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MATHEMATICS
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JULY/AUGUST GB ASSESSMENT TEST (GBAT)
West African Senior School Certificate Examination

FREE VIRTUAL TEST PREP EXAMINATION (1)

JUNE 2020 MATHEMATICS (CORE) 2 2 ½ Hours

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Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. While you are waiting, write your name and index
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number in the spaces provided at the top right-hand corner of this booklet and thereafter, read the
following instructions carefully.
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Answer ten questions in all, All questions in Section A and five questions from Section B.
In each question, all necessary details of working, including rough work, must be shown with the answer.
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Give answers as accurately as data and table allow.

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Graph papers are provided for your use in the examination.

The use of non-programmable, silent and cordless calculator is allowed.

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 SECTION A
[40 marks]
Answer all question in this section. All questions carry equal marks.
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1. Given that 𝑇 = [ ] , find
3𝑚 5
a. The value of m if |𝑇| = 32
b. 𝑇 −1 , the inverse of T
2. A committee of 6 Nigerians and 4 Ghanaians. If the chairman and the secretary are selected at
random, what is the probability that they are
a. Of the same nationality
b. Of different nationality
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3. a. Simplify (√3 + √2) + (√3 − √2) leaving your answer in the surd form.
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b. Solve for 𝑥 if 𝑥 + 6 ≡ 2(𝑚𝑜𝑑 8)
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log3 27−log1 64
4. Find without using tables or calculators, the value of 4

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log3 ( )
81
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5. In a survey of 100 covid-19 patient who reported at the isolation centre one day, it was found that
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70 complained of fever, 50 had cough and 30 had difficulty in breathing. All the 100 patients had at
least one of the complaints and 44 had exactly two (2) of the complaints. How many patients had all
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three complaints?
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SECTION B
[60 marks]
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Answer five questions only from this section. All questions carry equal marks.
6. a. A straight line joins the point (3, 2) to the point of intersection of the lines
𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4 = 0 and 𝑦 − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0 . Find its equation.
b. Find the truth set of the simultaneous equations: 2log 3 𝑥 − 3log 3 𝑦 = 7 and 2log 3 𝑥 −
2 log 3 𝑦 = 4

7. a. Given that 2 and 3 are the root of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, find 𝑎 , 𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐
b. The sum of the first and the last terms of a linear sequence (AP) is 42. If the sum of
all the terms is 420 and the second term is 4, find the
i. number of terms
ii. common difference
iii. the last term of the sequence

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8. Draw on a sheet of graph paper, two perpendicular axes. OX and OY for −10 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10 and −10 ≤
𝑦 ≤ 10, using a scale of 2cm to 2units on both axes. Given the points A(1 ,2) and the vectors ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 =
3 −1 −2
( ) , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐶 = ( ) and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐶𝐷 = ( )
2 3 −2
a. Draw on the same graph showing clearly the coordinate of all vertices
i. The quadrilateral ABCD
ii. The image of A1 B1 C1 D1 of ABCD under a clockwise rotation of 90° about the origin (0
, 0) where 𝐴 → 𝐴1 , 𝐵 → 𝐵1 , 𝐶 → 𝐶1 and 𝐷 → 𝐷1
iii. The image of A2B2C2D2 of A1B1C1D1 under a reflection in the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 where
𝐴1 → 𝐴2 , 𝐵1 → 𝐵2 , 𝐶1 → 𝐶2 and 𝐷1 → 𝐷2

b. i. Describe precisely the single transformation which maps ABCD unto A2B2C2D2

ii. Determine the length A2C2

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9. V is the vertex of a right pyramid on a square base ABCD of side 16cm. If the volume of the
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pyramid is 1280cm3, calculate
a. It height
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b. The angle, to the nearest degree between the base ABCD and
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i. the sloping face.

ii. slanting edge of the pyramid.
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10. a. A fair coin is tossed four times. Calculate the probability of obtaining
i. at least one head
ii. equal number of heads and tails
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b. The probability that Joy, Suzy and Tina will hit a target are , and , respectively. What is
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the probability that the target will be hit at once?

11. A surveyor stands at some distance away from the base of a tower and observes the angle of
elevation to the top of the tower as 46°. He then moved 85m towards the tower and finds that the
angle of elevation has increased by 14°. Find correct to three significant figures
a. The height of the tower
b. The distance of the top of the tower from his initial position

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12. The table below shows the age distribution of covid19 patient at an isolation centre. Use it to answer
the questions below
Age 0-10 11 - 19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-100
frequency 3 7 43 59 67 44 42 28 12 2

a. Make a frequency table for the distribution

b. Draw a cumulative frequency curve from your table
c. From your graph estimate the semi inter quartile range

13. a. If (𝑥 − 1) log10 4 = 𝑥 log10 16, without using a mathematical table or calculator find
the value of x
b. A man bought GH¢150,000.00 worth of equipment to replace the older ones in his factory and
GH¢ 18,000.00 worth of furniture and computers to furnish his office. He paid GH¢ 40,000.00
down and agreed to amortize the balance with semi-annual payments for 5 years at 12%
compound interest semi-annually. Calculate the:
i. Amount of each payment
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ii. Remaining balance after the third year.
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iii. Total amount of interest paid in the whole period.

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