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2014 · Paper 2 Q37 Arithmetic and geometric sequences and their summations
If m>1m>1, which of the following are geometric sequences?

I. 2m2^{m}, 22m2^{2m}, 23m2^{3m}, 24m2^{4m}
II. mm, 2m22m^{2}, 3m43m^{4}, 4m84m^{8}
III. logm\log m, logm2\log m^{2}, logm4\log m^{4}, logm8\log m^{8}
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
2014 · Paper 2 Q38 Functions and graphs
Which of the following may represent the graph of y=f(x)y=f(x) and the graph of y=1f(x)y=1-f(x) on the same rectangular coordinate system?
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2014 · Paper 2 Q39 More about trigonometry
For 0x3600^{\circ} \leq x \leq 360^{\circ}, how many roots does the equation 7sin2x=sinx7\sin^{2}x = \sin x have?
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
2014 · Paper 2 Q40 Trigonometry
In the figure, ABAB is a vertical pole standing on the horizontal ground BCDBCD, where CBD=90\angle CBD = 90^{\circ}. If the angle between the plane ACDACD and the horizontal ground is θ\theta, then tanθ=\tan \theta =
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A 815 \frac{8}{15} .
B 158 \frac{15}{8} .
C 1517 \frac{15}{17} .
D 1715 \frac{17}{15} .
2014 · Paper 2 Q41 Basic properties of circles
In the figure, PQS PQS is a circle. PQ PQ is produced to R R such that RS RS is the tangent to the circle at S S . I I is the in-centre of ΔQRS \Delta QRS . If IRQ=12 \angle IRQ = 12^\circ and PSQ=70 \angle PSQ = 70^\circ , then QPS= \angle QPS =
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A 37 37^{\circ}
B 43 43^{\circ}
C 62 62^{\circ}
D 12 12^{\circ}
2014 · Paper 2 Q42 Equations of circles
If the straight line xy=k x - y = k and the circle x2+y2+2x4y1=0 x^2 + y^2 + 2x - 4y - 1 = 0 intersect at A A and B B , then the x-coordinate of the mid-point of AB AB is
A 1+k 1 + k .
B 1k 1 - k .
C 1+k2 \frac{1 + k}{2} .
D 1k2 \frac{1 - k}{2} .
2014 · Paper 2 Q43 Permutations and combinations
There are 13 boys and 17 girls in a class. If a team of 2 boys and 3 girls is selected from the class to participate in a voluntary service, how many different teams can be formed?
A 3889638896
B 5304053040
C 142506142506
D 636480636480
2014 · Paper 2 Q44 Measures of dispersion
In an examination, Peter gets 5555 marks and his standard score is 3-3 while Mary gets 9595 marks and her standard score is 22. Find the mean of the examination scores.
A 88 marks
B 6464 marks
C 7575 marks
D 7979 marks
2014 · Paper 2 Q45 Measures of dispersion
If the variance of the four numbers aa, bb, cc and dd is 99, then the variance of the four numbers 14a14-a, 14b14-b, 14c14-c and 14d14-d is
A 55.
B 99.
C 2323.
D 121121.