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KARONGA MULTI-CAREER ACADEMY

2024 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
PAPER II (100 MARKS) Time allowed: 2 Hours

Instructions

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1. This paper contains 19 printed pages. Please number answered these columns
check. This paper has two sections: A and B.
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2. Answer all questions in sections A. 2

3. Write your name on top of each page of this question 3

paper
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4. In the table provided on this page, tick against the
question number you have answered. 5

5. Hand in your completed question paper to the 6

invigilator when time is called to stop writing.
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(𝑚+𝑛)2 𝑚2 + 𝑚𝑛
1. (a). Simplify
𝑚2 − 𝑛 2 + 𝑛2 −𝑚𝑛
(5 marks)

(b). A carpet with an area of 13.5m2 fits exactly on the floor of a room 4.5m long. If the
carpet is move to a similar room which is 1.5m longer, how much floor area remained
uncovered? (4 marks)

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2. (a). Solve 2𝑦 3 + 3𝑦 2 − 8𝑦 + 3 = 0 (6 marks)

27𝑥 − 3𝑥
(b). Solve = 82 (5 marks)
9𝑥 − 3 𝑥

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3. (a). Given that 𝑎 = (42) and 𝑏= −6 ), Find
(−12 𝑎+ 𝑏. (4 marks)
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(b). Figure 1, shows a circle A, B, C with centre O.

Figure 1
Given that angle DCB = 40 and angle ABC = 30° . If ∠DCO = ∠OCB show that triangle
°

OCD is Isosceles triangle. (7 marks)

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4. (a). The curve 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 has a minimum point at (3, −4) and passes through
the point (4, −2). Find the values of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.

(5 marks)

(b). Table 1 shows marks in a mathematics test for some 25 students at Karonga Multi
Career Academy.
Marks 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 – 25

No of 3 5 7 6 4
students
(frequencey)

Table 1
Use the table above to draw a frequency polygon.

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5. (a). The fee(F) per student at Karonga Multi-Career Academy is partly proportion to
the number of lessons (L) given and partly inversely proportional to the number of
student in the class. The fee (F) per student for lessons with a class of 45 is K480 and
that for 8 lessons with a class of 65 is K1040. Find the fee for 5 lessons with a class of
8. (6 marks)

(b). Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only, Construct in the same diagram.
 A circle centre O of 3cm.
 A point A outside the circle and 8cm from the centre O.
 A tangent AB at B.
 Measure and state the value of angle OAB. (6 marks)

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6. (a). Given that cos ∅ = 0.8, Find tan ∅. (4 marks)

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(b). Find the quadratic equation whose root are - and . (4 marks)
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SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer any four questions from this section in the spaces provided.

7. Table 2 shows some values of x and y for the equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2

𝑥 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

𝑦 34 19 1 -2 -1 4

Table 2
(a). Complete the table of values. (1 mark)

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(b). Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on horizontal axis and 2cm to represent 5
units on vertical axis, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 on the graph paper provided
(4 marks)

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(c). Use the graph in (b) to solve the equation, 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 = 0. (3 marks)

(d). Find the equation of axis of symmetry of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2. (2 marks)

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8. Figure 2, shows triangle AOB in which AN:NB

Figure 2

(a). If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑶𝑨 = 𝑎 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑶𝑩 = 𝑏 express ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑶𝑵 in terms of 𝑎 and 𝑏.

(2 marks)

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𝑩𝑿 = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
(b). Given that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑶𝑿 = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
ℎ𝐵𝑀 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑘𝑂𝑁, by expressing ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑶𝑿 in two different ways,
determine the values of h and k.

(8 marks)

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√2𝑚𝑟
9. Make m the subject of the formula. y =
𝑚 +2𝑥

(10 marks)

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10. There are only green and blue pens in a box. The box has three more blue pens than
green and there are more than 12 pens in the box. Simon takes at random two pens
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without replacing. The probability that will take two pens of the same colour is .
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(a). Draw a tree diagram to represent the information above. (4 marks)

(b). Calculate the number of green pens in the box. (6 marks)

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11. The driver of a train, travelling at 40 km/s on a straight horizontal track, is informed of
a debris on the track 0.74 km and immediately applied the breaks. This made the train
to decelerates uniformly for 20 seconds to a speed of 12 m/s. The train maintains this
speed for another 6 seconds. Then the driver reapplies the brakes to slow down the
train to a constant rate and bring to complete stop 10 m before the debris.
(a). Sketch a velocity time graph to show the motion of the train. (4 marks)

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(b). Calculate the total time from the moment the brakes were first applied to the moment
the train came to rest. (6 marks)

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12. A class had K300 to spend on soft drink for an end of year partly. The expected not
less than 40 people to attend the party and each to have at least one bottle of drink. The
drinks were to be bought from the school tuck-shop which had only two types of soft
drink selling at K75 and K50 per bottle. The class decide to buy both types of drinks
but more of the first types than the second type.

(a) Taking x to represent the number of bottle of the first type of drink and y to represent the
number of bottles of the second type of drink, write down the inequalities that represent this
information. (5 marks)

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(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 units the x-axis and 2 cm to represent 5 units on y-
axis, plot the inequalities on the graph paper provided. (4 marks)

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(a) Use the graph to find the arrangement that would buy the greatest number of bottle of x
and y at minimum cost. (1 mark)

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