NAME: ….……………………...... CLASS: ……….

MCM MUFULIRA SECONDARY SCHOOL

(Educating the body, the mind and spirit)

TIME: 2 HOURS Marks: 70 MARKS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1 Write your name and class in the space provided for you.
2 Answer all the questions in this paper.
3 Answers must be written in spaces provided for you.
4 All the necessary working must be shown, failure to which may result in the loss of
marks.
5 Calculators are not allowed in this paper.

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SECTION A
1. Expand and simplify (2a + 3) (3a – 4).

Answer:…………..…..……..……[2]

2. Solve the equation 2x2 – 8 = 0

Answer: x = ……….. or ..….……[2]

3. Factorise completely 2ab + xy – 2ay – bx.

Answer:…………..…..………[2]

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 2 3 −1 0 7 6
4. Given that A = ( ), B = ( ) and C = ( ).
1 0 𝑥 2 −1 0
Find

a) CT,
b) x for which AB = C.

Answer: a)…………..…..………[2]
b) x = …..…………….[2]

5. (a) Given that E = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}, A={2,3,5,7}, B = {3,6,9},

list the set (B ∪ B′).

Answer ……………………..…………………[2]

6. Given that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 4

OP = (13 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ |.
) and the point Q is (16, 8), find |PQ

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 Answer …………..……..………[3]

7. The point A(-5, 3) and the point B have a midpoint (4, -2). Find the coordinates of B.

Answer …………..……..………[2]

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8. The Areas of two simmilar shapes are in the ratio 25:36. If the length of the smaller shape
is 2cm, find the length of the larger shape.

Answer …………..……..………[2]

9. Given that the 11th term of an arithmetic progression is 43 and that the first term is 3.
Find the
a) Common difference
b) 4th term.

Answer: a)…………..…..………[2]
b)………..…………….[2]

10. A letter is chosen at random from letters of the word “MATHEMATICS”. What is the
probability that the letter chosen is not letter “A” ?

Answer …………..……..………[2]

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11. (a) A plane flying at a speeed of 900 knots takes 5 hours to fly from town A to town B.
Calculate the distance between the two towns.

(b) Point Q on longitude 85o E lies on the equator and is due East of P. The time
difference between P and Q is 5 hours. Calculate the longitude on which P lies.

Answer: a) …………..…..………[1]
b) ………..…………….[2]

12. A company paid K362 400.00 as dividend for 1 200 shares. Rita had 20 shares in the
company. Calculate the ammount paid to her.

Answer …………..……..………[2]

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13. The diagram below shows three points O, A and B in which OB = AB.
N

30o
O 40o
B
Given that the bearing of A from O is 030o and angle ABO = 40o, calculate the bearing of
a) B from A
b) O from B

Answer: a)…………..…..………[2]
b)………..…………….[2]
14. (a) The diagram below shows a right angled triangle BCE in which BC = 4cm and
CE = 3cm. BE is produced to D.
B

4cm

C
E 3cm

D
̂D.
Find the value of cos CE

Answer:….. ……………….[2]

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15. (a) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 4 passing through the
point (-5, 3).

1
(b) solve the equation 2x + 3 = 16

Answer: a)…………..…..…… [2]

b) x = …....………….. [2]

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16. In the following diagram, A, B, C, D and E lie on the circumference of the circle center
O. BD = BE, angle CAD = 18o and angle BEC = 51o.
E
51o
D
A 18o
O C

B
Find
a) Angle ADC,
b) Angle BED,
c) Angle EBC.

Answer: a)…………..…..……. [1]

b)…...…....…………... [2]
c)…………………….. [2]
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17. If a varies jointly as b and the square root of c and a = 21 when b= 5 and c = 36, find the
value of
a) k, the constant of variation,
b) a when b = 9 and c = 100,
c) c when a = 70 and b = 25.

Answer: a)…………..…..……. [1]

b)…...…....…………... [1]
c)…………………….. [2]

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18. (a) If y = (1 – 2x) (1 + x) – 2, find the values of x for which y = -2.

(b) the sketch shown below represents the section of the curve y = f(x) passing through
the points x = -2 and x = 4.
y

-2 0 4 x

Find the
i. equation of the curve.
ii. the coordinates of the turning points.

Answer: a)…………..…..……. [2]

b) i ....…....…………... [2]
ii ...……………….. [2]

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19. (a) Nthula and Chimwemwe estimated the length of a line to be 9cm and 10cm
respectively.
If the true length of the line is 9.6cm, find
i. Nthula’s absolute error,
ii. Chimwemwe’s percentage error.
(b) Describe fully the symmetry of the hexagonal prism shown below.

Answer a) i ....…....…………... [2]

ii ...……………….. [2]
b) ……………………………………
……………………………………
……………………………………
……………………………………
…………………………………… [2]

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20. Write down the three inequalities that define the unshaded region R on the diagram below.

i_________________*1+

ii_________________*1+

iii_________________*1+

21. The diagram below shows the speed time graph of a car journey.

30
V (m/s)
20

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 T

a) Find the acceleration during the first 5 seconds.

b) If the total distance traveled was 825, find the value of t
c) Find the average speed of the whole journey.

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Answer: a)…………..…..……. [1]
b)…...…....…………... [3]
c)…………………….. [2]

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