ST.

STEPHEN’S GIRLS’ COLLEGE

Final Examination 2023 – 2024
Form 6
110 students LC, GL, WYL, SCHL, CYN

Mathematics
Paper II Answer
Time allowed : 1¼ hours

Class

Class Number

Division

Name

Please read the following instructions very carefully.

1. Attempt ALL questions. All answers should be put on the “Multiple Choice Answer Sheet”.
2. Note that you may only mark ONE answer for each question. Two or more answers will score
NO MARKS.
3. All questions carry equal marks. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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Section A
a 1− b
1. If = , then x =
x+a x

a − ab ab − a
A. . B. .
a + b −1 a + b −1
a − ab ab − b
C. . D. .
a − b +1 a − b +1

1 1
2. − =
5x + 3 5x − 3

6 6
A. . B. .
9 − 25x 2 25 x 2 − 9
10 x 10 x
C. . D. .
9 − 25 x 2 25 x 2 − 9

3. 4 2 n + 3 64 n + 6 =

A. 64 n+6 . B. 68n+12 .
C. 124n+6 . D. 128n+12 .

4. 25k 2 − 9h2 − 3h + 5k =

A. (3h − 5k )(3h − 5k + 1) . B. (3h − 5k )(3h + 5k + 1) .

C. (5k − 3h)(3h − 5k + 1) . D. (5k − 3h)(3h + 5k + 1) .

5. Let m and n be constants. If m( x + 2)2 − n( x − 1)2  2 x 2 + 26 x + 17 , then m + n =

A. −2 . B. 2.
C. 6. D. 8.

−7 − 6x
6. The solution of 3x − 8  −4 or  −3 is
5
4 4
A. x= . B. x .
3 3
4 4
C. x . D. x .
3 3

7. If y = 1400 (correct to 3 significant figures), find the range of values of y.

A. 1350  y  1450 B. 1395  y  1405

C. 1350  y  1450 D. 1395  y  1405

8. Let f ( x) = x 2 − 3 x + 2 . If  is a constant, then f ( + 1) − f ( − 1) =

A. 4 . B. 4 − 6 .
C. 4 + 6 . D. 10 − 6 .

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9. Let g ( x) = x6 + ax5 + b , where a and b are constants. When g(x) is divided by x − 1 , the
remainder is 2. Find the remainder when g(x) is divided by x + 1 .

A. 2 B. 2a
C. 2 − 2a D. 2 + 2a

10. Let m be a non-zero constant. Which of the following statements about the graph of
y = m2 − ( x − m)2 is true?
I. The graph opens downwards.
II. The y-intercept of the graph is positive.
III. The graph has two x-intercepts.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

11. A sum of $4000 is deposited in a bank at an interest rate 4% p.a. for 5 years, compounded
quarterly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $800 B. $867
C. $876 D. $881

12. Coffee A and coffee B are mixed in the ratio x : y by weight. The costs of coffee A and
coffee B are $80 per kg and $60 per kg respectively. If the cost of coffee A is increased by
10% and that of coffee B is decreased by 15%, the cost of the mixture per kg remains
unchanged. Find x : y .

A. 3:4 B. 4:3
C. 8:9 D. 9:8

13. It is given that z varies inversely as x and directly as the square root of y. If y is decreased by
51% and z is decreased by 20%, then x

A. is increased by 12.5%. B. is increased by 87.5%.

C. is decreased by 12.5%. D. is decreased by 87.5%.

14. Let an be the nth term of a sequence. If a3 = 21 , a6 = 89 and an+2 = an + an+1 for any
positive integer n, then a8 =

A. 34. B. 55.
C. 144. D. 233.

15. The radius of a sphere is 50 cm. The volume of a solid right circular cone is equal to the
volume of the sphere while the base area of the circular cone is equal to the surface area of
the sphere. Find the height of the circular cone.

A. 12.5 cm B. 37.5 cm
C. 50 cm D. 100 cm

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16. In the figure, O is the centre of the sector OAB. C is a point lying on OB such that AC is the
perpendicular bisector of OB. AB and CD are perpendicular to each other and intersect at
the point E. If BC = 3 cm , find the area of ACE. O

11
A. cm2 C
8
27 3
B. cm2 E
8 A B
27 3 D
C. cm2
4
D. 9 cm2

17. In the figure, ABCD is a square. M is the mid-point of AB. CD is produced to the point E
such that CD : DE = 3 :1 . ME and AD intersect at the point N. It is given that the sum of the
areas of MND and ANE is 60 cm2. Find the area of quadrilateral BCDM.
B M A

C D E

A. 180 cm2 B. 216 cm2

C. 225 cm2 D. 270 cm2

18. According to the figure, which of the following must be true?

A B
A. q + r − p = 180 r
p
B. p+q =r
D E
C. p + r = 180 + q
q
D. p + q + r = 540
C

19. It is given that ABCD is a parallelogram. Let E be a point on AB such that DE is the angle
bisector of ADB . It is given that BC = BD and ADE = BCD . Which of the following
must be true?
I. ADE  BDE
II. BCD = 60
III. BCD ~ EBD

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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20. In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon. BC and DF intersect at the point G. If
FC = CD and BGF = 56 , then BFG = A

A. 48 .
B. 50 . E B
C. 52 .
D. 54 .
G F

D C

21. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on AB. DE produced and CB F
produced meet at the point F. If BC = BF , which of the following must be true?

A. ADE = EDC
B. ADE  BFE A E
B
C. BEF ~ ECF
D. CD = DE

D C

22. The figure shows a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, where ADB = ACD . AC and BD
intersect at the point E. If AE = 8 cm, EC = 10 cm and BE = 6 cm, find BC.
A
A. 7 cm
B. 8 cm B
C. 9 cm E
D. 10 cm

D C

AB
23. In the figure, ACB = BDC = 90. Find .
BD B
1
A.
sin a cos b
b
1 D
B.
cos a sin b
C. sin a cos b a
A C
D. cos a sin b

24. The rectangular coordinates of the point P are (−2, 12 ) . If P is rotated anticlockwise
about the origin through 90° , then the polar coordinates of its image are

A. (4, 30) . B. (4, 210) .

C. (16, 210) . D. (16, 240) .

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25. Find the constant a such that the straight lines (3 − a) x + 6 y + 5 = 0 and 3x − ay + 1 = 0
are perpendicular to each other.

A. –3 B. –1
C. 1 D. 3

3
26. The equations of the straight lines and L are 8 x − 6 y + 42 = 0 and 4 x − 3 y − =0
2
respectively. cuts the y-axis and the x-axis at the points A and C respectively. Let P be a
moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that the perpendicular distance from
P to is twice the perpendicular distance from P to L . Denote the locus of P by  . It
is given that  cuts the y-axis at the point B (0, −8) . M is the mid-point of A and C while
N is the mid-point of A and B. Which of the following statements are true?

I.  is perpendicular to MN .
II.  is parallel to L .
III. L passes through the mid-point of AB .

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

27. The equations of the circles C1 and C2 are x2 + y 2 − 8x − 20 y − 53 = 0 and

2 x2 + 2 y 2 + 4 x + 8 y − 147 = 0 respectively. Let G1 and G2 be the centres of C1 and
C2 respectively. Denote the origin by O . Which of the following statements are true?

I. ΔOG1G2 is an equilateral triangle.

II. G2 lies on C1 .
III. C1 and C2 intersect at two distinct points.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

28. Two numbers are randomly drawn at the same time from eight cards numbered 1, 1, 2, 2, 3,
3, 3 and 4 respectively. Find the probability that the product of the numbers drawn is even.

5 9
A. B.
14 14
7 29
C. D.
36 36

29. In an examination, the mean mark of n students is 68. If a student with 96 marks is added to
the class, the mean mark becomes 70. Find n.

A. 11 B. 14
C. 13 D. 18

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30. Consider the following positive integers:

3 3 11 11 11 12 14 a b
Let x and y be the median and the range of the above positive integers respectively. If the
mean of the above integers is 9, which of the following must be true?
I. a + b = 16
II. x = 11
III. y = 12

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

Section B

31. 23C00BD0000000E16 =

A. 572  424 + 189  416 + 14 . B. 573  424 + 202  416 + 15 .

C. 572  428 + 189  418 + 14 . D. 573  428 + 202  418 + 15 .

32. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of two expressions are 6x2yz3 and 36x3y2z5 respectively. If one
of the expressions is 12x3yz3, then the other expression is

A. 18x2y2z5. B. 24x2y2z3.
C. 18x3yz3. D. 24x3yz5.

33. It is given that log 9 y is a linear function of log 27 x . The intercepts on the vertical axis and
on the horizontal axis of the graph of the linear function are 3 and 5 respectively. Which of
the following must be true?

A. x 2 y 5 = 2710 B. x3 y 5 = 275
C. x9 y 5 = 2715 D. x9 y15 = 276

2 + i 21 23
34. If k is a real number, then the imaginary part of − i is
1 + ki

k +2 k+2
A. . B. .
1− k 2 1+ k 2
2 − 2k − k 2 2 − 2k + k 2
C. . D. .
1− k 2 1+ k 2

35. Let f ( x) = 3x 2 + 12kx + 20k 2 , where k is a real constant. Which of the following
statements about the graph of y = f (6k − x) must be true?
I. The x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph is 8k .
II. The y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph is 8k 2 .
III. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is x + 8k = 0 .

A. I only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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36. Let T(n) be the n th term of an arithmetic sequence. If T(11) = −10 and
T(8) + T(20) = −86 , find the least value of k such that
T (1) + T ( 2 ) + T ( 3) + ... + T ( k )  −9 105 .

A. 395 B. 396
C. 414 D. 415

37. Consider the following system of inequalities:

 x− y −3 0

12 x + 7 y − 36  0
13x + 6 y − 20  0


Let D be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. Find
the range of values of  such that the least value of 7 x +  y + 9 is 15, where (x, y) is a
point lying in D .

25
A.  − B.  8
3
25 17
C. −  8 D.   8
3 6

P
38. In the figure, PQ and PR are tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively. ADC is a chord of the circle such that BD = BC. B
If QPR = 84, find ADB. R
C
A. 96 A
D
B. 132
C. 138
D. 192
Q

39. The straight line 2 x + hy + 1 = 0 and the circle x2 + y2 + kx – 4y – 87 = 0 intersect at the

points M and N, where h and k are constants. If the coordinates of the mid-point of MN
are (1, 3), find k .

A. –6 B. −1
C. 1 D. 6

40. ABCD is a regular tetrahedron. If θ is the angle between ABC and ACD, then cos θ =

A. –1. B. –0.5.
1 7
C. . D. .
3 9

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41. The equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are 3x + 4 y − 12k = 0 and 4 x − 3 y − 16k = 0
respectively, where k is a positive constant. It is given that L1 intersects the y-axis at the
point P. Denote the point of intersection of L1 and L2 by Q. If R is a point lying on L2
such that the x-coordinate of the circumcentre of PQR is 3.5k, then the y-coordinate of R
is
A. 4k. B. 6k.
C. 7k. D. 8k.

42. There are 15 boys and 12 girls in a class. If 7 students are selected to form a singing group
consisting of at least 3 boys, how many different groups can be formed?

A. 97 812 B. 264 693

C. 623 337 D. 790 218

43. Bag P contains 2 red balls, 2 blue balls and 4 green balls while bag Q contains 1 red ball, 2
blue balls and 3 green balls. If a bag is randomly chosen and then a ball is randomly drawn
from the bag, find the probability that a blue ball is drawn.

5 7
A. B.
12 12
7 17
C. D.
24 24

44. In a test, the mean is 68 marks and the standard deviation is 4 marks. The standard score of
Helen in the test is 2.5. In a mark adjustment, the teacher adds a marks to each student and
then increases b% of the test mark of each student. Find the new standard score of Helen.

A. 2.5 B. 2.5 + a
C. 2.5(1 + b%) D. (2.5 + a)(1 + b%)

45. Let m and s be the mean and standard deviation of a group of data  x1 , x2 , x3 ,..., x20 
respectively. If m ' and s ' are the mean and the standard deviation of the group of data
2 x1 − m, 2 x2 − m, 2 x3 − m,..., 2 x20 − m respectively, which of the following must be true?
I. m' = m
II. s ' = 4s
III. The standard score of the datum x3 in the first group is equal to that of the datum
2x3 − m in the second group.

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

END OF PAPER

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ST. STEPHEN’S GIRLS’ COLLEGE
Final Examination 2023 – 2024

FORM 6 MATHEMATICS PAPER 2

ANSWER KEY

1. A 11. D 21. B 31. A 41. A

2. A 12. D 22. C 32. A 42. D
3. C 13. C 23. A 33. A 43. C
4. D 14. D 24. B 34. D 44. A
5. D 15. C 25. C 35. B 45. B

6. B 16. B 26. C 36. D

7. D 17. C 27. C 37. D
8. B 18. A 28. B 38. B
9. C 19. B 29. C 39. A
10. B 20. D 30. A 40. C

A: 11
B: 11
C: 12
D: 11

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