YUHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL

2024 WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT 2

NAME

INDEX
CLASS
NUMBER

MATHEMATICS 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give
the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in
terms of π.

TOTAL
MARKS 40
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Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest

n
 r 
Total amount
= P 1 + 
 100 
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Answer all the questions

1 The Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to fly through the upper atmosphere of the Sun. It
has a maximum speed of 692 000 km/h

(a) Write 692 000 km/h in standard form.

Answer ……………………. km/h [1]

(b) The distance from Earth to the Sun is 149.88 million km.
Assuming the Parker Solar Probe is travelling constantly at its maximum speed,
calculate the number of hours it will take for it to travel from Earth to the Sun.
Express your answer in standard form.

Answer ……………………... hours [2]

2 (a) The equation of a line is 5 x − 3 y =

9 . Find the gradient and y-intercept of the line.

Answer Gradient = ……………………..... [1]

y-intercept = ……………………..... [1]

(b) Explain clearly if the point (0, −2) lies on the line 5 x − 3 y =
9.

Answer ……………………………………………….…...……………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
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3 Celena and Sheryl went to a supermarket to buy some tubs of ice cream.
Each tub of ice cream costs $5.

Celena bought 3x tubs of ice cream and spent less than $60.
Sheryl bought ( x + 6) tubs of ice cream and spent at least $40.

John guessed that x is 2 or 3. Do you agree with John?

Form a pair of simultaneous linear inequalities and solve it to justify your answer.

Answer ……………………………………………….…...……………………………….……

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………. [3]
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4 Loong invested $40 000 in a bank that gives r % interest per annum, compounded quarterly.

If the interest Loong received at the end of one year is $970, calculate the value of r.

Answer r = ……………………..... [4]

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5 y

x
–4 –2 0 2 4

–2

–4

(a) Find the gradient of the above graph at x = −2 by drawing a tangent on the grid.

Answer Gradient = ……………………..... [2]

(b) A line y = k was drawn on the same grid.

Steven stated k ≥ −2 for the line y = k to have exactly one point of intersection with
the curve.
Is Steven correct? Explain your answer clearly.

Answer ……………………………………………….…...……………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
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6 (a) Solve the inequalities 2 x − 6 ≤ x + 2 < 3 x + 14 .

Answer ……………………………. [3]

(b) Given 0 < m ≤ 7 and −4 ≤ n ≤ 2 , find

(i) the greatest possible value of (m − n) 2 ,

Answer ……………………………. [1]

(ii) the smallest possible value of −m 2 n .

Answer ……………………………. [1]

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7 (a) Simplify (2a 3b −1 )5 , expressing your answers in positive index notation.

Answer ……………………………. [2]

(b) Solve 7 2 y+5 = 1 .

Answer y = ……………………………. [1]

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(c) Solve 32=

m
8m × 64 .

Answer m = ……………………………. [2]

6n
1
(d) If 25n = x , express   in terms of x .
5

Answer ……………………………. [2]

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8 (a) The point A (1, 5) lies on the graph of 2=

y 3 x + p . Find the value of p.

Answer p = ……………………..... [1]

(b) Another point B (4, q) lies on the graph of 2=

y 3 x + p . Find the value of q.

Answer q = ……………………..... [1]

(c) Find the coordinates of the point where the lines 2=

y 3 x + p and y = 8 intersect.

Answer ( ………… , ………… ) [1]

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(d) Find the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 2=
y 3 x + p and passes through
the point (5, 1).

Answer ……………………………. [2]

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9 y

Q (1, 7)

P (5, 4)

R (5, 0) x
0

(a) Show that the length of line segment PQ is 5 units.

Answer

[2]

(b) Calculate the area of triangle PQR.

Answer …………………... units2 [2]

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(c) The gradient of the line joining (– 2 , k ) and the point Q is 2k.
Find the value of k.

Answer k = ……………………..... [2]

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