CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE SUN KEI SECONDARY SCHOOL

END OF TERM EXAMINATION (2019 – 2020 SECOND TERM)

S3 MATHEMATICS PAPER 2

Name: __________________________ Time Allowed: 60 minutes

Class: S3_______ No.: __________ Full Marks: 36
Multiple-choice Questions (36 marks)
1. Which of the following is an identity?
 x  4  x 2  16
2
A.
B. 2  x  8  x2 16
C.  x  4 x  4  x2 16
 x  4  x2  16
2
D.

2. If x  x  y   3 x  y  , then y 
x 2  3x
A. .
x3
x 2  3x
B. .
x3
x 2  3x
C. .
x3
x 2  3x
D. .
x3

3. If y  1, which of the following must be correct?

A. y18  y 2  y 9
B. y18  y 9  y 9
C. y12  y 3  y 4
D. y12  y 6  y18

4. If n is a positive integer, then 3n  2n 

A. 6n .
B. 62 n .
C. 5n .
D. 52 n .

5. A sum of $200 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 2% per annum for 5 years, compounded
half yearly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $21 015
B. $20 979
C. $20 924

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 D. $20 816

6. If the base radius of a cylinder increases by 20% while the height of the cylinder decreases by
20%, then the volume of the cylinder will
A. remain unchanged.
B. decrease by 23.2%.
C. decrease by 4%.
D. increase by 15.2%.

7. The solutions of an inequality in x are represented on the following number line.

–7 0

Which of the following is a solution of the inequality?

I. x  6
II. x  7
III. x  8
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

8. If x  y , which of the following must be true?

I. 5x  5 y
II. x  5  y  5
1 1
III. 
x y
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

9. Which of the following inequalities represents the statement ‘10 times p is not greater than the
sum of p and 21”?
A. 10 p  p  21
B. 10 p  p  21
C. 10 p  p  21
D. 10 p  p  21

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 7  5y
10. It is given that y  8 . If x  , find the range of values of x.
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A. x3
B. x3
C. x  3
D. x  3

11. The figure shows a right prism whose base is a regular pentagon. Which of the following
statements are correct?
I. It has 5 axes of 2-fold rotational symmetry.
II. It has 1 axis of 5-fold rotational symmetry.
III. It has 6 planes of reflection.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

12. Which of the following shows a possible top view of the solid on the right?
A. B.
Top view

Side view

C. D.
Front view

13. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. Which of the following is the angle between DG and
plane EFGH?
F E
A. DGE
B. DGH D
A
C. DGF
G H
D. GDF

B C

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 14. The base radius of a solid right circular cone is 12 cm. If the height of the cone is 10 cm, then
the volume of the cone is
A. 720 cm3 .
B. 600 cm3 .
C. 480 cm3 .
D. 400 cm3 .

15. The figure shows a solid hemisphere of diameter 10 cm. The total surface area of the hemisphere
is
A. 300 cm2 .
B. 200 cm2 .
C. 75 cm2 .
D. 50 cm2 .
10 cm

16. Consider two similar solids. The ratio of the total surface area of the smaller one to that of the
larger one is 25 : 36. If the volume of the larger one is 43.2 cm3, then the volume of the smaller
one is
A. 25 cm3.
B. 30 cm3.
C. 36 cm3.
D. 216 cm3.

b
17. If  is an acute angle such that sin   , where b is a constant, then tan  
2
4  b2
A. .
2
2
B. .
4  b2
4  b2
C. .
b
b
D. .
4  b2

18. The figure shows a right-angled triangle. Which of the following must be correct?
A. sin a  sin b  1
B. sin 2 a  sin 2 b  1 b
C. sin a  cos b  1
D. sin 2 a  cos2 b  1 a

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19. 
1  tan  90   
2

A. sin 2  .
B. cos2  .
1
C. .
sin 2 
1
D. .
cos 2 

20. Mr. Lau rides a bicycle along an inclined road. When he rides 100 m along the road, the vertical
distance travelled is 15 m. Find the inclination of the road, correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 8.53
B. 8.63
C. 81.4
D. 81.5

21. A ship is 80 km due east of a lighthouse. If the ship moves in the direction S60°W, find the
shortest distance between the ship and the lighthouse.
A. 40 km
80 3
B. km
3
C. 40 3 km
D. 80 2 km

22. In the figure, D is a point on BC such that AD is a median of △ABC. If AD  BD and

ABD = 42, then CAD = A
A. 96.
B. 84.
C. 48.
D. 42. 42
B C
D

23. In each of the following, the lengths of three line segments are shown. Which sets of line
segments can form a triangle?
I. 12 cm, 13 cm, 26 cm
II. 9 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm
III. 2 cm, 7 cm, 7 cm
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 24. In the figure, DBC  30 , DCB  34 and D is the in-centre of △ABC. Find BAC.
A. 44
A
B. 48
C. 50
D. 52

30 34
B C

25. In the figure, EAB is a straight line. ABCD is a parallelogram. EC intersects AD at F. EB = EC

and BAD = 126. Find x.
A. 54° E
B. 66°
C. 72° F
A D
D. 78° 126
x
B C

26. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. AC and BD intersect at E. AD = 30, EC = 17 and AB  x  3 .

Find x.
A. 21 A 30 D
B. 19
C. 16
x–3
D. 13 E 17

B C

27. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and △ABE is an equilateral triangle. AE and BC intersect at F.
ACD = 70. Find BCE.
A D
A. 70
B. 80
C. 100
70
D. 150
B C
F

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 28. The table below shows the slopes of four straight lines L1, L2, L3 and L4.

Line L1 L2 L3 L4
1 1 1
Slope 3 
3 3 3

Which of the following pair of straight lines are perpendicular to each other?
A. L1 and L2
B. L1 and L3
C. L2 and L4
D. L3 and L4

29. In the figure, the length of AB is y

A(–5, 4)
A. 5 13 units.
B. 3 33 units.
C. 85 units. x
O
D. 53 units.
B(12, –2)

30. If the straight line passing through the points A(–12, –7) and B(6, 14) cuts the x-axis at P, find
the coordinates of P.
A. (0, –6)
B. (0, 7)
C. (7, 0)
D. (–6, 0)

31. A (20, 0), B (8, 18) and C (–10, 6) are the vertices of △ABC on a rectangular coordinate
plane. Find the coordinates of the centroid of △ABC.
A. (8, 18)
B. (7, 9)
C. (6, 8)
D. (5, 3)

32. In a Mathematics examination, the mean mark of a class of 30 students is 63.7. Later, it is found
that one student’s mark, which has been mistaken as 42, should be 78. Find the mean mark of
the class after making the correction.
A. 70.85
B. 67.75
C. 64.9
D. 62.5

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 33. The following table shows the numbers of computers owned by a group of families.

Number of computers 0 1 2 3 4
Number of families 2 21 26 45 6

Find the median number of computers owned by the group of families.

A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 3.5

34. There are 24 green balls and some red balls in a box. If a ball is randomly drawn from the box,
4
the probability of drawing a red ball is . Find the number of red balls in the box.
7
A. 28
B. 32
C. 36
D. 42

35. Three fair coins are thrown. Find the probability that at least two heads are obtained.
1
A.
4
3
B.
8
2
C.
3
1
D.
2

36. In a game, a player throws two fair dice. If the sum of the two numbers thrown is greater than or
equal to 10, the player gains $120; otherwise, the player loses $30. Find the expected gain of the
game.
A. – $5
B. $0
C. $7.5
D. $90

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