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Maths Paper 2 November 2005

This document contains a series of math and geometry problems across 12 sections. Some key details include: - Section 1 contains ratio, time, and triangle area problems. - Section 2 contains factoring, fraction, equation solving, and function problems. - Section 3 contains number base conversion, probability, and equation solving problems. - Section 4 contains trapezium geometry problems. - Sections 5-6 contain equation solving, inverse variation, and matrix problems. - Sections 7-9 contain geometry problems involving loci, bearings, vectors, and circles. - Sections 10-11 involve coordinate geometry, transformations, cumulative frequency, and data analysis. - Section 12 contains rate and currency conversion

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Maths Paper 2 November 2005

This document contains a series of math and geometry problems across 12 sections. Some key details include: - Section 1 contains ratio, time, and triangle area problems. - Section 2 contains factoring, fraction, equation solving, and function problems. - Section 3 contains number base conversion, probability, and equation solving problems. - Section 4 contains trapezium geometry problems. - Sections 5-6 contain equation solving, inverse variation, and matrix problems. - Sections 7-9 contain geometry problems involving loci, bearings, vectors, and circles. - Sections 10-11 involve coordinate geometry, transformations, cumulative frequency, and data analysis. - Section 12 contains rate and currency conversion

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Section A (64 marks)

1a). Linda and Peter shared $63 000 in the ratio 2:7 respectively. Calculate

i). Peter’s share


ii). The difference between their shares (4)

b). Subtract 6 weeks 5 days from 11 weeks 2 days, giving your answer in
weeks and days. (2)

c).

In the diagram PQR is a right angled triangle. PQ = 8 cm, PR = 10cm and


PQR = 900.
Calculate the area of triangle PQR, giving your answer in square metres.
(4)

2a). Factorise completely


i). ab2 – bc
ii). 6x2 + 25x – 9 (4)
b). Express 1 – 2 as a single fraction in its lowest terms.
(2)
m m+3
c). Solve the equation 3 (7 – x) = 6 + 2x (2)

d). Given that y = 3x


x–t

i). calculate the value of y when x = 4 and t = 1.5


ii). Express x in terms of y and t (5)

3a)i. Write down 1 x 24 + 1 x 22 + 1 x 21 + 1 as a number in base 2.


ii). If 103x = 6710 find the value of x. (5)

b). Four identical balls are places in a box. The balls are numbered 2, 3, 4
and 5. Two balls are picked from the box at random without
replacement and the total score is recorded. Find the probability that

i). the total score is 7


ii). The product of the score is 6 (5)

4a).

In the diagram, ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to DC, AB =


11cm, DC =
4cm, AD = 9cm and BAD = 47,30. E is a point on AB such that DE is
perpendicular to
AB.

Calculate
i). the length of DE
ii). the area of the trapezium ABCD,
iii). The length of BC (8)

b). Given that


B= {b: 0 ˂ 2b – 3 ˂ 6, b is the integer}
Write down the elements of B. (2)

5a). Solve the equation 3x2 – 5x – 9 = 0, giving your answers correct to


two significant figures. (5)

b). Given that y varies inversely as the square of x that y = 3 when x = 2,


i). find the equation connecting x and y and show that it reduces to

x= √ 12
y
ii). calculate the value of x when y = 5 1/3 (5)

6a). Given that A = (¾-½) and B = (3/0 2/5 )

i). the determinant of A


ii). A-1
iii). B2 – A (6)

b).
In the diagram, PQ is a straight line passing through the point (-1, 3), (0, 1)
and (1, a)

i). Find the numerical value of gradient of PQ.


ii). Calculate the value of a.
iii). Write down the equation of the line PQ. (5)
Section B (36 marks)
7. Use ruler and compasses only for all constructions and show clearly
all construction arcs and lines on a single diagram.

P, Q, R and T are four villages. P is due north of T. The bearing of Q from P


is 2400. P, Q and R are in a straight line in that order. PR = 10km, QR = 2km
and PRT = 450.

a). Using a scale of 1cm to 2km construct a diagram to show the relative
positions of P, Q, R and T. (5)
b). Construct the locus of points
i). equidistant from P and R
ii). 5km from T (3)

c). A school is to be built such that it is equidistant from P and R and


10km from T, mark and label clearly S1 and S2 the two possible
positions of the school. (2)

d). Use the diagram to find


i). the actual distance of Q from T
ii). the bearing of R from T. (2)

8. Answer the whole question on a sheet of graph paper.

The following is an incomplete table of values for the function


Y – x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10

X -1,5 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5,5
Y -11,4 0 10 p 0 -8 -10 0 11,4

a). Calculate the value of p. (1)


b). Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit of the x- axis and 2cm to
represent 5 units of the y axis, draw the graph of y = x3 – 6x2 + 3x +
10 for – 1.5 ≤ x ≤ 5,5. (4)

c). Use the graph to write down.


i). the coordinates of the maximum turning point of the curve,
ii). the three solutions of the equations x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10 = 0 (4)

d). Fund the gradient of the curve when x = 4 (2)


e). On the graph shade the area bounded by the curve y = x3 – 6x2 + 3x +
10 and the lines y= 0, x = - ½ and x = 1 (1)

9a).

In the diagram ABC is a triangle and M is the mid- point of AB, ABT is a
straight line
and MB = 2
MT 3

CA = a and CB = b

Express the following vectors in terms of a and / or b

i). AB

ii). MT

iii). CT (5)
b). Two circles have areas of 6 ¼ m2 and 2 ½ m2 respectively.

i). Express the area of the smaller circles as a percentage of the area of
the large circle.
ii). Calculate the ratio radius of the larger of the larger circle
radius of the smaller circle

leaving your answer in surd form

ii). (In this part take Π to be 22/ 7)

Calculate the radius of the larger circle. (7)

10. Do not copy this diagram


In the diagram, P is the point (1, 2) and Q is the point (3, 1). Write down the
coordinates
of
i). R, the reflection of P in the line y + x = 0
ii). S, the image of Q under a clockwise rotation of 900 about the origin,
iii). T, the image of P under a translation (2/ -1)
iv). U, the image of Q under a shear of factor -1 ½ with the x- axis
invariant. (7)

b).

In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on circle centre O. BD is a diameter


and AF is
the tanget to the circle at A. CBD = 300 and BD intersect at E such that AEB
= 700

Find:

i). CAD
ii). ADB
iii). ACD
iv). CAF (5)

11. Answer the whole of this question on sheet of graph paper.

Mark x 0˂ 10˂ 20˂ 30˂ 40˂ 60˂ 70˂ 80˂ 90˂


x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤ x≤
10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 100
Frequency 8 15 P 29 83 20 10 10 5
Cumulative 8 23 43 72 155 180 q 198 200
frequency

Above is a cumulative frequency table for the distribution of marks obtained


by 200
students in a Geography test.

a). Find the value of p and the value of q. (2)

b). Using a scale of 2cm to represent 20 marks on the horizontal axis and
2cm to represent 20 students on the vertical axis, draw the cumulative
frequency curve for the distribution. (4)
c). Use the graph to estimate
i). the median mark,
ii). the number of students who scored 75 marks or more (3)

d). Calculate an estimate of the mean mark for the top 45 students. (3)

12a) In 2004, a motorist filled up his fuel tank with 45 litres of fuel bought
at $3 450 per litre.
i). Calculate the amount he paid for the fuel.
ii). If the price of fuel per litre included 15% Value Added Tax (VAT),
calculate the price of fuel per litre without the VAT.
iii). The motorist then used 12,5 litres in traveling a distance of 196
kilometres. Calculate the rate of fuel consumption of the car in
kilometers per litre. (6)

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