MOCK F4 Math 2022, 1 hour, 52 marks

x 1
1. Solve the equation 3  3  162 .
x
(3 marks)
b2
2. Let log 4  a and log9  b . Show that log 2 30  . (3 marks)
a
tan135  sin (90   )cos (180   )
3. Show that   tan 2  . (3 marks)
cos2 
4. Figure 1 shows △ABD with AB = 7 cm. C is a
A
point on BD such that AC = 5 cm and
BAC  25 .
7 cm
(a) Find the area of △ABC. 5 cm

(b) If BC : CD = 3 : 5, find the area of △ABD.

B D
C
Figure 1 (4 marks)

5. Figure 2 shows three cities U, V and W. The compass bearing N

o
of W from U is S12 W. The distances of V and W from U are
U
800 km and 680 km respectively. Cities V and W are 500 km E
apart.
(a) Find the true bearing of V from U. V

(b) A plane flies from U to W along the path UW. Find the W
shortest distance between the plane and city V. Figure 2
(5 marks)
3 2
6. Let p(x) = 4x + ax + 30x + b, where a and b are constants. When p(x) is divided by
x2 – 3x + 2, the remainder is 86 – 26x.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Is x – 3 a factor of p(x)? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(c) Someone claims that all the roots of the equation p(x) = 0 are rational. Do you
agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

7. The graph in Figure 3 shows the linear relation between log9 y and log3 x. The slope of
5
the graph is . If the graph passes through the point (1, 3), express the relation
2
between x and y in the form y = Cxk, where C and k are constants. (4 marks)

log9 y

(1, 3)

log3 x
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Figure 3
8. (a) Let k be a constant. Using the method of completing the square, find the minimum
value of 4k2 + 4k + 5. (2 marks)
(b) Let f (x) = x2 + (2k + 3)x + (2k + 1), where k is a constant.
(i) Prove that the graph of y = f (x) has two x-intercepts.
(ii) Suppose the graph of y = f (x) cuts the x-axis at A(, 0) and B(, 0),
where  < .
(1) Express the length of AB in terms of k.
(2) Let C be a point lying on the straight line y  5 . Someone claims that it is
possible that the area of △ABC is 3 sq. units. Do you agree? Explain your
answer. (7 marks)

9. PQR is a thin triangular metal sheet. QR = 12 cm, PQ = 18 cm and PRQ = 66o.

(a) Find PR. (3 marks)
(b) In Figure 4, the metal sheet PQR is held such that only the vertex Q is on the
horizontal ground. U and V are the projections of P and R on the horizontal ground.
PR produced meets the horizontal ground at W. It is found that the angle between
PQ and the horizontal ground is 32o, and that between QR and the horizontal ground
is 8o.

R
U

V
W
Q

Figure 4

(i) Find the distance between R and W.

(ii) Find the area of △PQW.
(iii) Find the angle between the metal sheet PQR and the horizontal ground.
(iv) Is the area of △QUW smaller than 100 cm2? Explain your answer.

(10 marks)

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