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Revision Test 22
Date: 18/1/2016
Time limit: 60 minutes
3

1.

Simplify

x y
and express your answer with positive indices.
( xy )3
(3 marks)

2.

Make m the subject of the formula

mn mn
=
.
3
2
(3 marks)

3. Factorize
2

(a)

h 2 hk + k

(b)

h22 hk + k 2+ kh
(4 marks)

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4. A pile of 20 coins is measured to be 3.8 cm thick by using a ruler with a scale interval 0.2
cm. Assume that the coins are identical. Find
(a) the maximum absolute error of the ruler
(b) the range of the actual thickness of each coin.
(4 marks)

5. The concentrations of alcohol A and B are 20% and 50% respectively. Some alcohol A and B
are mixed to produce 9 L of 30% alcohol. Find the volume of alcohol A used.
(4 marks)

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x
2 x +3 2 x
4
x
2 x +3 2 x>10x
(b) Find all integers satisfying
4

6. (a)

Solve the inequality

(4 marks)

7. The cost price of a racket is $800. The marked price of the racket is 60% higher than the
cost price. It is given that the racket is sold at a discount of x%.
(a) Find the selling price of the racket in terms of x.
(b) If the racket is sold at a profit of 12%, find the value of x.
(4 marks)

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8. A factory produces 600 ping pong balls with a mean diameter of 40.5 mm and a standard
deviation of 0.5 mm. Assume that the diameters are normally distributed.
(a) Find the percentage of the ping pong balls with diameters between 40 mm and 42 mm.
(b) Given that there are 504 ping pong balls with diameters greater than x mm, find the value of
x.
(5 marks)

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9. In the figure, BCA is a right-angled isosceles triangle with AB=6 cm . A sector

BDEF of radius BD with centre B touches ABC internally at E.

Find in terms of , the area of the shaded region.

(4 marks)

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10. Given that the coordinates of A and B are

( 32 , k2 )

and (0, k ) respectively. A is

rotated anti0clockwise about the origin through 90 to

A ' . B is rotated clockwise

about the origin through 90 to B ' .

(a) Express the coordinates of

'

and B '

in terms of k.

(b) If O A ' B ' is an equilateral triangle, find the value of k.

(Leave your answer in surd form)
(4 marks)

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11. Let f ( x )=x 32 x 2+ kx2 . When f (x) is divided by

x1 , the remainder is 1.

(a)

Is

(b)

Charlotte claims that the all the roots of the equation f ( x )=0

x+ 1 a factor of f ( x) ? Explain your answer.

are rational number.

Do you agree with her? Explain your answer.

(5 marks)

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12. y varies as the sum of three parts: the first part is a constant, the second part varies directly
as x and the third part varies directly as

x 2 . When the values of x are 0, 1 and 2, the

corresponding values of y are 25, 15 and 9 respectively.

(a) Express y in terms of x and

x2 .

(b) Elaine claims that the minimum value of R is 7. Explain whether this is correct.
(6 marks)

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