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MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2021

SUBJECT : Mathematics

LEVEL : Secondary 2 Express

DATE : 7th May 2021

DURATION : 2 hours

SETTER: Mrs Lye-Yong Kwee Fah & Ms Tan Hui Xian

VETTER: Mdm Ong Chan Hong

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

Write your name and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

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 when 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  , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of  .

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.

Calculator Model:

80
This document consists of 21 printed pages.
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Section I (40 marks)

Answer all the questions.

1 Round off
(a) 176.89372 to 3 decimal places,

Answer ………………………………… [1]

(b) 0.00984327 to 3 significant figures.

Answer ………………………………… [1]

2 Factorise the following expressions completely.

(a) x 2 + 4 xy + 2 x + 8 y

Answer ………………………………… [2]

(b) 4 x 2 + 15 x − 4

Answer ………………………………… [2]

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3 Simplify the following expressions.

26a 2
(a)
39ab 2

Answer ………………………………… [1]

m2 − n2
(b)
mn + m 2

Answer ………………………………… [2]

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4 Alice is going grocery shopping.

(a) She decides to buy potato chips.
Brand A sells in packets of 100g for $1.30.
Brand B sells in packets of 220g for $2.80.
Which brand is of more value for money ? Show your working clearly.

Answer Brand ……….………………… [2]

(b) She also decides to buy tea.

The supermarket sells tea at 3kg for $18.
If she wants to buy 5kg of tea, how much will she need to pay?

Answer $..……………………………… [1]

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5 The table below shows some values of a and b related by the equation
k
a= , where k is a constant.
b+3

a 20 m 24
b 33 13 n

(a) Show that the value of k is 120.

Answer

[2]

(b) Hence, find the value of m and n.

Answer
m = ..…………………………... [1]

n = ..…………………………… [2]
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6 The diagram shows a triangle ABC.

A is the point (–1, 4), B is the point (2, 10) and C is the point (–1, 0).
y
B (2, 10)
10

6
A (–1, 4)
4

2
C (–1, 0)
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–2

–4

–6

(a) Write down the gradient of the line AB.

Answer ………………………………… [1]

(b) A line l has the same gradient as AB and passes through the point (–2, 4).
Write down the equation of the line l.

Answer ………………………………… [2]

(c) ABDC is a parallelogram. Find the coordinates of point D.

Answer (…………...… , …….….….…) [2]

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7 Solve the following simultaneous equations.

x + 3y = 8
2 x + 5 y = 13

Answer x = .……………………………

y = .…………………………… [4]
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2 5  32  5
8 Given that = q , where q is the greatest possible perfect square and p is a positive
p
integer, find the values of p and of q.

Answer p = .……………………………

q = .…………………………… [2]

4x 3x
Express + as a single fraction in its simplest form.
3(x − y ) 2( y − x )
9

Answer ………………………………… [3]

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10 (a) Solve 10 + n  3n + 8 .

Answer ………………………………… [2]

(b) Susan bought a wallet in the United States for US$1500.

If she were to buy the same wallet from Singapore, it would have cost her S$2690.
Calculate the percentage savings she made.
Take US$1 = S$1.36.

Answer ……………………………….% [3]

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2 1
11 (a) Simplify + .
x + 2 ( x + 2 )2

Answer ………………………………… [2]

2 1
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation + =0
x + 2 ( x + 2 )2

Answer x = .…………………………… [2]

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Section II (40 marks)

Answer all the questions.

3a 2 12a
12 (a) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form  3 .
b b

Answer ………………………………… [1]

2k + 5 3 − k
(b) Solve the inequality  .
3 4

Answer ………………………………… [2]

(c) These are the first five terms in a sequence.

4 12 20 28 36
(i) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of the sequence.

Answer ………………………………… [1]

(ii) Explain why the terms of the sequence are all multiples of 4.

Answer ………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………... [1]
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13 (a) The pie chart shows the different modes of transport students take to school.

car

210° bus
walk

(i) Express the number of students who take the bus as a fraction of the total
number of students.

Answer ………………………………… [1]

There are 280 more students who take the bus to school than students who walk to
school.

(ii) Calculate the total number of students in the school.

Answer ………………………………… [2]

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(b) The line graphs show the number of new Covid-19 cases of Country A and
Country B in each month from January 2021 to April 2021.

Country A Country B
122 140

Number of new Covid-19 cases

Number of new Covid-19 cases

120 120
118
116 100
114 80
112
60
110
108 40
106 20
104
102 0
January February March April January February March April
Months Month

Donald claims that the number of new Covid-19 cases increased more drastically
in Country A than Country B from February to March 2021.
Do the graphs support his claim? Justify your answer.

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

………………………………………………………………………….…………...

………………………………………………………………………….…………... [1]
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14 (a) One interior angle of a pentagon is 120° and the remaining four angles are a each.
Calculate the value of a.

Answer a = …………………………… [2]

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(b)
P
A x° B
61°

72° S
C D
Q
y°

22°
E R F

In the diagram, PQR is a triangle. AB is parallel to CD and EF.

PSR is a straight line.
It is given that angle QPR = 61 , angle PSC = 72 and angle QRE = 22 .

Stating your reasons clearly, find

(i) the value of x,

Answer x = …………………………… [1]

(ii) the value of y.

Answer y = …………………………… [2]

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15 Steve and Rogers took part in a 3-km cross country race.

(a) Steve ran at a constant speed of x km/h.

Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took.

Answer .……………………………… h [1]

1
(b) Rogers ran at a constant speed km/h slower than Steve.
2
Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of hours he took.

Answer .……………………………… h [1]

(c) The difference between their times was 5 minutes.

Write down an equation in x to represent this information, and show that it reduces
to
2 x 2 − x − 36 = 0

Answer

[3]
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(d) Solve the equation 2 x 2 − x − 36 = 0 .

Answer x = ….…….… or ……….…… [3]

(e) Calculate the time Steve took to complete the race, giving your answer in hours
and minutes.

Answer ………..….. h .….……..… min [2]

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16 The diagram shows a model of a swimming pool with a depth from 1.2 m to 3 m.

J 50 m H
E 1.2 m
F
M G
3m K L 5m
C 10 m D

A 25 m B

The swimming pool has a uniform cross-section ABCDEF.

AK = BL = CM = DG = 5 m.
(a) Show that the area of its cross section ABCDEF is 118.5 m2.

(b) Calculate the volume of the swimming pool when it is completely filled.

Answer …………………………… m3 [2]

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(c) Every week, the water in the completely filled swimming pool is transferred into a
large cylindrical container for recycling.

rm

10 m

The cylinder has a radius of r m.

The water reaches a depth of 10 m in the container.

Find the value of r

Answer …………………………… m [3]

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17 The variables x and y are connected by the equation

y = x2 − 4 x + 4 .
Some corresponding values of x and y are given in the table below.

x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
y 16 p 4 1 0 1 q

(a) Calculate the value of p and q.

Answer p = ……………………………

q = …………………………… [2]

(b) On the grid opposite, draw the graph of y = x 2 − 4 x + 4 for −2  x  4 . [3]

(c) Using your graph in (b),

(i) find the values of x when y = 2 ,

Answer x = ….…….… or ……….…… [2]

(ii) find the coordinates of the minimum point.

Answer (…………...… , …….….….…) [1]

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16

14

12

10

x
−2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

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