FORM ONE MATHEMATICS - PAPER ONE

Question - Answer Book

Time allowed: 1 hour

1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the space provided on this cover.

2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A (45 marks)

1. (a) Represent “The product of 5 and the square of m is divided by n” by an algebraic expression.

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(b) If of A is 72, what type of angle is A?
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(2 marks)

2. (a) Express each of the following numbers as a product of prime factors using index notation.
(3 marks)
(i) 64 (ii) 81 (iii) 180

(b) Using the results in (a), find the L.C.M of 64, 81 and 180. (2 marks)

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  1 1 1 
3. Evaluate 10% −   (−3 + 10) +  −  .
2
(3 marks)
 4  3 12 

4. According to the patterns of the following sequences,

4 2 1
Sequence I : , 1, , ,
3 3 3
Sequence II: −1, 3, −9, 27, 

(a) Determine what kind of sequence they are. (2 marks)

Sequence I: __________________________

Sequence II: _________________________

(b) Write down the next two terms of the sequence. (2 marks)
Sequence I :

Sequence II :

5. The figure shows a rectangular cardboard ABCD. A square of side 4 cm is cut from each corner of the
cardboard. The cardboard is folded along the dotted lines to form an open rectangular container. If the
capacity of the container is 640 cm3 , find x. (4 marks)

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6. (a) The following figure is reflected with respect to the dotted line. Draw the image of the figure. (2 marks)

X
O

(b) The figure is formed by 8 equal regions.

Shade two regions in the figure below, such that the figure
(i) has only 1 horizontal axis of symmetry, (ii) has only 1 vertical axis of symmetry,
(iii) has only 2 axes of symmetry. (3 marks)
(i) (ii) (iii)

7. (a) Expand and simplify (2 x − 1)( x + 1) − x( x + 1) in ascending powers of x. (3 marks)

(b) Simplify
(i) a2b3  a5b  a3b5 (−a 3b6 )5
(ii)
(3a 2b3 ) 2
(5 marks)

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 12x + 11 x − 1 x
8. (a) Solve the equation + = . (4 marks)
12 3 6

12 y + 23 y y + 1
(b) Using the result in (a), solve + = . (2 marks)
12 3 6

9. (8 marks)

A(6, 3) is translated rightwards by 5 units and downwards by 3 units to A'. Write

(a)
down the coordinates of A'.

(b) B(−2, −6) is rotated anticlockwise about the origin through 270 to B'. Write
down the coordinates of B '

Point C is reflected with respect to the x-axis, and then rotated anticlockwise
(c)
about the origin through 90 to C'(−1, −3). Write down the coordinates of C.

If the polar coordinates of D and E are (5, 105) and (3, 225) respectively,
(d)
Write down DOE.

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Section B (35 marks)
10. A rectangle is formed by 14 identical triangular tiles as shown.
6 cm

x cm

y cm

(a) Write down the values of x and y. (2 marks)

(b) Find the area of the rectangle. (2 marks)
(c) Is it possible to form a rectangle of area 32 cm2 with the above triangular tiles? Explain your
answer. (2 marks)

11. It is given that 5x = 3125 and 5 y = 78125, where x and y are positive integers. Without finding the
values of x and y, find the value of 52 x − y . (4 marks)

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12. The following are the scores (in marks) of S1C students in the Mathematics examination.

55 60 71 82 56 57
58 58 59 61 64 66
67 67 68 68 69 73
75 75 79 76 78 78
87 84 84 86 86 85

(a) Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to present the above data. (4 marks)

(b)Which stem do most of the scores fall into? _________ (1 mark)

(c) How many students are there in (b)? __________ (1 mark)

(d) If the passing score of the test is 65 marks, what percentage of the students have failed the test?
(2 marks)

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13. Ada has 40 stamps and 16 badges. If she uses 10 stamps to exchange 2 badges with Bella,
(a) find the percentage decrease in the number of stamps owned by Ada,
(b) find the percentage increase in the number of badges owned by Ada,
(c) find the percentage decrease in the total number of stamps and badges owned by Ada.
(4 marks)

14. Joe buys a bag for $625 and sells it to Linda at a loss of 20%. Linda then sells the bag for 545.
(a) Does Linda make any profit? Explain your answer.
(b) Find the percentage profit or loss of Linda.
(5 marks)

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15. Find the unknowns in the following figures. (8 marks)

(a) R

38°
a
P
Q
113°
T
S

(b) PQRS and MNS are straight lines. P Q R S

b° a° 57°

62°

16° N

END OF PAPER

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 FORM ONE MATHEMATICS - PAPER ONE

Question - Answer Book

Name

Class
Class No.
Date of examination: 08 – 07 – 2020

Time allowed: 1 hour

Mark
/ 80
1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the space provided on this cover.

2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A (45 marks)

1. (a) Represent “The product of 5 and the square of m is divided by n” by an algebraic expression.
5m2
or(5m2  n) 1A
n
2
(b) If of A is 72, what type of angle is A?
3
Obtuse angle. 1A
(2 marks)

2. (a) Express each of the following numbers as a product of prime factors using index notation.
(3 marks)
(i) 64 (ii) 81 (iii) 180

26 34 22  32  5 1A+1A+1A

(b) Using the results in (a), find the L.C.M. of 64, 81 and 180. (2 marks)

L.C.M. = 26  34  5 1M
= 25920 1A

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  1 1 1 
3. Evaluate 10% −   (−3 + 10) +  −  .
2
(3 marks)
 4  3 12 

 1 1 1  4 1
10% −   (−3 + 10) +  −  = (0.1 - 0.25)  (−9 + 10) +  − 
2
1A + 1A
 4  3 12   12 12 
1
= (- 0.15)  (1) +  
4
= (- 0.15)  (0.25)
= 0.1 1A

4. According to the patterns of the following sequences,

4 2 1
Sequence I : , 1, , ,
3 3 3
Sequence II: −1, 3, −9, 27, 

(a) Determine what kind of sequence they are. (2 marks)

Sequence I: arithmetic sequence 1A
Sequence II: geometric sequence 1A

(b) Write down the next two terms of the sequence. (2 marks)
1
Sequence I : 0, - 1A
3
Sequence II : -81, 243 1A

5. The figure shows a rectangular cardboard ABCD. A square of side 4 cm is cut from each corner of the
cardboard. The cardboard is folded along the dotted lines to form an open rectangular container. If the
capacity of the container is 640 cm3 , find x. (4 marks)

Capacity of the container = ( x − 4 − 4)  (28 − 4 − 4)  4 cm3 1M + 1A

= ( x − 8)  (20)  4 cm3

6 40 = ( x − 8)  20  4 1M
x −8 =8
x = 16 1A

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6. (a) The following figure is reflected with respect to the dotted line. Draw the image of the figure. (2 marks)

X
O

(b) The figure is formed by 8 equal regions.

Shade two regions in the figure below, such that the figure
(i) has only 1 horizontal axis of symmetry, (ii) has only 1 vertical axis of symmetry,
(iii) has only 2 axes of symmetry. (3 marks)
(i) (ii) (iii)

7. (a) Expand and simplify (2 x − 1)( x + 1) − x( x + 1) in ascending powers of x. (3 marks)

(2 x − 1)( x + 1) − x( x + 1) = 2 x( x + 1) + (−1)( x + 1) + (− x)( x) + (− x)(1) 1M +1A
= 2x2 + 2x − x − 1 − x2 − x
= 2x2 − x2 + 2x − x − x − 1 1A
= x 2 − 1 = -1 + x 2
(b) Simplify
(i) a2b3  a5b  a3b5 (−a 3b6 )5
(ii)
= a 2+5-3b3+1-5 1M (3a 2b3 ) 2
a4
= (−a 3b 6 ) 5 (−1) 5 (a 3 ) 5 (b 6 ) 5
= 2 2 2 3 2
b 1A (3a 2 b 3 ) 2 (3 )(a ) (b )
(−1)(a 3  5 )(b 6  5 )
= 1M
(9)(a 2  2 )(b 3  2 )
(−1)(a15 )(b 30 )
=
(9)(a 4 )(b 6 )
(a15 − 4 )(b 30 − 6 ) 1M
=−
9
a11b 24
=− 1A 3
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 12x + 11 x − 1 x
8. (a) Solve the equation + = . (4 marks)
12 3 6
12 x + 11 x − 1 x 16 x − 2 x = − 7 1M
+ =
12 3 6 14 x = − 7
 12 x + 11 x − 1   x −7
12  +  = 12   1M x=
 12 3  6 14
 12 x + 11   x −1
12   + 12   = 2x =−
1
 12   3  2
12x + 11 + 4( x − 1) = 2 x 1A
1A
12x + 11 + 4 x − 4 = 2 x
16x + 7 = 2 x

12 y + 23 y y + 1
(b) Using the result in (a), solve + = . (2 marks)
12 3 6
Let y = x – 1, x = y+1 1M
1
By (a), x =
2
1
y +1 = -
2
3
y=− 1A
2
9. (8 marks)

2A
A(6, 3) is translated rightwards by 5 units and downwards by 3 units to A'. Write (11, 0)
(a)
down the coordinates of A'.

2A
(b) B(−2, −6) is rotated anticlockwise about the origin through 270 to B'. Write (−6, 2)
down the coordinates of B '

2A
(c)
Point C is reflected with respect to the x-axis, and then rotated anticlockwise (−3, −1)
about the origin through 90 to C'(−1, −3). Write down the coordinates of C.

2A
If the polar coordinates of D and E are (5, 105) and (3, 225) respectively, 120
(d)
Write down DOE.

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Section B (35 marks)
10. A rectangle is formed by 14 identical triangular tiles as shown.
6 cm

x cm

y cm

(a) Write down the values of x and y. (2 marks)

(b) Find the area of the rectangle. (2 marks)
(c) Is it possible to form a rectangle of area 32 cm2 with the above triangular tiles? Explain your
answer. (2 marks)

(a) x=2 y =3 1A+1A

(b) Area of the rectangle = 6  (2 + 3 + 2) cm2 1M

= 42 cm2 1A
1
(c) Area of each tile =  3  2 cm2
2
= 3 cm2
32
Number of tiles required =
3
2
= 10 1A
3
 The number of tiles must be an integer.
 It is impossible to form a rectangle of area 32 cm2 with these triangular tiles. 1A

11. It is given that 5x = 3125 and 5 y = 78125, where x and y are positive integers. Without finding the
values of x and y, find the value of 52 x − y . (4 marks)

2x − y 52 x
5 = y 1M
5
(5 x ) 2
= 1A
5y
31252
= 1M
78125
= 125 1A

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12. The following are the scores (in marks) of S1C students in the Mathematics examination.

55 60 71 82 56 57
58 58 59 61 64 66
67 67 68 68 69 73
75 75 79 76 78 78
87 84 84 86 86 85

(a) Draw a stem-and-leaf diagram to present the above data. (4 marks)

Scores of S1C students in a test

Title – 1 mark
Column – 1 mark
Stem (10 marks) Leaf (1 mark)
Content – 2 marks
5 5 6 7 8 8 9 (if missing any data / not in ascending
6 0 1 4 6 7 7 8 8 9 order: Deduct 1 mark)
7 1 3 5 5 6 8 8 9
8 2 4 4 5 6 6 7

(b)Which stem do most of the scores fall into? 6/ stem 6/ 2nd stem 1A (1 mark)

(c) How many students are there in (b)? 30 1A (1 mark)

(d) If the passing score of the test is 65 marks, what percentage of the students have failed the test?
(2 marks)
Required percentage
9
=  100% 1M
30
= 30% 1A

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13. Ada has 40 stamps and 16 badges. If she uses 10 stamps to exchange 2 badges with Bella,
(a) find the percentage decrease in the number of stamps owned by Ada,
(b) find the percentage increase in the number of badges owned by Ada,
(c) find the percentage decrease in the total number of stamps and badges owned by Ada.
(4 marks)
10
(a) Percentage decrease = 40  100%
1A
= 25%

2
(b) Percentage increase = 16  100%
1A
= 12.5%

(c) Decrease in the total number

= 10 − 2
=8

Original total number = 40 + 16 = 56

Percentage decrease =
8
56
 100% 1M

2 1A
= 14 %
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14. Joe buys a bag for $625 and sells it to Linda at a loss of 20%. Linda then sells the bag for 545.
(a) Does Linda make any profit? Explain your answer.
(b) Find the percentage profit or loss of Linda.
(5 marks)
(a) For Joe, Selling price of the bag
= $625  (1 − 20%) 1M
= $625  0.8
1A
= $500
For Linda,cost of the bag = $500
selling price of the bag
= $545 1A
 $500
 Linda makes a profit.

(b) Profit made by Linda

= $545 − $500
= $45
Percentage profit
45 1M
=  100%
500
= 9% 1A

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15. Find the unknowns in the following figures. (8 marks)

(a) R
For #15(a) & (b):
Deduct 1 mark for no reason/wrong
38°
a reason in each part,
P
Q
113°
T
S

Draw a straight line ARB which is parallel to PQ and ST.

BRS + 113 = 180

(int. s, AB // ST) 1M
BRS = 180 − 113
= 67
1A

a = BRQ (alt.s, AB // PQ) 1M

= BRS + 38
= 67 + 38
= 105 1A

(b) PQRS and MNS are straight lines. P Q R S

b° a° 57°
In RSN,
SRN + 57 + 62 = 180 ( sum of ) 1M 62°
SRN + 119 = 180 16° N
SRN = 180 − 119
= 61 1A M

a = SRN (corr.s, QM // RN)

a = 61
a = 61
1A
In PQM,
b + 16 = a
b + 16 = 61
b = 61 − 16
b = 45
b = 45 1A
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