C A R I B B E A N E X A M I N A T I O N S C O U N C I L

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

SPECIMEN
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
FOR

MATHEMATICS

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each
item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

Sample Item

2a + 6a = Sample Answer

(A) 8a A B C D
(B) 8a2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a2

The best answer to this item is “8a”, so answer space (A) has been shaded.

There are 30 items in this specimen paper. However, the Paper 01 test consists of
60 items.

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LIST OF FORMULAE

Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and h is the perpendicular

length.

Volume of cylinder V ʌr2h where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
1
Volume of a right pyramid V = — Ah where A is the area of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
3

Circumference C ʌr where r is the radius of the circle.

T
Arc length S = —— uʌr where T is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in
360
degrees.

Area of a circle A ʌr2 where r is the radius of the circle.

T
Area of a sector A = —— uʌr2 where Tis the angle of the sector, measured in degrees.
360

1
Area of trapezium A=— (a + b) h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h
2
is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

Roots of quadratic equations If ax2 + bx + c = 0,

–b +¥b2 – 4ac
then x = ——————
2a

opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sin T = —————
hypotenuse

adjacent side
cos T = —————
hypotenuse

opposite side
tan T = —————
adjacent side

1
Area of triangle Area of ' = — bh where b is the length of the base and h is the perpendicular
2
height.
1
Area of 'ABC = — ab sin C
2
Area of 'ABC ¥s (s – a) (s – b) (s – c)
a+b+c
where s = ————
2
a b c
Sine rule —— = —— = ——
sin A sin B sin C

Cosine rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A

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1. 7KHQXPEHUZULWWHQWRVLJQL¿FDQW Item 5 refers to the chart shown below.

¿JXUHVLV
Rate on Fixed Deposits
(A) 2 740
(B) 2 750 2014 7.8%
(C) 274 2015 7.5%
(D) 275

5. +RZ PXFK PRUH LQWHUHVW GLG D ¿[HG

2 ([SUHVVHGLQVFLHQWL¿FQRWDWLRQ deposit of $10 000 earn in 2015 than in
0.045 × 10-3 is 2014?

(A) 4.5 × 10-1 (A) $ 0.30

(B) 4.5 × 10-4 (B) $ 3.00
(C) 4.5 × 10-5 (C) $30.00
(D) 4.5 × 10-6 (D) $33.00

(5 + 2)3 6. Tom bought a pen for $60. He sold it to

3. The value of 52 - 22 in its simplest
gain 20% on his cost. How much money
form is
did he gain?

8 (A) $12
(A) 21 (B) $40
(C) $72
(D) $80
7
(B)
3
7. The Water Authority charges $10.00
7 per month for the meter rent, $25.00
(C)
2 IRUWKH¿UVWOLWUHVDQGIRUHDFK
additional 10 litres.
49
(D) What is the total bill for 250 litres used
3
in one month?

4. How much simple interest is due on a (A) $25.00

loan of $1 200 for two years if the annual (B) $35.00
(C) $40.00
1
rate of interest is 5 2 per cent? (D) $50.00

(A) $120.00
(B) $132.00
(C) $264.00
(D) $330.00

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8 :KLFKRIWKHIROORZLQJVHWVKDVDQLQ¿QLWH 12. A man leaves home at 22:15 hrs and

number of members? reaches his destination at 04:00 hrs. On
the following day, in the same time zone.
(A) {factors of 20} How long did the journey take?
(B) {multiples of 20}
(C) {prime numbers less than 20} (A) 5 hrs
(D) {odd numbers between 10 and
20} 3
(B) 5 hrs
4
(C) 6 hrs
Item 9 refers to the Venn diagram below.
1
U (D) 6 4 hrs

P Item 13 refers to the trapezium below, not

Q drawn to scale.

9. The shaded area in the Venn diagram

above represents

(A) Pc
(B) Qc 13. ABCD is a trapezium and ADE is a
(C) P ‰Q triangle. Angles B, C and E are right
(D) P ˆQ angles.

The area of the trapezium ABCD is

10 3 DQG 4 DUH WZR ¿QLWH VHWV VXFK WKDW
n(P) = 7, n(Q) = 5 and n(P ˆQ) = 3. (A) 8 cm²
What is n(P ‰Q)? (B) 16 cm²
(C) 30 cm²
(A) 6 (D) 32 cm²
(B) 9
(C) 15
(D) 18 14. A circular hole with diameter 6 cm is
cut from a circular piece of card with
a diameter of 12 cm. The area of the
11. How many litres of water would a remaining card, in cm2, is
container whose volume is 36 cm3 hold?
(A) 6S
(A) 0.036 (B) 27S
(B) 0.36 (C) 36S
(C) 36 (D) 108S
(D) 3600

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15. The mean of ten numbers is 58. If one 19. If 2(x – 1) – 3x = 6, then x =
of the numbers is 40, what is the mean
of the other nine? (A) –8
(B) –4
(A) 18 (C) 4
(B) 60 (D) 8
(C) 162
(D) 540
3x + 1 x+1
20. – =
2 4
Items 16–17 refer to the table below
which shows the distribution of the ages 7x + 3
(A)
of 25 children in a choir. 4

Age 11 12 13 14 15 16 7x + 1
(B)
No. of children 6 3 5 4 4 3 4

16. What is the probability that a child chosen 5x + 1

(C) 4
at random is AT LEAST 13 years old?
4
(A) 5x + 3
25 (D)
4
9
(B) 25
21. The equation of the line which passes
14
(C) through the point (0, 2) and has a gradient
25
1
of is
16 3
(D)
25
(A) y = 3x

17. What is the mode of this distribution? (B) y = 3x + 2

(A) 4 1
(C) y= x
(B) 6 3
(C) 11
(D) 16 1
(D) y= x+2
3

18. Seven times the product of two numbers,

a and b, may be written as

(A) 7ab
(B) 7a + b
(C) 7a + 7b
(D) 49 ab

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22. If g is a function such that g(x) = 2x + 1, Item 25 refers to the diagram below, not
ZKLFKRIWKHIROORZLQJFRRUGLQDWHVVDWLV¿HV drawn to scale.
the function?

(A) (–3, –5)

(B) (–6, 11)
(C) (5, 2)
(D) (13, 6)

23. What is the gradient of a line which passes

through the points (–4, 3) and (–2, 5)?

(A) –4
25. A plane travels from point A on a bearing
–1 1500 to point B which is 10 km from A.
(B) 3 How far east of A is B?
1
(C)
3 (A) 10 tan 300
(B) 10 cos 300
(D) 1
(C) 10 cos 600
(D) 10 sin 600
24. If f (x) = 2x –3 and g(x) = 3x + 1, then
fg(–2) is
Item 26 refers to the diagram below, not
drawn to scale.
(A) –13
(B) –7
(C) 5
(D) 20

26. Triangle ABC is an enlargement of

triangle ADE such that

AD AE 1
= EC =
DB 2

If the area ABC = 36 cm2, then the area

of DECB, in cm2, is

(A) 18
(B) 24
(C) 27
(D) 32

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27. The point P(2, 3) is rotated about the 29. Given that P and Q are points with
origin through an angle of 90q in an anti- coordinates P(1, 3) and Q í WKH
clockwise direction.
position vector PQ is
What are the coordinates of the image
P? 0
(A) 1
(A) (3, 2)
(B) (2, 3)
 & í 0
(B) 7
(D) (3, 2)

í2
Item 28 refers to the triangle PQR below, (C) 1
not drawn to scale.

2
(D) í

2 0
30. The transformation matrix Q =
0 2
represents

(A) a 180q rotation about (0, 2)

 % DUHÀHFWLRQLQWKHOLQHx = 2
28. If angle QPR = 90q, PR = 12 cm and  & DUHÀHFWLRQLQWKHOLQHy = 2
PQ = 5 cm then the length of QR, in cm, (D) an enlargement by scale factor 2
is

(A) 7
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 17
.

IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.

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 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

MATHEMATICS

SPECIMEN PAPER 01

Item
Specific Objective Key
Number
1 Number Theory and Computation 9(a) B
2 Number Theory and Computation 11 C
3 Number Theory and Computation 2 D
4 Consumer Arithmetic 6 B
5 Consumer Arithmetic 10 (e ) C
6 Consumer Arithmetic 4 A
7 Consumer Arithmetic 10 (b) D
8 Sets 1 B
9 Sets 7 D
10 Sets 4 B
11 Measurement 1 A
12 Measurement 12 B
13 Measurement 6 A
14 Measurement 6 B
15 Statistics 5 B
16 Statistics 13 D
17 Statistics 5 C
18 Algebra 2 A
19 Algebra 10 A
20 Algebra 8 C
21 Relations, Functions & Graphs 9 D
22 Relations, Functions & Graphs 4 A
23 Relations, Functions & Graphs 8 D
24 Relations, Functions & Graphs 19 A
25 Geometry & Trigonometry 13 C
26 Geometry & Trigonometry 5 (c ) D
27 Geometry & Trigonometry 11 (c ) A
28 Geometry & Trigonometry 12 C
29 Vectors & Matrices 3 C
30 Vectors & Matrices 12 D
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2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of TWO sections: I and II.

2. Section I has SEVEN questions and Section II has THREE questions.

3. Answer ALL questions from the TWO sections.

4. Write your answers in the booklet provided.

5. Do NOT write in the margins.

6. All working must be clearly shown.

7. Unless otherwise stated in the question, any numerical answer that is not exact
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8. A list of formulae is provided on page 4 of this booklet.

9. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on
the original page, you must use the extra page(s) provided at the back of this
booklet. 5HPHPEHUWRGUDZDOLQHWKURXJK\RXURULJLQDODQVZHU.

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LIST OF FORMULAE

Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and h is the perpendicular

length.

V ʌr h where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
2
Volume of cylinder
1
Volume of a right pyramid V = — Ah where A is the area of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
3

Circumference C ʌr where r is the radius of the circle.

T
Arc length S = —— uʌr where T is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in
360
degrees.

A ʌr where r is the radius of the circle.

2
Area of a circle
T
A = —— uʌr where Tis the angle of the sector, measured in degrees.
2
Area of a sector
360

1
Area of trapezium A=— (a + b) h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h
2
is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.
2
Roots of quadratic equations If ax + bx + c = 0,

2
–b +¥b – 4ac
then x = ——————
2a

opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sin T = —————
hypotenuse

adjacent side
cos T = —————
hypotenuse

opposite side
tan T = —————
adjacent side

1
Area of triangle Area of ' = — bh where b is the length of the base and h is the perpendicular
2
height.
1
Area of 'ABC = — ab sin C
2
Area of 'ABC ¥s (s – a) (s – b) (s – c)
a+b+c
where s = ————
2
a b c
Sine rule —— = —— = ——
sin A sin B sin C

2 2 2
Cosine rule a = b + c – 2bc cos A
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SECTION I

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$OOZRUNLQJPXVWEHFOHDUO\VKRZQ

1. (a) Using a calculator, determine the value of

(3.29) 2  5.5
1.5 u 0.06

giving your answer to 1 decimal place. PDUNV

(b) The table below shows rates of exchange.

US$1.00 = TT$6.45

BBD$1.00 = TT$3.00

(i) Using the table, calculate the amount in BBD dollars equivalent to US$1.00.
PDUNV

(ii) Gail exchanged BBD$1806.00 for US dollars. Calculate the amount she received
in US dollars. PDUN

(c) The cash price of a laptop is $4799.00. It can be bought on hire purchase by making a
deposit of $540.00 and 12 monthly instalments of $374.98 EACH.

(iii) Calculate the TOTAL hire purchase price of the laptop. PDUNV

(iv) Calculate the amount saved by purchasing the laptop at the cash price.
PDUN

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PDUN
3 2 5
2. (a) Simplify: p q × pq

(b) If a * b = 2a – 5b, calculate the value of

(i) 3*4 PDUN

(ii) (3 * 4) * 1 PDUN

PDUNV
2
(c) Factorize completely: 3x + 6y – x – 2xy

 G $VWULQJRIOHQJWKFPLVFXWLQWRWZRSLHFHV7KHOHQJWKRIWKH¿UVWSLHFHLVx cm. The

second piece is 5 cm ORQJHUWKDQKDOIWKHOHQJWKRIWKH¿UVWSLHFH

(i) State in terms of x, the length of the second piece of string. PDUN

(ii) Write an expression, in terms of x, to represent the TOTAL length of the two pieces
of string. PDUN

  LLL  +HQFHFDOFXODWHWKHOHQJWKRIWKH¿UVWSLHFHRIVWULQJ PDUNV

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3. (a) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses, construct a rhombus, PQRS, in which
PR = 6 cm and RPQ = 60°. PDUNV

(b) 8VHWKHJUDSKRQSDJHWRDQVZHUWKLVTXHVWLRQ

The diagram shows triangle JKL and its image J´K´L´ after an enlargement.

(i) Draw lines on your diagram to locate the point G, the centre of the enlargement.
PDUN

(ii) State the coordinates of the point G. PDUN

(iii) State the scale factor of the enlargement. E PDUN

(iv) On your diagram, show the point J´´, the image of the point J´, after a reflection
in the line x = 4. PDUNV

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2
4. D 7KHOLQH%&SDVVHVWKURXJKWKHSRLQW$ í DQGKDVDJUDGLHQWRI±
5
(i) Write the equation of the line BC in the form y = mx + c. PDUNV 

(ii) Determine the equation of the line which passes through the origin and is
perpendicular to the line BC. PDUNV

 E 7KHIXQFWLRQVIDQGJDUHGH¿QHGDV

f (x) = 2x – 1 g (x) = 4x – 5
x+3

(i) Determine f g(3). PDUNV

PDUNV
-1
(ii) Derive an expression for f (x).

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5. $JUDSKVKHHWLVSURYLGHGIRUWKLVTXHVWLRQThe table below shows the time spent, to the nearest

minute, by 25 students at the school canteen.

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)UHTXHQF\
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6–10 2 2

11–15 4 6

16–30 5 11

(i) 21–25 _____ 20

(ii) 26–30 4 ______

31–35 1 25

(a) Complete the rows numbered (i) and (ii). PDUNV

(b) On your graph on page 7, draw a cumulative frequency curve of the time spent at the
canteen, using a scale of FPWRUHSUHVHQWPLQXWHV on the horizontal axis and FPWR
UHSUHVHQWVWXGHQWV on the vertical axis. PDUNV

(c) 8VHWKHJUDSKGUDZQDW E to estimate

(i) the median time spent at the canteen PDUN

(ii) the probability that a student selected at random spent LESS than 24 minutes at
the canteen. PDUNV

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7
2
(i) A piece of wire is bent to form a square of area 121 cm . Calculate the perimeter
of the square. PDUNV

(ii) The same piece of wire is bent to form a circle. Calculate the radius of the
circle. PDUNV

(b) The diagram below shows a map of an island drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares. The map
is drawn to a scale of 1:50 000.

(i) L and M are two tracking stations. State, in centimetres, the distance LM on the
map. PDUN

(ii) Calculate the ACTUAL distance, in kilometres, from L to M on the island.

PDUNV
2
(iii) Calcuate the ACTUAL area, in km , of the forest reserve, given that
PDUNV
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1 × 10 cm = 1 km .

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7. 7KHWDEOHEHORZUHSUHVHQWVWKHFDOFXODWLRQRIWKHVXPRIWKHFXEHVRIWKH¿UVWn natural numbers.

Information is missing from some rows of the table.

(a) Study the pattern in the table and complete the rows marked (i), (ii) and (iii).

n 6HULHV 6XP )RUPXOD

2
1
3
1 1
1– (1 + 1)2
4
2
3 3 2 2
2 1 +2 9 – (1 + 2)
4
2
3 3 3 3 2
3 1 +2 + 3 36 – (1 + 3)
4
2
4
3
1 +2+3 +4
3 3 3
100
4– (1 + 4)2
4

(i) 5
.................................. .................. .............................

2
6
3 3
1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
3 3 3 3
441 6– (1 + 6)2
4
2
..................... .................. 8– (1 + 8)2
(ii)
4

(iii) n ...........................

PDUNV

(b) It was further noted that:

    ¥

    ¥

    ¥

Using information from the table above and the pattern in the three statements above,
determine
(i) the value of xIRUZKLFK ¥x PDUNV

(ii) a formula in terms of n for the series: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... + n PDUNV

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SECTION II

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8. (a) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:

2
x =4–y

x=y+2 PDUNV
2 2
(b) (i) Express 3x + 2x + 1 in the form a(x + p) + q where a, p and q are real numbers.
PDUNV
2
(ii) Hence, determine for f (x) = 3x + 2x +1

   ‡ WKHPLQLPXPYDOXHIRUf (x)

   ‡ WKHHTXDWLRQRIWKHD[LVRIV\PPHWU\ PDUNV

(c) The speed–time graph below shows the journey of a car from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

8VLQJWKHJUDSK, determine

(i) the time at which the speed of the car was 40 km/h PDUN

(ii) the TOTAL distance the car travelled for the entire journey PDUNV

(iii) the average speed of the car for the entire journey. PDUN

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9. (a) In the diagram below, QRWGUDZQWRVFDOH, O is the centre of the circle. The lines SK and
AF are parallel.

‘ KSW = 62° ‘ SAF = 54°

S 62° F

W
54°
A

Calculate, JLYLQJUHDVRQVIRU\RXUDQVZHU, the measure of:

(i) ‘FAW PDUNV

(ii) ‘ SKF PDUNV

(iii) ‘ ASW PDUNV

(b) A machine produces circular discs of diameter 10 cm. The machine malfunctions and cuts
DGLVFWRSURGXFHWKHVKDSHLQWKH¿JXUHEHORZQRWGUDZQWRVFDOH, with centre, O.

8VHʌ 

Determine
   L WKHPHDVXUHRIDQJOHș PDUNV
(ii) the area of triangle AOB PDUNV
(iii) the area of the disc that was cut off. PDUNV

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10. (a) The vertices of a quadrilateral, OPQR are (0,0), (4,2), (6,10) and (2,8) respectively.

x
(i) 8VLQJDYHFWRUPHWKRG, express in the form y the vectors

   ‡
ĺ
OP

   ‡
ĺ
RQ PDUNV
ĺ ĺ
(ii) Calculate | OP |, the magnitude of OP. PDUNV

(iii) State ONE geometrical relationship between the line segments OP and RQ.
PDUNV

(b) The matrix, KPDSVWKHSRLQW6  RQWR6ƍ íí DQGWKHSRLQW7  RQWR7ƍ ±± 

a b
Given that K = ,
c d

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PDUNV

(ii) hence, determine the values of a, b, c and d. PDUNV

(iii) describe COMPLETELY the geometric transformation which is represented by

the matrix K. PDUNV

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 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS

Specimen Paper

Table of Specifications

Ques. Specific Objectives P1 P2 P3 Total

Number Theory and Computation: 2, 3, 9 (b)
1 4 3 2 9
Consumer Arithmetic: 5, 9

Algebra: 2, 6, 9, 10
2 3 4 2 9

Geometry and Trigonometry: 2, 3, 8 (a), 10

3 3 3 3 9

Relations, Functions & Graphs: 9 (c ), 10, 18, 19

4 3 3 3 9

Statistics: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11
5 3 3 3 9

Measurement: 2, 3, 14, 15
6 2 4 3 9

Investigation
7 3 2 5 10

Algebra: 15, 18
8 3 6 3 12
Relations, Functions & Graphs: 22, 25, 26
Geometry and Trigonometry: 6, 15, 16,
9 3 6 3 12

Vectors & Matrices: 3, 4, 11, 12, 13

10 3 6 3 12

TOTAL 30 40 30 100
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PAPER 02 – GENERAL PROFICIENCY

MARK SCHEME

SPECIMEN PAPER 2015

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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 02 – GENERAL PROFICIENCY
SPECIMEN
MARK SCHEME

QUESTION: 1

PROFILES
Total
K C R
ሺଷǤଶଽሻమ ିହǤହ
(a)
ξଵǤହൈ଴Ǥ଴଺
ଵ଴Ǥ଼ଶସଵିହǤହ 1
=
଴Ǥଷ
= 17.747 1
= 17.7 to 1 decimal place
1

3 - - 3
ଵǤ଴଴ 1
(b) (i) US $ 1.00 = BD $ ቀଷǤ଴଴ቁ ൈ 6.45
= BD $ 2.15
1
(ii) Amount Gail received
ଵ଼଴଺Ǥ଴଴
1
= US $ ቀ ଶǤଵହ
ቁ
= US $ 840.00
1 1 1 3
(c) (i) Cash price on laptop = $4799.00
Deposit = $540.00
Total Instalments = $374.98 ൈ 12
= $4499.76 1

The total hire purchase price of the laptop

= $ 540.00 + $ 4499.76 1
= $5039.76

(ii) The amount saved by buying the laptop at the

cash price
1
= $5039.76 – $4799.00
= $ 240.76 - 2 1 3
TOTAL 4 3 2 9
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QUESTION: 2
PROFILES
Total
K C R
(a) p3q2 ൈpq5 = p4q7 1

1 - - 1
(b) a * b = 2a – 5b

(i) 3 * 4 = 2 (3) – 5 (4) 1

= 6 – 20
= -14

(ii) (3 * 4) * 1 = (–14) * 1
= 2 (–14) – 5 (1)
1
= –28 – 5
= –33 1 1 2
-
(c) 3x + 6y – x2 – 2xy
= 3 (x + 2y) – x (x + 2y) 1
= (3 – x)(x + 2y) 1

1 1 - 2
ଵ 1
(d) (i) Length of 2nd piece = x + 5
ଶ

ଵ
(ii) Sum of two lengths = x + x + 5 1
ଶ
ଷ
= x + 5
ଶ
ଷ
(iii) = x + 5 = 14
ଶ 1
ଷ
= ଶ
x = 9
x = 6

Length of 1st piece is 6 cm 1

1 2 1 4
TOTAL 3 4 2 9
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QUESTION: 3
PROFILES
Total
K C R
(a)
PR = 6cm 1
1
Ð RPQ = 60°
1
Locating Q 1
Locating S

[Not drawn to scale]

1 2 1 4
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Total
K C R
(b) (i) Any 2 of KK, JJ and LL R1 1

(ii) G (2, –1) K1 1

(iii) Scale factor = –2 R1 1

(iv) a) x = 4 drawn (soi) K1 1

b) J” at (8, 3) C1 1

2 1 2 5
TOTAL 3 3 3 9
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QUESTION: 4

PROFILES
Total
K C R
ଶ
(a) A(–5, 3); m = ହ
ଶ
(i) Equation of line BC is y – 3 = ହ
(x + 5)
ଶ 1
i.e. y = x + 5 1
ହ

(ii) Gradient of line perpendicular to BC is

ହ
– 1
ଶ
Equation of line through (0, 0) is
ହ 1
y = – x
ଶ

1 2 1 4
ଶ௫ିଵ
(b) f(x) = ௫ାଷ
; g(x) = 4x – 5
1
(i) g(3) = 12 – 5 = 7

‫׵‬ fg(3) = 14 – 1 = 13 1
7 + 3 10

ଶሺ௙షభ ሻିଵ
(ii) = x 1
ሺ௙ షభ ሻାଷ

-1
2(f ) – 1 = xf-1 + 3x
1
f-1 (2 – x) = 3x + 1

f-1 = 3x + 1
2 – x 1

2 1 2 5
TOTAL 3 3 3 9
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QUESTION: 5

PROFILES
Total
K C R

(a) Missing frequency = 9 1

Missing cumulative frequency = 24 1

2 2

(b)

Correct scale on both axes 1

3 or more points plotted correctly 1
Plotting at class boundary 1
Smooth ogive 1
1 2 1 4
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K C R

(c) (i) Median time spent = 21.5 minutes 1

(d) (ii) P (time spent < 24) = 17 1 1
25

1 2 3
TOTAL 3 3 3 9
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QUESTION: 6
PROFILES
Total
K C R

(a) (i) Area of square = 121 cm2

a) ‫ ׵‬length of side = ξͳʹͳ cm
= 11 cm 1

b) Perimeter of square = 4 ൈ 11 cm
= 44 cm 1

(ii) Perimeter of circle = 44 cm

i.e. 2 π R = 44 cm 1
ସସ
R = cm 1
ଶగ
= 7 cm

1 2 1 4
(b) (i) LM = 8 cm on map 1

(ii) Actual distance in km

଼௫ହ଴଴଴଴
= ଵ଴଴଴଴଴ km 1 1
= 4 km

(iii) Area of forest reserve on map » 15 cm2

Actual area in km2
ଵହ௫ሺହ଴଴଴଴ሻమ
= km2
ଵ௫ଵ଴భబ
= 3.75 km2 1 1

1 2 2 5
TOTAL 2 4 3 9
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QUESTION: 7

PROFILES
Total
K C R

(a)

n Series Sum Formula

5 13+23+33+43+53 225 ହమ
(1 + 5)2 1 1 1
(i) ସ
(ii) 8 129 ଼మ
ସ
(1 + 8)2 1 1
6
(iii) n ௡మ
ସ
(1 + n)2 1

2 2 2 6

(b) (i) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = ξ‫ݔ‬

Þ x = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6) = 21 1
= 212
= 441 1

௡ଶ 1
(ii) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + n = ටସ ൅ ሺͳ ൅ ݊ሻଶ
௡
= (1 + n) 1
ଶ

1 3 4
TOTAL 3 2 5 10
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QUESTION: 8

PROFILES
Total
K C R

(a) x2 = 4 – y … (1) x = y + 2 … (2) 1

From (2): y = x – 2
 ‫ ׵‬x2 = 4 – (x – 2)
x2 = 4 – x + 2 1
2
Þ x + x – 6 = 0
(x + 3) (x – 2) = 0 1
Þ x = – 3, 2
when x = –3 , y = –5
when x = 2 , y = 0 1
1 2 1 4
ଶ
(b) (i) 3x2 + 2x + 1 = 3 (x2 + x) + 1
ଷ
ଵ 2 ଵ
= 3 [ (x + ) – ] + 1 1
ଷ ଽ
ଵ 2 ଵ
= 3 (x + ଷ
) – ଷ
+ 1
ଵ 2 ଶ
= 3 (x + ) +
ଷ ଷ 1

(ii) For f(x) = 3x2 + 2x + 1 1

ଶ
(a) f(x)min = 1
ଷ
ଵ
(b) Axis of symmetry is x = –
ଷ
1 2 1 4

(c) (i) Speed was 40 km/h at 10:45 am 1

ଵ
(ii) Distance travelled = (3 + 2.5) (80)km
ଶ
= 220 km 1 1
ଶଶ଴
(iii) Average speed = km/h
ଷ
ଵ
= 73 km/h 1
ଷ

1 2 1 4
TOTAL 3 6 3 12
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QUESTION: 9

PROFILES
Total
K C R
(a) (i)

Ù
1
F A W = 90° - 54° = 36° 1
Use of 90° (angle in a semicircle)

Ù
(ii) S K F = 180° - 54° = 126°
1
Use of 180° (opposite angles of cyclic quad)
1
Ù
(iii) A S W = 180° - (62° + 54°) = 64° 1
(co-interior angles) 1
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Total
K C R

(b) (i) 62 = 52 + 52 – 2 ൈ 5 ൈ 5 cos q 1

ଵସ
cos Q =
ହ଴ 1
‫׵‬ Q = 73.7°

ଵ 1
(ii) Area of ΔAOB = (5 ´ 5) sin 73.7°
ଶ 1
= 12 cm2

଻ଷǤ଻
(iii) Area of sector AOB = p (52)
ଷ଺଴ 1
= 16.1 cm2
‫ ׵‬Area of segment removed 1
= 16.1 cm2 – 12 cm2 = 4.1 cm2

2 3 1 6

TOTAL 3 6 3 12
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QUESTION: 10

PROFILES Tota
K C R l

(a) (i) OP = ൫ସଶ൯ 1

଺
RQ = ൫ଵ଴൯ – ൫ଶ଼൯= ൫ସଶ൯ 1

(ii) | OP | = ξͶଶ ൅ ʹଶ = ξʹͲ 1 1

(iii) OP and RQ
either - have the same length
or - are parallel 1

2 2 1 5

(b) (i) ൫௔௕ ൯൫ଵଷ൯ = ൫ିସିହ

௖ௗ ସହ ିଵିଷ
൯ 1 1

(ii)det of ൫ଵଷ
ସହ
൯ = 5 – 12 = -7 1
ଵ
Inverse of ൫ଵଷ
ସହ
൯ ൌ  ଻ ൫ହିଷ
ିସଵ
൯
ଵ
‫ ׵‬൫௔௕
௖ௗ
൯ = - ൫ିସିହ
ିଵିଷ
൯ ൫ହିଷ
ିସଵ
൯
଻
ଵ 1
= - ଻
൫଴଻
଻଴
൯
1
଴ିଵ
= ൫ିଵ଴൯

[Complete matrix C2 R1
b or c only C1 each]

଴ିଵ
(iii) The matrix K = ൫ିଵ଴ ൯
Representing a reflection in the line 1
y = –x 1

1 4 2 7
TOTAL 3 6 3 12