End of Year Examination Paper 1

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES:
Marks Obtained
1. Answer all questions.
2. Write your answers and working in the spaces provided.
3. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks. 50
4. Calculators may be used in this paper.
5. If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the answer
correct to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees correct to one decimal place.

Duration: 1h 30 min
___
​ 16 ​
Evaluate ___
√
1 ​3 __ ​, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
​√9 ​

Ans: [1]

2 (a) Estimate
(i) 2961, correct to 2 significant figures,
(ii) 2.039, correct to 2 significant figures.
(b) Hence, estimate, correct to 1 significant figures, the value of 2961 × 2.039.

Ans: (a)(i) [1]

(ii) [1]

(b) [1]
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 3 Andrew, Ben and Cindy earned some money, in the ratio 7: 3 : 8. Given that Ben earned
$800 less than Cindy, find
(a) the amount earned by Ben,
(b) the new ratio earned by Andrew, Ben and Cindy if Ben earned an additional overtime
pay of $200.

Ans: (a) $ [2]

(b) : : [2]

4 Given that 3x < 25, state the largest possible value of x if

(a) x is a prime number,
(b) x is a multiple of 4.

Ans: (a) [1]

(b) [1]

5 Given that M = 214 × 36, find in index notation,

(a) the length of a square with area M cm2­,
(b) the cube root of 2M.

Ans: (a)
cm [1]

(b) [1]
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 6 Factorise
(a) 27pq + 9p2 – 9pz,
(b) 8(x + 2y) – 3a(x + 2y).

Ans: (a) [1]

(b) [1]

7 Simplify
(a) 2b – (a – 2b),
x x–1
(b) __
​2 ​– ____
​ 3 .​

Ans: (a) [2]

(b) [2]

8 The distance between School A and School B is 12 km. A cyclist takes 45 min to cycle
from School A to School B.
(a) Calculate the speed of the cyclist in km/h.
(b) If a car travels at an average speed of 80 km/h, how long will it take to travel from
School A to School B, giving your answer in minutes.

Ans: (a) km/h [2]

(b) minutes [2]

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 9 Given that (a, 1) lies on the line 2y + 3x = 8, find
(a) the gradient of the line,
(b) the value of a.

Ans: (a) gradient = [2]

(b) a = [2]

10 The figure shows a parallelogram ABCD. ABE is an isosceles triangle with AE = BE,
∠DAE = 48º and ∠ BCE = 98º. Find
A B
(a) ∠ ABE,
(b) ∠ AEB, 48º
(c) ∠CBE.
98º
D E C

Ans: (a) ∠ ABE = º [1]

(b) ∠ AEB = º [1]

(c) ∠ CBE = º [1]

11 The pie chart shows the results on a survey taken by 2160 students on their favourite type
of movies.
(a) Find the number of students who like to watch horror films.
(b) Given that the ratio of the number of students who like Action films to that of
Science-fiction films is 2 : 3, find the value of x.

Others
Horror
40º
Science 70º
Fiction
xº Romance

Action

Ans: (a) [2]

(b) x = [2]
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 12 On the diagram shown below, A and B are points on the grid.
(a) Write the coordinates of A and B.
(b) Mark the coordinate C(3, 0) on the graph.
(c) Find the area of ∆ABC.
y

4 B

A
x
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1

–2

Ans: (a) A( ) and B( ) [2]

(b) on graph [1]

(c) unit2 [1]

13 ABED is a parallelogram. The area of BED is 75 cm2, BC = 10 cm and CE = 6 cm.

Calculate D E 6 C
(a) the length DE,
(b) the area of trapezium ABCD. 10

A B

Ans: (a) DE =
cm [2]

(b) cm2 [2]

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 14 (a) 30% of a number is 150. Find the number.

Ans: (a) [1]

(b) Julie paid $451.54 for a camera, including a 7% GST. Calculate the GST paid.

Ans: (b) $ [2]

(c) James was 136 cm tall in 2012. In 2013, his height became 144 cm. Calculate the
percentage increase in height.

Ans: (c) % [2]

15 The diagram shows a regular hexagon ABCDEF. The lines CD and FE were produced to
meet at G. Find B C
(a) ∠AEF,
(b) ∠DGE. D
A

F E G

Ans: (a) ∠ AEF = º [2]

(b) ∠ DGE = º [2]

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 Solutions to:

End of Year Examination Paper 1

___
___
​ 16​
√ 45
1. ​  3 __ ​≈ 1.922999 ... 8. (a) 45 min = __
​  60 ​h
​√ 9 ​
= 1.92 (2 d. p.) 3
= __
​  4 ​h
2. (a) (i) 3000 _3
Speed of cyclist = 12 km ÷ ​  4 ​h
(ii) 2.0
= 16 km/h
(b) 2961 × 2.039 ≈ 3000 × 2.0 (b) Time taken = 12 ÷ 80
= 6000 = 0.15 h
3. (a) Difference in earnings between Ben and = 9 min
Cindy = 8 – 3
9. (a) 2y + 3x = 8
= 5 units ___
800
Amount earned by Ben = ​  5 ​× 3 2y = –3x + 8
3
= $480 y = – __
​  2 ​x + 4
(b) Ben’s new earnings = $480 + $200 3
The gradient is – __​  2 ​.
= $680
___
800 (b) (a, 1) satisfies the equation 2y + 3x = 8
Andrew’s earnings = ​  5 ​× 7 2(1) + 3a = 8
= $1120 3a = 8 – 2
___
800 3a = 6
Cindy’s earnings = ​  5 ​× 8
a=2
= $1280
New ratio = 1120 : 680 : 1280 10. (a) ∠DAB = 98º (opp. ∠ of parallelogram)
= 28 : 17 : 32 divide by 40 throughout ∠ABE = ∠BAE (base ∠s of isos. ∆)
4.
(a) 3x < 25 = 98º – 48º
__
25 = 50º
x < ​  3 ​
(b) ∠AEB = 180º – 2(50º) (∠ sum of ∆)
_1
x < 8​  3 ​ = 80º
Largest prime = 7 (c) ∠ABC = 180º – 98º (int ∠s, AB//CD)
(b) Largest multiple of 4 = 8 = 82º
_______ ∠CBE = ∠ABC – ∠ABE
5. (a) Length of side = ​√214 × 36 ​cm = 82º – 50º
= 27 × 33 cm = 32º
__________
(b) Cube root of 2M = ​√2 × 214 × 36 ​
3 11. (a) Number of students who like horror films
_______ 70º

= ​√215 × 36 ​
3 = ____
​  360º ​× 2160
= 25 × 32 = 420
(b) Angle representing ‘Action’ and ‘Science-fiction’
6. (a) 27pq + 9p2­ – 9pz = 9p(3q + p – z)
(b) 8(x + 2y) – 3a(x + 2y) = (x + 2y)(8 – 3a) = 360º – 40º – 70º – 90º
= 160º
7. (a) 2b – (a – 2b) = 2b – a + 2b ____
160º
xº = ​  2 + 3 ​× 2
= 4b – a
_x ___ x – 1 __ 3x _____
2(x – 1) = 64º
(b) ​  2 ​– ​  3 ​= ​  6 ​– ​  6 ​ ∴x = 64
= ________
3x – 2(x – 1)
​  6 ​ 12. (a) A(–1, 0) and B(5, 4)
_______
3x – 2x + 2
= ​  6 ​ (b) (See diagram 12. (b) on page S2.)
___
x+2
= ​  6 ​ ​  12 ​× AC × height
(c) Area of ∆ABC = __
​  12 ​× 4 × 4
= __
= 8 unit2

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 12. (b)

4 B

2 height

1
A (b) C(3, 0)
x
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1

–2

13. (a) Area ∆BED = 75 ________

(6 – 2) × 180º
15. (a) ∠AFE = ​  6 ​ int. ∠ of hexagon
__ ​  12 ​× DE × 10 = 75 = 120º
5DE = 75 _______
180º – 120º
∠AEF = ​  2 ​ (base ∠ of isos. ∆)
DE = 15 cm = 30º
(b) CD = 15 + 6 (b) By symmetry, DG = EG, ∴ ∆DEG is isosceles.
= 21 cm ∠DEG = 180º – ∠DEF (sum ∠ on st. line)
Area of trapezium ABCD = __ ​  12 ​(21 + 15)(10) = 180º – 120º
= 180 cm2 = 60º
14. (a) Let the number be x. = ∠EDG (base ∠ of isos. ∆)
30% × x = 150 ∠DGE = 180º – 2(60º)
0.3x = 150 = 60º
x = 500
(b) Price of camera, excluding GST
= $451.54 ÷ 107%
= $451.54 ÷ 1.07
= $422
GST paid = $422 × 7%
= $29.54
______
144 –136
(c) Percentage increase = ​  136 ​× 100%
≈ 5.88235%
= 5.88% (3 s.f.)

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