Suggested Solutions

x  9 y10 x  9 y10
1.  24 6 1M
( x 4 y)6 x y
y10  6
 1M
x 24  (  9)
y4
 33 1A
x
(3)

b 4
2.  1
2 a
ab  8
1 1M
2a
ab  8  2a
ab  2a  8 1M
a(b  2)  8
8
a 1A
b2
(3)

3. (a) 25 x 2  20 xy  4 y 2  (5 x  2 y ) 2 1A

(b) 9  25 x 2  20 xy  4 y 2  9  (25 x 2  20 xy  4 y 2 )
 32  (5 x  2 y ) 2 1M
 (3  5 x  2 y )(3  5 x  2 y ) 1A
(3)

4. Let x be the original number of marbles owned by Ben, then the original number of
marbles owned by Daisy is 49  x . 1A
2( x  7)  49  x 1M  1A
2 x  14  49  x
3 x  63
x  21 1A
 The original number of marbles owned by Ben is 21.
(4)
 3( x  16)
5. (a)  x9
5
3x  48  5 x  45 1M
 2 x  3
3
x 1A
2

(b) 30  6 x  0
6 x  30
x  5 1A
3
By (a), we have 5  x  .
2
 6 integers satisfy both the inequalities. 1A
(4)

6. (a) Maximum absolute error  0.05 cm

(8.0  0.05)  4 cm  Perimeter  (8.0  0.05)  4 cm 1M
31.8 cm  Perimeter  32.2 cm 1A

8.0  4  31.8
(b) Percentage error   100% 1M
8.0  4
 0.625% 1A
(4)

7. (a) Let x be the total number of members of the fitness centre.

x(1  60%)  80 1M
0.4 x  80
x  200 1A
 The total number of members of the fitness centre is 200.

(b) Original number of male members  200  80

 120
New total number of members  80  (1  20%)  120  (1  20%) 1M
 192
 200
 There will be a change in the total number of members of the fitness centre. 1A
(4)
8. (a) In ABC and BDE,
 BAD  BDA (given)
 AB  BD (sides opp. equal s)
AC  BE (given)
BC  DE (given)
 ABC  BDE (S.S.S.)

Marking Scheme:
Case 1 Any correct proof with correct reasons. 2
Case 2 Any correct proof without reasons. 1

(b) In ABD,
ABD  BAD  BDA  180 ( sum of )
90  2BAD  180 1M
BAD  45
 ABC  BDE (proved)
 DBE  BAC (corr. s,  s) 1M
 45
ABE  90  45
 45
 DBE
 BE is the angle bisector of ABD. 1A
(5)

9. (a) Let (x, y) be the coordinates of B.

9  x
3 1M
2
x  15
6 y
7
2
y 8
 The coordinates of B are (15, 8). 1A
 (b) Coordinates of B '  (12, 8) 1A
60 2
Slope of OA   1M
9  0 3
8  0 2
Slope of OB '  
12  0 3
 Slope of OA  slope of OB ' and O is the common point of OA and OB '. 1
 A, O and B ' are collinear.
(5)

10. (a) Let S  k1w  k2 w2 , where k1 and k 2 are non-zero constants. 1A

When w  1, S  38.
k1  k2  38 ......................... (1)
When w  1.2, S  46.8 .
1.2k1  1.22 k2  46.8
k1  1.2k2  39 .............. (2)
(2)  (1),
0.2k2  1 1M
k2  5
Substitute k 2  5 into (1),
k1  5  38
k1  33
 S  33w  5w2 1A
When w  2.4 ,
S  33(2.4)  5(2.4) 2
 108 1A
 The selling price is $108.
(4)
(b) S  115  (1  4%)
 119.6
5w2  33w  119.6 1M
25w  165w  598  0
2

(5w  13)(5w  46)  0

13 46
w or  (rejected) 1A
5 5
13
 The weight of the watermelon is kg .
5
(2)
11. (a) Mean  35 1A
Median  34 1A
Mode  26 1A
(3)
(b) (i) Let x be the mean age of these three new members.
630  26  47  3x
 35 1M
19
x  36 1A
 The mean age of these three new members is 36.

(ii) The ages of these three new members are 26, 34 and 48. 1A
(3)

12. (a)  f (0)  18

 (02  6)(0  p )  7(0)  q  18 1M
 6 p  q  18 .................... (1)
 f (1)  14
 [(1) 2  6](1  p )  7(1)  q  14
 2  5 p  q  14
5 p  q  16 .......... (2)
(1)  (2),
p  2 1M
p  2 1A
Substitute p   2 into (1),
 6(2)  q  18
q6 1A
(4)
(b) f ( x)  0
( x  6)( x  2)  7 x  6  0
2

x 3  2 x 2  x  18  0 1A
( x  2)( x 2  4 x  9)  0 1M
x20 or x 2  4 x  9  0
 ( 4)  ( 4) 2  4(1)(9)
x   2 or x
2(1)
4   20

2
  f ( x)  0 has only one real root.
 The graph of y  f (x) has one x-intercept.
 The claim is disagreed. 1A
(3)

13. (a) Let r cm be the base radius of the circular cone.

216
r (60)  (60) 2  1M
360
r  36 1A
 The base radius of the circular cone is 36 cm.
(2)

(b) Height of the circular cone  60 2  362 cm 1M

 48 cm
Let x cm be the radius of the hemisphere.
x 48  ( x  6)
 1M
36 48
4 x  126  3x
x  18
1 1 2 
 Volume of the decoration   (36) 2 (48)  (18) 2 (48  18  6)  (18)3  cm3 1M
3 3 3 
 14 256 cm3 1A
 0.044 786 544 m 3
 0.04 m 3
 The claim is agreed. 1A
(5)

14. (a) (i) L is perpendicular to L1 at A. 1A

(ii) Slope of L  3
1 1
Slope of L1   1M
3 3
 The equation of L1 is
1
y  3  [ x  ( 9)] 1M
3
x  3 y  18  0 1A
(4)
 (b) (i)  V(6, 4) is the vertex of C.
 The equation of C can be written as y  a ( x  6) 2  4 . 1M
 C passes through (2, 3).
 3  a (  2  6) 2  4
1
a
64
1
 The equation of C is y   ( x  6) 2  4. 1A
64
When y  0,
1
0 ( x  6) 2  4
64
( x  6) 2  256
x  6  16 or x  6  16
x  22 or x  10
 q p
 q  22 , p  10 1A

(ii) x-intercept of L1  18

2
Area of RPM  10  (18) 
 1M
Area of RQN  22  (18) 
1

25
 The required ratio is 1 : 25. 1A
(5)

15. (a)  Range  13.4 thousand dollars

 b  10.6  13.4
b  24 1A
 Inter-quartile range  6.2 thousand dollars
 a  13.8  6.2
a  20 1A
(2)
(b) After increasing the salaries,
upper quartile  20 000  (1  5%) dollars 1M
 21 000 dollars
 The salaries of at most 25% of the employees will be higher than 21 000 dollars.
 The claim is correct. 1A
(2)
 2 2
Area of A2 12   2  sin 60   2 
16.    3
Area of A1 12   12  sin 60   1 
2 2
1M
Area of A3 12   3  sin 60   3 
   3
Area of A2 12   2 2  sin 60   2 

 The areas of the triangles form a geometric sequence with the common ratio of 3.

( 12  2 2  sin 60)(3n  1)
Total area of the first n equilateral triangles  cm 2 1M
3 1
3 (3n  1)
 cm 2
2
3 (3n  1)
 106
2
2  106
3n  1
3
 2  106 
n log 3  log   1 1M
 3 
n  12.706 350 19
 The least value of n is 13. 1A
(4)

C57 C55
17. (a) Required probability   1M
C515 C515
2
 1A
273
(2)
7 8 5 10
CC CC
(b) P(Exactly 4 chips are of the same colour)  4
 15
1 4
15
1
1M
C 5C 5

10

91
Expected value of the cash coupon obtained
2 10  2 10 
 $100   $50   $10  1    1M
273 91  273 91 
1 370
$ 1A
91
(3)
18. (a)  L passes through A(9, 7).
 9  a (7)  5  0 1M
a  2 1A
(2)
(b) The equation of L is x  2 y  5  0.
Let (h, k) be the coordinates of G.
1
Slope of L 
2
1
Slope of AG  1
 2
2
k 7
 2
h9
k  25  2h .............................................. (1) 1M

 Radius of C  2 5
 ( h  9) 2  ( k  7 ) 2  ( 2 5 ) 2
h 2  18h  81  k 2  14k  49  20
h 2  k 2  18h  14k  110  0 ............ (2)
Substitute (1) into (2),
h 2  (25  2h) 2  18h  14(25  2h)  110  0 1M
h 2  625  100h  4h 2  18h  350  28h  110  0
5h 2  90h  385  0
h 2  18h  77  0
(h  7)(h  11)  0 1M
h  7 or 11 (rejected)
Substitute h  7 into (1),
k  25  2(7)
 11
 The coordinates of G are (7, 11). 1A
(4)
 6 12 
(c) Coordinates of the centre of C1    ,  
 2 2 
 (3, 6)
1M
2 2
 6   12 
Radius of C1        20
2  2 
5
 Distance between the centres of C and C1  (3  7) 2  (6  11) 2
5 5
 Radius of C  Radius of C1 1M
 C and C1 do not touch each other externally.
 The claim is incorrect. 1A
(3)

19. (a) (i) By the cosine formula,

AB 2  OA2  OB 2  2(OA)(OB ) cos AOB 1M
AB  [1.5  1  2(1.5)(1) cos 102] km
2 2 2 2

AB  1.97 km (corr. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A

(ii) By the sine formula,

AC AB
 1M
sin ABC sin ACB
AC 1.968 180 65
 km
sin 45 sin 80
AC  1.41 km (corr. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A
BC AB

sin BAC sin ACB
BC 1.968 180 65
 km
sin(180  45  80) sin 80
BC  1.64 km (corr. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A
(5)
OM
(b) (i) sin OAM 
OA
OM
sin 80 
1.5 km
OM  1.5 sin 80 km 1A
1.5 sin 80
Time taken by Eric  h 1M
15
 0.098 480 775 h
OC 2  OA2  AC 2  2(OA)( AC ) cos OAC
OC  1.873 738 765 km
 By the cosine formula,
OB 2  BC 2  OC 2
cos OBC  1M
2(OB)( BC )
OBC  87.037 242 3
ON
sin OBN 
OB
ON  OB sin OBN
 0.998 663 342 km 1A
0.998 663 342
Time taken by Mike  h
13
 0.076 820 257 h
 Mike reaches O first. 1A

(ii) MC  OC 2  OM 2 1M
 1.152 711 048 km

NC  OC 2  ON 2
 1.585 423 753 km
MN 2  MC 2  NC 2  2( MC )( NC ) cos MCN
MN  1.790 981 526 km 1A
OM  ON  MN
2 2 2
cos MON 
2(OM )(ON )
MON  90.546 311 61
 95
 The claim is incorrect. 1A
(8)