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FORM TP 23104 MAY/JUNE 2OO3

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
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Paper 02 - General Proficiency
2 hours 40 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Answer ALL questions in Section I, and any TWO in Section II.

2. Begin the answer for EACH question on a NEW page.

3. ALL working must be shown CLEARLY.

4. Mathematical tables and graph paper are provided.

A list of formulae is provided on page2 of this booklet.

5. Mathematical instruments are needed for this paper.

6. Silent electronic calculators may be used for this paper.

7. You areadvisedtouse thefirst 10 minutes of theexaminationtimeto read throughthispaper.

Writing may begin during this l0-minute period.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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LIST OF FORMULAE

Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and ft is the perpendicular

length.

Volume of a right PYramid V = L Ahwhere A is the area of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
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Circumference C = 2nr where r is the radius of the circle.

Area of a circle A = nPwhere r is the radius of the circle

Area of trapezium A =, @+ b)h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h is
the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides

Roots of quadratic equations If ai + bx + c = O,

then-x = -b+ bz -4ac
2a

opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sin0 = hypotenuse
Opposite

0
Adjacent
adjacent side
cosO = TyeoEn[se

opposite side
tanO =
adjacetrt side
b

Area of triangle Area of A = ]2 bh where b is the length of the base and h is the
perpendicular height

Area of LABC = |ab sin C B

a)(s a c
Area of LABC = s(s - - b)(s - c)

where s=
a+b+c C
b
A
2

a b c
Sine rule
sinA sinB sin C

Cosine rule a2 = b' + c' - 2bccosA

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SECTION I
Answer ALL the questions in this section.

ALL workingmust be shown clearly.

1 (a) Using a calculator, or otherwise, determine the EXACT value of:

(i) (L7)'+ (1.3)2

(ii) 4'8 + 6'9 ( 5 marks)

1.3 x 0.2

Use the information given below to answer Parts (b) and (c)

RANDY'S VIDEO CLUB

Option A Option B
Membership Fee No Membership Fee
for one year: $80.00
Rental Fee: $3.00 per Rental Fee: $5.0O per
video game video game

(b) Carla rents 48 video games during one year.

What is the TOTAL cost if she chooses

(i) Option A?
(ii) Option B? ( 3 marks)

(c) Carla estimates that she will be able to spend $215.00 for renting video games during the
next yea1. How many video games willshe be able to rent using
(i) Option A?
(ii) Option B? ( 3 marks)

Total ll marks

2. (a) Given a = 2, b = -3 and c= 0, evaluate

(i) 4a-2b+3c
(il) a.c ( 3marks)

(b) Factorize completely

(i) Tmpz + I4m2p

(ii) 2y' - lly + 15. ( 4marks)

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(c) Write as a simple fraction in its LOWEST terms

23 ( 2marks)
a-3 a
-:T-

(d) (i) Solve for -r

12<3x+5.
(ii) If x is a member of the set of whole numbers, state the SMALLEST value of x
which satisfies the inequality in (d) (i) above. ( 3 marks)

Total 12 marks

3. (a) The Universal set, U, is given as

U = {1,2,3, 13, 14, l5}.
The sets A and B are subsets of U such that
A - {Factors of 12}
3= {Multiplesof 3}.
(i) List the members of the setA.
(ii) List the members of the set B.
(iii) Represent the sets, A, B and U, on aVenn diagram.

(iv) List the members of (A w B)'. ( 6marks)

(b) (i) Draw a line segment, PQ,7 cm long.

(ii) Using only a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses' construct a line segment,
LM,the perpendicularbisector of PQ, such that
LM cuts PQ at O, and OL = OM = 4 cm.
(iii) Form parallelogram PLQM by joining the points P, l, Q and M -

(iv) Measure and state the size of the angle MPL.

(v) What type of parallelogram is PLQM2 Give a reason for your answer.
( 6marks)

Total 12 marks

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4. (a) Triangle DEF, shown below, undergoes a rotation such that its image is triangle D'EF

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(i) Describe COMPLETELY this rotation by stating

a) the coordinates of the centre

b) the direction of turn

c) the size of the angle turned.

(ii) Triangle DEF ismapped onto triangl e ABC under a translario n, T = f- q

l.-, .

State the coordinates of A, B and C, the images of D, E and F, under T.

( 6marks)

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(b) The figure below, not drawn to scale, represents the journey of an aircraft flying from
Y to X and then from X to Z.

The bearing of X from Iis 035".

The bearing of Z fromX is 125".
Zis due east of I/.

(i) copy and complete the diagram, showing CLEARLY the bearings 035" and
125".

(ii) Determine the size of the angle YXZ.

(iii) Calculate, to the NEAREST whole number, the distance YZ given that
YX = 100km. (6marks)

Total12 marks

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5. The graph below represenfs the function

f(x)=x'-3*-3'

=x2-3x-

Use the graph to determine

(a) the value of flx) when.r = 2 ( lmark )
(b) the value of flx) whenx = -1.5 ( lmark )
(c) the values of x for which/(x) = Q ( 2 marks)
(d) the minimum value of/(x) ( t" mark )
(e) the value of x at whichflx) is a minimum. ( lmark )
(0 the solution of x2 - 3x - 3 = 5 ( 2marks)
(g) the interval on the domain for which/(x) is less than - 3. ( 2marks)
Total l0 marks
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6- (a) The triangular prism, shown in the diagram below, not drawn to scale, is l8 cm long
Triangle GHI has a height of 3 cm, HI = 8 cm and GH = GI.

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3cm

H+- 8cm€I
Calculate
(i) the area of triangle GIl/
(ii) the volume of the triangular prism
(iii) the length of GI
(iv) the TOTAL surface area of the prism ( tmarks)

o) The triangular prism is melted down and made into a cube.

Calculate the length of an edge of the cube. ( 3marks)

Total ll marks

7. The height, in centimetres, of a sample of seedlings were recorded and grouped as shown below

Height (cm) 3-7 8-12 t3-17 t8 -22 23 -27

Number of Seedlings 5 L6 23 L2 4

(a) Calculate

(i) the TOTAL number of seedlings in the sample

(ii) an estimate of the mean height of the seedlings in the sample. ( 5 marks)

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent a height of 5 cm on the .r-axis, and 2 cm to represent 5

seedlings on the y-axis, draw on graph paper the frequency polygon to represent the data
given in the table. ( 5 marks)

(c) Calculate the probability that a seedling, selected at random, measures at most 12 cm in
height. ( 2marks)

Total 12 marks

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8. The table below shows a sequence of shapes made from squares with sides of I unit.

Shape Area ofShape Perimeter of Shape

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(a) On the answer sheet provided, draw the next TWO shapes to continue the sequence

o) For EACH shape diawn, in Part (a), complete the table by stating
(i) the area ofthe shape

(ii) the perimeter of the shape. ( 4 marks)

(c) A shape in the sequence has an area of 12 square units. What is the perimeter of this shape?
( 2marks)

(d) A shape in the sequence has a perimeter of 4O units. What is the area of this shape?
( 2marks)

(e) On the answer sheet provided, draw TWO shapes EACH made up of 4 unit squares so that
one has a perimeter of 8 units and the other has a perimeter of 16 units. ( 2 marks)

Total 10 marks

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SECTION II
Answer TWO questions in this section.

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FT.INCTIONS AND GRAPHS

g. (a) Giventhat m*l = mz - lm,

(i) evaluate5*3
(ii) solveforggiventhatg * 4 = -3. ( 5 marks)
(b) An athlete runs on a track so that his distance, d metres, from the starting point after r
seconds is as shown in the table below.

Time (seconds)r l 0 2 4 6 8 l0

Distance (metres), d 0 t4 40 74 94 1m

(i) a) Using a horizontal scale of I cm to represent I second and a vertical scale

of I cm to represent l0 metres, construct a distance-time graph to show the
motion of the athlete.

b) Draw a smooth curve through all the plotted points.

(ii) Use your graph to estimate

a) the distance travelled by the athlete after 3 seconds

b) the average speed of the athlete during the interval t = 6 seconds to

, = 8 seconds

c) the speed of the athlete 6 seconds after leaving the starting point.
(l0marks)

Total 15 marks

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10. (a) Solve for p r given

and
3p+2r=7
p' - 2r = 11. ( 5 marks)

(b) Two functions, g and ft, are defined as

2x+3
-) :-:-i
8: x x-4
and

h x-) -I
x

Calculate

(i) the value of S(7)

(ii) the value of x for which gG) = 6.

Write expressions for

(iii) hs@)

(iv) s'@). (10 marks)

Total 15 marks

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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

11. In the diagram below, not drawn to scale, MC and MD are tangents of the circle whose centre is
at O. Angle COD measures 96o.

(a) Calculate, gving reasons for your answer, the size of

(i) angle MCD

(ii) angle CMD. ( 5 marks)

(b) Explain why the quadrilateral OCMD is cyclic. ( 3marks)

(c) Given that the radius of the circle shown in the diagram above is 6.5 cm, calculate

(i) the area of triangle OCD

(ii) the area of the shaded segment of the circle.

lUse rc - 3.14I ( 7 marks)

Total 15 marks

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12.

TKis a vertical tower, l0 metres high, standing on a horizontal

plane QKS. Q and S are markers
placed on the horizontal plane and angle QKS measures 112". The angles of elevation of the top
of the tower, 7, from Q and S are 14o and 2lo respectively.

(a) Draw a diagram to represent the information, CLEARLY showing

(i) the line segment which represents 10 metres.

(ii) the angles whose measures,are 14", 21" and I12"

(iii) TWO right angles. ( 6 marks)

(b) Calculate, to the NEAREST metre, the distance

(i) QK

(ii) sK

(iiD 85. (6marks)

(c) A vertical pole 4 m high is placed at p. An instrument placed on the top of this pole measures
the angle of elevation of the top of the tower. Calculate the size of this angle of elevation.
( 3 marks)
Total 15 marks

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VECTORS AND MATRICES

13.

-+ -)
In the diagram above, the position vectors, OP and OQ, are given as

++ oQ=q'
oP=P and
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(a) Copy the diagram on graph paper and draw and label the vectors OW md OE such that
-++ ( 4 marks)
OW=2p andOE=U-q.
-++
(b) (D Write down in terms ofp and q, the vectors PQ and PE.
--) -+
( 4 marks)
(ii) Hence, state the relationship between PQ and PE-
-,
-) = QE.
(c) The point D is such that OD
-+
(i) Write down, in terms ofp and 4, the vector OD-

(ii) Hence, state the coordinates of D. ( 4 marks)

+
(d) Calculate the magnitude of the ve*tor OW. ( 3 marks)
Total 15 marks

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14. (a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent I unit on BOTH the x and y-ixes, draw on graph paper
the triangle PQR and P / R'such that P (- 3, - 2>, Q e 2, - 2), R (- 2, - 4) and P ( 6, 4),
E@,4) and R'(4,8). ( 3marks)

(b) Describe FULLY the transformation, G, which maps triangle PQR onto triangle FQ'R'.
( 3marks)

(c) The transformation, M, is a reflection in the line y = - v.

On the same diagram, draw and label the triangle P'g'Ro, the image of triangle PQ'R'
under the transformation M. ( 3 marks)

(d) Write down the 2x2matixfor

(i) transformation G

(ii) transformation M
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(iii) transformation G followedby M. ( 6marks)

Total 15 marks

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FORM TP 23104 MAY/JUNE 2OO3

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Paper 02 - General Proficiency

Answer sheet for Question 8 (a) and (e). Candidate number

(a) Shape Area of Shape Perimeter of Shape

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