CAMEROON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD

General Certificate of Education Examination

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 1
0575
JUNE 2018 ODINARY LEVEL
Centre Number
Centre Name
Candidate Identification Number
Candidate Name

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PAPER
One and a half hours
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Read the following instructions care fully before you start answering the questions in this paper.
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How to answer the questions in this examination:
6. Answer ALL the 55 questions in this Examination. All question carry equal marks
7. Calculators are allowed
8. Each questions has FOUR suggested answer: A, B, C and D. Decide on witch answer in correct.
Find the number of the question on the Answer sheet and draw a horizontal line across the letter to
join the square brackets for the answer you have chosen
For example, if your correct answer, mark C an shown below;
[A] [B] [C] [D]
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for that question. If you change your mind about an answer, erase the first mark carefully, then
your new answer.
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the next question. You can come back to this question later
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12. At the end of the examination, the invigilator shall collet the answer sheet first and then the
question booklet. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LEAVE THE EXAMINATION HALL WITH IT
 m 5. The nth term of a sequence is given by
1. (a) =
n T n=¿ (−1)n 3 n−1, then the third term is:

A: a m - an A: −27
B: −9
am C: 9
B:
an D: 6

C: √n am
6. The arithmetic mean of x and y is:
D: m√ an
A: x+ y
2. log 3 27 B: x− y
x+ y
C:
2
A: 3
xy
B: 9 D:
2
C: 27
D: 81
3
3. Which of the following represents the 7. ∑ ( r+ 2 )=¿ ¿
graph of y=2x r=1

A B A: 3
B: 9
C: 12
D: 7

8. Given that the sum, Sn of the first n

C D terms of a series is Sn=n2 +1. The
second term is

A: 7
B: 3
C: 5
D: 10

4. √ 162 is the same as

9. The sum to infinity of a geometric
A: 9 √ 2 1
progression with common ratio is 4
B: 81 √ 2 2
C: 27 √ 6 The first term is :
D: 9 √ 12 A: -8
1
B:
2
C: 2
 D: 8
A: f ( 2 ) =0
B: f (−2 )=0
C: f ( x +2 )=0
10. The product of the roots of the D: f ( x−2 )=0
quadratic equation3 x 2−x+ 5=0 is:

1
A: 15. Pnr , is the same as:
3
−1
B:
3 n
A: ( )!
−5 r
C:
3 n!
5 B:
D: r!
3
n!
C:
( n−r ) !
11. A quadratic equation ax 2 +bx +c=0 , n!
where a,b and c are constants and a ≠ 0 , D:
( n−r ) ! r !
has real and distinct root, if and only if:

A: b 2−4 ac ≥ 0
16. C 73
B: b 2−4 ac> 0
C: b 2−4 ac< 0
7!
D: b 2−4 ac=0 A:
3! 4 !
7!
B:
12. The range of values of x for which 4!
( x−2 ) ( x+3 ) ≤ 0 is: 7!
C:
3!
A: −2 ≤ x ≤3
B: −3 ≤ x ≤ 2 3! 4 !
D:
C: x ≤−3∨x ≥2 7
D: x ≤−2∨x ≥3

17. The first three terms of the binomial

13. Given that the remainder when Given that expansion ( 1−2 x )−1 is ascending powers
the remainder when 2 x3 −6 x+ k is of x are
divided by ( x +1) is 4, then the value of k
A: 1+2 x+ 4 x 2+ …
is:
B: 1+2 x−4 x 2 +…
A: −4
B: 0 C: 1−2 x +4 x 2 +…
C: 8
D: 1−2 x−4 x 2+ …
D: 12

14. Given that ( x +2 ) is a factor of f (x), then

18. The range of values of x for which
|x−2|< 3is : A: A reflection on the x-axis
B: A reflection on the y-axis
A −1< x <3 C: A reflection of 90 °
B −3< x <1 clockwise centre at the
C −5< x ←1 origin
D: −1< x <5 D: A rotation of 90 °
anticlockwise centre at the
origin

23. Given that the determinant of the matrix

( 2k −11 ) is 5, then the value of k is:

A: 3
B: −7
19. C: −3
D: 7
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w
w
x
x
y
y
x
z
w
24. Given the matrix M = (21 −1
−1 )
then
x y z w x M −1=¿
y z w x y
z w x y z 1
The identity element under the operation
table is:
A: (−2
−1 1)

A w B: (−11 −1
−2)
B x
C
D
y
z
C: (11 −1
−2)
1
20. Which of the following is NOT a
D: (−1
−1 2)
necessary property of a group?

A Closure 25. This distance of the line joining the points

B Associativity (−3,2 ) and ( 2 ,−3 ) is :
C Commutativity
D Identity element A: 5 √2
B: √2
21. The image of the point (2,3) under the C: 2
2 3 D: 10
transformation T =
3 2( )
A ( 13,12 ) 26. The gradiens of two lines L1 and L2 are
B ( 4,6 ) m 1∧m2 respectively. Given that these two
C ( 12,13 ) lines are parallel, then
D ( 10,13 )
A: m1=−m2
B: m 1=m 2
C: m1 m2=1
22. The matrix (0k −1
1 ) D: m 1 m2=−1
27. The x coordinate of point of intersection of
the lines y=3 x−2∧ y=x +2 is

A: 0
B: 1
C: 2
D: 4

28. The statemens “ x is at least half of y” and

“y isless than half of x ” is represented by
the inequalities:

A: 2 x ≥ y ,2 y < x
B: 2 y ≥ x ,2 x< y
C: 2 x> y , 2 y< x
D: 2 y > x , 2 y< x

29.
y

0 4 x

In the diagram, the inequalities which

represent the shaded region are:

A: x >0 , y> 0 , x + y < 4

B: x >0 , y> 0 , x + y ≤ 4
C: x ≥ 0 , y ≥0 , x + y <4
D: x ≥ 0 , y ≥0 , x + y ≤ 4