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MATHEMATICS WORKSHEET

SECTION I

Answer ALL questions in this Section

ALL working must be clearly shown.

1. (a) Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate

(i) (2.25)2 – (0.5)2, giving your answer to 3 decimal places. (1mark)

(ii) 4.2 + 1.4_

0.02 x 0.7 , giving your answer to 4 significant figures. (1mark)

(iii) 2
1
/5 - 1/2
4
/7 x
3
/2 (3marks)

(b) Mr. Lee bought 260 shirts for $3075.

(i) How much, to the NEAREST cents, did Mr. Lee pay for EACH shirt? (1mark)

(ii) Mr. Lee sold the shirts at $19.99 EACH.

Calculate the profit on EACH shirt. (1mark)

(iii) Calculate the profit in (ii) above as a percentage of the cost price of a shirt.

(c) An American tourist changed US $925 into Trinidad and Tobago currency at the

exchange rate US $1.00 = TT $6.30

(i) Calculate the amount of TT dollars he received (1mark)

(ii) The tourist spent TT $2677.50 and changed the remaining TT dollars into

American currency at the same exchange rate. Calculate the amount of US

dollars he received. (2marks)

Total 10 marks

2. (a) Factorize completely:

(i) 2mg + 3g – 2mt – 3t

(ii) 3y2 + 5y – 12

(iii) 4x2 – 9 (6marks)

(b) Given that a = -1, b = 2 and c = -3, find the value of:

(i) a + b + c (1mark)

(ii) b2 – c2 (1mark)

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(c). Write the following phrases as algebraic expressions

(i) seven times the sum of x and y. (1mark)

(ii) the product of two consecutive numbers when the smaller number is y. (1mark)

(d) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:

2x + y = 7 (2marks)
x – 2y = 1
Total 12 marks
3. (a) Of the 40 students in Form 6,

18 have cell-phones

15 drive cars

X has cell-phones and drive cars

2x have no cell-phones and do not drive cars.

C represents the set of students in Form 6 with cell-phones and D represents the set of students

in Form 6 who drive cars.

(i) Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to illustrate the information above.

C D
(2marks)

(ii) There are 40 students in Form 6

Write an equation in terms of x to represent the statement above.

Solve the equation for x. (2marks)

(iii) Determine n (C ∩ D’) (2marks)

(b) (i) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses, construct triangle EFG with
EG = 6 cm
Angle FEG = 600
And angle EGF = 900 (4marks)

(ii) Measure and state

a) the length of EG (1mark)

b) the size of angle EFG (1mark)

Total 12 marks

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4). (a) When y varies directly as the square of x, the variation equation is written as y = kx2,

where k is a constant.

(i) Given that y is 50 when x is 10, find the value of k. (2marks)

(ii) Calculate the value of y when x = 30. (2marks)

(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a prism of volume 960cm3. The cross-
section ABCD is a square. The length of the prism is 15 cm.

C
A

Calculate:
(i) The length of the edge AB, in cm (3marks)
(ii) The total surface area of the prism (5marks)

Total 12 marks
5. (a)
y

10

A(-1, 9) 8
G
6

2 B (3, 1)

O x
-1 0 1 2 3 4

In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AB is the straight line joining A(-1, 9) and
B(3, 1).

(i) Calculate the gradient of the line, AB.

(ii) Determine the equation of the line, AB.

(iii) Write the coordinates of G, the point of intersection of AB and the y-axis.

(iv)Write the equation of the line through O, the origin that is perpendicular to AB.

(v) Write the equation of the line through O that is parallel to AB.

(7marks)

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(b) Given that f(x) = 9 – x and g(x) = 2x +3, calculate:

(i) f(3)

(ii) g(-3)

(iii) fg(2).

(iv)g -1 (x) (5marks)

Total 12 marks
6. The diagram below shows the graph of y = x2 + 2x – 3 for the domain – 4 ≤ x ≤ 2

Use your graph above to determine

(i) the scale used on the x-axis (1mark)

(ii) the value of y fir which x = - 1.5 (2marks)

(iii) the values of x for which y = 0

(2marks)

(iv) the range of values of y, giving your answer in the form a≤ y ≤ b, where a and b are

real numbers. (2marks)

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(b)
P

N 5 km

R
Q
10 km

Three towns, P, Q and R are such that the bearing of P from Q is 0700. R is 10 km due east of Q

and PQ = 5 km.

(i) Calculate correct to one decimal place, the distance PR. (2marks)

(ii) Given that angle QPR = 1420, state the bearing of R from Q. (3marks)

Total 12 marks
7. The table below shows the distribution of marks on a test for a group of 70 students.

Cumulative
Mark Frequency Frequency

1 – 10 2 2
11 – 20 5 7
21 – 30 9 16
31 – 40 14
41 – 50 16
51 -60 12
61 – 70 8
71 – 80 4

a) Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative frequency for the distribution.
(2marks)
b) (i). Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 5 marks on the horizontal axis and 1 cm to
represent 5 students on the vertical axis, draw the cumulative frequency curve for
the scores.

(ii). What assumption have you made in drawing your curve through the point (0,0)
(4marks)
c) The pass mark for the test is 47. Use your graph to determine the number of students who
passed the test.
(2marks)
d) What is the probability that a student chosen at random had a mark less than or equal to 30?
(1mark)

Total 9 marks

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SECTION II

Answer TWO questions in this Section

ALL working must be clearly shown.

9. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a vertical tower, FT, and a vertical antenna,
TW, mounted on the top of the tower.

A point P is on the same horizontal ground as F, such that PF = 28m, and the angle of elevation
of T and W from P are 400 and 540 respectively.

P F
(i) Copy and label the diagram
clearly showing
a) the distance 28m
b) the angle of 400 and 540
c) any right angle

(ii) Calculate the length of the antenna TW. (7marks)

(b) A company manufactures gold and silver stars to be used as party decorations. The stars are
placed in packets so that each packet contains x gold stars and y silver stars.

Conditions Inequality
1. Each packet must have at least 20 gold
stars x ≥ 20

2. Each packet must have at least 15 silver

stars

3. The total number of stars in each packet

must not be more than 60.

x < 2y

(i) Write down the inequalities to represent the conditions (2) and (3).

(ii) Describe in words, the condition represented by the inequality x < 2y.

(iii) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 units on both axes, draw the graphs of ALL
FOUR inequalities represented in the table above.

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(iv)Three packets of stars were selected for inspection. Their contents are shown below.

No. of silver stars

Packet No. of gold stars(x)
(y)
A 25 20
B 35 15
C 30 25

Plot he points A, B and C on your graph. Hence determine which three packets satisfy ALL the

conditions. (8marks)
Total 15 marks

10. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle, centre O. The line BD and DCE
are tangents to the circle, and angle BCD = 700.

Calculate giving reasons for your answer,

O
D

70

(i) angle OCE

(ii) angle BAC
(iii) angle BOC
(iv) angle BDC
(v) angle OBD (8marks)

(b) A and B are two 2 x 2 matrices such that

A= 1 2 and B= 5 -2
2 5 -2 1

(i) Find AB (2marks)

(ii) Determine B-1, the inverse of B (1mark)
(iii) Given that

5 -2 x = 2 (2marks)
-2 1 y 3

write x as a product of two matrices.

y

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(iv) Hence, calculate the values of x and y (2marks).

Total 15marks

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11. (a) Triangle ABC, shown below, undergoes a rotation such that it image is triangle
A’B’C’

B'

C' A' 2

A B

0
-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6

(i) Describe COMPLETELY this rotation by stating

a. the coordinates of the centre
b. the direction of turn -2

c. the size of the angle turned

(ii) Triangle ABC is mapped unto triangle DEF under a translation T = - 6
-3
State the coordinates of A, B and C, the images of ABC under T. (7marks)
-4
(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows t riangle JKL

L
M an N are p oints on JK and JL respectively, such that

1 1
JM = JK and JN = JN.
3 3

(i) Copy t he diagram in your answer booklet and show the p oints M and N.
( 2 marks)

(ii) Given that JM = u and JN = v,

Write in terms of u and v, and exp ression for

(a) JK

(b) MN

(c) KL ( 4 marks)

(iii) Using y our findings in (b) (ii), deduce TWO geometrical relationship betwe

KL and M N. ( 2 marks)

Total 15 marks
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