CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

HEADQUARTERS

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS

PAPER 02 – General Proficiency

SPECIMEN PAPER

KEY AND MARK SCHEME

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Question 1

Marks Total
(a) 1 5 13 3 3
1 
3 6  6  1 19
1 5 10 20
1 
3 6 9

(b) Cash price = $450.00

Deposit = $90.00
Installments = $34.50 x 12
= $414.00 1

(i) Total hire purchase price = $90 + $414 3

= $504 1
(ii) Amount saved by buying cash: 1
$504  $450 = $54.00

(c) (i) Brent received 1

EC $(200.00 × 1.35)
= EC$270.00
108 1
(ii) (a) Calvin’s share =  100
270
= 40% 1 5

 1 40  1
(b) Lyn’s share = 1    
 3 100 
4 1
=
15
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Question 2

Marks Total
(a) 5 p 1 2

q 3

15  pq 1

3q
(b) (i) 3 2 = 2(3) – 5(2) 1 3
= 4
(ii) (3 2)  1
= 4  1 1
= 2 (4) – 5(1)
= 13 1

(c) (i) 4x2  9 6

 (2 x  3)(2 x  3) 2
(ii) mp  mq  np  nq
m( p  q)  n( p  q) 1
(m  n)( p  q) 1
(iii) 2 x 2  3xy  y 2
2 x 2  2 xy  xy  y 2 1

2 x ( x  y)  y( x  y)
(2 x  y)( x  y) 1

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Question 3

Marks Total
(a) V  r 2 h

V 1 2
 r2
h
V 1
r
h
(b) 2 x 2  3x  2  0 1 3
(2 x  1)( x  2)  0 1
1 1
x or 2
2
(c) (i)
U 5
G
H
2
25 – x x 15 – x

(c) (ii) 25  x  x  15  x  6 1
(iii) 46  x  35 1
x  11

11 students passed both subjects 1

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Question 4

Marks Total
(a) 1:180 000

11.7 km  1 170 000 cm 1 3

1 170 000 1
cm on the map
180 000
= 6.5 cm on the map 1
(b) (i) 14 cm  10.5 cm 1 3
Area of PQR =
2
 73.5 cm 2 1

Volume = Area × length

(ii) Length = 1470 ÷ 73.5
= 20 cm 1

(c) (i) Line segment AB 1 6

Line segment AD 1
Any right angle 2
Completed 1
shape

(ii) BC = 6.7cm 1

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Question 5

Marks Total
(a) (i) Transformation: 6

Enlargement 1
Scale factor – 2 1
Centre: (2, 1) 1
(ii) See graph paper 1
1
1


(b) (i) AC2 = AB 2  BC 2  2( AB)( BC ) cos B 1 6
= (32)2  (45)2  2(32)(45) cos 50 1

= 1197.77
AC = 34.6km
(ii) 45 34.6 1
 
sin A sin 50
or 85.1o 1
Bearing of C from A is
270  85.1  355 1

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Candidates Registration Number: ____________________ Question Number:_____5_____

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Question 6
Marks Total
(a) (i) y = mx + c A(5, 3) 1

2 2
3= (5) + c x = 5; y = 3
5

c=5
2 1 5
Hence, y = x+5
5
(ii) 2x – 5y = 1
 5y = 1 – 2x
2x 1 1
 y= 
5 5
The lines have the same gradient, hence they are parallel.
(b) (i) a) g (3) = 4 (3) – 5 1
= 7

b) fg (2) = f[4(2) – 5] = f(3) 1

2(3)  1
=
33
5 1
=
6
2x  1
c) f-1(x): y= 1
x3 7
2y 1 1
x=
y3

2y – 1 = x (y + 3) 1

2y – 1 = xy + 3x 1
2y – xy = 3x + 1
y (2 – x) = 3x + 1
3x  1
y =
2x
3x  1
f-1(x) =
2x
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Question 7

Marks Total
(a) (i) Time: 16 – 20 1

(ii) Frequency: 9 1
4
(iii) Cumulative Frequency: 2, 6, 11, 20, 24, 25 2

(b) Lower boundary 10.5 1 1

(c) Correct scale on both axes 1

4
3 or more points plotted correctly 1

All points plotted correctly with class boundaries 1

Smooth curve drawn through the points 1

(d) (i) Median is (21.5±1) minutes 1

(ii) No. of students who spent less than 24 minutes is (17 ± 1) 1 4

(iii) 17 2
P (<24) =
25

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Question 8

Marks Total
(a) n Series Sum Formula
52
1  52
3 3 3 3 3
(i) 5 1 +2 +3 +4 +5 225
4 3 6
(ii) 8 82
1296 1  82 2
4
1
(iii) n n2
1  n 2
4

(b) (i)
1+2+3+4+5+6= 441
= 21

(ii)
n2
1+2+3+…+n= 1  n 2 4 4
4

=
n
1  n 
2

(iii)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … + 30 =
30
1  30
2
= 465
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Question 9

Marks Total
2
(a) x =4–y
x=y+2
y=x–2
x2 = 4 – (x – 2) 1
x2 = 4 – x + 2 x +x–6=02
5
 (x + 3) (x – 2) 1
x = 3 or x = 2 1

When x = 3, y = 5 1
x = 2, y = 0 1

 2  1
(b) (i) 3 x2 + 2x + 1 = 3  x 2  x 1
 3 
2 2
 1 1
= 3  x    3   1 1 3
 3  3
2
 1 2
= 3 x   
 3 3 1

2
(ii) a) Minimum value for f(x) is
3 1
1 2
b) the equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 1
3

(c) (i) Speed was 40 km/h at 10:45 1

(ii) Distance traveled is the area under the graph, which is the 1
1 1 5
area of a trapezium (3 + 2.5) 80 = 220 km
2
1
(iii)
T otal Distance
Average speed = 1
T otal time
220 1
= = 73 km/h
3 3

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Question 10

Marks Total
o
(a) (i) <CBD = <DAC = 41 1
Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal 1

(ii) <CAB = <CDB (same segment)

and <CDB = 180 – (80 + 71) 1
1
= 29o
opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral
(iii) 1 7
AB BD
By the sine rule: 
sin 71 sin 70
1
9.5 BD
 
sin 71 sin 70 1
BD = 9.44 cm

(b) (i) By the cosine rule: a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A 1

 62 = 52 + 52 – 2(5) (5) cos 
1
cos  = 0.28
 = 73.7o 1

(ii) Area of triangle = ½ ab sin  8

= ½ (5) (5) sin (73.7) 1
1
= 12.0 cm2 

(iii) 73.7
Area of the sector =  π r2
360
73.7 1
=  25  3.14
360
= 16.07 cm2
1
2 1
Area cut off = (16.07 – 12.0) cm
= 4.07 cm2
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Question 11

Marks Total
a) OP   42 
(a) (i) 1
  1
b) RQ   6    2    4 
1
 10   8   2 

(ii) 1
OP  4 2  2 2
1 7
 20

(iii) OP and RQ
- have the same length/magnitude 1
- are parallel 1

(b) (i)  a b  1     4 
 c d   4   1
      1
a b 3 5
c d  5  3 1
     

(ii) a + 4b = 4 c + 4d = 1 1
3a + 5b = 5 3c + 5d = 3 8
3a + 12b = 12 3c + 12d = 12 1
7b = 7 c = 1 1
b = 1 d =0 1
a=0

The matrix K1  - 01 -01  represents a reflection in the line

(iii) 1
 
y = x 1
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 Table of Specifications
Specimen Paper

Question Specific Objectives Total

1 Computation: 1,2, 10 11
Consumer Arithmetic: 4, 7

2 Algebra: 6, 8, 14 11

3 Sets: 5, 6, 7 10
Algebra: 13, 15

4 Measurement: 3, 9, 14 12
Geometry: 2, 3

5 Geometry: 6, 7, 9, 16, 18 12

6 Relations, Functions & Graphs: 9, 10, 18, 19 12

7 Statistics: 2, 3, 10, 11, 14 12

8 Problem Solving 10
Number Theory: 10

Sub Total 90

9 Algebra: 17 15
R, F, G: 22, 25

10 Measurement: 5, 6 15
Geometry& Trigonometry: 16, 21

11 Vectors: 3, 4 15
Matrices: 7, 11, 13

TOTAL 120