UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

October/November 2020

MAT0511
Access to Mathematics

120 Marks
Duration: 3 Hours
Examiners:
First: Dr. S. Faleye
Second: Dr. Z.I. Ali
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This paper consists of 6 pages.

THE USE OF A POCKET CALCULATOR IS NOT PERMITTED.

Answer ALL the questions.
There is a total of 120 marks.

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QUESTION 1
Suppose A = [ 6; 6) and B = [0; 8]:

1.1 Sketch each of A and B on separate number lines. (2)

1.2 Determine A [ B and give the answer in set builder notation. (2)

1.3 Determine A \ B and give the answer in interval notation. (2)

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QUESTION 2
Write the repeating decimal number 3;1_ 4_ 2_ as an improper fraction. [2]

QUESTION 3

3.1 A father is four times as old as his daughter. In 6 years he will be three times as old as she is then.
How old is the daughter now? (6)

3.2 The distance between two towns A and B; is 90 km. John cycles from A to B whereas Harry cycles
from B to A: They start cycling towards each other at the same time. John cycles twice as fast
as Harry does. If they meet 2 hours later, at what average speed is each cyclist traveling? (8)

3.3 The area covered by water weed on a dam increases exponentially according to the formula

A = A0 ekt ;

where A is the area, in square metres, covered by weed after t days. The initial area A0 of water
weed is 200m2 : After 10 days the area is 300m2 :

(a) Determine the value of k: Leave your answer in terms of ln. (4)
(b) Use the formula above, and the value of k in terms of ln, to determine the area covered by
water weed after 30 days. (5)
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QUESTION 4
Suppose the functions f; g; h and l are de…ned as follows:

f (x) = 4x2 5x + 1
r
x
g (x) = 2 2 x
2
1
h (x) = x+3
2
l (x) = log4 (x + 3) log4 (x 2) :

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4.1 Write down Df and solve the inequality f (x) 0. (6)

4.2 Write down Dg ; Dh and Dg+h . (5)

4.3 Solve the equation g (x) = 4: (7)

4.4 Solve the equation 4h(x) = 8: (4)

4.5 Write down Dl and solve the equation l (x) = 21 : (7)

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QUESTION 5

y
C

1
A -2 B 6 x
0

The sketch shows a circle, a parabola, which is the graph of f; and a straight line, which is the graph of
g. The parabola has x–intercepts 2 and 6; and y–intercept 6: Its turning point is C: The circle has its
centre at the origin and it passes through the point A; which has coordinates ( 2; 0) : At point B both
the circle and the straight line cut the x–axis. The straight line has y–intercept 1:

5.1 What are the coordinates of B? (1)

5.2 What is the equation of g? (6)

5.3 Write down the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the graph of g and passes through B:
(5)

5.4 Find the equation that de…nes f: (6)

5.5 Show that C has coordinates (2; 8) : (2)

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5.6 (a) What is the distance between A and C? (2)

(b) Find the midpoint D of AC: (2)

(c) Write down the equation of the circle that has AC as diameter. (5)

5.7 Find the maximum vertical distance between the graphs of f and g on the interval x 2 [0; 6] :

Hint: First …nd an expression which de…nes this vertical distance. (5)

5.8 Use the graphs of f and g (not calculations) to solve

f (x) g (x) 0 (4)

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QUESTION 6
Suppose you spin a coin three times in a row, and after each spin you record whether the coin landed
heads uppermost(H) or tails uppermost(T).

6.1 Give the sample space, S; for this activity in terms of H and T . (4)

6.2 Suppose E is the event “obtaining at least two tails”.

(a) Give the set E: (2)

(b) What is the probability to obtain at least two tails? (4)

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QUESTION 7
A group of 30 grade 3 children did two spelling tests, one at the beginning of term and one at the end.
The marks (percentages) on the two tests were grouped into classes with class width of 15%, the …rst
class being 0 14; the second class being 15 29; etc. The graphs are shown in the following …gure. The

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solid line represents the …rst test and the dashed line represents the second test.

10

number 6
of

test
children 5

nd
o
sec

firs
4

t
test
3

7 14,5 22 29,5 37 44,5 52 59,5 67 74,5 82 89,5 97 104,5

Percentages

7.1 What types of graphs are shown in this …gure? (1)

7.2 If 60% is the minimum pass mark, how many children passed

(a) the …rst test? (1)

(b) the second test? (1)

7.3 What is the arithmetic mean of the results of the …rst test? (3)

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QUESTION 8

4 cm

A box with an open top is to be constructed from a rectangular piece of cardboard with dimensions 12
cm by 20 cm, by cutting out equal squares, with side lengths of 4 cm, at each corner and then folding up
the sides. Find the volume of the box. [6]

END OF PAPER TOTAL: 120 marks

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