New Century Mathematics (Second Edition) 4A Name

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Term Exam Paper 4A (Set 2)
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Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the spaces provided.

2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B.

3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A(1) (35 marks)

1. It is given that the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number (4x + 1) + (7 − 2x)i are equal,
where x is a real number. Find the value of x. (2 marks)

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2. Find the value of 2. 4 2 − 0. 3 and express the answer as a fraction. (3 marks)

3. Solve the equation (2x − 3)(x + 2) = (2x − 1)(2x − 3). (2 marks)

4. Let f(x) = x + a, where a is a constant. If f(3)  f(4) = 2, find the values of a. (3 marks)

5. Let f(x) = x3 − x2 + kx + 1, where k is a constant. When f(x) is divided by x − 3 and when f(x) is divided by
x + 2, the two remainders are equal. Find the value of k. (3 marks)

6. Let f(x) = x2 − kx + k2 + 4, where k is a real number.

(a) Does the graph of y = f(x) cut the x-axis? Explain your answer.
(b) Express the y-intercept of the graph of y = f(x) in terms of k.
(3 marks)

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7. Two straight lines L1: (k + 1)x + 4y − 5 = 0 and L2: x + 2ky + 5 = 0 have no points of intersection, where
k is a positive constant.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) If L1 and L2 cut the y-axis at A and B respectively, find OA : OB, where O is the origin.
(4 marks)

8. Let f(x) = 2x3 + x2 + px + q, where p and q are constants. When f(x) is divided by x − 2, the quotient is 2x2
+ ax − 2, where a is a constant. If f(2) = 5, find the values of a, p and q. (5 marks)

9. In the figure, the graph of the quadratic function y = x2 + bx − 10 y

cuts the x-axis at A(−2 , 0) and B(5 , 0).
x
(a) Find the value of b. A O B
(b) (i) Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(ii) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph.
(6 marks)

y = x2 + bx − 10

10. The coordinates of the points A and B are (4 , 3) and (7 , 1) respectively. A is rotated clockwise about the
origin O through 90 to A. B is reflected in the x-axis to B.
(a) Write down the coordinates of A and B.
(b) Find the equation of the straight line passing through A and B.
(4 marks)

Section A(2) (35 marks)

11. Let f(x) = x3 + 2x2 + ax + 6, where a is a constant. When f(x) is divided by x + 1, the remainder is 18. Let
g(x) = f(x) + x + 1.
(a) Is x − 1 a factor of g(x)? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
(b) Are all the roots of the equation g(x) = 0 integers? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

12. In a rectangular coordinate plane, the coordinates of the points A, B and C are (−2 , 4), (4 , 1) and
(0 , −2) respectively. A straight line L passes through C and is parallel to AB. L cuts the x-axis at point D.
(a) Find the equation of L. (2 marks)
(b) Find the slope of AD. (2 marks)
(c) Describe the geometric relationship between AD and L. (1 mark)

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13. In the figure, △ABC is a right-angled triangle with ABC = 90, C
AB = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm. D and E are points on AB and AC
respectively such that DE ⊥ AC. Let BD = x cm and G(x) cm2 be the E
area of △AED.
(a) Find the domain of the function G(x). (1 mark)
(b) Find the lengths of AE and ED in terms of x. (4 marks) A B
D
(c) Someone claims that there are two possible values of x such that
G(x) = 6. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

14. Let f(x) = (x2 + h)(x + 3) + (x − 1)(x2 + 2x − k), where h and k are constants. It is given that f(x) is divisible
by x2 − x.
(a) Find the values of h and k. (4 marks)
(b) Find the range of values of m such that the equation f(x) − f(x − 1) = 2m has real root(s). (3 marks)

15. Let f(x) be a quadratic function. It is given that f(0) = −4, f(2) = −6 and f(4) = 0.
(a) Find f(x). (3 marks)
(b) How many real roots does the equation f(3x + 1) = −5 have? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
(c) The graph of y = f(x) cuts the x-axis at A and B. P is a point on the graph of y = f(x) such that the area
of △ABP is 15. How many different possible positions of P are there? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

Section B (35 marks)

1− 3i k + 2i
16. (a) Let k be a real number. Express + in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.
i 1+ i
(2 marks)
1− 3i k + 2i
(b) Suppose that z = + is a purely imaginary number.
i 1+ i
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) If the roots of the equation x2 + cx + d = 0 are z and −z, find the values of c and d.
(6 marks)

17. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x2 − 10x + p = 0, where p is a non-zero constant. It is given
 10 23
that + = .
  2
(a) Find the value of p. (3 marks)
(b) Find the value of  3 +  3. (2 marks)

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18. In the figure, the graph of the quadratic function y = x2 + bx + c cuts the x- y
y = x2 + bx + c
axis at A( , 0) and B( , 0), where  > . The coordinates of the vertex of
the graph of y = x2 + bx + c are (−2 , −1).
(a) Find the values of b and c. (4 marks)
(b) Find the value of  − . (2 marks)
x
B A O
(−2 , −1)

19. (a) It is given that R is the vertex of the graph of y = x2 − 16x + 128. Using the method of completing the
square, find the coordinates of R. (2 marks)
(b) F E

D C

A B
G
16 m

The figure shows a playground in the shape of two squares AFEG and BCDG. It is given that the
lengths of AB and AF are 16 m and x m respectively.
(i) Express the area of the playground in the form of (ax2 + bx + c) m2.
(ii) Someone claims that the area of the playground can be less than 125 m2. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
(4 marks)

20. The straight line L1: x + 3y − 12 = 0 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at A and B respectively. A straight line
L2 passes through A and is perpendicular to L1. Let I be the in-centre of △OAB, where O is the origin.
(a) Find the equation of L2. (3 marks)
(b) Suppose that C is a point lying on L2 and above the x-axis such that OC = 18 2 .
(i) Find the coordinates of C.
(ii) Are O, I and C collinear? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
(c) If D is a point lying on AB such that I lies on OD, is the area of △AOD twice the area of
△BOD? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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