguregivenbelow

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=900AP=7.5cm,AB=10cm,BC=26cm,ThenCDis________

vi.

Thena,bare__________________

III.Thissectioncontains(8)statementsinGROUPAand(4)questionsinGROUPB.Answerquestions
inGROUPBonthebasisofthestatementsmadeinGROUPA.(4x1=4MARKS)
GROUPA
A,BandCarethreedistinctpointsinaplane.
i.ThereisnopointDequidistantfromA,B,C
ii.BliesontheperpendicularbisectorofAC
iii.AmongthethreelengthsAB,BC,ACthelargestisthesumoftheothertwo
iv.ThereisapointDsuchthatABCDisarhombus
v.ThereisapointDsuchthatABCDisarectangle
vi.IntriangleABC,theangularbisectorBisperpendiculartothesideAC
vii.ABisatangenttothecirclethroughBwithcentreC
viii.ACisadiameterofthecirclepassingthroughA,B,C.
GROUPB
1.WhichoftheabovestatementsmeanthatA,B,Carecollinear
2.WhichoftheabovestatementsmeanAB=BC
3.WhichoftheabovestatementsmeanthatABisperpendiculartoBC
4.WhichoftheabovestatementsinferABCDiscyclicquadrilateral

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PARTB
Attemptallquestions
Justifyyouranswerswithmathematicalarguments
IV.Thenumeratorofafractionislessthanitsdenominatorby2.When1isaddedtoboththe
numeratoranddenominatorwegetanotherfraction.Thesumofthesetwofractionsis
thefirstfraction.(5)
V.Let

betherootsofthequadraticequationx2+ax+b=0and

.Find

betherootsofthe

equation
x2ax+b2=0.Giventhat

and

=24.Findthevalueofthe

coefficienta.(5)
VI.Findthenumberofpointswithintegralcoordinatesinthecartesianplanesatisfyingthe
inequalities
|x| 100|y|

100|xy|

100(5)

VII.Givenan ABCofmagnitudelessthan1800andOisapointinsideit.Drawastraightline
throughOwhichformsatrainglewithminimumperimeter.(Describetheconstructionandgive
proof).(5)
VIII.Perpendicularsaredrawnfromthevertexoftheobtuseangleofarhombustoitssides.The
lengthofeachperpendicularisequalto`aunits.Thedistancebetweentheirfeetbeingequalto
`bunits.Determinetheareaoftherhombus.(5)
IX.Letthesequence

bedefinedby

(a)u1=5andtherelationun+1un=3+4(n1)n N
Expressunasapolynomialinn.
(b)TheremainderR,whenx100isdividedbyx23x+2,isapolynomial.Findx.(3)

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