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4E/5N Preliminary Examination

Elementary Math P1 Answer Scheme
Qn. Solutions
1
3
6
+
3 a a (a 3)
3
6
=

(o.e.)
(3 a ) a (3 a )
3a 6
=
(o.e)
a (3 a )
3(a 2)
3(2 a )
=
or
=
(o.e)
a (3 a )
a (a 3)
2(a) 10 + 2x < 11 x
3x < 21
x<7
2(b) Smallest value of x2 = 0
3
( s 3 r 2 ) 3 (r 2 s 3 ) 0
2 5
(rs )
(s r )
s 9 r 6
s3r 6
s6
= 12
(showing ans. in positive index notation)
r
4a 2 2ac + 3bc 9b 2
= 4a 2 9b 2 2ac + 3bc
= (2a + 3b)(2a 3b) c(2a 3b)
= (2a 3b)(2a + 3b c)
5 x = 3 y 2,
7 y + 12 = 15 x
x=5 ,y=9
Total sale of 80 tins = $425
425
= $5.3125
Sale of 1 tin = 80
Cost of 1 tin = $4.30
Profit made from 1 tin = $5.3125 - $ 4.30
= $1.0125
1.0125
Percentage profit =
100% = 23.5%
4.30
6.7 10 9
= 6.7 10 9 (no rounding off to 3 s.f.)
6.7 10 9
Average =
= 41.875 per km 2 or 41.9 per km2
8
1.6 10
Let x be the size of an exterior angle.
1 interior angle = 5x
Alt. angles on a st.line = 6x = 180
x = 30
Sum of exterior angles = 360
=

7(a)
7(b)
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nx = 360
30n = 360
n = 12 sides
9(a) 60 = 22 3 5
825 = 3 5 2 11
9(b) (trick is to pick the largest power from each prime factor)
LCM = 22 3 5 2 11
60n = 2 2 3 5 2 11
= 60 55
n = 55 (o.e. workings for n = 55 obtained)
y
10
3
2

0
-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

-1

-2

-3

-4

11

x-intercepts at (1, 0) and (2, 0)

Turning point at (1.5, 0.25)
Scale of map = 1 cm : 50 m
area on map : actual area
= 1 cm2 : 50 50 m2
= 1 cm2 : 2500 m2
Ratio = 1 : 2500

y-intercept at (0, -2)

Area of eco-garden on the map = (3 5) + (4 2 ) + (1 1) + 3.142 12

4

2
= 24.7855 cm --------------------------------------------------------------actual area = 24.7855 2500
= 61963.75 m2
62000 m2
12(a)
4
CD =
2

12(b)
Magnitude of AB = 20 units or 4.47 units.

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Ex
12(c)

2a

13(a) Reduced to lowest term.

Ratio = 53 : 9 3 = 125 : 729
13(b) Let H be the height of the new formed cylinder.

vol.of new cylinder

H
=
vol. of small cylinder 12

(o.e)

729 + 125 H
=
125
12
H = 22.8 cm (3 s.f.)
14(a) 18 seamstresses took 4 days to sew 30 dresses.
18 seamstresses took 2 days to sew 15 dresses.
14(b) 2 x y 3
=
4x 3y 4
8 x 4 y = 12 x 9 y

5 y = 4x
4x
=1
5y
2x 1
=
5y 2
15(a)
15(b)

Running speed =

5
= 12 km/h
25
60

10
60 = 100 min
6
15(c)
10 + 5
Total ave. speed =
25 + 100
60
60
= 7.2 km/h
16(a) Length of JK = (4 2) 2 + (5 + 3) 2
Time in min =

= 100 = 10 units

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16(b)
5 (3)
4
Gradient =
=
42
3
16(c)
4
Grad. =
3
13
Subst (1, 3) : c =
3
4
13
Eqn: y = x +
3
3
Or 3y = - 4x +13
16(d) Length of JK = 10 (s.o.i. use of Pythagoras Theorem)
6
3
=
cos JKL =
10
5
17(a) A B ' = { }
award mark if and only if ans. represented in curly bracket
17(b) n ( A B )' = n A ' B ' = 6 { 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20}

A ' = { 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}
B ' = { 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20}
17(c) Refer to diagram attached
18(a) Length of OR = 6 cm
6
POQ = ROQ = cos 1
10
= 0.927 rad (3s.f.)
18(b)
1
1
2
Shaded area = (10 ) (0.927295) (6) 10 2 6 2
2
2
= 22.36 cm2
22.4 cm2
Or

1
1

Shaded area = 10 2 0.927 6 10 sin 0.927

2
2

2
= 22.4 cm (correct to 3 sig. fig.)
19(a) When n = 1 , p + q = 5
------- (1)
When n = 2 , 2 p + q = 12
------- (2) (o.e.)
(2) (1): p = 7
Substituting p = 7 into (1),
7+q =5
q = 2
Or
Recognising this number sequence as Arithmetic Progression (AP)
= 5 + (n 1)d (where d = 7)
Simplify: 5 + 7n 7 = 7n 2 ( p = 7 , q = 2 )
19(b) nth term = 7 n 2

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100th term = 7(100) 2 = 698
19(c) Adding 3 to each term in the number sequence 5, 12, 19, 26, we get a new sequence 8,
15, 22, 29
nth term for new sequence = 7 n 2 + 3 = 7 n + 1
20(a) 20
20(b) Median 24
20(c) Mean =
6 + 8 + 11 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 21 + 23 + 31 + 32 + 33 + 36 + 36 + 42 + 43 + 44 + 46
20
= 26.2
20(d)
16684
std. deviation =
26.2 2 = 12.155 12.2
20
21(a) 5 m/s
21(b) 10 4 = 6 s
The lorry was travelling at constant speed for 6 s.
21(c)
15 5
Acceleration =
4
1
= 2 ms-2
2
21(d)
1
Total distance covered = 15(10 ) (10 )(4 )
2
= 150 20
= 130 m
21(e)
Refer to diagram attached

22(a) 12 cm rep 240 m

12 cm rep 24000 cm
1 cm rep 2000 cm
scale = 1 : 2000
22(b) Measured angle North to the line AB anticlockwise = 72
The required angle = 360- 72 = 288
Bearing = 288
Final ans: 288 1 (accept also 290)
22(c) Refer to diagram
to only award 1 mark for visible arc seen
22(d) (i) Refer to diagram attached
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(ii) AT = BT = CT = 6.2 cm ( 0.1 cm)
Distance of tree from corner A = 6.2 2000
= 12 400 cm
= 124 m
(ans. is the same from corners B and C)
Final ans between 122 m and 126 m (inclusive both)

Qn 21(e)