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1st Semester Examination–November 2020
Mathematics-B Paper 1
Year: 10 Class: Time : 1 hour 30 minutes
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Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen. Quest. Marks
No
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, class etc.
Answer all questions. 1
Answer the questions in the spaces provided. 2
There may be more space than you need. 3
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Information 6
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The total marks for this paper is 100.
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The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. 9
Candidates may use a calculator. 10
There are 17 pages in this paper. 11
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Advice 13
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. 14
Try to answer every question. 15
Check your answers if you have time at the end. 16
Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no
marks.
Total
Name of Setter MR. INDIKA HERATH - GCK
Name of Subject Head MS. SHYAMALIE RATHNAYAKE - GCC
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.
Questions
Q1.
3 𝟐
(a) Simplify +
8 𝟑
(3)
1 1 1
(b) Simplify +4×5
2
(3)
(Total for Question is 6 marks)
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Q2.
(a) Express the following surds in simplest form.
(i)√48
(1)
(ii)√75
(1)
(b) Simplify √63 - √28 + √175
(2)
(c) Rationalise the denominators of the following.
1
(i) (2)
√3
2
(ii) (√5+ 2) (2)
(Total for question is 8 marks)
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Q3.
Sami Lee sees a dress in a sale.
The normal price of the dress is $80
The price of the dress is reduced by 11% in the sale.
(a) Work out the price of the dress in the sale.
$...........................................................
(3)
Lee's weekly pay increases from $800 to $845
(b) Calculate her percentage pay increase.
...........................................................%
(2)
(Total for question is 5 marks)
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Q5.
Express ( 3 + √2 )2 in the form a + b√2 and find a and b accordingly.
...........................................................
(Total for question is 3 marks)
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Q6.
(a) Simplify 5x + 10x – 3x
...........................................................
(2)
(b) Simplify 8e × 4f
...........................................................
(2)
(c) Solve 9x = 36
x = ...........................................................
(2)
(d) Solve x – 6 = 14
x = ...........................................................
(2)
(e) Simplify 9x + 3y – 3x + 5y
...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question is 10 marks)
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Q7.
(a) Simplify x6 × x11
...........................................................
(2)
5 3
(b) Simplify (3n )
...........................................................
(2)
(c) Solve 6(x - 3) = 12
Show clear algebraic working.
x = ...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question is 7 marks)
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Q8.
(a) (i) Factorise x2 + x – 20
...........................................................
(2)
(ii) Hence, solve x2 + x – 20 = 0
...........................................................
(2)
(b) Expand and simplify (x - 5 )(x – 4)
...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question is 6 marks)
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Q9.
3𝑥−5
(a) Solve x =
8
Show clear algebraic working.
x =...........................................................
(3)
(b) Solve x2 - x – 12 = 0
Show your working clearly.
x =...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question is 6 marks)
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Q10.
(a) Simplify (1/m)0
...........................................................
(1)
(b) Simplify (2x2y3)4
...........................................................
(2)
(c) Factorise fully x2 – 81
...........................................................
(2)
(d) Make x the subject of a – px = c - qx
...........................................................
(4)
(Total for question is 9 marks)
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Q11.
5x 2 3x 1
(a) Simplify fully
7 5
...........................................................
(3)
3 2
(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.
x 4 x-2
2
...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question is 6 marks)
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Q12.
The diagram shows three points P, Q and R on a 1 cm grid.
(a) Write down the coordinates of P.
(.............................. , .............................)
(2)
(b) Write down the coordinates of Q.
(.............................. , .............................)
(2)
(c) On the grid, mark the point S so that PQRS is a rhombus.
(1)
(d) Work out the area of the rhombus PQRS.
........................................................... cm 2
(2)
(e) Write down the equation of the line PR.
...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question is 10 marks)
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Q13.
The diagram shows a quadrilateral PQRS on a centimetre grid.
(a) Write down the coordinates of R.
(........................................................... , ...........................................................)
(1)
(b) Write down the coordinates of P.
(........................................................... , ...........................................................)
(1)
(c) What is the mathematical name of the quadrilateral PQRS?
...........................................................
(1)
(d) Measure the length of the side PQ.
Give your answer in centimetres to 1 decimal place.
........................................................... cm
(1)
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(e) Find the perimeter of the quadrilateral PQRS.
Give your answer in centimetres to 1 decimal place.
........................................................... cm
(2)
(f) Work out the area of the quadrilateral PQRS.
........................................................... cm 2
(2)
(Total for Question is 8 marks)
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Q14.
The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.
AB = 8 cm, AF = 6 cm and FC = 16 cm.
(a) Find the length of BC.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
BC = ........................................................... cm
(3)
(b) Find the size of the angle between the line FC and the plane ABGF.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
........................................................... °
(2)
(Total for Question is 5 marks)
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Q15.
(a) Solve 6x + 6 = 24
m =...........................................................
(2)
(b) Make x the subject of m = x - 2n
4
...........................................................
(2)
(c) Simplify x10 ÷ x8
...........................................................
(1)
(d) Simplify m9 x m3
...........................................................
(1)
(e) Simplify (- 3x2y5)2
...........................................................
(1)
(Total for question is 7 marks)
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Q16.
(a) Explain why the diagram is wrong for x = 135° and y = 255°
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
.............................................................................................................................................
(b) Write down the mathematical name for
(i) an angle of 145°
...........................................................
(ii) an angle of 275°
...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question is 4 marks)
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Total for the paper is 100 marks
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