S2 Common Test 2 Practice 1 solution

Section A
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D
Section B
7. (a) 8. (a) (i)
6a  9b  8ab  12b 2
(2 x  3)( x  1)  x( x  2) 2
 3(2a  3b)  4b(2a  3b)
 2 x 2  2 x  3 x  3  x( x 2  4 x  4)
 (2a  3b)(3  4b)
 2 x 2  x  3  x3  4 x 2  4 x
  x3  2 x 2  5 x  3
(ii)
(b) LHS = ( Ax  2)(2 x  3) ab  cd  bc  ad
= 2 Ax  3 Ax  4 x  6
2
 ab  bc  ad  cd
  b( a  c )  d ( a  c )
2 Ax 2  3 Ax  4 x  6  4 x 2  Bx  6  (a  c)(b  d )

By comparing like terms, (iii)

2A = 4 3A + 4 = B 4 x3  49 xy 2
A=2 3(2) + 4 = B  x(4 x 2  49 y 2 )
B = 10  x(2 x  7 y )(2 x  7 y )

(b) (i) (3a – b)2

(ii) 9a 2  6ab  b 2  6a  2b
= (3a – b)2 – 2(3a – b)
= (3a – b)(3a – b – 2)

9.
3 x  4 y  2      (1)

9 x  8 y  1      (2)
(1) × 3: 9x + 12y = 6 –––––(3)
(3) – (2): 20y = 5
1
y=
4
1
Sub y = into (1)
4
1
3x + 4( )=2
4
1
x=
3

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10. (a) x–y+1=0 2x + y + 1= 0

x –2 0 2 x –0.5 0 0.5

y –1 1 3 y 0 –1 –2

(b) (i)

3 x–y+1=0

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

–1

y = –2 –2
2x + y + 1= 0

(ii) From the graph, the approximated solution is

x = __–0.7__ , y = ___0.3____ (cor. to 1 d.p.).
(c) From the graph, the solution is x = __–3___, y = __–2___.

11. (a) x + y = 14
20x + 100y = 920
(b) x + y = 14 ------ (1)
20x + 100y = 920 ----- (2)
(1) × 20: 20x + 20y = 280 ----- (3)
(2) – (3): 80y = 640
y=8
Sub. y = 8 into (1)
x + 8 = 14
x=6
 Mr. Wong has 6 banknotes in $20
and 8 banknotes in $100.
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12. (a) x + 24 = y (b) x + 24 = y ----- (1)
1 3x – 12 = y – 4 ----- (2)
(x – 4) = (y – 4)
3 Sub. (1) into (2)
3x – 12 = x + 24 – 4
2x = 32
x = 16
Sub. x = 16 into (1)
16 + 24 = y
y = 40
 Alan is 16 and his father is 40.

A
13. (a) ∠ABC = 60° (Prop. of equil. △)
∠ADC = 60° + 25° (ext. ∠ of △)
35
= 85° 25

∠ADE = 85°- 30° E

= 55°

(b) ∠BAC = 60° (Prop. of equil. △) F

∠DAC = 60° – 25°
= 35° 30
B C
∠AED = 180° – 55° – 35° – 35° (∠ sum of △) D
= 55°
∵ ∠ADE = ∠AED = 55°
∴ AD = AE (sides opp. equal ∠s)
∴ △ADE is an isos. △.

14. (a) L.H.S. = (2x – 1)(x – 1) 14. (b)

= 2x – 2x – x + 1
2
3bx + 9 – 4x + 8 ≡ –2x + 2a
= 2x2 – 3x + 1 (3b – 4)x + 17 ≡ –2x + 2a
R.H.S. = (x – 1) + x – x
2 2
by comparing like terms,
= x2 – 2x + 1 + x2 – x 17 = 2a
= 2x – 3x + 1
2
17
a
∵ L.H.S. = R.H.S. 2
∴ (2x – 1)(x – 1) ≡ (x – 1)2 + x2 – x 3b – 4 = –2
2
b
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Section C
15. (a) (i) a2 + ab + 10a + 10b
= a(a + b) + 10(a + b)
= (a + 10)(a + b)

(ii) 4x2 – 3xy – 4x + 3y

= x(4x – 3y) – (4x – 3y)
= (x – 1)(4x – 3y)
(b) 81a – 18a + 1
2

= (9a – 1)2
(c) (i) x2 + 6xy + 9y2
= (x + 3y)2
(ii) 100m2 – x2 –6xy – 9y2
= (10m)2 – (x + 3y)2
= (10m + x + 3y)(10m – x – 3y)
(d) (i) 16x2 – 25y2
= (4x – 5y)(4x + 5y)
(ii) 16x2 – 25y2 – 8x – 10y
= (4x – 5y)(4x + 5y) – 2(4x + 5y)
= (4x + 5y)(4x – 5y – 2)

16. (a) (5  2)  180o

ABG   108o
5
(6  2)  180o
ABC   120o
6
(b) x  ABC  ABG
x  120o  108o  12o
BCD  120o
y  x  BCD
 x  120o  132o
(c) (i) CDE  DEF  120o
z  360o  120o  120o  120o
(ii) EPS  SPQ (given)
 60 o
DEP  180o  DEF (adj. ∠s on st. line)
 180o  120o
 60 o
 EPS  DEP
 DE // PS (alt. ∠s equal)

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