Set 1

Paper 2
Full Solutions
 p  ( p  2) ...... (1)
Section A 
1. A  q  2 p  4 ...... (2)
2016 2 2016 From (1), we have
1 1 2 p  2
(2) 2017    22017  
4 2 p  1
 22017  4032 By substituting p  1 into (2), we have
 2 2015 q  2(1)  4
1
  2015 q 2
2
7. D
2. A ∵ The graph opens downwards.
u  v  6v  6u  (u  v)(u  v)  6(u  v)
2 2 ∴ a0
 (u  v)(u  v  6) ∵ The axis of symmetry is x  b .
∴ b  0
i.e. b0
3. D
∴ The answer is D.
x  y 1 y

x y 8. B
( x  y ) y  (1  y ) x x
 2  3x  1 and 1 2
xy  y 2  x  yx 2
x
x  2 xy  y 2  3x  3 and 1
2
x(1  2 y )  y 2
x  1 and x2
y2 ∴ The solution is x  1 .
x
1 2y
9. B
4. C Let $x be the price of the computer and $y be the price of
For option A, the television.
0.003459749 = 0.00346 (correct to 3 significant figures) x  (1  20%) y
∴ Option A is not correct. x
y
For option B, 1  20%
0.003459749 = 0.003460 (correct to 4 significant figures) 5
∴ Option B is not correct.  x
6
For option C,
5
0.003459749 = 0.003460 (correct to 6 decimal places) x x
x y 6  100 %
∴ Option C is correct.  100% 
For option D, x x
0.003459749 = 0.0034597 (correct to 7 decimal places) 1
  100%
∴ Option D is not correct. 6
∴ The answer is C. 2
 16 %
3
5. C 2
∴ The price of the television is 16 % lower than the
 x  y  3  2 x  y  1 ...... (1) 3

2 x  y  1  3 x ...... (2) price of the computer.
From (1), we have
x2 10. B
The scale of map  10 cm : 100 m
By substituting x  2 into (2), we have
2(2)  y  1  3(2)  10 cm : 100  100 cm
y 1  1 : 1000

6. A
(2  x)( p  x)  4  2 p  xp  2 x  x 2  4
 x 2  ( p  2) x  2 p  4
∴ x 2  px  q  x 2  ( p  2) x  2 p  4
By comparing the coefficient of x and the constant term,
we have
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11. A 15. B
x : y  3: 2 There are no axes of reflectional symmetry of the figure.
x 3 The figure has rotational symmetry and its order of
 rotational symmetry is 2.
y 2
4 y  5z 16. D
z 4 Let D be the foot of perpendicular of A to BC.

y 5
x z

xz y y

x y x
1
y
3 4

 2 5
3 The height AD of △ABC with base BC
1
2 126
23  2 cm
21
 10  12 cm
5
2 CD  AC 2  AD 2 (Pyth. theorem)


23  13  12 cm
2 2

25  5 cm
BD  (21  5) cm  16 cm
12. B
AB  AD 2  BD 2 (Pyth. theorem)
Let T(n) be the number of dots in the nth pattern.
T (1)  1  16  12 cm
2 2

T (2)  1  2(1)  2  5  20 cm
T (3)  5  2(2)  2  11 ∴ The perimeter of △ABC  AB  BC  AC
T (4)  11  2(3)  2  19  (20  21  13) cm
T (5)  19  2(4)  2  29  54 cm
T (6)  29  2(5)  2  41
T (7)  41  2(6)  2  55 17. C
∴ The number of dots in the 7th pattern is 55. Height of the cylinder  (18  8) cm  10 cm
Base radius of the cylinder = 8 cm
13. C ∴ Volume of the cylinder   (82 )(10) cm3
Upper limit of the volume of water in the container
 640 cm3
 (9000 500) mL 1 4
 9500mL Volume of the hemisphere    (83 ) cm 3
2 3
Lower limit of the volume of water in each cup
1024
  cm 3
 (150  5) mL 3
 145 mL ∴ Volume of the solid
Lower limit of the volume of 50 cups of water  1024  3
 145 50 mL   640    cm
 3 
 7250mL
 3083 cm 3 (cor. to the nearest cm 3 )
∴ The maximum possible amount of water left in the
container  (9500  7250 ) mL  2250 mL

14. A
k z
x , where k is a non-zero constant.
y
k 2z
x2 
y2
x2 y 2
 k2
z
x2 y2
∴ must be constant.
z

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18. D 20. A
Let the area of △CGF = x sq. units. tan 45 cos( 270   ) 1 sin 
  
∵ AE : ED  2 : 1 cos(  ) tan( 180    ) cos  ( tan  )
∴ AE : CG  2 : 1 1
Consider △AEF and △CGF.   cos 
cos 
AFE  CFG (vert. opp. s)
1  cos 2 
AEF  CGF  90 (properties of rectangle) 
cos 
EAF  GCF (alt. s, AE // CG)
sin 2 
∴ △AEF ~ △CGF (AAA) 
2 cos 
Area of △ AEF  2   sin  tan 
∴   4
Area of △CGF  1 
Area of △AEF = 4x sq. units 21. D
AE : AD  2 : (2  1)  2 : 3 Join BD.
Consider △AEF and △ADC.
AEF  ADC  90 (properties of rectangle)
EAF  DAC (common )
AFE  ACD ( sum of △)
∴ △AEF ~ △ADC (AAA)
2
Area of △ ADC  3  9
∴   
Area of △ AEF  2  4
9
Area of △ ADC  (4 x) sq. units
4
 9 x sq. units
∴ Area of trapezium CDEF  (9 x  4 x) sq. units BDE  BAE  180 (opp. s, cyclic quad.)
 5 x sq. units BDE  126  180
Area of △CBA  area of △ ADC  9 x sq. units BDE  54
∴ Area of trapezium ABGF  (9 x  x) sq. units ∵ BC  CD
∴ CBD  CDB (base s, isos. △)
 8 x sq. units
In △BCD,
∴ Area of trapezium ABGF : area of trapezium CDEF
CBD  CDB  BCD  180 ( sum of △)
 8x : 5x
2CDB  114  180
 8:5
CDB  33
∴ CDE  54  33
19. B
 87

22. D
Let O be the centre of the semi-circle.
Join AB.

With the notations in the figure:

In △ABE,
AE
sin  
AB
AE  AB sin 
 k sin 
∵ AD // BC
∴ DF  AE  k sin
In △OAC,
In △CDF,
∵ OA = OC (radii)
DF
sin   ∴ OAC = OCA (base s, isos. △)
CD
= 30
DF AOC  OAC  OCA  180
CD  ( sum of △)
sin 
AOC  30  30  180
k sin 
 AOC  120
sin 

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  12  120  For III:

AC  2     cm The straight lines L1 and L2 have the same y-intercept.
  2  360  1 1
∴  
 4 cm b c
∵ BC is the diameter of the semi-circle. b  c
∴ BAC  90 ( in semi-circle) ∴ III is not true.
In △ABC, ∴ The answer is B.
AC
cos ACB 
BC 25. C
AC  12 cos 30 cm The rectangular coordinates of the point P are ( 3 ,  1) .
3 ∴ The rectangular coordinates of its image
 12  cm
2  ( 3 ,  1)
 6 3 cm
∴

The perimeter of the shaded region

 AC  AC
26. A
2 x 2  2 y 2  kx  12 y  0
k
 (4  6 3 ) cm x2  y 2 x  6y  0
2
 k 
23. D  6  k 
With the notations in the figure, Centre    2 ,      ,  3 
 2 2  4 
 
 
∵ The centre of the circle lies on 3x – 2y + 6 = 0.
 k
∴ 3    2(3)  6  0
 4
3
 k  12
4
k  16
2
 16 
Radius of the circle      ( 3) 2  0
 4
 25
RQP  44
5
TPQ  RQP  44 (alt. s, TP // QR)
Reflex TPQ  TPQ  360
27. C
Reflex TPQ  360  44 Expected value of the gain
 316  n 10 
 $  35   21
∴ The true bearing of Q from P is 316.  n  10 n  10 
 35n  210 
24. B  $ 
For I:  n  10 
The straight line L1 has positive x-intercept. 35n  210
∴  31
∴  0
1 n  10
a 35n  210  31n  310
a0 4n  100
∴ I is true. n  25
For II:
The straight line L1 has positive y-intercept.
1 28. C
∴  0
b
b0
∴ II is true.

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29. C 1
∴ b
0  8  1 n  2  7  3  9  4  5 a
Mean number of children 
8n795 i.e. ab  1
61  n ∴ II is true.
2
29  n For III:
58  2n  61  n ∵ loga 1  logb 1  0
n3 ∴ The graph of y  loga x cuts the x-axis at (1, 0) and
Standard deviation of the distribution the graph of y  logb x also cuts the x-axis at (1, 0).
(0  2) 2  8  (1  2) 2  3  (2  2) 2  7  ∴ The coordinates of the intersection of the graphs of
(3  2) 2  9  (4  2) 2  5 y  loga x and y  logb x are (1, 0).

83795 ∴ OC > 1
∴ III is true.
 2
∴ The answer is D.
 1.41 (cor. to 2 d.p.)
33. B
30. A 210  2  25  23  1  210  26  (22  2  1)
For I:
 1000100011 12
Since only two customers are selected, the sample size is
too small comparing with the population size.
∴ I is a disadvantage of this sampling method. 34. D
For II: ∵  is a real root of 2 x 2  4 x  1  0 .
Since only the two friends of the manager are selected, the
other customers have no chance of being selected. ∴ 2 2  4  1  0
Therefore, not all customers have an equal chance of being 2( 2  2 )  1
selected in this sampling method.
1
∴ II is a disadvantage of this sampling method.  2  2 
For III: 2
Since this is a sampling method, it is not necessary to ∵  and  are two distinct real roots of
select all the customers. 2x2  4x  1  0 .
∴ III is not a disadvantage of this sampling method. 4
∴ The answer is A. ∴       2
2
  2  
Section B
∴  2  2    2  2(2   )
31. C   2  2  4
x  27  ( x  3)( x  3x  9)
3 2
1
 4
x 2  9  ( x  3)( x  3) 2
x  6 x  9  ( x  3) 2
2 9

2
L.C.M.  ( x  3)( x  3) 2 ( x 2  3 x  9)

35. C
32. D 3i  k
For I: z
1  2i
The value of logb x decreases as x increases.
3i  k 1  2i
∴ 0  b 1  
1  2i 1  2i
∴ I is not true. 3i  k  6(1)  2ki
For II: 
12  22
∵ The graph of y  logb x is obtained by reflecting
k  6 (2k  3)
the graph of y  loga x about the x-axis.   i
5 5
∴ log b x   log a x ∵ z is a real number.
log 1 x ∴ The imaginary part of z is zero.
 a 2k  3
log 1 a i.e. 0
5
a
3
log 1 x k
2
 a
1
log 1  
a
a
 log 1 x
a

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36. D All the ordered pairs (x, y) in the shaded region satisfy the
The graph of y  f ( x  1) can be obtained by translating system of inequalities
the graph of y  f (x) leftwards by 1 unit.  x  4

The graph of y   f ( x  1) can be obtained by reflecting  x  2 y  10  0 .
y  5  x
the graph of y  f ( x  1) about the x-axis. 
∴ Only option D may represent the two graphs. Since the ordered pairs also satisfy the inequality
x  2 y  k , where k is a constant, the vertex (–4, 3) must
37. A satisfy the inequality x  2 y  k .
For I: ∴ 4  2(3)  k
Let T(n) be the general term of the sequence and S(n) be
the sum of the first n terms of the sequence. k2
∴ The maximum value of k is 2.
S (n)  2n 1  2
T (n  1)  S (n  1)  S (n) 40. D
 2( n 1) 1  2  (2n 1  2) With the notations in the figure,
 2  2n 1  2  2n 1  2
 2n 1
T (n)  2n
T (n  1) 2n 1
 n  2, which is a constant.
T ( n) 2
∴ The sequence is a geometric sequence with common
ratio 2.
∴ I is true.
For II:
T (n)  2n
T ( 2)  2 2  4
∴ 6 is not the second term of the sequence.
∴ II is not true. Let AB = x.
For III: AF  2 AB  2 x
T (n)  2n DE  2 x
AC  AB 2  BC 2
n
∴ The nth term of the sequence is 2 . (Pyth. theorem)
∴ III is not true.
 x x 2 2
∴ The answer is A.
 2x
38. A x2
sin   5 tan  Area of △ACD 
2
sin  x2
sin   5 1
 AC  DM 
cos  2 2
sin  cos   5 sin  1 x2
sin  (cos   5)  0  2 x  DM 
2 2
sin   0 or cos   5 (rejected) x
DM 
  0 or 180 2
∴ The equation sin  5 tan has 2 roots for DE
tan EMD 
0    360 . DM
2x
39. B 
x
2
2 2
EMD  71 (cor.to the nearest degree)
∴ The angle between the plane ACD and the plane ACE
is 71.

41. A
Consider △BCA and △BDC.
BAC  BCD ( in alt. segment)
ABC  CBD (common )
BCA  BDC ( sum of △)

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∴ △BCA ~ △BDC (AAA) AB = (y – 1) + 2 = y + 1
BC BD AB 2  OA 2  OB 2 (Pyth. theorem)
∴  (corr. sides, ~△s)
BA BC ( y  1)  3  y
2 2 2

BC  BD  BA
2
y2  2 y  1  9  y2
 8  (8  24) 2y  8
 256 y4
BC  16 ∴ The y-coordinate of B is 4.
Consider △ABC.
By the cosine formula, 44. B
AB 2  AC 2  BC 2 The required number of ways  8! 2!  7!  2!  6!
cos DAC 
2 AB  AC  31 680
32 2  20 2  16 2

2(32)( 20) 45. C
73 Let x be the original score of Mary and  be the original
 standard deviation of the scores of the class.
80
DAC  24 (cor. to the nearest degree) When the scores of all students in the class are doubled,
the mean score of the class will be doubled and the
standard deviation of the scores will also be doubled.
42. A 2 x  2
New standard score s 
x  y  k  0 ...... (1) 2
 2
 x  y  6 x  2 y  8  0 ...... (2)
2
x

From (1), we have 
y   x  k ...... (3) s
By substituting (3) into (2), we have ∴ The new standard score of Mary will remain
x 2  ( x  k ) 2  6 x  2( x  k )  8  0 unchanged.
∴ The answer is C.
x 2  x 2  2kx  k 2  6 x  2 x  2k  8  0
2 x 2  2(k  2) x  k 2  2k  8  0 ...... (*)
∵ The circle and the straight line intersect at only one
point.
∴  of (*)  0
[2(k  2)]2  4(2)( k 2  2k  8)  0
(k  2) 2  2(k 2  2k  8)  0
k 2  4k  4  2k 2  4k  16  0
 k 2  8k  12  0
k 2  8k  12  0
( k  2)( k  6)  0
k   2 or k 6

43. B

OC = OD = 1
CA = 3 – 1 = 2
Let (0, y) be the coordinates of B.
BD = y – 1
BE = BD = y – 1 (tangent properties)
AE = AC = 2 (tangent properties)