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Section A Multiple Choice Questions – Write answers on page 3.

1. Factorize x2 – 2x – 24. 5. Factorize x3  y 3  x 2  xy  y 2 .

A. (x + 12)(x – 2)
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A. (x  y)(x2 xy + y2)
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B. (x – 6)(x + 4) B. (x  y)(x2 + xy + y2)
C. (x + 6)(x – 4)
C. (x  y  1)(x2  xy + y2)
D. (x – 12)(x + 2)
D. (x  y  1)(x2 + xy + y2)
2. Which of the following is correct?

6. Given that n is an odd number,

A. 2  0 X
0
(2) n  7 n 

O 2 1
B. 5 
25
3
C. (2)  8 O
A. 
1
14n .
2 1
D. 10   1
100 B.
14n .
C.  14n .
3. Which of the following have x + y as a D. 14n .
factor?

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I. x2 – y2 7. Which of the following numbers does not
II. – 2x + 2y have the same value as others?
III. x(x + y) – x – y
A. 110 110 0012
A. I and II only B. 1B116
OB. I and III only C. 32145
C. II and III only D. 5319
D. I, II and III

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8. If x + y = a and x  y  , where a is a
4. Arrange the following numbers in a
ascending order. positive integer, then x 4  2 x 2 y 2  y 4 =

I. 2.99 × 10-5
II. – 2 × 105 A. 1.
III. – 2.98× 10-5 B. 0.
IV. – 0.0000299 1
mus C.
a4 .
A. I < III < IV < II D. a4.
B. III < IV < II < I
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C. II < III < IV < I
D. II < IV < III < I

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Answers for multiple choice questions.

Instructions
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Do not mark 1.
above, below, to 2.
the right or left
3.
of the bubble so
that the mark 4.
goes into the 5.
spaces for the
next bubble. 6.
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Correct 8.

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Section B Conventional Questions

1. Factorize the following expressions. (6 marks)
2 2 (ab + 1) (ab- 1)
(a) a b – 1 =

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(b) x2 + 5x + 6 = (x + 2)(x + 3)
D

37

(c) 4x2 – 28x + 48 = 4 (s -

<x+ 12)

= 4(x -

3)(x -
4)

2
(d) x2 – 2x + 1 – y2 = (x 1)
-

ya
i =
(x+ y -

1)(x -

y
-

1)

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2. (a) Factorize 5y2 – y – 4.

(b) Hence, or otherwise, factorize 5(x + 1)2 – (x + 1) – 4. (3 marks)

a) =
(5y +
4)(y -
1) b)[5(x + 1) + 4][x+ 1) -

1]

= (5x + 9)(x) Question Total

3. Simplify the following expressions and express the answer with positive indices. (5 marks)
(a) 5a a b
2
 3 0

(b)
2ab  1 3

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a) = 5a5

b) = c
=

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4. (a) Write down the place value of the underlined digit. (4 marks)
Place value
543210
(i) 1 011 001 0x25
2
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(ii) A 03F16

(b) Represent the following expressions as a binary number.

2222120
1×8 + 0×4 + 1×2 + 1 = 10112

(c) Represent the following expressions as a hexadecimal number.

14  162  13 1  0  16 =

5. For the following questions, detailed working steps must be shown. (4 marks)
9820943218

(a) Convert 1 010 110 0012 into a denary number.

= (x2 + (x2 + (x25 + 1x24 + 1 Question Total

=
689 ,0

(b) Convert 6862 into a hexadecimal number.

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6. The display of a tablet is a rectangle of length 19.62 cm and width 14.75 cm. Its resolution is
1048 × 768 pixels and each pixel is of rectangular shape. (4 marks)

14.75 cm (768 pixels) Question Total

19.62 cm (1048 pixels)

(a) Find the length and width of each pixel in scientific notation.
(b) Find the area of each pixel in scientific notation.

a) i
Length =

= 5 .
34 x10 (corr3) [5 .

3414x10]

Width =
= 5 21
.
x 10 (corn3) [5 2067
. x10]

b) Area =
5 .

3414x10 x 5 2067 x10

,

=
2 .
78 x103 (corr 3)

7. Express 2500030  (5  1060 ) 2 in scientific notation. (3 marks)

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8. (a) Factorize 8a3 + 27.
(b) By using the result of (a), factorize 8a3 + 4a2 + 18. (5 marks)

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TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 34 MARKS

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Section C Bonus Question

9. It is given that n is a digit between 1 and 9 inclusively. (5 marks)

(a) Show that (n816)2 = (n2 + n)  162 + 4  16.
(b) It is known that (n816)2 can be expressed as a four-digit hexadecimal number,
i.e. 1p4016. Show that n2 + n – 16 = p. Question Total

(c) Hence, find the possible four-digit hexadecimal numbers in (b).

a)

TOTAL FOR SECTION C: 5 MARKS

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