Mathematics: Bedok South Secondary School End-Of-Year Examination 2023
Mathematics: Bedok South Secondary School End-Of-Year Examination 2023
CLASS INDEX
NUMBER
MATHEMATICS 4052/01
PAPER 1
9 October 2023
Write your class , index number and name on all the work you hand in .
Write in dark blue or black ink on both sides of the paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips , highlighters, glue or correction fluid .
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below the question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The total of the marks for this paper is 40 .
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Answer all the questions.
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5 Express as a single fraction in its simplest form - - - --., .
a+ 1 4a +.,
6 The diagram shows two right angled triangles , ABD and BCD.
AB = 17 cm, AD= 8 cm, BC= 12 cm, BD = 15 cm and CD= 9 cm.
A
B 12 C
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7 The following table shows some values of a and b.
a 6 4 3
b 3 8 15
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The test marks of a group of students are shown in the stem-anct-le~diagram.
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0 5 7 9
vVit
I x 4 5 8
2 3
3 8
Key: 1 I 5 means 15
(b) of the students scored more than v. Find the value ofJ;.
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(c) Explain why the mean may not be an appropriate average to use to summarise the
scores of the students.
Answer
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10 Wendy bought 20 boxes of strawberries at S6 each. She later threw away x boxes which
were spoilt and sold the remaining boxes at $8 each.
(a) Write down an expression in term.s of x to represent the amount Wendy received
from selling the stra vberries and show that it simplifies to 160-Sx .
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(b) By fonning and solv ing an inequality, fi nd the maximum number of spoilt boxes if
Wendy did not make a loss.
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11 In the diagram, triangle ABC is congruent to triangle EFD.
L.BAC=89°, LDFE=61°, BC= 8 cm, CD= 4 cm,DE= 7 cm and£F=4 cm.
E
A
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B 8
D
Calculate
(a) LBCD,
(b) AF.
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12 The shorter side of a rectangle is x cm.
Tuition
perim_et = '
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2
X area= 35 cm X
(a) Write down an expression in terms of x to represent the length of the longer side of
the rectangle, given that the area c,f the rectangle is 3 5 cm 2 .
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(b) Write do\vn an expression in term; of x to represent the length of the longer side of
the rectangle, given that the perimeter of the rectangle is 24 cm. Show that it
simplifies to (12 - x) cm.
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(c) Equate the two expressions of the length of the longer side of the rectangle from
parts (a) and (b) and show that it ~implifies to
x 2 --1 2x +35 = 0
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(d) Solve the equation x 2 - l 2x + 35 = 0 . Find the lengths of the shorter and longer sides
of the rectangle.
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13 Let x be the tens digit and y be the ones digit of a two-diigit number, represented as I Ox+ y.
(a) The number is equal to 4 times the sum of its digits.
Write down an equation in x and y to represent this infonnation and show that it
simplifies to 2.x - y = 0.
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(b) The number formed y reversing its digits, represented as IOy + x, is 9 more than the
original number.
Write down an equation in x and y to represent this infonnation and show that it
simplifies to x-y = -1 .
Answer
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CLASS INDEX
NUMBER
MATHEMATICS 4052/02
PAPER 2
2 October 2023
Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black ink on both sides of the paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid .
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below the question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks .
The total of the marks for this paper is 60.
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Sub-Total Total
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Answer alll the questions.
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1 It 1s given t . at p = - - .
q-r
(a) Find p when q = 7 a d r = 4.
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3 The masses of some newborn babies born in a hospital are shown in the grouped frequency
table.
(ii) the median lies in the class interval 3.0 s m < 3.5,
(c) It was discovered that all the data collected had an error.
The correct masses were all 0.5 kg less than those collected.
Explain how the estimate of the mean mass will change after the error is corrected.
Ans-wer
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4 The first five terms in a sequence of numbers are given below.
I;=I1+1=2
½=2 2 +2 =6
2
.7:=3
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+3=12
2
-~ = 4 +4 = 20
T =5 2 +5 =30
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(a) Find an expression, in tem1s of 11 , for the nth term, 7;, , of this sequence.
(b) One tenn in the sequence is 72. Hence . find the value of 11 for this tern) .
(c) Explain why the value of T,, must be even for all values of n.
Answer
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(d) The first 5 terms of another sequence are l, 5, 1l, l 9, 29. By comparing this
sequence \vith the sequence above , write down the 11th term of the new sequence.
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5 In the diagram, triangle ABF is an enlargement of triangle DBC and a reduction of triangle
ADE.
LAFE= 63°, LBDC = 75°, AF= 9 cm, BF= 13 cm and DE= 19.5 cm.
A
C
13
75 °
D 19.5 E
Calculate
(a) the ratio AF: AE,
(b) EF,
(c) LDBF.
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6 The diagram shows a smaller cone removed from a larger cone otthe
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7 The diagram shows a tent in the shape of a right rectangular pyramid ABCDX.
X
A Af B
210
The tent has base lengths AB = 210 cm and BC= 150 cm and slant heights MX = 125 cm
and NX= 145 cm.
Calculate
(a) the vertical height, OX, of the tent,
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8 The diagram shows two triangles ADE a:[ld CDE.
AE = 60 cm, CD= 28 cm, CE= 96 cm and DE= 100 cm.
A
C /
28~------·_ _6..J..;;O::s
D 100 E
(a) Show that triangle CDE is a right-angled triangle.
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(d) Calculate LAEC .
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(b) On the grid on the next page, using a scale of 1 cm to represent 0.2 s, draw a
horizontal t-axis for 0.0 st s 2.8.
On the same grid, u ing a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 m, draw a vertical h-axis for
0.0 sh s 20.0.
On your axes, plot the points given in the table and join them with a smooth curve.
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10 The diagram shows the flo r plan of a 3-room flat owned by Mr Tan.
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(a) Bedroom 2 is 3 m by 4 m.
By making measurements of the floor plan, write the scale of the floor plan in the
form 1 : n.
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(b) The cost,$ c, of a 6 mm thick square ceramic tile is directly proportional to the
square of its width, w cm.
A tile with a width of 60 cm cost $14.40.
(i) Find an equation for c in terms of w.
Mr Tan needs to work out how much money he will need to cover the floor renovation.
He finds the information below to help him work out the costs.
He realises that the cost to cover floor renovation comprises costs for material and labour.
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(c) (i) The area of kitchen on the floor plan is 14.6 cm2 .
Calculate the costs of using laminate for Mr Tan's kitchen floor.
(ii) Mr Tan would like to use cement screed for his living room, vinyl for both
bedrooms and ceramic tiks for both bathrooms.
Suggest a suitable amount of money Mr Tan should set aside for his floor
renovation, including kitc:1en.
Justify the decision you make and show your calculations clearly.
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