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Final Exam Model Paper 2

Full marks: 75Time: 3 hours

All questions are compulsory.

A full practice run of the Grade 9 final exam in Optional Mathematics: 75 marks in 3 hours, 17 questions, every one compulsory, in three groups. Group A is one question of 11 multiple-choice items; groups B and C have questions of two to four parts, with the marks of each part in brackets. Show your working on paper as in the exam hall, then tap your choice in group A, open each other part's answer and give yourself the marks its scheme allows. You need graph paper for Question 10.

A practice paper by Science Playground, made to CDC’s Specification Grid 2082, Optional Mathematics, Grades 9–10. Not an official CDC or exam board paper; the real Grade 9 final exam may differ.

Write your answers on paper first. Then open each answer and its marking scheme, and give yourself one mark for each point you got. In multiple choice, your first choice counts.

Paper to print (PDF, 5 pages) Answer key and marking scheme

Group AObjective questions11 marks

Question 1

11 × 1 = 11

Choose the correct option for each of the following questions.

A.

What is the rationalizing factor of 3+2 3 + \sqrt{2} ?

Pick an answer to see why.

B.

What is the remainder when x3+2x2−5 x^3 + 2x^2 - 5 is divided by (x − 2)?

Pick an answer to see why.

C.

Which of these is equal to 1 radian?

Pick an answer to see why.

D.

What is the value of sin⁡120∘ \sin 120^\circ ?

Pick an answer to see why.

E.

Which of these is not a trigonometric identity?

Pick an answer to see why.

F.

An enlargement with center O and scale factor −1 has the same effect as which transformation?

Pick an answer to see why.

G.

What is the x-intercept of the line 2x − 3y = 12?

Pick an answer to see why.

H.

What is the slope of the line through (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂)?

Pick an answer to see why.

I.

A vector (3−4) \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ -4 \end{pmatrix} starts at the point (1, 2). Where does it end?

Pick an answer to see why.

J.

The lower and upper quartiles of a set of data are 20 and 50. What is its quartile deviation?

Pick an answer to see why.

K.

The nth term of a sequence is nn+1 \frac{n}{n + 1} . What does it head for as n → ∞?

Pick an answer to see why.

Group BWithin one content area40 marks

Question 2

4 marks

In the set A = {1, 2, 3}, the relation “is less than or equal to” is
R={(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,2),(2,3),(3,3)}. R = \{(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (2, 2), (2, 3), (3, 3)\}.

a.
[1]

Define a reflexive relation.

Answer

A relation R in a set A is reflexive if every element of A is related to itself: (x, x) ∈ R for every x ∈ A.

Marking scheme
  • (x, x) ∈ R for every element x of the set.
b.
[2]

Yasmin says that R is both reflexive and symmetric. Check both, and say whether she is right.

Answer

Reflexive: (1, 1), (2, 2) and (3, 3) are all in R, so it is reflexive ✓.

Symmetric: (1, 2) ∈ R but (2, 1) ∉ R (2 is not less than or equal to 1), so it is not symmetric.

She is only half right: R is reflexive but not symmetric.

Marking scheme
  • Reflexive, since (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3) ∈ R.
  • Not symmetric, since (1, 2) ∈ R but (2, 1) ∉ R; so she is only partly right.
c.
[1]

Write the inverse relation R−1 R^{-1} , and say in words what it means.

Answer

Swap each pair: R−1={(1,1),(2,1),(3,1),(2,2),(3,2),(3,3)} R^{-1} = \{(1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 1), (2, 2), (3, 2), (3, 3)\} . It is the relation “is greater than or equal to”.

Marking scheme
  • R−1 R^{-1} written correctly (“is greater than or equal to”).

Question 3

3 marks

Bhim writes two matrices and tells his friends that they are equal:
M=(a+1447),N=(54b−27). M = \begin{pmatrix} a + 1 & 4 \\ 4 & 7 \end{pmatrix}, \qquad N = \begin{pmatrix} 5 & 4 \\ b - 2 & 7 \end{pmatrix}.

a.
[1]

Is M a symmetric matrix? Give a reason.

Answer

Yes. It is square, and the elements on either side of the main diagonal are equal: m12=m21=4 m_{12} = m_{21} = 4 . So M is its own mirror image in the main diagonal, whatever a is.

Marking scheme
  • Symmetric, since m12=m21=4 m_{12} = m_{21} = 4 .
b.
[1]

If M = N, what type of matrix is N − M? Give a reason.

Answer

Equal matrices have equal corresponding elements, so every element of N − M is 0: N − M is the zero (null) matrix (0000) \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix} .

Marking scheme
  • A zero matrix, since corresponding elements are equal.
c.
[1]

Find the values of a and b.

Answer

Corresponding elements: a + 1 = 5, so a = 4; b − 2 = 4, so b = 6.

Marking scheme
  • a = 4 and b = 6.

Question 4

3 marks

A rectangular vegetable plot in a school garden is 45−3 \frac{4}{\sqrt{5} - \sqrt{3}} meters long.

a.
[1]

Write the rationalizing factor of 5−3 \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{3} .

Answer

5+3 \sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}

Marking scheme
  • 5+3 \sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3} .
b.
[2]

Rationalize the denominator and simplify the length. About how long is the plot?

Answer

45−3=4(5+3)(5−3)(5+3)=4(5+3)5−3=25+23 \begin{aligned} \frac{4}{\sqrt{5} - \sqrt{3}} &= \frac{4(\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3})}{(\sqrt{5} - \sqrt{3})(\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3})} \\ &= \frac{4(\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3})}{5 - 3} \\ &= 2\sqrt{5} + 2\sqrt{3} \end{aligned}
With 5≈2.236 \sqrt{5} \approx 2.236 and 3≈1.732 \sqrt{3} \approx 1.732 : about 4.47 + 3.46 = 7.94 m.

Marking scheme
  • Top and bottom multiplied by 5+3 \sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3} , the denominator 5 − 3 = 2.
  • 25+23 2\sqrt{5} + 2\sqrt{3} m (about 7.94 m).

Question 5

2 marks

A trigonometric expression tan⁡135∘+cos⁡240∘ \tan 135^\circ + \cos 240^\circ is given.

a.
[1]

Use tan⁡(180∘−θ)=−tan⁡θ \tan(180^\circ - \theta) = -\tan\theta to write tan⁡135∘ \tan 135^\circ as a trigonometric ratio of an acute angle, and find its value.

Answer

tan⁡135∘=tan⁡(180∘−45∘)=−tan⁡45∘=−1 \tan 135^\circ = \tan(180^\circ - 45^\circ) = -\tan 45^\circ = -1

Marking scheme
  • tan⁡135∘=−tan⁡45∘=−1 \tan 135^\circ = -\tan 45^\circ = -1 .
b.
[1]

Find the angle between −90° and 0° whose tangent is equal to tan⁡135∘ \tan 135^\circ .

Answer

tan (−θ) = − tan θ, so tan⁡(−45∘)=−tan⁡45∘=−1=tan⁡135∘ \tan(-45^\circ) = -\tan 45^\circ = -1 = \tan 135^\circ . The angle is −45°.

Marking scheme
  • −45°, since tan⁡(−45∘)=−1 \tan(-45^\circ) = -1 .

Question 6

4 marks

A trigonometric expression 1+tan⁡2θ1+cot⁡2θ \frac{1 + \tan^2\theta}{1 + \cot^2\theta} is given.

a.
[1]

Write cot⁡θ \cot\theta in terms of sin θ and cos θ.

Answer

cot⁡θ=cos⁡θsin⁡θ \cot\theta = \frac{\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}

Marking scheme
  • cot⁡θ=cos⁡θsin⁡θ \cot\theta = \frac{\cos\theta}{\sin\theta} .
b.
[1]

Write the value of cosec⁡2θ−cot⁡2θ \operatorname{cosec}^2\theta - \cot^2\theta .

Answer

cosec⁡2θ−cot⁡2θ=1 \operatorname{cosec}^2\theta - \cot^2\theta = 1

Marking scheme
c.
[2]

Prove that 1+tan⁡2θ1+cot⁡2θ=tan⁡2θ \frac{1 + \tan^2\theta}{1 + \cot^2\theta} = \tan^2\theta .

Answer

LHS=sec⁡2θcosec⁡2θ=1cos⁡2θ1sin⁡2θ=sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ=tan⁡2θ=RHS \begin{aligned} \text{LHS} &= \frac{\sec^2\theta}{\operatorname{cosec}^2\theta} = \frac{\frac{1}{\cos^2\theta}}{\frac{1}{\sin^2\theta}} \\ &= \frac{\sin^2\theta}{\cos^2\theta} = \tan^2\theta = \text{RHS} \end{aligned}
Proved.

Marking scheme
  • 1+tan⁡2θ=sec⁡2θ 1 + \tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta and 1+cot⁡2θ=cosec⁡2θ 1 + \cot^2\theta = \operatorname{cosec}^2\theta used.
  • Simplified to sin⁡2θcos⁡2θ=tan⁡2θ \frac{\sin^2\theta}{\cos^2\theta} = \tan^2\theta .

Question 7

3 marks

The roof of a house in Jumla rises 7 dm for every 24 dm along the ground. It makes an angle θ with the ground, so tan⁡θ=724 \tan\theta = \frac{7}{24} .

a.
[2]

Find the values of sin θ and cos θ.

Answer

In a right-angled triangle with perpendicular 7 and base 24, the hypotenuse is 72+242=49+576=625=25 \sqrt{7^2 + 24^2} = \sqrt{49 + 576} = \sqrt{625} = 25 . So
sin⁡θ=725,cos⁡θ=2425. \sin\theta = \frac{7}{25}, \qquad \cos\theta = \frac{24}{25}.

Marking scheme
  • The hypotenuse 25 and sin⁡θ=725 \sin\theta = \frac{7}{25} .
  • cos⁡θ=2425 \cos\theta = \frac{24}{25} .
b.
[1]

Find the value of 25( sin θ +  cos θ).

Answer

25(725+2425)=7+24=31 25\left(\frac{7}{25} + \frac{24}{25}\right) = 7 + 24 = 31

Marking scheme

Question 8

3 marks

A straight irrigation canal on a farm map passes through the point (3, 4) and cuts off equal intercepts on the two axes.

a.
[1]

Write the double-intercept form of the equation of a straight line.

Answer

xa+yb=1 \frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1 , where a is the x-intercept and b the y-intercept.

Marking scheme
  • xa+yb=1 \frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1 .
b.
[2]

Find the equation of the canal.

Answer

The intercepts are equal, b = a: xa+ya=1 \frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{a} = 1 , that is, x + y = a. It passes through (3, 4): 3 + 4 = a, so a = 7.
The canal is x + y = 7 (x + y − 7 = 0).

Marking scheme
  • x + y = a with (3, 4) put in: a = 7.
  • x + y = 7.

Question 9

4 marks

On a plan (1 unit = 1 m), a lamp is at A(0, 3) and the ground is the X-axis.

a.
[2]

A point P moves so that it is always as far from the lamp A as from the ground. Find the equation of its locus.

Answer

Let P(x, y). Its distance from the X-axis is |y|, so PA = |y|:
x2+(y−3)2=∣y∣x2+y2−6y+9=y2x2−6y+9=0 \begin{aligned} \sqrt{x^2 + (y - 3)^2} &= |y| \\ x^2 + y^2 - 6y + 9 &= y^2 \\ x^2 - 6y + 9 &= 0 \end{aligned}

Marking scheme
  • x2+(y−3)2=∣y∣ \sqrt{x^2 + (y - 3)^2} = |y| set up and squared.
  • x2−6y+9=0 x^2 - 6y + 9 = 0 .
b.
[2]

In what ratio does the X-axis divide the line segment joining C(2, −3) and D(5, 6)? Find the point of division.

Answer

Let it divide CD in the ratio m₁:m₂. On the X-axis y = 0:
m1×6+m2×(−3)m1+m2=0⇒6m1=3m2⇒m1:m2=1:2. \frac{m_1 \times 6 + m_2 \times (-3)}{m_1 + m_2} = 0 \Rightarrow 6m_1 = 3m_2 \Rightarrow m_1 : m_2 = 1 : 2.
Then x=1×5+2×21+2=93=3 x = \frac{1 \times 5 + 2 \times 2}{1 + 2} = \frac{9}{3} = 3 . The ratio is 1 : 2, at the point (3, 0).

Marking scheme
  • The ratio 1 : 2 from y = 0.
  • The point (3, 0).

Question 10

4 marks

Triangle ABC has vertices A(1, −1), B(4, 0) and C(2, 1). It is reflected in the line y = 2.

a.
[1]

Write the image of a point (x, y) under a reflection in the line y = b.

Answer

P(x, y) → P′(x, 2b − y)

Marking scheme
  • (x, y) → (x, 2b − y).
b.
[1]

Find the coordinates of A′, B′ and C′.

Answer

Here b = 2, so (x, y) → (x, 4 − y): A′(1, 5), B′(4, 4), C′(2, 3).

Marking scheme
  • A′(1, 5), B′(4, 4), C′(2, 3).
c.
[2]

Draw △ABC and its image on the same graph.

Answer
1245−11345XOy = 2A(1, −1)B(4, 0)C(2, 1)A′(1, 5)B′(4, 4)C′(2, 3)
Figure 1 △ABC (blue) and its image △A′B′C′ (red) in the line y = 2.

Each vertex and its image are the same distance from y = 2, on opposite sides.

Marking scheme
  • △ABC plotted and labelled.
  • △A′B′C′ plotted and labelled, with the line y = 2.

Question 11

3 marks

The graph shows a vector m.

−123−2−11XYOm
Figure 2 The vector m, from (−1, −2) to (3, 1).
a.
[1]

Write m in column vector form.

Answer

It goes from (−1, −2) to (3, 1): m⃗=(3−(−1)1−(−2))=(43) \vec{m} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 - (-1) \\ 1 - (-2) \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} .

Marking scheme
  • m⃗=(43) \vec{m} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} .
b.
[1]

Find the unit vector in the direction of m.

Answer

∣m⃗∣=42+32=5 |\vec{m}| = \sqrt{4^2 + 3^2} = 5 , so m^=15(43)=(4535) \hat{m} = \frac{1}{5}\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} \frac{4}{5} \\ \frac{3}{5} \end{pmatrix} .

Marking scheme
  • m^=(4535) \hat{m} = \begin{pmatrix} \frac{4}{5} \\ \frac{3}{5} \end{pmatrix} .
c.
[1]

Kushal says that −m has the same magnitude and the same direction as m, because the minus sign only changes the numbers. Is he right? Give a reason.

Answer

No. −m⃗=(−4−3) -\vec{m} = \begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ -3 \end{pmatrix} has the same magnitude, 5, but points the opposite way: it is the negative vector of m, from (3, 1) back to (−1, −2).

Marking scheme
  • Same magnitude but opposite direction.

Question 12

3 marks

A survey of 30 households in a ward of Lalitpur counted the children in each.

Number of children (x) 0 1 2 3 4
Number of households (f) 3 8 13 4 2
a.
[1]

Write the formula for the position of the first quartile (Q₁) in a discrete series.

Answer

Q1=(N+14)th Q_1 = \left(\frac{N + 1}{4}\right)^{\text{th}} item, where N=Σf N = \Sigma f .

Marking scheme
  • Q1=(N+14)th Q_1 = \left(\frac{N + 1}{4}\right)^{\text{th}} item.
b.
[1]

Find the first quartile.

Answer
x 0 1 2 3 4
f 3 8 13 4 2
c.f. 3 11 24 28 30

30+14=7.75 \frac{30 + 1}{4} = 7.75 . The c.f. just greater than 7.75 is 11, for x = 1: Q₁ = 1 child.

Marking scheme
  • The 7.75th item, Q₁ = 1.
c.
[1]

Sneha says: “The number of children goes from 0 to 4, so the upper quartile must be 3, three-quarters of the way along.” Is she right? Give a reason.

Answer

No. Q₃ is the 3(30+1)4=23.25 \frac{3(30 + 1)}{4} = 23.25 th item; the c.f. just greater than that is 24, for x = 2, so Q₃ = 2. Quartiles divide the households into four equal groups by count, so they depend on the frequencies, not on where the values sit between the smallest and the largest.

Marking scheme
  • No: Q₃ is the 23.25th item, which is 2; quartiles depend on the frequencies.

Question 13

4 marks

A function f(x)=x2−9x−3 f(x) = \frac{x^2 - 9}{x - 3} is given.

a.
[1]

What is meant by x→3+ x \to 3^+ ?

Answer

x takes values closer and closer to 3 from the right, greater than 3 (3.1, 3.01, 3.001, …), never equal to 3.

Marking scheme
  • x approaches 3 from values greater than 3.
b.
[1]

Lakpa says that f(x) and g(x) = x + 3 are the same function, because x2−9x−3=(x−3)(x+3)x−3=x+3 \frac{x^2 - 9}{x - 3} = \frac{(x - 3)(x + 3)}{x - 3} = x + 3 . Is he right? Give a reason.

Answer

No. They agree for every x except 3, but f(3)=00 f(3) = \frac{0}{0} has no value while g(3) = 6. A function is fixed by its domain as well as its rule, and 3 is not in the domain of f: its graph is the line y = x + 3 with a hole at (3, 6).

1234124567XYO
Figure 3 y=x2−9x−3 y = \frac{x^2 - 9}{x - 3} : the line y = x + 3 with a hole at (3, 6).
Marking scheme
  • No: f has no value at x = 3 (0/0), while g(3) = 6.
c.
[1]

Complete the table and find lim⁡x→3f(x) \lim_{x \to 3} f(x) .

x 2.9 2.99 2.999 3.001 3.01 3.1
f(x)
Answer
x 2.9 2.99 2.999 3.001 3.01 3.1
f(x) 5.9 5.99 5.999 6.001 6.01 6.1

From both sides f(x) heads for 6: lim⁡x→3f(x)=6 \lim_{x \to 3} f(x) = 6 .

Marking scheme
  • The table filled and the limit 6.
d.
[1]

Why can't the limit be found just by putting x = 3 in f(x)?

Answer

Putting x = 3 gives 9−93−3=00 \frac{9 - 9}{3 - 3} = \frac{0}{0} , an indeterminate form, so f(3) has no value. The limit asks what f(x) heads for near 3, which is why it is found from values on both sides.

Marking scheme
  • x = 3 gives 00 \frac{0}{0} , which is indeterminate.

Group CAcross content areas24 marks

Question 14

6 marks

A point P divides the line segment joining A(−2, 6) and B(4, 0) internally in the ratio k:1, where k > 0.

a.
[2]

Show that the coordinates of P are (4k−2k+1,6k+1) \left(\frac{4k - 2}{k + 1}, \frac{6}{k + 1}\right) .

Answer

By the section formula with m₁ = k, m₂ = 1:
x=k×4+1×(−2)k+1=4k−2k+1,y=k×0+1×6k+1=6k+1. x = \frac{k \times 4 + 1 \times (-2)}{k + 1} = \frac{4k - 2}{k + 1}, \qquad y = \frac{k \times 0 + 1 \times 6}{k + 1} = \frac{6}{k + 1}.

Marking scheme
  • x=4k−2k+1 x = \frac{4k - 2}{k + 1} .
  • y=6k+1 y = \frac{6}{k + 1} .
b.
[1]

What point does P head for as k → ∞?

Answer

4k−2k+1=4−2k1+1k→41=4 \frac{4k - 2}{k + 1} = \frac{4 - \frac{2}{k}}{1 + \frac{1}{k}} \to \frac{4}{1} = 4 and 6k+1→0 \frac{6}{k + 1} \to 0 . So P heads for (4, 0), the point B: the larger the first part of the ratio, the closer P is to B. (For k = 100, P is about (3.94, 0.06).)

Marking scheme
  • P heads for (4, 0), that is, B.
c.
[1]

Find the equation of the line AB.

Answer

In double-intercept form: the line through B(4, 0) with slope 0−64−(−2)=−1 \frac{0 - 6}{4 - (-2)} = -1 meets the Y-axis at y = 4, so x4+y4=1 \frac{x}{4} + \frac{y}{4} = 1 , that is, x + y = 4. Check with A: −2 + 6 = 4 ✓.

Marking scheme
  • x + y = 4.
d.
[2]

For k=2 k = \sqrt{2} , write the coordinates of P with rational denominators, and show that P lies on AB.

Answer

Multiply top and bottom by 2−1 \sqrt{2} - 1 , since (2+1)(2−1)=2−1=1 (\sqrt{2} + 1)(\sqrt{2} - 1) = 2 - 1 = 1 :
x=42−22+1=(42−2)(2−1)=8−42−22+2=10−62y=62+1=6(2−1)=62−6 \begin{aligned} x &= \frac{4\sqrt{2} - 2}{\sqrt{2} + 1} = (4\sqrt{2} - 2)(\sqrt{2} - 1) = 8 - 4\sqrt{2} - 2\sqrt{2} + 2 = 10 - 6\sqrt{2} \\ y &= \frac{6}{\sqrt{2} + 1} = 6(\sqrt{2} - 1) = 6\sqrt{2} - 6 \end{aligned}
Then x+y=10−62+62−6=4 x + y = 10 - 6\sqrt{2} + 6\sqrt{2} - 6 = 4 ✓, so P lies on AB. (P is about (1.51, 2.49).)

Marking scheme
  • x=10−62 x = 10 - 6\sqrt{2} and y=62−6 y = 6\sqrt{2} - 6 , the denominators rationalized.
  • x + y = 4, so P is on AB.

Question 15

6 marks

A school's maths club makes a data set from the function f(x)=x2 f(x) = x^2 on the domain A = {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2}: its five outputs.

a.
[2]

Write f as a set of ordered pairs and write its range.

Answer

f={(−2,4),(−1,1),(0,0),(1,1),(2,4)},range={0,1,4}. f = \{(-2, 4), (-1, 1), (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 4)\}, \qquad \text{range} = \{0, 1, 4\}.

Marking scheme
  • f as the five ordered pairs.
  • Range {0, 1, 4}.
b.
[1]

Taken as a function from A to B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, is f onto? Give a reason.

Answer

No, it is into. Its range {0, 1, 4} is not the whole co-domain B: 2 and 3 have no pre-image (no whole number in A squares to 2 or 3).

Marking scheme
  • Into, not onto, since 2 and 3 in B have no pre-image.
c.
[3]

Find the standard deviation of the five outputs 4, 1, 0, 1, 4.

Answer

X‾=4+1+0+1+45=105=2 \overline{X} = \frac{4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4}{5} = \frac{10}{5} = 2 .

X 4 1 0 1 4
d = X − X 2 −1 −2 −1 2
d2 d^2 4 1 4 1 4

σ=Σd2N=145=2.8≈1.67 \sigma = \sqrt{\frac{\Sigma d^2}{N}} = \sqrt{\frac{14}{5}} = \sqrt{2.8} \approx 1.67

Marking scheme
  • The mean, 2.
  • Σd2=14 \Sigma d^2 = 14 .
  • σ=2.8≈1.67 \sigma = \sqrt{2.8} \approx 1.67 .

Question 16

6 marks

A potter's wheel in Bhaktapur has a radius of 21 cm. In one second it turns through 150g 150^{\mathrm{g}} . (Take π=227 \pi = \frac{22}{7} .)

a.
[2]

Convert 150g 150^{\mathrm{g}} into degrees and into radians.

Answer

150g=(150×910)∘=135∘,150g=(150×π200)c=(3π4)c 150^{\mathrm{g}} = \left(150 \times \frac{9}{10}\right)^\circ = 135^\circ, \qquad 150^{\mathrm{g}} = \left(150 \times \frac{\pi}{200}\right)^{\mathrm{c}} = \left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)^{\mathrm{c}}

Marking scheme
  • 135°.
  • 3π4 \frac{3\pi}{4} radians.
b.
[2]

How far does a point on the rim travel in one second? Through how many degrees does the wheel turn while a point on its rim travels 66 cm?

Answer

l=rθ=21×34×227=49.5 cm l = r\theta = 21 \times \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{22}{7} = 49.5 \text{ cm}
For 66 cm: θ=lr=6621=227 \theta = \frac{l}{r} = \frac{66}{21} = \frac{22}{7} radians, which is π radians, 180°: half a turn.

Marking scheme
  • 49.5 cm in one second.
  • θ=6621=π \theta = \frac{66}{21} = \pi radians = 180°.
c.
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Sujata says that sin⁡150g \sin 150^{\mathrm{g}} and sin⁡150∘ \sin 150^\circ are equal, because the number is the same. Is she right? Give a reason.

Answer

No. 150g=135∘ 150^{\mathrm{g}} = 135^\circ , so sin⁡150g=sin⁡135∘=sin⁡(180∘−45∘)=12≈0.71 \sin 150^{\mathrm{g}} = \sin 135^\circ = \sin(180^\circ - 45^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \approx 0.71 , but sin⁡150∘=sin⁡(180∘−30∘)=12 \sin 150^\circ = \sin(180^\circ - 30^\circ) = \frac{1}{2} . They are different angles, measured in different units.

Marking scheme
  • No: sin⁡150g=sin⁡135∘=12 \sin 150^{\mathrm{g}} = \sin 135^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} , while sin⁡150∘=12 \sin 150^\circ = \frac{1}{2} .
d.
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The wheel keeps turning at the same speed for t seconds. Does the distance a point on its rim has travelled have a limit as t → ∞? Give a reason.

Answer

No. The distance is 49.5t cm, which grows past any number we name as t grows without bound: it tends to infinity, and infinity is not a number, so there is no limit.

Marking scheme
  • No: 49.5t → ∞, so it heads for no number.

Question 17

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Pasang turns △ABC with A(1, 2), B(3, 2), C(3, 5) about a fixed point, and gets △A′B′C′ with A′(0, 1), B′(0, 3), C′(−3, 3).

−3−2−1123245XYOA(1, 2)B(3, 2)C(3, 5)A′(0, 1)B′(0, 3)C′(−3, 3)
Figure 4 △ABC (blue) and its image △A′B′C′ (red) after a rotation.
a.
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Pasang says: “A rotation changes the direction of a side but not its length.” Check this with AB and A′B′.

Answer

AB→=(20) \overrightarrow{AB} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} and A′B′→=(02) \overrightarrow{A'B'} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} : both have magnitude 2, but one points right and the other up. He is right: the vectors are not equal, though their magnitudes are.

Marking scheme
  • AB→=(20) \overrightarrow{AB} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} , A′B′→=(02) \overrightarrow{A'B'} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} : same magnitude, different direction, so he is right.
b.
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Find BC and B′C′ and their magnitudes.

Answer

BC→=(3−35−2)=(03),B′C′→=(−3−03−3)=(−30) \overrightarrow{BC} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 - 3 \\ 5 - 2 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}, \qquad \overrightarrow{B'C'} = \begin{pmatrix} -3 - 0 \\ 3 - 3 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix}
|BC| = 3 and |B′C′| = 3.

Marking scheme
  • BC→=(03) \overrightarrow{BC} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} and B′C′→=(−30) \overrightarrow{B'C'} = \begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} .
  • Both magnitudes 3.
c.
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Find the center, the angle and the direction of the rotation.

Answer

Not about the origin: +90° about O would send A(1, 2) to (−2, 1), not (0, 1).

The center is as far from each point as from its image, so it lies on the locus of points equidistant from A and A', and from B and B'. For P(x, y):
PA=PA′:(x−1)2+(y−2)2=x2+(y−1)2⇒x+y=2PB=PB′:(x−3)2+(y−2)2=x2+(y−3)2⇒3x−y=2 \begin{aligned} PA = PA' &: (x - 1)^2 + (y - 2)^2 = x^2 + (y - 1)^2 \Rightarrow x + y = 2 \\ PB = PB' &: (x - 3)^2 + (y - 2)^2 = x^2 + (y - 3)^2 \Rightarrow 3x - y = 2 \end{aligned}
Adding: 4x = 4, x = 1, y = 1. The center is (1, 1).

The angle: from the center, A is 1 unit up, (0, 1), and A' is 1 unit left, (−1, 0): a quarter turn anticlockwise. So the rotation is +90° (anticlockwise) about (1, 1). Check with the rule (x, y) → (−(y − 1) + 1, (x − 1) + 1) = (2 − y, x): C(3, 5) → (−3, 3) = C′ ✓.

Marking scheme
  • The center found from equal distances (or by the rule about a point): (1, 1).
  • The angle 90°.
  • The direction anticlockwise (+90°), checked with a vertex.

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