2014-2015 SING YIN SECONDARY SCHOOL

F6 Mock Exam MOCK EXAMINATION 2014 – 2015

MATH CP
F.6 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
PAPER 2 PAPER 2
F.6A & B

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the examination,
you should insert the information required in the spaces provided. No extra time will be given for filling the
information after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the words ‘END OF
PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer
Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark the answer clearly;
otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will receive NO
MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. 0.020499 =
A. 0.020 (correct to 1 significant figure).
B. 0.020 (correct to 2 significant figures).
C. 0.021 (correct to 3 decimal places).
D. 0.0205 (correct to 3 decimal places).

2. (2n)–n =
A. 1.
B. 22n .
1
C. .
22n
1
D. 2
.
2n

3. The scale of a map is 1 : 3 000. If the area of a land on the map is 2 cm2, then the actual area of the land is
A. 600 m2.
B. 900 m2.
C. 1 800 m2.
D. 3 600 m2.

4. 1  x2 + 2xy  y2 =
A. (1  x  y)( 1 + x  y).
B. (1  x  y)( 1 + x + y).
C. (1  x + y)( 1 + x + y).
D. (1  x + y)( 1 + x  y).

5 x
5. The solution of 1   x  1 is
2
A. 1 < x < 3.
B. x > 1.
C. x > 3.
D. No real solution.

6. If m and n are constants such that mx(x – 1) + 5x2  x + nx(x + 1), then n =
A. 4.
B. 2.
C. –3.
D. –6.

2x  y 2
7. If  , then x : y =
x  2y 5
A. 3 : 4.
B. 4 : 3.
C. 8 : 9.
D. 9 : 8.


 y  x2  2
8. If  , then y =

3x  y  2  0
A. 3.
B. 11.
C. 0 or 3.
D. 2 or 11.

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 1 1
9. If f ( x)  1  , then f   =
1 x x
1
A. .
1 x
1
B. .
1 x
1 2x
C. .
1 x
2x 1
D. .
1 x

10. If f (x) = x2015  2015x + k is divisible by x + 1, find the value of k.

A.  2016
B.  2014
C. 2014
D. 2016

11. If (k  2) x2 + 6x  3 = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.

A. 3
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5

12. $40 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 4% p.a. for three years. If the interest is compounded quarterly, find
the interest.
A. $4 995
B. $5 073
C. $44 995
D. $45 073

13. The base and the height of a triangle are measured as 3 cm and 4 cm correct to the nearest cm respectively. Find
the percentage error of the area of the triangle.
A. 8.3%
B. 15.1%
C. 27.1%
D. 31.3%

14. Suppose x varies directly as y and inversely as z2. Find the percentage increase of x when y is increased by 10%
and z is decreased by 10%.
A. 22.2%
B. 26.4%
C. 34.4%
D. 35.8%

15. In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral where AB  BC. A 9 cm

Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. D
A. 30.6 cm2
B. 43.0 cm2 8 cm
C. 54.6 cm2 7 cm
D. 78.6 cm2
B 6 cm C

16. The polar coordinates of the point A are (4, 210). If A is rotated clockwise about the origin through 270, then
the x-coordinate of the rectangle coordinates of its image is
A. 2 3.
B. 2.
C. 2.
D. 2 3.

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17. In the figure, ABC is a semicircle with radius 1 cm and ABC = 30º. Find the area of the shaded region.
 3  2
A.   cm
6 4  A

 3  2
B.   cm
6 2 

30º
 3  2
C.   cm B C
3 4 

 
D.   3  cm2
3 

1 1
18. If x   k , then x =
x k
A.  k.
1
B.  .
k
1
C.  k or .
k
1
D. k or  .
k

19. The figure shows the graph of the straight line ax + by + 1 = 0, where a and b are constants.
Which of the following is/are true? y
I. a < 0
II. b < 0 ax + by + 1 = 0
III. a + b < 1
A. II only
B. I and II only
x
C. I and III only 1 O
D. II and III only

20. Which of the following statements about a regular 12-sided polygon is/are true?
I. Each interior angle is 150.
II. The order of rotational symmetry is 12.
III. The number of axes of reflectional symmetry is 6.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

21. A bag contains 7 red balls, 3 white balls and n blue balls. Two balls are drawn randomly from the bag. If the
7
probability of drawing one red and one blue balls is . Find the value of n.
20
A. 6
B. 9
C. 9 or 10
D. 6 or 15

22. If 0 < x < 90, which of the following must be true?

cos(90  x )
I. 1
sin x
II. tan x  tan (90 x) > 0
III. sin x + sin (x  90) > 0
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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23. The median of five numbers x  1, x  4, x  6, x + 9 and 16 is 11. Find the mean of the five numbers.
A. 10.8
B. 12.4
C. 14.8
D. 16.4

24. Amy and Ben shoot at a target and each of them shoots once. The probability that Amy and Ben will hit the
target are 0.3 and 0.6 respectively. Given that at least one of them hit the target, find the probability that Ben hit
the target.
1
A.
12
5
B.
12
30
C.
41
5
D.
6

25. In the figure, BC = x, CD = y, ABC = , and DCB = . D

Find the distance from D to AB.
A. x sin  + y sin (  ) y
B. x sin  + y cos (  )
C. x cos  + y sin (  )
D. x cos  + y cos (  ) C 
x

A B

26. In the figure, ABCD is a semi-circle. ADE, BDF and CEF

are straight lines. It is given that CD = DF and C
AB : BC : CD = 2 : 5 : 3. Find CEA.
B
A. 15.5
B. 22.5
E
C. 31.5 A D
D. 40.5
F
A
27. The figure shows a ABC with the incentre I.
It is given that BP passes through I. AP : PC =
A. sin A : sin C. P
B. sin A : cos C.
C. sin C : sin A. I
D. cos C : cos A. B C

28. If m, 3, n are the first three terms of an arithmetic sequence and m, 2, n are the first three terms of a
geometric sequence, then (m – n)2 =
A. 4.
B. 20.
C. 28.
D. 36.

29. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. E H

Find the angle between the diagonals EB and FC.
A. 38.9 F G
B. 41.8 4 cm
D C
C. 51.1 2 cm
A 4 cm B
D. 70.5

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30. In the figure, A is vertically above D and BCD is a horizontal plane with ∠BDC = 90°. A
If AD = DC =2BD, find the angle between plane ABC and the plane ADC.
A. 22.2°
B. 35.3°
C. 50.3° C
D
D. 54.7°
B

Section B

31.
y

y  g (x)

x
1 O 1
1

The figure above shows the graph of y  g (x ) , where g ( x)   f ( x  2) . Which of the following may
represent the graph of y  f (x) ?

A. y B. y

1 1
3 x x
1 O O 1 3
y  f (x)
y  f (x)

y
C. D. y
y  f (x) y  f (x)

1 O x
3 1 x
O 3
1 1

32. 5  1610 + 3  16  6 =
A. 500000002A16.
B. 500000003616.
C. 5000000002A16.
D. 5000000003616.

i
33. The real part of is
3  2i
2
A.  .
13
1
B.  .
3
2
C. .
5
2
D. .
3

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34.  =
log2 a log3 a
A. log 5 a .
B. log6 a .
C. log a 5 .
D. loga 6 .

35. How many roots does the equation cos2   3 sin  1 have for 0    360  ?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5

36. A student committee consists of 12 boys and 10 girls. A team of 6 students is selected from the committee to
participate in an activity. If the team consists of at most 1 girl, how many different teams can be formed?
A. 1848
B. 7920
C. 8130
D. 8844

 2  2  k
37. If    and  2 , then 2   2 
  2   k
A. –4–k.
B. 4–k.
C. 2–k.
D. 4 + k.
y
38. From the figure, if  < x < , then
A. a  x  mx  k  0 .
B. a  x  mx  k  0 .
C. a  x  mx  k  0 .
D. a  x  mx  k  0 . y = ax
x
 O  y = mx + k

39. The figure shows the shaded region bounded by L1, L2 and L3, including the boundary. If (p, q) is a point lying
in the shaded region, which of the following are true?
I. p ≤ 2q y
II. 3p  2q + 6 ≤ 0
III. p + 4q ≤ 12 L1
3
A. I and II only (4, 2) L2
B. I and III only
C. II and III only 2 x
D. I, II and III O L3

40. Let Tn be the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. If T4 + T9 + T11 = 237, then T3 + T5 + T7 + T9 + T11 + T13 =
A. 355.5.
B. 474.
C. 711.
D. 805.8.

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41. The coordinates of the points A and B are (3, 0) and (0, –1) respectively. Let P be a moving point which is the
centre of a circle passing through A and B. Find the equation of the locus of P.
A. 3x  y  4  0
B. 3x  y  5  0
C. x 2  y 2  3x  2 y  0
D. x 2  y 2  3x  2 y  0

42. In the figure, two circles ABC and CDE touch each other externally at C. ACE and BCD are straight lines. BE
is a common tangent to the two circles. It is given that BE = 12 cm and AB = 8 cm. Find DE.
A. 14 cm D
B. 16 cm
C. 18 cm
D. 20 cm A

E
B
43. The equation of the circle C is x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  5  0 . A straight line 2x + y = 5 intersects C at the points A
and B. Which of the following are true?
I. The centre of C is (1, 2).
II. (1, 1) lies outside C.
III. The mid-point of AB is (3, 1).
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

2
44. It is given that the centroid of ABC is (6, 3), where A are (3, 3) and the slope of BC is . If the circumcentre
5
of ABC is (6, k), find k.
A. 2.25
B. 6.6
C. 7.5
D. 9.75.

45. If the variance of the five numbers x1, x2, x3, x4 and x5 is 3, then the variance of the five numbers 20 – 2x1, 20 – 2x2,
20 – 2x3, 20 – 2x4 and 20 – 2x5 is
A. 3.
B. 6.
C. 12.
D. 14.

END OF PAPER

Answer:
BDCDA BDDAB BBDDC CACDB DABDA DCBAB BCADC DBCBB ACDDC

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