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Sample paper · Paper 2 Q23 Similar triangles
In the figure, ABCDABCD is a parallelogram. FF is a point lying on ADAD. BFBF produced and CDCD produced meet at EE. If CD:DE=2:1CD:DE=2:1, then AF:BC=AF:BC=
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A 1:21:2.
B 2:32:3.
C 3:43:4.
D 8:98:9.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q24 Trigonometry
In the figure, ABCABC is a straight line. If BD=CDBD = CD and AB=10 cmAB = 10\text{ cm}, find BCBC correct to the nearest cm.
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A 8 cm8\text{ cm}
B 13 cm13\text{ cm}
C 14 cm14\text{ cm}
D 15 cm15\text{ cm}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q25 Rectangular coordinate system
In the figure, the two 6-sided polygons show
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A a rotation transformation.
B a reflection transformation.
C a translation transformation.
D a dilation transformation.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q26 Rectangular coordinate system
If the point (4,3)(-4,3) is rotated anti-clockwise about the origin through 180180^{\circ}, then the coordinates of its image are
A (3,4)(-3,-4)
B (3,4)(3,4)
C (4,3)(-4,-3)
D (4,3)(4,-3)
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q27 Presentation of data
The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of the students of a class in a test.

If the passing score of the test is 5050 marks, then the passing percentage of the class is
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A 25%25\%.
B 50%50\%.
C 70%70\%.
D 75%75\%.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q28 Measures of dispersion
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of heights (in cm) of 23 staff members in an office.

[Table]

Find the median of the distribution.
A 164extcm164 ext{ cm}
B 165extcm165 ext{ cm}
C 165.5extcm165.5 ext{ cm}
D 166extcm166 ext{ cm}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q29 Measures of dispersion
a7,a1,a,a+2,a+4,a+8 {a-7, a-1, a, a+2, a+4, a+8} and a9,a2,a1,a+3,a+4,a+6 {a-9, a-2, a-1, a+3, a+4, a+6} are two groups of numbers. Which of the following is/are true?

I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.

II. The two groups of numbers have the same median.

III. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
A I only
B II only
C I and III only
D II and III only
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q30 Uses and abuses of statistics
The students' union of a school of 950950 students wants to investigate the opinions of students in the school on the services provided by the tuck shop. A questionnaire is designed by the students' union and only the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the students' union are selected as a sample to fill in the questionnaire. Which of the following are the disadvantages of this sampling method?

I. The sample size is very small.

II. Not all students in the school are selected.

III. Not all students in the school have an equal chance of being selected.
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q31 More about polynomials
12x+x1(x2)2=\frac{1}{2-x}+\frac{x-1}{(x-2)^2}=
A 3(2x)2\frac{-3}{(2-x)^2}.
B 1(2x)2\frac{1}{(2-x)^2}.
C 2x+3(2x)2\frac{-2x+3}{(2-x)^2}.
D 2x3(2x)2\frac{2x-3}{(2-x)^2}.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q32 Exponential and logarithmic functions
The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between xx and log5y\log_{5} y. If y=abxy = ab^{x}, then aa =
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A 11.
B 22.
C 55.
D 2525.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q33 Basic computation
10100100010012=1010010001001_{2}=
A 212+210+1372^{12} + 2^{10} + 137
B 212+210+2732^{12} + 2^{10} + 273
C 213+211+1372^{13} + 2^{11} + 137
D 213+211+2732^{13} + 2^{11} + 273
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q34 More about polynomials
If kk is a real number, then 4k6+kii=4k - \frac{6 + ki}{i} =
A 3k+6i3k + 6i
B 3k6i3k - 6i
C 5k+6i5k + 6i
D 5k6i5k - 6i
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q35 Inequalities and linear programming
Which of the triangular regions in the figure may represent the solution of {0x60y3x2y\begin{cases} 0 \leq x \leq 6 \\ 0 \leq y \leq 3 \\ x \leq 2y \end{cases}?
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Sample paper · Paper 2 Q36 Arithmetic and geometric sequences and their summations
If the 3rd term and the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence are 1818 and 6-6 respectively, then the 2nd term of the sequence is
A 8-8.
B 1010.
C 2626.
D 3434.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q37 More about graphs of functions
If the figure shows the graph of y=f(x)y = f(x) and the graph of y=g(x)y = g(x) on the same rectangular coordinate system, then
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A g(x)=f(x2)3g(x) = f(x - 2) - 3
B g(x)=f(x2)+3g(x) = f(x - 2) + 3
C g(x)=f(x+2)3g(x) = f(x + 2) - 3
D g(x)=f(x+2)+3g(x) = f(x + 2) + 3
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q38 More about trigonometry
In the figure, y=y=
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A xsin77sin56\frac{x\sin77^{\circ}}{\sin56^{\circ}}
B xsin47sin56\frac{x\sin47^{\circ}}{\sin56^{\circ}}
C xsin56sin77\frac{x\sin56^{\circ}}{\sin77^{\circ}}
D xsin77sin47\frac{x\sin77^{\circ}}{\sin47^{\circ}}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q39 Arithmetic and geometric sequences and their summations
Peter invests PP at the beginning of each month in a year at an interest rate of 6%6\% per annum, compounded monthly. If he gets 1000010\,000 at the end of the year, find PP correct to 22 decimal places.
A 806.63806.63
B 829.19829.19
C 833.33833.33
D 882.18882.18
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q40 Mensuration
The figure shows a cuboid ABCDEFGHABCDEFGH. If the angle between the triangle ACEACE and the plane ABCDABCD is θ\theta, then tanθ=\tan\theta =
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A 22.
B 32\frac{3}{2}.
C 52\frac{5}{2}.
D 125\frac{12}{5}.
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q41 Basic properties of circles
In the figure, AA, BB and CC are points lying on the circle. TATA is the tangent to the circle at AA. The straight line CBTCBT is perpendicular to TATA. If BC=6 cmBC = 6\text{ cm}, find the radius of the circle correct to the nearest 0.1 cm0.1\text{ cm}.
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A 3.2 cm3.2\text{ cm}
B 3.9 cm3.9\text{ cm}
C 4.2 cm4.2\text{ cm}
D 4.7 cm4.7\text{ cm}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q42 More about trigonometry
Let aa be a constant and 90<b<90-90^\circ < b < 90^\circ. If the figure shows the graph of y=acos(x+b)y = a\cos(x^\circ + b), then
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A a=3a=-3 and b=40b=-40^{\circ}
B a=3a=-3 and b=40b=40^{\circ}
C a=3a=3 and b=40b=-40^{\circ}
D a=3a=3 and b=40b=40^{\circ}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q43 More about probability
Bag A contains 2 red balls, 3 green balls and 4 white balls while bag B contains 2 red balls, 3 green balls and 4 yellow balls. If one ball is drawn randomly from each bag, then the probability that the two balls drawn are of different colours is
A 1381 \frac{13}{81} .
B 2981 \frac{29}{81} .
C 5281 \frac{52}{81} .
D 6881 \frac{68}{81} .
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q44 Permutations and combinations
2 girls and 5 boys randomly form a queue, find the probability that the two girls are next to each other in the queue.
A 17 \frac{1}{7}
B 27 \frac{2}{7}
C 67 \frac{6}{7}
D 121 \frac{1}{21}
Sample paper · Paper 2 Q45 Measures of dispersion
A set of numbers has a mode of 3232, an inter-quartile range of 2727 and a variance of 2525. If 33 is added to each number of the set and each resulting number is then doubled to form a new set of numbers, find the mode, the inter-quartile range and the variance of the new set of numbers.