Sec 2 E Math Woodlands Ring Sec SA2 2018i-3
Sec 2 E Math Woodlands Ring Sec SA2 2018i-3
Sec 2 E Math Woodlands Ring Sec SA2 2018i-3
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, class and register number on allthe work you hand in.
write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the euestion paper
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
1. Arithmetic
111
2. Statistics and Probability
(Questions 9, 14) /9
3. Algebra
(Questions 4,8, 12) 112
4. Geometry and Mensuration
(Questions 6 - 7, 10 - 11, 13) t18
TOTAL MARKS
50
222
BP -223
Mathematical Formulae
Mensuration
I
Volume of a cone : !rr'h
3
4 ,r 3
Volume of a sphere
J
Statistics
Mean =
Zfx
Lf
!.
223
BP -224
Answer I2l
2 The numbers, P, Q and R, expressed as products of their prime factors are given below
P=22x3x53xl15
Q =2x54 x72 x7l3
R=23x35x11?
Answer ttl
(b) Iargest whole number that is a factor of P, Q and R,
Answer tll
(c) smallest value of x such that xPQ is a perfect square.
Answer tl l
224
BP -225
(a) integer(s),
Answer tll
(b) prime number(s),
Answer tll
(c) irrational number(s).
Answer tll
4 The braking distance, d metres, of a car is proportional to the square of its speed, v km/h.
Answer t2)
(b) Find the braking distance when this car is travelling at 120 km/h.
Answer m tu
225
BP -226
5 The diagram shows the travel itinerary of Tom's retum flight for his Singapore-Melboume
trips.
FTIGHT DEPARTURE
Answer h...... mm ll l
(b) On 4 May, Tom was supposed to have a dinner appointment with his colleague at Vivo
City, Singapore at 7.00 pm.
Assuming that the travelling time from Changi Airport to Vivo City was not more than
40 minutes by car, determine if Tom was able to make it for the dinner.
Justiff your answer with clear reasoning and working.
Answer
121
226
BP -227
T s
Answer o
tll
(b) Find the value ofx.
i'
Answer l2l
227
BP -228
8.5 m
a T
R 10m s
Given that the ratio of the length of QT: R,S is 13:20, find the length of
(a) Qr,
Answer ln tll
(b) QR.
Ansv,er m 12)
Answer t2)
228
BP -229
Answer 12)
Answer l2l
(b) the number of additional black balls needed so that the probability of selecting a black
batl becomes l.
6
a
:
4
rt
Answer I2l
229
BP - 230
10 (a) Find the acute angle d for cosd = 0.35 , giving your answer corect to I decimal
place.
Answer o
tl l
(b) A student calculates the acute angle 0 for 2sin 0=5.6land his calculator shows
'math error'. In the space below, explain why this is so.
Answer
121
230
BP- 231
10
i
R
Show that
I
Area of semicircle APC = Area of semicircle AQB + Area of semicircle BRC.
Answer t4l
.lt
ai
231
BP -232
11
12 (a) Subtract (x + 3)2 from (2r - l)2 . Give your answer in its simplest form.
Answer tzl
(b) Simplify each of the following expressions.
^23
3x"Y.'
(r) ,12
4ry'z x
Answer ttl
(ii)
x+4 x-4
510
Answer t21
232
BP- 233
t2
13 The diagram below shows a right square pyramid with base dimensions 6 cm by 6 cm.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
a
5cm
5cm
Answer cm 121
;i
233
BP -234
13
14 The table below shows the amount of pocket money a class of forty students receive each
week.
Number of students 5 3 x 12 v 5
(a) Given that the mode is $18, find the largest possible value of r.
Answer tll
O) With x taking the largest value from part (a),
Answer 121
(iD hence, calculate the mean amount of pocket money the students receive each
week.
Answer $ 12)
* End ofPaper *
234
BP- 235
Write your answers and working on the separate answer papers provided.
Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper'
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
1. Arithmetic l4
s3
2. Statistics and ProbabilitY NA
{
3. Algebra t27
(Questions 1,2,4\ ei
TOTAL MARKS
50
This paper consists of 7 printed pages, including this cover page.
235
BP- 236
Mathematical Formulae
Mensuration
Statistics
Mean =
l, fx
LT
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
236
BP -237
1
3l
Express
(a) as a single fraction in its simplest form. l2l
x-z x-) a
2 Rose was given a budget of $192 to purchase door gifu for her party.
(a) Find an expression, in terms ofy, for the number of mugs she can buy in Shop A. tll
(b) Shop B is having an opening sales. A mug will cost $2 cheaper if she is to buy it at
Shop B. Write down an expression, in terms ofy, for the number of mugs she can buy
in Shop B. tll
(c) If Rose used the $192 to buy the mugs at Shop B instead of Shop A, she would be able
to buy 8 more mugs.
(r) Write down an equation iny to represent this information, and show that it reduces
to y'-Zy-48=0. t3l
:.
'i
lt
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
237
BP- 238
3 The following street map is drawn to scale. The map has a scale of 5 cm : 0.25 km.
rtoua
(c) Using the map, estimate the area of Hope Square in m2. l2l
x -3 -2 1 0 1 2 J 4
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
238
BP - 239
l0
A C
Given that BC : l0 cm and AB : 26 cm,calculate
6 A rubber cone of diameter I0 cm, height 12 cm and slant height [3 cm is cut in half to make
two rubber door stoppers.
13 cm
l2 cm
H
10 cm
Find
,,u
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
239
BP -240
Fire Extinguisher
Height (/l): 31 crn
Diameter(d): ll cm
q lc
ffi
h ffi
i'
<_+
d
In this question, the fire extinguisher can be modelled as a cylinder with a hemisphere on top.
(a) Work out the area, in square centimetres, of the base of the fire extinguisher. 12)
(b) Work out the volume, in cubic centimetres, of the fire extinguisher. 13l
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
240
BP -241
Useful Information
I ke is equivalent to 9.8 N.
It is found that the fire extinguisher may explode if the total weight of its contents per
square centimetre, acting on the base area of the extinguisher, is greater than
0.2 N/cm2.
Will the extinguisher explode when filled to 40o/o of its total volume?
Hint: You may want to first find out the mass of the powder in the fire extinguisher. t3l
* End ofPaper *
't
l
SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS
241
BP -243
On AnswerAMorking Marks/Remarks
I Many students did not show
J46%"ffi their working, and most did not
[-
2a xl72 -i/
trzs show how ,ll5:
v8 = 2.5. Thus,
* they did not obtain Ml.
(2'*77)z x
,[T M1
:22 xLl *2
2
:l7O A1
Bl was awarded if student's
answer is correct but working
is incomplete.
2 (a) 23 x3s x5a x72 xlls BU-T
(b) 2xl12 .flLr,
(c) xxf23 x3x57 x72xllzf
I
x=2x3x5
This question was badly done,
Observations:
'and
r Many students could not ighest
common factor, or
I students
J
(a)
a Some d dorvn the numbers stated in the list. They gave '-4' or'3'
instead.
Some were careless in their reading and thought there were 2 different numbers
2 sin 90o and tan 45o
4 (a) d =1a,2 Many students thought d is
proporlional to v. instead of r,2
51.2 =r(ro)' MI
k = 0.008
d = 0.008v2
-1,
or d--v' AI
r25
or vz =125d
(b) d = 0.008v2
= 0.00s(120)'z
=115.2 B1
Brakins distance is 115.2 m
I
243
BP -244
Qn Answer/Working MarkslRemarks
5 (a) 10.35 am in Melboume: 8.35 am in Singapore Some students did not subtract
2 h to convert to SG time;
Duration from 1.15 am to 8.35 am
a handf'ul added 2 h instead.
=7h20mins BI
(b) 7 h20 mins after 11.20 am is 6.40 pm in Melbourne. MI
6.40 pm in Melbourne is 4.40 pm in Singapore. Proper reasons i *'orking rnust be
OR shown
f4."
(b)
fl
Observations:
. Some 1000
student obtained the correct
l0
QT 0
1
n
l3 -1 BI
= 6.5 or or 6-
2 2
(b) 8.5 t3
8.5 + QR 20 MI
1 10.5 + l3QR =170
13QR = 59.5
oR=59'5
l3
_, 15
AI
26
r 4.58 (3 sig. fig.)
OR
244
BP -245
Qn AnswerAilorking Marks/Remarks
PQ Qr 13
(ratio of eorr. sides of similar As)
PR RS 20 MI
8.5 l3
Some students thought they
PR 20
were to find the length of PR
PR=8.5xT
13
170 I M1 u,as au,arded if students
=-l3 or I J ;
J I
eave 131 or l3.l asthe
QR= PR- Pg ea
J
answer.
= tll-g.s
t3
119
26
o. +ll
26
or 4.58 AI
(a)
^ students did not
8 9x? -225 9x2 -225
completely
= 13x)2 - (l 5)', =9(x2 -25)
=(3.r+I5X3x-15) * [Ml] = 9(x+ 5Xx-5)
factorised
sX3x - l s)
=9(x+5Xx-5) [Al] 3(x + 5)(x- 5)
(b) Method I I students did not
3a -6b+2bc -ca -6b in the
=3a-ca+Zbc-6b +c(zu- ll +2bc - ca
= a(3-c\+ a- a-2b 3(a- 2b)- c(a+2b)
=A OR
c 3a- ca-6b +Zbc
( = a(3-c)-2b(3+c\
9
\
W )
Method 3
(a) P(blue ball) =:l Black:Total=3:5
Blue:Total=2:5
82 tMll 2u- 8 balls [MU
x 5 8+x 5 5u-20 balls [Al]
8 Observation:
5x=24+3x a
245
BP -246
Qn AnswerAfforkinq MarkslRemarks
l0 (a) cosd=0.35-
p = cos-l 0.35
= 69.5o (l d.p) AI
No rvorking, correct answer -+ no mark awarded
(b) 2sin0 =5.61
5.61 must expressed as sin 0 and not 0
Slnt/ = MI
-2
The hypotenuse side must be longer than the opposite
side. OR sin I < I OR max value of sin d is 1 B1
afl
Ml for applying Pythagoras'
Theorem
I
2 2 8
246
BP -247
Qn Answer/Workinq MarkslRemarks :t
o2 b2 a2 +b2
:-7t+-7t
888 =-7t
.'. Area of semicircle APC = Area of semicircle AQB
* Area of semicircle BRC
Observation:
r Students need to learn to understand what the
question is asking -+ To show horv the areas are
related instead of using the given relationship
directl.v.
r Some students went to show Pythagoras'
theorem (C = a2 + bz) as their final anslver.
t2 (a) Method 1
(2x-l)2 -(x+3)2
= [(2x-1) + (x +3)][(2x-1) -(x +3)]
= (3.r+ 2)@-a)
=3.r2 -1ox-8
Method 2
(2x- (x
+ C $t
MI
/ x'+
AI
ti,,
-10x-8.
note of the lvord 'from'
and wrong at the start.
-+ Students wrote Xt' instead of
(Lr\2 of bracket resulted in the wrong
expression -+ no mark i.i,
247
BP -248
Qn AnswerAilorking Marks/Remarks
(bxii) x+4 x-4
5 10
_2(x+4)-(x-a) MI
l0
2x+8- x+ 4
l0
x+12
A1
10
finding volume of ,
\
did not write the sq area)
-) no mark
$1
a
4.
,
(b)
Let I
t2 q2
I =J
M1
/=5cm
248
BP - 249
Qn AnswerAilorking Marks/Remarks
(bxi) 5+3+11+12+y+5=40 MI
Y =40-36 A1
( mean
without
40
no mark
249
BP - 250
I (a) 3l 3 x- x- MI
x-2 x-3 x- x-
3x-9-x+2
(x-z)(x-s)
2x-7
(x-2)(x-3) A1
Remarks:
l) Comnron mistake: not taking into account " - " when expanding. resulting in wrong answer
2x-LL
of
(x-2){x-3)
Take note not to the denourinator of the fraction when si the
(b) 2x-3y =l) -(l)
4x+ y:3 -(2)
(2)x3, 3(4x+ y) = 3(3)
12x+3Y =) - (3)
AI
c$$
=J
A1
J
1.5and !=-3
Remarks
1) Students should show all the steps clearly. In the case <lt elirnination method, students should
slrow how they derive the simplilied expression l1x=21 ctr-7y= 21.In the case of
substitution method, studsnts should shorv the suhstitution into the equation clearly.
2) Many did not check their solutions by substituting back to original equations. Onesimple
check will shorv that their solutions are incorrect.
(c)
r-2
p y*-r
r-2 MI
p2
3-4r
p2(3-4r)-r-Z
3p'-4p2r=r-2
r+4p2r=3p2+2 MI
r(1+ -3 +2
250
BP - 251
3o2+2 A1
1+4pz
Remarks:
l) Careless rnistake in shifting terms and changing the signs of each term
2) Did not fully make r the subject, leaving sorne terms rvith r on the ri-eht hand side of the
solution
2(a) L92 B1
,yA
Shon
(b) L92 B1
Shoo B
' v-2
Remarks:
1) 'l'he expressions should not have any units accompanying it. Many leave the expressions itl
L92 L92
terms of 'y and $-{.
$I y'2 Snrdents should note that the expression is for number of mugs,
ii) (v MI
AI
v-
Remarks:
l) It is irn first step before being able to solve the equation
2) Incorrect common rnistake
3) 'Ihere is no y: 4
in this part because the question onl-v asks to solve the
uatl n ot ll'l context ofthe ofcost of
(d) We have to reject : -6, because is the cost of a mug and the cost cannot be
! y BI
ne ve
Rernarks
I Ansrvers that says.v represents the number of mugs are r:ejected as the qu estion clearly
)
states that the cost of a
3(a) Map scale = 5 cm : 0.25 km
=1cm:0.05km
:l cm : 50m
:lcm:5000cm AI
-l :5000
Remarks
1
'fhere should not have units for: scale :i
251
BP - 252
) students who did not reseive the full credit due to incorrect conversion of units
(b) Distance between Ahmad's Road and Prince's Road on lnap:2.65 cm
2.65 cm : 13250 cm
Walking distance between Ahmad's Road and Prince's Road is 132.5 m. AI
Remarks
I )
Generally well done, stuclents are arvarded full credit for using (a) answer to compute the
actualdistanoe
Several students did not read the and the ansu,er in km instead
(c) Area of Hope Square on map = 1.95 x 1.95 MI
:3.8025 cm2
os.{
s{'l
252
BP- 253
- -l BI
(b)
li iii {
i 1?
s- B1
P- all B1
C. B1
llemarks: ,d
more practice on graph drawirrg. '[his is foundation skill
for sec J
Basic habit of label of graph & a.xes is t-rne.
Horvever the abil to draw a smooth curve is
(c ) x=2 B1
--9 +/-0.1 BI
=l BI
(ei) When = x-Z
x -3 0 4
.| a
v -5 J
BI
At least 2
253
BP -254
Remarks: not $'ell done. Many did not drarv the line. .For those r,r,ho drew the line
con'ectly, quite a nu!1ber {id not label the graph.
s(a)
cos./ABC :9 F M1
26
ZABC=cos-r 9=67.4"
26 AI
Remarks: quites
(b)
^"it"l
AC: MI
A1
( c ) Area of Or
I
2
00x24) =
Let the shortest distance be x. Let the shortest distance be -r.
I
sin67.4 = L MI
;(x)(26) =120 10
x :9.23m(3sf) x = L0stn57.4
A1
= 9.23 m (3sf)
Remarks: this question prnofs r to be challenging.'lhe ability to see differenr was
ttl find area o1'triangle is essenrtial. Please do nrore practice oll surch question
t)''pe.
254
BP - 255
6(a) 10
Radius of the cone =
7
=5 cm
I
Volume of the cone =!xtx52 xl}
J M1 given when applied
l00z cm3 formula for volume of MI
cone
a{'l
Area stopper
= 1 1*l 1
M2: Any 2 of the 3 areas found
accurately will award M2
= 60 cm2 marks
MI: Any 1 of the 3 areas
Curved surface area of rubber stopper
=Lxxx5xl3
2
65
=-fi2 cm
255
BP - 256
Remarks:
I ) Many failed to divide the curved surface area by 2
2) Many did not lind the {lat surface of the stopper
3) Radius of semicircle was not correctly- identified
4) Did not round off to 3 sf
o$1
256
BP -257
= 95.0332
= 95.0 cmz 73sl AI tl
l
r!
Remarks:
some forgot to round off to 3sf. '
(b) M2
vol = i [frg.s)3] + r(s.s)'z(31 - s,s)
= 348.455 + 2423.346
:2771.80
A1
:2770 cm3 (3s0
Remarks:
many lails to see that the height il'the cylinder is not 31 have to cleduct
off the 5.5cm he of the h em
Mass osl MI
*pqq
stl *
MI
13.859 t'
82
r35.8182 *
Weight of square meter: N/cm2
95:033
- 1.4292N / cm2 AI
Since the weight per square meter is less than 0.2 N/cm2, the extinguisher will not
explode.
Remarks:
I m awarded only *'hen student attempted at lease the first 2 multiplic.ations correctly
2,,d mark ar,r..ar<Is of stu<lents attenrptecl the first 3 multiplications corectly
Fullnrarks is arvarded if conclusion is made
257