1. Name:_________________________________( ) Class : Sec 4_____
TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009
SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS
MATHEMATICS 4016 / 1
PAPER 1 2 hours
14 September 2009
Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Calculator Model: _________________
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give
the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For  , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of  .
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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Use Mathematical Formulae Use
Compound Interest
r n
Total amount  P(1  ) .
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Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone = rl
2
Surface area of a sphere = 4r
1 2
Volume of a cone = r h
3
4 3
Volume of a sphere = r
3
1
Area of a triangle ABC = ab sin C
2
Arc length = r , where  is in radians
1 2
Sector area = r  , where  is in radians
2
Trigonometry
a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C
a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos A
Statistics
Mean  
fx
f
2 2
Standard deviation =  fx   fx 
 
f f 
 

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Answer all the questions.
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1. (a) Evaluate . Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
37.45  0.875
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(b) Given that m  5.92  10 2 and that n  4.12  10 3 , calculate  n . Give your
m
answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Answer (a) ………………………….. [1]
(b) ………………………….. [1]
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2. (a) of a plank is sawn off and of the remaining piece is then thrown away. What
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fraction of the original plank remains?
(b) Find the number of 22-cent stamps that can be bought with $x.
Answer (a) …………………….……. [1]
(b) ….……………................ [1]
3. (a) The Punggol Promenade which will transform Punggol into a beautiful waterfront
town costs $16.7 million to build. Express 16.7 million in standard form.
(b) Punggol town has a population of 53600 and this is projected to grow by 30% by
2011. What will the population be by 2011? Express your answer in standard form.
Answer (a) ………………………….. [1]
(b) ………………………….. [1]

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Use 4. The pie chart shows the cost breakdown of a holiday. Use
Food
180o
Others 72o
o
x Hotel
Travel
(a) Find the percentage of the total cost spent on food and hotel.
(b) Given that 15% of the total cost was spent on travel, find x.
Answer (a) ……………………..… % [1]
(b) x = ..…………………….. [1]
a  a5
5. (a) Simplify 3
and give your answer in the form a n .
a
(b) Given that 3 2 k  27  3 , find the value of k.
Answer (a) ………………………….. [1]
(b) k = ..…………………….. [1]
6. The resistance of a wire of constant length varies inversely as the square of its
diameter. The resistance is 23 ohms when the diameter is d mm. Find the resistance of
the wire when the diameter is halved.
Answer …..……………………ohms [2]

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7. A marathon race was 42.195 km long. A runner took 4 hours 40 minutes to finish the
race.
(a) Express 4 hours and 40 minutes in hours.
(b) Calculate the speed of the runner. Give your answer in metres per second.
Answer (a) …………………… hours [1]
(b) ..……………………. m/s [1]
8. The diagram shows two quadrants with centre O. The radii of quadrants ABO and
EFO are 2 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
Give your answer in the form a  b .
E
A
3
F B O
2
Answer …..………………………cm [2]
9. The equation of a straight line, p, is 4 y  3 x  36.
(a) A straight line l is parallel to p and passes through the origin.
Write down the equation of l.
(b) The point (2, k) lies on the line p. Find the value of k.
Answer (a) ………………………….. [1]
(b) k = ..…………………….. [1]

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Use 10. (a) Express in set notation, the set represented by the shaded area in terms of P and Q. Use

P
Q
(b)   {x : x is an integer, 30 ≤ x ≤ 100}
A = {x: x is divisible by 4}
B = {x: x is a perfect square}
C = {x: x is an odd number}
(i) List the elements contained in the set A  B.
(ii) Write down n(A  C).
Answer (a) ………………………….. [1]
(b)(i) …….………………….. [1]
(ii) …………..…………… [1]
11. In the diagram, ABD is a straight line, AB = 2 cm, BD = 5 cm, BC = 3 cm,
CD = 4 cm and BCD = 90o.
(a) Giving your answers as fractions, find
C
(i) tan BDC,
(ii) sinABC. 4
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(b) Find the value of AC2.
A 2 B 5 D
Answer (a)(i) ………………………….. [1]
(ii) ………………………….. [1]
(b) …………………………….. [2]

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12. A drink stall sells ice-lemon tea and barley drink, each available in Small, Regular
and Large glasses. The number of glasses of drinks sold over a 10-minute period is
given in the table below.
Size of cup Small Regular Large
Ice-lemon tea 4 8 2
Barley 1 5 0
Price per glass $1.30 1.50 $1.80
1 . 3 
 4 8 2  
It is given that M = 
1 5 0 and N = 1.5  .
  1.8 
 
(a) (i) Find MN.
(ii)Explain what your answer to (a)(i) represents.
(b) (i) Given that P = 1 1 , find PM.
(ii) Explain what your answer to (b)(i) represents.
Answer (a)(i) [1]
Answer (a)(ii) …………..……………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………… [1]
Answer (b)(i) [1]
Answer (b)(ii) …………..……………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………… [1]
13. (a) A regular polygon has n sides. The size of each interior angle is seven times the
size of one exterior angle. Calculate the value of n.
(b) Three regular polygons, two of which are congruent octagons, meet at a point so
that they fit together without any gaps. Describe the third polygon.
Answer (a) n =…………………….. [2]
Answer (b) ..…………..………………………………………………………… [2]

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14. The scale drawing in the answer space below shows the positions of two corners,
A and B, of a horizontal triangular field. A and B are 320 m apart.
(a) Find the bearing of A from B.
Answer (a) ……….…..……….. [1]
(b) The third corner, C, of the field is due south of A and is 240 m from A.
Find and label the position of C.
(c) A hut, H, in the field is equidistant from B and C.
(i) Construct a perpendicular bisector of the line BC.
(ii) Given also that H is on a bearing of 264o from B, find and label the position of
H.
Answer (b) and (c)
North
A
B
[3]

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15. (a) A study was done to see how long people waited for taxis outside a hospital. The
result is shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram below.
Time (in minutes)
0 3 4 5 5 6 8 9
1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 7 8 key 2 1 means 21
2 1 1 1 2 3
3 0 0
(i) Write down the modal length of time.
(ii) Find the median length of time.
Answer (a)(i) .……………………mins [1]
(ii) ….…………………mins [1]
(b) Classes A and B have 40 students each. The box-and-whisker diagram below
shows the distribution of their marks in a Science test.
Class A
Class B
55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
(i) Complete the following table. [2]
Class A Class B
Median
Interquartile range
(ii) What conclusion can you make about the test performance of the two classes?
Explain your answer clearly.
Answer (b)(ii)………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

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Use 16. Two similar pots have base radii 6 cm and 15 cm. Use
(a) Calculate the height of the smaller pot if the height of the larger pot is 18 cm.
(b) If the cost of the material used to manufacture the base of the smaller pot is $3,
what is the cost of using the same material to make the base of the larger pot?
(c) The mass of the larger pot is 200g. Find the mass of the smaller pot.
Answer (a) ………………………cm [1]
(b) $…….………………….. [2]
(c) ……….………..………g [2]
4x  3
17. (a) Solve the inequality  3( x  2) .
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Answer (a) x ……………………….. [2]

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17. (b) Solve the simultaneous equations.
4y = 9 – 3x
2x – y = 6
Answer (b) x = ……………………..
y = …..………………….. [3]
18. (a) (i) Express 240 as the product of its prime factors.
(ii) Find the highest common factor of 84 and 240.
(iii) Find the lowest common multiple of 84 and 240.
(b) A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 250 000.
(i) The length of a road is 30 km. Calculate the length of the road on the map in
centimetres.
(ii) A forest is represented by an area of 50 cm2. Calculate the actual area of the
forest in square kilometres.
Answer (a)(i) .……………………….. [1]
(ii) ….…………………….. [1]
(iii) …………..…………… [1]
(b)(i) …….………………cm [1]
(ii) …………..………km2 [1]

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Use 19. The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a van’s journey from point P. Use
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Speed
in m/s
16
t
0
20 30 70
Time in seconds
(a) Calculate the total distance travelled by the van.
(b) Find the acceleration of the van when t = 25.
(c) At t = 20, a car started from rest at point P and accelerated at a constant rate. It
passed by the van at t = 70. Calculate the speed of the car when the two vehicles
met.
Answer (a) ………………..……… m [2]
(b) ………………..…… m/s2 [1]
(c) …………..……..…… m/s [2]

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20. In the diagram, PQ = 2a and PR = b. QS is parallel to PR and QS  3 PR .
2
1
T is the point on QR such that TR  QR . M is the midpoint of PQ.
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S
R
T
b
Q 2a M P
(a) Express, as simply as possible, in terms of a and b,
(i) QR ,
(ii) PT
(iii) MS
(b) Find the ratio PT : MS.
Answer (a)(i) QR = ..……………….. [1]
(ii) PT = ..……………….. [2]
(iii) MS = .…..…………… [1]
(b) ……..….... : ……….….. [1]

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Use 21. (a) The diagram shows the graph of a quadratic function y  ( x  p )( x  q ) . Use
(i) Find the value of m.
(ii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.
y
y = (x – p)(x – q)
x
-4 0 1
m
Answer (a)(i) m = ……….. …….. [2]
(ii) …………….……… [1]
(b) (i) Sketch the graph of y  ( x  2) 2  3.
(ii) Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the curve.
y
Answer (b)(i)
0 x
[2]
(ii) (…….. , ….…) [1]

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22. (a) Factorise completely wx  2 wy  x  2 y .
Answer (a) ………………………….. [2]
(b) Simplify 4m  (3m  2)(m  1).
(b) ………………………….. [2]
p2
(c) Given that  2q  7 , express p in terms of q, giving your answer in its
3p
simplest form.
(c) …….………………….. [3]