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FORM 4 TEST (2 hours)

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
Paper 1
Question-Answer Book

INSTRUCTIONS
I. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B
II. Attempt ALL questions in the paper. Write your answers in the spaced provided
in this Question-Answer Book
III. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be shown clearly
IV. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct
to 3 significant figures
V. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale

Question No. Total marks Marks

1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
11 4
12 3
13 6
14 5
15 5
16 3
17 6
18 8
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Section A
1. Which of the following MUST be true?

I. 1.3̇27̇ is a rational number

48
II. √ 3 is an irrational number

22
III. is an irrational number
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A. I only

B. I and II only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

2. 0.3̇45̇ =

A. 0.35 (correct to 3 significant figure)

B. 0.345 (correct to 4 decimal places)

C. 0.3455 (correct to 4 significant figures)

D. 0.3454 (correct to 4 decimal places)

3. Which of the following about the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 = 0

is/are true.

I. The roots are irrational numbers

II. The roots are real numbers

III. The roots are complex numbers

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III
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2−3ⅈ
4. What is the real part and imaginary part of ?
2+ⅈ

8 1
A. Real part = − , imaginary part =
5 5

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B. Real part = , imaginary part = − 5
5

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C. Real part = − 5 , imaginary part = 5

8 1
D. Real part = , imaginary part = − 5
5

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5. If (3 + √−𝑥) = 5 + 12ⅈ , then 𝑥 =

A. 2

B. 4

C. −2

D. −4

6. If 3𝑥 2 + (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + (𝑘 + 1) = 0 has non-zero equal roots, then 𝑥 =

A. −2

B. −1

C. 11

D. −1 or 11

𝑦ⅈ
7. If = 2 − 3ⅈ where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real constants, the 𝑦 =
𝑥+6ⅈ

A. −9

B. 7

C. 37

D. 39
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8. In the figure, the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑐 − 6𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥 2 touches the 𝑥-axis. Find 𝑎

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A. −3

9
B. −8

9
C. 8

8
D. 3

2𝑥−3 3𝑥−2
9. If = , then 𝑥 =
𝑥+2 𝑥−4

A. −1 or 16

B. 1 or −16

C. 1 or 16

D. −1 or −16

√3−2 √3+2
10. Simply the expression −
√3+2 √3−2

A. −2√2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 8√3
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Section B
11. Convert the following decimals into a fraction

i. 1.08̇5̇

ii. 5.135̇

12. If 2𝑎 + 𝑏ⅈ = (𝑎 + ⅈ )(𝑎 − ⅈ ) , where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are real numbers, find 𝑎 and

𝑏
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13. In Figure 3, four isosceles right-angled triangles are cut from a square with

sides 10 cm. The remaining part is a rectangle with area 32 cm2. It is given

that 𝑎 < 𝑏.

i. Express 𝑥 in terms of 𝑎

ii. Find 𝑎 and 𝑏

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14. Let 𝑧 = (3 + 2ⅈ )(𝑥 + 𝑦ⅈ )

(a) Express 𝑧 in the form 𝑎 + 𝑏ⅈ , where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are real numbers

(b) Tommy claims if 𝑥: 𝑦 = 2: 3 , then 𝑧 must be a purely imaginary

number. Do you agree? Justify your answer using the result of (a)
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15. Consider the quadratic graph of y = x2 – 6(x + 1) + k, where k is a constant.

The curve touches the x-axis at P

(a) Find the value of k

(b) Find the coordinate of P

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16. In a cycling race of 15km, the speed of John is 𝑥 km/h. If peter cycles faster

than John by 2km/h, then Peter can finish the race 2 hours earlier than John.

What is the speed of John?

17. The figure shows a rectangle EFGH of width 15cm with three identical

circles of radii 𝑥 cm inscribed in it. A, B and C are centers of the three

circles respectively. Given that AC//DB//FG and 𝛥𝐴𝐷𝐵 is a right-angled

isosceles triangle.

(a) By using 𝛥𝐴𝐷𝐵 and set up a quadratic equation

(b) Solve the equation in (a) (Leave the answers in surd form)

(c) Hence, find the area of 𝛥𝐴𝐷𝐵

and the rectangle EFGH (Give

your answers correct to 2

decimal places)
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18. As shown in the figure, a piece of wire of length 42cm is cut into two parts

and bent into a square and an equilateral triangle respectively. If the area of

the square and that of the triangle are in the ratio 4: √3 , find the length of

the side of the square.