2025 SST PRELIMS P1 Q12

2025 SST PRELIMS P1 Q12

Secondary 4
10 marks
2025 School of Science and Technology Prelims A Math Paper 1

An arrow is shot towards a target in an archery competition.

Its height, \(h\) m, above the ground at time \(t\) seconds after being shot is given by the formula \(h = 1.69 + 0.9t - 0.25t^2\).

  1. State the height above the ground from which the arrow is shot.[1]
  2. Express \(h\) in the form \(a + b(t + c)^2\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants.[3]
  3. Hence state the maximum height attained by the arrow and the time at which this occurs.[2]
  4. The arrow missed the target and hit the ground. Explain why the time taken for the arrow to hit the ground is not twice the time found in part (iii).[1]
  5. Find the length of time for which the arrow is at least \(2.19\) m above the ground.[3]

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Answer:(i) \(1.69\text{ m}\) (ii) \(h=2.5-0.25(t-1.8)^2\) (iii) \(2.5\text{ m}\) at \(1.8\text{ s}\) (iv) The launch height is above the ground (v) \(2.23\text{ s}\)

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