Mathematics Paper 2 Secondary 2 Normal (A) 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Name : __________________________ ( ) Class : _______
MID-YEAR EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
SECONDARY 2 NORMAL (A)
1 hour 30 minutes
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
1. Write your working and answers on separate writing papers.

2. Write your Name, Register number and Class on all the work you hand in.
3. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
4. You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
5. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
6. Answer ALL questions and the total mark of this paper is 60.
7. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
8. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
or part question.
9. Show all your working on the same page as the rest of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
10. You are expected to use an electronic calculator to evaluate explicit
numerical expressions unless the question does not permit the use of
calculator.
11. If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and the answer is
not exact, give the answer to three significant figures. Correct answers in
degree to one decimal place if it is not exact.
12. For  , use either your calculator value or 3.142 unless the question
requires the answer in terms of  .
60
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
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1. a) A dinner costs $321 inclusive of a 7% GST. What is the cost of the meal
alone? [2]
b) A village lost 8% of its goats in a flood and 5% of the remainder died from
a disease. Given that the number of goats left now is 437, find the original
number of goats before the flood. [4]
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2. a) When a number n is subtracted from 57 and then divided by 6, the result

obtained is thrice the original number.
i) Form an equation in n. [1]
ii) Find the number n. [2]
b) The distance between Miss Tang’s home to her school is x km. If she takes
a taxi which travels at an average speed of 80 km/h, she will reach the
school 4 minutes earlier, compared to if she takes a bus which travels at an
average speed of 48 km/h.
i) Form an equation in x. [1]
ii) Find the value of x. [2]
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3. Factorise the following completely.

a) 2u2 + 4u – 6 [2]
2
b) 3v – 6v + 3 [2]
c) 5w2 – 80 [2]
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5(a  b) ab
4. a) Express + as a single fraction. [2]
3 2
b) Solve the following equations.

i) 5x = 3(x – 2) [2]
5y  3 2y 1 3
ii)  =
6 4 8
[2]
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x
5. a) Find the value of y in the following equations.
2x  y 1
i) 3y
= [2]
5
5x  3 y
ii) =0 [2]
8x
b) Find the largest integer z such that 3z − 4 ≤ 16. [2]

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6. Simplify the following.

3x 2  27 y 2
a) [3]
x 2  6 xy  9 y 2
a 2  2ax a 2  4ax  4 x 2
b)  [4]
3x 6x  3
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7. a) The first four terms of a number sequence is given by:
2, 5, 10, 17.
Write down
i) the 5th term, [1]
ii) the 15th term, [1]
iii) the nth term, in terms of n. [1]
b) Factorise the following completely.

i) 3u2 – 4u + 6uv – 8v [1]
ii) 8m2 – 10mn + 3n2 [1]
c) Given that three angles, 3x, 4x and 8x, are supplementary, find the value of
the smallest angle. [2]
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8. a) For each table, determine whether y is directly or inversely proportional to

x, and if so, find an equation relating y and x.
i) [2]
x 0.2 0.4 0.5

y 5 2.5 2
ii) [2]
x 0.2 0.4 0.5

y 0.04 0.08 0.1
b) A tank can be filled by 8 similar taps in 8 minutes. Assuming the taps fill
the tank at the same rate, find
i) the time taken by 2 taps to fill the tank, [2]
ii) the number of taps required to fill the tank in 4 minutes. [2]
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9. a) A map is drawn to scale of 1 : 500 000.
i) Find the actual distance, in kilometres, represented by 9 centimetres on
the map. [2]
ii) A city shown on this map covers an area of 900 square kilometres. Find,
in square centimetres, the area representing the city on this map. [2]
b) A length of 2 cm on a map represents a distance of 5 km on the ground.

i) Express the scale of the map in the form of 1 : n. [2]
ii) The area of a lake on the map is 6 cm2. Calculate, in squares kilometres,
the actual area of the lake. [2]
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Name : ____________________ ( ) Class : _

SECONDARY 2 NORMAL (A)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

1. Write your working and answers on separate writing papers.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

THIS PAPER HAS 4 PRINTED PAGES

2. a) When a number n is subtracted from 57 and then divided by 6, the result

3. Factorise the following completely.

b) Solve the following equations.

b) Find the largest integer z such that 3z − 4 ≤ 16. [2]

6. Simplify the following.

7. a) The first four terms of a number sequence is given by:

b) Factorise the following completely.

8. a) For each table, determine whether y is directly or inversely proportional to

x 0.2 0.4 0.5

x 0.2 0.4 0.5

b) A length of 2 cm on a map represents a distance of 5 km on the ground.

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