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This document provides information about a collection of revision question papers for the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) Mathematics exam in Sri Lanka. It was produced by the Department of Mathematics at the National Institute of Education in Sri Lanka with funding from the Asian Development Bank. The collection contains 7 practice exam papers that were developed based on the new syllabus, tested for quality, and are intended to help students prepare for the actual GCE O/L Mathematics exam. The papers follow the exam format and provide objectives and detailed answer keys to aid student and teacher preparation. The department hopes this resource will help address disparities in math achievement and help more students pass the exam.

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General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level)

Mathematics
(New Syllabus)

A collection of revision
Question Papers

Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Science & Technology
National Institute of Education
Sri Lanka

2016
Director General's Message

The Department of Mathematics of the National Institute of Education (NIE) adopting a variety of
methodologies timely with a view to promoting mathematics education. This book entitled " A
collection of revision question papers " is a result of such an exercise.

Preparation of students for the General certificate Examination (Ordinary Level) held at the end of
grade 11 is a major task assigned to the school teacher. Evaluation tools suitable for this purpose
is very rare. It is not a secret that most of the instruments available in the market are composed of
questions that lack due validity and quality. The Department of Mathematics of the NIE has
prepared this paper collection to rectify this situation and facilitate students to prepare well for the
examination. This collection comprises seven valuable question papers prepared according to the
syllabus, pre- tested and standardised by an item analysis. Inclusion of objectives as well as an-
swers along with questions undoubtedly is much useful for the teachers.

I request teachers and students to make the evaluation process in mathematics a success by having
access to this book.

I wish to extend my gratitude to the Asian Development Bank for the assistance given to make this
available to you and also the staff of the Department of Mathematics and external scholars who
provided academic contribution to make this venture a success.

Dr. (Mrs.) Jayanthi Gunasekera


Director General
National Institute of Education

II
Foreword

When analysing any sort of work that we do in our day to day life, it is clearly seen that mathematical
concepts have been used to facilitate tasks that are carried out in human society. Every member in
society, big and small , unknowingly puts mathematical concepts practically into action. We observe
that we have used mathematical concepts in what way say or do as well as in what we have con-
structed in our surroundings. Truly, mathematical concepts are indispensable for the human life.

Having understood this fact well, all the countries in the world have given a special place for mathemat-
ics in their school curricula. Though the scenario is such, we cannot be complacent about the perfor-
mance shown by our students at the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) Examination. In
order to underpin the students' concept formation in mathematics, from 2014, the National Institute of
Education has been introducing various strategies at the national level. This " Collection of pre exami-
nation question papers" has been prepared as a further step towards this end. In this undertaking, the
question are designed fully conforming to the G.C.E.(O.L.) Examination format such that the students
are exposed to all experiences they are expected to have when facing an examination paper. This
compilation is important for the student as well as for the teacher. I should say that giving due direction
to the student to use this correctly and systematically of the teachers and other authorities.

I kindly request you to send feedback to us about the experiences you gain by using this collection
timely in your schools. It will be useful for the future editions of this work.

It is my earnest expectation that taking into consideration the importance of the subject mathematics
and reinforcing the mathematical concepts in students, this piece of work is effectively used in schools
and bring our endeavour to fruition.

K Ranjith Pathmasiri
Director
Department of Mathematics

III
Preface

In Sri Lankan schools there are wide disparities in the achievement levels in mathematics. Analysis of
the results in mathematics at the General Certificate of Education ( Ordinary Level ) Examination shows
that marks spread from 0% to 100%. As this reflects a dark side of the education in our country, the
National Institute of Education (NIE) was entrusted with the task of changing this situation under the
financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank. A target was set to raise the pass rate in mathemat-
ics to 65% in 2016. The Mathematics Department of the NIE planned various courses of action to
achieve this target. Under this, the Department has already initiated and implemented a program for
improving the results in mathematics at the G.C.E.( O.L.) Examination.

The following curricular materials are provided to implement this program in schools.

1. Series of student work books ( 06 books )


2. Books with diagnostic test batteries (05 books)
3. The book with 7 question papers prepared to practice students for the G.C.E. (O.L.)
Examination at the end of grade 11.
4. Item bank comprising prepared question for reinforcing the facts learnt by students and to
familiarize them with the examination.
5. The book containing 8 question papers to enable students to revise the content learnt at the
end of grade 10 and to prepare for term tests.
6. The book containing 6 question papers to enable students to revise the content learnt at the
end of grade 9 and prepare for the term test.
7. Students' work book for grade 9 students.

This book contains 7 question papers set to prepare students for the G.C.E. (O.L.) Examination at the
end of grade 11. Every question paper is set in accordance with the new grade 10 and 11 syllabi
implemented from 2015. They adopted the format thought to be used for the G.C.E. (O.L.) Examina-
tion from 2016.

According to that format, the mathematics question paper is composed of two papers Mathematics I
and Mathematics II. Both papers have two parts, Part A and Part B. Paper I is based only on the
essential learning concepts.

• In paper I , Part A consists of 25 short questions while part B has 5 structrued essay type
questions. Part B comprises only the themes number, measurements, sets and probability and
statistics.

The percentages of objectives of learning mathematics covered by Paper I are as follows.

Knowledge and skills 50%


Communication 30%
Identifying relationships 20%

Paper II is composed of 8 structured essay questions and 4 essay type questions. Part A of paper II has
3 questions under the theme algebra where as part B of it has 03 geometry questions. Students should
answer 10 questions selecting 5 questions from each part.

IV
The percentages of the subject themes and the percentages of the aims of learning mathematics are
given below.

Number - 23% Knowledge and skills - 40%


Measurements - 15% Communication - 20%
Algebra - 20% Detecting relationships - 20%
Sets and Probability - 10 % Reasoning - 10%
Geometry - 22% Problem solving - 10%

Every question paper encompasses following fundamental elements.


i. Objectives
ii. Question paper
iii. Answers and detailed marking scheme

Objectives, answers and the detailed marking scheme will be very useful for the teacher in schools.
Stating what is expected to measure by each question and the marks awarded for it will be an additional
advantage for the teachers to prepare quality questions for the process of school evaluation and award-
ing marks for them.

When setting the papers attention was paid to the following aspects.
i. New mathematics syllabus for grade 10 and 11
ii. Objectives of teaching mathematics
iii. Authenticity

Questions were set conforming to a table of specification prepared on the grounds of the above and
were standardised. Attention was paid to the following in the standardisation of questions.

i. Preparation of questions of quality and validity


ii. Testing the question by administering them to a small sample
iii. Conducting an item analysis using the marks obtained by marking the students' answer
scripts
iv. Selection of items having a difficult index between 0.2 - 0.8 and discrimination index
above 0.2 only for the final question paper.
v. Revision of the items rejected by the item analysis to suit the requirements.
vi. Comparing the copy of the question paper with the blue print, doing further
amendments when necessary and making the final product

As described above, these 7 question papers have been prepared on a strong scholastic foundation.
Use of these question papers will give a students a good practice for the G.C.E.(Ordinary Level )
Examination. This also paves way to prevent the harm brought about on the students by the substan-
dard papers of poor quality available in the market. Further, these papers offer an opportunity for
teachers to make predictions about the students' examination results and remedy their shortcomings
lastly.

We request teachers and principals to follow the following course of action when administering these
question papers to students.

i. Informing students in advance that they will be given a question paper and come prepared
for it.

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ii. Giving students an opportunity to answer the paper under an examination atmosphere.
iii. Marking students' answer scripts and awarding marks according to the detailed marking
scheme.
iv. Giving the students the marks they have scored and discussing the question paper giving
due advice.
v. Giving instructions and taking suitable action to overcome students' drawbacks.

We request to users to study these questions well and be taken in preparing questions of higher quality
and validity. We are thankful if you could let us know your constructive suggestions and shortcomings
of these materials for improving them at the next edition.

It is our expectation that this book will amply support our efforts to improve mathematics education in
Sri Lanka where the failure of thousands of children at examinations has become a several problem.

Project Leader
Project of improving G.C.E. ( O.L.) Examination results.

VI
Guidance :
Dr.(Mrs.) T.A.R.J. Gunasekera
Director General
National Institute of Education

M.F.S.P.Jayawardhana
Assistant Director General, Faculty of Science and Technology
National Institute of Education

Direction :
K Ranjith Pathmasiri
Director, Department of Mathematics
National Institute of Education

Planing and coordination :


G.L.Krunarathne
Senior Educationist, Department of Mathematics
Project Leader of project of improving G.C.E. ( O.L.) Examination results

Coordination of Tamil Medium:


Mr. C. Sudeson
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Mathematics
National Institute of Education
Final Evaluation
Dr. Romaine Jayewardene
Senior Lecturer
University of Colombo
Internal Resource Persons:

Mr. G.L.Karunarathne Senior Educationist, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Mr. G.P.H.Jagath Kumara Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Mrs. M.Nilmini .P. Peries Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Mr. S.Rajendram Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Mr. C. Sudeson Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Miss. K.K.V.S.Kankanamge Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

Mr. P. Vijai Kumar Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mathematics,


National Institute of Education.

VII
External Resource Persons

Mrs.W.M.B.J. Wijesekara Retired Director (Mathematics)

Mr. J.M.L. Laxman Retired Lecturer

Mr. D.L. Batugahage Retired Lecturer

Mr. Samantha Lalith Thilakarathne Retired Master Teacher

Mr. N.G.Seneviratne Retired Master Teacher

Mr. Y.V.R. Vitharama Retired Master Teacher

Mr. R.P.D. Jayasingha Master Teacher,


Zonal Eduction Office, Dehiowita.

Mr. Jayampath Lokumudali Teacher Service,


Janadhipathi Vidyalaya, Maharagama.

Mrs. G.H.S.Ranjanie de Siva Teacher Service,


Ananda Vidyalaya, Colombo 10.

Mr. M.G.K. Mapatuna Teacher Service,


B/Sri Dammananda MahaVidyalaya, Haputale

Mrs. A.V.A. Athukorala Teacher Service,


Walihelathanna Kanishta Vidyalaya, Yatitatonta.

Mr. G.U. Dilshan Kumara Teacher Service,


Gonagala Maha Vidyalaya, Ruwanwella.

Mr. M. Chandrasiri Teacher Service,


Nakkawita KanishtaVidyalaya, Deraniyagala.

Mr. N. Ragunathan Retired Master Teacher

Mr. M.S.M. Rafeethu Retired Master Teacher

Mr. S. Gajendran Teacher Service,


Aththiysar Hindu Vidyalaya, Neerveli.

Mr. J.C.Peters Teacher Service,


St. Mary Vidyalaya, Batticalo
Mr. K. Ravithiran Retired Principal

VIII
Typesetting : Mr. N.G.Seneviratne,
Retired Master Teacher

Translation in to English : Mr. Munasingha


Retired Senior Project Officer

Cover : A.D.Anusha Tharanganie,


National Institute of Education.

Printing Tecnology & Management : W.M.U.Wjesooriya


Director (Acting)
Department of Printing & Publication
National Institute of Education.

Assistant Staff : Mr. S.Hettiarachchi,


Department of Mathematics,
National Institute of Education.

Mrs.K.Nelika Senani,
Department of Mathematics,
National Institute of Education.

Mr.R.M. Rupasingha,
Department of Mathematics,
National Institute of Education.

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Contents

Page
1 Mathematics Question Paper - 1

1.1 Objectives 01
1.2 Question Paper 06
1.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 17

2 Mathematics Question Paper - 2

2.1 Objectives 29
2.2 Question Paper 34
2.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 45

3 Mathematics Question Paper - 3

3.1 Objectives 60
3.2 Question Paper 62
3.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 76

4 Mathematics Question Paper- 4

4.1 Objectives 86
4.2 Question Paper 92
4.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 103

5 Mathematics Question Paper- 5

5.1 Objectives 114


5.2 Question Paper 119
5.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 130

6 Mathematics Question Paper - 6

6.1 Objectives 142


6.2 Question Paper 148
6.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 159

7 Mathematics Question Paper - 7

7.1 Objectives 168


7.2 Question Paper 174
7.3 Answers and Marking Scheme 184

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1.1 Objectives
Paper I
Part A

1. Of the numbers given, selects the numbers that do not give a whole number as the square
root.

2. Finds the value of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle when an angle opposite one of the
two equal sides is given.

3. Given the area of a circular lamina in square metres, finds the area of a sector of that lamina of
known central angle.

4. Solves an equation with given algebraic fractions.

5. Finds the total number of balls in a bag when the range in which the number of balls of
different colours lies and the probability of a ball having a given colour are given.

6. Writes a number given in index form in logarithm form.

7. Given one requirement for a quadrilateral to be a parallelogram , writes the other requirement.

8. Finds the value of a named angle of a right-angled triangle and an angle of another triangle
according to given information.

9. Simplifies an expression with algebraic fractions.

10. Given the mid point of a chord of a circle,


(i) writes the relationship between the chord and the line joining the centre of the circle
and the mid point of the chord.
(ii) using that relationship, fills in the blanks of an incomplete statement.

11. Calculates the area of the curved surface of a cylinder when its height and the circumference
of the base circle are given.

12. Finds the values of two unknown entries when two matrices and a relationship are given.

13. Writes the equation of a straight line with given intercept which is parallel to a given straight
line.

14. Given a diagram showing a line drawn through the mid point of one side of a triangle parallel
to another side,which intersects the third side, calculates the length of the given part of
that line and the length of the third side using the data given.

15. Given the number of days required by a group of a people to complete a work and the
number of days worked,
(i) finds the number of man days required to complete the remaining work.

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(ii) finds the number of days required to complete the remaining part by a given number
of men.

16. Solves an inequality of the type ax + b  c and indicates the solution on a number line.

17. Given the diagram of a triangular prism with measurements marked on it and one of its
rectangular faces, draws the other two rectangular faces with measurements.

18. Given the percentage of the tariff and the value of an item, calculates the value of the item after
paying the tariff.

19. Given the diameter of a circle and a diagram of the circle with four connected points on its
circumference, satisfying certain conditions
(i) finds a named angle. (ii) finds another named angle.

20. Calculates the cosine of an angle given its sine.

21. Given a histogram representing the marks scored by a group of students, writes the number of
students scoring marks within a given class interval and the number of students who appeared
for the examination.

22. Given an angle as x of a cyclic quadrilateral, one side of which is the diameter of the
corresponding circle, finds two other named angles in the figure in terms of x.

23. Writes a trinomial quadratic expression as a square and finds the factors of an expression
which is the difference of two squares.

24. According to a given requirement, marks the location of a line using knowledge on loci.

25. Selects correct statements according to the information presented in the given Venn diagram.

Part B

1. Given how a portion of a whole is kept with self and the rest is divided among some others,
(i) calculates the remaining part excepting the part retained by self.
(ii) calculates the portion received by a named person.
(iii) calculates the remaining portion after apportioning to two individuals.
(iv) calculates the extent of the whole when the extent of a portion is given.
(v) calculates the value of a remaining portion when the value of the part separated for
self is given.

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2. When a diagram of a rectangular land with a shaded right angled sector at one end is given,
(i) finds the length of the curved boundary of the shaded part.
(ii) calculates the area of the shaded part.
(iii) finds the area of the remaining portion of land excepting the shaded area.
(iv) draws with measurements on the given diagram, how a right angled-triangular portion
of land which is of area a multiple of the area of the shaded region is separated out
so that the breadth of the rectangle is one boundary.

3. Given the market price of a share of a company and the amount invested in it,
(i) finds the number of shares bought.
(ii) finds the annual dividend income when the annual dividend paid per share is given.
When it is said that all the shares are sold on an occasion when the market price of a share has
gone up,
(iii) finds the capital gain.
(iv) indicates the total income as a percentage of the amount invested.
(v) finds the income if another amount is invested under the same conditions.

4. (a) (i) Describes and writes a named set using a Venn diagram drawn with elements.
(ii) Writes in sets notation, the shaded area of the Venn diagram.
(iii) Writes the number of elements in the intersection of two sets given in the Venn
diagram.

(b) (i) Indicates by a point graph, the sample space that includes the information in relation
to the availability of the bus type when commuting by three types of buses running in
a route.
(ii) Writes the probability of getting buses not belonging to the same type when
commuting back and forth.

5. (i) Fills in the blanks in the frequency column and the cumulative frequency column in the
given table.
(ii) Writes the class interval to which the highest frequency of the given frequency
distribution belong.
(iii) Draws the cumulative frequency curve of the given frequency distribution on the two
axes given.
(iv) Calculates the minimum amount that may have been collected from all the students in the
given frequency distribution.

Paper II

1. Given the loan amount that has to be paid within a stipulated period of time under a given annual
interest rate,
(i) calculates the total interest required to be paid during the given period.
(ii) calculates the monthly instalment with interest.
(iii) finds the monthly income received if the loan obtained is deposited at a given monthly
interest rate.
(iv) point outs with reasons whether by the end of the due period of the loan, the income
from the deposited sum exceeds the loan obtained.

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2. (a) (i) Completes an incomplete table comprising of values corresponding to the values of x
satisfying a function of the type y  ( x  a )( x  b) where a and b are integers.
(ii) Using the above table, draws the graph of the function within the given range calibrating
the axes according to a suitable scale.
(b) Using the above graph,
(i) writes the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(ii) finds the roots of the equation y = 0.
(iii) writes the value interval of x where y  0

(c) Decides the equation of the quadratic function y of which the coefficient of x2 is 1, when
the roots of the equation y = 0 are given.

3. (a) (i) Develops a pair of simultaneous equations using the information given.
(ii) Calculates the values of the two unknowns solving the pair of simultaneous equations.
(iii) Decides how an amount of money should be handled according to given information.

(b) (i) Solves the given quadratic equation using the formula or any other method and
shows that the solution is a given expression.
(ii) Finds the value of the positive root by substituting the given value.

4. (i) Simplifies an algebraic expression containing the square of a binomial expression.


(ii) Factorises an expression of the type ax2 + bx + c.
(iii) Subtracts two algebraic fractions with unequal algebraic expressions in the denominator.
(iv) Indicates given information by a matrix and writes its order.

5. (a) (i) Marks the given information in a diagram when the distance between a tower and a
tree and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the top of the tree are
given.
(ii) Calculates the height of the tower to two decimal places using trigonometric tables.

(b) Given a table containing the distance traveled by a moving object and the time taken.
(i) draws the distance-time graph to illustrate the motion of the object.
(ii) shows that a given relationship between the speed of the object during the first
and last six seconds is true.

6. (i) Writes the modal class of a given frequency distribution.


.
(ii) Decides on the truth or falsehood of the prediction made in relation to an event using the
mean found.

7. (a) (i) Using the information given, writes the first three terms of a progression of numbers
and decides what progression it is.
(ii) Calculates which term of the progression a given value is.
(ii) Explains with reasons whether a given target can be achieved.

(b) Finds the sum of an initial number of terms of a given geometric progression.

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8. In a right angled triangle, when the point at which a perpendicular drawn to the mid point of one
side meets another side is given
(i) draws a diagram to show the given information and shows that a named triangle is an
isosceles triangle.
(ii) verifies a given rider.

9. Given a diagram with a diameter of a circle, a cyclic quadrilateral of which that diameter is a
diagonal, and a tangent drawn to the circle from a terminal point of the diameter,
(i) finds the value of the angle subtended by an arc on the centre when the value of the
angle subtended by that arc on the circle is given.
(ii) writes correctly the relevant theorem for two angles in the same named sector in the
diagram to be equal.
(iii) gives reasons for a given angle to have a given value.
(iv) presents reasons for a named triangle in the diagram to be an equilateral triangle.
(v) presents reasons for two lines in the given diagram to be parallel or not.

10. (i) Constructs a triangle when the lengths of two sides and the included angle of those two
sides are given.
(ii) Constructs the locus of a point equidistant from the two vertices of the triangle.
(iii) Constructs the circle that touches the terminal point of a side of the triangle and passes
through another vertex of the triangle.
(iv) Measures and writes the radius of that circle.
(v) Marks a point that is equidistant from two vertices of the triangle and is at a given
distance from the two points.
(vi) Given the length of a side, constructs the rhombus in which the diagonal is a named
side of the constructed triangle.

11. (a) Shows that the number of spheres of given radius that can be made without wasting
metal by melting the metal rod of given length and uniform cross section radius which
is given in algebraic form, is equal to a given expression.
a2b
(b) Calculates the value of an expression of type using the logarithms tables where a,b
c
are numbers between 0 and 10and c ia less than 30, and gives the answer to two
nearest decimal places.

12. (a) (i) Completes an incomplete Venn diagram with three intersecting sets using given
information.
(ii) Finds the number of elements belonging to an area in the Venn diagram described in
words.
(iii) Calculates the number of elements belonging to a named area.

(b)(i) Represents two events obtained from a selection test with relevant probabilities in a
tree diagram.
(ii) Finds the probability of an event represented by the tree diagram.
(iii) Finds the number of personnel relevant to a named event given the number of
individuals facing an examination.

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1.2 Paper
Mathematics I - Part A

Answer all the questions in this paper itsef.

1. From the following, select and write the numbers which do not give a whole number as the
square root.
4, 16, 10, 9, 12

2. Find the value of x according to the data in the figure. A


x

0
B 50 C

3. The area of a circular lamina is 44 m2.What is the area of a sector cut from it with an angle of
900 at the centre?

x 1
4. Solve  2.
5

5. A bag contains between 10 and 20 identical balls of different colours including red. When a
3
ball is randomly taken from it, its probability of being a red ball is . How many balls were in
7
the bag?

6. 53 = 125. Write this in logarithm form.

7. Write a requirement for the quadrilateral shown in the diagram to be a parallelogram.


D C

A B

8. Find the values of x and y using the information given in the diagram.

480 x0 y0

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x x
9. Simplify  y   4y .
4 2

10. AB is a chord of the circle of centre O shown in the figure. AE = EB.


(i) What is the relationship between OE and AB?
O
(ii) Fill in the blank and complete the following expression.
OB2 = OE2 + ......
A E B

11. The circumference of the base of a right -circular cylinder is 15 cm. Its height is 10 cm. Find
the area of the curved surface of the cylinder.

2 5  1 3 x 7
12. A , B , 2A - B    . Find the values of x and y.
3 0  2 1 4 y 

13. Write the equation of the straight line with intercept 4 which is parallel to the straight line given
by y = 3x - 2.

A 8c
14. In the diagram, AD = 8 cm and AB = 10 cm. As per the m
information given, find the lengths of the sides AC and DE. 10 cm D

B C
E

15. 10 men can complete a work in 6 days. After working for two days, two men didn’t turn up
for work.
(i) How many man days of work are left after two days?
(ii) How many days will be taken by 8 men to complete the rest of the work by 8 men?

16. Solve the inequality 3x  2  8 and indicate the solution on the following number line.

x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

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17. One rectangular face of the prism given in the diagram


has been drawn. Draw with measurements,the
other two rectangular faces. 5 cm
3 cm m
8 c 3 cm
4 cm
8 cm

18. A 12% tariff is charged for an item. Find the value of an item worth Rs. 18 000 after paying
tariff.

19. PR is a diameter of the circle of centre O shown in the figure. S


Point Q is located on the circle. PQ = QR.
ˆ ?
(i) What is the value of PQR
O
ˆ ?
(ii) What is the value of PSQ R
P

Q
A
12
20. Find the value of cos  if sin θ = .
13


B C

21. A histogram drawn to represent the marks scored by several students in a mathematics test is
shown in the diagram.
(i) How many students have scored marks between 10 and 30 ?
(ii) What is the total number of students who appeared for the test?
Number of
staudents

15

10

0 10 20 30 40 50 Marks

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22. Points C and D are located on the circle shown in the figure where A

 = x0 , write the magnitude of each of the


AB is a diameter. If CDB
following angles in terms of x0 . O
C
ˆ
(i) CAB
ˆ x0
(ii) CBA D B

23. (i) Write the expression x2 + 2ax + a2 as a perfect square.


(ii) Using it, factorise x2 + 2ax + a2 - 9.

24. A row of ornamental plants should be placed at an equal distance A


from the two walls AB and BC depicted in the figure.Using the
knowledge on loci, draw in the figure how this row of plants should
be placed.

B C

25.  correct
According to the information given in the Venn diagram, place a tick (  ) against each
statement.
A
A  B=B
2 5 3 1
A  B=A 7 B
A  B=B 6
A  B=A

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Part B
Answer all the questions in this paper itself.

1
1. A father reserved th of a land for himself and divided the remaining portion among his children
5
1
such that his son received of this portion and the rest was divided equally among the three
2
daughters.
(i) What fraction of the total land is the extent of land divided among the children?

(ii) What fraction of the total land was received by the son?

(iii) What fraction of the total land is left to be divided among the three daughters?

(iv) If one daughter received 30 ha, find the area of the total land.

(v) If the value of the part kept by the father was Rs. 4.5 million, what is the value of the
part received by a daughter?

2. ABCD is a rectangular plot of land owned by A


7m
B
Saman. The leafy vegetable ‘gotukola’ has been 7m
grown in the shaded area which is a sector of radius
7m. (Take   22 7 ) 14 m

(i) Find the length of the curved boundary


of the section where gotukola has been
grown. D 20 m C

(ii) What is the area of the section in which


gotukola has been grown?

(iii) What is the area of the remaining part of the land where gotukola is not grown?

(iv) Saman plans to separate out a right-angled triangular plot of land so that its area is three
times the gotukola grown area. If BC is to be one of its boundaries and the other
boundary is to lie on DC,sketch the plot of land that can be separated out
with measurements on the diagram given.

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3. A man invested Rs. 50 000 to buy shares when the market price of a shsare of ‘Lanka’ company
became Rs. 10.
(i) How many shares did he buy?

(ii) If an annual dividend of Rs. 2 is paid for a share, find his annual income from
dividends.

When the market price of a share of ‘Lanka’ company became Rs. 14 the man sells all his
shares.
(iii) Find his capital gain.

(iv) If he sold all his shares for the aforesaid market price after receiving the annual dividend,
indicate the sum of his dividend income and capital gain as a percentage of the
invested amount.

(v) If an investor receives the above dividends and capital gain, what is the total income he
gets at the end of the year if Rs. 100 000 is invested?

4. (a) Answer the questions asked on the Venn diagram given below.

(i) Describe set P in words.
P = { .........................................} P 3 6 2 4
9 12 8 Q
(ii) Indicate the shaded area in set notation. 10
...............................................................

(iii) Fill in the blank. n ( P  Q)  ......................

(b) A,B and C are three types of buses running on a particular route. A passenger has an equal
chance of travelling in these three types of buses.

(i) Indicate on the grid the sample space of the type of bus
a man will travel on during his departure and return.
return
C
(ii) Mark on the grid the event of the passenger getting buses
not belonging to the same type during the departure and B
return journeys and find its probability.
A

A B C
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5. Details of the donations made by grade 10 students for a pirith chanting ceremony at school
are given below.( If x belongs to the class interval 0 - 20, then 0  x  20 .

Class interval Frequency Cumulative frequency


(Donation) (Number of students)
0 - 20 8 8
20 - 40 12 20
40 - 60 15 ......
60 - 80 10 ......
80 - 100 ..... 50

(i) Complete the above table.

(ii) Write the class interval to which the donation made by the highest number of students
belong.

(iii) Draw the cumulative frequency graph on the given axes.

(iv) If money was collected like this, what is the minimum amount of money that may have
been collected from all the students?

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Answer 10 questions selecting five questions from part A and five questions from part B
• Every question is worth 10 marks.
• The volume of a right circular cylinder of base radius r and height h is  r 2 h .
• The volume of a sphere of radius r is 43  r 3 .
Part A
Answer five questions only

1. A sum of Rs. 360 000 is obtained from a financial institution at an annual simple interest rate of
12% under the agreement of paying off the loan within a period of 3 years.

(i) What is the total interest that should be paid in 3 years?


(ii) If the instalments are paid equally and monthly, find the monthly instalment with the
interest.
(iii) What is the monthly income received if the loan amount is deposited in another
institution at a monthly interest rate of 2%?
(iv) By the end of the loan period, will the income received from the deposit exceed the
loan amount? Give reasons for your answer.

2. (a) An incomplete table which gives values of y corresponding to some of the x values of the
function y = (x + 2)(x - 1) is indicated below.

x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y 10 4 0 -2 -2 .... 4 10

(i) Complete the blank in the table.


(ii) Draw the graph of the function within the range given, selecting a suitable scale.

(b) Using the graph,


(i) write the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(ii) find the roots of the equation y = 0.
(iii) write the range of value of x where y  0 .

(c) Write the equation of the quadratic function y of which the roots of the equation y = 0
are -1 and 3 and the coefficient of x2 is 1.

3. (a) The price of a guava (pera) fruit is greater than the price of an orange by Rs.15. Price of
two oranges and a guava fruit is Rs. 165.

(i) Construct a pair of simultaneous equations using this information.


(ii) Find separately, the price of an orange and the price of a guava fruit.
(iii) Sunil has Rs. 230. Find the number of each type of fruit he can buy separately
without leaving any balance.

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(b) (i) Solve the quadratic equation 3 x 2  4 x  2  0 by using the formula or by any other
2  10
method and show that its roots are x  .
3
(ii) Find the value of the root x > 0 taking 10 as 3.16.

4. (a) (i) Simplify ( x  1) 2  5( x  1)  4 .


(ii) Factorise 3x 2  11x  10 .
1 2
(b) (i) Simplify x  1  3( x  1) .
(ii) Two parcels contain wood apple and beli fruits. First parcel contains 3 wood apples
and 5 beli fruits. Second parcel contains 4 wood apples and 4 beli fruits. Indicate this
information by a matrix and write the order of the matrix. D

5. (a) The diagram shows a tree AB 4.5 m tall and a tower


located 50 m away from it on a horozontal plane. B
The angle of elevation of D from B is 420 .
(i) Copy the diagram and include the above information in it.
(ii) Calculate the height of the tower correctly to two A C
decimal places using trigonometric tables.

(b) The following table presents the distance traveled by a moving object and the time taken
for it. Distance
90
Time (second) 2 4 6 8 10 12 80
70
Distance(metres) 10 20 30 50 70 90 60
50
(i) Draw the given axes on the answer script and 40
30
on it draw a distance-time graph to show the
20
motion of the object. 10
(ii) Show that the speed of the object in the final 0
6 seconds is twice its speed in the initial 2 4 6 8 10 12 Time
6 seconds.

6. The following frequency distribution indicates the amount of rice soldby a sales outlet on each
day during 30 days of a month. Amount of rice sold Number of
in a day (kg) days (f)
(i) What is the modal class of this distribution?
0-8 1
(ii) As there are 2 500 kg of rice in the store,the merchant 8 - 16 2
assumes that the rice is enough for the period of three 16 - 24 6
months (90 days) to come. On the basis of the mean 24 - 32 10
of the amount of rice sold per day, decide with reasons 32 - 40 5
whether the assumption of the merchant is acceptable or 40 - 48 4
not.

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Part B

7. (a) On January 1st , Tanushi deposited Rs. 25 in her till with the idea that every month she
will deposite Rs.10 more than the amount she did in the previous month.

(i) Write the amounts of money Tanushi deposited in the first three months in the
respective order. What type of progression is it?
(ii) In which month does Tanushi deposit Rs. 195?
(iii) Tanushi’s target is to collect Rs. 3 000 in two years. Explain giving reasons
whether Tanushi can achieve her target?

(b) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression 2, 4, 8, .............

8. In the triangle ADC, A is a right angle. E is the mid point of AC. The perpendicular drawn to AC
at E meets DC at B.

(i) Draw a diagram to indicate the above information and show that BAD is an isosceles
triangle.
(ii) Show that AC2 +AD2 = 4AB2.

9. The tangent drawn to the circle of centre O at B is PE. E

C
D O
(i) ˆ if ADB
Find the value of AOB ˆ  300 . Give reasons. 30 0
B
(ii) ˆ
Write the theorem for the equality ADB=ACB ˆ .

(iii) ˆ
Give reasons for ABP=30 0
.
A P
(iv) Show that AOB is an equilateral triangle.
(v) A student says that the lines AB and DC are parallel. Explain with reasons whether you
agree or not with this statement.

10. (i) Construct the triangle in which BC = 7.8 cm, BA = 6.4 cm and ABC ˆ  600 .
(ii) Construct the locus of a point equidistant from the points A and B.
(iii) Construct the circle which touches AC at A and passes through the point B.
(iv) Measure and write the radius of that circle.
(v) Mark point P which is 6 cm away from both points A and B.
(vi) Construct the rhombus whose side length is 6 cm and of which AB is a diagonal .

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11.(a) Show that the number of solid spheres of radius 2r that can be made by melting a 2.24 m
21
long uniform cylindrical solid metal rod of radius r cm is .
r

(3.275) 2  0.654
(b) Simplify using the logarithms table and give the answer correct to two
26.52
decimal places.

12.(a) To recruit personnel to the teacher’s service, health service and administrative service, an
examination is held under three sections A, B. and C. The candidates should pass A for the
teachers’ service , B for the health service and C for the administrative service.The number
who sat the examination was 460. 100 passed A and C . 90 passed B and C. 50 passed
only A and B.

passed 230
90 passed health
teachers
30 service (B)
service (A)
passed administrative
20
service(C)

(i) Copy the Venn diagram and complete it with the given information.
(ii) How many have passed both the teachers’ service and the health service parts ?
(iii) How many have passed only the adminstrative service part from the three sections?

(b) When issuing a driving licence, first a written test is held and a practical test is held for those
who pass the written test. Those who qualify from both are given the licence. The
3 3
probability of a candidate passing the written test is and passing the practical test is .
5 4

(i) Draw a tree diagram indicating the probabilities of passing and failing the two tests.
(ii) Find the probability of a candidate passing both the written and practical tests.
(iii) If 500 sit the written test, how many would be expected to get the driving licence?

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1.3 Answers and the Marking Scheme


Mathematics - I -Part A

^1& 10" 12 --  ^15& 10  6  10  2  40 ''''' 01


40
^2& x = 1800 - 1000 ''''' 01  5days ''''' 01 -- 
x = 800 ''''' 01 --  8

^16& x  2 ''''''' 01
90
^3&  44 ''''' 01
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
360
11m2 ''''' 01 --  Number line''''' 01 -- 
8 cm
^4& x=9 --  ^17& ''''' 01
4 cm
x + 1 = 10 ''''' 01
8 cm
5 cm ''''' 01 -- 
^5& 14 -- 
112
^6& log5 125 = 3 --  ^18&  18 000 ''''' 01
100
(7) AB = DC or AD//BC --  Rs. 20 160 ''''' 01 -- 

^8& x = 960 ''''' 01 ^19& ˆ  900 '''' 01


PQR
y = 420 ''''' 01 --  ˆ  450 ''''' 01 -- 
PSQ

3x
^9&  3 y --  or 5
4 ^20& cos  = -- 
13
x  BC = 5 cm ''''' 01
3  y  -- 
 4 
^21& (i) 20 '''' 01
^10& (i) OE  AB '''' 01 (ii) 45 ''''' 01 -- 
(ii) OB2 =OE 2 +EB2 ''''' 01 -- 
^22& (i) 1800 - x0 ''''' 01
(ii) x0 - 900 ''''' 01 -- 
^11& 15  10 '''' 01
(23) (x +a)2 ''''' 01
150cm 2 ''''' 01 --  (x + a + 3)(x + a - 3)''''' 01 -- 
A
^12& x3 ''''''01 (24) D
y = -1 ''''' 01 --  -- 

^13& Gradient 3 ''''' 01 


y = 3x + 4 ''''' 01 --  B C

AB = B 
^14& AC = 16 cm ''''' 01 (25)
AB = A -- 
DE = 5 cm ''''' 01 --  AB = B
AB = A 

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Mathematics - I Part B
1 4
(1) (a) (i) Fraction of the land divided among the children = 1  ---
5 5

1 4 2
(ii) Fraction of the land received by the son = of  ---+
2 5 5

4 2 2
(iii)Fraction of the land received by the three daughters = 5  5  5 ---
 
1 2 2
(iv)Fraction of the land received by a daughter = of 
3 5 15
2
  30 ---
15
15
Area of the total land = 30   225ha ---
2
(v) Value of the part received by a daughter
1
5
= 4.5 million ---
1
15
= 1.5 million ---

2
= 3 million --- 
15

1
(2) (i) Length of the curved boundry =  2 r
4
1 22
}  2   7m ---
4 7
} 11 m ---

1
(ii) Gotukola grown area =  r 2
4
1 22
}   7m  7m ---
4 7
} 38.5m2 ---
(iii) Area of the whole land = 20 m  14 m = 280 m2 ---
Area of the remaining part = 280 m2 -38.5 m2 = 241.5m2 ---

(iv) Three times the grown area = 3  38.5 m2 = 115.5 m2 ---


1
Area of the triangular plot of land = BC  x
2
1
 BC  x  115.5
2

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1
14  x  115.5 ---
2
 x  16.5 m ---
A B

14 m
---

D 16.5 m C 

50 000
^3& (i)  5 000 --- 
10

(ii) 5 000 x 2 } 10 000 --- 

(iii) 4 x 5 000 } 20 000 --- 

(iv) Dividend income = 5 000 x 2 Rs. 10 000


Capital gain = 4 x 5 000 = Rs. 20 000 ---
Dividend income and capital gain = 10 000  20 0000 ---
= Rs.30 000 ---
30 000
As a percentage of invested amount =  100% = 60% ---
50 000

(v) Total income by investing Rs. 100 000 = 100 000  60 000
= Rs. 160 000 ---  

(4) (a) (i) P = { Multiples of 3 less than 13 } ---


(ii) PQ /
--- 
(iii) n ( PQ) = 2 --- 

(b) (i) Return


C

B --- 
A

A B C Departure
(ii)
Return
C

B
---
A

A B C Departure

6 2
or ---  
9 3

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^5& (i)
Class interval Frequency Cumulative frequency
(Donation) (Number of students)
0 - 20 8 8
20 - 40 12 20
40 - 60 15 .....35 ---
60 - 80 10 .....45 ---
80 - 100 .....5 50 ---

(ii) 40-60 --- 

(iii)
Cumulative
frequency

50

40
Axes ---
30 Points ---
Curve ---
20 Connecting curve to 0 ---

10

0 20 40 60 80 100
Class interval

(iv) (0  8)  (20  12)  (40  15)  (60  10)  (80  5) } 1840 --- 

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Mathematics II
Question No. Answer Marks Other

12
1 (i) 360 000  3 1
100
= Rs. 129 600 1 2
(ii) 129 600 +360 000 1
= Rs.489 600 1
489 600
= 1
36
= Rs.13 600 1 4

2
(iv) 360 000  1
100
= Rs. 7 200 1 2
(v) 7 200  36 = 259 200, 1
360 000 > 259 200
Loan not exceeding the income 1 2

10

Question No. Answer Marks Other

2 (a) (i) obtain 0 1 1

(ii) Calibrating axes / Marking the points 1+1


Drawing the curve 1 3 4

1
(b) (i) x 1
2
(ii) x = -2 and x = 1 2
(iii) -2 < x <1 2 5 5

(c) y = (x + 1)(x - 3) 1 1 1

10

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

3 ^a& (i) If price of an orange is x and the price of a guava fruit is y


x + 15 = y
2x + y = 165 2 2
(ii) x-y = -15 --- (i)
2x + y = 165 ---(2)
(1) + (2) 3x = 150 1
x = 50 1
y = 65 1
Price of an orange = Rs 50 1 4
Price of a guava fruit = Rs. 65
(iii) 50  2  65  2  230
Number of guavas is 2
and the number of oranges is 2 for Rs. 230 1 1 7

4  16  4  3  2
(b) (i) x= 1
23
4  2 10 2  10
x=  1
6 3
2  3.16
(ii)  1.72 1 3 3 10
3

Question No. Answer Marks Other

(4) (a) (i) x2 + 2x + 1 + 5x + 5 +4 2


x2 + 7x +10 1 3

(ii) 3x2 + 11x +10


(x + 2)(3x + 5) 2 2 5

3( x  1)  2( x  1) 3x  3  2 x  2
(b) (i)  2
( x  1)3( x  1) ( x  1)3( x  1)
x5
1 3
3( x  1)( x  1)

3 5
(ii)   1
4 4
Order of the matrix = 2  2 1 2 5

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D
^5& (a) (i)

B 420
M
4.5 m
A C
50 m
To mark 4.5 m and 50 m 1
To mark the angle of elevation 1 2

(ii) From triangle BDM


DM
tan420  1
BM
DM
0.9009  1
50
45.05 1

Height of the tower = (45.05  4.5)  49.55 m 1 4 6


(b) (i) Distance
90 for first 3 points 1
80
70 for last 3 points 1 2
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2 4 6 8 10 12 Time

30  10 20
(ii) Speed in initial 6 seconds=   5ms 1
62 4
90  30 60
Speed in final 6 seconds =   10ms1 1
12  6 6
Speed in final 6 seconds is twice the speed
in initial 6seconds. (10  5  2) 1 2 4 10

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

Amount of rice No. of Mid Deviation fd


(6) sold in a day days value (d)
(kg) (f) (x)
0-8 1 4 -24 -24
8 - 16 2 12 -16 -32
16 - 24 6 20 -8 -48
24 - 32 10 28 0 0
32 - 40 5 36 +8 +40
40 - 48 4 44 +16 +64
48 - 56 2 52 +24 +48
30 -104
+152

 fd  48
(i) Modal class = 24 - 32 1 1

(ii) Column of mid values 1


Column of deviations 1
Column of fd 1
 fd  48 1

Mean = 28 
 fd 1
30
48
} 28 
30
} 29'6 1
Mean = 30 kg 1 
(iii) Amount expected to be sold in 90 days
= 30  90 kg = 2700 kg 1
2700 > 2500
His assumption is not acceptable.
2
10
2500 kg is not enough. 1

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

(7) (a) (i) 25, 35, 45, ........arithmetic progression. 1 1


(ii) Tn = a + (n - 1)d
195 = 25 + (n - 1)10 1
170 = (n - 1) 10
n = 18 1 2

n
(iii) Sn  (2a  ( n  1) d) 1
2
24
S 24  2  25  (24  1)10 1
2
= 12(50  230)
= 12 × 280 = 3360 1

3000<3360
Thanushi can achieve her target. 1 4 7

a(r n  1)
(b) Sn  1
(r  1)

2(210  1)

2 1
 2 1 023  2 046 2 3 10

Question No. Answer Marks Other

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D
(8) (i) ' 2
B

A C
In the triangles ABE and BEC E
AE = EC (given)
  BEC
AEB  (given)
BE = BE (common)
 AEB  BEC (S.A.S)
ˆ ˆ (corresponding angles of congruent triangles)
EBA=EBC
ˆ ˆ
EBA=BAD (EB//AD, alternate angle)
ˆ = ADB
EBC ˆ (EB//AD, corresponding angle)
ˆ
 BAD=ADB ˆ
 BA = BD
 BAD is an isosceles triangle. 5  7

(ii) Applying Pythagoras' theorem to ACD


AC2 + AD2 = CD2
AC2 + AD2 = (DB + BC)2
AC2 + AD2 = (2BC)2 (BD = BC )
AC2 + AD2 = 4AB2 (AB =
BC ) 3 3 3
10
Question No. Answer Marks Other
(9) (i) ˆ  600
AOB 1
(angle subtended at centre = 2×angle subtended on circcumferencce) 1 2

(ii) Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal. 1 1


(iii) Angle between tangent and chord is equal to the
angle in the alternate segment. 2 2

(iv) ˆ ˆ = 600
OAB=OBA
 OA= OB = AB 2 2
 OAB is an equilateral triangle.
ˆ  600 ^OAB is an equilateral triangle.&
(v) OBA
ˆ = 600 (angles of the same segment)
DCA 1
ˆ  600
OAB
ˆ  CAB
DCA ˆ 1

DC and AB are not parallel.


do not agree 1 3

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(ii) Perpendicular bisector of AB 1 1


(iii) Perpendicular at A to AC 1
Mark the centre 1
Drawing the circle correctly 1 3

(iv) Radius of the circle 1 1

(v) Marking the point P 1 1

(vi) Completing the Rhombus APBQ . 1 1

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(11) (a) Volume of the rod = r h  r  224cm 2
2 2 3

= 224r 2 cm 3
4 3
Volume of a sphere = 2r  1
3
224 r 2 3
Number of spheres made =  1
 .8r 3 4
28  3 21
=  1 5 5
r4 r

2
A
3.275  0.654
(b)
26.52
lg A  2 lg 3.275  lg 0.654  lg 26.52 1
_
 2  0.5152  1.8156  1.4235 1
_
= 1.0304 + 1.8156 - 1.4235 1
_
= 0.8460 - 1.4235 = 1.4225 1
_
Antilog 1.4225 = 0.2645 1 5 5

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 n()  460
passed health service (B)
passed teachers 50 230
90
service (A) 30
70 60 passed administrative
20 50 service (C)

Question No. Answer Marks Other

(12)(a) (i) Completing the Venn diagram with details 1 1

(ii) .Passed both teacher and health service parts = 80 2 2

(iii) Passed only the administrative part = 50 2 2 5

(b) (i) Tree diagram with details 2 2

pass
3 practical
4 test
pass
written 1 fail
3
test 4 practical
5
test
2
fail
3 3 59
(ii)   written 1 1
5 4 20 test
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2.1 Objectives
Paper I

1. Given the circumference of a circle, finds the arc length of a semicircle of the same radius.

2. Identifies between which two closest whole numbers lies the square root of a number which is
not a square of a whole number.

3. Factorises the given difference of two squares.

4. States a requirement for a given quadrilateral in which two opposite sides are marked as
equal , to be a parallelogram.

5. Finds a task in man days given the number of men and number of days required for the task.

6. Writes with elements a set given in set generation form.

7. Given the value of one angle of a pair of angles in the same sector of a circle, writes the value
of the other angle.

8. Given the coordinates of a point on a straight line drawn on a Cartesian plane and passing
through the origin, writes the gradient of that line.

9. Factorises the given trinomial quadratic expression.

10. Of three triangles given with information , selects and names the pair of congruent triangles.

11. Solves an inequality of the form ax + b< c ; a, b, c    and writes the positive whole number
solutions.

12. Simplifies by division two given algebraic fractions which contain algebraic terms in the
denominator and the numerator.

13. Finds the radius of the base of a cylinder made from a rectangular paper of given length and
width.

14. Solves a problem that includes subtraction and multiplication of fractions.

15. Writes the relationship between two given lines in a given geometrical diagram containing a
diameter and a chord of a circle.

16. Indicates by a sketch the locus of a point which subtends a right angle on one side of a given
straight line.

17. Finds the value of angle x, given that one angle of a right-angled triangle is x and given a
diagram which contains an isosceles triangle with interior angle x within the right-angled
triangle.

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18. (i) Finds the volume of a prism given its cross sectional area and length.
(ii) Calculates the length of the side of a cube whose volume is equal to the volume of the
prism.

19. Given the angle subtended on a circle by an arc, calculates the angle subtended by that arc at
the centre and the value of an angle contained in the triangle formed by joining the two ends of
the arc and the centre.

20. Given the property value and the rates percentage of a house, calculates the annual rates
charged for the house.

21. Names two types of quadrilaterals in which the diagonals bisect perpendicularly.

22. Given the probability of the germination of seeds in two seed samples, finds the probability of
both the seeds germinating when a seed from each sample is taken and planted.

23. Finds the value of a + b without solving a pair of simultaneous equations given in the form
ma + nb = c where m, n, c are positive integers.

24. Given the quantity of water (in litres) flowing through a tube within a given period (in minutes),
calculate the rate of flow of water in litres per second.

25. (i) Using the data given, calculates the central angle of a named sector of a pie chart.
(ii) Given the quantity represented by one sector, calculates the quantity represented by
another sector.

Paper I - Part B

1. Given the amount invested to buy shares and the market price of a share,
(i) finds the number of shares that can be bought.
(ii) calculates the annual income given the annual dividend paid for a share.
(iii) finds by how much the income received if the amount invested to buy shares was
invested in a fixed deposit under a given annual interest rate is greater than the
income from dividends.
(iv) finds the dividend paid for a share in the second year given that the income from
dividends in the second year was increased by a given percentage.

2. Given a diagram of a semi circle and a triangle contained in a rectangle and the length and
breadth of the rectangle,
(i) finds the perimeter of the semi circle.
(ii) finds the area of the semi circle.
(iii) writes the ratio between the areas of the semi circle and the triangle and
indicates it in the simplest form.
(iv) draws with measurements how a rectangular portion with an area equal to that of the
triangle can be attached a new.

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3. Given the pension gratuity of a person, the fraction of it he deposited in a bank and the amount
allocated for charity,
(i) finds the amount deposited in the bank.
(ii) calculates the interest he draws for two years given the compound interest rate
(iii) finds the amount remaining after depositing in the bank and using for charity
(iv) calculates the amount received by the wife given how the rest is divided between
the wife and the daughter.

4. (a) Using the information given by a Venn diagram of two intersecting sets,
(i) finds the number of elements belonging to the intersection set.
(ii) describes the shaded area in words.
(iii) writes by set notation a named portion of the Venn diagram.

(b) Given a box containing two types of items of equal size and different colours and that
one item is taken out of the box followed by taking another without replacing the first,
(i) marks the sample space of the outcomes in the givrn grid given.
(ii) Using it , finds the probability of getting two items of the same colour.
(iii) Finds the probability of taking items of distinct colours with the first being of a given
colour.

5. Given an incomplete histogram with unequal class intervals of the mass of a group of students ,
(i) finds the number of students whose mass is less than a given mass.
(ii) writes to which class interval a given number of students belong.
(iii) represents in the histogram when the number of students belonging to a class interval
is given.
(iv) finds the total number of students from whom the data were collected.
(v) creates the frequency polygon using the histogram.

Paper II
Part A

1. (a) Given the loan amount, annual interest rate and the equal number of instalments and in
formed that the interest is calculated on the reducing balance,
(i) finds the instalment of the loan payable monthly.
(ii) calculates the interest for a month unit.
(iii) finds the interest payable for a given number of month units.

(b) Calculates the time taken to repay the loan given the loan amount, annual simple interest
rate and the total amount repayable to settle the loan.

2. (i) Within the given range, draws the graph of a function of the form y = a - (x + b)2 where a
and b are integers.
(ii) Finds the roots of a given quadratic equation using the graph.
(iii) Finds a pair of suitable values for a and b when the roots of the equation a - (x + b)2 = 0
are given.

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3. (a) Given the cube of a binomial expression in the form of a sum


(i) writes the cube of another binomial expression.
(ii) obtains the cube of a number.

(b) (i) Factorises a trinomial quadratic algebraic expression with a given common factor.
(ii) Subtracts two algebraic fractions with related denominators containing algebraic
expressions.

4. (a) Given the base and height of a triangle as algebraic expressions,


(i) writes an algebraic expression for the area of the triangle.
(ii) shows that it satisfies a quadratic equation given in terms of x when a numerical
value is given for the area of that triangle.
(iii) shows that the roots of that equation are given expressions.
(iv) finds the length of a named side of the triangle.

(b) Finds the matrix AB when two matrices A and B are given.

5. Given the diagram of a post erected on a flat, horizontal ground and the way two wires are
tied to two points on the ground from the top of the post so that the post and the wires lie on
the same plane,

(i) includes the given information in the diagram.


(ii) when the length of the two wires and the angle between a wire and the ground are
given, calculates the angle between the remaining wire and the post using the
trigonometric tables.

6. Given a cumulative frequency distribution relating to the time wasted by a person who visits a
site for a certain task daily during a month,
(i) writes the class interval that includes the maximum number of days .
(ii) writes the maximum possible time wasted at that site.
(iii) calculates the mean time wasted at the site using a suitable assumed mean.
(iv) gives reasons as to why the time that may be expected to be wasted at the site within
a certain period is greater than the given number of hours.

Part B

7. (a) (i) Given an algebraic expression for the nth term of an arithmetical progression, writes
the first three terms of that progression and from it finds the first term and the
common difference.
(ii) Finds which term a given value is.
(iii) Finds the sum of the given initial number of terms in the progression.

(b) (i) Shows that the terms of a given event are in a geometric progression.
(ii) Finds the value of a given term using given information.
(iii) When the last term is given, shows that the number of terms in the progression is
equal to a given number.

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8. (a) Writes a named theorem.


(b) Proves a given rider when the following are given for a named parallelogram.
• The point of intersection of the line drawn though a vertex parallel to a diagonal, and a
produced side.
• The point of intersection of the line joining the intersection point described in above
to a vertex of the parallelogram, and a side of the parallelogram.
• The intersection point of the diagonals.

9. (i) Constructs a triangle when the lengths of two sides and an angle are given.
(ii) Extends a side of it and marks a point on it at a given distance.
(iii) Constructs the circle touching the point marked and a side of the triangle and names
its centre.
(iii) Measures and writes the radius of that circle.
(iv) Writes the relationship between the two given sides and presents reasons for it.

10. (a) Given that a right circular cone of known base radius and height is immersed in water, in
a cylindrical tank of known height which is half filled, writes the base radius of the tank
in terms of the base radius of the cone.

a2 b
(b) Using the logarithms table, finds the value of an expression of the type to the first
c
decimal place.

11. Given a circle of known radius and a diagram of that circle with a cyclic quadrilateral in it,
(i) when the length of a side of that cyclic quadrilateral is given, calculates the
perpendicular distance to that side from the centre.
(ii) when the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is given, finds the value of the angle
which is subtended on the remaining part of the circle.
(iii) finds the angle of the quadrilateral given that two angles are equal.
(iv) writes the relationship between the two tangents drawn to the circle from the terminal
points of a chord and the theorem on which it is based.

12. (a) Given an incomplete Venn diagram of three intersecting sets to give information about the
number of students sitting an examinations with three subjects and the number of
students passing one, two or three subjects from it,
(i) includes given information in the Venn diagram.
(ii) finds the number of students who passed in only one named subject.
(iii) finds the number of students who passed in at least one of two subjects.

(b) Given the probability of the germinating of two types of seeds


(i) draws a tree diagram to indicate the events of germination or non-germination
when two seeds randomly selected from each type are planted.
Using the tree diagram
(ii) finds the probability of the germination of both seeds.
(iii) finds the probability of the non-germination of both seeds.

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2.2 Paper
Mathematics I Time: 2 hours
Part A
Answer all the questions in this paper itself.

1. The circumference of a circle is 44 cm. What is the length of the arc of a semicircle of the
same radius in centimetres?

2. Between which two closest whole numbers does the value of 18 lie?

3. Complete by writing the factors in the blanks.

x2 - y2 = (.................)(.....................)

4. In the quadrilateral ABCD, AB = DC. State a requirement A


for it to be a parallelogram. B

D C

5. Four people can complete a certain work in three days. How many man days are spent for
that work?

6. A = { x |1<x<10, x is an odd number}. Write the set A with elements.

7. What is the value of x according to the information given in the diagram?


x
700

8. Find the gradient of the straight line shown on the coordinate plane. y
3
2 (4,2)
1
x
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9. Factorise x2 - x - 20.

10. Of the following triangles, select and write a pair of congruent triangles.
A
Q Y 0 X
0 70
60 0

60

0 60
50 50
C B R P Z

11. Write the positive whole number solutions of the inequality 2x +1< 6.

4 x 2 y 2 2 xy
12. Simplify 
3z 9z

22cm .
13. A cylinder is made from the rectangular paper A B
as shown in the diagram. Find the radius of the
base of the cylinder. (Take p  22 7 ) 10cm 10cm

D C

1 1
14. Of the coconuts plucked from the garden, was reserved for domestic use and of the
3 2
rest was sold. What fraction is the amount sold of the total number of nuts?

A
15. AB is a diameter of a circle of centre O. CB is a chord. The perpendicular
drawn from O to CB is OD. Write a relationship between AC and OD. O

C D B

16. AB is a straight line segment 6 cm long. If C lies on one


ˆ
side of AB so that ACB=90 0
, sketch the locus of C. A B

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17. Of the triangle ABC, B̂ is a right angle. AD = DC B


ˆ
and BAD=40 0
.Find the value of x. D

(x 0 C
A

18. (i) Find the volume of a prism of cross sectional area 10 cm2 and length 12.5 cm.
(ii) Find the length of a side of a cube with the same volume.

19. The centre of the circle given in the diagram is O. Find the value A
of x according to the information given. 70
0

x0 C
B

20. An urban council charges annual rates of 8%.What is the rates that should be paid per
year for a house of assessed value Rs. 60 000 ?

21. Name two types of quadrilaterals in which the diagonals intersect perpendicularly.

22. For two seed samples A and B, the probability of germination is 0.8 and 0.9. Find the
probability of germination of both seeds if one seed of each sample is planted.

23. 2a + b = 4
a + 2b = 2,
Find the value of a + b without solving this pair of simultaneous equations.

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24. 300 litres of water flows through a tube in 5 minutes.What is the rate of flow of water through
the tube in litres per second?

25. The figure shows a pie chart drawn to show the amount of white, yellow and pink flowers in a
basket.
(i) What is the angle at the centre of the sector representing
white flowers? yellow
white
0
x 0
150
(ii) If there were 18 yellow flowers in the basket, how many
white flowers were there? pink

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Part B
Answer the questions in this paper itself.

1. Saman invests Rs. 80 000 to buy shares in a certain company. The market price of a share is
Rs.40.
(i) How many shares can Saman buy?

(ii) If the annual dividend paid for a share is Rs. 4, find the annual income.

(iii) If the amount used to buy shares was deposited for one year in a fixed deposit at an
annual interest rate of 12%, by how much would the income be greater than that from
shares?

(iv) If the dividend income in the second year was greater by 50% than the income in part
(ii) above, find the annual dividend paid for a share in the second year.

2. The diagram shows a wall hanger consisting of a semicircle (A) and a triangle (B) in a rectangle
14 cm
^

Q R ^
PQRS. PQ = 21 cm and QR = 14 cm. (Take   22 ) 7
A
(i) What is the perimetwr of the semicircle A? 14cm

(ii) Find the area of the semicircle A.


7cm B

P S

(iii) Write the ratio of the areas of parts A and B and indicate it in the simplest form.

(iv) It is required to add a rectangular band which is equal in area to part B to the wall
hanger. Draw with measurements in the diagram how this band can be added with PS
as a margin.

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3. Sujeewa’s pension gratuity is Rs. 600 000. He deposited of it in a bank and gave Rs. 20 000
3
to charity.
(i) What is the amount Sujeewa deposited in the bank?

(ii) If the bank pays compound interest of 8%, what is the interest he receives in total for
the two years?

(iii) What is the amount left after depositing in the bank and giving to charity?

1
(iv) Having deposited in the bank and given to charity, he gave of the remaining amount
3
to his daughter and the rest to his wife.What is the amount of money received by the
wife?

4.(a) The Venn diagram shows some information about a group of students who sat for an
examination.
 = {Children sitting the examination } 80

A = {Girls sitting the examination}


B = {Children passing the examination} A 24 B
Answer the following using the Venn diagram.
60
16
(i) How many girls passed the examination?

(ii) Describe those who are represented by the shaded area.

(iii) Represent the shaded area by set notation.

(b) There are five handkerchiefs in a box. Of them, three are blue and two are red. One
handkerchief is taken from the box randomly, its colour is noted and without putting it
Second
back, another one is taken. take
R2
(i) In the grid, mark the sample space showing the R1
possible outcomes. B3
(B and R represent blue and red respectively). B2
B1
First take
Using it, B1 B2 B3 R1 R2
(ii) find the probability of getting handkerchiefs of the same colour on both occasions.

(iii) find the probability of getting a blue one in the first take and a red one in the second take.

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5. Given below is an incomplete histogram depicting the information collected on the masses of a
group of students.
No, of students

15

10

40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Using this histogram answer the following questions.
Class intervals are given as 40  w  50,50  w  55 etc.

(i) How many students are less than 50 kg in mass?

(ii) State in which class interval there are 15 students.

(iii) If there are 30 students in the class interval 55 - 70, indicate it in the above histogram.

(iv) What is the total number of students from whom the data were collected?

(v) Draw the frequency polygon on the histogram.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Answer 10 questions selecting five questions from part A and five questions from part B
• Every question is worth 10 marks.
• The volume of a right circular cylinder of base radius r and height h is r 2 h .
• The volume of a right circular cone of base radius r and height h is 1
3
r 3 h .
Part A
Answer five questions only

1. (a) A loan of Rs. 30 000 is taken from a financial institution at an annual interest rate of 12%
where the interest is calculated on the reducing balance. It was agreed that the loan amount
and the interest will be paid in 15 months in equal instalments.

(i) What is the monthly instalment of the loan payable?


(ii) What monthly interest is paid for the above part of the loan amount?
(iii) Find the total interest payable for the loan.

(b) After what period of time does a person who takes a loan of Rs. 25 000 at a simple
interest rate of 11% settle the loan by paying Rs. 33 250?

2. (i) Draw the graph of the function y = 2 - (x + 1)2 within the range 4  x  2 and using the
graph find the roots of the equation -x2-2x + 1 = 0.
(ii) If the roots of the equation a + (x +b)2 = 0 are 2 and 4 , find a pair of values matching
a and b.

3. (a) (a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 +b3

Using this result,


(i) expand (a - 1)3.
(ii) find the value of 1053.

(b) (i) Factorise 6a2x2 - a2x - a2.


2 3
(ii) Simplify 
(a  5) (5  a) .
2

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4. (a) The base BC of a triangle ABC is (x + 2) units and the A


height is (x + 1) units.

(i) Write an expression containing x for the area


x+1
of the triangle ABC.
(ii) If the area of the triangle ABC is 2 square units,
B x+2 C
show that x satisfies the quadratic equation
x2 + 3x - 2 = 0.
 17  3
(iii) Solve the equation x2 + 3x -2 = 0 and show that its roots are x = .
2
(iv) Using it, find the length of the side BC of the triangle (Assume 17 = 4.12)
 2 -1 1 2
(b) A  and B    . Find the matrix AB.
0 3  3 0

5. AB is a post erected on a flat ground. Two wires 15 m A


and 20 m long are drawn from the top of the post A and
fixed to two points C and D on the flat ground. (The post
and the wires are on the same plane). ADBˆ  300 30 / .

D C B
(i) Copy the diagram given and mark the
relevant data in it.
(ii) ˆ using trigonometric ratios.
Find the value of BAC

6. Susil goes to a certain bank everyday for the banking No. of days
affairs of his business. He is used to noting down the time
0-6
he spends in the bank till his turn comes everyday.
6 - 12
A table which indicates the time and the number of days 12 - 18
he has noted for a period of 30 days in a month is given 18 - 24
here. 24 - 30
30 - 36
36 - 42
(i) What is the class interval that shows the maximum number 42 - 48
of days in relation to the time he has wasted in the bank?

(ii) What could be the maximum time in minutes wasted by Susil in the bank?

(iii)Using a suitable assumed mean, calculate the mean time he has wasted in the bank.

(iv) Find the time he can be expected to waste in the bank during 60 days and show
that it is more than 24 hours. Give reasons for your answer.

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Part B

7. (a) The nth term of an arithmetic progression is given by Tn = 7n - 1


(i) Write the first three terms of this progression and hence write down the first term
and the common difference.
(ii) Find which term of this progression is 83.
(iii) Find the sum of the first 12 terms of this progression.

(b) In a fireworks display, a sparkler which is lit shoots sparkles as follows.


during the first minute - 512 sparkles;
during the second minute - 256 sparkles;
during the third minute - 128 sparkles

(i) Show that the sparkler emits sparkles according to a geometric progression.
(ii) How many sparkles are shot during the seventh minute?
(iii) If the sparkler dies out after emitting 2 sparkles, show that it was alight for 9
minutes.

8. (a) Write the mid point theorem.


ABCD is a parallelogram. The line drawn through B parallel to AC meets DC produced at
E. The lines AE and BC intersect at P while the lines AC and BD intersect at Q. Show that
PQ = 14 DE.

9. Using only a ruler with a mm/cm scale and a compass,


(i) construct a triangle ABC so that ABC ˆ = 1200 , AB = 6.6 cm and BC = 6.5 cm.
(ii) Produce the side CB to point X so that BX = 5 cm.
(iii) Construct a circle so that it touches CX at X and the side AB, and name its centre O.
(iv) Measure and write the radius of that circle.
(v) What is the relationship between OB and AC? Give reasons for it.

10. (a) Exactly half of a cylindrical tank of which the radius of the bottom is a and the height is
4r is filled with water. A solid cone of base radius r and height 2r was carefully dipped
in the water in the tank without any spillage. Then if the total volume of the water in the
26r 3
tank and the cone is , find the base radius of the tank in terms of r.
3

(1.475) 2  18.62
(b) Find the value using the logarithms tables.
0.372
Give the answer to the first decimal place.

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11. The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD inscribed in a


D
circle of centre O and radius 17 cm.
(i) If the length of the chord AB is 16 cm, find the
perpendicular distance from O to the chord AB. O C

(ii) ˆ if AOB
Find ACB ˆ = 580 .

(iii) ˆ ˆ .
ˆ if AOB=ACD
Find BAD
(iv) If the lines touching the circle at points A and B meet
A
at T, write the relationship between AT and TB and
K
state the theorem on which it is based. B

12. (a) Eighty children appeared for a mock examination in mathematics, science and Sinhala. 36
passed in maths; 48 passed in science; 11 failed in all subjects; 24 passed maths and
science; 6 passed maths and Sinhala only. An incomplete Venn diagram presenting these
information is given below.
80

science
maths 10
12
9 Sinhala

(i) Copy the Venn diagram in your answer script and include the above information.
(ii) How many students have passed only in science ?
(iii) How many have passed either maths or science?

(b) There are two types of chillies, dwarf chilli and long chilli. The probability of the germination
3 4
of dwarf chilli seeds is whereas that of long chilli seeds is .
5 5

(i) Two seeds, one from each type, are randomly taken and sown. Draw a tree diagram
that includes the events of germination or non germination of those seeds.

Using the tree diagram find the probability of


(ii) the germination of both seeds.
(iii) non-germination of both seeds.

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2.3 Answers and the Marking Scheme


Mathematics I - Part A

01. 22 cm ............... 02

02. 4, 5 ............... 02

03. x2 - y2 = ( x + y)(x - y) ............... 02

04. AB//DC or AB = BC ............... 02

05 man days 12 ............... 02

06. { 3, 5. 7. 9} ............... 02

07. x = 700 or 700 ............... 02

1
08. ............... 02
2

09. x2 - 5x +4x - 20
(x - 5)(x + 4) ............... 02

10. Triangles PQR and XYZ .............. 02

1
11' x2 ............... 01
2

Value of x: 1, 2 ............... 01 

4 x2 y 2 9 z
12'  ............... 01
3z 2 xy
6xy ............... 01 

13' 2 r  22
22
2  r  22
7
r = 3.5cm ............... 02 

2
14. Part remaining = ............... 01
3
2 1 1
Part sold   ............... 01 
3 2 3

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15. AC // OD or AC = 2 OD ............... 
C
16. ............... 
A B

17. ADBˆ  500


x = 250 ............... 

18. (i) Volume of the prism = 125 cm2 ............... 01


(ii) side of the cube = 5 cm ............... 01 

19 ' ˆ  1400
BOC ............... 01
0
x = 20 ............... 01

8
20' 60000  ............... 01
100

Rs. 4800 ............... 01 

21. (i) Square ............... 01


(ii) Rhombus ............... 01 

22. Probability of both seeds germinating = 0.8  0.9 ............... 01

= 0.72 ............... 01 

23. 3a + 3b = 6 ............... 01
a+b=2 ............... 01 

24. 300(5 ×60) ............... 01


1 litre per second ............... 01 

25. x = 1200 ............... 01


24 white flowers ............... 01 

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.Mathematics - I Part -B
Question No. Answer Marks Other
80 000
01. (i) Number of shares =  2 000 . 2 
40

(ii) Annual income = 2 000 × 4 -------- 1


= Rs. 8 000 -------- 1 

12
(iii) Income from the bank = 80 000 × --- 1
100
= Rs. 9 600 -- 1

Rs. (9 600 - 8 000) = Rs. 1600 ---- 1 

4
(iv)  150 -------- 2
100
= Rs.6.00 .......... 1  

Question No. Answer Marks Other


02. (i) Radius = 7 cm 1
1
 2r  2r
2
1 22
 2 7  2 7 --- 1
2 7

22  14  36 cm --- 1 

1 2
(ii) Area of part A = r --- 1
2
1 22
 77 ---
2 7
77 cm 2 --- 1 
1
(iii) Area of part B =  14  7  49 cm 2 1
2
Ratio of the areas of part A to part B= 77 : 49 --
1 Q R
11 : 7 -- A 1 
14cm

(iv) 14 × x = 49
x = 3.5cm --- 7cm B 1
For the diagram --- P S
3.5cm
1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


2
03. (i) Amount Sujeewa deposits in the bank = Rs. 600 000  1
3

= Rs. 400 000 1 

8
(ii) Interest at the end of the first year = Rs. 400 000 
100

= Rs. 32 000 1

Interest for the two years


8
= Rs. 32 000 + Rs. 432 000  2
100

= Rs.66 560 1 

(iii) Amount left = Rs. 600 000 - 420 000 = Rs. 180 000 1 

1 2
(iv) Part received by wife =1- = 1
3 3
2
Amount received by wife = 180 000 × 1
3

= Rs.120 000 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

4 (a) (i) Number of girls passing the examination= 60 - 24 } 36 2 


(ii) Girls failing the examination 1 
(iii) A  B 1  4
Second
(b) (i) take
R2
R1
B3
B2 2 
B1
First take
B1 B2 B3 R1 R2

6 2 8 2
(ii)    1+1+ 1 
20 20 20 5

6
(iii) 1  6 
20

Question No. Answer Marks Other

5 (i) 10 2 

(ii) 50  w  5 5 1 
No. of students

(iii) Obtains height 10 1


20 Drawing 1 
15
10
5

40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Mass kg
(iv) 55 2  10+15+30

(v) Marks at least 4 points correctly 1


End points 1
Completes the polygon 1  

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Mathematics II - Part A
Question No. Answer Marks Other

Rs.30 000
1 (a) (i) Montly instalment of the loan amount = 1
15

= Rs. 2 000 1 

(ii) Monthly interest for the above part of the loan amount
12 1
= 2000  
100 12

= Rs.20 1 

(15  1)
(iii) Number of month units = 15  1
2
= 120 1
Interest paid for the loan = 120 × 20 1
= Rs. 2 400 1  7

(b) Total amount paid = Rs.33 250


Total interest = Rs. 33 250 -Rs. 25 000
= Rs. 8 250 1

11
Interest for a year = Rs.25 000 ×
100
Or using the
formula
= Rs.2 750 1 I
PTR
100

8 250
No. of years =
2 750
= 3 1  3 

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


2 (i) x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
y -7 -2 1 2 1 -2 7 3

Callibration of axes 1
Marks at least 6 points correctly 1
Smooth curve 1
x = 2.4 or 0.4 1+1 

(ii) (x - 4)(x - 2) =0
x2 - 6x +8 =0
(x - 3)2 -1 = 0
a = -1, b = -3 1+1  
y

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

3 (a) (i) (a+b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3


substituting b = -1
(a-1)3 = a3 - 3a2 + 3a - 1 1 

(ii) (105)3
= (100 + 5)3 1
= 1003 + 3 × 1002 × 5 + 3 × 100 × 52+ 53 1
= 1000 000 + 150 000 + 7500 + 125
= 1 157 625 1  4

(b) (i) 6a2 x2 - a2 x - a2


= a2 (6x2 - x - 1) 1
= a2 (6x2 - 3x + 2x - 1)
= a2 { 3x(2x - 1)+1 (2x -1)} 1
= a2 (3x + 1)(2x -1) 1 

2 3
(ii) 2

(a  5) (5  a)

2 3
= (a  5)2  (a  5) 1

2  3(a  5)
= (a  5) 2 1

2  3a  15
= (a  5)2

3a  13
= (a  5) 2 1  6

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

1
(4) (a) (i) Area = 2 (x+2) (x+1) 1 

1
(ii) 2(x+3) (x+1) = 2 1
x2 + 3x + 2 = 4
x2 + 3x - 2 = 0 1 
(iii) x2 + 3x - 2 = 0
3  9  8
x 1
2
3  17

2
 17  3
= 1 
2
(iv) BC > 0
4.12  3
BC  1
2
 0.56cm 1  7
 2 1 1 2 
(b) AB     1
 0 3  3 0 
 1 4 
= 9 0 
2  3

Question No. Answer Mark Other


(5) (i) Copy the diagram and mark the relevant data 2  A
AB
(ii) sin 30030/  2
20
m
20

AB
m

0.5075  1
15

20
300 30/
AB  20  0.5070 D C B
AB =10.14m 1

ˆ  AB
cos CAB 1
AC

ˆ  10.14
cosCAB 1
15
 0.6760 1
ˆ  47 25
 CAB 0 / 1   

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

6. (i) 24 - 30 1 

(ii) 48 minutes 1 

(iii) .Time spent No. of Mid d fd


(minutes) days value
0-6 1 3 - 24 - 24

6 - 12 3 9 - 18 - 54 Mid value -1
12 - 18 3 15 -12 - 36 column d - 1
column fd - 1
18 - 24 4 21 -6 -24
 fd -1
24 - 30 10 27 0 0

30 - 36 6 33 6 36

36 - 42 2 39 12 24

42 - 48 1 45 18 18

30 -138+78=-60 4

 fd
Mean = A
f

60
= 27  1
30
= 25

Mean = 25 minutes 1 

(iv) Time that could be expected to be wasted


in the bank during 60 days = 25 × 60 minutes
= 25 hours 1
25 > 24

 more than 24 hours 1 

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


(7) (a) (i) First three terms 6, 13, 20 1 or
a=6 d=7 1  Tn = 7n - 1
83 = 7n - 1 ----1
(ii) Tn = a + (n-1) d n = 12 ---- 1
83 = 6 + (n-1) 7
7n = 84
n = 12 1 
83 is the 12th term
n
or S n  ( a  l )
2
n n = 12, a = 6, l = 83
(iii) S n  {2a  ( n  1) d } ,n = 12, a = 6, d = 7
2 S12 
12
(6  83) ----1
2
12 = 6 x 89
Sn  {2  6  (12  1)7} 1
2 = 534 ---- 1
= 6 {12+77}
= 534 1  5

(b) (i) 512 , 256 , 128 ....


256 1 128 1
 , 
512 2 256 2
common ratio , so this is a geometric progression 1 

1
(ii) Tn  ar n 1 , a  512, r  , n  7
2
6
1
T7  512    1
2
1
 512 
64
T7 = 8
8 sparkles during the 7th minutes 1 

(iii) Tn  ar n 1
n1
1
2  512    1
2
n1
2 1
,  
512  2 
8 n1
1 1
n1 1 1
  ,    
256  2  2 2
9=n
The sparkler was alight for 9 minutes 1  5 
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Question No. Answer Marks Other

08. (a) The line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is
parallel to the third side and is equal to half of the third side. 1 

(b) Draws the figure and marks the data. 2


D
C E
Q
P
A B
Parallelogram ABCD
AQ = QC (diagonals bisect each other) 1
CE // AB, AC // BE (given)
ABEC is a parallelogram 1
 CP = PB (diagonals bisect each other)
Considering triangle ABC 1
AB // PQ (As AQ = QC, BP = PC )
1
 2 AB = PQ 1
Further more, AB=DC, AB = CE
2AB = DE 1
2 (2PQ) = DE ( 12 AB = PQ ) 1
 4PQ = DE
 PQ =
1
4 DE 1  
Question No. Answer Marks Other

09. (i) AB or BC 1
Construction of ABCˆ = 1200 1
Completes the triangle 1 

(ii) Produces the side CB and marks X 1 

(iii) Constructs perpendicular to XC at X 1


Angle bisector of ABX 1
Draws the circle, intersection point of perpendicular
and bisector as the centre and radius as OX ,
and marks the point O 1 

(iv) Radius = 2.9  0.1 cm 1 

(v)  = 300 and BAC


Show OBA  = 300 1
OB // AC ( alternate angles are equal) 1  
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Question No. Answer Marks Other


1 2
s10 (a) Volume of the cone = r  2r 1
3
2 3
= r 1
3
26r 3
As total volume  ,
3
26r 3 2r 3
Volume of water   1
3 3
24r 3
  8r 3 1
3
As the radius of the bottom of the cylinder is a
1
2
 
a 2  4r  8r 3 1

a  2r 1 
2
1.475  18.62
(b) A
0.372
1
lg A  2 lg1.475  lg18.62  lg 0.372 1
2
1
 2  0.1688  1.2700  1.5705
2
If two log values are correct 1
 0.3376  0.6350  1.5705 1
 1.4021
A  25.24 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


11. (i) OA = 17cm
AK = 8 cm (As perpendicular from centre to chord
bisects the chord) 1

Applying Pythagoras’ theorem to right angled triangle OAK


OA 2  AK 2  KO 2
17 2  82  KO 2 1
KO 2  17 2  82
KO 2  225
KO  15 1 
Perpendicular distance from O to chord AB = 15cm

(ii)   580
AOB
0
  58 (Angle subtended at centre is twice the
 ACB
2
angle subtended at circumference)
= 29 0 1 
(iii)   ACD
AOB   580
  290
ACB
ˆ  580  29 0
 BCD =870 1

So BAD = 1800 - 870 1
(Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary)
  930
BAD 1 

(iv) AT = BT 1
Tangents drawn from a exterior point to a circle are equal 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


12' (a) (i)
36 48

14 Science
Maths
10
6 12
Sinhala
11 9

Marks 6,14,11 in the Venn diagram1+1+1 3 

(ii) Students passed only in science = 12 1 


(iii) Students passed either maths or science = 60 1  5
dwarf long chilli
chilli
(b) (i) 4 germinate
5
germinate
3 1
5 5 do not
germinate
3
do not 4 germinate
5
germinate
5
1
5 do not
germinate
Tree diagram 2 

3 4
(ii) Probability of germination of both chilli seeds = 
5 5
12
 1
25 

2 1
(iii) Probability of non-germination of both seeds =  1
5 5
2
= 1  5
25

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3.1 Objectives
Mathematics I- Part A

01. Finds the perimeter of a sector when its radius and the central angle are given.

02. In an isosceles triangle, when the value of one equal angle is given, finds the value of the other
angle.

03. Calculates the amount received at the end of the year, given the amount deposited and the
annual interest rate.

04. Finds the gradient of a straight line when the coordinates of two points on the line are given.

05. Expresses with elements the set of numbers given as a description.

06. Finds the factors of an algebraic expression of the type x2+bx + c; b, c 

07. When two class intervals are given, by considering the mid value of one class interval as the
assumed mean, completes the deviation column.

08. Writes the relationship between a named angle and three other named angles in a diagram
comprising two triangles formed by the intersection of two straight lines.

09. Writes positive integers which suit the given inequality.

10. If the number of days required to complete half a task by a certain number of people is given,
finds the number of days required to complete the remaining half of the task with two
additional men.

11. If two fixed points and the distance between the points are given, illustrates in a sketch diagram
the locus of a variable point at an equal distance from the two points.

12. Finds the first approximation of the square root of a whole number which is less than 100 and
is not a perfect square.

13. Simplifies an expression with two algebraic expressions with related denominators.

14. Given a diagram with a line drawn through the mid point of a side of a triangle parallel to
another side
(i) finds the length of the remaining part of the side when the length of a part of the side
which that line meets is given.
(ii) finds the length of one parallel line segment when the length of the other parallel line
segment is given.
15. Given the area of a parallelogram, calculates the area of a triangle lying between two parallel
sides with a base of half the side of the parallelogram.

16. Writes the sum of two given 2  2 matrices.

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17. (i) In a given Venn diagram given, shades the area relating to a given set operation.
(ii) Describes verbally a given area in a Venn diagram.

18. Finds the value of two named angles when one angle of a diagram with several angles
contained in a circle is given.

19. Converts to index form an expression given in logarithmic form.

20. If the distance travelled by a motor car in km and its speed in kilometres per hour are given,
calculates the time spent in minutes for the journey.

21. Finds the length of a diagonal of a rectangle when its length and breadth are given.

22. Calculates the volume of a right prism of triangular cross section whose area of cross section
and length are given.

23. Without solving two given simultaneous equations, decides the sum of two unknowns.

24. In a right angled triangle,


(i) indicates the sin ratio for a named angle in terms of the sides.
(ii) writes the corresponding trigonometric ratio given a ratio between the sides of the triangle.

25. Given the vertex angle of the isosceles triangle formed by joining a point on a produced side of
a cyclic quadrilateral to an adjoining vertex , finds the value of the interior opposite angle,
opposite to the angle formed by producing the side.

Paper1 Part B

(1) (a) When the annual property value and annual rates percentage are given

(i) calculates the annual rates.


(ii) finds the rates to be paid per quarter.

(b) (i) When percentage increment of annual valuation and new annual rates percentage
are given, finds the new annual assessment value.

(ii) Calculates the percentage increment of the rates by calculating the annual rates.

(2) (a) When the assessment on the time required and the number of people required to
complete a work is given,

(i) based on the amount of work that can be completed by a certain number of
people within a certain number of days, calculates the amount of work that can be
completed within one day by a different number of people.

(ii) Finds the total amount of work based on that.

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(iii) Finds the number of people to be employed to complete the work before the
scheduled date.

(b) Finds the annual income tax payable when the monthly income, the amount that is
waived from income tax and the income tax percentage for the balance amount are
given.

(3) In a diagram with a rectangular land and an adjacent sector shaped portion, when the length of
the rectangle, radius of the sector and the central angle are given,
(i) finds the area of the rectangle.
(ii) finds the area of the sector.
(iii) given the cost of cementing one square unit, calculate the expenditure for cementing
the floor of the sector-shaped portion.
(iv) separates 1/4 of total land area suitable for given purposes and draws it in the given
diagram indicating its measurements.

(4) (a) If a pie chart and the total amount represented by the pie chart are given,

(i) calculates the quantity that is represented by a sector of which the angle subtended
at the centre is given.
(ii) When the quantity represented by the sector is given, finds the value of the angle
subtended at the centre.

(b) When a table that includes data with grouped class intervals is given,

(i) draws the a histogram on the axes given.


(ii) develops the frequency polygon based on that histogram.

(5) When a Venn diagram that represents two intersecting sets is given,
(a) (i) marks the given information in the Venn diagram and finds the number of elements in
a given set.
(ii) finds the number of elements in another named set.

(b) (i) Indicates in a given grid the sample space of a random expenment.
(ii) Finds the probability of a named incident.
(iii) Calculates the probability in (ii) above when the two events are not dependent.

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Paper II

01. Given the loan, simple interest rate and the time for settlement,
(i) calculates the profit when the annual profit percentage is given if the above loan is
invested in an enterprise.
(ii) finds the interest that should be paid at the end of the period allowed to settle the
loan.
(iii) Using the profit obtained in the first year, calculates the profit that should be obtained
during the second year by the business to settle the loan at the end of the year.
(iv) When the profit gained during the second year is given, finds the balance that should
be paid to settle the loan.

02. Given the breadth of a rectangular flower bed by an algebraic symbol, the relationship
between its length and breadth and the area of the flower bed, shows that the length of the bed
is a given expression by constructing and solving a quadratic equation.

03. (a) (i) Writes the order of a given matrix.


(ii) Multiplies two matrices of the order 2×2.
(iii) Shows that the product of two matrices is not commutative.

(b) (i) Derives a pair of simultaneous equations based on a given event.


(ii) Shows that a given statement is true by solving the simultaneous equations.

04. (a) (i) Completes an incomplete table carrying values satisfying a function of the farm
y = (x- a)2 - b where a and b are integers.
(ii) Draws the graph of the function within the given interval according to a given
scale.

(b)Referring the graph drawn,


(i) writes the coordinates of the turning point of the function.
(ii) writes the range of the value of x in which the function increases negatively.
(iii) by comparing with the coordinate of the turning point of the function drawn,
writes the coordinates of the turning point of another corresponding function.

05. Based on the given measurements,writes an expression for the increase in the height of the
water level in a cuboid tank container party filled with water, in which a solid pyramid of given
base length and height is immersed, simplifies it using logarithms tables and gives the answer
to one decimal place correctly.

06. Given a grouped frequency distribution containing information related to the production turned
out by a producer in a certain number of days during year,
(i) writes the modal class.
(ii) calculates to the nearest whole number the mean of the daily production taking the
mid value of a given class interval as the assumed mean.
(iii) shows that the monthly profit exceeds a given value when the production cost and
the selling price of a unit are given.

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07. (a) When a diagram and a scale related to an activity of finding the height of a flag post are
given, draws a scale diagram and finds the height of the flag post to the nearest whole
number.

(b) (i) Using the data in a given diagram, finds the lengths to the nearest centimetre a
named length.
(ii) Shows that the area of a named triangle is less than a given value using that length
and given measurements.

08. (a) Given the number of bricks to be laid in the first three circular tiers in a compound and
the cost for laying one brick, shows that the expenditure for laying bricks in the given
number of tiers exceeds a given value.

(b) Shows that in a geometric progression in which the first three terms are given, the
relationship between two named terms is a given relationship.

09. (i) Draws a circle of given radius.


(ii) Draws a radius of the circle and marks the point at which it meets the circle.
(iii)Constructs and names the chord located at a given distance from the centre of the circle
perpendicular to that radius.
(iv) Draws a chord of given length from one end of the above chord.
(v) Constructs the angle bisector of the angle between the above chords and draws a cyclic
quadrilateral with the point of intersection of this bisector and the circle as a vertex.

10. Sketches a diagram with given geometric data and verifies that a named quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.

11. (a) In a diagram of a circle in which a perpendicularly intersecting chord and a diameter are
marked,
(i) finds the radius of the circle.
(ii) calculates the length of a named chord.

(b) Given a diagram of two triangles with marked data,


(i) names the two pairs of angles that are be equal.
(ii) finds the length of a given side, given the lengths of a pair of sides of one
triangle and the length of one corresponding side in the other triangle.

12. When two named kits containing identical objects are given,
(i) draws the tree diagram relevant to taking an object from one of the kits.
(ii) when a pair of dependent events is given, extends the tree diagram in relation to
the second event.
(iii) calculates the probability of a named event.
(iv) calculates the probability of a named event.
(v) calculates the probability of a named event.

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Mathematics I - Part A
Answer all the questions on this paper itself. Time: Two hours

1. Find the perimeter of the sector given in the diagram.


22
(Take   )
7 7 cm

2. According to the given data find x.

x 400

3. A student deposits Rs.1000 under 8% annual simple interest. What is the interest after a
year.

y
4. Find the gradient of the given straight line.

(6,7)

(2,1)
O x

5. Write the set of positive odd numbers less than 6 with its elements.

6. Factorise a2 - 7a + 10.

7. Considering the mid point of the 11 - 15 class


interval as the assumed mean, complete the Class interval Mid value Deviation
deviation column. 11 - 15 13
16 - 20 18

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8. Indicate the value of d in terms of a, b and c.
A D
a d

O c
C
b
B

9. Write down the positive integers that satisfy the inequality x +2 < 4.

10. To complete half of the work, six men spent four days. If two more people are employed to
complete the remaining part of the work, how many days it will take to complete that part of
the work?

11. PointsA and B are located 6 cm apart. Draw the locus of C in a sketch diagram so that
AC = BC.

12. Find the square root of 15 to the first approximation.

1 2
13. Simplify  .
x 3x

14. According to the information given in the diagram, find the values of x and y.
4 cm
y x

10
cm

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D F
15. If the area of the parellologram ABCD is 100 cm2, find the area of C
the triangle ECF according to the information given in the diagram.
A B
E

2 3 1 1  .... .... 
16. Simplify        
 5 4   3 2   .... .... 


17.  = {students in a class}
A = {students studying music}
A B
B = {boys}
In the Venn diagram given
(i) shade the area A  B .
(ii) describe the shaded area in words.

18. Centre of the circle in the diagram is 'O'. x


Using the given data, find values for x and y .
O
y
350

19. Write log3 81 = 4 in index form.

20. If a car runs with a uniform speed of 100 km/h, find the time required to travel 20 km in
minutes.

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A B
21. In the rectangle ABCD, AB = 15 cm and BC = 8 cm.
Find the length of AC.

D C

22. The figure indicates a prism with shaded cross sectional


area of 25 cm2. If its lenght is 6 cm, find the volume of the prism.

6cm

23. If x + 2y = 9
2x + y = 6, find the value of x + y without simplifying the equations.

A
24. As per the information given in the diagram,
(i) write an expression for sin  in terms of the sides of the triangle.
AC
(ii) name the trigonometric ratio that is indicated by .
BC 
C B

25. A, B, C and D are four points on the circle. Side BC is produced to E so that DE = CE.
B
ˆ  800 . Find the value of x.
CED

A x
C

D 800
E

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Mathematics I - Part B
Answer all the questions on this paper itself.

1. (a) A local authority charges 8% as rates for the properties in its area. For a property
which has annual property value of Rs.25,000,
(i) find the amount of the annual rates.

(ii) find the rates to be paid per quarter.

(b) The next year the annual property value was increased by 20% and the rates percentage
was decreased to 7%.

(i) What is the new annual property value?

(ii) Find the percentage by which the payable rates is increased due to the change made
by the local authority.

2. (a) It was assessed that six days have to be spent by 50 people to lay gravel and prepare a gravel
road.
(i) If 10 people can lay gravel for 3 km within 2 days, what is the length of the road that
can be completed by 50 men in one day?

(ii) What is the total length of the road?

(iii) Find the number of people to be employed to finish the work of the road 2 days
before the scheduled day.

(b) Saman's monthly income is Rs. 250 000. Rs.2 400 000 annual income is waived from
income tax and a tax of 15% should be paid for the balance amount. What is the
amount of annual income tax paid by Saman?

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3. The diagram shows a land consisting of a
C
rectangular part ABCD and a sector-shaped D
portion BEC attached to it. (Take  22 )
 21m
7
(i) Find the area of the rectangular part ABCD.
A 40m B E

(ii) Find the area of the sector shaped part BEC.

(iii) Calculate the total cost to cement the floor area of BCE, if the cost for 1m2 isRs.420.

(iv) An 8m long portion at the middle of the boundry 'CD' is reserved for a gate. A right
1
angled triangle shaped portion which is of 4 the area of the rectangle ABCD is allo
cated to grow banana. One boundry of that should be either AD or BC and the gate
should not be obstructed. Mark that triangle shaped portion with dimensions in the
above diagram.

4. (a) Information of a survey collected from 200 villagers on their Govt.


Jobs
livelihoods is depicted in a pie chart. 450
According to the pie chart,
(i) how many people are engaged in government jobs? Other Farmers
jobs

(ii) If the number of farmers depicted in the pie chart is 70, find the
angle subtended at the centre by the sector representing farmers.

(b) Information on amounts of rubber latex collected by a collecting centre on daily basis is
given in the below table.

Amount of rubber latex 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 - 40


Number of days 2 5 10 9 4

(i) Represent the information in the table as


a histogram on the given Cartesian plane.

(ii) Construct the frequency polygon based


on the histogram.

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5. (a) 60 students who can work in Sinhalese and Tamil languages participate for a workshop on
ethnic harmony. They can work at least in one language. Number of students who are
proficient in two languages is 18 In addition, 22 students can work only in Sinhala.

Sinhala Tamil

(i) Include the above information in the Venn diagram and find the number of students
who can work only in Tamil.

(ii) Find the number of students who can work only in one language.

(b) Four buttons of same shape and size are in a box. One of them is blue and three are red.
One button is randomly taken from the box and by putting it back another button is
taken out.
(i) Show the relevant sample space by a point graph.
button 2
R3

R2

R1

B1

B1 R1 R2 R3 button 1

(ii) Find the probability of the buttons taken out being of two different colours.

(iii) Find the probability of the event in (ii) above, when the button taken first is an without
putting into the box again and a button is taken again.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Answer 10 questions selecting five questions from part A and five questions from part B.
• Every question is worth 10 marks.
• The volume of a right circular cylinder of, base radius r and height h is r 2 h .
• The volume of a sphere of radius r is 43  r 3 .
Part A
Answer five questions only

1. Kasun borrowed Rs. 25,000 at an annual simple interest rate of 12% to pay off within two
years.

(i) Kasun invested that amount in a small business. If he earned a profit equivalent to
50% of the invested amount by the end of the first year, how much profit did he earn?

(ii) Find the interest he should pay in two years for the loan.

(iii) Kasun expects to pay off the loan with his profit in the first year and the profit he gains
in the second year. To achieve that, how much profit should he gain in the second year?

(iv) But Kasun got only Rs.13,500 as his second year profit. If total profit gained during
two years is paid to settle the loan, what is the balance amount to be paid?

2. The width of a rectangular shaped flower bed is x m. The length of the flower bed is two meters
greater than its width. Develop a quadratic equation in terms of x if the area of the bed is
17 m2 and show that the length of the bed is (3 2 +1) m.

 2 3  1 2 
3. (a) A , B   ; A and B are two matrices.
 1 1  3 2 
(i) What is the order of matrix A ?
(ii) Find the product AB .
(iii) Find the product BA and giving reasons show whether BA = AB.

(b) Grade 6 students who went to the library on the instructions of the teacher brought books
to the class. Each boy brought 4 science books and each girl brought 3 science books
making a total of 26. Each boy brought 2 maths books and each girl brought one maths
book to make a total of 12.

(i) Show the above information in a pair of simultaneous equations considering that
the number of girlsis x and number of boys is y.

(ii) By solving those equations, show that the number of boys is greater than the
number of girls.

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4. Given below is a table of suitable values to draw the graph of the function y = (x - 1)2 - 2.

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y 7 ..... -1 -2 .... 2 7

(a) (i) Fill in the blanks in the table.


(ii) Draw the graph of the function y = (x - 1)2 - 2 taking 10 small squares as
one unit of x axis and 10 as one unit of y axis.

(b)Using the graph


(i) write the coordinates of the turning point.
(ii) find the range of x on which the function is negatively increasing.
(iii) write the coordinates of the turning point of the function y = (x - 1)2 - 7.

5. A side of the base of the solid glass square pyramid is 12.35 cm. Height of
it is 15 cm. This pyramid is carefully placed in a cuboid tank of 20 cm
length and 16 cm width and filled with water. If the tank contained water
to a certain height and the water level rose through a height of h, write an
expression for h and find its value to the first decimal place using the
logarithmis tables.

6. Statistics of brooms produced per day by a certain producer last year are given below.

Class interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
(No. of brooms)
Frequency 26 28 35 34 63 50 46 18
(No. of days)

(i) What is the modal class of this distribution?


(ii) Considering the mid value of the 40-50 class interval as the assumed mean,
calculate the mean of the number of brooms produced in a day to the closest whole
number.
(iii) Production cost of a broom is Rs.40 and he sells it at Rs.90. Show that the profit he
gains within a month of 30 days exceeds Rs.60,000.00

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Part B
Answer five questions only.

07. (a) The sketch shows some measurements taken by a group A


of students involved in finding the height of a flag post AB
erected on a flat land in the school yard. Draw a diagram
to the scale 1 : 1 000 and from it find the height of the
flag post to the nearest whole number.

540
50m
1m
B

(b) (i) Based on data in the diagram and trigonometric


D
ratios find the length of DB to the nearest centimetre.
10 cm
(ii) Find the length of AC to the nearest centimetre.
h

(iii)Using the above values show with reasons 350 450


that the area of the triangle is A C
B
less than 50 cm2.

8. (a) In a circular compound, bricks are fixed in a way that the first tier has 7, second tier
has 11 and the next tier has 15. If fixing of a single brick costs Rs. 10, show that the cost
for fixing bricks in 15 tiers exceeds Rs. 5 000.

(b) If the sixth and ninth term in the progression 12, 6, 3, ... are T6 and T9 respectively,
show that T6 = 8T9.

9. Using the compass and the ruler


(i) draw a circle with 4 cm radius.
(ii) draw any radius and mark D at the point it touches the circumference of the circle.
(iii) draw a chord 'AB' at 2.5 cm from the centre and perpendicular to the above radius and
name it AB.
(iv) Draw chord BC so that it equals 5 cm.
(v) Mark E on the circle at equal distance from AB and BC and complete the cyclic
quadrilateral ABCE .

10. ABCD is a parallelogram where A is an obtuse angle. Side DA is produced up to E so that


DA = AE. Also, EB and DC when produced meet at F. Draw a diagram including the given
data and verify that ABFC is a parallelogram.

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11. (a) Chord AB and diameter CD of a circle with the centre point O, intersect
perpendicularly at point P. PD = 24 cm and CP = 6 cm. D
A O
(i) What is the radius of the circle in centimetres?
P
(ii) Find the length of the chord AB. C
B

(b) (i) Copy the diagram given and mark the two pairs of P
angles which are equal.
A C
(ii) If AB = 18 cm, QR = 12 cm and BC = 15cm Q R
find PQ.

12. Two bags contain table tennis balls of the same shape and size. They are numbered as follows;

First bag: 5 balls marked number five, 3 balls marked number two.
Second bag: 2 balls marked number five, 4 balls marked number two.

(i) Draw a tree diagram to show the probability of drawing a ball randomly from the first
bag.

(ii) A ball randomly taken out from the first bag is put into the second bag. Later a ball
is taken out from the second bag as well. To indicate this, extend the tree diagram
you have drawn.

(iii) Find the probability of drawing a ball marked number 5 from the first bag and
a ball marked number 2 from the second bag.

(iv) Find the probability of drawing balls with the same number on both occasions.

(v) Find the probability of getting at least one ball with number 2.

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3.3 Answers and Marking Scheme
Mathematics Paper I - Part A
Question Answer Mark Question Answer Mark
number nimber
1 22 14 x = 4cm ...... 1
01  2   7 .... 1
4 7 y = 5cm ...... 1 
11 + 14 = 25 ...1 
15. 25cm2
02 x = 400 
3 4
8 16.   
03  1 000 ... 1 8 6
100
Rs.80 ....... 1  
17. i. A B ....1

7 1
04 ..... 1 ii.{ boys studying music}...1 
62
3 18 x = 350 .... 1
 ........ 1 
2 y = 700 ..... 1 
05 {1, 3, 5}  19 34 = 81 
06 (a-5)(a-2) 
a2 - 5a-2a +10 ... 1 20 1
20. hours  hours ..... 1
100 5
07 0 ...... 1 12 minutes ...... 1 
5 ...... 1 
21. AC2 = 152 +82 ...... 1
08 a + b = c + d ......1
AC = 17 ...... 1 
d = a + b - c ..... 1 

09 1  22. 25 × 6..... 1
x < 2 ..... 1 150 cm3 ...... 1 
10 Work remaining= 24 man days-1
Number of days needed =3- -1  23 3x +3y = 15...... 1
x+y = 5 ..... 1 
11 (locus of C)
AC
 24. sin  
AB
..... 1
A B
tan  .... 1 
12 3.9 
3 2
13  ...... 1 25. ˆ  500 ......1
ECD
3x 3x
5 x = 500 ..... 1 

3x
...... 1 

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Part I - B Answers
8
01. (a) (i) Annual rates =Rs. 25 000  ......01
100
=Rs.2 000 ......01---- 2
2 000
(ii) Rates per aquarter = Rs. ......01
4
=Rs. 500 ......01---- 2
20
(b) (i) New annual property value = 25 000  +25000 ......01
100
=Rs. 30 000 ......01---- 2
7
(ii) New rates = 30 000  ......01
100
= Rs. 2 100 ......01
Increase = Rs.100 ......01
100
Percentage of the rates increase = 100%
2 000
= 5% ......01--- 4 10

3 km
02. (a) (i) Diastance completed by 50 men in a day=  50  7 12 km ......02---- 2
20
(ii) Total distance = 7 12 km  6
= 45 km ......02---- 2
300
(iii) Number of men = ......01
4
= 75 ......01---- 2

(b) Annual income = Rs. 250 000  12 =Rs. 3 000 000......01


Tax paying amount =Rs. 600 000 ......01
15
Income tax due =Rs. 600 000  ......01
100
= Rs. 90 000 ......01---- 4 10

03. (i) Area of the rectangle ABCD = 40m  21m  840m 2 ......02 ---- 2

22 21  21
(ii) Area of the sector BCE =  ......01
7 4
= 346.5 m2 .....01
Expenditure for cementing = 346.5  420 . .....01
= Rs. 145 530 ......01---- 4

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840 2 D
16 m P 8 m Q 16 m C
(iv) Area of ADX = m ......01
4
21 m
840 1
  21  AX ......01
4 2
A B E
AX  20m ......01 20 m X

Joining DX ......01 ---- 4 10

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04. (a) (i) Number of government employees =  200 ......01
360
= 25 ......01 ---- 2
70
(ii) Sector angle representing farmers =  3600 ......01
200
= 1260 ......01 ---- 2
(b)(i) Calibrating axes ......01
10
Drawing bar corresponding to 30 -40 ......01

No. of days
8
Other bars .......01-- 3
6
4
(ii) Joining mid points of bars ......01
Joining mid points of bar 30 -40 ......01 2

Joining the terminal point ......01--- 3 10 5 10 15 20 25 30 40 45


Quantity of latex

05. (a)(i) Marking 18 and 22 ......02 


7
18 Tamil
Number of students who can work only Sinhalese 22

in Tamil medium = 60 - (22 + 18) = 20......02---- 4


Button 2

(ii) Number of students who can work only in R3


one language = 22 + 20 = 42......01+01 ---- 2 R2
R1
(b)(i) Marking points . .....01 B1
(ii) Probability of being of distinct colours the
6 B1 R1 R2 R3
two buttons withdrawn = 16 ......01 Button 1
(iii)  For obtaining 6.....01 
Probability = 126 .....02 ---- 4  
 For obtaining 12.....01 

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(01)
50
(i) Profit in the first year =Rs. 25 000  1
100
= Rs. 12 500 1 

(ii) Interest to be paid after two years


12
= Rs. 25 000  2 2
100

= Rs. 6 000 1 

(iii) Total amount to be paid after 2 years


= Rs. 31 000 1
Profit to be gained in the second year
= Rs. 31 000 - 12 500 1
= Rs. 18 500 1 
(iii) Profit gained to settle the loan in the
2nd year = Rs. 13 500
Further amount required to settle the loan
= Rs. 18 500 - 13 500= Rs. 5000 2  10

(02) Length = x+2 1


x

x+2
Area = x2 + 2x 1
x2 + 2x = 17 1

x2 + 2x = 17
x2 + 2x+1 = 17+1 1
(x + 1)2 = 18 1
x + 1 =  18 1

x + 1=  3 2 1
x = + 3 2 -1 or - 3 2 -1
x = - 3 2 -1 Since x > 0
Breadth of the bed = 3 2 -1 1
Length of the bed = x + 2 = 3 2 -1 + 2 1
= ( 3 2 +1) m 1 10

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(03) (a) (i) 22 1 1

11 2 
(ii) AB    1 1
 2 4
4 1 
(iii) BA    1
 4 11

 BA  AB 1 2 4

(b) (i) 3x + 4y = 26 1
x + 2y = 12 1 2
(ii) 2x + 4y =24 .
Subtraction 1
x=2 1
y=5 1
Number of girls = 2
Number of boys = 5
2<5 1 4 6
10

(04) (a) (i) 2, -1 2 2


(ii) Marking the axes correctly 1
Marking at least 5 points correctly 1
Smooth curve 1 3 5

(b) (i) (1, -2) 1


(ii) 1< x <2.5 2
(iii) (1, -7) 2 5 5
10

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(05) (a) Because h is the height to which water level rises


1
12.35  12.35  15  20  16  h 1
3
2
12.35 5
h 1
20  16
2
12.35 
h 1
64

lg h = 2 lg 12.35 - lg 64 1
 2 1.0916  1.8062 1+1
 2.1832  1.8062 1
 0.3770 1
h  antilog 0.3770
 2.382 1
h = 2.4cm 1 10

(06) class interval x f d fd


0 -10 5 26 -40 -1040
10 - 20 15 28 -30 -840
20 - 30 25 35 -20 -700
30 - 40 35 34 -10 -340
40 - 50 45 63 0 0
50 - 60 55 50 10 500
60 - 70 65 46 20 920
70 -80 75 18 30 540
1960  2920
 f 300
  960

(i) 40 - 50 1 1
(ii) Mid value column 1
Deviation column 1
fd column 1
 fd 1

 fd
Median = A   f

= 45  960
300 1
= 45 - 3.2 1
= 41.8
= 42 1 7

(iii) Income from selling brooms in one month =42×30×50


= Rs.63 000 1
63 000 > 60 000 1 2 10

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(07) (a) Drawing scale diagram 2


Height = 70 m 1 3 3
h
(b) (i) sin 350  1
10
h = 0.5736×10 1
h = 5.736
BD = 6m 1 3

AB
(ii) cos 350  1
10
AB  0.8192 10  8.192  8
AC = 6 + 8 = 14cm 1 2

1
(iii) Area of ACD =  6  14 1
2
= 42 cm2
42 < 50 1 2 7

10

(08) (a) a = 7, d = 4
15
S15  2  7  (15  1)  4 1
2
15
  70 1
2
= 525 1
Expenditure = Rs. 525 10
= Rs. 5250 1
 5 250 > 5 000 1 5 5
1
(b) a = 12 , r = 2 1
5
T6  12   12   83  (1) 1
8
T9  12   12   3
64
 (2) 1
(1) T6
8 1
(2) T9
T6  8T9 1 5 5
10

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(09) (i) Drawing the circle 1 1


(ii) Drawing the radius and marking 2.5 cm 1
Constructing the perpendicular from 2.5 2
Drawing chord AB 1 4

(iii) Drawing BC 1 1
(iv) Constructing the bisector of angle ABC 2
Marking point E 1
Completion of the cyclic quadrilateral 1 4

10

(10) Drawing the diagram 2 D C


F
DA=AE (Data) 1
DA=BC (Opposite sides of the parallelogram) 1
A B
 BC=AE

E
  (alternate angles,EA//BC)
EAB=ABC 1
  (alternate angles, DF//BC )
BCF=ABC 1

 EAB=BCF
Comparing triangles EAB and BCF,

EAB=BCF (already verified )
  (corresponding angles, AB//CF)
ABE=CFB 1
AE=BC ( Verified)
ABE  BCF (A,A,S) 1

In the quadrilateral ABFC


AB = CF (Corresponding sides of congruent triangles) 1
AB // CF ( Data ) 1
 ABFC is a parallelogram
(A pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel) 10

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24  6
(11) (a) (i) Radius = = 15 cm 1 1
2
(ii) OP = 15 - 6
= 9 cm 1
Applying Pythagoras’ theorem to triangle APO
AP2 + PO2 = AO2 1
AP2 = 152 - 92
= 144
AP = 12cm
AB = 24cm 1 3 4 P

 
(b) (i) Marking equal angles PRQ=QAB 1
A C
Q R
 
PQR=RCB 1 2

(ii) Showing PQR and ABC are similar 2 B

18 15
= 1
12 PQ
12 15 10
PQ = = 10 cm 1 4 6
18

getting a
(12) 3 5 ball
7
4
5 getting a 7 getting a
8 5 ball 2 ball

3 getting a 2 getting a
8 2 ball 7 5 ball

5
7 getting a
(i) Drawing the tree diagram 2 ball 1 1

(ii) Extension of the tree diagram 2 2


(iii) Probability of getting a 5 ball first and a 2 ball second

= 85  74 20
 56 2 2
(iv) Probability of getting balls of the same type on both

5 3
occasions = 87  83  57  30
56 3 3
(v) Probability of getting a 2 ball

5
8  74  83  72  83  57 or 1  58  73  1
41
= 56 1 2 10

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4.1 Objectives

Paper I - Part A

01. Writes the next two terms of an arithmetic progression when several successive terms are
given.

02. Finds the sine ratio of an angle when the lengths of two sides of a right angled triangle are
given.

03. Factorises a trinomial expression of the type x2 + bx + c.

04. When several data are given in a table, selects continuous data from them.

05. Given the values of two interior angles of a triangle, finds the value of the exterior angle
between two produced sides of the triangle.

06. Simplifies given algebraic fractions with related denominators containing algebraic terms
with one unknown.

07. Calculates the gradient of a straight line of the type y = mx + c passing through a given
point.

08. Given two sets of which one is a subset of the other, writes their intersection with
the elements.

09. Finds the least common multiple of two given algebraic terms.

10. Finds the values of named angles using the data given in a figure comprising two isosceles
triangles.

11. Solves an inequality of the type ax + b > c and indicates the solution on a number line.

12. Calculates the perimeter of a compound figure with two sectors given the radius and the
central angle.

13. Given the value of one angle of a figure of a circle given with a diameter and angles in the
same sector,finds the value of another angle.

14. Finds the annual simple interest rate when the monthly interest for a loan is given.

15. Calculates the speed of an object when a distance-time graph depicting the motion of an
object within a certain time interval is given.

16. Writes in terms of  and r an expression for the area of a sector given the angle at the
centre and the radius as an unknown.

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17. Given the frequenciesseparately for a group of data of four categories, finds the probability
of an individual randomly selected belonging to one of them.

18. When the three sides of a triangle and a line drawn parallel to a side through the mid
point of another side are given in a diagram, calculates the perimeter of a named triangle in
the diagram.

19. Given a diagram of a triangle and a parallelogram situated between the same two parallel
lines, finds the ratio between the areas of the triangle and the parallelogram.

20. Finds the radius of a circle when the length of the perpendicular drawn from the centre of
the circle to a chord of given length is given.

21. Indicates in terms of man days, the work done by a machine in an hour, when the number
of men and the number of days required to complete a task and the number of hours taken
by the machine to complete the same task are given.

22. Indicates in a sketch the location of a point situated at a definite distance from two
intersecting straight lines using the knowledge on loci.

23. Writes an expression written in logarithmic form in index from.

24. Given a pair of simultaneous equations with different coefficients, derives a value for the
difference between the two unknowns without solving them.

25. When a diagram of a circle is given with the centre and data marked on it, finds the
relationship between two named angles in it according to the data provided.

Part B

1. Having indicated the first part as a fraction and the second part as a fraction of the rest of a
unit comprising of three parts,
(i) indicates as a fraction of the unit, the remaining part of the unit excepting its initial
part.
(ii) writes what fraction of the total unit is another amount of the remaining part.
(iii) shows that the second part is three times the third part.
(iv) calculates and writes the amount of the complete unit given the amount of the
second part as a quantity.

2. (a) Given a diagram of a pattern with four rows made by arranging cubes in rows,
(i) writes the number of cubes in the next two rows separately.
(ii) identifies the relationship between the terms in the number pattern and writes the
progression to which it belongs.
(iii) when the number of rows of that progression is given, calculates the number of cubes in
the last row.

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(b) When two terms of a geometric progression is given


(i) finds the common ratio.
(ii) finds the first term.

3. Given the time required to fill a tank separately with two taps and the time required to empty
that tank completely by another tap,
(i) finds the time taken to fill half of that tank when both the inlet taps are opened.
(ii) calculates what amount of the tank gets filled in one hour if all the three taps are kept
open.
(iii) finds the time taken to fill the tank if all the three taps are opened when exactly half of
the tank has already been filled.

4. Given a histogram illustrating the marks obtained by a group of students for an assignment,
(i) tabulates the number of students in each interval.
(ii) draws the frequency polygon on the given histogram.
(iii) when the sector angle corresponding to the number of students of one class interval
is given for displaying this information by a pie chart, calculates the sector angles to
display the other intervals.
(iv) finds the fraction relating to one event based on the information in the histogram.

5. (a) When a Venn diagram with a universal set and two intersecting sets is given,
(i) finds the number of elements in a named set by indicating the given numbers of
elements in two sets in the Venn diagram.
(ii) shades in the Venn diagram a named area that does not belong to one set.
(iii) finds the number of elements in another named set when the number of elements in
the universal set and the number of elements in one set are given.

(b) (i) Writes a formula for n( A  B) in terms of n(a ), n(b), n( A  B) .


(ii) Finds the number of elements in n( A  B ) by substituting given values in that
formula.

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Paper II
Part A

1. (a) Given the value of a share, the annual dividend payable for a share and the amount invested
to buy shares,
(i) finds the number of shares that can be bought for the amount invested.
(ii) calculates the income received from shares when the number of shares and the
dividend paid for a share are given.
(iii) finds the value of shares when the income from another number of shares is given.

(b)Given the annual compound interest percentage, the loan amount and the time taken to settle
the loan,
(i) calculates the total amount that should be paid at the end of the stipulated period to
settle the loan.
(ii) presents reasons for the fact that getting a loan under a given annual simple interest
rate is not more profitable than getting the loan under compound interest.

2. Given a graph of a quadratic function drawn within a given interval of values of x , using the
graph,
(i) finds the value of y for a given value of x.
(ii) writes the interval of values of x in which the function increases positively.
(iii) finds the value of k when the function takes the form y = k - (x + a)2.
(iv) writes the roots of a given quadratic equation.
(v) writes the function when the maximum value and the coordinates of the turning point
and coefficient of x2 are given.

3. (a) (i) Writes the order of a given matrix.


(ii) Multiplies two given matrices of order 2×2 and writes the product.

(b) Given how two people buy two items in different quantities and the amount of money
required for it,
(i) constructs a pair of simultaneous equations using given unknown terms.
(ii) finds the price of each item separately by solving those equations.
(iii) states giving reasons whether one can agree with the statement that ‘equal
quantities of the above items can be bought for a certain sum of money’

4. (a) Given the angle of elevation of a mountain top from a certain place, and the angle of
elevation to view the same after walking a given distance from that place towards the
mountain,
(i) draws a scale diagram to a given scale.
(ii) finds the length of the segment of the line that represents the height of the
mountain in the diagram drawn.
(iii) calculates the true height of the mountain using it.

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(b) When a distance-time graph of two objects starting from the same point at two occasions and
moving in two parallel straight lines is given,
(i) finds the distance traveled by one object.
(ii) finds the speeds of the two objects separately.
(iii) when one object overtakes the other, shows that the ratio of the motion-time ratio
of the two objects is equal to a given ratio.

5. Finds the average speed of a driver given his mean speed of driving a vehicle between two
cities as an algebraic expression and also the distance between the two cities, the difference
between the speeds of the two drivers and how much more time the second driver takes to
complete the journey than the first.

6. Using the mean, confirms that a given statement about the extra expenditure to be borne is
true, given a grouped frequency distribution of data collected on the number of units of water
consumed daily, the cost to produce one unit of water and the amount charged for a unit of
water.

Part B

7. (a) Given the radius of the bottom and the height of a cylinder,
(i) indicates the area of the curved surface in terms of the radius and the height.
(ii) indicates its volume in terms of the radius and height.
(b) States in terms of radius and height, the volume of a cone whose radius of the bottom and
height are equal.

(c) (i) Finds the volume of the substance used to make the above cylinder in terms of  and
a when a relationship between the height and the radius is given.
(ii) Calculates how many spheres of radius a can be made by melting the whole amount
of the substance above.

8. Using the compass and a ruler with the cm/mm scale


(i) constructs a circle of given radius.
(ii) marks a point on that circle and constructs a tangent that touches the circle at that
point.
(iii) constructs another tangent to the circle from a point at a given distance on the
tangent.
(iv) constructs the circle that passes through the two points at which the tangents drawn
from the external point to the circle touch the circle, the external point and the centre
of the circle. Measures and writes its radius.

9. Given the price of an item, initial payment, annual interest rate and the number of installments,
and also that the interest is calculated on the reducing balance, calculates the value of a
monthly instalment.

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10. (a)Explains a given theorem by way of a diagram.

(b)Given a diagram where the mid points of the three sides of a triangle are joined,
(i) shows that a named quadrilateral formed by the mid points of the sides and a vertex
point is a parallelogram.
(ii) shows that the perimeter of the triangle is twice the perimeter of the triangle formed
by joining the mid points.
(iii) proves that the parallelogram in (i) is a rhombus given that two sides of the triangle
are equal.

11. (a) Draws a triangle so that a named angle is a right angle and writes Pythagoras’
relationship in relation to that triangle.

(b) Draws a diagram to include the information given that, in a given right angled triangle,
points dividing the sides which include the right angle in the ratio 1 : 2 are located ,and
derives a relationship between those sides.

12. Given that from a bag containing items of equal size and shape, two items are taken out on two
occasions randomly without replacement,
(i) displays the sample space on a grid.
(ii) from it, calculates the probability of an event asked.
(iii) given the tree diagram relevant to the first occasion, extends it for the second
occasion.
(iv) calculates the probability of a dependent event using the tree diagram.
(v) using the above tree diagram, presents reasons for the truth or falsehood of a
statement made with regard to mutually exclusive events.

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4.2 Question paper
Mathematics I
Answer all the questions on this paper itself. Time: Two hours
Part A

1. Write the next two terms in the number pattern 7, 11, 15, ...........

2. According to the measurements given in the diagram find sin  .

4 cm


3cm
3. Factorise x2 + 5x + 6.

4. Select continuous data from the data given in the following table and write ‘  ’ against them.
Data Continuous
Heights of students in a class
Number of members in a family
Runs scored in a cricket match
Ages of students in a class

A
5. Find the value of x according to the data given in the diagram. 0
60

C 650
x0 B

1 2
6. Simplify  .
x 3x

7. The equation of the straight line AB is given by y = mx - 5. Find the value of m according to
the information given. y ÄB

1 Ä A(2,1)
x
2

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8. A = {integers from 1 to 10}
B = {multiples of 2 less than 10}. Write with elements the set A  B .

9. Find the least common multiple. 4ab2, 6a2bc

10. Find the values of x and y as per the information given in the diagram. y0
350

x0

11. Indicate on the number line the solution of the inequality 3 x  5  2

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

12. The diagram shows a wire frame with two sectors, each of radius 7 cm and central angle
450. Find the minimum length of wire required to make the wire frame.
22 7 cm
(take   ) 450
7

13. ˆ = 550. Find the value of x.


AB is a diameter of the given diagram. BAC
D
x
A
55 0
B

14. An interest of Rs. 5 is charged per month for a loan of Rs. 500. Find the annual simple interest
rate.

distance (m)
15. Given in the figure is a distance -time graph that shows
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the motion of a moving object during10 s. 8
Calculate the speed of the object in ms-1. 6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
time (s)

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16. The diagram shows a sector of radius r. According to the information given ,
write an expression for the area of the shaded portion in terms of  and r.

17. The following table gives the number of students in a class with the respective blood group. If
a student is randomly selected, find the probability of his/her blood group being B.
Blood group A AB B O
Number of students 10 13 12 5

18. In the triangle ABC, AB = 10 cm, AC = 14 cm and BC = 12 cm. C


If the mid point of AB is X and BC // XY , find the perimeter
of the triangle AXY. Y

B A
X

19. According to the information given in the diagram, find the A E B


ratio between the area of the triangle AED and the area of
the parallelogram ABCD.

D C

20. The perpendicular drawn from the centre O to the chord AB is OX. If AB = 8 cm and OX =
3 cm, find the radius of the circle.

A B
X
21. A work completed by 12 men in 10 days is completed by a bulldozer in 8 hours. How much
work in man days is done by the bulldozer in one hour?

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22. The bisector of ABCˆ is BD. Using your knowledge on loci show with the aid of a sketch how
to find a point 5 cm away from both lines AB and BC.
A

D
B

23. If 2 log2 a = b, write this in the form of indices making a the subject.

24. If 3x - y = 8 and x + y = 4, find the value of x - y without solving the equations.

25. The diagram shows a circle with centre O. According to the information given in it, build up a
relationship between x and y. C

x O
A y
B
D

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Part B
Answer all the questions on this paper itself

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1. (a) The initial part of a certain road is surfaced with tar. The tarred portion is of the entire road.
7
3
of the rest of the road is made with concrete. The remaining part is covered with gravel.
4
(i) Find which fraction of the entire road is the non tarred part.

(ii) Find which fraction of the entire road is the concrete-laid part.

(iii) Show that the concrete-laid part is three times the gravel- covered part.

(iv) If the concrete-laid part is 225 m find the total length of the road.

2. (a) A student arranges empty match boxes in rows and makes structures as those shown in the
diagram. There is one box in the first row, 3 boxes in the second row and
5 boxes in the third row.
(i) Write separately the number of match boxes in the 5th and 6th
rows in a structure with six rows of boxes.

(ii) When the number of match boxes in the respective rows are written in sequential
order, to what type of progression do they belong?

(iii) If a structure such as the above is made with 10 rows, how many boxes are in the
10th row?

(b) The fourth term and the seventh term of a geometric progression are 40 and 320
respectively.
(i) Find the common ratio of the geometric progression.

(ii) Write the first term of the progression.

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3. Two taps A and B are fixed to a tank to fill water into it. When only A is opened, the tanks get
filled in 8 hours. When only B is kept open, it takes 12 hours to fill the tank. When the outlet
tap C is opened, the tank completely empties in 6 hours.

(i) Find the time taken to fill half of the tank when only A and B are kept open when the
tank is empty.

(ii) When the tank is empty, what fraction of it gets filled with water in one hour if all the
three taps A, B and C are opened?

(iii) Find the time taken to fill the tank completely with water if all three taps were
opened when the tank is exactly half-filled with water.

4. Presented here is a histogram based on the


Number of
students

marks scored by students out of 50 for a 5


mathematics assignment. 4
3
(i) Complete the following table using 2
the histogram. 1
0 10 20 30 40 50 Marks
Marks 0-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Number of students ..... ...... ........ 1


(ii) Draw the frequency polygon on the above histogram.

(iii) It was thought to indicate the above information in a pie chart. The angle of the sector
used to represent the number of students scoring 40-50 was 240. Find the angles of the
other sectors representing the other intervals of marks and complete the following table.

Marks 0-20 20-30 30-40 40-50


Sector angle ....... ......... ......... 240

(iv) If the students scoring above 30 marks for the assignment are considered to have
achieved the expected achievement level, find what fraction of these students have
reached the expected achievement level.

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5. (a) The following Venn diagrams shows the information on the students taking part in sports in a
school.
 students (male and female)
taking part in sports
Male Cricketers

(i) If the number playing cricket is 38 and the number of boys playing cricket is 18, indicate
relevant information in the Venn diagram and find the number of girls playing cricket.

(ii) In the Venn diagram, shade the area representing the girls not playing cricket.

(iii) If the number of boys and girls taking part in sports is 60 and the number of girls not
taking part in cricket is 10, how many boys participate in sports?

(b) (i) Write a formula for n(A  B) in terms of n(A), n(B) and n(A  B) .

(ii) Find the value of n(A  B) if n(A) = 8, n(B) = 10 and n(A  B) = 6.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Answer 10 questions selecting five questions from part A and five questions from part B.
• Every question is worth 10 marks.
• The volume of a right circular cylinder of, base radius r and height h is  r 2 h . The volume
of a right circular cone of base radius r and height h is 13  r 2 h
• The volume of a sphere of radius r is 13 r2h .
Part A
Answer five questions only.
1. (a) In a company, the market price of a share is Rs.50. The company pays dividends of Rs.2
per share per year. Sarath invests Rs. 25 000 to buy shares of the company.
(i) Find the number of shares to which Sarath is entitled.
(ii) What is the income of Sarath in that year from his shares?
(iii) If Kamal earns an income of Rs.2 500 for the shares in that company, find the
investment made by Kamal in the company.

(b) A man takes a loan of Rs. 50 000 for a period of two years at an annual compound
interest rate of 10%.
(i) Find the amount that should be paid at the end of two years to settle the loan.
(ii) Give reasons for the fact that taking the same loan for the same period at an
annual simple interest rate of 11% is disadvantageous.

2. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic


function drawn within the range 4  x  2 .
Using the graph,
(i) write the value of y when x = 0.

(ii) write the interval of values of x in


which the function increases positively.
(iii) find the value of k if this quadratic
function takes the form
y = k - (x+1)2 .
(iv) According to the above value of k, find
the roots of the equation
k - (x+1)2 = 0.

(v) Write the function of which the coordinates of the maximum point is (-2,0) and the
coefficient of x2 is 1.

2 1
3. (a) (i) Write the order of the matrix A =  1 0  .
 

1 0
(ii) If B =  2  find the product AB.
1

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(b) Varuni bought 2 guava fruits and 3 naran fruits for Rs. 48. Sandali bought 4 guava fruits and
two naran fruits for Rs. 64 from the same vendor.
(i) Construct a pair of simultaneous equations taking the price of a guava fruit as x
and the price of a naran fruit as y.
(ii) Find separately the price of a guava fruit and of a naran fruit by solving the above
equations.
(iii) Varuni says that an equal number of guava fruits and naran fruits can be obtained
by giving Rs. 100 to the vendor. Do you agree with this? Give reasons.

4. (a) Amal sees a mountain top due east at an angle of elevation of 300. When he walks 100 m
towards the east Amal sees the same mountain top at an angle of elevation of 600.
Using a 1: 2000 scale ,
(i) draw a scale diagram to indicate these information.
(ii) find the length of the line segment in the scale diagram representing the height of
the mountain.
(iii) find the true height from the ground to the mountain top.
distance (m)
(b) The diagram indicates a distance time
graph drawn to illustrate the motion of 1000
900 ball A
two balls A and B used in an experiment.
Both balls start motion from the same point 800
and B starts to move 20 seconds after A. 700
Both balls move in rectilinear paths parallel 600 ball B
to each other. 500
(i) What is the distance in metres 400
300
traveled by B in the first 5
200
seconds after starting to move .
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(ii) Find the speeds of A and B balls
0 time (s)
separately. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
(iii) Till the moment when B goes past A,
show that the ratio of the times during which the balls A and B moved is 2 : 1.

5 The distance between the two towns X and Y is 120 km. To reach town Y from X , a
driver A drives his vehicle at the average speed of x km h-1. A driver B drives his vehicle at a
speed of 20 km h-1 less than that of A and comes to town Y from X. If B takes one hour
more than A for the journey, find the average speed of A.

6. The following frequency distribution shows the information collected on the number of units
of water used daily by the residents of a housing scheme.

Number of units of water 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50

Number of days 2 4 10 8 5 1

A local government authority charges Rs. 7 for a single unit of water while the supply of a
unit of water costs the authority Rs. 12.The manager at the monthly meeting proclaims that
it costs an extra sum of Rs. 8650 per day to supply water to 50 houses . Using the mean,
substantiate the manager’s statement.

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Part B

7. (a) The radius of the base of a solid cylinder is 2a and its height is 3h.
(i) Find the area of the curved surface of the cylinder in terms of  , a and h
(ii) Indicate the volume of that cylinder in terms of  , a and h

(b) The radius of the base of a right circular cone is 2a and its height is 2a. Find its volume
in terms of  and a.

(c) (i) If the cylinder and the cone are made of the same material, indicate the volume of the
material from which the cylinder and the cone are made in terms of  and a when
h = 2a.
(ii) The cylinder and the cone are melted and spheres of radius a are made without
wastage. Find the number of spheres that are made.

8. (i) Draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm. Name its centre O.


(ii) Mark a point on the circle and name it A. Construct the tangent that touches the circle at
point A.
(iii) Mark point B on the tangent, 6 cm away from point A. Construct another tangent to the
circle from point B. Name the point at which that tangent touches the circle as C.
(iv) Construct the circle passing through A, B, C and O. Measure and write its radius.

9. A man when buying a television set worth Rs. 40 000, first pays Rs. 10 000 in cash. He
promises to pay the remaining amount by way of reducing balance under the annual interest
rate of 12% within a period of 60 months in equal instalments. What is the instalment he should
pay monthly?

10. (a) Explain the mid point theorem using a suitable diagram.
A

(b)In the triangle ABC shown in the diagram, the mid points of the
sides AB, AC and BC are X, Y and Z respectively. X Y

(i) Show that XYZB is a parallelogram. B C


(ii) Show that AB + AC + BC = 2(XY + YZ + XZ). Z
(iii) Prove that XYZB is a rhombus if AB = BC.

11. (a) Draw the right angled triangle ABC so that B̂ is a right angle.Write Pythagoras’ theorem
with respect to this triangle.
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is located on BC so that 2BX = AX and 2BY = YC. Draw a diagram including the
above data and show that 9( CX2 + AY2 ) = 10AC2.

12. A bag contains 3 naran - flavoured toffees and 2 orange flavoured toffees of identical shape
and size. Ajith took a toffee randomly from the bag and tasted it. Afterwards Kamal also
took a toffee from the bag and tasted it.
(i) Indicate the sample space on a grid.
(ii) Using it, calculate the probability of both getting the same flavoured toffees.

Amith had a thought of representing these information in a tree diagram. An incomplete


tree diagram drawn for this is shown here.
Ajith
3
naran
5

2 orange
5
(iii) Copy this tree diagram in your paper and complete the rest of it.
(iv) Using that diagram , find the probability of both getting naran flavoured toffees.
(v) Amith says that there is a greater probability of both receiving toffees of the same
flavour rather than toffees of different flavours. Give reasons to show that
this statement is not true.

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Answers and the Marking scheme
Paper I - Part A

Question No. Answer Marks

^1& 19 , 23 

(2) Length of hypotenuse 5 cm 01


4
sin  = 02 
5

^3& (x + 2)(x + 3) 

(4) Data
Heights of students in a class 

Ages of studentes in a class 


Number of family members
Runs scored in a cricket match 

^5& x  1800  (600  650 )  1800  1250  550 01


x = 550 02 
^6& 3 2 01

3x
1 02 
3x

^7& 1  m 2 5 01
6  2m
m3 02 
(8) A  {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} , B  {2, 4, 6,8} For the elements of A and B 01
A  B ={2,4,6,8} 02 

^9& 12a2b2c 02 

^10& x  700 01
y  550 01 

^11& x  1 02 
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 22 
^12&  2  7  7 4 01
4 7 
39 cm 02 

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Question . Answers Marks


No
^13&   350
CBA 01
x  350 02 

5  12
^14& 100% 01
500
12% 02 

10
^15& ms -1 01
10
1 ms -1 
3 2
^16& r 
4

12 3
(17) or 
40 10

^18& AX=5 cm, AY=7 cm, XY=6 cm 01


Perimete of AXY  18 cm 

^19& 1(4 

^20& OB2 =32 +42 01


OB=5 cm 

(21) 120 man days 01


15 man days A 

(22) Parallel line 01


B D Marking the points 01 

C
b
^23& lg 2 a  01
2
a2 2
b

^24& 2x  2 y  4 01
x y  2 
^25& ˆ = 2y
AOC 01
2 y  x  1800 

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1 - B - Answers
Question No. Answers Marks Other
2
1 (i) Part not tarred =1  1
7
5
= 1 2
7
5 3
(ii) Part laid with concrete =  1
7 4
15
= 1 2
28
 2 15 
(iii) Part covered with gravel = 1-  7  28  1
 
= 5 1
28
15 5
Concrete / gravel =  1
28 28
=3 1 4
15
(iv)  225 m
28
28
Total distance of the road = 225  m 1
15
= 420 m 1 2 10
Question No. Answers Marks Other

2 (a) (i) Number of boxes in row 5 = 9 1


Number of boxes in row 6 = 11 1 2

(ii) An arithmetic progression. The difference


between two succesive numbers is equal 1 
(iii) T10  a  (n  1)d
T10  1  9  2  19 1 1
or has obtained 19 by writing pattern
No. of boxes in 10th row 19 2 2 5

(b) (i) 4th term in the geometric progression  ar 3  40 1

7th term in the geometric progression= ar 6  320 1


ar 6 320
   r3  8 1
ar 3 40
r2 1 4
(ii) Substituting the value of r in ar 3  40
a  8  40  a  5 1 1 5
10
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Question No. Answers Marks Other


3 (i) If V is the volume of the Tank
V
Volume filled in 1 hour by A  1
8
V
Volume filled in 1 hour by B  1
12
V V
Volume filled in 1 hour by both taps  +
8 12
1 1 
=V  +  1
 8 12 
5V
= 1
24

V 5V
Time to fill half of the tank = ÷ 1
2 24
24 12
= hours 1 6 hours
10 5
(ii) Volume filled in 1 hour when all the taps are opened
V V V
   1
8 12 6
V
 1 2
24
V V
(iii) Time to fill the other half   1
2 24
 12h 1 2 10

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4 (a) (i) Number of students = 6,5,3 ---1+1+1 


(ii)
5
students
No. of

4
3
2
1

-10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Marks

Connecting to two axes 2


Marking points 1 

(iii) Sector angles 1440, 1200,720 ---1+1+1 


(iv) Percentage of students scoring above 30
4
  100%  26.66% 1
15 1 10

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Question No. Answers Marks Other


^5& (a)

38
Male Participants in
18 20 cricket

--- 1
--- 1

(i) 20 3
(ii) Shading 1
(iii) 10 + 20 = 30  2 6
60 - 30 = 30 
 
 Number of boys participating in sports = 30
(b) (i) n(A  B)  n(A)+n(B)-n(A  B) 2
(ii) n(A  B)  8  10  6 1
n(A  B)  12 1 2 4
10

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Paper II
Question No. Answers Marks Other
25 000
1 (a) (i) No. of Sarath’s shares = = 500 1 
50
(ii) Sarath’s income = 2  500 = Rs. 1 000 1 
2 500
(iii) Value of Kamal’s shares =  50 1
2
= Rs. 62 500 1  4
110 110 (b) (i)
(b) (i) Amount due = 50 000 
 1+1 Total amount after 1 year
100 100
110
= Rs. 60 500 1  } 100  50000  55000 -1

Total amount after 2 year


11
(ii) Simple interest= 50 000   2 = Rs.11 000 1 110
} 100  55000  60500 -1-- 
100
Amount due = Rs. 50 000+11 000 = Rs. 61 000 1
Under simple interest Rs. 500 more should be paid.
The statement is false. 1  6 10
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^02& (i) 3 

(ii) -3 < x < -1 1+1 

(iii) k=4 

(iv) Roots -3 and +1 1+1 

(v) y  ( x  2 )2 
10

Question No. Answers Marks Other

^03& (a) (i) 2 2 1 

 2  1  1 2 2  0  1 1 
(ii)   2
 1  1  2  0 1  0  0  1 
 4 1
  1  4
 1 0 

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Question No. Answers Marks Other


2 x  3 y  48  
4 x  2 y  64 
(ii) 2, 4 x  6 y  96  1
, 4 x  6 y  (4 x  2 y )  96  64
4 y  32
y 8 1
Substituting the value of y in 
2 x  (3  8)  48
x  12 1 

(iii) Amount for 5 guavas and 5 naran fruits  8  5  12  5


=Rs. 100 6
Agree. 1  10

Question No. Answers Marks Other

4 (a) (i) Diagram 2 

30 0 60 0
100m
(ii) 7cm 1 
(iii) 140 m 1  4

(b) (i) 200m 1 



(ii) Speed of ball A= (a suitable value) 1

=20 ms-1 1

Speed of ball B = (a suitable value) 1

=40 ms-1 1 
(iii) 40 ( 20
2(1 1  6

10

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Question No. Answers Marks Other


120
5 Time for A t1  1
x
120
Time for B t 2  1
x  20
 t 2 -t1  1 1
120 120
 1 1
x  20 x
2400  x 2  20 x 1
x 2  20 x  2400  0
( x  60)( x  40)  0 2
x  60 x  40 2
x cannot be negative
x  60 kmh -1 1 10

Question No. Answers Marks Other


Units of Mid value Frequency
^06&
water (x) (f) f x

20 - 25 22.5 2 45.0
25 - 30 27.5 4 110.0
30 - 35 32.5 10 325.0
35 - 40 37.5 8 300.0
40 - 45 42.5 5 212.5
45-50 47.5 1 47.5
 f  30   1040
fx

Mid value column 1


f  x column 1
f 1

 fx 1

Mean =  fx  1040 1
 f 30

= 34.6 1 
Extra cost for a unit = Rs. 12 -7 = Rs. 5 1
Extra cost for 50 houses = Rs. 5  34.6  50 1
= Rs.8650 1
 The statement made is true. 1  10

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07 (a) (i) Area of the curved surface of the cylinder = 2 2a  3h
= 12ah 1 
2
(ii) Volume of the cylinder =   2a   3h
= 12a 2 h 1  2
(b) Volume of the cone = 13 (2a ) 2  2a 1
= 83 a 3 1  2
(c) (i) Volume of substance in cone and cylinder
= 12a 2 h  83 a 3 1
= 4
3 a 2 (9h  2a ) 1
Total volume when h is 2a = 43 a 2 (9  2a  2a ) 1
= 803 a 3 1 

(ii) Number of spheres that are made = 803 a 3  43 a 3 1


= 20 1  6
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08 (i) Drawing the circle 1 


(ii) Drawing the radius OA 1
Constructing perpendicular to radius OA at A 2 

(iii) Marking distance AB 1


Drawing the arc of radius BA and marking C 1
Drawing BC 1 

(iv) Constructing perpendicular bisector of OB 1


Drawing the circle with radius EB 1
Measuring radius (EB = 3.5cm) 1 

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9 Price of the machine = Rs.40 000
Initial payement  Rs. 10 000
Balance to be paid  40 000-10 000
 Rs. 30 000 1
30 000
Payment for an instalment 
60
= Rs. 500 1
60  (60  1)
No of month units  1
2
 1830 1
12 1
Monthly interest  500   1
100 12
= Rs. 5 1
Total interest  5 1830
= Rs. 9150 1
9150
Interest for an instalment = = Rs.152.50 1
60
Amount for an instalment  500  152.50 1
= Rs. 652.50 1 10

Question No. Answers Marks Other

10 (i) XY//BC (mid point theorem)


 XY//BZ 1
YZ//AB (mid point theorem)
 YZ//XB 1 
 XYZB is a parallelogram
( A quadrilateral with parallel sides is a parallelogram)
(ii) XY= 12 BC, YZ= 12 AB, XZ= 12 AC
(mid point theorem) 1
 12 AB+ 12 AC+ 12 BC=XY+YZ+ZB 1
 AB+AC+BC=2(XY+YZ+ZB) 1 
(iii) AB = BC
XY= 12 BC, YZ= 12 AB, XZ= 12 AC
(mid point theorem) 1
 XY = YZ 2
XY = BZ, YZ= BX
(Because opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal) 1
 XY=YZ=BZ=BX 1 
 XYZB is a rhombus.
( A parallelogram with four equal sides is a rhombus) 10

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11 (a) Figure 1 1
2 2 2
AC =AB  BC 1  2 A
(b) Figure 2 1
ABC,ABY ,XBC 1
From right angled  CBX CX 2 =BX 2  BC 2 1
From right angled  ABY AY 2 =AB2  BY 2 1 X
2 2 2
CX =BX  BC
2 B C
  13 AB   BC 2 Y

 19 AB2  BC 2 1
AY 2 =AB2  BY 2
 AB2  ( 13 BC) 2
 AB2  19 BC 2
CX 2  AY 2  19 AB 2  BC 2  AB2  19 BC 2 1


 109 AB2  BC 2  1

  
9 CX 2  AY 2  10 AB2  BC 2 
9  CX 2
 AY 2   10AC 2
1  8 10

Question No. Answers Marks Other


Kamal

o2
12 (i) Marking axes 1 o1
Marking points 2  n3
(ii) Probability = 208  25 1  n2
n1
(iii) Extension of the tree diagram 1
Indicating probabilities 1+1  n1 n2 n3 o1 o2
Ajith
(iv) Probability = 53  24  206  103 1
(v) Probability of getting the same flavour 2
n
4
} 3
5
2
4  2
5  1
4  2
5 1 3
n 2
Probability of getting the different flavour 5 o
4
3 n
}  35  24    52  34   3
5 1
2 o 4
There is greter probability of gettig different 5 1
o
4
flavoured toffees  statement is not true.  53  2
5  1  10

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5.1 Objectives

Mathematics I - Part A

01. Shades the area showing the intersection set when a Venn diagram of two intersecting
sets is given.

02. Solves an inequality of the type ax  b  cx  b; a, b, c   .

03. When the exterior angle formed by producing a side of a triangle and one of the two interior
opposite angles are given , finds the value of the remaining angle.

04. Calculates the total number of students using a given histogram.

05. Given the value of an angle of a parallelogram, writes down its opposite angle.

06. Finds the value of the remaining element given three elements of the product of two given 2×2
matrices.

07. Completes the steps of showing the congruent of two triangles given the figurative information.

08. Finds the initial amount when the annual interest rate , time and interest are given.

09. Given a diagram showing a line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle, writes two
relationships between that line joining the mid points and the other remaining sides.

10. Divides an algebraic fraction with an algebraic term in the denominator by another algebraic
fraction with an algebraic term in the denominator.

11. Calculates the value of one angle when a pair of opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are
given in algebraic terms.

12. Finds the radius of a circle when the length of a chord of the circle and the perpendicular
distance from the centre of the circle to the chord are given.

13. Finds the gradient of a straight line, given a diagram with the coordinates of a point on the
straight line and the coordinates of the point of intersection of that line and the y-axis.

14. Finds the perimeter of a sector, given its radius and the angle.

15. Finds the number of man days required for the remaining part of a work after completion of a
part of it, given the number of people and the number of days required for that work.

16. Finds the sum of unknowns without solving a pair of simultaneous equations and finding the
values of the two unknowns separately.

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17. Finds the value of angles given in algebraic symbols when the angle subtended by a chord of a
circle at the centre and the circumference are given in algebraic symbols and one of the two
angles between the lines joining the ends of the chords and the centre are given.

18. Finds the distance travelled during a certain period of time when the starting time of journey
and the uniform speed are given.

19. When an angle indicated by a symbol and the lengths of the sides of a right angled triangle are
given, writes the sine of that angle and the cosine of the complementary angle.

20. Given the successive terms of an arithmetic progression with an unknown, (i) finds the
common difference (ii) writes the value of a certain term in terms of the unknown.

21. Writes a pair of sides equal to a side of the quadrilateral, given a quadrilateral with a diagonal
and two equal angles in each of the two triangles separated by the diagonal.

22. When the sample space related to the event of tossing a fair coin twice is given in a grid, finds
theprobability of getting the same side on two occasions.

23. Calculates the height of a cylinder given the area of the curved surface and radius.

24. Solves a simple equation containing algebraic fractions with algebraic terms in the numerator.

25. Indicates as a power of 2, a required term of a geometric progression in which the common
difference is 2 and the initial term is a power of two.

Part B

1. (a) When a given fraction of a sum of money is divided into equal parts, simplifies each part as
a fraction of the initial sum.

(b) Given the number of students scoring below a certain mark as a fraction, the number of
students scoring above another mark as a percentage and the remaining number of students
sitting a certain examination,
(i) writes the number of students scoring above a given mark as the simplest fraction
of the total number of students.
(ii) writes the number of students scoring between two given marks as a fraction of
the total number of students.
(iii) finds the total number of students in the class.
(iv) finds the total expenditure for awarding prizes of a certain value for a selected
sector of students.

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2. When a square is included in a circle of a given radius and given that the circle is divided into four
equal parts
(i) finds the angle subtended at the centre by one such part.
(ii) finds the area of a sector.
(iii) finds the area of 1/4th the square.
(iv) finds the area of the section not covered by the square.
(v) finds the perimeter of the shaded area of a sector.

3. (a) Given the annual property value of a house and the annual rates percentage,
(i) calculates the annual rates for the house.
(ii) finds the rate paid for a quarter for the house.
(iii) calculates the annual property value of the house given the rates paid for a quarter
for another house in the same regional authority.
(b) Calculates the price of an imported television before paying the tariff, given the tariff
percentage and the price with tariff.

4. Given the probability of passing and qualifying for university admissions of students in a
school sitting the Advanced Level examination,
(i) finds the probability of failing the examination.
(ii) draws the tree diagram showing the passing and failing in the examination.
(iii) extends the tree diagram to indicate admission and non-admission to the
university.
(iv) finds the probability of admitting to the university having passed the examination.
(v) finds the number entering university given the number of students appeared for the
examination.

5. For a grouped frequency distribution of marks scored by a group of students


(a) completes the cumulative frequency column.
(b) draws the cumulative frequency curve using it.
(c) (i) Finds the median using the cumulative frequency curve.
(ii) Finds the mark that demarcates the 25% of students scoring the highest marks.
(iii) Calculates the percentage of students scoring less than a given mark.

Mathematics II
Part A

1. Given the annual simple interest rate,


(i) writes the interest for Rs. 100.
(ii) calculates the total amount received after depositing a certain amount for a certain
period of time.
(iii) given the interest charged for a certain period of time, finds the amount deposited.
(iv) given the interest charged for a certain amount, finds for which period it is.
(v) shows that the total amount is a given algebraic expression given the initial amount and
time in algebraic symbols.

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2. When an incomplete table of values is given for a function that represents the projectile motion of
an object with vertical height as h and time as t ,
(i) finds the value of the unknown.
(ii) finds the height of the light house.
(iii) calibrates the axes correctly and draws the graph.
(iv) finds the maximum value of the function using the graph.
(v) finds the values of t corresponding to a given value of h using the graph.

3. (a) Solves a simple equation with algebraic fractions.

(b) Given a diagram indicating in algebraic symbols the width of a road of uniform width
running a round a rectangular land of known length and breadth, and the area of the road,
constructs a suitable quadratic equation. Shows that the width of the road is the expression
given.

4. Of a pair of a towers drawn in a diagram, calculates the height of the taller tower given the
distance between the two towers and the angles of elevation of the two towers as seen by a man.

5. (a) (i) Constructs a pair of simultaneous equations in two unknowns based on the information
given with regard to the prices of two items.
(ii) Finds the values of the two unknowns by solving the two equations.
(b) Factorises a given algebraic expression.

6. Given that the diameters of a cylinder, cone and a sphere are equal and the perpendicular height
of the cone is half the height of the cylinder,
(i) writes the radius of the bottom of the cylinder.
(ii) calculates the ratio between the volumes of the cylinder and the sphere.
(iii) shows that the slant height of the cone is a value given as a surd.
(iv) calculates the area of the curved surface of the cone using logarithms.

Part B

7. (a) Given the nth term of an arithmetic progression in the form of an algebraic expression,
(i) writes the first three terms of the progression.
(ii) finds a given term of that progression.
(iii) given the value of a certain term, finds which term it is in the progression.
(iv) finds the sum of a given number of terms in that progression.
(b) Finds a required term, given the first term and the common difference of a geometric
progression.

8. Using a compass and a ruler with a cm/mm scale,


(i) draws a quadrilateral based on given data .
(ii) draws a circle which goes through three points of the quadrilateral.
(iii) measures and writes the radius of the circle drawn in (ii).
(iv) draws a tangent to the circle at a given point on it.

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9. Given a grouped frequency distribution indicating the scores obtained,


(i) writes the class interval that includes the median.
(ii) calculates the true mean taking the mid point of the median class as the assumed mean.
(iii) based on the mean found above, predicts the total score that can be expected to be
obtained in several competitions.

10. Given the number of elements related to three non disjoint sets,
(i) draws a Venn diagram and includes given information in it.
(ii) using the Venn diagram shows that the probability of an event is greater than the
given percentage.

11. Given that in an isosceles triangle, a line drawn parallel to the unequal side intersects the other
two sides and given two angles which are equal,
(i) draws a diagram including the information given.
(ii) shows that two named triangles are congruent.

12. When four points on a circle and the angle subtended at the centre by the arc obtained by
joining two of those points are given,
(i) finds the value of a named angle.
(ii) writes the theorem which is based to find the value of the angle in (i) above.
(iii) writes the relationship between two named angle.
(iv) verifies a relationship among three angles.

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5.2 Question Paper
Mathematics I Time 2 hours
Answer all the questions on this paper itself
Part A

01. Shade the area corresponding to A  B in the Venn diagram given.


A B

02. Solve the inequality 2x - 1> x + 1.

03. Find the value of x based on the information given in the diagram. x

500 1300

04. The histogram shows the marks scored by a group

No. of students
of students. What is the total number of students included
in the histogram? 4
3
2
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 Marks

05. Write down the value for BCD ˆ in terms of the


information given in the diagram.

 2 0   3 1  6 2 
06. If     find the value of p.
 1 1   2 1   p 2 

07. There are two concentric circles with centre O.


Fill in the blanks below to show that AOC and BOD
are congruent. C
OA  .......................(.................)
ˆ  ......................(................)
AOC A

OC=OD ( Radius of the large circle ) O B


Therefore, ΔAOC  ΔBOD ( S.A.S )
D

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08. Asitha deposited a certain amount of money for two years in a bank which pays 10% annual
simple interest and earned Rs. 4,000 as the interest. Find the amount he deposited in the bank.

A
09. The mid points of the sides AB and AC of the triangle ABC are
D and E respectively. Write two relationships between the sides
BC and DE. D E

B C

4 1
10. Simplify 
3 x 6 xy

11. A, B, C and D are four points located on the same circle. A


Find the value of x.

B 2x x
D

C
  22
7 ˆ  900 .
12. In the circle with centre O, AB = 16 cm, OC = 6 cm and OCB
Find the radius of the circle.
O
A C B

y
13. According to the data given , find the gradient
of the straight line shown. ((0,3) . .
AA
ggg
A(2,7)

14. The radius of the sector shown in the diagram is 7 cm.


Find the perimeter of this sector. ( Take   22 7 )

7 cm

15. Six people can cut a drain in four days. Three people worked for two days. How many
man days are needed for the remaining work?

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16. Without finding the values x and y values separately, find the value of x + y.
2 x  7 y  10
3x  2 y  5

17. The vertices of the triangle ABC are located on the circle of A

ˆ
centre O. If OBC=30 0
, find x and y.. y

O
x
C
0
30
B

18. A vehicle starting from town A at 8.00 a.m, runs with uniform speed of 30 kmh-1. Find the
distance travelled by the vehicle when the time is 11.00 a.m.

19. Using the given figure , find sin  and cos(90 -  ).


A

5 cm 3 cm

C  B
4 cm

20. x, x  3, x  6,.... are the first three terms of an arithmatic progression. In the progression,
i find the common difference.
ii. indicate the 15th term using x .

21. ˆ
In the diagram ABC=BAC ˆ and ACD=ADC
ˆ ˆ . A D
Name two sides equal to side BC.

B C

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22. The following grid shows the sample space related to the experiment of tossing a coin twice.
What is the probability of getting the same side on both occasions?

Toss 2 ^
H x x

T x x
>
H T Toss 1

23. The area of the curved surface of a cylinder of radius 7 cm is 440 cm2. Find the height of the
cylinder. ( Take   22 7 )

a a
24. Solve   1.
2 3

25. Indicate the 18th term of the geometric progression 8, 16, 32, ..... as a power of two.

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Answer all the questions on this paper itself.
2
01.(a) A community organisation decided to divide of its funds equally among four social
3
service organisations.What fraction of the initial fund is due for each organisation?

2
(b) 3of the students sitting a mathematics paper scored less than 40 marks. 25% of the
students scored more than 75 marks. The balance is 40 students.

i. Write the number of students who scored more than 75 marks as a fraction of the total
number of students in the simplest way.

ii. Indicate the number of students scoring from 40 to 75 marks as a fraction of the
total number of students.

iii. What is the total number of students who sat the paper?

1
iv. If each of of the total students who scored high marks were given Rs.500 worth
10
prizes, find the amount of money needed to be spent on prizes.

02. A square shaped exhibition camp was constructed on a circular plot of land of 70 m radius.
The land is divided into four equal parts as shown in the diagram. A B

( Take   22 7 ) O

i. What is the angle at the centre of the sector shaped plot AOB ?
D C

ii. Find the area of the sector shaped plot AOB.

iii. What is the area of the triangular plot of land AOB belonging to the camp?

iv. Find the area of the shaded part not belonging to the camp.

iv. What is the perimeter of the shaded part of the sector AOB? (Take 2  1.4 )

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03. (a) The annual estimated value of a house is Rs. 15 000. The urban council charges an
annual rates of 8% for this property.

(i) What is the annual rates charged for the house?

(ii) What is the rates is paid for a quarter?

(iii) If the rates charged for a quarter for another house in the same authorised area is
Rs. 460, what is the annual estimated value of that house?

(b) A tariff of 30% is charged for an imported television. The price of the television with
the tariff is Rs. 65 000. What is the value of the television before imposing the tariff?

04. The probability of a randomly selected student who has sat the G.C.E Advanced Level
examination during a particular year, passing the examination is 3/5. The probability of
randomly selected student who has passed the examination gaining admission to a
universityis 1/5.
(i) What is the probability of a randomly selected student from those who sat the
examination during a particular year failing Advanced Level examination?

(ii) Draw a tree diagram to represent the events of passing and failing the Advanced
Level examination.

(iii) Extend the previous tree diagram to indicate the probabilities of a student who has
passed gaining university admissions or not

(iv) Find the probability of a student selected at random of those who sat in particular
year passing the Advanced Level Examination and gaining admission to the
university .

(v) If 150 students appeared for the Advanced Level examination from a particular
school, find the number of students who can be expected to gain admission to a
university .

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05' A frequency distribution of the marks awarded for an assignment is given below.

Class interval Frequency Cumulative frequency


15 - 20 3 3
20 - 25 5 8
25 - 30 9
30 - 35 14
35 - 40 8 39
40 - 45 6 45
45 - 50 3

a) Complete the cumulative frequency column.

b) Draw the cumulative frequency curve on the following coordinate plane.


Cummulative
frequency

Marks

c) i) Find the mean score of a student using the cumulative frequency curve.

ii) When selecting the 25% of this group who scored the highest marks,what is
the minimum score that should be obtained by a student to be selected?

iii) Find the percentage of students who scored less than 25 marks.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Select five questions each from both A and B and answer 10 questions.
• 10 marks are awarded to each question.
• The volume of a right circular cylinder is r2h when the radius of the base is r and height is h.
4 3
• Volume of a sphere is pr when its radius is r.
3
Part A
Answer only five questions.

01. A bank pays 15% simple annual interest for fixed deposits.
(i) How much interest do you receive for Rs.100.00 ?
(ii) If Rs.25,000 is deposited for two years, what is the total amount you will get at the end
of two years ?
(iii) If a certain amount of money was deposited for three years, and Rs.18,000 was
received as the interest, what was the amount deposited in the bank?
(iv) How long will it take to get Rs.9,000 as the interest for Rs.30,000 ?
 3t 
(v) If Rs. P is deposited for a period of ‘t’ year, then show that P 1   is the total
 20 
amount which will be received at the end of the time period ‘t’.

02. The motion of a stone thrown from a lighthouse to the sea is given by h = 2(9 +5t- t2). h is the
height from sea level to the rock and t is the time of motion of the stone.
Given below is a table with h values relevant to t values to draw the graph of the function of h.

t 0 1 2 2.5 3 4 5 6 7
h 18 26 30 30.5 P 26 18 6 -10

(i) Find the value of P. (ii) Find the height of the lighthouse.
(iii) Calibrate the axes so that 10 small squares represent one unit on the x axis and 10
small squares represent five units on the y axis and draw the graph of the function h.
(iv) Calculate the maximum height that can be reached by the stone using the graph.
(v) Find the time the stone moved at a height of 25 m above the ground.

x2 4
03. (a) Solve   2.
x2 x2

(b) A flower bed ABCD 8 m long and 4 m wide is given in the


diagram. The road around it is shown by the shaded portion.
Area of the road is 24 m2. Using the information given in the
diagram ,derive a quadratic equation and show that when it is
solved, the value of x is  1 5  3  m .

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04. A man on a flat land at point A, C
sees the top C of a tower BC located
at a point B on the same ground at
an angle of elevation of 650. He also
sees the top of another tower 5 m E

high erected at a point D in between


A B
A and B at an angle of elevation D
of 300. The horizontal distance between D and B is 25 m. Calculate the height of the tower
BC using trigonometric ratios assuming that the man and the two towers are on the same
plane.

05. a) The price of five oranges and seven apples is Rs. 335. Five apples can be bought for the
amount spent for six oranges.

(i) Develop a pair of simultaneous equations based on the above information considering
that the price of an orange is Rs. x and the price of an apple is Rs. y.

(ii) By solving those two simultaneous equations, find the price of an orange and the price of
an apple separately.

b) Find the factors of 8a3 - 50 ab2.

06.

The diagram shows a cylinder with a 14 cm base diameter and 12 cm height, a right circular
cone, with half the height of the cylinder and with 14 cm base diameter and a sphere with 14 cm
diameter.

(i) What is the radius of the base of the cylinder?


(ii) Show that the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and the volume of the sphere is
9:7.
(iii) Show that the slant height of the cone is 85 cm .
(iv) Find the surface area of the curved surface of the cone using the logarithms tables.
(Take   3.14 )

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Part - B
Answer only five questions.

07. (a) The nth term of an arithmetic progression is 5n-3.


(i) Write the first three terms of the progression.
(ii) Find the 10th term of the progression.
(iii) Which term of the progression assumes the value 57 ?
(iv) Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression.

(b) If the first term of a geometric progression is 3 and the common ratio is (-2), find the 7th
term.

08. Do the following constructions using the ruler and the compass only. Show the construction
lines clearly.
In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 4 cm, BAD ˆ = 1200 and AD = 5 cm. Point C is
equidistant from points B and D and 4 cm from E, the mid point of BD. C is located on the
side opposite to that of A with respect to BD.

(i) Construct the quadrilateral ABCD satisfying the above requirements.


(ii) Construct the circle which passes through points B,C and D.
(iii) Measure and write the radius of the circle.
(iv) Draw a tangent to the circle through B.

09. The table given below shows the scores of Pubudu who participated in a few cricket matches
within the first nine months of the year.

Score (Class interval ) No. of matches (Frequaency f )


00 - 20 1
20 - 40 3
40 - 60 5
60 - 80 11
80 - 100 5
100 - 120 4
120 - 140 1

(i) What is the class interval which includes the median ?


(ii) Considering the mid value of the class interval having the median as the assumed
mean, calculate the mean score of Pubudu.
(iii) If Pubudu were toparticipate in 40 matches, what would be his expected total
runs scored from all 40 matches?

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10. Given below is the information collected in a survey conducted about the language ability of
workers serving in an office.
• Of them, 39 can work in Sinhala, 35 in Tamil and 25 in English.
• The number able to work in English and Tamil only is 6.
• The number who can work in Tamil and Sinhala is twice the number who can work in
Tamil and English.
• 11 are able to work in Sinhala and English.
• Five can work only in Tamil.
• All workers can work in at least one language of these three languages.

(i) Include the above information in a Venn diagram.


(ii) Show that the probability of a randomly selected worker being able to work in at
least two languages is greater than 60%.

11. In the isosceles triangle ABC, AB = AC. Line PS drawn parallel to BC intersects AB and AC
ˆ  SCR
at Q and R respectively. PBQ ˆ .
(i) Draw a diagram including the above information.
(ii) Show that the triangles PBQ and RCS are congruent.

12. The points P, Q, R and S are on the circle of which the centre is O. PÔQ = 600 .

(i) Find PŜQ .


(ii) Write the theorem used to get the above answer.
(iii) ˆ and PRQ
What is the relationship between the angles PSQ ˆ ? Give reasons for your
answer.
(iv) Shows that PRQ ˆ - OPM
ˆ = MQR ˆ .

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5.3 Answers and Marking scheme
Paper - I
Part A
^1&
A B
 

2. 2x  x  1  1 --- 1
x2 --- 1    
3. x  500  130 0 --- 1
x  80 0 --- 1    
4. 1 2  3  4  2 --- 1
12 --- 1    
5. ˆ  600
BCD  
6. P 1 --- 1
 6  2
  --- 1    
  1 2 
7. OB (radius of the small circle) --- 1
DÔB (vertically opposite angle) --- 1    
4000  100
8. --- 1
10  2
Rs. 20000 --- 1    
1
9. DE  BC --- 1
2
BC//DE --- 1    
4 6 xy
10.  --- 1
3x 1
8y --- 1    
11. 2 x  x  180 0 --- 1
3 x  180 0
x  60 0 --- 1    
12. OB 2  6 2  8 2 --- 1
OB 2  36  64
OB 2  100
OB  10 cm --- 1    
73
13. Gradient  --- 1
20
4
 2 --- 1    
2

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90 22
14. Perimeter  7  7   2  7 --- 1
360 7
1 22
 14   2   1
4 1
 14  11
 25 cm --- 1    
15. 6  4  24 man days --- 1
work done  3  2  6 man days
Remaining work  24  6  18 man days --- 1    
16. 5 x  5 y  15 --- 1
x y 3 --- 1    
17. x  180 0  (30 0  30 0 ) --- 1
x  1200
y  60 0 --- 1    
18. Distance  30 kmh -1  3h --- 1
 90 km --- 1    
3
19. Sin θ  --- 1
5
3
Cos (90  θ)  --- 1    
5
20. i) x  3- x  3 --- 1
ii) T15  x  14  3
 x  42 --- 1    
21. AC  AD  
2 1
22.   
4 2
22
23. 2  7  h  440 --- 1
7
44 h  440
h  10 cm --- 1    
a a
24.  1
2 3
a 3 a 2
6   6  1 6 --- 1
21 31
3a  2a  6, a6 --- 1    
25. T18  8  2181 --- 1
 23  217  220 --- 1    

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


2
01' (a) 3
4

2 1
 
3 4
1
1

6
1  2
1
(b) (i) 25% 
4
1 
2 1
(ii) 1    1
3 4
11
1
12
1
1
12
1 

1
(iii)  40 1
12
12
 40  12
12
Number of students = 480 1 
1
(iv) 480   48 1
10
= 48×500
= 24 000 1  8

Question No. Answer Marks Other


02. (i) 900 1 

1 22
(ii)   70  70 1
4 7
 3850 m 2 1 
1
(iii)  70  70 1
2
 2450 m 2 1 
(iv)  3850  2450   4 1
 1400  4  5600 m 2 1  x

1 22 70 m 70 m
(v) Length of Arc.   2   70 1
4 7
 110 m x 2  702  702
Length of chord  98 m 1 x  70 2
x  70 1.4
Perimeter  110  98 x  98 m
 208 m 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


8
03 (i) 15 000  1
100
Rs. 1200 1 
1200
(ii) 1
4
Rs. 300 1 
460  4
(iii)  100 2
8
Rs. 23 000 1 
65 000
(iv)  100 2
130
Rs. 50 000 1  

Question No. Answer Marks Other

2
04 (i) 1 
5

3/5 pass
(ii) 2 

2/5 fail
......................... 1
(iii) 1/5 admitted
3/5 pass
4/5 ................. 1
not admitted
2/5 ............................................. 1 
fail
3 1 3
(iv)   1+1 
5 5 25
3
(v) 150  1
25
 18 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

05' (a) 17, 31 , 48 2  2


for 3 correct answers - 2
for 2 correct answers - 1

(b) Marks the point (15,0) 1


Marks 6 points correctly 1
Smooth curve 1  3

(c) (i) Q2 = 33 1 

(ii) 38 or 39 2 

(iii) 8 1
 100%
48

100
 16.6% 1  5
6

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Mathetics - II
Part A

Question No. Answer Marks Other

01 (i) Rs.15 1 
15
(ii)  25 000  2 1
100
= 7 500 1
25 000 + 7 500 = Rs.32 500 1 
18 000 100
(iii) 1
3 15
Rs. 40 000 1 
9 000  100 Interest for 1year
(iv) t 1
30 000 15 15
2 years 1 30 000  4 500
 100 1
15 3 9 000
(v) Interest for Rs.P = Pt  Pt  2 years
100 20 4 500 1
3P t
Total amount = P 1
20
 3t 
Total amount = P 1   1 
 20 

Question No. Answer Marks Other

02 (i) 30 1 
(ii) 18m (when t = 0 ) 2 
(iii) Drawing the graph 3 
(iv) 30'5 m (  0.1 ) 2 
(v) t1 = 0.8 seconds, t2 = 4.2 seconds 2  

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Question No. Answer MarksOther


x2 4
(3) (a)  2
x2 x2
x2 + 4 = 2 (x+2) 1
x2  2x  0
x (x-2) = 0 1
x = 0 or x = 2 1  3

(b) (8  2 x)(4  2 x)  32  24 2 Area of the road - 1


Equation - 1
32  16 x  8 x  4 x 2  32  24
4 x 2  24 x  24  0 1 x2  6x  6  0
x2  6 x  6  0  6  36  4 1 6
2 1 x
x  6x  9  6  9 2
( x  3) 2  15 -6  36+24
1 x=
( x  3)   15 2
x   15  3 1  6  60
x
x   15  3 or  15  3 2

Since x  0 x  3  15
1
x   
15  3 m  7 x   
15  3 m

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Question No. Answer Marks Other


C
04.

E
650) 300) 5m
A B
D 25 m

Marks data on the figure 1


From ADE
DE
tan 300  1
AD
5
0.5774  1
AD
5
AD  1
0.5774
AD  8.66 m 1
AB=25+8.66=33.66 1
From ABCΔ
BC
tan 650  1
AB
BC
2.145  1
33.66
BC=2.145×33.66 1
BC=72.20 m 1

Height of the tower = 72.2 m 

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Question No. Answer Marks Other
05. (a) (i) 5x + 7y = 335 1

6x = 5y 1 
(ii) 1
2542xx  3535 yy  1675
0 
67 x  1675 1

x  25 1

5 y  6  25 1

y  30 1 7
(b) 8a3 - 50ab2


2a 4a 2  25b 2  1

2a 2 a 2 2
 52 b 2  1

2a2a  5b 2a  5b  1  3 

Question No. Answer Marks Other


06. (i) 7 cm 1 
(ii) Ratio between the volumes of cylinder and sphere
2 4 3
=   7  12 :    7 1+1
3
= 9 :7 1 
(iii) l2 = 72+ 62 1
= 49+ 36
= 85
l = 85 cm 1 
(iv) Area of the curved surface  A = rl
= 3.14  7  85 1
1
lg A  lg 3.14  lg 7  lg 85
2
1.9284
lg A  0.4969  0.8451  1
2
A  anti log 2.3062 1

A  202.4 cm 2 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

07. (a) (i) 2 , 7 , 12 1


(ii) T10 = 50 - 3
= 47 1 

(iii) 5n - 3 = 57 1
5n = 60
n = 12 1 

10
(iv) S 10  2  47 1
2
= 5 x 49 1
= 245 1  7

(b) Tn  ar n 1
T7  3  ( 2) 7 1 1
T7  3  ( 2) 6
T 7  3  64 1

T7  192 1  3 
Question No. Answer Marks Other

08. (i) Construction of AB 1


Construction of1200 1
Construction of AD 1
Construction of the perpendicular bisector of BD 1
Construction of point C 1 

(ii) Obtaining the centre of the circle 1


Construct the circle 1 

(iii) Measures the radius 1 

(iv) Construction of tangent 2  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

09. class interval f x d fd


0 - 20 1 10 - 60 -60
20 - 40 3 30 - 40 -120
40 - 60 5 50 - 20 -100
60 - 80 11 70 0 0
80 - 100 5 90 20 100
100 - 120 4 110 40 160
120 - 140 1 130 60 60

fd  40
(i) 60-80 1 
(ii) column x 1
column d 1
column fd 1
fd  40

40
Mean  70  2
30
= 71.33 1 
(iii) 71.33 × 40 = score 2 853.2 1
= score 2 853 1  
Question No. Answer Marks Other
10. (i)
39 35 Correct all 6 areas -4
4
Tamil Correct 4,5 areas -3
Sinhala x  12 5
Correct 2,3 areas -2
x
5 6 Correct 1 area -1
English
25

x+ x+12+6 +5 = 35 1
2x = 12
x=6
Number who can work in all three languages = 6 1 
35 Obtain 35 1
(ii) obtain 58 1
58
35
Percentage =  100% 1
58
 60.34%
 60.34  60 1  

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Question No. Answer Marks Other

11. (i) Figure 2


ˆ
ABC=ACBˆ (because AB=AC )
ˆ ˆ (corresponding angles BC//PS )
ABC=AQR 1
ˆ ˆ (corresponding angles BC//PS )
ACB=ARQ 1
ˆ ˆ
AQR=ARQ
 AQ=AR 1
AB=AC (data)
AQ=AR (proved)
AB-AQ=AC-AR 1
 BQ=RC 1
ˆ ˆ (vertically opposite angles)
PQB=AQR 1
ˆ ˆ (vertically opposite angles)
SRC=ARQ
ˆ ˆ
 PQB=CRS
Comparing triangles PQB and RCS
BQ=RC (verified) 1
ˆ ˆ (data)
PBQ=RCS
ˆ  CRS
PQB ˆ (verified) 1 
 PQB  RCS (A.A.S)

Question No. Answer Marks Other

12. (i) 300 1 


(ii) The angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc
is equal to twice the angle subtended on the
circumference by the same arc. 1 
(iii) ˆ ˆ (angle in the same segment of a circle
PSQ=PRQ
are equal) 1+1 
(iv) ˆ ˆ
MQR+PRQ=PMQ ˆ 1
(External angle by producing side of a triangle)
ˆ ˆ
OPM+POM=PMQ ˆ ( ,, ) 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
 MQR+PRQ=OPM+POM 1
ˆ ˆ
But POM=2PRQ 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
MQR+PRQ=OPM+2PRQ 1
ˆ ˆ ˆ
PRQ=MQR-OPM 1  

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6.1 Objectives

Paper I - Part A

01. Given one of the two angles opposite the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle, calculates
the vertex angle.

02. Given the probability of germination of a sample of seeds, calculates the expected number of
seeds that would germinate from a stock of seeds.

03. Shades in a Venn diagram the union of two disjoint sets.

04. Given the time taken by a train running with uniform speed to travel a certain distance in hours,
finds the time taken by the same train to travel a given distance with the same speed.

05. Finds the radius of a circle, given the length of a chord and the distance from the centre to the
mid point of the chord.

06. Of the given triangles, identifies the pair of triangles that are congruent and writes criteria for
congruence.

07. Solves an inequality of the type ax + b  0 and indicates the solution on the number line.

08. Given the value of one angle in a given diagram relating to a semi-circle, calculates the value of
a named angle.

09. Given the coordinates of a point on a straight line passing through the origin, finds the
gradient of that line.

10. Factorises an expression with three terms.

11. Given the figure of a parallelogram and the sum of its two opposite angles, finds the value of
one of those angles.

12. Calculates the volume of a right prism whose cross section is a right angled triangle, when the
length of the sides which include the right angle and the length of the prism are given.

13. Given the loan amount and the annual simple interest rate, finds the total amount required to
settle the loan at the end of the year.

14. Given the mean and the assumed mean, calculates the mean value of the deviations.

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15. Given the two sides of a right angled triangle which include the right angle in algebraic terms,
writes the tangent of the named angle.

16. Given the number of days taken by a certain number of men to complete a task, finds the
number of days taken by another number of men to complete the same task.

17. Calculates the perimeter of a semicircular lamina of known diameter.

18. Calculates the annual rates percentage, given the annual value of a house and the rates
charged per a quarter.

19. Finds a named angle in a diagram of a triangle in which the mid points of two sides are given.

20. Subtracts two algebraic fractions with related algebraic terms in the denominator.

21. Finds the sum of two unknowns in two simultaneous equations without solving them.

22. Finds the sequential position of a given term in an arithmetic progression with given initial
terms.

23. Calculates the values of two unknowns in two equal matrices of order 2×2 with some
unknowns entries.

24. When a diagram of a cyclic quadrilateral with two parallel sides and a side produced is
given, finds the value of the exterior angle when the value of an angle of it is given.

25. Given a diagram of an equilateral triangle with its vertices on a circle and another triangle
formed by joining two of its vertices to the centre, finds the value of the angle subtended at
the centre by the chord formed between the vertices of the triangle joined to the centre.

Part B

1. Given two parts of a whole as fractions


(i) indicates the sum of those parts as fraction.
(ii) when the sum of the two parts is removed from the whole, indicates the remainder as a
fraction of the whole.
(iii) indicates as a fraction of the whole, a fraction of the fraction obtained in (ii).
(iv) indicates the quantity of the whole when the quantity remaining after the fraction in (i)
and (iii) above are removed from the whole is given..

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2. Given a diagram of a cylindrical block of metal whose radius and height are marked on it,

(i) finds the area of the curved surface of the block of metal.
(ii) finds the total surface area of the metal block.
(iii) finds the volume of the metal block.
(iv) finds the radius of a cylindrical metal block of given volume and of height equal to that
of the former metal block.

3. (a) Given the percentage custom duty and the value of an item,
(i) finds the custom duty.
(ii) calculates the value after paying the duty.

(b)Given the part of the annual income of a businessman which is exempt from tax, his annual
income and the income tax percentage,
(i) calculates the income tax relevant to a given amount.

Given the amount of income tax and the tax percentage


(ii) calculates the corresponding income on which the tax is charged.
(iii) calculate the total annual income.

4. (a) Given the probability of germination of a planted seed,


(i) draws the tree diagram depicting the events of germinating or not germinating .

Given the probability of the plant developed from a germinated seed producing new seeds.
(ii) extends the tree diagram drawn in (i) to show the events of production and non-
production of seeds.
(iii) finds the probability of a planted seed producing new seeds using the tree di.agram.

(b) Finds the probability of getting the same number in both dice when tossing two dice
simultaneously in which equal numbers are written in pairs.

5. Given an incomplete table and incomplete histogram,

(i) completes the table using the data given in the histogram.
(ii) completes the histogram using the data given in the table.
(iii) draws the frequency polygon using the histogram.
(iv) finds the total number of students using the table or the histogram.
(v) calculates the percentage of students scoring below a given mark.

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Paper II
Part A
1. Given the price of an object, initial payment, number of premiums and that the interest is
calculated on the reducing balance,
(i) calculates the total interest payable when the value of a premium is given.
(ii) calculates the annual interest rate.

2. (a) When a function is given in the form y = (x + a)(b - x) ; a, b   ,


(i) completes an incomplete table consisting of values of y corresponding to given values of
x, (ii) decides on a suitable scale for the axes and draws the graph.

(b)Using the graph drawn,


(i) writes the equation of the axis of symmetry.
(ii) finds the maximum value of the function.
(iii) writes the coordinates of the turning point.

(c) Using the roots of the equation y = 0, deduces and writes the quadratic function with given
roots.

3. (a) (i) Factorises a given algebraic expression with squares.


(ii) Finds a named matrix when a relationship between matrices is given in the form of an
equation.

(b)(i) Constructs a pair of simultaneous equations according to given information on the basis
that opposite sides of a rectangle are equal.
(ii) Writes the lengths of the named sides of the rectangle by solving those simultaneous
equations.

4. (a) Based on given information, draws a diagram according to a given scale and calculates the
relevant height.

(b)Given the angle of elevation at which the top of a post erected on a levelled ground at
a given horizontal distance from a person is seen ,

(i) sketches the information provided.


(ii) calculates the height of the post.
(iii) given the distance walked by the person towards the post, calculates the angle of
elevation of the top of the post from the person’s new position.

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5. Given the speed of one train by an algebraic term, the relationship between the speeds of the two
trains and the distance between the two trains after a certain period of time with regard to two
trains starting from the point at which two perpendicular railway lines meet,
(i) shows that the given algebraic symbol satisfies a given quadratic equation.
(ii) finds the speeds of the two trains by solving that equation.

6. (a) Given the diameter of the bottom and the perpendicular height of a cone,
(i) calculates the radius of the bottom.
(ii) calculates the area of the curved surface of the cone.
1
3
(b)Using the logarithms table, finds the value of an expression of the type a 2b where a, b, c
c
are numbers between 0 and 25.

7. When the first term, second term and common difference of an arithmetic progression are given
which are related to an event,

(i) shows that the sum of n terms is a given expression.


(ii) finds the number of terms when the sum of the terms from the first term onwards is
given.

8. Given the length of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled triangle’
(i) constructs that triangle.
(ii) constructs the perpendicular bisector of a side and names the point of intersection of the
perpendicular bisector and a named side.
(iii) constructs a circle touching a given side at a given point and passing through a given
point.
(iv) measures and writes the radius of the circle drawn.
(v) constructs another tangent to the circle from an external point and writes the theorem on
which the construction is based.

9. For a given grouped frequency distribution,


(i) writes the class interval that includes the mode.
(ii) writes the class interval that includes the median.
(iii) calculates the mean of the distribution to the nearest whole number by taking the mid
value of the modal class as theassumed mean.
(iv) shows that a given event is true using the mean.

10. (i) Displays in a Venn diagram the information given about three sets.
(ii) Writes in set notation the relationship between two given sets.
(iii) Finds the number of elements in a named sets.
(iv) Finds the number of elements in the complement of the three sets.

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11. (a) States two requirements for a quadrilateral to be a parallelogram.


(b)When data relating to a parallelogram are given, sketches a diagram indicating the given
data and shows that a given point is the mid point of a given line segment.

12. According to the information given in a diagram consisting of a circle with the centre marked, a
chord of it and a tangent drawn at point on the circle,

(i) shows that a named pair of triangles is congruent.


(ii) shows that a given line is a tangent to the circle.
(iii) shows that a given quadrilateral is a cyclic quadrilateral.
(iv) determines the centre of the circumcircle of a given cyclic quadrilateral.

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6.2 Question Paper
Mathematics I - Part A Time 2 hours.
Answer all the questions on this paper itself.
1. Find the value of x according to the data given in the diagram.
x0

350

2. It is given that the probability of a seed in a sample of bean seeds germinating is 80%. What is the
expected number of germinating seeds are in 200 seeds of that variety of seeds?

3. A and B are two disjoint sets. Shade A  B in a Venn diagram.

4. A train running with uniform speed takes 1/2 an hour to run 60 km. How long will it take to run
80 km?

5. AB is a chord in the circle of centre O. Find the radius of the circle


as per the information given. O
3 cm
C
A B
8 cm

A P X
6. Of the triangles given, name the two triangles that
are congruent and write the criteria for congruence.
(Similar aspects are marked by identical symbols.) C Q R Y Z
B

7. Solve the inequality x  2  5 and indicate the x


solution on the number line. -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

B
ˆ .
ˆ = 420 in the semi circle of centre O, find the value of BCO
8. If ABO

A C
O

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y
9. The diagram gives the graph of the function y = mx. (2, 3)
Find the value of m using the graph.
x

10. Factorise 2x2 - 9x - 5.

11. ˆ + BCD
In the parallelogram ABCD, BAD ˆ = 1040 .
D
C
ˆ .
Find the value of BAD

A B

12. The length of the right prism in the figure, whose cross section is a right angled
triangle is 10 cm. AB = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm. Find the volume
A
of the prism.

8 cm
cm
10
B 6 cm C

13. Amal takes a loan of Rs. 50 000 at an annual simple interest rate of 12%. Find the total
amount that Amal should pay at the end of one year to settle the loan.

14. The true mean of a distribution of numbers is 48.3. If the assumed mean is 49.5 find the
mean deviation.

15. In the triangle ABC, AC = 2x and BC = 3x. Find the value of tan ABC
ˆ .
A

B C

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16. 12 people take 6 days to complete a task. How many days will 8 people take to complete the
same task?

17. Find the perimeter of the semicircular lamina shown in the diagram.
(Take   22 7 )

21 cm
18. Rates of Rs. 500 is paid for a quarter for a house valued Rs. 10 000 for an annum. Calculate
the rates percentage charged.

19. In the triangle ABC, the mid point of the sides AB and AC are P
and Q respectively. If ABC ˆ  200 , find the value
ˆ  1100 and BAC A

ˆ .
of AQP 200
P Q

1100 C
B

3 5 
20. Simplify  .
2x 8x

21. If 2a - 3b = 12 and a + 6b = -9, find the value of (a + b ) without solving the equation.

22. Which term is 32 in the progression 5, 8, 11, ...

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3 2   6 y
23. If 2  5 
x   10 4 
 , find the values of x and y.

24. In the quadrilateral ABCD, BA//CD. Side BC is produced to E.


A
ˆ  1100 , find the value of x.
If ADC
D
1100

B
x0 ) E
C

25. The vertices of the equilateral triangle are located on the circle
ˆ . A
of centre O. Find BOC

B C

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Part B
2 3
1. In a certain year, a tea exporting company exports of their produce to Australia and of
7 4
the balance to India.
(i) Of the total produce, what fraction is the amount of tea exported that year?

(ii) Of the total produce, what fraction is the amount of tea left after exporting?

3
(iii) of the amount of tea left after export, was sent to the open market. Of the total
5
produce, what fraction of tea was sent to the open market?

(iv) The amount of tea left after sending to the open market was 25 metric tons. What is
the total amount of tea produced that year in metric tons?

2. The diagram shows a cylindrical metal block of radius 7 cm and height 10 cm. (Take   22 7 )

(i) Find the area of the curved surface of the metal block.

7cm

(ii) Find the area of the whole surface of the metal block.
10 cm

(iii) Calculate the volume of the metal block.

(iv) Find the radius of the cylindrical metal block of volume 6160 cm3
whose height is equal to the height of the above metal block.

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3. (a) 60% is charged as tariff in the import of a vehicle. Varuna imports a vehicle worth
Rs. 1 200 000.
(i) How much is the tariff that should be paid?

(ii) What is the value of the vehicle after paying the tariff?

(b)The first Rs. 2 400 000 of the annual income of a businessman is exempted from income tax.
An annual income tax of 15% is charged on the income exceeding this amount.
(i) Find the tax that should be paid by a person with an annual income of 3 000 000.

A businessman has paid Rs. 165 000 as income tax.


(ii) Find the income for which tax is paid.

(iii) Find the annual income of the businessman.

7
4. (a) The probability of a bean seed selected from a bean seed sample germinating is .
10
(i) Draw a tree diagram to illustrate the events of germination anf non- germination of a
planted seed .

7
The probability of a germinated plant producing beans is .
8
(ii) Extends the tree diagram in (i) above to show the events of the production and non
production of beans.

(iii) Using your tree diagram, find the probability ofthe production of beans resulting from a
planted bean seed.

(b) Find the probability of getting the same number in both dice when two fair dice numbered
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3 are tossed at the same time.

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5. An incomplete table containing marks scored by grade 11 students for a test in mathematics is
given below.

Number of
Marks students
00 - 10
10 - 20
20 - 30
30 - 50
50 - 60 7
60 - 100 24

An incomplete histogram drawn to illustrate their marks is given below.


No. of students

10

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Marks obtained

(i) Complete the table using the histogram.

(ii) Complete the histogram according to the data given in the table.

(iii) Draw the frequency polygon using the completed histogram.

(iv) Find the total number of students in the class.

(v) If the students scoring above 60 were passed, indicate the number of failures as a
percentage of the total number of students.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Answer 10 questions selecting five questions from part A and five questions from part B.
• Every question is worth 10 marks.
• The volume of a right circular cone of base radius r and height h is 13  r 2 h .
• The volume of a sphere of radius r is 43  r 3 .
Part A
Answer five questions only

1. A laptop worth Rs.75 000 is bought by paying 13 its price on the agreement that the rest will be
paid in 10 monthly equal installments of Rs.5 412.50. The interest is calculated on the reducing
balance .
(i) What is the total interest payable?

(ii) Find the annual interest rate.

2. (a) An incomplete table is given below to draw the graph of the function y  ( x  3)(1  x) .
x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2

y -5 0 --- 4 3 0 -5

(i) Find the value of y when x = -2.


(ii) Draw the graph calibrating the axes as appropriate.

(b) Using the graph,


(i) write the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(ii) find the maximum value of the function.
(iii) write the coordinates of the turning point of the function.

(c) Find the roots of the equation y = 0 and then write the quadratic function
y = (x-a)(x-b), a, b where y = 0 has roots 2 and -5 .

3. (a) Factorise a2 + 2ab + b2 - c2.

 4 1  2 2 
(b) If 3A     , find matrix A D 5y + 1 C
 2 1   1 4 
(c) ABCD is a rectangle. The lengths of its sides are given 2y 3x -8
in terms of x and y as indicated in the figure. B
A
5x+ y- 9
(i) Construct a pair of simultaneous equations, on the basis that the opposite sides of a
rectangle are equal.

(ii) Write the lengths of the sides AB and AD of the rectangle by solving those equations.

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4. (a) A man standing on a horizontal ground 75 m away from the base of a communication tower
sees its top at an angle of elevation of 300. Draw a scale diagram on the scale 1:1500
and find the height of the tower.

(b) A person standing on a flat ground, sees the top of a post situated 10 m away at an angle
of elevation of 600. ( The height of the person is neglected.)

(i) Sketch the above information in a diagram.


(ii) Find the height of the post.
(iii) Find the angle of elevation at which the person sees the top of the post if he walks
4 m towards the post.

5. From a certain station, two rectilinear railway lines stretch towards the north and the west.
Train A heading towards west and train B heading towards north pass the station at the same
instance. The uniform speed of B is x km h-1 whereas the uniform speed of A is greater by
5 km h-1 than that of B. When these two trains had run for 2 hours, the distance between
them was 50 km. Based on this information,

(i) show that x satisfies the quadratic equation x2 + 5x - 300 = 0 .

(ii) solve that equation and find separately the speed of A and the speed of B.

6. (a) A tent made by a group of scouts is shown in the diagram. It has the shape of a right
circular cone. The diameter of the base is 4.2 m and its perpendicular height is 2.8 m.

(i) Find the radius of the base of the tent.


(ii) This tent is fully covered with canvas. Find the
2.8 m
area of the canvas used for this in square meters.

4.2 m
1
23.5  (0.048) 3
(b)Find the value using the logarithms tables .
(3.824)2

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Part B
Answers five questions only

7. (a) An amateur cyclist practices by cycling along a track, the distance of one round of which is
400 m. He cycles one round on the first day, two rounds on the second day etc, increasing
the number of rounds rounds by one every successive day.
(i) If the total distance travelled by the cyclist during n days is Sn, show that
Sn = 200n(n + 1)

(ii) The trainer of this contender says that he should cycle at least 84 000 m
during practice before going to the competition. Find the minium number of days
he should practice to meet this requirement.

8. In the following constructions, use a compass and a ruler with a mm/cm scale. Show the lines
of construction clearly.
(i) Construct the triangle ABC in which AB = 5 cm, ABC  = 900, AC= 6.5 cm.
(ii) Construct the perpendicular bisector of the side BC and name the point it intersects
the side AC as X .
(iii) Construct the circle passing through point B touching the side AC at C.

(iv) Measure and write the radius of the circle.

(v) Construct another tangent AE to the circle from point A. Write the theorem used here.

9. Given below is the information regarding the tourists who came to a tourist hotel in year 2013.

No. of tourists 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 101-110 111-120

No. of days 2 4 8 10 12 8 6

(i) What is the modal class ?

(ii) What is the class interval that includes the median?

(iii) Taking the mid value of the modal class as the assumed mean, find the mean of the
number of tourists who visited the hotel in 2013.

(iv) If for 50 days in 2012, the mean of the daily arrival of tourists was 80, show that the
arrival of tourists has increased in 2013 by 12.5% compared to 2012.

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10. There are 65 members in a school sports club. Of them
40 are in the cricket (C) team, 12 are in the football (F)
team and 20 are in the basketball (B) team. All members in
the football team belong to the cricket team also. The C
number of members playing cricket and basketball but B
F
not football is 11. The number of members belonging to
all the three teams is 4.

(i) Indicate the above information in a Venn diagram and complete it.
(ii) Write in set notation, the relationship between the sets C and F.
(iii) How many members are playing only basketball?
(iv) How many members do not belong to any of the above three teams?

11. (a) Write two requirements to be satisfied for a quadrilateral to be a parallelogram.

(b) Point X is located within the parallelogram ABCD. The mid point of CX is L. Line BL
is produced to Y so that BL = LY. Line AY intersects DX at M. Sketch this information
in a diagram and show that the mid point of DX is M.

12. AB is a chord of the circle of centre O in the figure. The tangent drawn to the point D on the
circle and the bisector of the angle AOD meet at point P.

A
B
P D

(i) Show that  PAO and  PDO are congruent.


(ii) Show that line PA is a tangent to the circle.
(iii) Show that PAOD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
(iv) What is the location of the centre of the circumcircle of the cyclic quadrilateral
PAOD ? Give reasons for your answer.

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6.3 Marking Scheme


Mathematics 1 - Part A
1. x +70 = 1800 .... 1 ˆ  2 x ...1
tan ABC
15.
x = 1100 --  3x
80 2
2. 200  ..... 1 = ....1 -- 
100 3
160 -- 
3.  12  6
--  16. ... 1
A B 8
= 9 -- 
( A  B)
1 22 21 1
4.  80 . ..1 17. 21  2    .... 1
120 7 2 2
2 h or 40 min ...1 --  = 21 + 33
3 = 54 cm ... 1 -- 
5. ˆ = 90
BCO ..1 0.
2 000
18.  100% or 500  4 ....1
OB = 3 + 42
2 2
10 000
OB = 5 ...1 --  20% .... 1 -- 
6. ABC  XYZ (S,A,S) --  19. ˆ = 1100
APQ ...1
7. x  3 ...1
ˆ  1800  (1100  200 )
AQP
-6-5-4-3-2-10 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...1 -- 
8. OBC
ˆ  480 ....1 = 1800 -1300
ˆ  OBC
ˆ (OB=OC radii of the circle ) = 500 ...1 -- 
BCO
ˆ  480
BCO ....1 --  12 - 5
20. ... 1
8x
3
9. Gradient = --  7
2
...1 -- 
10. 2x2 -10x+ x -5 ...1 8x
(x- 5)(2x+1) --  21. 3a + 3b = 3 ... 1
a+b=1 .... 1 -- 
11. ˆ  BCD
BAD ˆ ...1
104 22. 32 = 5 + (n-1)×3.. 1
 BAD = BCD=  520 -- 
2 10 = n ... 1 -- 
1
12.  8  6  10 ...1 23. y = -4 ... 1
2
x=2 ... 1 -- 
240 cm3 ...1 -- 
24. ˆ  700
BAD ...1
12
13. 50 000 + 50 000   x  700 ...1 -- 
100
50 000 + 6 000 ...1
56 000 ...1 -- 
25. ˆ  600
BAC ...1
14.48.3 = 49.5 + mean deviation ... 1
48.3 - 49.5 = m.d  BOC  1200 ...1 -- 
-1.2 = m.d -- 

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Part B
Question No. Answer Marks Other

1. (i) 2 3 5 1
  of 
7 4 7
8  15

28

23

28
1 
23
(ii) 1
28
1
5
28
1 

5 3
(iii) 
28 5
1
3
28
1 
23 3
(iv) 
28 28
1
26

28
1
2 1
Remainder = 
28 14
Total = 25 × 14 1
= 350 t 1  

22
2. (i) 2  7  10 1
7 2
440 cm 1 
22
(ii) 440  772 1
7
440 + 308
= 748 cm2 1 

(iii) 154  10 1
= 1540 cm2 1 
22 2
(iv)  r  10  6160 1
7

6160  7
r2  1
22  10
r 2  196
r  196 1
r = 14 cm 1  

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3. (a) (i) Tariff payable  1 200 000 1
100
= Rs. 720 000 1 
(ii) Value after paying tariff = Rs. 1 200 000 - 720 000 = 1 920 000 2 

(b) (i) Income for which tax is paid = Rs. 3 000 000 - 2 400 000
= Rs. 600 000 1
15
Income tax = 600 000   Rs 90 000 2 
100
165 000
(ii) Income for which tax is paid = 100 = Rs.1 100 000 2 
15
(iii) Total income = Rs. 2 400 000 +1 100 000 = Rs. 3 500 000 1  

4. (a) (i) 7 producing 3 


8 beans

germination
7 3 
10 1
(ii) 8 non-
production
3 of beans
10
non-germination
7 7 49
(iii)   2 
10 8 80
12 1
(b)  2  
36 3

5. (i) Completing the histogram 2 


(ii) No. of students - 3 , 4 , 6 , 16 ( if all corect -2 )
( if 3 are correct- 1) 2 

(iii) Constructing the frequency polygon 2 

(iv) 60 2 
36
(iv)  100%  60% 1+1  
60

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Paper II - Part A
Question No. Answer Marks Other

1
1. (i) Initial payament  75 000 
3
= Rs.25 000 1
75 000  25 000
Monthly loan 
10
= Rs. 5 000 1

Interest per instalment = 5 412.50 - 5 000.00 1


= 412.50
Total interest = 412.50 10
= Rs. 4 125 1 

10(10  1)
(ii) No. of monthly units   55 1
2
4 125
Interest per month  1
55
= Rs. 75 1
75
Interest rate   12 100% 2
5 000
 18% 1  

2. (i) y=3 1 

(ii)

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(ii) If two axes are correct 1


Marking points 1
Drawing correct parabola 1 
(b) (i) x=-1 1 
(ii) Maximum value = 4 1
p=4 1 
(iii) ( - 1 , 4 ) 1 

(c) Roots are x = -3 and x = 1 1


y = (x - 2 ) (x + 5) 1  

3. (a) ( a  b) 2  c 2 1
 ( a  b  c )( a  b  c ) 1 
 6 3 
(b) 3A    1
 3 3
 2 1
A  1 
 1 1
5 x  y  9  5 y  1

(c) 2 . 9  1 5

5 x  4 y  1 0
--- (1) 1
3x  8  2 y
3 x  2 y  8 ---(2) 1
(2)  2 6 x  4 y  16 ---(3)
(3)-(1) x6 1

From  3(6)  2 y  8
2 y  10
y 5 1
AB  5  5  1  26 1
AD  2  5  10 1  

4. (a)

1
300
5 cm
Height of the tower = 2.9 15 1
= 43.5 m 1 

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(b) (i) Figure 1 


h

600 
4m 6m
0 h
(ii) If the height of the post is h, tan 60  1
10 m
3  10m  h
h  1.732 10 m 1
h  17.32 m 1 

17.32 m
(iii) tan  1
6m
tan  2.89
  tan 1 (2.89) 1
  710 1  

5. (i) (2x)2 + (2x+10)2 = 50 2


8x2 + 40x -2400 = 0 2
x2 + 5x - 300 = 0 2 

(ii) ( x  20)( x  15)  0 2

x  20 or x  15

Speed of B = 15 km h-1 1
Speed of A = 20 km h-1 1  

4.2
6. (a) (i)  2.1 m 1 
2

(ii) l 2  2.12  2.82


l  12.25
l  3.5 m 1

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Area of canvas   rl
22
  2.1 3.5 1
7
 23.1 m 2 1 

1
(b) lg x  lg 23.5  lg 0.048  2 lg 3.824
3
1
 1.3711  (2.6812)  2(0.5826) 2
3
 1.3711  1.5604  1.1652 1+1
 0.9315  1.1652 1
 1.7663
x  anti log1.7663  0.5838 1  

7. (i) 400, 800, 1200


a = 400, d = 400 m
n
Sn =  2a  (n  1)d 
2
n
=  2  400  (n  1)400 2
2
400n
=  2  n  1 1
2
= 200n(n+1) 1 

(ii) 200n(n+1) = 84 000 1


n(n+1) = 420 1
n2 + n - 420 = 0 1
(n + 21)(n - 20) = 0 1
n = -21 or n = 20 1
20 days 1  

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8. (i) Line AB 1
ˆ  900
ABC 1
AC = 6.5 cm 1 
(ii) Perpendicular bisector BC 1
Drawing the perpendicular to AC at C 2 

(iii) Drawing the circle 1 

(iv) Radius = 2.8 cm 1 


(v) Constructing AE 1
Tangent drawn to a circle from an external point are equal in length 1  

9. (i) 91 - 100 1 
(ii) 91 - 100 1 
(iii) No of tourist Mid value
d f fd
51 - 60 55.5 -40 2 - 80
61 - 70 65.5 -30 4 -120
71 - 80 75.5 -20 8 -160
81 - 90 85.5 -10 10 -100
91 - 100 95.5 0 12 0
101-110 105.5 10 8 80
111-120 115.5 20 6 120

50 200 - 460
Mid value column - 260 1
column d 1
column fd 1
260
Mean  95.5  1
50
 95.5  5.2
 90.3 1
 90 1 
90  80
(iv) Increase =  100% 1
80
= 12.5% 1  

10. (i) Marking 5 regions correctly 5 

65
40 20
20
C 17 11
F 8 4 5 B
12

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(ii) FC 2 
(iii) 5 1 
(iv) 65 - (17+8+4+11+5) 1
= 20 1  

11. (a) (i) Opposite sides being equal 1 mark for


any one of
(ii) Opposite angles being equal
these
(iii) Bisecting of diagonals
(iv) A pair of oposite sides being equal and parallel 2 
A B
(b) Diagram X 2
XL = LC (datum) L
BL = LC (datum) M 1
D C
 BXYC is a parallelogram
(diagonals bisect each other) Y
1
BC = XY (opposite sides of the parallelogram BXYC)
BC = AD (opposite sides of the parallelogram ABCD) 1
 AD = XY
AD = XY 1
AD // XY (AD//BC and BC//XY) 1

 ADYX is a parallelogram ( pair of opposide sides are parallel and equal)


DM = MX (diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other)
 M is the midpoint of DX. 1  

12. (i) In triangles PAO,PDO


OA=OD (Radii)

A OP=DOP  (Datum)
O P=O P (Common side)
PAO  PDO (S,A,S) 3 
(ii) ODP  900 (Radius  Tangent)

P AO=O  Corresponding elements of congruent triangles)
DP
 PAO   900
 PA is a tangent. 2 
(iii) 
OAP+ODP   90 0  90 0
 1800 1
PAOD is a cyclic quadrilateral 1
(Because opposite angles are supplementary) 1 
(iv)   900
ODP
 OP is the diameter of the circle. 1
 centre is the mid point of OP.. 1 

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7.1 Objectives
Paper I
Part A

01. Calculatea the amount to be paid for a quarter when the annual rates is given.

1 x
02. Solves a simple equation of the type  b " a, b, x  Z+ given.
a

03. Shades a named region of a Venn diagram consisting of the universal set and two intersecting
sets.

04. Given the exterior angle formed by producing a side of a triangle, and one of the two interior
opposite angles, finds the value of the other interior opposite angle.

05. Given the number of men and number of days to complete a work, finds the number of men
required to complete the same work within a given number of days.

06. Fills in the blanks in a logarithmic expression relevant to a given expression of indices.

07. Finds the value of a named angle when a diagram with an angle subtended at the centre by an
arc and the angle subtended on the remaining part of the circle by the same arc, and two equal
sides are given.

08. Finds, (i) thecommon ratio; and (ii) the third term in a geometric progression whose first term,
second term and fourth term are given.

09. Solves two simultaneous equations in which the coefficients of one variable are equal in
magnitude.

10. Marks the truth or falsehood of some given statements about the congruent plane figures.

11. Calculates the value of a named angle when the value of an angle between the diagonal of a
parallelogram and another side is given in a diagram where the angle between the diagonal and
one side is a right angle.

12. Writes the solutions of a given quadratic equation of the form x ( x  a )  0 .

13. Calculates the volume of a prism whose cross sectional area and length are given.

14. Given the angle of elevation of a certain point when observed from another point, finds the
angle of depression of the first point when viewed from the second point.

15. Draws a diagram to clarify the meaning of the statement ‘the line joining the mid point of a
chord of a circle and the centre is perpendicular to the chord’.

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16. Given the time required for a vehicle to reach its destination at a particular speed ,
(i) finds the distance travelled by the vehicle.
(ii) finds the time taken by the vehicle to travel the same distance if it travels with another
speed.

17. Finds (i) the value of a named angle and (ii) the value of another named angle when two cyclic
quadrilaterals in the same circle and an interior angle of one cyclic quadrilateral are given.

18. Given a diagram of a triangular plot of land, indicates in a sketch, the points located on a
boundary situated at an equal distance from the other two boundaries.

19. Finds the sin ratio of a named angle when the lengths of two sides except the hypotenuse of a
right angled triangle are given.

20. Given the value of one angle of a triangle drawn by joining the two points at the end of a
diameter of a circle to another point on the circle , finds the other two angles.

21. Calculates the time interval at which three bells ring simultaneously given the time intervals at
which each of the three bells ring in algebraic form.

22. Calculates total weight of the girls and the mean weight of all the children when the mean
weight of a certain number of girls and the total weight of a certain number of boys are given.

23. Writes the equation of a straight line passing through the origin of a coordinate plane.

24. Of probable events, finds the probability of a named event when a balanced coin and a
regular die with marked sides are tossed simultaneously.

25. Given the equation of a straight line of gradient -1 drawn on a coordinate plane, finds the area
between the line and the axes.

Part B

1. (a) Given in fractions how two parts of a product are used and the rest is used for some other
purpose , calculates
(i) the sum of the two parts used initially;
(ii) the remaining part used for some other purpose.

(b) (i) Given the amount which is a fraction of a certain sum of money, calculates the
remaining portion.
(ii) Calculates the total sum of money that should be paid after a specified period of time
when the annual simple interest rate and the loan amount are given.

2. Given a diagram composed of a sector and a triangular section,


(i) calculates the arc of the sector.
(ii) calculates the cost of constructing a fence around the entire land excepting the gate
given the expenditure per metre.
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(iii) finds the area of the sector shaped plot of land.


(iv) decides on the larger plot comparing the area of a sector and a triangle.
(v) finds the length and the breadth for a rectangular plot of specified area and includes it
with relevant dimensions in a given diagram.

3. (a) When the import tax percentsge is given,


(i) calculates the value of the good after paying tax.
(ii) when a value of a good after paying tax is given, calculates the value of it before
paying tax.

(b)When the money invested in buying shares and the market price of a share is given,
(i) finds the number of shares bought.
(ii) finds the total dividend income , when the dividend per share is given.
(iii) Explains whether the capital gain obtained by selling the shares exceeds the dividends
at a time when the market share value has increased.

4. (a) Given a grid to show the sample space of two mutually exclusive incidents
(i) indicates the sample spsce on the grid.
(ii) selects outcomes of an event from the sample space and calculates the
probability of that event.
(iii) calculates theprobability of a named event.

(b)When a universal set and two other sets are described verbally
(i) writes the elements of the union of the two sets.
(ii) writes the elements of the complement set of the intersection of two sets.

5. (a) Given a pie chart with information on a set of data with class intervals represented in 5
sectors and given the central angles of four of them in degrees and the other by an algebraic
term,
(i) finds the value of the central angle given by an algebraic term.
(ii) fills in the blanks in a table given when the extent represented by a sector of given
angle is provided.

(b) Displays the information given in the table by a histogram.

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Mathematics II
Part A
01. (a) For a certain loan amount at a given simple interest rate,
(i) calculates the interest to be paid for a given time period.
(ii) calculates the amount to be paid at the end of that period to settle the loan.
(b) When the consideration of a share and dividends are known, finds the income and gives
that as a percentage of the invested amount.
(c) When the annual income from a fixed deposit is known, calculates the annual interest
rate paid for that.

02. (a) (i) Completes a table which includes x values that satisfy an equation of the form the
y = a+ bx - x2 where a and b are integers.
(ii) Calibrating axes according to a suitable scale, draws the graph within the given
range based on the completed table.

(b) From the above graph,


(i) draws its axis of symmetry and writes its equation.
(ii) writes the range of values for which the function is positive.
(iii) writes the roots of an equation of the function.

(c) When the roots of an equation are given, writes the corresponding quadratic function that
quadratic equation.

03.(a) When a set of information is given by a table of two rows and two columns and another
piece of information by a table of two rows and one column
(i) represents a given set of data in a matrices and find the produt of fwomatrices of
order 2x2 and 2x1
(ii) describes the values represented by the elements of the matrix obtained by the
product of the two matrices.
(iii) Explains with reasons whether the matrices are commutative or not.

(b) (i) When the middle number of three consecutive numbers is x and the information on the
summation of the three numbers and difference are given, develops an inequality
based on the given information.
(ii) Solves the inequality, finds the solution set

04.(a) Solves an equation which includes algebraic fractions and algebraic expressions in the
denominator.
(b) Finds the length of the shortest side of a triangle when its base and height are given as
algebraic expressions and the area is given in square units.

05.(a) Given the width of a river, the bearing of rowing a boat from one point on its bank to a
point on the other bank and the bearing of rowing it to another point on the initial bank,
(i) sketches the information given.
(ii) finds the distance from the starting point to the point reached on the opposite
bank using trigonometric ratios and hence finds the average speed given the time.

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(b) When positions of three points are given, draws, a sketch diagram for that and calculates
the distance between two points using Pythagoras theorem.

06. If a frequency distribution of time durations in which a student engaged in games of each day
of a month is given,
(i) writes the modal class of the frequency distribution.
(ii) calculates the mean of the frequency distribution.
(iii) calculates the time duration that could be expected to be spent on games during a
90 day period.
(iv) Justifies a statement that indicates an idea on the time that can be saved by
reducing a certain time period of play daily.

Part B

07.(a) Given the first, second and third terms of an arithmetic progression related to day to day
life,
(i) finds the value of a named term of the arithmetic progression.
(ii) finds the total of a certain number of terms of the arithmetic progression.
(iii) If the total of a certain number of terms of a given arithmetic progression is given,
inquires about the correctness or incorrectness of an idea expressed on that total.

08. Given that the line joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle and the line drawn parallel
to a side of the triangle through the opposite vertex meet, and the angle between that line and
the side of the triangle is equal to an angle of the triangle, shows that a named quadrilateral is a
parallelogram and that its diagonals are equal in length.

09. Given the diagram of the diameter of a circle and a chord perpendicularly bisecting that
diameter,
(i) gives reasons for the two parts of the chord formed by bisection being equal.
(ii) given the angle between the diameter and the line joining the end of the diameter and
an end of the chord, finds the value of the angle between that line and the chord.
(iii) shows that the angle formed by joining the points at the end of the chord with one
end of the diameter is bisected by the diameter.
(iv) shows that two triangles comprising the sections formed by the intersection of the
chord and the diameter are similar.
(v) when a part of a chord is given in centimetres, shows that the product of the lengths
of two sides is equal to a given number.

10. Using the compass and a ruler with cm/mm scale,


(i) draws an isosceles obtuse triangle when the lengths of two equal sides and the
included angle are given.
(ii) draws the bisector of a given angle and names the point that it intersects the other
side.
(iii) draws a line which goes through a given point and is parallel to a named line.
(iv) if three points are given, finds the other point and draws the parallelogram.
(v) identifying the characteristics of a rectangle, gives reasons to show that a given
quadrilateral is a rectangle.

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11.(a) Given that a logo is cast using a solid hemisphere and a solid right circulam cone whose
radius is the same as that of the hemisphere and height is twice that of the radius, shows
that the volume of the logo is equal to the volume of a sphere with the same radius.

3
a b
(b) Simplifies an expression of the form of where a, b, c are in between 0 and 20
c2
using logarithms.

12.(a) When a table containing information on several items is given


(i) fills in the blanks in a tree diagram drawn to represent two independent events.
(ii) according to the given information, extends the tree diagram further.
(iii) finds the probability of a named event using the tree diagram.

(b) Given relevant information related to three sets


(i) includes relevant information in given Venn diagram.
(ii) solves a given problem using the Venn diagram.
(iii) shades a relevant area in the Venn diagram.

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7.2 Question paper


Mathematics I - Part A
Answer all the questions on this paper itself. Time: Two hours

01. If the annual assessment tax rates of a house is Rs.1 600, what is the amount to be paid per
quarter.

1 x
02. Solve  4.
3
ε
03. Shade the region A   B area in the given diagram. A B

x
04. Find the value of x.

700 1100

05. Six men completed digging a well in four days. How many men are required to dig the well in
three days?

06. If 23  8 , log 2 ......  ...... ; fill in the blanks.


A
B
07. The diagram shows a circle with centre O and a chord BC. A is a x O
0
120
point on the circumference. AB=AC and BOC   1200 .
Find the value of x.
C

08. 2, 6, b, 54,..... are four consecutive terms of a geometric progression


(i) Find thecommon ratio of the progression.
(ii) Find the value of b.

09. If a - b = 2 and 2a + b = 13 find the values of a and b .

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10. Mark each correct statement with ‘  ’ and each incorrect statement with ‘×’.
(i) Congruent plane figures are equal in shape and size.
K
(ii) All circles are congruent.
(ii) Two right angled triangles are congruent only when the hypotenuse and
a side of one triangle is equal to those of the other.
A
B
11.  is a right angle in the parallelogram ABCD. If ACD
DAC   300 ,
 .
find the value of ABC 300
D C

12. Solve x ( x - 2)  0 .

13. The cross sectional area of the right angled right prism is 12 cm2
and its length is 10 cm. Calculate the volume of the prism.

10 cm

B
14. The angle of elevation of point B on top of a tower is 600 for
an observer at A .What is the angle of depression of point A
for an observer at B ?

15. Draw a diagram to clarify the meaning of the statement ‘the line joining the mid point of a
chord of a circle and the centre is perpendicular to the chord’.

16. A vehicle took an hour to travel a certain distance on the highway at a speed of 100 km h-1.
(i) Find the distance travelled by the vehicle in that hour.
(ii) On a rainy day the vehicle travelled at a speed of 80 km h-1. Calculate the time
required for that journey.

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17. ABCE and ABDE are two cyclic quadrilateral with their vertices on the circle with centre O.
A
ˆ  720 ?
(i) What is the value of BD̂E if BCE
(ii) What is the value of BÂE ?
E
B O

72 0
D C
18. The diagram shows a triangular plot. Draw a sketch and mark A

point X on BC , so that it is equidistant from sides AB and AC.

B C

19. Find the value of sin  according to the information given in the diagram.

3 cm


4 cm
20. Points A, B and C are on the circle with centre ˆ
 O. ABC=40 0
A

(i) Find the value of BACˆ .


ˆ .
(ii) Find the value of ACB
400 C
B O

21. Three bells at a religious place ring at 2a, 3a and 4a minute intervals. After ringing all three
bells ring together, how long will it take to ring together again?

22. the mean weight of four girls is 45 kg. The total weight of six boys is 300 kg.
(i) Find the total weight of the girls.
(ii) Find the mean weight of all the children.

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23. Write the equation of the straight line shown in


the coordinate plane.

24. A balanced coin and a regular die with its sides marked as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are tossed
simultaneously. Mark on the grid the event of head on the coin and an odd number on the die
being face up
coin ^

>
1 2 3 4 5 6 die

25. The equation of the line AB shown on the coordinate plane is y = -x + 2. Find the area of the
triangle AOB.

y = -x + 2

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Part B - Answer all the questions on this paper itself.


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01.(a)Ranjith, an owner of a livestock farm decided to provide of his monthly milk production to
5
1
a liquid milk production company to keep, of it for consumption and to give the balance for
8
yoghurt production.
(i) Of the total milk production, what was the fraction that was allocated for the liquid
milk production company and for consumption?

(ii) Of the total milk production what was the fraction allocated for yoghurt production?

1
(b) Ranjith has only Rs. 25,000 which is of the required amount of money for yoghurt
3
production. He borrowed the balance from a finance company at 12% simple interest rate
to settle in two years.
(i) What is the amount he borrowed?

  22 7
(ii) What is the total amount to be paid to settle the loan?

02. The diagram shows a model farm prepared


for an exhibition. It consists of a right angled
triangle shaped plot ABC and a
sector shaped plot ABD. (Take   22 7 )

D Gate

(i) What is the length of the arc AD?


Gate

(ii) What is the cost incurred to build a fence around the total plot of land excepting the
length reserved for the gate at the rate of Rs.50 per metre?

(iii) Find the area of the plot ABD.

(iv) If the organizers expect to allocate a larger area for vegetable cultivation which of the
two sections should be selected?

(v) Within this area, a rectangular office of area 35 m2 has to be constructed so that it is
boarded by parts of AB and AC. Length and width of this should be whole numbersand in
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3. (a) 30% custom duty is charged when importing a good.
(i) What is the value of a Rs.15 000 worth imported television after paying custom duty?

(ii) The price of an imported refrigerator after paying custom duty was Rs. 32 500. What
was the price of it before paying the custom duty?

(b) Kumar purchased shares of market price Rs. 10 each by investing Rs. 20 000.
(i) How many shares did he purchase?

(ii) If a dividend of Rs. 1.50 is paid for a share, find the income from dividends.

(iii) Kumar sells all the shares when the market price of a share is Rs. 12. Explain
whether the capital profit obtained from it exceeds the income from dividends.

4. (a) There are five identical beauty culture cream bottles in a box. Three of them are pink in colour
and the rest are purple in colour. Without looking at the box, Ramya picked one bottle and
after that Ranjani picked another bottle in the same way.
(i) Mark all possible outcomes in the given grid.
P2
P1 (ii) What is the probability of both of them getting
the same coloured cream bottles
Ranjani

Pi 3
Pi 2
Pi 1 (iii) What is the probability of Ramya getting a
pink one and Ranjani getting a purple one?
Pi 1 Pi 2 Pi 3 P1 P2
Ramya

(b)  = { non negative integers less than 10}


A = { non negative integersless than 8}
B = {multiples of 2 between 0 and 10}

Write the following sets with elements.

(i) A  B

(ii) A  B /

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5. (a)
30-35

This pie chart shows information on the masses in


kilogrammes of children in grades 6 - 11, collected at
35-40 20-30
a health clinic held in the school.
960
x0 240
0
36
1040
45-60

40-45

(i) Find the value of x0 .

(ii) If the circular sector that indicates 30 - 35 weight class represent 48 students,
complete the following table based on that.

Class interval Frequency


(mass in kg) (No. of students)

20-30 ...
30-35 ...
35-40 ...
40-45 ...
45-60 ...

(b) Show the information in a histogram.

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Mathematics II Three hours

• Select five question from Part A and five questions from Part B and answer 10 questions.
• 10 marks each are given to all the questions.
• Volume of a straight circular cylinder is r 2 h when the base of its radius is r and height is h.
• Volume of a sphere is 43 r 3 when its radius is r.
Part A
Answer only five questions.

01.(a) Jagath borrowed Rs.25 000 at an annualsimple interest rate of 10%.


1
(i) Calculate the interest to be paid after 2 years.
2
(ii) What is the total amount to be paid to settle the loan?
(b) (i) Saman invests Rs.72 000 in a company where the market price of a share is Rs.100.
If the company pays Rs.4 as the annual dividend per share, finds Saman’s annual
income as a percentage of the amount invested.
(ii) He got to know that the income will be doubled if this Rs.72 000 is deposited in a
company as a fixed deposit instead of buying shares. If that is true, what is the annual
interest rate the company is paying for fixed deposits?

02.(a) Given below is an incomplete table with values of y relevant to a few given values of x of
the function y  6  x  x 2 .
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

y -6 0 4 6 .... 4 0 -6

(i) Find the value of y when x=1.


(ii) Select a suitable scale for the x axis and the y axis and draw the graph of the
function based on the values in the above table.
(b) From the graph
(i) draw the axis of symmetry and write its equation.
(ii) write the interval in which the function is positive.
(iii) write the roots of the equation 6 + x - x2.

(c) Write the equation roots -1 and 4 and coefficient of x2 is equal to 1.

03.(a) The table gives information on the fruits bought by two children. Apple Orange
(i) Indicating how fruits were bought by matrix A and the Thamashi 4 3
price of fruits by matrix B, find AB. Amaya 5 2
(ii) Describe how elements of the matrix AB are represented. Fruit Price
(iii) Can you find B A? Give reasons for your answer. Apple 20
Orange 30

(b)(i) The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is lesser than 30 but greaterr than 15.
Considering the middle number as x, develop an inequality.
(ii) Solve that inequality and write all possible values of x.
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04. (a) Solve   .
a2 a2 a

A
(b) Area of triangle ABC in the figure is 10 square units.
Based on the above information, find the length of the shortest 2x
side of the triangle. (Consider 19  4.35 ) C
B x+6

05.(a) The width of a river flowing in the north-south direction is 50 m. Kumara, starting from a
point A on one bank of the river rows a boat in a straight line path on a bearing of 1200
and reaches the point B on the opposite bank. Afterwards he moves from B on a bearing
of 2500 and reaches point C on the initial bank taking 6 seconds for the journey. (Assume
that the river is still)

(i) Draw a diagram to include the above information and write the given data on it.
(ii) Using trigonometric tables, find the distance AB to the nearest whole number and
calculate the mean speed of the boat if the distance from B to C is 56m.

(b) Nipun walked 60 m to the east from point P and reached point Q. From there he walked
80 m towards the north and reached point R. Draw a sketch diagram to show the above
information and find the distance from P to Nipun’s current position.

06. A student has recorded the time he spent per day on computer games for a 30 day month.
Given below is a frequency table which includes that information.

Time 16-24 24-32 32-40 40-48 48-56 56-64


(Minutes)
No. of days 1 3 6 10 8 2

(i) In which time interval was he engaged in thegame for a maximum number of
days?

(ii) Find the mean time he was engaged in the game per day to the approximate
minute.

(iii) Find the time that can be expected to be wasted due to engagement in computer
games during a 90 day school term.

(iv) His mother says that the time wasted can be reduced by 20 hours within this
three month period by reducing the play by 15 minutes per day. Explain its
correctness or incorrectness giving reasons.

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Part B
Answer only five questions.

07.(a) A metal sphere is dropped vertically downward from a building for a scientific study. It
travelled 5 m in the first second, 15 m in the next second and 25 m in the third second.

(i) What is the distance travelled by the metal sphere durning the 10th second?
(ii) What is the total distance travelled by the metal sphere by the end of the 10th
second?
(iii) The initial height at which the sphere was released was 1120 m and the team of
researchers expected the metal sphere to reach the ground within t seconds. If
t  4 14 , show that their expectation is realized. (Neglect resistance of air)

(b) In a geometric progression the first term is 5 and the third term is 80. Show that there are
two progressions satisfying these condions.

08. In triangle ABC, mid points of sides AB and AC are P and Q respectively. The line PQ
ˆ ˆ , show that
produced and the line drawn parallel to AB from C meet at R. If ABC=ACR
APCR is a parallelogram and that diagonals are equal in length.

09. AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. Chord CD is drawn perpendicular to AB so that


they intersect at point E.

(i) Give reasons for the equality of the lengths of theline segments CE and DE.
  400 , find the value of BCD
 . C
(ii) If CBA
(iii)  is bisected by AB.
Show that CBD
(iv) Show that ACE and BED are equi-angular triangles. A O
(v) If CE = 6 cm, show that AE.BE = 36 cm2 . E B

10. Using only a compass and and a ruler with a cm/mm scale, D

(i) construct a triangle in which AB = BC = 6.6 cm and ABC  1200 .
(ii)  and name the point at which it intersects AC as D.
construct the bisector of ABC
(iii) construct a line parallel to AC through B.
(iv) construct the parallelogram ADBP.
(v) show that the parallelogram you constructed is a rectangle.

11.(a) A logo is cast by melting a solid, metal hemisphere of radius a and a cone of the same
radius a and height 2a. Assuming no metal is lost, show that the volume of the logo is equal
to avolume of the sphere of radius a.

3
12.08  0.72
(b) Simplify using logarithms.
5.42 2

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12. (a) The table presents information on the number of red bulbs and blue bulbs in two identical
boxes.
Red Blue
A 3 5
B 4 2
(i) From the two boxes, one is randomly selected. An incomplete tree diagram drawn
for that event is given below. Complete that tree diagram.
........... box A

........... box B

(ii) If a bulb is randomly taken from the selected box, extend the tree diagram to
show that event.
(iii) What is the probability of the bulb taken out being red.

(b) 50 children won a poetry recitation competition in which 200 children participated. Six girls
and eight boys participated from Rangala Maha Vidyalaya. Four of those girls won.

(i) Include these information in the following Venn diagram.

(ii) If 43 of the winning students are not from Rangala Maha Vidyalaya, how many boys
who participated from Rangala Maha Vidyalaya did not win the competition?

(iii) If Lal participated representing Rangala Maha Vidyalaya and won the competition,
shade the area to which he belongs.

Students who participated


200
Students from
in the poetry recitation 50 Rangala Maha
competition a Vidyalaya

Students Girls from Rangala Maha


who won Vidyalaya

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7.3 Answers and Marking scheme
Mathematics II Part A
1. Rs. 400     15.

2. 1  x  12   1 O    
x  11 
   
A B
X
3. 16. (i) 100 km   1
A B (ii) 1 h 15 min    1    
   
17. (i) 720   1
4. x  110  70 0 0
  1 (ii) 1080    1    
x  400    
18. A
5. 4  6  24   1 x x

24    
8     B C
3 X
6. log 2 8  3     3
19. sin      
5
7. x  30 0
    20. (i) 900   1
8. (i) 3    1 (ii) 500   1    
(ii) 18    1    
21. 12 minutes    
9. a  5   1
b  3   1 22. (i) 180 kg   1
   
(ii) 48 kg   1    
10. (i)  for two correct answers    1 6
(ii)  23. Gradient   2   1
3
(iii)    
y  2x    
11. ˆ  60 0
ABC     24. Coin

12. x  0 or x  2     T    
H   
13. 120 cm 2     Die
1 2 3 4 5 6
14. 600    
25. 2 square units    

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Mathematics I - Part B

Fraction allocated for liquid milkand 2 1 16 5


1. (a) (i) production consumption
    1+1
5 8 40 40
21
 1 
40
Fraction allocated for 19
(ii) yoghurtproduction
 2  5
40
(b)(i) 25 000×2 =Rs. 50 000 --- 1+1 2 
12  2
(ii) Total interest for 2 years  50 000  2
100
=Rs.12 000
Total amount payable to settle the loan  50 000  12 000
 Rs.62 000 1  5 10


2. (i) Length of the curved boundry AD  2r  1
360
22 90
 2  21
7 360
= 33m 1 
(ii) Length of the fence  33 m+28 m+21 m+32 m 1
= 114 m 1
Expenditure for the fence =114  50 = Rs. 5 700 1 
22 90
(iii) Area of the sector  2  21
7 360
=346.5 m 2 1 
1
(iv) Area of the triangular part   21 28  294 m 2 1
2
Area of the sector > Area of the triangular part
Vegetable should be grown in the sector part 1 
(v)
B B
5cm
7cm
7cm
5cm
A C A C

Obtaining 7 m and 5 m 1
marking inside the figure 1  10

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130 30
3. (a) (i) Rs. 15 000  or 15 000  1
100 100
= Rs. 19500 1 
32 500 130
(ii) Rs.  100 or x   32 500 1
130 100
Rs. 25 000 1  4
(b) (i) 2000 2
(ii) Rs. 3000 2
(iii) Capital gain = Rs. 4000 2  6 10
Capital gain exceeds dividend income

4. (a)
oï2
Pu2
Ranjanie

oï1
Pu1

frda
Pi3 3
frda
Pi22

frda
Pi11

frda
Pi1 1 frda
Pi22 frda
Pi33 oï
Pu11 oï
Pu22

Ramaya

Receiving same coloured bottles


Ramya receiving pink, Ranjanie receiving purple

(i) Inclusion of all points in the graph 3

8
(ii) Both receiving same colour  2
20
6
(iii) Ramya receiving pink, Ranjanie receiving purple  1 
20

(b) (i) A  B  0,1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7,8 2

(ii) ( A  B ) '  0,1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 2  10

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5. (i) 3600  (1040  360  240  960 ) 1
x  3600  2600
x  1000 1 
(ii) Class interval Frequency
Weight(kg) No. of students
20-30 12 1
30-35 48
35-40 50 1
40-45 52 1
45-60 18 1 

isiqka
No. of
(b) .Kk
students

nr ^kg)
Mass(kg)

Axes 1
20-30 column 1
45-60 colulmns 1
Other columns 1  10
10

Mathematics II - Part A

1. (a) (i) Interest payable at the end of 2 12 years


10 1
 25 000   2  Rs.6 250 1+1 
100 2
(ii) Amount to be paid by Jagath  25 000  6 250  Rs 31 250 2 
72 000
(b) (i) His number of shares  1
100  720
Dividend income  720  4  Rs 2 880.00 1
2 880
As a percentage of investment  100%  4% 2 
72 000
(ii) Fix deposite amount  72 000
Interest  2 880  2  Rs 5 760.00 1
5 760
Interest rate paid by the bank  100%  8% 2  10
72 000

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2. (a) (i) When x  1, y  6 1 
(ii) Marking points 2
Drawing the curve 1  4
(b) (i) Drawing the axis of symmetry 1
x 1 1 
2
(ii) -2 < x < 3 2 
(iii) roots -2 and 3 1 
(iv) ( x  1)( x  4)  0 1  6 10

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4 3  20  170 
3. (a) (i) A  , B   30  , AB  160  4  A kHdih ,sùug --1
5 2     B kHdih ,sùug --1
(ii) AB .=Ks;h fiùu -- 2
Cost for fruits
1 
Thamashi 170
Amaya 160
(iii) BA cannot be found
No. of columns in B is not equal to the number of rows
in A.So cannot be multiplied 1  6

(b) Let the three consecutive numbers be x  1, x, x  1


15  x  1  x  x  1  30 1
15  3 x  30
5  x  10 1
Solution set 6, 7,8,9 1
 Possible values of x are6,7,8 or 8 1  4 10

3(a  2)  2(a  2) 1
4. (a)  1
(a  2)(a  2) a
a(3a  6  2a  4)  a 2  4 1
10a  4
a 2 1  3
5
2 x ( x  6)
(b)  10 1
2
x( x  6)  10
x 2  6 x  10  0 1
x 2  6 x  9  19 1
( x  3) 2  19 1
x  3   19
x  3  19 1
x  1.35 or x  7.35 1
Since x should be positive, length of the shortest side
= 2x = 2 × 1.35 = 2.70 1  7 10

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5. (a) (i) For figure 2 
0
A 120

B
50 m
0
70
56 m
C
50
(ii) sin 600  1
AB
50
AB  1
0.8661
AB = 57.736
= 58 m 1
.Total distance travelled =58 + 56
= 114 m 1
114
Mean speed =
6
= 19 m s -1 1  7

(b) For the sketch R 1


PR2 = 602 + 802 1
= 3600 + 6400 80m
= 10 000
P Q
PR = 100 m 60m 1  3 10

6. Time No. of days Mid value Deviation fd


(minutes) f x d
16-24 1 20 -24 -24
24-32 3 28 -16 -48
32-40 6 36 -8 -48
40-48 10 44 0 0
48-56 8 52 8 64
56-64 2 60 16 32
30 -120+96
fd  24
(i) Interval playing most 40 - 48 1 
(ii) Mid value column 1
Deviation column 1
fd column 1
fd
Mean  A
30
(24)
 A  43.2 1+1
30
Mean  43 (to nearest minute) 1 

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43 90
(iii) Time for 90 days 
60
1
 64 h 1 
2
15 90
(iv) Time for 90 days(with 15 min each day) 
60
1
 22 h 1
2
Mother's statement is true 1  10

7 (i) 5, 15, 25, ...Distance confirms to an arithmetic progression 1


Tn  a  (n  1)d
T10  5  (10  1)10 = 95
Distance travelled in the 10th second  95 m 1 
n
(ii) Sn  (a  l ) 1
2
10
S10  (5  95) 1
2
10
S10  (100) S10  500 m 1 
2
Total distance travelled by the end of the 10th second= 500 m
n
(iii) Sn   2a  (n  1)d 
2
t
1120  10  (t  1)10
2
2240  t  10  10t 10  1

2240  10t 2
t  224  4 14
 if t  4 14 the expectation is realized. 1

(b) (i) 5, x,80


Let T1  5, T3  80, T2  x 1 
80 x
Common ratio  
x 5
x 2  400
 x  20 1
As x has two values, two progressions are possible 1 10

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8 Drawing the diagram and marking all the data. 2
A

Q
P R

B
Considering triangle ABC C
Mid point of AB is P(datum)
Mid point of AC is Q(datum)
PQ // BC (Mid point theorem) 1
1
PQ = BC
2
 PR // BC
AB // CR
 PB // CR
 PBCR is a parallelogram.( as opposite sides are parallel) 1
BC = PR ( opposite sides of a parallelogram) 1
1
PQ = BC (verified)
2
1
 PQ = PR
2
 PQ = QR, AQ = QC(datum)
 APCR is a parallelogram (because disgonals intersect) 1
ˆ ˆ
ACR=BAC (alternate angles AB // RC ) 1
ˆ ˆ
ACR=ABC (datum)
ˆ ˆ
 BAC=ABC 1
AC = BC
(in a triangle, sides opposite equal angles are equal) 1
PR = BC (verified)
 PR = AC 1 10
i.e., diagonals are equal in length

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9. (i) The line drawn from the centre perpendicular to a
chord bisects the chord. 1 
ˆ  500
(ii) BCD 1 
(iii) Showing AB bisects CBD
ˆ  500 , ACD
As BCD ˆ  400 1
ˆ  400 , ABD
As ACD ˆ  400 1
ˆ ˆ  40 0
 ABC=ABD 1 
 AB bisects CBD

(iv) In ACE and DBE


ˆ
CAE=BDEˆ (angles in the same sector) 1
ˆ
AEC=BED ˆ (right angles)
A Cˆ E = E Bˆ D remaining angles of the traingles) 1 
The two triangles are equi-angular

(v) In ACE and BED


CE AE
= (corresponding sides of equi-angular triangles) 1
BE DE
CE.DE=AE.BE
CE=DE
CE 2 =AE.BE 1
CE  6
AE.BE  36 1  10
C
10' (i) AB or BC -1
1200 -1
D 6.5 Construction of ABC - 1

3 
A
6.5 B

P
(ii) Bisector and marks D 1 
(iii) Constructing the parallel line 2 
(iv) Constructing parallelogram 1 
(v) ABD ˆ  600 ( BD is the bisector) 1
ˆ  300 ( ABC is an isoscels triangle)
BAD 1
ˆ  900
 ADB 1 
10
ADBP is a rectangle.

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1 2
11 (a) (i) Volume of the cone     a  2 a 1 
3
2
  a3
3
1 4 3
(ii) Volume of the semisphere    a
2 3
2
  a3
3
2 3 2 3 4 3
Total volume of metal   a   a   a 1 
3 3 3
4 3
(iii) Volume of a sphere of radius a   a 1
3
Volume of metal is equal to the volume of a sphere
with radius a 1  4

3
12.08  0.72
(b) A
5.422
1
lg A  lg12.08  lg 0.72  2 lg 5.42 1
3
1
lg A   1.0720  1.8573  2  0.7340 1
3
lg A  0.3573  1.8573  1.4680 2
lg A  2.7499 1
A  Anti log 2.7499  0.05622 1  6
10

10
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1 Box A
12' (i) 1 
2
1
2
Box B

(ii) Extending the tree diagram


3 Red
8
1 Box A 5
2 8 Blue
1+1 
1 4 Red
2 6
Box B
2
6 Blue
3 4 25
(iii) Probability of the bulb taken being red    1+1  5
16 12 48
(b) (i)

Students who participated


200 Students from
in the poetry recitation 50 Rangala Maha
competition Vidyalaya
4 2 5 2 Mark 4-1

Students who won Girls from Rangala Mark 2-1
Maha Vidyalaya

(ii) Winning students in Rangala M.V.  50 - 43


7
Winning boys in Rangala M.V  74 3 1
Non-winning boys in Rangala M.V =8-3
=5 1 

(iii) Shading the Venn Diagram

1  5 10

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