2019-2020

MATH CP

Ling Liang Church E Wun Secondary School

2019-2020 First Term Uniform Test Name

Secondary 4 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
Question-Answer Book
Class
This paper must be answered in English
31-10-2019
8:35 am -10:05 am (1.5 hours) Class No.
INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the spaces provided on this
cover.

2. This paper consists of FOUR sections, A(1), A(2), B and C.

3. Attempt ALL questions in Sections A(1), A(2) and B. Write your answers
in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book. Do not write in the
margins. Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
Item Marks
4. Answer ALL multiple questions in Section C. All questions carry equal
marks. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the
Presentation
Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean
Unit
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks
if the answers cannot be captured. You should mark only ONE answer for A(1) /20
each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will receive NO
A(2) /20
MARKS for that question. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

5. Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request. B /20
Write your Name, Class and Class Number on each sheet and staple them
C /20
inside this book.

Total /80
6. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

7. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or

correct to 3 significant figures.

8. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

9. No extra time will be given to candidates for writing the Name, Class and
Class Number after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.
 SECTION A(1) (20 marks)

x 2 y 3
1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
( xy  4 ) 3
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2. Factorize
(a) 25a 2  9 ,
(b) 25a 2  9  10ab  6b .
(3 marks)

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 3. Make q the subject of the formula 4 p  3  4 p(q  1) . (3 marks)
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4. If f ( x )  x 2  1 .

(a) Find f (3) and f (2) .

f (3)
(b) Hence, find .
f ( 2)
(4 marks)

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 5. Solve each of the following quadratic equations. Leave your answer in surd form if necessary.
(a) x 2  x  6  0 ,
(b) 3x 2  x  3  0 .
(4 marks)
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6. If the quadratic equation 6 x 2  2 x  k  0 has real roots, find the range of values of k.
(3 marks)

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 SECTION A(2) (20 marks)
7. Form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are –1 and 3, and write the equation in the general
form. (3 marks)
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8. The figure shows a right-angled triangle. Find the value of x. (4 marks)

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 9. (a) Solve 6 x 2  5x  4  0 . (2 marks)

(b) Hence or otherwise, solve 6 y  12  5 y  1  4  0 . (3 marks)

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 10. The figure shows the graph of y  (k  1) x 2  12x  9 which

touches the x-axis at one point P.

(a) Find the value of k . (3 marks)
(b) Find the coordinates of P and Q. (3 marks)
(c) Find the area of △OPQ. (2 marks)
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 SECTION B (20 marks)
11. It is given that  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation 3x 2  10 x  15  0 .
(a) Find the values of the following expressions.
(i)    and  ;
(ii) (  1)  (   1) ;
(iii) (  1)(  1) .

(4 marks)
(b) Form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are   1 and   1 . (Write the equation in
the general form.) (1 mark)
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 12. It is given that f ( x)  3x  1 and g ( x)  2 x  6 .
(a) If f (3x)  3g ( x) , find the value of x. (2 marks)
(b) If h( x)  f ( x)  kg( x) and h(2)  3 , find the value of k. (2 marks)
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 13. The figure shows a polygon ABCDEF, where DE = EF = x m and
AF = CD. The area of ABCDEF is S m2. It is given that
AF + AB = 20 m.
x
(a) (i) Show that AB  (10  )m .
2
(ii) Express S in terms of x.
(3 marks)
(b) If S = 37, find the value of x. (3 marks)
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 1 i 3  2i
14. Let z   , where p is a real number. If the real part of z is equal to the imaginary
p  5i  5  pi
part of z, find the value of p. (5 marks)
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 SECTION C (Multiple Choice Question, 20 marks, 2 marks each.)
Answer ALL questions in this section and mark your answers in the MC answer sheet.

2019
 1
1.   24039 
 4
A. 2.
B. 0.
1
C.  .
2
D. 2.

1 y
2. If x  , then y 
1 y
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x 1
A. 2
.

1 x
B. 2
.

x 1
C. x 1
.

x 1
D. x 1
.

3. (2  a ) 2  (2  a ) 2 

A.  8a .
B. 0.
C. 8.
D. 8a .

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 4. Solve ( x  1)( x  3)  ( x  1)(2 x  1) .
A. x  2
1
B. x  3 or x  
2
C. x  1 or x  2
1
D. x  1 、 x  3 or x  
2

5. If f ( x)  2 x  5 , then f (1) 

A. 3.
B. –3.
C. 7.
D. –2x – 5.
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6. If  3 is a root of the equation 2 x 2  x  c  0 , find the value of the constant c.
A.  3
B. 3
C.  21
D. 21

7. Which of the following may represent the graph of y  x 2  1 ?

A. B.

C. D.

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  25   64
8. 
9
A. 1.
B.  1.
C. i.
D. i.

1  3i
9. Find the values of the real numbers a and b if  1  i .
a  bi
A. a = 1, b = 2
B. a = 1, b = –2
C. a = 2, b = 1
D. a = 2, b = –1
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10. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2  2 x  (k  1)  0 and  2   2  12 ,
find the value of k .
A.  4
B.  3
C. 0
D. 2

END OF PAPER

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