REUISION TEST A1

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I. Solve the following equations, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places, if the answer is not exact.
(a) (x + 2)(3x - l) =0 tll
(b) (x + 2)(3x - l) =4 t3l

2. Mr Lim invested $8800 in a fund that pays 2]5Vo per annum compound interest compounded quarterly.
Find the total interest earned at the end of 3 years. t3l

3. Thc diameter of a microorganism is 7.8 micrometres, r.vhile the length of a small insect is 2.5 millimetres.
Express, in the f orm l: n, the ratio of the diameter of the microorganism to the lensth of the insect.
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4. Solve the equation23'x 82'-rx l6'= 1. I2l

5. Evaluate each of the follorving expresslons. Show your working clearly.

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6. The diameter of a hydrogen atom is approximately 9.5 nanometres. The diameter of an atomic nucleus is
approximately 88 picometres. How many atomic nuclei must be lined up for the combined length to be equal
to the radius of a hydrogen atom? Express your answer in standard form, correct to the nearest whole
number. 121

v 7. Calculate the value ofeach of the following using a calculator.

(a) 5'z+5r+50+5r
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8. (a) Calculatethevalue of (a + at) * (al + au)when a=64. l2l

(b) List the possible integer values of r for rvhich 4x + 1 < 28 ( 9-r - 10. [3]

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(a) solve the inequality and illustrate the solution on a number line, t2l
(b) write down
(i) the greatest rational value of r,
(ii) the least prime number x. ' Lll

10. A piece of wire of length l28 cm is cut into tr,vo parts and each part is bent to form a square. The area of the
larger square is six times the area of the smaller square.
(i) If the perimeter of the smaller square is 4-r cm, form an equation in x and show that it reduces to
5x2 + 64x - 1024 = 0. t3l
(ii) Solve the equation 5xr + 64x - 1024 = 0, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. t3l
(iii) Explain briefly why one of the answers in (ii) is rejected ll l
(iv) Use the result obtained in (ii) to find the difference in the length of the dia_ronals of the two squares.
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 REUISION TEST A2

Time: t hour

1. (a) The radius of a microorganism is approximately 32.6 mrcrometres. How many of such microorganisms
are needed to form a straisht line of 75 cm? Express your answer in standard form. correct to
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(b) Solve the equation (3r - 5)r - 57 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. t3l

2. The mean distance of the earth to the sun is approximately 148 gigametres r,vhile the mean distance of the
earth to the moon is 380 mesametres. Calculate the number of times the earth is further away from sun than
the moon. t)1
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Without using a calculator, evaluate

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state the larsest value of x if x is

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(ii) a prime number, tll
(iii) a rational number. tll
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(b) Solve the equati"" = 3.'. tzl
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6. Solve each of the following inequalities and illustrate your answer on a number line.
3r-2=4x+l
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7 . (a) Horv long rvill it take a principal amount of $ 1480 to increas e to $2220 at a simple inrerest rate of 157o per

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(b) Mr Ong invested $8000 in a fund that pays 4.57o per annum compound interest compounded half-yearly.
Find the amount at the end of 2 years. l2l

8. A rectangular pool can be filled by trvo pipes together in 6 hours. The smaller pipe alone takes 5 hours longer
fill the,pool. Find the time each pipe rvill take to fill the pool on its own.
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9. A boat travels betrveen two towns along a river. It travels l8 km upstream and back in a total tinte of 2 hours
anci l0 minutes.
(i) If the speed of the current is 4 km/h throughout, and the speed of the boat in still rvater is.r km/h. form
an equation in.r and show that it recluces to 13-rr - 21'6t' - 208 = 0. t3l
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(ii) Solve the equation l3x2 - 216x - 208 = 0, giving your answers .or."Ci to 2 decimal places. t3l
(iii) Explain briefly why one of the answers in (ii) is rejected II l
(iv) Use your answer in (ii) to find the difference in the time taken to travel between the trvo towns. givine
your answer in minutes correct to.1 decimal place. L2l

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