Centre Number Candidate Examination Number

MPELEMBE SECONDARY SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT
MOCK EXAMINATION - SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ORDINARY LEVEL

Name of Candidate: _____________________________ Class: _____

MATHEMATICS 4024/1
Paper 1 Grade 12
Tuesday 25 July 2023 Marks: 80
For Examiner's Use Only
Duration: 2 hours Mark Examiner's
Qsn Obtained Initials
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Instructions to Candidates 2
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1. Write the centre number and your examination
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number on every page of this question paper.
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2. There are twenty-five questions in this paper. 6
3. Answer all the questions. 7
4. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this 8
paper. 9
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5. If working is needed for any question, it must be shown
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in the space below that question.
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6. Electronic calculators and mathematical tables should 13
not be used in this paper 14
Information for Candidates 15
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1. No paper for rough work is to be provided.
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2. Omission of essential working will result in loss of 18
marks. 19
3. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end 20
of each question or part question. 21
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4. Cell phones are not allowed in the examination room.
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This paper consists of 16 printed pages and no blank page

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1 Factorise completely .

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

2 Evaluate .

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

3 Simplify .

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

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4 Solve the equation .

Answer: ............ or ............... [2]

5 The diagram in the answer space shows the universal set E and the set A. In this
given diagram draw the sets B and C such that A B , A C = and .

E
Answer: A

[2]

6 A company declared a dividend of K6.25 per share at the end of a financial year.
A marketeer received K5000 as total dividend for her shares. How many shares
did she have with the company?

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

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7 The probability that Sampa will be late to school on any given day is . In terms
of , find the probability that Sampa is
(a) not late on a given day,
(b) late on Monday and not late on Tuesday.

Answer: (a) ................................. [1]

(b) ................................ [1]

8 Given that 3 , 6, 8 , ...are consecutive terms of an Arithmetic progression, find

the formula for the nth term, , in the simplest form.

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

9 Given that , A is (1, 5) and M is the midpoint of AP. Find the

coordinates of M.

Answer: M is ............................. [2]

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10 The matrix and . Find as a single matrix.

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

11 Given that E , ,
and , list down the elements of .

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

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12 Study the diagram below that shows the points P(-16, 8) and Q(14, -2).

P(-16, 8)

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Q(14, -2)

(a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.

(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.

Answer: (a) ............................... [1]

(b) ............................... [2]

13 The standard mass of a regular loaf of bread is 700g. A standards inspector found
a loaf of mass 697.2g. For this mass, determine
(a) the error,
(b) the relative error in decimal form.

Answer: (a) ................................. [1]

(b) ................................ [2]

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14

10cm
15cm

The diagram shows two similar coffee mugs. The cost is proportional to the
volume of the mug. Given that the larger one costs K54.00, find the cost of the
smaller mug.

Answer: K .................................... [3]

15 The diagram below shows the position of three points in a play ground in relation
to each other. P is equidistant from O and Q , , and the bearing of P
from O is 064°.
Q

Find
(a) the angle OQP,
(b) the bearing of O from Q.

North 88° P

64°

Answer: (a) .................................. [1]

(b) .................................. [2]

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16. In the diagram below, points A and B lie on the latitude 60°N and B is on the
longitude 50°E.

(a) Given that the local time at A

is 12 30 hours when the local
North
time at B is 18 30 hours, show
that the longitude of A is
A B 60°N 40°W. [2]

(b) Calculate the distance along

50°E
the latitude, in nautical miles,
between A and B. [2]

South

Answer: (a) .....................................

.....................................

.....................................

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

(b) ..................................... [2]

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17 It is known that varies directly as the square of and inversely as the cube root
of . Given that when and , find
(a) in terms of and , [2]
(b) when and , [1]
(c) when and . [1]

Answer: (a) ........................................ [2]

(b) ........................................ [1]

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

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18 (a) The diagram shows a solid with a symmetrical trapezium as a cross-section.

Describe the symmetry of the solid.

(b) In the answer space below is an incomplete flowchart for calculating the
volume of a square base pyramid with length and height as shown in the
diagram. Pyramid Volume .

Answer: (a) ...........................................

...........................................

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

(b) Start

Enter ,

Print

Stop
[2]

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19 Given that and , find

(a) the value of ,

(b) the expression for ,
(c) the value of such that .

Answer: (a) ............................... [1]

(b) ............................... [2]

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

20 The diagram below shows a tomato garden which is a quarter of a circle with
radius m and total perimeter of 125m. Take the value of as .
A
(a) Find the value of ,
(b) Calculate the area of the garden.

O B

Answer: (a) ....................m [2]

(b) ........................... m2 [2]

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21. Triangles ABC, A2B2C2 and the straight line are shown in the diagram.

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B2

2
A B

-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
C
-2
A2

-4

C2
-6

(a) Draw triangle A1B1C1, the image of triangle ABC under a reflection in the
line . [2]

(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle ABC onto
triangle A2B2C2. [3]

Answer: (b) ........................................

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

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22 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, ABX is a straight line and PQ is a tangent to the

circle at A. Angle CBX = 85°, angle BAQ = 55° and angle CAD = 42°.

Find
(a) angle CBD
(b) angle ACB
(c) angle ADC
(d) angle BCD
(e) angle PAD.

Answer: (a) ...................... [1]

(b) ...................... [1]
(c) ...................... [1]
(d) ...................... [1]
(e) ...................... [1]

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23 (a) C
15cm

Ө°
A P 17cm B

In the diagram above, APB is a straight line, triangle PBC is right angled at C,
, and .
(i) Find the length of BC
(ii) Find the value of
(b) The area of the triangle PQR given in the diagram below is 115 square
metres, find the sine of in the simplest form.
Q
20m

P R
23m

Answer: (a) (i) BC = .................... cm [1]

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

(b) .................... [3]

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24 (a) Evaluate .

(b) The diagram below shows the sketch of the graph of the curve
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T
0

(i) Write down the coordinate of point P, where the curve crosses
the -axis.

(ii) Find .

(iii) Determine the coordinates of the point T, the turning point of the
curve.

Answer: (a) ..................................... [2]

(b) (i) ............................... [1]

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

(iii) .............................. [1]

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25 (a) The diagram shows the speed–time graph for part of a car journey.

Calculate the total distance travelled during the 10 seconds.

(b) The diagram below shows the unshaded region R defined by three
inequalities, one of which .

R 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4

-2

Write down the other two inequalities.

Answer: (a) ............................ m [2]

(b) ............................

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

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