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TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL

Secondary Four Express / Five Normal Academic
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2020

NAME

REGISTER
CLASS
NUMBER

MATHEMATICS 4048/02

Paper 2 31 August 2020

2 hours 30 minutes
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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 number of marks for this paper is 100.

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Mathematical Formulae
Compound Interest

n
 r 
Total amount = P1 + 
 100 

Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = πrl

Surface area of a sphere = 4πr 2

1 2
Volume of a cone = πr h
3

4 3
Volume of a sphere = πr
3

1
Area of a triangle ABC = ab sin C
2

Arc length = rϑ , where ϑ is in radians

1 2
Sector area = r ϑ , where ϑ is in radians
2

Trigonometry

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a 2 = b 2 + c 2 − 2bc cos A

Statistics

Σfx
Mean =
Σf
2
Σfx 2  Σfx 
Standard deviation = −  
Σf  Σf 
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1 The diagram shows the first four figures of a sequence of numbers placed within triangles.

2 8 14 20 X

4 6 10 12 16 18 22 24 Y Z
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 …… Figure n

(a) Draw Figure 5.

Answer

[1]
(b) Express X, Y and Z in terms of n.

Answer X = ………………………. [1]

Y = ………………………. [1]

Z = ………………………. [1]

(c) Find the Figure number n when Y is 292.

Answer n = ………………………. [1]

(d) Explain why the sum of X, Y and Z can never be 1774.

Answer ………………………………………………………………………………….……….

………………………………………………………………………………………….………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………….……..

……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
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1 𝑚𝑚
2 (a) It is given that = − 1 . Express n in terms of v and m.
𝑣𝑣 𝑛𝑛

Answer n = ………………………. [2]

(b) Two taps deliver water at different rates.

(i) Tap A can deliver water at a rate of x cm3 per minute.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken in seconds, to deliver 1 cm3 of
water.

Answer ….…………….. seconds [1]

(ii) Tap B can deliver water at a rate of 6 cm3 per minute less than Tap A.
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the time taken in seconds, to deliver 1 cm3 of
water.

Answer ….…………….. seconds [1]

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(iii) Tap B takes 14 seconds longer than Tap A to deliver 1 cm3 of water. Form an equation in x
and show that it simplifies to 7𝑥𝑥 2 − 42𝑥𝑥 − 180 = 0.
Answer

[3]

(iv) Solve the equation 7𝑥𝑥 2 − 42𝑥𝑥 − 180 = 0, giving your solutions correct to 2 decimal
places.

Answer x = ………… or ..………. [3]

(v) Find the time taken, correct to the nearest minute, for Tap A to deliver 280 cm3 of water.

Answer ….…………….. minutes [1]

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3 The following shows the amount of flour, butter and sugar needed in making a marble cake and a
butter cake in grams.

Flour Butter Sugar

Marble Cake 230 g 230 g 160 g
Butter Cake 200 g 225 g 200 g

(a) Represent the data in the above table by a 2 × 3 matrix A.

Answer A = ……………………….……. [1]

(b) The cost of 100 g of flour, 100 g of butter and 100 g of sugar is $0.30, $1.60 and $0.15
respectively.
Represent this information by a 3 × 1 matrix B such that AB gives the total cost of making a
marble cake and of making a butter cake in dollars.

Answer B = ………….…………………. [1]

(c) Evaluate C = AB.

Answer C = …………………….………. [1]

(d) (i) Given that 𝐃𝐃 = (200 350), evaluate DC.

Answer DC = ……………………………. [1]

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(ii) State what DC represents.

Answer ………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………..…. [1]

(e) If the cost of 100 g of sugar increases by 36%, what would be the difference in the cost of
making a marble cake?

Answer $ ………………………. [2]

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4 (a)

M
Q 10
50
14o R
32o 17o
P

The diagram shows three points P, Q and R on level ground.

L and M are two points vertically above Q and R respectively.
Angle LPQ = 32o, angle QRP = 14o and angle QPR = 17o.
QR = 50 m and MR = 10 m. RQ is extended beyond Q.
Find

(i) the length PQ,

Answer ….………………….. m [2]

(ii) the shortest distance from P to RQ extended,

Answer ….………………….. m [2]

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(iii) the length LM.

Answer ….………………….. m [3]

(b) North

In the diagram, A, B and C are three towns on a map.

The bearing of B from A is 037o. The bearing of C from A is 122o and AB = AC. Calculate
(i) the bearing of A from B,

Answer ….………………………. [2]

(ii) the bearing of B from C.

Answer ….………………………. [2]

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5 The following table gives the corresponding values of x and y which are connected by the equation
60
𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 + − 30.
𝑥𝑥

x 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 16 8 4 2 1 2 4 6.6 p

(a) Find the value of p.

Answer p = ……………………… [1]

60
(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 + − 30 for 1.5 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 8. [3]
𝑥𝑥

(c) By drawing a tangent, find the gradient of the curve when x = 5.

Answer ….………………………. [2]

60
(d) Use your graph to solve the equation 4𝑥𝑥 + − 30 = 6.
𝑥𝑥

Answer x = …………. or …………. [1]

60
(e) Given that 4𝑥𝑥 + − 30 = 𝑘𝑘 has no solution for some values of k.
𝑥𝑥
State one such value of k.

Answer k = ………………………. [1]

(f) By drawing a suitable straight line on the same grid, use your graph to find the solutions of the
60
equation 5𝑥𝑥 + − 42 = 0.
𝑥𝑥

Answer x = …………. or …………. [3]

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18

16

14

12

10

x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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6 (a) The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the marks of a group of students in a class test.

1 6 6 8
2 2 2 2 3 6
3 0 6 7 9
4 1 5 m

Key 3 | 0 means 30

(i) Find the median mark.

Answer …..…….…..………… [1]

(ii) Find the percentage of students who score at least 30 marks.

Answer …..…….…....…… % [1]

(iii) One student scores 24 marks and is added to the group such that the new mean score becomes
29. Find the value of m.

Answer m = …….…..………… [2]

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(b) One four-sided die with numbers 1, 2, 4 and 7 on it and a five-sided die with numbers 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5 on it are thrown together.
The value of (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦), where x and y represent the resulting numbers on the four-sided die and
five-sided die respectively, is calculated.
Some of the values of (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦) are shown in the possibility diagram below.

y
1 2 3 4 5
1 0 −1 −2 −4
2 1 0 −2
x
4 2 1 −1
7 6 5 4 3

(i) Complete the possibility diagram. [2]

2
(ii) Show that, the probability of the value (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦) being negative is .
5

[1]

(iii) Find, as a fraction in its simplest form, the probability that the value (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦) is divisible
by 2.

Answer ….………………………. [1]

(iv) The two dice are thrown twice. Find the probability that the value (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦)
(a) is negative both times,

Answer ….………………………. [1]

(b) is negative just once.

Answer ….………………………. [2]

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7 (a)
A

B O 27o

18o

C
The diagram shows a circle ABCDE with centre O.
OC is parallel to ED, angle CED = 27o and angle ACO = 18o.

Find, giving reasons for each answer,

(i) angle ABE,

Answer ….………………………. [2]

(ii) angle ODC,

Answer ….………………………. [2]

(iii) angle CAE.

Answer ….………………………. [2]

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(b) P

Q
R S T

P, Q and S are points on the circle with centre R.

P, R and T are points on the circle with centre S.
QRST is a straight line.
Show that triangles PQR and PTS are congruent.
Give a reason for each statement you make.

Answer

[4]
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8 (a)
60

50

40

Cumulative
Frequency
30

20

10

0
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
Weight (kg)

The cumulative frequency curve above shows the distribution of the weights, in kg, of the 60
members of a sports club A.

Use the curve to find

(i) the median mass,

Answer ….………………… kg [1]

(ii) the interquartile range,

Answer ….………………… kg [2]

(iii) the value of y given that 15% of the members has weight greater than y kg.

Answer y = ……………………. [2]

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(b)

(i) The distribution of the weights, in kg, of the 60 members of the sports club A can be
represented by the histogram as shown above. Complete the histogram. [2]

(ii) Calculate an estimate of

(a) the mean weight of the members,

Answer ….………………… kg [1]

(b) the standard deviation of the weight of the members.

Answer ….………………… kg [1]

(iii) The mean weight of 60 members of another sports club B is 75 kg and the
standard deviation is 10.2 kg. Make two comparisons between the weight of the members
of the two sports clubs.

Answer …………………………………………………………………………….…………
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………….….

………………………………………………………………………………………….… [2]
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9 (a) R

O
5
5𝜋𝜋
9

P Q

The diagram shows the cross-section of a solid metal prism, which is a major segment PQR of
a circle, centre O.
5𝜋𝜋
The radius of the circle is 5 cm and angle POQ is radians.
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The cross-section of the prism is uniform throughout its length of 12 cm.

(i) Show that the arc length PRQ is 22.7 cm.

Answer

[1]

(ii) Calculate the length of PQ.

Answer ….………………… cm [3]

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(iii) Calculate the total surface area of the prism.

Answer ….………………… cm2 [4]

(b) The prism is melted to form a cylinder with radius 6 cm and a vertical height, h cm.
Find the value of h.

Answer h = ………………………. [3]

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10 Kai is planning a trip to Tokyo, Japan with her husband and her 11-year-old daughter.

(a) The exchange rate between the Japanese Yen (¥) and the Singapore dollar (S$) is
100 ¥ = S$ 1.3434.
Calculate, in Japanese Yen (¥), the amount received for S$ 1500, correct to the nearest ¥.

Answer ….………………… ¥ [2]

(b) Kai decides to take a plane which leaves Singapore at 22 50 on a Friday night to Tokyo.
The flight takes 6 hours 55 minutes. Tokyo is one hour ahead of Singapore.
Find the time in Tokyo when the plane arrives.

Answer ….…………………………… [2]

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(c) Kai has two options for a particular day tour.

The tables below show the information that Kai has found online

Adult 12 years old and above

Child 6 to 11 years old

Option A:
Mt. Fuji Day Tour Package (organised by a travel agency)

Adult with Buffet Lunch S$185.00 Itinerary:

Child with Buffet Lunch: S$135.00 8.30 a.m. Depart from Hotel
11.20 a.m. Reach Mt. Fuji area
Adult without Buffet Lunch S$175.00 12.20 – 1.20 p.m. Lunch at Restaurant
Child without Buffet Lunch: S$124.00 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Cable Car Ride
3.40 – 4.10 p.m. Boat Cruise
Includes Transport, English Speaking 4.20 – 7 p.m. Journey back to Hotel
Tour Guide, Entrance Fees

Option B:
Mt. Fuji Day Tour (self-planned)
Transport Information between Hotel and Mt. Fuji area
15 1 hour 56 Mt. Fuji
Bus Bus
Hotel minutes 45 minutes minutes area
Terminal 1 Terminal 2

Train / Bus fare

¥380 ¥2000 ¥1150
per adult
per child ¥380 ¥1000 ¥575
The above applies to journey back from Mt. Fuji area to hotel.

Lunch: at a restaurant near Mt. Fuji area

Estimated cost: range from ¥1000 to ¥1500 per person

Mt. Fuji Sightseeing Pass

Adult: S$72.00 Child: S$36.00
Includes unlimited bus rides at Mt. Fuji area and admission tickets for various sightseeing
facilities such as amusement park, art museum, boat and cable car ride.

Suggest which option Kai should select considering the expenses on transport, entry fees to
places of interest, lunch and the total time spent on transport between the hotel and Mt. Fuji
area.

Justify the decision you make and show your calculations clearly.
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Answer

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