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DSE A(2) and B Key Practice DSE Level 4+ and 5**
Set 5 Marks: / 52
[In this exercise, give the answers correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.]
SECTION A(2) (35 marks)
1. In Figure 1, O is the centre of the circle which passes through the points A, B and C. AC and OB
intersect at the point D and AD = AC.
O
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A C
Figure 1
(a) Prove that △OAD △OCD. (2 marks)
(b) If OB = 12 cm and ACB = 15, find the arc length of the sector OABC in
terms of . (4 marks)
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2. It is given that g(x) is the sum of two parts, one part is a constant and the other part varies as the
square of x. It is given that g(–1) = –117 and g(9) = 203.
(a) Find g(–5). (3 marks)
(b) C(5 , c) and D(–5 , d) are points lying on the graph of y = g(x). Find the area of ABCD,
where A and B are two distinct points at which the graph cuts the x-axis. (4 marks)
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3. The polynomial f(x) is divisible by 2x 3. When f(x) is divided by x2 3x 5, the quotient and the
remainder are 10x2 17x + m and mx + 53 respectively, where m is a constant.
(a) Find m. (3 marks)
(b) Is x 4 a factor of f(x)? Explain your answer. (1 mark)
(c) Someone claims that all the roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are positive numbers. Do you
agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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4. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the ages of the doctors in a hospital.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
2 8 9 9
3 2 4 7 7
4 3 3 3 5 6 6 9
5 0 0 2 4 5 a
It is given that the range of the above distribution is 30.
(a) Find the mean and the standard deviation of the distribution. (3 marks)
(b) Two more doctors now join the hospital. It is found that the mean and the range of the
distribution of the ages are increased by 1 and 2 respectively. Find the age of each of these
two doctors. (4 marks)
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5. The coordinates of the points P, Q and R are (–4 , –6), (8 , 3) and (–5 , 7) respectively. The circle C
passes through Q and the centre of C is P.
(a) Find the equation of C. (2 marks)
(b) Prove that R lies inside C. (2 marks)
(c) Let T be a moving point on C. When T is nearest from R,
(i) describe the geometric relationship between P, R and T;
(ii) find the equation of the straight line which passes through R and T;
(iii) which point, P or T, is closer to R? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
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SECTION B (17 marks)
6. A box contains 8 yellow spoons, 6 pink spoons and 4 white spoons. If 5 spoons are randomly
drawn from the box at the same time,
(a) find the probability that exactly 3 yellow spoons are drawn; (2 marks)
(b) find the probability that not more than 3 yellow spoons are drawn. (2 marks)
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7. Let p(x) = 3x2 + 12kx 8k2 + 6, where k is a real constant.
(a) Does the graph of y = p(x) cut the x-axis? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(b) Using the method of completing the square, express, in terms of k, the coordinates of the
vertex of the graph of y = p(x) 10. (2 marks)
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8. Figure 2 shows a tetrahedron WXYZ. It is given that WX = 24 cm, WY = 32 cm, XZ = 18 cm,
XWY = 78 and XZY = 96.
Figure 2
(a) Find XY. (2 marks)
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(b) Find ZXY. (2 marks)
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9. The 2nd term and the 46th term of an arithmetic sequence are –209 and 231 respectively.
(a) Find the common difference of the sequence. (2 marks)
(b) Find the greatest value of n such that the sum of the first n terms of the sequence is negative.
(3 marks)
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