Diocesan Girls’ School

Secondary 6 Mock Examinations (2019-2020)

Mathematics (Compulsory Part)
Paper 1 Solutions

1. 8x6 y 7
(4 x 2 y 3 )3
8x6 y 7

64 x 6 y 9
x12

8 y2
2a. 8a 2  24ab  18b 2  2  4a 2  12ab  9b 2   2  2a  3b 
2

2b. 8a 2  24ab  18b 2  32a  48b

 2  2a  3b   16  2a  3b 
2

 2  2a  3b  2a  3b  8 

3. 1
a  p  2
3
3a  p  2
p  3a  2

b  3  2 p  5
b  3  2  3a  2   5  3  6a  1

4a. 650
4b. 648.7
4c. 649
5. Let $x be the marked price of the bag
x
(1- 10%)x - = 75
1+ 25%
9 4
x - x = 75
10 5
1
x = 75
10
x = 750
\ The marked price of the bag is $750.
6a. 2x  5
 3 x
3
2 x  5  9  3x
5x  4
4
x
5

37  5  4x
32  4x
x8
4
\the required range is  x8.
5
6b. 1
7a. x=7
a = 24 - 7 = 17
y = 24 + 20 = 44
b = 78 - 44 = 34
z = 78 + 17 = 95
c = 100 - 95 = 5
7b. Probability required
34  17

100
51

100
8a. Perpendicular bisector of AB.
8b. Let P ( r ,  )
r  20 cos 45
 10 2
  70  45  115
 P  (10 2,115 )
9a. Let y km be the distance between town B and the place they
meet
y 15  2

74 120
1
y 8
60
1
They meet at a point 8 km from town B.
60
Alternatively,

Billy’s average speed

13
=
2
= 6.5 km/h
Distance required
74
 6.5 
60
1
 8 km
60
9b. Average speed of Billy
15  2
  6.5 km/h
2

Average speed of Ken

15
  7.5 km/h > average speed of Billy
2
 The claim is disagreed.
10a. 27  29 20  c  13
  11
2 2
c=1

10b 10  a  322  30  b
 23
16
ab  6
Then a = 0, b = 6 or a = 1, b = 5 or a = 2, b = 4 .
Also, (30  b)  (10  a)  25
ba 5
a = 0, b = 6.

11a. h  k1a  k2 a 2 , k1 and k2  0

100  k1  k2 ..........(1)
280  2k1  4k2 ........(2)
Solving (1) and (2),
k1  60 and k2  40
h  60a  40a 2

11b. a 1

h 300
h  300a
h  300a  60a  40a 2
a  6 or 0 (rejected)
h  1800

11c. h = 60a + 40a 2

æ 3 ö
= 40 ç a 2 + a ÷
è 2 ø
æ 3 9ö æ 9ö
= 40 ç a 2 + a + ÷ - 40 ç ÷
è 2 16 ø è 16 ø
2
æ 3 ö 45
=40 ç a + ÷ -
è 4ø 2
45 3
Min. value of h =  when a  
2 4
12a. h  x   4 x 2  7 x  3   4 x  3 x  1
g  x    4 x  3 2 x  5 
H.C.F. = 4 x  3
L.C.M. =  4 x  3 2 x  5  x  1
12b. 14 1

g  x h  x
14 1
 
 4 x  3 2 x  5   4 x  3 x  1
14  x  1   2 x  5 

 4 x  3 x  1 2 x  5 
12 x  9

 4 x  3 x  1 2 x  5 
3  4 x  3

 4 x  3 x  1 2 x  5 
3

 x  1 2 x  5 
12c. 4 g (3)  h(3)  3a  0
4(165)  60  3a  0
a  200
13a. 80
PS   8
10
Let r cm be base radius
2 r  8
r4
Base radius of A = 4 cm
13b.  
Vol. of A =  42 10  160 cm3
13c. Curved surface area of A 80 5
 
Curved surface area of B 12 8  6
Height of A 10 5 Curved surface area of A
  
Height of B 12 6 Curved surface area of B
 They are not similar.
Alternatively,

TZ  8 and PS  8
PQRS and TWYZ are not similar.
Therefore, A & B are not similar.
14a. Let r be the radius of the circle

OY  CB and OX  AB (tangent  radius)

 YOXB is a square
OX  OY  BX  BY  r
AX  12  r
AXO ~ ABC ( AAA)
12  r r

12 16
48
r
7
14bi ÐYOD = 2ÐYED (Ð at centre twice Ð at circumference)
ÐCYD = ÐYED (Ð in alternate segment)
\ÐYOD = 2ÐCYD
14bii 16  r
tan YOD 
r
YOD  53.13
CYD  26.6
14c DYO  YOV (alt.s YD//VO)
CYO  XOY  90
XOV  CYD  26.6
VX
 tan 26.6
48
7
VX  3.43

V
Y
X

C D O E A
15a. Probability
C23C17C16
=
C416
9
=
130

15b. Probability
C23C17C16 C27C13C16 C26C13C17
= + +
C416 C416 C416
9
=
20

16a. 400
r2 
900
2 2
r  or 
3 3
2
2
a    900
3
a  2025
 First term = 2025

16b. n 2n
æ 2ö æ 2ö
2025 ç ÷ - 2025 ç ÷ < 2 ´ 10-5
è 3ø è 3ø
2n n
æ 2ö æ 2ö
2025 ç ÷ - 2025 ç ÷ + 2 ´ 10-5 > 0
è 3ø è 3ø
n
æ 2ö -9
çè 3 ÷ø < 9.8765 ´ 10

æ 2ö
n
2
nlog ç ÷ < log 9.8765 ´ 10-9 OR    1.000 (rej.)
è 3ø 3
n > 45.5
The least value of n is 46.
17a. Let  be the inclination of AB.
3 4
tan   , so cos   .
4 5
Let c be the y-intercept of the straight line .
4 8

5 c 3
c = 7 or 13
Equation of  is
y7 3 y  13 3
 or 
x 4 x 4
i.e. 3 x  4 y  28  0 or 3 x  4 y  52  0 .

17b. Equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB is

y  92 4
 or 8 x  6 y  43  0 .
x2 3
3x  4 y  28  0 3x  4 y  52  0
Solve  or 
8 x  6 y  43  0 8 x  6 y  43  0
 34 19   14 109 
P is the point  ,   or   , .
 5 10   5 10 
18a. PS  22  22  8 (pyth theroem)
PM  22  12  5 (pyth theroem)
PM  MS
PM
MPS  cos 1  37.76124391  37.8
PS
18a. Alternatively,
PS  22  22  8 (pyth theroem)
PM  22  12  5 (pyth theroem)
TW  MS
MS  ST 2  TM 2  22  12  3 (pyth theroem)
PS 2  PM 2  MS 2
1
MPS  cos  37.76124391  37.8
2  PS  PM 
18b. Draw MA  PS and AB  PS where B lies on TS
 required = MAB

In PMS
MA  MP sin MPS  1.36931
PA  MP cos MPS  1.767767
AS  PS  PA  8  1.767767  1.06066

In ABS
AB  AS tan ASB  AS tan 45  AS  1.06066
AB  AS  1.06066
BS  AS 2  AB 2  1.5

In SBM
BSM  30
BM  BS 2  MS 2  2 BS  MS  cos BSM  0.75

In ABM
BA2  AM 2  BM 2
MAB  cos 1  39.2314  39.2
2 BA  AM 

18c. Let E be a point on WS such that DE  WS

1
Area of DSW  WS  DE
2
WS is a constant
 area of DSW is min. when DE is min.
DE is min. when D is on RQ
 area of DSW is not min. when D is at P.
19a. ( x  2) 2  ( y  6) 2  r 2 or x 2  y 2  4 x  12 y  40  r 2  0
19bi. Let G be the centre of the circle C.
Then G = (2, 6 + c).
Slope of AG = 2.
6c6
2
2  2
c = 8
So the reflected circle should be translated downward by 8
units.
19bii. Mid-point of AG = (0, 2).
Equation of PQ is
y2 1
  or x  2 y  4  0 .
x 2
19biii. 1
Put y   x  2 into the equation of C, we have
2
1
( x  2)2  ( x  4) 2  r 2
2
5 2
x  20  r 2  0
4
Since a and d are the roots of the equation,
4(20  r 2 )
a  d  0 and ad 
5
(a  d ) 2  (a  d ) 2  4ad
16(20  r 2 )

5
16(r  20)
2

5
19c. PQ 2  (a  d )2  (b  e) 2
1
 (a  d ) 2  (a  d ) 2
4
 4(r  20)
2

When PQ  4 5 ,
4(r 2  20)  80
r  2 10
Now, AB  (2  1) 2  (6  1) 2  34  r .
So B lies inside C and the claim is agreed.