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Pei Min
2021 1st Semester Exam
Junior 3 Modern Mathematics
120 minutes

Name: Class: Marks:

Section A
(20 marks)
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A 𝑚& 𝑛 B 𝑚' 𝑛() C 𝑚& 𝑛(* D 𝑚' 𝑛(*

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2. *
𝑥 )(" =
) )
A −√𝑥 B 2√𝑥 C − D *√,

√,

3. Round off 27.048 correct to 3 significant figures.

A 27 B 27.0 C 27.1 D 27.05
4. The area of a square field is 1.96 hectares. Find the perimeter, in m, of the field.
(1 hectare = 10,000 m2)
A 3.4 × 10* B 5.6 × 10* C 4.8 × 10* D 1.96 × 10*
5. In Diagram 1 below, Y is the scale drawing of X. Find the scale used.

5.5 cm 22 cm

X Y Diagram 1

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A 1: ' B 1: - C 1:4 D 1:6

6. The scale of a map is 1:45000. Determine the actual length of a river which is represented as
30cm on the map.
A 135 cm B 1350 cm C 13.5 km D 135 km



 7. In the Diagram 2, JKLM is a rectangle and KGL is a straight line. Given that JM = 26 cm and
ML = 10cm. Find the value of 𝜃.

J K


Diagram 2
26 cm G
𝜃

M L
10 cm

A 16°32′ B 22°37′ C 34°29′ D 38°28′
'
8. Which angle A, B, C or D, has a cosine value of .?

12 cm
B
8 cm C
A
D
17 cm
9. Diagram 3 shows a circle with center O. QRS is the tangent to the circle at point R. OPQ and OTS
are straight lines. Q
P

Diagram 3
O R

T

S

If QR = 8 cm and OP = 6cm, find the length of PQ, in cm.
A 4 B 6 C 8 D 10
10. In Diagram 4, O is the centre of circle. Find the value of 𝑥.


100°
Diagram 4
O
105°


A 45° B 55° C 65° D 75°

Section B
(20 marks)
Answer ALL the questions.
1. Match the following indices with its equivalent pair. (4 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:
)
a. /%
(ℎ' )*

&
b. ℎ- ℎ%

c. ℎ0 ℎ' × ℎ*

%
d. √ℎ. ℎ(-

2. (a) Round off 935800 correct to: (2 marks)

𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:
i. One significant figure
ii. Three significant figure
(b) Express the following in standard form: (2 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:
i. 0.000426
ii. 264 million

 3. Match the following scale drawings with its respective scales, given that A is object and B is
image. (4 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:
(a) (c)

1:1

) (d)
1 : *
(b)

1:2







 4. Mark (Ö) the correct property of angles in circles and (C) the incorrect property of angles in
circles. 𝑂 is the centre of the circle. (4 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

(a) (b)

120°
36°
𝑂 36°
220°









(c) (d)
115°
65°
75°


65°
115° 75°







 5. Find the pairs with equivalent value. (4 marks)

1
1 2
sin 60°
tan 45°
cos 60°

1
r3
r2
cos 45°
sin 30° tan 60°

1
r3
2
2


𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

 Section C
Answer ALL the questions.
(60 marks)
1. (a) Simplify: (2𝑤ℎ* )' × (ℎ& )* ÷ 4𝑤 . ℎ& (3 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:







(b) In Diagram 5, JKL is a straight line. (4 marks)

N

𝑥°
L
M 𝑦° Diagram 5

64°
K

J

Find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

 (c)(i) Diagram 6 shows a circle with centre O. (4 marks)

Q
𝑦°

O
Diagram 6
25° 𝑥°

P

Find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:









(ii) Diagram 7 shows a circle with centre O. XYZ is a straight line. (4 marks)


54°
O Diagram 7

𝑝°

𝑞°
X
Y Z

Find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

 2. (a) Mr Salim wants to repair the roof of his leaky house. He needs to place a ladder to reach the
roof.
(i) The height of the wall of the house is 12m. Calculate the length, in m, of the ladder which
should be used if the ladder is leaning against the wall with a distance of 2m. (2 marks)
(ii) Find the angle at the foot of the ladder. (3 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:











(b) Diagram 8 shows the position of two different stairs. (4 marks)



10 m
Diagram 8
7 m
8 m

𝑥 𝑦

Find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

 (c) Diagram 9 shows a drawing of two buildings built by Ammar for his project in the class. Given
the scale drawing used is 1 : 2000, calculate the actual height of building A, in m. (3 makrs)






Diagram 9

24 cm




A B
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:




















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3. (a)(i) Given that (20 × 5)(" = 10#(& , find the value of 𝑛. (3 marks)

𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:












 (i) Evaluate: (3 marks)
& )
5(* × 15*
.
3*


𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:









(b)(i) Given that the distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384400 km. State the
distance in standard form and round off in two significant figures. (2 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:








(ii) New Horizons is an interplanetary spacecraft that was flew at 5.8 × 10' km per hour. Using
the answer in (b)(i), calculate the time taken, in hours, by New Horizons to reach the Moon.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟: (2 marks)

 4. (a)Diagram 10 shows a polygon P drawn on a grid of equal squares with sides of 0.5 cm. On the
grid of equal squares with sides with sides of 0.5 cm in the answer space, redraw polygon P
)
using scale 1: '. (3 marks)

P Diagram 10


𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:













(b) Diagram 11 shows the plan of two bedrooms with rectangular shape floor. The plan is drawn
using a scale of 1: 200. (3 marks)



2 cm

Bedroom A
Diagram 11
Bedroom B 1.3 cm

4 cm 2 cm

The cost of covering the floor with tiles is RM 20 for every meter square. Calculate the cost of covering
the floor with tiles, in RM, for the whole floor of the two bedrooms.
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:










(c) A map is drawn by using a scale of 1: 20000.
(i) On the map, the distance between A city and B city is 12.5 cm. Calculate the actual distance, in km,
between the two cities. (1 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:





(ii) If the map is redrawn by using a scale of 1 cm : 10 km. Calculate the distance on the map, in cm,
between the two cities. (2 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:





(iii) Jeffrey drove from A city to B city. He drove at 85𝑘𝑚/ℎ and he departed A city at 7.15 a.m.
Calculate the time of Jeffrey reaching B city. (2 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:







5. (a) Diagram 12 shows two circles touch each other at point R . P is the centre of the circle with
radius 5 cm and Q is the centre of the other circle with radius 3 cm. AB is the common tangent
to the circles.


P
Q
R x
Diagram 12

A B
Find the length of AB, in cm, correct to two decimal places. (4 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:

(b) Diagram 13 shows two circles with centre A and centre B respectively. CDE is a common tangent
with points of tangency C and E. AFDB is a straight line. The radii of AC and BE are 21 cm and 14 cm
respectively.
C

B
65°
Diagram 13
F D
A
E

Calculate the length of CE. (3 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟:







(c) In Diagram 14, MNO and MPQ are right-angled triangles and MPO is a straight line.
Q



13 cm P
O M Diagram 14
𝑦


24 cm

N
.
Given that OP = 13cm and tan 𝑦 = )* , find

(i) The value of sin 𝑦. (2 marks)

(ii) The length, in cm, of PM. (3 marks)
𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟: