TEST CODE 01234020

FORM TP 2012092 MAY/JUNE 2012

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

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

( 18 MAY 2012 (a.m.) )

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of TWO sections.

2. There are EIGHT questions in Section I and THREE questions in Section II.

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

4. Write your answers in the booklet provided.

5. All working must be shown clearly.

I 6. A list of formulae is provided on page 2 of this booklet.

Required Examination Materials

Electronic calculator
Geometry set
Graph paper (pr~vided)

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LIST OF FORMULAE

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

length.

Volume of cylinder V = nr2h where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height.

Volume of a right pyramid V = t Ah where A is the area of the base and his the perpendicular height.
Circumference C = 2nr where r is the radius of the circle.

Arc length S=
3 ~0 x 2nr where 0 is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in
degrees

Area of a circle A = nr2 where r is the radius of the circle.

Area of a secto.r A=
3 ~0 x nr2 where 0 is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees.
Area of trapezillf9 A = ~ (a + b) h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h is
the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

Roots of quadratic equations If ax2 + bx + c = 0,

-b ± '/_._fb___2__
then x = __ -4ac
_
2a
opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sin 0
hypotenuse
Opposite
adjacent side
cos 0
hypotenuse
Adjacent
opposite side
tan 0
adjacent side

Area of triangle Area of~ = t bh where b is the length of the base and h is
the perpendicular height.

Area of MBC = ~ ab sin C B

Area of MBC = ~s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c~)a

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

Sine rule a b c
sin A sin B sin C
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Cosine rule a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A

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SECTION 1·

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

All working must be clearly shown.

1. (a) Calculate the EXACT value of

31 - ~
5 3
2 _±
5

giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. (3 marks)

(b) The table below shows the cost price, selling price and profit or loss as a percentage of
the cost price.

Copy and complete the table below, inserting the missing values at (i) and (ii).

Percentage
Cost Price Selling Price
Profit or Loss

(i) $55.00 $44.00

(ii) $100.00 25% profit

(4 marks)

(c) The table below shows some rates of exchange:

US $1.00 = EC $2. 70

TT $1.00 = EC $0.40

Calculate the value of

(i) EC $1 in TT$ (1 mark)

(ii) US $80 in EC$ (1 mark)

(iii) TT $648 in US $. (3 marks)

Total 12 marks

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2. (a) Factorise completely:

(i) (2 marks)

(ii) 9x2 - 4 (1 mark)

(iii) 4x2 + 8xy - xy - 2y2 (2 marks)

(b) Solve for x:

2x-3 5-x (3 marks)

--+--=3
3. 2

(c) Solve the simultaneous equations:

3x - 2y = 10
2x + 5y = 13 (4 marks)

Total 12 marks

3. (a) In a survey of 36 students, it was found that

30 play tennis,
x play volleyball ONLY,
9x play BOTH tennis and volleyball
4 play neither tennis nor volleyball.

(i) Given that:

U = {students in the survey}

V = {students who play Volleyball}
T = {students who play Tennis}

Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to show the number of students in
the subsets marked y and z.

u
T

(2 marks}.·

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(ii) a) Write an expression in x to represent the TOTAL number of students in

the survey. (1 mark)

b) Write an equation in x to represent the total number of students in the

survey and hence solve for x. (2 marks)

(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the journey of a ship which started at
port P, sailed 15 km due south to port Q, and then a further 20 km due west to port R.

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(i) Copy the diagram and label it to show the points Q and R, and the distances
20 km and 15 km. (2 marks)

(ii) Calculate PR, the shortest distance of the ship from the port where the journey
started. (2 marks)

(iii) Calculate the measure of angle QRR, giving your answer to the nearest degree.
(3 marks)

Total 12 marks

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4. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the cross section of a prism in the shape of a
sector of a circle, centre 0, and radius 3.5 cm. The angle at the centre is 270°.

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(a) Calculate

(i) the length of the arc ABC (2 marks)

(ii) the perimeter of the sector OABC (2 marks)

(iii) the area of the sector OABC. (2 marks)

(b) The prism is 20 cm long and is a solid made of tin. Calculate

(i) the volume of the prism (2 marks)

(ii) the mass of the prism, to the nearest kg, given that 1 cm3 of tin has a mass of
7.3 kg. (2 marks)

Total 10 marks

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5. (a) (i) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair 'of compasses, construct triangle PQR with
PQ = 8 cm, <PQR = 60° and <QPR = 45°. (4marks)

(ii) Measure and state the length of RQ. (1 mark)

(b) The line I! passes through the points S (6, 6) and T (0, -2).

Determine

(i) the gradient of the line, I! (2marks)

(ii) the equation of the line, I! (2marks)

(iii) the midpoint of the line segment, TS (1 mark)

(iv) the length of the line segment, TS. (2marks)

Total 12 marks

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6. An answer sheet is provided for this question.

The graph below shows triangle LMN and its image PQR after an enlargement.

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On the answer sheet provided

(a) Locate the centre of enlargement, showing your method clearly. (2 marks)

(b) State the scale factor and the coordinates of the centre of the enlargment.
(2 marks)

(c) Determine the value of Area of PQR (2 marks)

AreaofLMN

(d) Draw and label triangle ABC with coordinates (-4, 4), (-1, 4) and (-1, 2) respectively.
(2 marks)

(e) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle LMN on to triangle
ABC. (3 marks)

Total 11 marks

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7. The table below shows the ages, to the nearest yeat, of the persons who visited the clinic during
a particular week.

Age (yrs) Number of persons Cumulative Frequency

40 - 49 4 4
50 - 59 11 15
60 - 69 20 -

70 - 79 12 -

80 - 89 3 50

(a) Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative frequency. (2 marks)

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 years on the x-axis and 1 cm to represent 5

persons on the y-axis, draw the cumulative frequency curve for the data. (5 marks)

(c) Use your graph drawn at (b) above to estimate

(i) the median age for the data (2 marks)

(ii) the probability that a person who visited the clinic was 75 years or younger.
(2 marks)

Draw lines on your graph to show how these estimates were obtained.

Total 11 marks

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8. An answer sheet is provided for this question.

The diagram below shows the first three figures in a sequence of figures. Each figure is an
isosceles triangle made of a rubber band stretched around pins on a geo-board. The pins are
arranged in rows and columns, one unit apart.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

(a) On the· answer sheet provided, draw the fourth figure (Figure 4) in the sequence.
(2 marks)

(b) Study the patterns in the table below, and on your answer sheet, complete the rows
numbered (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). The breaks in the columns are to indicate that the rows
do not follow one after the other.

Figure Area of Triangle No. of Pins on Base

2 x 1 + 1 = 3

2 4

3 9 2 x 3 + 1 = 7

(i) 4 (2 marks)

(ii) 100 (2 marks)

(iii) 20 (2 marks)

(iv) n (2 marks)

Total 10 marks

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SECTION II'

There are THREE questions in this section.

Answer TWO questions in this section

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) (i) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:

y=8-x
2.x2 + xy = -16 (5marks)

(ii) State, giving the reason for your answer, whether the line y = 8 - x is a tangent
to the curve 2x2 + xy = -16. (2 marks)

(b) · An answer sheet is provided for this question.

A florist makes bouquets of flowers, each consisting of x roses andy orchids. For each
bouquet, she applies the following constraints:

the number of orchids must be at least half the number of roses

there must be at least 2 roses
there must be no more than 12 flowers

(i) Write THREE inequalities for the constraints given. (3marks)

(ii) On the answer sheet provided, shade the region of the graph which represents
the solution set for the inequalities in (b) (i). (1 mark)

(iii) State the coordinates of the points which represent the vertices of the region
showing the solution set. (1 mark)

(iv) The florist sells a bouquet of flowers to make a profit of $3 on each rose and $4 on
each orchid. Determine the MAXIMUM possible profit on the sale of a bouquet.
(3 marks)

Total 15 marks

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MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral QRST in which QS = 7 cm,
ST= 10 cm, QT= 8 cm, <SRQ = 60° and <RQS = 48°.

·Calculate

(i) the length of RS (3 marks)

(ii) .the measure of <QTS. (3 marks)

(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle, centre 0. The line UVW is a
tangent to the circle, ZOXW is a straight line and angle UOX = 70°.
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(i) Calculate, showing working where necessary, the measure of angle
a) ouz (2 marks)

b) UVY (3 marks)
c) uwo. (2 marks)

(ii) Name the triangle in the diagram which is congruent to triangle

a) ZOU (1 mark)
b) YXU. (1 mark)
Total 15 marks

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VECTORS AND MATRICES

11. (a) The po~nts

A, B and C have position vectors
respectively.
oA = ( ~), OB = ( !) and OC = (~~ )

(i) Express in the form (; ) the vector

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a) BA (2marks)
--'3'>-
b) BC. (2marks)

(ii) State ONE geometrical relationship between BA and BC. (1 mark)

(iii) Draw a sketch to show the relative positions of A, B and C. (2marks)

(a -4)(2 -4) (2
(b) 0) Calculate the values of a and b such that
1
b
1
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3
=
0
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(3 marks)

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, write down the inverse of ( ~ =~) . (2 marks)

(iii) Use the inverse of ( ~ =~) to solve for x and yin the matrix equation
U=~) (;) ~ (~). (3 marks)
Total 15 marks

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FORM TP 2012092 MAY/JUNE 2012

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Paper 02 - General Proficiency
Answer Sheet for Question 6 Candidate Number ................................ .

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(e) The single transformation which maps triangle LMN onto triangle ABC:

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FORM TP 2012092 MAY/JUNE 2012

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Paper 02 - General Proficiency
Answer Sheet for Question 8 Candidate Number ................................ .

(2 marks)

Figure Area of Triangle No. of Pins on Base

1 1 2 x 1 + 1 = 3

2 4 2 x 2 + 1 = 5

3 9 2 x 3 + 1 = 7

(i) 4 (2 marks)

(ii) 100 (2 marks)

(iii) 20 (2 marks)

(iv) n (2 marks)

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FORM TP 2012092 MAY/JUNE 2012

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATION·S COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Paper 02 - General Proficiency

Answer Sheet for Question 9 (b) Candidate Number ................................ .

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