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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

MATHEMATICS 4004/1
PAPER 1
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the question paper.
Additional materials:
Geometrical instruments

Allow candidates 5 minutes to count pages before the examination.


This booklet should not be punched or stapled and pages should not be removed.

TIME 2 hours 30 minutes


INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and your
Centre number and Candidate number on the top right corner of every page of this paper.

Answer all questions.


Check that all the pages are in the booklet and ask the invigilator for a replacement if there are
duplicate or missing pages.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper using black or blue pens.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Decimal answers which are not exact should be given correct to three significant figures unless stated
otherwise.
Mathematical tables, slide rules and calculators should not be brought into the examination
room.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES


The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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This question paper consists of 28 printed pages.
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NEITHER MATHEMATICAL TABLES NOR SLIDE RULES NOR


CALCULATORS MAY BE USED IN THIS PAPER.

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1 (a) Find the value of .
0, 04

(b) Simplify 1 1 - 4 ¸ 2 giving the answer as a fraction in its simplest form.


2 7 3

Answer (a) ____________________ [1]

(b) ____________________ [2]

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2 Given that p = - 4, q = 3 and r = -1, evaluate

(a) p+q,
r

(b) p2 q - r.

Answer (a) _____________________________ [1]

(b) _____________________________ [2]

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3 In an athletics competition, under 20 boys compete in a 5 000 m race, while


under 16 boys compete in a 3 000 m race.

(a) Calculate the difference in the distances they run giving the answer in
standard form.

(b) A lap is 400 m long.

Find the number of laps in the 5 000 m race.

Answer (a) ______________________________ [2]

(b) ______________________________ [1]

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4 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (−2) and 𝑶𝑸


It is given that 𝑶𝑷 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ( 12 ) where O is the origin.
7 −5

(a) Express ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗


𝑷𝑸 as a column vector.

(b) Find

(i) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ |,
|𝑶𝑸

(ii) the co-ordinates of M, the midpoint of PQ.

æ ö
Answer (a) ç ÷ [1]
è ø

(b) (i) _________________ [1]

(ii) ( ; ) [1]

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5 (a) Express 1  33 + 2  33 +1  31 as a number in base 3.

(b) Convert 10110 to a number in base 9.

(c) Evaluate 2037 -154 7 giving the answer in base 7.

Answer (a) _____________________________ [1]

(b) _____________________________ [1]

(c) _____________________________ [1]

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6 Solve the simultaneous equations:

2x + 3y = 28
x + 5y = 35

Answer x = _______________________________

y = _______________________________ [3]

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7 Solve the equation:

2y + 5 9
=
3y - 2 4

Answer y = _________________________ [3]

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a b

Answer __________________________________ [3]

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9 When baking scones, a baker mixes six cups of flour, one cup of sugar, two
cups of water and half a cup of milk, together with other ingredients.

(a) Express the quantities of flour, sugar, water and milk as a ratio in its
simplest form.

(b) Calculate the number of cups of water needed if the baker uses four
cups of flour.

Answer (a) : : : [1]

(b) ________________________ [2]

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10 The probability that Sihle will bring a calculator is 5 while that for Yemurai
6
3
is .
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Giving the answer as a fraction in its simplest form, find the probability that,

(a) Sihle will not bring a calculator for the lesson,

(b) only one of them will bring a calculator for the lesson.

Answer (a) ___________________________ [1]

(b) ___________________________ [2]

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11 (a) Write down the special name given to a polygon with five sides.

(b) State, for a regular five sided polygon, the

(i) number of lines of symmetry,

(ii) order of rotational symmetry.

Answer (a) _________________________ [1]

(b) (i) ___________________ [1]

(ii) ___________________ [1]

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12 Solve the inequality 2 - x £ 2x -1<11, giving the answer in the form a £ x < b,
where a and b are integers.

Answer £x< [3]

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In the diagram, A, B and C are positions of 3 boreholes where BA = BC. The


borehole at C has a bearing of 116 from the borehole at B.

Calculate

(a) AĈB,

(b) the bearing of the borehole at A from the borehole at C.

Answer (a) AĈB = ________________________ [1]

(b) _______________________________ [2]

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14 (a) If log10 7 = 0,8451, evaluate

(i) log10 0,07,

(ii) log10 49.

æ1ö
(b) Evaluate log 2 ç ÷.
è 64 ø

Answer (a) (i) _________________________ [1]

(ii) _________________________ [1]

(b) _______________________________ [2]

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15 The table shows part of Ms Dube’s payslip for a particular month.

Earnings $ Deductions $

transport allowance 100,00 pension contribution 6,00

housing allowance 129,00 union subscription 10,00

medical aid 8,00

Insurance 17,50

basic salary 275,00 total deductions ______

net salary ______

(a) Calculate the

(i) total deductions,

(ii) net salary.

(b) Express the pension contribution as a percentage of her basic salary.

Answer (a) (i) $________________________ [1]

(ii) $________________________ [1]

(b) ______________________________ % [2]

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16 (a) Evaluate 814.

(b) Find x if 9 x-1 ´ 33x-2 = 3.

Answer (a) ___________________________ [2]

(b) x= [2]

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Given that y is inversely proportional to ( x -1) and that y = 2 when x = 7,


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(a) express y in terms of x,

(b) calculate the values of x when y = 8.

Answer (a) y= [2]

(b) x= or [2]

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18 A luxury coach leaves Bulawayo for Harare every morning at 7.30 am and
arrives in Harare at 1.00 pm.

(a) Express the departure time as a time in the 24 hour notation.

(b) Calculate the total time taken to travel from Bulawayo to Harare.

(c) Calculate the average speed of the bus to the nearest whole number if
the distance from Bulawayo to Harare is 439 km.

Answer (a) ___________________________ [1]

(b) ___________________________ [1]

(c) _______________________km/h [2]

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19 Factorise completely

(a) cg - dg - ch + dh,

(b) 5d 2 - d - 4.

Answer

(a) ___________________ [2]

(b) ___________________ [2]

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The pie chart shows the distribution of an athlete’s daily exercise programme.

(a) Calculate the value of x.

(b) If the athlete spent 18 minutes jogging, calculate the

(i) time she spent on weight lifting,

(ii) total time spent exercising.

Answer (a) x = ____________________________ [1]

(b) (i) ______________________________ [1]

(ii) ______________________________ [2]

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In the diagram, PQR is an isosceles triangle such that PQ = PR = 7 cm and


PR̂Q = 35o .

Using as much of the information given below as is necessary, calculate

(a) QR,

(b) the area of triangle PQR.

Answer (a) __________________________________cm [2]

(b) __________________________________cm2 [2]

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22 It is given that, the universal set  has subsets P, Q and R such that

x = { x :31£ x < 37 and x is an integer}

P = { x : x is a multiple of 3},

Q = { x : x is a factor of 99} and

R = { x : x is a prime number} .

(a) List all the elements of R.

(b) Write down n ( P ÈR )¢ .

(c) List all elements of ( P È Q ÈR )¢ .

Answer (a) __________________________ [1]

(b) __________________________ [1]

(c) __________________________ [2]

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23 A map is drawn to a scale of 1: 75 000.

(a) Calculate in km the actual distance between two towns which are
40 cm apart on the map.

(b) An airport has an actual area of 22,5 km2.

Calculate in cm2 the area of the airport on the map.

Answer (a) ______________________ km [2]

(b) ______________________ cm2 [2]

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In the diagram, a moving object decelerates from a speed of 30 m/s to a


speed of 18 m/s in 4 seconds and further decelerates from a speed of
18 m/s to rest after a further 6 seconds.

Calculate the

(a) speed of the object after the first 2 seconds,

(b) total distance covered by the object in the 10 seconds.

Answer (a) ____________________________________m/s [2]

(b) ____________________________________ m [2]

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The diagram shows three shapes A, B and C on a Cartesian plane.

(a) Describe completely the single transformation which maps


shape A onto shape B.

(b) Shape B is mapped onto shape C by a transformation P.


Describe fully the transformation P.

Answer (a) _____________________________________


_____________________________________
_____________________________________ [3]
(b) _____________________________________
_____________________________________ [2]
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In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. TAS is a tangent to the circle at A,
BÂS = 40 and O B̂C = 54.

Calculate,

(a) OÂB ,

(b) AÔB ,

(c) AD̂C,
(d) reflex AÔC.

Answer (a) OÂB = _____________________________ [1]

(b) AÔB = _____________________________ [1]

(c) AD̂C = _____________________________ [2]

(d) reflex AÔC = ________________________ [2]

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æ 3 x ö æ 3 -2 ö æ 7 ö
27 If F = ç ÷, G = ç ÷ and H = ç ÷,
è -4 -6 ø è 2 -1 ø è 1 ø

find

(a) F + 3G in terms of x,

(b) the value of x if the determinant of F is –14,

(c) GH.

Answer (a) ______________________ [2]

(b) ______________________ [2]

(c) _______________________ [2]

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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

MATHEMATICS 4004/2
PAPER 2
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the question paper.
Additional materials: Geometrical instruments
Mathematical tables/Electronic calculator
Allow candidates 5 minutes to count pages before the examination.

This booklet should not be punched or stapled and pages should not be removed.
TIME 2 hours 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and
your Centre number and Candidate number on the top right corner of every page of this paper.
Answer all questions in Section A and any four from Section B.
Check that all the pages are in the booklet and ask the invigilator for a replacement if there are
duplicate or missing pages.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper using black or blue pens.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Decimal answers which are not exact should be given correct to three significant figures unless
stated otherwise. Answers in degrees should be given to one decimal place.

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.

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Section A [52 marks]

Answer all the questions in this section.

æ 3 1ö 5
1 (a) Find the value of ç1 + 2 ÷ ¸ .
è 4 3ø 6

Answer (a) ____________________________________________ [3]

(b) (i) Factorise completely y2 +10y - 24,

Answer (b) (i) ______________________________________ [2]

(b) (ii) Factorise completely 27 - 3x 2 .

Answer (b) (ii) ____________________________________________ [2]

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1 (c) It is given that f(x) = 10 + 3x - x 2 .

(i) Find, f(2).

Answer (i) ____________________________________ [1]

(ii) Find the values of x when f(x) = 0.

Answer (ii) x = _______________ or _________________ [3]


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2 (a)

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD with BC = 8 cm, AC = 12 cm


CÂD = 46,5 and AB̂C = AĈD = 90o .

(i) Calculate AB,

Answer (i) AB = ________________________cm [2]

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2 (a) (ii) Calculate CD.

Answer (ii) CD = _______________________cm [2]

(a) (iii) Calculate the area of quadrilateral ABCD.

Answer (a) (iii) _____________________________cm2 [3]

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2 (b) Four interior angles of a nonagon have a sum of 460. The
remaining interior angles are equal. Find the size of each of
the remaining angles.

Answer (b) ______________________________________ [2]

(c) A shop sells a refrigerator at $ 540. In the previous year the cost
of the same type of a refrigerator was 8 % less.

Calculate the cost price of the same type of refrigerator in the


previous year.

Answer (c) $_____________________________________ [2]


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æ ö æ ö
3 (a) It is given that M = ç 8 -4 ÷ and N = ç 1 ÷.
è -5 3 ø è 3 ø

(i) Find MN.

Answer (a) (i) _______________________________ [2]

(ii) Find M −1 , the inverse of M.

Answer (a) (ii) _______________________________ [2]

(iii) Find M2.

Answer (a) (iii) _______________________________ [2]

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2x -1 3x - 5
3 (b) Express - as a single fraction in its simplest form.
4 12

Answer (b) _____________________________________________ [3]

(c) The area of a trapezium is 63 cm2 and the sum of the lengths of
its two parallel sides is 22,5 cm.

Calculate the perpendicular distance between the two parallel


sides.

Answer (c) ___________________________________________cm [2]

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4 (a) In a survey, a class of 40 music students were taught to play mbira,


piano and guitar. At the end of their course they were asked to state
at least one of the three instruments they found enjoyable to play.

The table shows the students’ choices.

type of instrument indicated as enjoyable number of students


mbira 18
piano 14
guitar 20
mbira only 10
piano only 8
mbira and guitar 6
piano and mbira 5
guitar and piano 4
all the three 3

The Venn diagram shows some of the number of students in each subset.

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4 (a) (i) Find the values of w, x, y and z.

Answer (a) (i) w = ____________________________________

x = ____________________________________

y = ____________________________________

z = _____________________________________ [4]

(i) If two students were selected at random from the class, find
the probability that both enjoyed playing the guitar.

Answer (ii) _____________________________________________ [2]

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4 (b) Solve the equation 9 m-1 = 27.

Answer (b) m = _________________________________ [3]

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5 Answer the whole of this question on page 13.

Use ruler and compasses only for all constructions and show clearly all
construction lines and arcs.

All constructions should be done on a single diagram.

Line AB on page 13 is equal to 8 cm.

(a) Construct on a single diagram

(i) parallelogram ABCD with AB = 8 cm, BC = 10 cm, and


AB̂C = 120.

(ii) the locus of points equidistant from B and C,

(iii) the bisector of AB̂C .


[7]

(b) Mark and label the point X that lies on the bisector of AB̂C
and is equidistant from B and C. [1]

(c) Describe the locus that the bisector of angle ABC represents. [2]

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS SPACE

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Answer (a) (i) on diagram [3]

(ii) on diagram [2]

(iii) on diagram [2]

(b) on diagram [1]

(c) _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________ [2]

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Section B [48 marks]

Answer any four questions in this section

Each question carries 12 marks.

p - 2x
6 (a) Make x the subject of the formula y = .
x

Answer (a) x = _______________________________________ [3]

(b)

In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle


with centre O. CD is a diameter of the circle, AÔD = 50 and OA is
parallel to CB.

(i) Find OĈA.

Answer (b) (i) OĈA = __________________________ [2]

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6 (b) (ii) Find OÂD.

Answer (ii) OÂD = _________________________________ [2]

(iii) Find AB̂C.

Answer (iii) AB̂C = ______________________________________ [3]

(iv) Find CÂB.

Answer (iv) CÂB = ______________________________________ [2]

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7 The table shows of values for the function y = x ( 5 - x ).
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x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y -3 0 2 3 p 2 0 -3

(a) Calculate the value of p.

Answer (a) p = _______________________________________ [1]

Answer this part of the question on the grid on page 17.

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(b) Draw the graph of y = x ( 5 - x ) for -1£ x £ 6 and -4 £ y £ 4. [4]
2

(c) Use the graph to estimate the

(i) maximum value of y,

(ii) range of values of x for which y is positive. [2]

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation

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x ( 5 - x ) = x -1. [3]
2

(e) Find the area bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the lines x = 2
and x = 4. [2]

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(b) on diagram [4]


(c) (i) y = _________________________________ [1]
(ii) _____________________________________ [1]

(d) on diagram
___________________________________________ [3]
(e) ___________________________________________ [2]

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2 4
8 (a) (i) Show that - = 3 reduces to 3x 2 + 3x - 4 = 0.
1- x x

Answer (a) (i)

[3]

(ii) Solve the equation 3x2 + 3x – 4 = 0, giving the answers


correct to 3 significant figures.

Answer (a) (ii) x = _________________ or _________________ [5]

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8 (b)

The diagram shows the unshaded region R defined by three


inequalities, one of which is y ³ 4 - x.

(i) Write down the other two inequalities.

Answer (b) (i) ______________________________________________

______________________________________________ [2]

(ii) Find the maximum value of 3y + x, given that x and


y satisfy these three inequalities.

Answer (b) (ii) _______________________________________ [2]

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æ ö
9 (a) If v = ç 8 ÷ and v =17, find the two possible values of u.
è u ø

Answer (a) u = ______________ or _____________ [3]

9 (b)

In the diagram, XZ = p, XY = q and M is a point on YZ such that 3YM = YZ.

(i) 1. Express YZ as simply as possible in terms of p and /or q.

Answer (b) (i) 1. YZ = __________________________ [1]

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9 (b) 2. Express YM as simply as possible in terms of p and /or q.

Answer (b) (i) 2. YM = ____________________ [1]

3. Express XM as simply as possible in terms of p and /or q.

Answer (b) (i) 3. XM = __________________________ [2]

(ii) Given that N is the point such that XN = hXZ, express XN in


terms of h and p.

Answer (b) (ii) XN = ____________________________________ [1]

(iii) Given also that XM = h p + k q, use the two expressions for XM to


find the value of h and the value of k.

(iii) h = _________________________________

k = _________________________________ [2]

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XN
9 (b) (iv) 1. Write down the numerical value of ,
NZ

XN
Answer (b) (iv) 1. = ________________________ [1]
NZ

2. Write the ratio of the area of D XYN : area of D XYZ


in its simplest form.

Answer (b) (iv) 2. _____________________________ [1]

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10 Answer the whole of this question on page 24.

The triangle LMN has vertices at L (3; 1). M (2; 2) and N (0; 1).

(a) Draw and label triangle LMN. [1]

(b) Triangle LMN is mapped onto triangle L1M1N1 by a reflection in the


line y =1.
(i) Draw and label line y = 1, [1]
(ii) Draw and label triangle L1M1N1. [2]

(c) Triangle LMN is mapped onto triangle L2M2N2 by a rotation through


180 about the point (-1; 0).

Draw and label triangle L2M2N2. [3]

(d) Triangle L3M3N3 is the image of triangle LMN under a transformation


æ ö
P, represented by the matrix ç -2 0 ÷.
è 0 1 ø

(i) Draw and label triangle L3M3N3.


(ii) Describe fully the single transformation P, which maps triangle
LMN onto triangle L3M3N3. [5]

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Answer (a) on diagram [1]

(b) (i) on the diagram [1]

(ii) on the diagram [2]

(c) on the diagram [3]

(d) (i) on the diagram [2]

(ii) __________________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________ [3]

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11 The marks obtained by 80 students in a Mathematics test are shown in the table.

mark m (%) frequency


0 < m £ 20 0
2 0 < m £ 30 5
30 < m £ 40 19
40 < m £ 50 18
50 < m £ 60 16
60 < m £ 70 14
70 < m £ 80 4
80 < m £ 90 2
90 < m £100 2

(a) Estimate the mean mark for the students’ test marks.

Answer (a) ________________________________ [3]

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11 (b) The following is an incomplete cumulative frequency table for the
distribution.

Mark (%) m ≤ 20 m ≤ 30 m ≤ 40 m ≤ 50 m ≤ 60 m ≤ 70 m ≤ 80 m ≤ 90 m ≤ 100

Cumulativ
e 0 5 24 42 58 72 q 78 80
frequency

(i) Find the value of q.

Answer (b) (i) q = ______________________________________ [1]

Answer the whole of this part of the question on the grid on page 27.

(ii) Draw a cumulative frequency curve to illustrate this information. [4]

(iii) Showing your method clearly on the graph, use your graph to
estimate the

1. median mark,

2. number of students whose marks were more than 45 %


but less than 75 %. [4]

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11 (b) (ii)

Answer (b) (ii) on diagram [4]

(iii) 1. ____________________________ [2]

2. ____________________________ [2]

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curved surface of a cone = 𝝅rl


[ 𝟏 ]
volume of a cone = 𝟑 𝝅r 2 h

(a) A right cone, made of paper, has a base radius of 8 cm and a slant
height of 10 cm.

(i) Calculate the perpendicular height of the cone.

Answer (a) (i) _____________________________cm [2]

(ii) Calculate the curved surface area of the cone.

Answer (a) (ii) ______________________________cm2 [2]

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12 (a) (iii) Calculate the volume of the cone.

Answer (a) (iii) ______________________________cm3 [2]

(b) The cone is cut open to make a sector ABC of a circle centre O as
shown in the diagram.

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12 (b) Calculate reflex AÔC.

Answer (b) AÔC = _______________________________________ [3]

(c) Another cone, PQR, which is similar to the right cone in (a) has a slant
height of 18 cm.

Calculate the base area of the cone PQR.

(c) ______________________________________________ [3]

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