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TIME — 2 hours 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paper/answer booklet. ‘Answer all questions in Section A and any three questions from Section B. Write your answers and working on the separate answer paper provided. If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together. All working must be clearly shown. It should be done on the same sheet as the rest of the answer. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks. If 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. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES ‘The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Mathematical tables or electronic calculators may be used to evaluate explicit numerical expressions. This quest 8 (kG) oK7s65, S2see oor [Turn over Paper consists of 10 printed pages 2 Section A [64 marks] Answer all the questions in this section. (a) Simplify 6x-y +3z-(4x -2y + 5z). 2] (b) Factorise (i) 7-39-10, P] (ii) (S-p)? + 95 -p). 8) na 3 2 © Simplify @+DG-) x3 BI (a) Solve the equation §@-1)=3-2). Q (b) Given that y -2x and z = 1+ 2x, express y? + 4yz in terms of x. Simplify your answer. [3] (©) The simple interest on $20 000 invested for 9 months was $2175. Find the rate of interest per annum. BI (a) (Note that on a velocity-time graph the point (3, 20) denotes that after 3 seconds the velocity is 20 metres per second.) ‘The velocity-time graph of a bus moving with uniform acceleration passes through the points (3.20) and (5, 35). For this journey calculate (the acceleration, pl (ii) the time when the velocity is 30 metres per second, 2 ii) the distance travelled during the time interval from t= 3 to r= 5. 2 (b) The plan of a house is made using a scale of 1:150. Calculate: (the length of a line on the plan which represents a side of 12 metres on the house, [2] (ii) the volume, in cubic metres, of a pillar whose dimensions on the plan give a volume of 20 cubic centimetres. 8) (a) @ Inthe diagram A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle centre O. BT is the tangent to the circle at the point B and AOCT is a straight line. Given that CBT = 38° calculate (a) 0€B, w (b) BAC, 2 © Bic. 2) (i) Dis a point on the diagram, on the same side of BC as O, such that BDC = 52°. Does the point D lie on the circumference of the circle? Give a reason for your answer. 2 (b} (b) B 4 4 Cc 3 D In the diagram, ABCD isa kite in which AB = 4cm and AD Given that BAD = BCD = 90°, find (@ the length of BD, 3] ii) the radius of the circle which passes through the points A, B, C and D. 2 [Turn over (a) A 336. | B 6 | 413] ¢ 206 | 401 | 155 | D 123 | 240 | 169 | 203 | £ 217 | 224 | 216 | 205 | 78 | F ‘The table shows the distances in kilometres between the towns A, B, C, D, E and F. (For example, the distance from C to D is 155 km and the distance from D to A is 206 km, so the distance from C to D to A is 155 + 206 = 361 km). ‘Two of the routes from A to D are as follows: Route1 Ato Fto Eto D, Route 2 A to Bto Eto D. Calculate (i) the distance of D from A on each of these routes, 4) (ii) the difference between the shorter route and the distance between A and D given in the table. 2) () The premium of a certain insurance policy is calculated using the formula (M—F) x10 000 2 R where $Q is the sum assured, $M is the monthly premium, $F is the policy fee and R is a factor obtained from the insurance tables. Given that Q = 50.000, F = 20 and R = 45, find the value of M. 2) (©) The price P of a commodity varies partly as the demand D and partly as the availability A. (Write down the expression for P in terms of D and A using the constants candk. [1] i) Given that P= 19 when D = 5 and A = 2 and that P = 17 when D =3 and A = 4, write down two simultaneous equations and hence find the value of ¢ and the value of k. (4 6 5 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of plain paper. Use ruler and compasses only. All construction lines and arcs must be clearly shown. (@) Ona single diagram construct @ triangle ABC in which AB = AC = 9,5 cm and BAC = 60°, Gi) _ the locus of points which are equidistant from AB and AC, (ii) rectangle BXYC, on the same side of BC as A, which is equal in area to triangle ABC. (b) @ Measure and write down the length of the perpendicular from A to BC. (ii) XY represents a certain locus. Describe this locus fully. Section B [36 marks] Answer three questions in this section, Each question in this section carries 12 marks. (a) Solve the equation ae? = 5x41 giving your answers correct to 2 significant figures, 6 ) - 5 D 4 Cc B In the diagram, ADC is a straight line, AD =5cm, DC =4cm, BD =3cm and the area of triangle ABD is 4 cm?, Calculate @ Abe, GB) Gi) BC. 4) (Turn over 20| s Take n to be 2. In the diagram, the shaded area represents the uniform cross-section of a concrete block which can be used as a water run-way. XPS = PSR = SRO = RGY = 90°, RS = 40cm, PS = OR = 20cm and PX = YO =6em. ‘The cross-section of the water channel XZY is a semi-circle and the block is 200 cm long. (@) Calculate (® the area of the cross-section of the block (shaded region on the diagram), 6] (ii) the volume of concrete in the block, in cubic metres, 2) (iii) _ the mass of the block, given that the density of the concrete is 2200 kg/m?, 2) (iv) the surface area of the water channel in square centimetres. el (b) The ends of the block are closed to form a water trough. Calculate the volume, in litres, of water in the trough when itis full GB) 7 9 Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper. ‘The table below shows some of the values of the function y = x?, x aspato [st fas 2 | y p | 34] a of: [34 8 | L (a) Find the value of p. 1 (©) Using a scale of 2m to represent 0,5 units on the x-axis and 2 em to represent ? units on the J-axis, draw the graph of y = x? for the range -2 18 e “4 a 47 e 50 Study the table above and use it to find the value of @ «, Gb, (ili) c, (iv), We 6) () 40 A dart (small arrow) is thrown at the square target of side 40 cm shown above. There is a shaded region inside the target the dimensions of which are 25 cm square on the outside and 15 cm square on the inside. Assuming that the dart hits the target in a random manner, find the Probability that it will hit the shaded region. (4) (©) Ina class of 40 pupils, 24 study mathematics, 18 study geography and 11 study neither of these subjects. A pupil is chosen at random. Find the probability that the pupil studies geography but not mathematics. B] [Turn over Frequency density (pupils per age group) 10 12 (a)_ Mrs Shoko has 300 cows, 104 goats and 76 pigs. (® Construct an accurate pie chart representing the above information. (4) (i) Two animals are selected at random. Calculate the probability that one is a goat and the other is a cow. Leave your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. 8} 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 ‘Age (years) ‘The diagram illustrates the distribution of the ages of the pupils at a certain school. State the name of this type of diagram. i Calculate the number of pupils in the 16 to 19 age group. a In which of the age ranges does (a) the modal value occur, (b) the median value occur? 2)

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