Hwa Chong Institution
Integrated Programme/SBGE
Secondary One Mathematics 40
Name: _________________________________ ( ) Class: _________ Date: 21 September 2011
Revision Retest 6
1h 40 marks
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Answer all questions on separate writing papers.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in [ ].
The use of calculators is allowed.
1. Solve the following algebraic equations:
1 x2
(a) x 1 , [2]
4 2
5 3
(b) 6, [3]
8 x 4 6 12 x
7b 3 4a 3 a2
2. If 20 , find the value of . [3]
3a 3 b 3 b2
3. (i) Express 84 as a product of prime factors. [2]
(ii) Find the smallest integer n such that 84n is a multiple of 30. [2]
4. Given that x {set of integers}, represent the following statement 5 x 122 by means of a
number line. [2]
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5. The raw scores of 30 students for school ABC in a common examination is shown below:
54 66 70 82 98 100 69 69 75 50
78 79 88 89 89 98 98 86 86 84
93 90 82 92 96 96 87 97 64 100
The stem and leaf diagram shows the results for both school ABC and XYZ. Copy and complete
the stem and leaf diagram. [2]
ABC School XYZ School
Leaves Stem Leaves
4 0 5 2 6 8 9
9 9 6 4 6 2 4 5 8 8
5 0 7 5 5 6 7 8 8 9
9 9 8 7 6 2 2 8 0 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 8
8 7 6 6 3 2 0 9 0 2 7 7 8
0 0 10 0
(a) What is the most common score in each school? [2]
(b) What is the median score for each school? [2]
(c) Which school did better in the examination? Briefly state your reason. [2]
4s 12c
6. Given that 2(2s 5c) , find the value of c if s 1 and d 2 . [2]
7d 4s 3
7. Simplify
(a) 2(2 4 x) 5(2 x 1) [2]
3
1
(b) 2 xy 3 x 2 y [2]
2
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8. ABCD is a rectangle which measures (3x – 8) cm by (4x + 3) cm. PQR is a right angled triangle
in which PQ = (5x – 1) cm, QR = 2x cm and PR = (5x + 1) cm.
P
A 3x - 8 B
5x + 1
4x + 3 5x - 1
Q R
D C 2x
(a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the perimeter of
(i) the triangle and [2]
(ii) the rectangle, [2]
giving your answer in the simplest form.
(b) Given the perimeter of the rectangle ABCD, is equal to the perimeter of the triangle,
PQR, form an equation in x connecting the perimeters and solve it. [2]
9. In the diagram, AB = AC, BGD = 90°, BD is parallel to FE and ABC = 59°. Find the sizes
of angles p , q and r . [6]
A
q
D r E
59
B C
G p H
F
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