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3NA Math Practice Paper For Term 2 (For Students)

This document contains a practice paper for term 2 mathematics. It includes 14 questions covering various mathematical topics like algebraic manipulation, trigonometry, statistics, and geometry. Questions involve simplifying expressions, factorizing, solving equations, finding lengths and areas, and other standard math problems. The paper is divided into two sections worth 20 marks each and covers formulas for topics like compound interest, mensuration, and trigonometry.

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3NA Math Practice Paper For Term 2 (For Students)

This document contains a practice paper for term 2 mathematics. It includes 14 questions covering various mathematical topics like algebraic manipulation, trigonometry, statistics, and geometry. Questions involve simplifying expressions, factorizing, solving equations, finding lengths and areas, and other standard math problems. The paper is divided into two sections worth 20 marks each and covers formulas for topics like compound interest, mensuration, and trigonometry.

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Practice Paper for Term 2

3NA Mathematics
2

Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest

n
 r 
Total amount = P 1  
 100 

Mensuration

Curved surface area of a cone = rl

Surface area of a sphere = 4r2

1 2
Volume of a cone = r h
3

4 3
Volume of a sphere = r
3

1
Area of triangle ABC = ab sin C
2

Arc length = r, where  is in radians

1 2
Sector area = r , where  is in radians
2

Trigonometry

a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C

a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A

Statistics

fx
Mean =
f

2
fx 2  fx 
Standard deviation =   
f  f 
3

Section A (20 marks)

x  2 x 1
1 Simplify  .
3 3

Answer [1]

2 Factorise completely

(a) 6 p  9 pq  3qr  2r ,

Answer [2]

(b) 3 x 3  12 xy 2 .

Answer [2]

3 Expand and simplify

(a) ( x  3)(2 x  5) ,

Answer [1]

(b) 6 y  2x  3 y  4x .

Answer [2]

[ Turn over
4

m n m 
4 3 2
2 4
4 Simplify n , leaving your answer in positive index notation.

Answer [3]

1
5 Given that 41 y  , find y.
64

Answer y [2]

6 C is the point  3, 2  and D is the point  6, 4  .

Find the length CD.

Answer units [2]


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7 Solve the equation 8 x  7  2 x 2  0.


Give your answers correct to two decimal places.

Answer x= or [3]

8 Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point  2, 3 and with gradient
1
.
2

Answer [2]

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6

Section B (20 marks)

9 A is the point  3, 5  and B is the point  0, 4  .

Find the equation of line AB. [2]

10 George deposited $4000 in a bank at 3.6% compound interest per annum, compounded
quarterly.

Calculate the total amount he earned at the end of 1 year. [3]


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11 (a) Factorise 3x 2  4 x  4 . [1]

(b) Hence

(i) solve the equation 3x 2  4 x  4  0 , [2]

3x 2  4 x  4
(ii) simplify . [2]
9 x 2  12 x  4
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12 (a) By completing the square, express x 2  8 x  2 in the form of ( x  p)2  q . [2]

(b) Hence, solve the equation x 2  8x  2  0 . [2]


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13 A gardener owns a rectangular garden of length  4 x  5 m and of width  3x  2  m.


It has an area of 100 m2.

(a) Write down an equation in y and show that it reduces to 12 x 2  7 x  110  0 . [2]

(b) Solve the equation in part (a). [2]

(c) The gardener wishes to lay fencing along the 2 lengths of the garden only.
He claims that he will need 30 m of fencing.

Show your working clearly whether you agree with the gardener’s claim. [2]

End of Paper

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