Form 4 Mathematics Final Revision Exercise

Chapter 1
Question 1
The figure shows a solid metal cuboid with dimensions (x + 4) cm ´ 2x cm ´ (3x - 3) cm. If
the total surface area of the cuboid is 1208 cm2, find its volume.
2x cm
(x + 4) cm

(3x - 3) cm

(4 marks)

Question 2
The units digit of a 2-digit number is greater than the tens digit by 3. If the product of the
digits is less than the 2-digit number by 15, find the possible number(s). (4 marks)

Question 3
The figure shows the graph of y = x + px - 3 . It cuts the x-axis at two points A and B, and
2

passes through C(4, 5) and D(q, 5).

y
2
y = x + px - 3
D (q, 5) C (4, 5)

x
A 0 B

(a) Find the values of p and q. (4 marks)

(b) Find the area of trapezium ABCD. (4 marks)

Chapter 2
Question 4
It is given that one root of the quadratic equation 3x - 2kx + 5 = 0 is greater than the other
2

2
root by 3 , and the two roots are negative.
(a) Find the roots of the equation. (3 marks)
(b) Find the value of k. (2 marks)
Question 5
1 2
y= x - kx + 15
The figure shows the graph of 5 which cuts the x-axis at two points A(a, 0)
and B(b, 0). M(10, 0) is the mid-point of AB.

M(10, 0)

(a) Find the values of a + b and k. (4 marks)

(b) Find the length of AB. (3 marks)

Question 6
It is given that p + 2i is a root of the quadratic equation x - 5 x + q = 0 , where p and q are
2

real numbers.
(a) Find the values of p and q. (4 marks)
Hence, solve the quadratic equation x - 5 x + q = 0 and express your answers in the
2
(b)
form a + bi . (2 marks)

Question 7
If a and b are the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x - 7 x - 20 = 0 , find the values of the
2

following expressions.
(a) a2 +b2 (3 marks)
(b) a 3 b + ab 3 (2 marks)

Question 8
Form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are larger than twice the roots of the equation
4( x 2 - 2) = 2(8 + 3x) by 1 by using sum and product of roots, and write the equation in the
general form. (4 marks)

Chapter 3
Question 9
A piece of wire is 4p cm long. It is cut into two parts forming two circles. Suppose the radius
of one of the circles is r cm and the total area enclosed by the two circles is
A cm2. A is a function of r. Find
(a) the algebraic representation of the function, (3 marks)
(b) the domain of the function. (1 mark)
Question 10
Let f ( x) = 4 x 2 - 9 .
(a) If g ( x + 3) = f ( x) , find the algebraic representation of g (x) . (2 marks)
(b) If h(2 x - 6) = f ( x) , find the algebraic representation of h(x) . (2 marks)

Question 11
The figure shows the graph of y = - p ( x - 3)( x + q ) , where p and q are positive constants. It
cuts the x-axis at A(–1, 0) and B respectively.

(a) Find
(i) the value of q,
(ii) the coordinates of B. (3 marks)
(b) Find the axis of symmetry of the graph. (2 marks)
(c) It is given that the y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph is 8. Find
(i) the value of p,
(ii) the y-intercept of the graph. (3 marks)

Question 12
It is given that the axis of symmetry of the graph of the quadratic function y = - x 2 + mx + n
is x = -1 .
(a) Find the value of m. (3 marks)
(b) If the optimum value of the function is 4, find the value of n. (2 marks)

Question 13
In the figure, a small square of side x cm is cut away from each corner of a rectangular card
of size (2x + 8) cm × 6 cm (see Figure 1). The remaining part of the card is folded along the
dotted lines (see Figure 2) to form an open box.

Figure 1 Figure 2
(a) Express the volume of the box in terms of x. (3 marks)
(b) Find the maximum volume of the box. (2 marks)
Question 14
Karen throws a ball vertically upward. The height (h m) of the ball after t seconds is given by
h = 1 + 10t - 5t 2 .
(a) Find
(i) the maximum height attained by the ball,
(ii) the time required for the ball to attain its maximum height. (4 marks)
(b) Karen claims that the time required for the ball to move from its original height to its
maximum height is the same as the time required for the ball to move from its
maximum height back to its original height. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

Chapter 4
Question 15
In the figure, the straight lines L1 : x + 2 y - 5 = 0 and L2 are perpendicular to each other, and
intersect at B(a, 6). The straight lines L2 and L3 cut the negative x-axis at the same point C.
The straight lines L1 and L3 intersect at A(3k, k).

(a) (i) Find the values of a and k.

(ii) Hence, find the equation of L2 . (6 marks)
(b) (i) Find the coordinates of C.
(ii) Hence, find the equation of L3 . (3 marks)
(Express your answers for equations of straight lines in the general form.)

Question 16
In the figure, the two straight lines L1 : 4 x + 3 y - 30 = 0 and L2 : x + 2 y + k = 0 intersect at
A(a, 2a). L1 and L2 cut the x-axis at B and C respectively. BM is the median of AC in △ABC.

(a) Find the values of a and k. (3 marks)

(b) Find the equation of BM in the general form. (4 marks)
(c) Is BM the perpendicular bisector of AC? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

Question 17
It is given that the straight line L1 passes through A(8, 4) and is parallel to the straight line
L2 : 4 x + 12 y = 21 .
(a) Find the equation of L1 . (3 marks)
(b) It is known that L1 is perpendicular to the straight line L3 : y = kx .
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Find the coordinates of the intersection of L1 and L3 .
(iii) Hence, find the shortest distance from A to L3 . (Leave your answer in surd
form.) (6 marks)

Question 18
A(4, 5) , B(6, 0) and C (9, 5) are three points on the rectangular coordinate plane.
(a) Find the equations of the altitudes of
(i) AB,
(ii) AC,
in △ABC. (4 marks)
(b) Find the coordinates of the orthocentre of △ABC. (2 marks)

Question 19
In the figure, L1 : 2 x + y - 6 = 0 , L2 : 2 x - y + 6 = 0 and L3 : 2 x + 3 y + 6 = 0 are three straight
lines. L1 and L2 cut the y-axis at the same point A. L2 and L3 cut the x-axis at the same point
B. L3 intersects L1 at C, and it cuts the y-axis at D.

(a) Find the coordinates of A, B and D. (3 marks)

(b) Find the coordinates of C. (2 marks)
(c) Find the area of △ABC. (2 marks)

Chapter 5
Question 20
Let f ( x) = ax 3 + bx 2 + 7 x + 2 and g ( x) = ax 3 + 13 x 2 + bx - 1 . When f (x) and g (x) are divided
by 2 x + 1 , the corresponding remainders are equal. When f (x) is divided by x + 1, the
remainder is 3.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (4 marks)
(b) Find the value of k such that the remainder of [kf ( x) - g ( x)] ÷ ( x - 1) is 8. (2 marks)

Question 21
Let f ( x) = x 3 + 3 x 2 - px - 7 q and g ( x) = - x 3 + x 2 + px - 5q . It is given that x - 3 is a common
factor of f (x) and g (x) .
(a) Find the values of p and q. (4 marks)
(b) Solve the equation f ( x) = 7 g ( x) .
(Leave your answer in surd form if necessary.) (4 marks)

Question 22
Given that the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 10 x 3 y 2 z 3 , 20 x 4 y 3 z 4 and a monomial are 5 x 2 y 2 z 3 and
100 x 4 y 5 z 4 respectively, find the two possible monomials. (3 marks)

Question 23
2x - 7 A B
If º + , find the values of A and B. (5 marks)
( x - 2)(2 x - 5) x - 2 2 x - 5

Question 24
x-3 x+3
It is given that a = and b = .
x+3 x-3
(a) Express a + 1 and b - 1 in terms of x. (2 marks)
(b) Express a + b and a - b in terms of x. (2 marks)
a+b a-b
(c) Hence, simplify ÷ , and express your answer in terms of x. (2 marks)
b -1 a +1

Chapter 6
Question 25
Assuming that a > 0, simplify the following expressions and express your answers with
positive indices.
3
64a 4 a - 2
(a) (3 marks)
(4a -1 ) 3
3

æ 3a ö
3 4
-6
æ ö2
ç ÷ ç 81 ÷
(b) •
çç 1 ÷÷ (3 marks)
ç 2a ÷
è ø è 4a 6 ø

Question 26
Solve the following exponential equations.
(a) 2 3 x +5 + 11(8 x +1 ) = 15 (3 marks)
(b) 9 x + 2 - 3 2 x + 2(3 2 x +1 ) = 774 (3 marks)

Question 27
It is given that 2x = 16y and 9x = 243z, where x, y and z are non-zero constants. Find
x : y : z. (3 marks)

Question 28
The number (N) of trees in a forest can be estimated by the formula N = ab x , where a and b
are constants and x is the number of years since the beginning of 2010. At the beginning of
2011, there are 18 000 trees in the forest. At the beginning of 2014, there are 13 122 trees in
the forest.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Find the percentage decrease in the number of trees in the forest from the beginning of
2010 to the beginning of 2017, correct to 3 significant figures. (2 marks)
(c) A biologist claims that the number of trees in the forest at the beginning of 2040 will be
1
less than of that at the beginning of 2010. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
20
(3 marks)

Question 29
The figure shows the graph of y = ka .
x

120

100

80

60

40

20

(a) Using the graph, find the values of a and k. (4 marks)

(b) Let f ( x) = ka x . Find the value of m such that f (m) = 250 . (3 marks)

Chapter 7
Question 30
2
The magnitude (M) of an earthquake on the Richter scale is given by M = log E + K , where
3
E is the energy (in J) released in the earthquake, and K is a constant.
The energy released in an earthquake in city A is 1200 times that in another earthquake in city
B with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. What is the magnitude of the earthquake in
city A on the Richter scale? (Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.) (3 marks)

Question 31
The figure shows the graph of log y against x. The graph cuts the horizontal axis and the
vertical axis at (3, 0) and (0, -2) respectively. It is given that log y = mx + c , where m and c
are constants.
log y

x
0 (3, 0)

(0, -2)
(a) Find the values of m and c. (2 marks)
(b) Express y in terms of x. (1 mark)
(c) Find the percentage change in the value of y when x is increased by 1.5. (2 marks)

Question 32
The value of a watch increases at a constant rate of 5% per year. If the value of the watch is
$60 000 now, at least how many years will it take for the value to exceed $200 000?
(4 marks)

Question 33
Solve the following logarithmic equations.
2 log 3 x + 1
(a) =3 (3 marks)
log 9 x
(b) log 4 (2 x) + log 1 ( x + 1) = 2 (3 marks)
4

Question 34
In the figure, the graph of y = log3 x cuts the x-axis at A and passes through B(b, 1).
C is the image of B after reflecting about the x-axis.
y

x
0 A

(a) Write down the coordinates of A. (1 mark)

(b) Find the value of b. (1 mark)
(c) (i) Mark the point C with its coordinates.
(ii) Sketch the graph of y = log 1 x on the figure. (2 marks)
3

Question 35
Simplify the following expressions, where x > 0, y > 0 and x, y ¹ 1.
log 5 ( x 2 ) + log 5 (25 y 4 )
(a) (3 marks)
log 5 (5 xy 2 )
æ 1 ö
log 3 çç ÷÷ + log 1 xy
(b) è xy ø 3
(3 marks)
log 1 ( xy ) - log 3 3 xy
3
 Chapter 8
Question 36
A large rectangle in the figure is divided into 21 identical small
rectangles. Suppose the difference of the areas between the large
rectangle and one of the small rectangles is 360 cm2. Find the
dimensions of each small rectangle. (5 marks)

Question 37
The figure shows two circles with common centre O. It is given that the
diameter of the smaller circle is longer than the radius of the larger circle
by 5 cm. If the area of the shaded region is 32p cm2, find the values of x
and y. (5 marks)

Question 38
The figure shows a rectangle ABCD of perimeter 62 cm. It is given that E and F are points on
AB and CD respectively, where AE = CF. Rectangle ABCD is cut into two trapeziums along
the dotted line EF such that each of the trapeziums has an area of
117 cm2. Suppose AB = x cm and BC = y cm.

(a) Set up a pair of simultaneous equations in x and y. (2 marks)

(b) Find the dimensions of rectangle ABCD. (4 marks)

Question 39
ì y = 2 x 2 - 5x + 3
The simultaneous equations í have no real solutions.
î2 x + y + c = 0
(a) Find the range of values of c. (3 marks)
(b) Gordon claims that the line y = -2( x - 1) does not intersect the quadratic curve
y = 2 x 2 - 5 x + 3 . Do you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

Question 40
Joe and John are at A and B respectively. Joe takes x minutes to walk from A to B while John
takes (x + 3) minutes to walk from B to A. If they start walking towards each other at the
x +8
same time and they walk at constant speeds, they will meet after minutes. Find the
3
value of x. (4 marks)

Question 41
The populations of village A and village B are 1000 and 4000 respectively. Assume that the
populations of village A and village B are decreased by 5% and 9.75% respectively each year.
After how many years will the population of village A be greater than that of village B?
(Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (5 marks)
 Chapter 9
Question 42
The value ($V) of a piece of jade varies directly as the square root of its weight (w g). If a
piece of jade is cut into two smaller pieces of equal weight, find the percentage change in its
value. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.) (4 marks)

Question 43
It is given that ( y 2 + c) varies inversely as ( x - 1) , where c is a constant. When x = 2 , y = 8
and when x = 6 , y = 4 . Find an equation connecting x and y. (3 marks)

Question 44
It is given that when p remains unchanged, W varies directly as r 2 s ; when r and s remain
unchanged, W varies inversely as p 3 . When r = s = 2 and p = 1 , W = 384 .
(a) Express W in terms of p, r and s. (3 marks)
(b) If p : r : s = 2 : 3 : 2 , find the value of W. (2 marks)

Question 45
A dessert shop produces chocolate pies in batches. The cost ($C) of a pie in a batch varies
directly as the square of the diameter (d cm) of the pie, and inversely as the number of pies
(n) in that batch. In a batch of 100 pies with diameter 4 cm, the cost of each pie is $5.76.
(a) Express C in terms of d and n. (3 marks)
(b) Find the percentage change in the diameter of a pie if the number of pies in the
batch produced is decreased by 36% and the cost of each pie remains unchanged.
(3 marks)

Question 46
f (x) is partly constant and partly varies as ( x - 1) 2 . It is given that f (0) = 6 and
f (4) = -10 .
(a) Find the algebraic representation of f (x) . (3 marks)
(b) If V is the vertex of the graph of y = f (x) , and the graph cuts the x-axis at A and B,
find the area of △VAB. (4 marks)

Chapter 10

Question 47
In the figure, P(–h, –1) is a point on the terminal side of an
angle q, where h > 0. It is given that q lies in quadrant III.
(a) Find the length of OP in terms of h. (1 mark)
(b) Hence, express sin q, cos q and tan q in terms of h.
(3 marks)

Question 48
Find the maximum and the minimum values of the following functions.
2
(a) y= (2 marks)
3 - sin 2 x
(b) y = (3 - 5 cos x) 2 (2 marks)
Question 49
The figure shows the graph of y = k cos x .

(a) Using the graph, find the maximum and the minimum values of y = k cos x . (2 marks)
(b) Solve the following equations for 0° £ x £ 360° graphically.
(i) cos x = 0
(ii) k cos x + 1 = 0
(iii) 5 - 5k cos x = 2 (6 marks)

Question 50
Find the values of the following expressions.
(a) cos1° - cos 2° + cos 3° - cos 4° + ... + cos179° (2 marks)
æ 1 öæ 1 ö æ 1 öæ 1 ö
(b) ç tan 1° + ÷ç tan 1° - ÷ + ç tan 2° + ÷ç tan 2° - ÷
è tan 1° øè tan 1° ø è tan 2° øè tan 2° ø
æ 1 öæ 1 ö
+ ... + ç tan 89° + ÷ç tan 89° - ÷
è tan 89° øè tan 89° ø (3 marks)

Question 51
1
(a) Prove that - cos 2 q º sin 2 q + tan 2 q . (3 marks)
cos q
2

(b) Hence, solve 2 tan 2 q - sin 2 q - 3 cos 2 q = 0 for 0° £ q £ 360° . (3 marks)