2021 Mock Paper (Compulsory Part) - Paper 2 (Full Solutions)

Paper 2
Full Solutions
6. A
Section A L.H.S. = 2( x + a ) 2 + b
1. D
= 2( x 2 + 2ax + a 2 ) + b
(2 y 2 ) −4 y3
−3
= = 2 x 2 + 4ax + (2a 2 + b)
4y 4(2 y 2 ) 4
y3 R.H.S.= 2( x 2 − 6 x + 7)
=
64 y 8 = 2 x 2 − 12 x + 14
1 ∴ 2 x 2 + 4ax + (2a 2 + b) ≡ 2 x 2 − 12 x + 14
=
64 y 5 By comparing the coefficients of x and the constant term,
we have
2. B 4a = −12 ......(1)
 2
2a 2 − ab − b 2 − 4a − 2b = (2a + b)(a − b) − 2(2a + b)  2 a + b =14 ......(2)
= (2a + b)(a − b − 2) From (1), we have
4a = −12
a = −3
3. C
By substituting a = −3 into (2), we have
( p − q )( p − 2) = p + 4q
2(−3) 2 + b = 14
p − pq − 2 p + 2q =p + 4q
2

b = −4
p 2 − 3 p = pq + 2q
p2 − 3 p
q= 7. D
p+2 f (α=
) 5α 2 − 1 − [5(α − 1) 2 − 1]
= 5α 2 − 1 − 5(α 2 − 2α + 1) + 1
4. A
= 5α 2 − 1 − 5α 2 + 10α − 5 + 1
1 3 5 + 2 x − 3(2 x − 5)
− = = 10α − 5
2x − 5 5 + 2x (2 x − 5)(5 + 2 x)
20 − 4 x
= 2 8. C
4 x − 25
7x + 2
4 x − 20 −3(4 − x) ≤ 9 or < −8
= 5
25 − 4 x 2
4 − x ≥ −3 or 7 x + 2 < −40
x ≤ 7 or 7 x < −42
5. D
For option A: x ≤ 7 or x < −6
12.9876 = 13.0 (cor. to 1 d.p.) ∴ The solutions of the compounded inequality are
12.9887 = 13.0 (cor. to 1 d.p.) x≤7.
∴ x = 13.0 (cor. to 1 d.p.) ∴ The greatest integer satisfying the compound
∴ Option A is not correct. inequality is 7.
For option B:
Note that x = 13.0 is corrected to 3 significant figures. 9. D
∴ Option B is not correct. ∵ 2x − 1 is a factor of g(x).
For option C: 1
∴ g  = 0
12.9876 = 12.988 (cor. to 3 d.p.) 2
12.9887 = 12.989 (cor. to 3 d.p.) 1
3
1
2
1
x may equal to 12.988 or 12.989 when correct to 3 decimal k   − 5   − 2k   + 3 = 0
places. 2 2 2
∴ Option C may not be correct. 7k 7
− + = 0
For option D: 8 4
12.9876 = 12.99 (cor. to 4 sig. fig.) k =2
12.9887 = 12.99 (cor. to 4 sig. fig.) ∴ g ( x) = 2 x3 − 5 x 2 − 4 x + 3
∴ x = 12.99 (cor. to 4 sig. fig.) ∴ g (−2) = 2(−2)3 − 5(−2) 2 − 4(−2) + 3
∴ Option D is correct.
= −25
∴ The answer is D.

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10. A 14. D
y=k − h( x − 3) 2 Let T(n) be the number of dots in the nth pattern.
T(1) = 4
=k − h( x 2 − 6 x + 9) T(2) = T(1 + 1) = 4 + 2(1) = 6
=− hx 2 + 6hx + (k − 9h) T(3) = T(2 + 1) = 6 + 2(2) = 10
∵ The graph opens downwards. T(4) = T(3 + 1) = 10 + 2(3) = 16
T(5) = T(4 + 1) = 16 + 2(4) = 24
∴ −h < 0
T(6) = T(5 + 1) = 24 + 2(5) = 34
h>0 T(7) = T(6 + 1) = 34 + 2(6) = 46
∵ The y-intercept of the graph > 0 T(8) = T(7 + 1) = 46 + 2(7) = 60
∴ k − 9h > 0 ∴ The 8th pattern consists of 60 dots.
k > 9h
15. B
k >0
Lower limit of PQ = 15.5 cm
∴ The answer is A.
Upper limit of PQ = 16.5 cm
Lower limit of QR and RW = 8.5 cm
11. B Upper limit of QR and RW = 9.5 cm
Let $x be the cost of the handbag. ∴ Lower = limit of A (15.5)(8.5)(4) + (8.5)(8.5)(2)
Then the marked price of the handbag is $(1+50%)x.
Selling price of the handbag = 671.5
=+$(1 50%)(1 − 20%) x =
Upper limit of A (16.5)(9.5)(4) + (9.5)(9.5)(2)
= $1.2 x = 807.5
The percentage profit ∴ 671.5 ≤ A < 807.5
1.2 x − x
= × 100% 16. C
x
Consider the volume of cuboid.
= 20%
(2q ) 2 × 3 p cm3 =
648 cm3
12 pq 2 = 648
12. B
Time taken to drive from A to B pq 2 = 54 ......(1)
56 1
= h ∴ Volume of pyramid =× (3q ) × 2 p cm
2 3
70 3
= 0.8 h = 6 pq 2 cm3
Time taken to drive from B to C
= 75 min = 6(54) cm3
= 1.25 h = 324 cm3
Average speed of his whole journey from A to C
56 + 67 17. C
= km/h Consider △BEF and △BCD.
0.8 + 1.25
123 ∠FBE = ∠DBC (common ∠)
= km/h ∠BFE = ∠BDC (corr. ∠, FE // DC)
2.05
∠BEF = ∠BCD (corr. ∠, FE // DC)
= 60 km/h
∴ △BEF ~ △BCD (AAA)
2
Area of △ BEF  BE 
13. A = 
r Area of △ BCD  BE + EC 
p∝ 2
q2 1
= 
Let p =
kr
, where k is a non-zero constant. 2
q2 1
=
k (1 − 10%)r 4
New value of p =
[(1 + 20%)q ]2 ∴ Area of △BCD : area of trapezium CDFE
0.625kr  1
= = 1: 1 − 
q2  4
= 0.625 p = 4:3
Percentage change in p ∵ AD // EC and AE // DC (given)
0.625 p − p ∴ AECD is a parallelogram.
= × 100% ∴ AD = EC (opp. sides of // gram)
p
= −37.5% = BE (given)
∴ p is decreased by 37.5%. ∴ AD : BC = 1 : 2
∵ △BCD and △ADB have the same height.
Area of △ ABD AD 1
∴ = =
Area of △ BCD BE + EC 2

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Area of △ ABD 1 ∠BAC = 32° + 60° = 92°
∴ =
4 ∵ AB = AC
× Area of trapezium CDFE 2
3 ∴ ∠ABC = ∠ACB (base ∠s, isos. △)
Area of △ ABD 4 1 In △ABC,
=   92° + 2∠ABC
= 180°
Area of trapezium CDFE 3  2  (∠ sum of △)
2 ∠ABC = 44°
= In △ABE,
3
∴ The required ratio is 2 : 3. ∠AEC= 44° + 32° (ext. ∠ of △)
∠DEC + 60°= 76°
18. A ∠DEC =° 16

21. C
A

Join OB.
∠AOB = 2∠ACB (∠ at centre twice ∠ at ce)
= 2(20°)
B
= 40°
C
∠BOC
= 140° − 40°
Join AD.
= 100°
∵ AC = AB
Height of △BOC with base = BO 6sin(180° − 100°) cm
∴ ∠ACB = ∠ABC (base ∠s, isos. △)
= 6sin 80° cm
Area of the shaded region = 70°
100° 1
∠BCD = ∠ACB + ∠ACD
 
= π (6) 2 × − (6)(6sin 80°)  cm 2 = 70° + 20°
 360° 2 
= 14 cm 2 (cor. to the nearest cm 2 ) = 90°
∴ BD is a diameter of the circle. (converse of ∠
in semi-circle)
19. B ∠BAD = 90° (∠ in semi-circle)
x ∠ABD = ∠ACD (∠s in same segment)
C = 20°
y
G
In △ABD,
D
12 cm
z cos 20° =
A F BD
B E BD ≈ 12.770 133 27 cm
With the notations in the figure, ∠DBC = ∠ABC − ∠ABD
produce AB to point F and produce CD to meet AF at E.
= 70° − 20°
For I:
If y = z, then BC = EC. = 50°
However, we do not have sufficient information to prove In △BCD,
BC = EC. CD
∴ I may not be true. sin 50° ≈
12.770 133 27 cm
For II and III:
CD = 10 cm (corr. to the nearest cm)
∠BCE = 360° – x (∠s at a pt.)
∠DEF = y (corr. ∠s, EF // DG)
∠BEC = 180° – y (adj. ∠s on st. line) 22. A
= z (360° − x) + (180° − y ) (ext. ∠ of △) In △ABF,
AB
x + y + z = 540° = sin β
∴ III must be true.
BF
AB = BF sin β
y + z − x = ( x + y + z) − 2x
In △CDE,
= 540° − 2 x
DC
∵ From the figure, x is not a straight angle. = sin α
∴ y + z − x ≠ 180° CE
DC = CE sin α
∴ II is incorrect.
AB = DC (property of rectangle)
∴ The answer is B.
BF sin β = CE sin α
20. A BF sin α
∠EAD =
∠AED =
60° (prop. of equil. △) =
CE sin β

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23. C k  2
Denote the initial position of the football be F and the ∴ ×  −  =−1
2  3
position of lamppost by L.
k =3
N N
6
x-intercept of L1 =− = −2
L 100 cm F k
9 9
210°
x-intercept of L=
2 =
h 2
∴ Area of the region bounded by L1, L2 and the x-axis
P 1 9 
= × − (−2)  × 3
With the notations in the figures, 2  2 
∠LFP = 270° – 210° = 60° 39
In △LFP, =
4
LP
sin ∠LFP =
LF
27. D
LP
sin 60° = The equation of the circle C is:
100 cm
2 x 2 + 2 y 2 − 4 x + 8 y − 15 =0
LP = 87 cm (cor. to the nearest cm)
15
∴ The shortest distance between the football and the x + y − 2x + 4 y − =
2 2
0
2
lamppost is 87 cm.
For I:
 (−2) 4
24. C Centre of C =−  ,− = (1, − 2)
Rectangular coordinates of B = (−2, − (−5)) = (−2, 5)  2 2
Rectangular coordinates of A =− ( 2, 5 − 3) =−
( 2, 2) ∴ I is incorrect.
For II:
Let (r ,θ ) be the polar coordinates of A, where
 −2   4   15 
2 2
90° < θ < 180° .
Radius=
of C   +   −− 
r cosθ = −2 ......(1)  2  2  2 

r sin θ = 2 ......(2) 25
=
(2) ÷ (1): tan θ = −1 2
θ= 135° or θ = 315° (rejected) Distance between the point (1, 1) and the centre of C
= 1 − (−2)
θ 135° into (2), we have
By substituting =
r sin135° =2 =3
< the radius of C
1
r=2 i.e. The point (1, 1) lies inside C.
2 ∴ II is true.
r=2 2 For III:
∴ =
Polar coordinates of A (2 2, 135°) By substituting y = 0 into 2 x 2 + 2 y 2 − 4 x + 8 y − 15 =
0,

we have 2 x 2 − 4 x − 15 =
0 ……(*).
25. A
∆ of (*) = (−4) 2 − 4(2)(−15)
26. D = 136
6 6 >0
y-intercept of L1 =− =
−h h
9 ∴ The circle C cuts the x-axis at two distinct points.
y-intercept of L=2 = 3
3 ∴ III is true.
∵ The y-intercepts of L1 and L2 are equal. ∴ The answer is D.
6
∴ =3
h 28. D
6 The table below shows all the possible outcomes.
h= 2nd card
3
1 2 4 5 7 8
=2
1 3 5 6 8 9
k k
1st card

Slope of L=1 = 2 3 6 7 9 10
h 2 4 5 6 9 11 12
h 2 5 6 7 9 12 13
Slope of L2 = − = −
3 3 7 8 9 11 12 15
∵ L1 ⊥ L2 8 9 10 12 13 15
18 3
= =
∴ P(sum is less than 10)
30 5

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33. B
29. B y 3 − 12 12 − 0
=
∵ The range of the distribution is the triple of its log 5 x − 0 0 − 3
inter-quartile range. y 3 − 12 =
−4log 5 x
∴ 70 − 40 = 3(a − 48) y3
10= a − 48 3− =
log 5 x
4
a = 58 3−
y3
x=5 4

30. B When y = 2,
For III: 23
3−
∵ Inter-quartile range > 24 marks x=5 4

∴ (30 + n) − (10 + m) > 24 =5

20 + n − m > 24
n−m>4 34. B
∴ III is true. ∵ The graph of y = g ( x) is obtained by enlarging the
For I and II:
graph of y = f ( x) 3 times along the x-axis and then
From the diagram, we have
0 ≤ m ≤ 9 and 0 ≤ n ≤ 8 . translating to the right by 1 unit.
x −1
Take m = 4, ∴ g ( x) = f  
n−4>4  3 
n > 8 , which is impossible
Similarly, it is impossible for m = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 35. A
∴ 0≤m<4
∴ I is true.
Take n = 4,
4−m>4
m < 0 , which is impossible
Similarly, it is impossible for n = 0, 1, 2, 3.
∴ 4<n≤8
∴ II is not true.
∴ The answer is B.

Section B
Since the objective function 5 x − 2 y + k has a positive
31. D coefficient of x, by translating the line 5 x − 2 y =
0 to
11 × 816 + 512 = 11 × 248 + 2 × 28 the right within the feasible region, we can obtain the
= 11 × 1612 + 2 × 162 greatest value of 5 x − 2 y + k .
= B00000000020016 From the graph, 5x – 2y + k attains its maximum at
C(0, –1).
∴ 5(0) − 2(−1) + k = 12
32. C
k = 10
π 2 x − 9π x + 20 =2
(π x ) 2 − 9π x + 18 =
0
36. B
(π x − 3)(π x − 6) =0 Tn +1 = (T1 + T2 + ... + Tn + Tn +1 ) − (T1 + T2 + ... + Tn )
= π 3=
x
or π x 6
= (1 − 2− ( n +1) ) − (1 − 2− n )
= =
x log π 3 or x logπ 6
= 2− n − 2− n −1
∴ m +=
n logπ 3 + logπ 6
= 2− n −1 (2 − 1)
= logπ (3 × 6)
= 2− n −1
= logπ 18
1
= n +1
2
1
∴ Tn = n
2
For I:
1
∵ T= n <1
2n
∴ All the terms of the sequence are smaller than 1.
∴ I must be true.

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For II: 38. B
1
∵ Tn = n , which is a rational number
2
∴ All the terms of the sequence are rational numbers.
∴ II is incorrect.
For III:
1
log Tn = log n
2
= − n log 2
log Tn +1 − log Tn =−(n + 1)log 2 − (− n log 2)
Join BD.
= − log 2, which is a constant
AQ = DQ (tangent properties)
∴ log T1, log T2, log T3, ... is an arithmetic sequence. ∴ ∠DAQ = ∠ADQ (base ∠s, isos. △)
∴ III must be true. 50° + 2∠ADQ
= 180° (∠ sum of △)
∴ The answer is B.
∠ADQ =
65°

37. C ∠ABD = ∠ADQ (∠ in alt. segment)

5 = 65°
z1 = ∠CBD
= 100° − 65°
a + 2i
5 a − 2i = 35°
= ×
a + 2i a − 2i ∠CDE = ∠CBD (∠ in alt. segment)
5a − 10i = 35°
= 2
a +4 ∵ BC = CD (given)
5a 10 ∴ ∠CDB = ∠CBD (base ∠s, isos. △)
= 2 − 2 i
a +4 a +4 = 35°
5 ∠PEB = ∠EBD + (∠BDC + ∠CDE ) (ext. ∠ of △)
z2 =
a − 2i = 35° + (35° + 35°)
5 a + 2i = 105°
= ×
a − 2i a + 2i
5a + 10i 39. A
= 2
a +4 2 + 5sin x =
2cos 2 x
5a 10 2 + 5sin x =
2(1 − sin 2 x)
= 2 + i
a + 4 a2 + 4 2sin x + 5sin x =
2
0
For I:
sin x(2sin x + 5) =0
5a
The real part of z1 = = sin x 0 or = 2sin x + 5 0
a2 + 4
5
5a sin x = 0 or sin x = − (rejected)
The real part of z2 = 2 2
a +4
When sin x = 0 ,
∴ The real part of z1 is equal to the real part of z2 .
x = 0° or 180°
∴ I must be true.
∴ The equation 2 + 5sin x =
2cos 2 x has 2 roots.
For II:
10 40. C
The imaginary part of z1 = − 2
a +4 T X 9 cm W
10
The imaginary part of z1 = 2
a +4 V
∴ The imaginary part of z1 is not equal to the U
12 cm
imaginary part of z2 .
∴ II is incorrect.
For III: S
R
 5a 10   5a 10 
z1 +=z2  2 − 2 i +  2 + 2 i 20 cm
a +4 a +4  a +4 a +4  P
Q
10a
= 2 , which is a real number
a +4 Join QW.
∴ III must be true. The angle between XQ and the plane QRWV is ∠XQW.
∴ The answer is C. i.e. ∠XQW = θ.

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In △WQR, 43. D
=
WQ 2
WR 2 + QR 2 (Pyth. theorem) The required probability
=−1 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.6
=
WQ 122 + 202 cm
= 0.964
= 544 cm
∵ PQRSTUVW is a cuboid. 44. D
∴ XW⊥QW Let x and σ be the mean and the standard deviation of
In △XQW, the test score respectively.
=
XQ 2
XW 2 + WQ 2 (Pyth. theorem) The standard score of Lily is −3, we have
55 − x
=
XQ 92 + ( 544) 2 cm = −3
σ
= 625 cm 55 − x = −3σ ……(1)
= 25 cm The standard score of Henry is 1.5, we have
XW 85 − x
∴ sin θ = = 1.5
XQ σ
9 85 − x =1.5σ ……(2)
= (2) – (1) : 30 = 4.5σ
25
20
σ=
41. A 3
∵ Slope of x − 2 y + 10 = 20
0 By substituting σ = into (1), we have
1 3
= − 55 − x =−20
−2
1 x = 75
= ∴ The mean of the test scores is 75 marks.
2
Slope of 2 x + y + a = 0
45. C
2
= − Mean of the five numbers
1 (a + 9b) + (a + 7b) + (a + 5b) + (a + 3b) + ( a + b)
= −2 =
5
1 = a + 5b
and × (−2) =−1
2 Variance of the five numbers
∴ The two straight lines are perpendicular to each other. [(a + 9b) − (a + 5b)]2 + [(a + 7b) − (a + 5b)]2
∴ The orthocentre is the intersection of x − 2 y + 10 =
0 +[(a + 5b) − (a + 5b)]2 + [(a + 3b) − (a + 5b)]2
and 2 x + y + a =.
0 +[(a + b) − (a + 5b)]2
=
5
 x − 2 y + 10 =0 ......(1) (4b) 2 + (2b) 2 + 0 + (−2b) 2 + (−4b) 2
 =
 2 x + y + a =0 ......(2) 5
= 8b 2
From (2), we have
y=−2 x − a
By substituting y = −2 x − a into (1), we have
x − 2(−2 x − a ) + 10 = 0
5 x + 2a + 10 = 0
2a
x =−2 −
5
x-coordinate of the orthocentre = −6
2a
−2 − =−6
5
2a
− = −4
5
a = 10

42. A
Number of arrangements
= 4! × 5!
= 2880

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