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WARREN PARK HIGH SCHOOL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

MATHEMATICS FORM 3 4030/2

PAPER 2

MID – YEAR EXAM 2017 2 hours 30 minutes

Candidates answer on the question paper.
Additional materials:
Geometrical instruments

Allow candidates 5 minutes to count pages before the examination

TIME: 2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name and class in the spaces at the top of this page and on the top of every page of this
paper.

Answer all questions in section A and any three from section B

If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Decimal answers which are not exact should be given correct to three significant figures unless stated
otherwise.
Answers in degrees should be given to one decimal place.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper using black or blue ink.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 100.

You are reminded of need for clear presentations in your answers.

This paper consist of 16 printed pages and no blank pages

Warren Park High School ©2017

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SECTION A (64 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

1.
1 3 5
a) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form 6 −3 ÷
3 4 6

Answer:............................................. [3]
b) Express 52cm as a percentage of 1.3m

Answer:.............................................[3]
c) If $240 is shared among 3 boys in the ratio 2:3:7. Find the largest share.

Answer.............................................[3]
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2. Factorise completely
a) 6 ax −10 ay+ 3 x −5 y

Answer...................................[2]
2 2 2 2
b) 2 a m −2 a n −b m +b n

Answer............................................[3]
2
c) 27−3 x

Answer...........................................
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2
d) q + 10 y −24

Answer................................................[2]

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3.
a) Find the L.C.M of 3 m2 n , 8 m n3∧6 m3 n3

Answer.....................................[2]

b) On a certain day the exchange rate was US$1 to R12.50. Tapiwa has R1000, how much
does he got?

Answer...................................[3]

c)
ξ
A
B
14
10 P

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The Venn diagram shows universal set ξ and subsets A and B. The number of elements in
each region is as shown. Find
(i) n( A)

Answer ...............................[1]
(ii) n(B)

Answer..............................[1]
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(iii) The value of p if the number of elements in the universal

set ξ is twice the number of elements in the set B

Answer p=¿...................................[3]

(iv) n( A ∩ B' )

Answer........................................[2]

4.
a) Given that 244 x +32x =331x . Find the value of x

Answer x=¿.......................................[3]
b) Find the value of the following when a=1 , b=0∧c=−3
(i) (a+ 5 c)b

Answer.....................................[2]
(ii) √ a b + c
2 2

Answer.......................................[2]

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c) The length of the side of an equilateral triangle is 12cm. find the area of the triangle and
give the answer in square metres.

Answer......................................m2 [4]

5.
a) Solve the equation 3 x 2−6 x−2=0. Give answer correct to decimal places.

Answer x=. .....................or..................[5]

b) Evaluate the following

(i)
√8
√50−√ 2

Answer.......................................[3]
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(ii) ( √ 31+ √ 11)( √31−√ 11)

Answer...................................[2]

6. Using ruler and compasses only, on a single diagram.

a) Construct a quadrilateral ABCD with ^A=135° , ^B=120 ° , AB=10 cm ,
AD=6 cm∧BC =5 cm . AB has already been drawn below
b) Bisect
(i) Angle A
(ii) Side CD
c) On your diagram mark P the point of intersection of the bisectors
d) Measure and write down
(i) Length of DP
(ii) Size of angle C

A B

Answers: (a) – (c) on the diagram

(d)(i).....................................[1]

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(d)ii.......................................[1]

SECTION B (36 MARKS)

Answer any three questions. Each question carries 12 marks.

7. The following is an incomplete table of values for the function y=3 x−x 2

x -1 0 1 2 3 4
y p 0 q 2 0 -4
a) Find the missing values of y

Answer p=¿.......................[1]

q=¿.......................[1]

Answer the following questions on the grid provided

b) Draw the graph of y=3 x−x 2 on the grid provided

c) Use your graph to answer the following questions
(i) What is the greatest value of y
(ii) For what value of x is 3 x−x 2 a maximum?
(iii) Find the values of x when y=−2
(iv)For what range of values of x is y positive?

Answer (b) on the graph [4]

(c)(i)...............................[1]

(ii)................................[1]
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(iii) x=¿............or.............[2]

(iv).................................[2]

A Q
B
8.

R P

D C
O

In this question take π to be 3,142.

In the diagram ABCD is a rectangle and OPQR is a sector of a circle centre O. given that O is the
mid-point of DC and P is the mid-point of BC, PO=RO=8 cm and length of arc
PQR=15 cm, calculate

a) Perimeter of sector OPQR

Answer..................................[1]
b) ^P
Angle R O

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Answer....................................[3]

c) The area of the sector PQRS

Answer................................c m2 [3]

d) Area of rectangle

Answer........................................[2]
e) Shaded area

Answer...............................c m2 [2]
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9.
a) A
v

12

36.7°
B C

^ D=36.7 °∧ ABC=90 ° .
In the diagram AD=4.8 cm, DC=12 cm , B C

Calculate

(i) Length of BC

Answer................................[2]

(ii) Length of AB

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Answer.....................................[3]

(iii) Size of angle v

Answer...................................[2]

(iv)Area of triangle ADC

Answer....................................[2]

b) A shop sells a suit at $540. Previously the same type of suit cost 8% less. Calculate the cost
price of the same type of suit previously.

Answer (a)………………………………[3]
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10.
a)

B C

140 °
40 °
A

In the diagram, A, B and C are points on level ground such that AB=BC . The bearing
of B from A is 040 ° and A ^BC=140 ° find the bearing of
(i) C from B

Answer.........................[2]

(ii) A from C

Answer.........................[2]

b) The table below gives the age distribution of members of a traditional dance group

Age (years) 12 13 14 15 16 17
frequency 1 2 3 9 4 5

(i) What is the modal age

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Answer.......................................[1]

(ii) Draw a pie chart to show this distribution

Answer...............................[4]

(iii) Calculate the mean age

Answer..............................[3]

11.
a) Given that BC is parallel to XY, B ^ ^B
X Y =50 ° , B Y^ X=28 °∧ AB=BY , calculate A C

C B
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28° 50°
Y X

n
b) Given that Sn=
2
[ 2 a+ ( n−1 ) d ]
(i) Make d the subject of the formula
(ii) Hence find d if S32=56 and a=25

Answer (i)................................[3]

Answer (i)..............................[2]

c) Solve the following equations simultaneously

x
8
3
x+2 y
=1 and x+2 y
=64
16

Answer..................................[3]

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12.
2 1
a) Express + as a single fraction in its simplest form. Hence or otherwise
x+1 x −1
solve the equation

2 1 3
+ =
x+1 x −1 x

Answer...................................[4]

b) Solve the inequality y−4< 3 y+2 ≤ 6− y

Hence list the integral values of y that satisfy the inequality

Answer....................................[4]
c) In a game show there are 26 questions. Eight points are given for each correct answer
and five points deducted for each wrong answer. Tendai answered all questions and
scored zero. Find the number of questions he got correct.
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Answer...........................[4]

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