BOTSWANA EXAMI NATIONS COUNCI L

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER

MATHEMATICS
0563/01
Paper 1
October/November 2021
t hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Geometrical instruments

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
lf working is needed for any question it must be shown below that question. Omission of essential working
will result in loss of marks.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50.
lf the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the answer should be
given to three significant figures.

THE USE OF ANY CALCULATING AID IS NOT

ALLOWED IN THIS PAPER.

For Examiner's Use

This document consists of 11 printed pages 1 blank page.

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Mathematical formulae for papers 1 and 2

Surface area and volume of solids

Name of solid Total surface area Volume

Cone nr2 + rrl !n"n

1
Pyramid base area x height
5
4a
Sphere 4n12
3n'"

Trigonometry

sin A sinB sinC

Sine Rule
a bc
a bc
sir,A sinB sinC

Area of a triangle = !absinC

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Examiner's
A salary is increased from P1500 to P4500. Use

Calculate

(a) the salary increase,

(b) the percentage salary increase.

Answer (a) {11

(b) ,.,,..,.,,.''..,....% 121

2 On a particular day, the highest temperature recorded was 28'C and the lowest temperature
recorded was -2'C.

What is the difference between the highest and the lowest temperatures on that day?

Answer "C [2]

3 Express 760/o as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Answer ..... 12)

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For Examiner';
Examiner's Use
Use The first term of a sequence of numbers is 27.
Each further term in the Sequence is 4 more than the one before it.

Write down the second and the third terms of the sequence.

Answer l2l

5 A loaf of bread is divided in the ratio ]25,2= . *.

Calculate the value of x.

Answer l2l

6 The height of a tree is measured as 3.75 m, correct to the nearest 0.01 m'

What is the upper bound of the height of the tree?

Answer m [2]

7 Multiply out the brackets and simplify (m - 3)(m + 8).

Answer tzl
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For
Examiner's
Qminer's
Use Below is the distance-time graph of Gosego's journey from Masa to Moneko. Use

On his way he stopped at Dimawe.

Moneko

Distance
(km)

Dimawe

Masa 0
0102030
Time (minutes)

(a) How far, in km, is Moneko from Masa?

(b) For how many minutes did Gosego stop at Dimawe?

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Examiner's Examinefs
Use The diagram below shows the cross-section of a prism. The cross-section is a right angled Use

triangle with PQ = 9cm and QR = 10cm.

NOT TO SCALE

(a) Calculate the area of the cross-section.

(b) The volume of the prism is 270 cm3.

Calculate the length of the prism.

Answer

The size of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 24"

Calculate the size of each interior angle of the polygon.

Answer 121
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(b) Show, by shading the unwanted region, the set of points satisfying the inequality
y32x+1.

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'(4) .landg=l^1.
\0,
Express as a column vector

(a) 2p,

(b) p*q.

Answer (a)
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(b) l2l
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For
Examiner's
Use 13 The grid below shows triangles Mand N.

Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle M onto triangle /V.

Answer

14 The diagram below shows points R and S on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
The chord RS is 24 cm long and the shortest distance from O to RS is 5 cm.

NOT TO SCALE

Calculate the radius, OS, of the circle.

Answer cm [2]
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For
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Use 15 The line segment KM is shown below.

K M

(a) Measure and write down the length of KM.

(b) Construct the perpendicular bisector of the line KM. t1l

t1l

16 Solve the equation

x+5 _^
3

Answer
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For
Examiner's xaminet
Use
Use 17 Describe fully the symmetry of a regular pentagon.

Answer

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18 A cylindrical can has radius 5cm and height 20cm.

A label fits around the entire curved surface of the can.

Calculate the area that is covered by the label. (Use n as 3.142).

Answer ... cm2 12)

19 The table below shows the marks obtained by 9 students in English Language and Social
Studies.

Enolish Lanouaoe 40 74 60 30 12 88 52 80 22
Social Studies 40 76 50 24 14 84 60 72 30

(a) Use the grid below to plot a scatter graph of this data. t3l

100

90

80

7A

Social
Studies
50

40

30

20

10

0
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

English Language
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For
Examiner's
Use 17 Describe fully the symmetry of a regular pentagon.

Answer

18 A cylindrical can has radius 5cm and height 20cm.

A label fits around the entire curved surface of the can.

Calculate the area that is covered by the label. (Use n as 3.142).

Answer cm'121

19 The table below shows the marks obtained by 9 students in English Language and Social
Studies.

Enolish Lanouaoe 40 74 60 30 12 88 52 80 22
Social Studies 40 76 50 24 14 84 60 72 30

(a) Use the grid below to plot a scatter graph of this data.

100

90

80

70

Social 60
Studies
50

40

30

20

10

0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

English Language
 State the type of correlation shown in your scatter graph.

20 Solve simultaneously the equations x + 2Y = 7 and 3x - 2y = -3.

21 What is the value of n for which 32n = 729?

Answer n =