Dinajpur School of LIBERATORS

Grade: VII Session: 2019-2020 Term: First Subject: MathD

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29th October, 2019
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STUDENT
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REGISTRATION
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 7

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Write in dark blue or black pen.
Make sure to write your name and registration number.
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Pencils may only be used for diagrams or graphs.
Do not use correction fluid.
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Answer all the questions. 11

Show all your working in the space provided below each question. 12
Write your answers at the end of each problem.
The number of marks is given in brackets [] at the end of each question. 13

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ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED IN THIS EXAMINATION.
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YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A GRAPH PAPER FOR USE IN QUESTION # 11
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1. a. Write 4 x 2+12 x+ 9 in the form ( cx + d )2 .

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b. Hence solve 4 x 2+12 x+ 9=49.

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2. The diameter of a certain microorganism is 7 nanometres (nm). Find its area in square metres,
giving your answer in standard form. (Take π=3.142 and 1 nm=10−9 m )

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3. a. Given that 4 −6 × 4 x =1, find the value of x .

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b. Find the value of x 3 for which x−3=7 .

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c. If 512 × 5−2 ÷5 x =25 , find the value of x

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4. a. A pump takes 12 minutes to add 3000 litres of water to a pond.

How long will it take the same pump to add 1750 litres of water to a pond?

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b. A tank holds 2500 litres of oil.

A small pump can add oil to the tank at a rate of x litres per minute.
A large pump can add oil to the tank at a rate of (x +20) litres per minute.

i. Write down an expression, in terms of x , for the number of minutes the small pump
takes to fill the empty tank.

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ii. It takes 15 minutes longer to fill the empty tank using the small pump than it does with
the large pump.

Form an equation in x and show that it simplifies to 3 x 2+ 60 x−10000=0

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iii. Solve the equation 3 x 2+ 60 x−10000=0 .
Give each answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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iv. Find the length of time the large pump takes to fill the empty tank.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds, correct to the nearest second.

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5. Sector OAB has radius (r + 4)cm and its area is the same as the area of a circle of radius r cm .

a. Show that r 2−4 r −8=0.

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b. Calculate r .

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6. ABCD and PQRS are rectangles, where AD=x cm, PS=( x+5 ) cm .

a. Given that the area of each of the rectangle is 13 cm2, find, in terms of x , an expression for:
i. AB,

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ii. PQ.

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b. Given that AB is 3 cm greater than PQ, form an equation in x , and show that it simplifies to
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3 x +15 x−65=0 .

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c. Solve the equation 3 x 2+15 x−65=0 , giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

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d. i. Show that the perimeter of ABCD is 14.9 cm, correct to 3 significant figures.

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ii. Find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

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7. The point X , Y , and Z are on horizontal ground.
XY =4 km, XZ=17 km, and Y ^ X Z =125 ° .

a. Calculate YZ .

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b. The points P and Q are the same height vertically above X and Z respectively.

i. When an aircraft was at P, its angle of elevation from Y was 44 °.

Calculate PX, giving your answer in metres, correct to the nearest 100 m.

Answer .............................. [3]

ii. The aircraft took 2 minutes and 54 seconds to fly from P to Q .
It then proceeded to reach its destination further away 39 min 6 sec after flying over Q .
The flight ended at 15:03.

At what time did the aircraft fly over P?

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iii. Calculate the average speed of the aircraft as it flew from P to Q , giving your answer in
kilometres per hour.

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8. The angle of depression of a buoy, B, from a point, C , on a cliff is 15 ° .

The distance BC is 250 m, and the seabed is completely horizontal.

A seagull, S, hovers so that it is vertically above B and SB=300 m .

a. i. ^C
Find S B

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ii. Find SC .

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iii. Find the angle of elevation of S from C

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b. D is marker at sea level vertically below C and due west of B.

i. Find DB .

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ii. ^ M =30 ° . Find the area of ∆ DBM .

M is a marker at sea level 200 m from B and D B

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iii. N is a marker at sea level due south of B and DN =450 m. A boat sails on a circular
course through D , B and N . Find the radius of this circular path.

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9.

A vertical mast, AB, is 11m tall and is attached to the top of a building at B.
The top of the mast is attached to the roof of the building at E using a wire.
A ^B E=90 ° and BE=11m .

a. i. Calculate AE.

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ii. D is a point on the ground such that AD=60.5 m and BD=50 m. Calculate A ^
D B.

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b. The top of the mast is also attached to the roof of the building at F using a wire.

i. ^ E.
Calculate B F

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ii. Calculate FB.

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iii. Calculate the angle of depression of F from the top of the mast.

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10. The table below shows some of the values of x and the corresponding values of y for

y= ( 2 x−3 ) ( x+2)

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y 9 0 -3 4 15

a. Complete the table

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b. On the axes below, plot the points from the table and join them with a smooth curve

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c. Use your graph to
i. solve the equation ( 2 x−3 ) ( x+ 2 )=2.

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ii. find the minimum value of y .

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iii. find the gradient of the curve at (2, 4).

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d. i. Show that the x -coordinates of the points where y= ( 2 x−3 )( x +2 ) and y=1−2 x
would intersect are the solutions of the equation

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2 x +3 x−7=0

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ii. Solve algebraically the equation 2 x 2+3 x−7=0 , giving each answer correct to 2
decimal places.

Answer .......................... [4]

11. The mass of a hydrogen atom is approximate 1.66 ×10−24 g and that of an oxygen atom is
approximately 2.66 ×10−23 g.

a. Find the mass of a water molecule, which consists of two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

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b. Find the approximate number of water molecules in a cup of water which has a mass of 280 g.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

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12. Two points P and Q , 12.3 m apart on level ground, are due east of the foot A of a tree TA

a. Given that ∠ TPA =0.76 radians and ∠ TQA=1.32 radians , draw a diagram in the space
below to illustrate the information you have so far

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b. Find, in metres, the height of the tree.

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