ST.
STEPHEN’S GIRLS’ COLLEGE
Final Examination 2023 - 2024
Form 6 LC, GL, WYL, SCHL, CYN
110 students
Mathematics
Paper I
Time allowed : 2¼ hours
Question/Answer Paper
Please read the following instructions very carefully.
Class
1. Write your class, class number, name and division (if
applicable) in the spaces provided on this cover. Class No.
Name
2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2)
and B. Each section carries 35 marks.
Division
3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your
answers in the spaces provided in this
Question/Answer Paper.
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supplied on request. Write your class, class number 3
and name on each sheet, and staple them to this 4
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SECTION A(1) (35 marks)
2 h
1. Make k the subject of the formula = . (3 marks)
k + h 2k − 1
2. Simplify
(x y )
5 6 −9
and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
x −6 y 6
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3. The weight of a cake is measured to be 2.1 kg, correct to the nearest 0.1 kg. Someone
claims that the cake can be cut into 14 pieces of smaller cakes, with each piece measured to
be 160 g, correct to the nearest 10 g. Is this claim correct? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)
4. Consider the compound inequality
3 − 5x
2 − x and − 4 x − 43 0 ………… (*)
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(a) Solve (*) .
(b) Write down the least integer satisfying (*) .
(4 marks)
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5. In a basket, the number of apples is 20% less than the number of oranges. If 9 apples are
added in the basket, then the number of oranges will be 20% less than the number of
apples. Find the number of oranges in the basket.
(4 marks)
a + 2b 5
6. It is given that = .
2a + b 6
(a) Find a : b .
(b) If 4a + 3b = 200 , find a and b.
(4 marks)
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7. In the figure, BAE and CDE are straight lines. AC intersects BD at K. If CKB = 81 and
CEB = 35. Find . (4 marks)
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8. In the figure, BDC is a straight line and AD ⊥ BC . E is a point lying on AD such that
BD = DE and AB = EC.
A
B C
D
(a) Prove that ABD CED .
(b) It is given that ABC = 4ACE . Find ACE .
(5 marks)
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9. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) obtained
by a group of students in a test. It is given that the median of the distribution is 72 marks.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
5 0 3 8 9
6 2 6 7
7 0 0 0 a a 8 9
8 3 5 6 7
9 2 3
(a) Find a and the mean of the distribution.
(b) Four more students now join the group. Their scores in the test are all different. It is
known that the median of the distribution of the scores of the students in the test has
been changed to 75 marks. Someone claims that the increase in the mean of the distribution
must be more than 1 mark. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
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SECTION A(2) (35 marks)
10. The coordinates of the points A and B are (−4, −13) and (20, 19) respectively. Let
P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that P is equidistant
from A and B. Denote the locus of P by .
(a) Describe the geometric relationship between and AB. (1 mark)
(b) Find the equation of . (2 marks)
(c) intersects the x-axis and the y-axis at H and K respectively. Denote the
origin by O. Let C be the circle which passes through O, H and K. Find the
equation of C. (3 marks)
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11. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of driving tests taken by a group of
people until they got licensed.
Number of driving tests taken 1 2 3 4 5
Number of people 15 10 18 n 1
The mean of the distribution is 2.36.
(a) Find the median, the interquartile range and the standard deviation of the
distribution. (5 marks)
(b) If the record of the person who has taken 5 driving tests until he/she gets licensed is
deleted, is there any change in the median of the distribution due to the deletion of the
record? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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12. It is given that f(x) partly varies as x2 and partly varies as x. Suppose that f (3) = 87 and
f (−2) = −8 .
(a) Find f(x). (3 marks)
(b) Let k be a real constant. Find the range of values of k such that equation
f ( x) k for all values of x. (3 marks)
(c) Write down the greatest possible integer satisfying (b). (1 mark)
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13. Define g ( x) = x3 + 3x 2 − 12 x − 2 . Let h( x) = 3x 4 + 16 x3 + ax 2 + bx + c , where a, b and c
are constants. When h(x) is divided by g(x), the remainder is twice the quotient.
(a) Find the quotient when h(x) is divided by g(x). (3 marks)
(b) How many irrational roots does the equation h(x) = 0 have? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
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14. The base radius and the volume of a solid metal right circular cone are 96 cm and
86016 cm 3 respectively.
(a) Find the curved surface area of the circular cone. (3 marks)
(b) The circular cone is divided into a right circular cone X and a frustum Y by a plane
which is parallel to its base. The volume of Y is 63 times the volume of X.
(i) Express the curved surface area of Y in terms of π .
(ii) If Y is melted and recast into 2352 identical solid spheres, find the radius of each
sphere.
(5 marks)
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SECTION B (35 marks)
15. Amy, Betty, Carmen and 4 other friends stand randomly in a row to take a photo.
(a) Find the probability that Amy, Betty and Carmen stand together. (2 marks)
(b) It is given that Amy, Betty and Carmen stand together, find the probability that they
stand together in the middle of the row. (2 marks)
16. Let g( x) = − x 2 + kx + 4 − k , where k is a negative constant.
(a) Using the method of completing the square, express, in terms of k, the coordinates of
the vertex of the graph of y = g( x) . (2 marks)
(b) On the same rectangular coordinate system, the straight line y = x + 12 intersects the
graph of y = g( x) at two points A and B. It is given that the horizontal distance
between A and B is 9.
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Hence, find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y = 3g(− x) . (4 marks)
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17. (a) It is given that WXZ is a triangle, where XZ = 6 cm , XW = 7 cm and WZX = 75 .
Find XWZ . (2 marks)
(b) The figure below shows the pyramid WXYZ , where WY = XY = YZ. One of the lateral
faces of the pyramid is the triangle WXZ described in (a).
It is given that the angle between the triangles WXZ and XYZ is 50°. Does the angle
between WY and the triangle WXZ exceed 35°? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
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18. Suppose that a , 3, c is a geometric sequence, where 0 a c .
(a) Express log3 a in terms of log 3 c . (2 marks)
(b) If log c 81a , log a 3 , log a c is an arithmetic sequence, find the values
of a and c. (5 marks)
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19. The coordinates of the points P and Q are ( p + 21 , 12), ( p − 21 , 12) respectively, where
0 p 12 . Denote the origin by O. Let R be a point such that O is the mid-point of QR.
Denote the circumcentre of PQR by C.
(a) Express the coordinates of C in terms of p. (3 marks)
(b) Let M and N be the mid-points of PQ and PR respectively. MC is produced to meet
ON at the point H. Denote the in-centre of MNO by I. It is given that I lies on the
straight line 2 x − 3 y = 0 and the x-coordinate of I is p + 2 .
(i) Write down the equation of OM.
(ii) Is MH perpendicular to ON? Explain your answer.
(iii) By considering tan MOH and tan ION , find the value of p and the
coordinates of I.
(iv) Find the ratio of the circumference of the circumcircle of PQR to the
circumference of the inscribed circle of MNO . (9 marks)
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