NAME…………………………………………………….
CLASS……………
CHRISTOPHER JKC ACADEMY
2025 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF
EDUCATION PRE_MOCK
MATHEMATICS
PAPER II
(100 MARKS)
__/01/2025
Time Allowed
2 hours 30 min
5:00PM to 8 :00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS
1.The paper contains 12 questions and 13 pages. Please check.
2. The paper has two sections, A and B.
3. The calculator is allowed to use.
4. In the table provided tick answered question against the question number.
5. Write your name on top of each page.
6. Answer the questions on the space provided.
Question number Tick if it is answered Do not write in this column
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SECTION A (60 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1a. Given that Set A and B interact. Such that n(AnB) =7, n(A)=20 and n(B) =23, find (AuB)?
(5marks)
(b). By using a calculator, Simplify,
(4marks)
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2a. Find the equation of the straight line passing the point (-4, - 5) perpendicular to 3y=-2x +3?
(5marks)
(b). The variance of the temperature measurements in degree Celsius 2 and 2x is 9. Find the value of
x?
(6marks )
3a. Given that f(x) = 2x - 3 and h(x) =ax - 5, find the value of which fh(2)=3.
(4marks)
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(b). The variable x varies jointly as z and as the cube of y. When y = 2 and z = 3, then x = 4.5
● Find x when y =5 and z=4 and y =y when x=21 and z=3.5.
(5marks)
4a. Given that side AB is square root of 2cm, and BC is non square root of 5cm produce an angle 30°.
Show that AC²= (27 - 5 square root of 6)?
(4marks)
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(b. Factories completely, 12x³ +16x² - 5x - 3 = 0. Hence find the value of x.
(6marks)
5a. This year 2025, Christopher Beza is 6⅔ times as old as his sister Elina Beza. In 2030, the
products of their age is unknown. However, the product of their ages this year plus year coming is 60.
Find their ages in 2030.
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(5marks
(b). The sum of the first three positive terms of GP is 52. The square of the second term is equal to
four times the third term. Find second term of the progression.
(7marks)
6a. A city assembly decided to construct a 1400m² car park of lorries and buses. A bus and a lorry will
cover a 10m² and 15m² space respectively. The number of lorries has to be greater than or equal to the
half space of buses. And the number of lorries has also to be less than twice the space of buses. Come
up with three inequalities that the information given.
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(3marks)
(b). In fig. 1 below AR and CR are tangent to the circle at A and C respectively to the circle ABC.
Angle ARC = 62° and angle ABC = x°.
Find the value of x.
(6marks)
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SECTION B (40 MARKS)
Answer only four questions in this section
7. Prove that the theorem which states that the angle between a chord and a tangent of a circle is equal
to the angle the angle in the alternate segment.
(10mark
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8. Solve the equation,
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(10marks)
9. Use the pair of compass and a ruler, in the same diagram draw a line to form a diameter AB= 10
cm.
● Produce an equaliateral triangle through a line AB to put C at the circumference of the circle
such that AC is 6cm.
● Construct the tangent CP at C such that angle BCP is acute.
● Make point M at the midpoint of line CO
● Find the angle found at M of a light angled triangle.
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(10marks)
10. Fig. 2 show position vector OX = x and OY = y. OY is produced to the point Z where OY:YZ
=1:3. V is a point on YX such that YV:VX =1:2 and W is a point YZ such that YW:WZ =1:2.
Show that O, V and W are collinear.
((10marks)
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11a. Fig 3 show the velocity - time graph for a molecule which starts at Vm/s and a slope with the
same velocity.
Find the value of V.
(5marks)
(b). Given the diagram.
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Find the value of x.
(5marks)
12. Table 2 show some values of x and y for y = x³ - 4x
X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y 15 3 0 3 15
● Complete the table value (2marks)
● Use a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the x_axis and 2cm to represent 5 units on the
y_axis, draw a graph of y =x³ - 4x. (5marks)
● By elimination method, use the graph to solve the equation x³ - 5x - 2 = 0 (3marks)
THE OF THE QUESTION PAPER!!!
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“Sometimes the questions are complex but their answers are simple. “ (Done by Mr. India)
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