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BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL


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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
*w Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
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MATHEMATICS 0563/03
Paper 3 October/November 2011
2 hours 30 minutes
AdditionalMaterrals: Answerpaper Graph paper (1 sheet)
.- Electronic calculator Mathematical Tables (optional)
-t: Geometrical instruments
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- READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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- Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.
0l- Start each question on a fresh side of the page.
0l- Write your centre number, candidate number and name on each sheet of answer paper you use.
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Answer all questions.
All working must be clearly shown. The working should be done on the same sheet as the rest of
the answer. Marks will be given for working which shows that you know how to solve the problem even if you
get the answer wrong.
At the end of the examination, fasten all of your work securely together using the string provided.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction Iluid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 125.
Electronic calculators may be used.
lf the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the answer should be
given to three significant figures. Answers in degrees should be given to one decimal place.
ln any question where the value of ru is required, use the value f rom your calculator or take x as 3.142.

This document consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

DC (LEO/SW) 41112t1
o BEC 201 1 [Turn over
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Mathematical formulae for paper 3

Surface area and volume of solids

Name of solid Total surface area Volume

cone xr2 + nrl lnr2h


pyramid I Uase area x height

sphere 4n12 tn,'

Tiigonometry

Sine Rule
A sin B
sin sin C
abc
-=-=-
abc
sinA-sinB-sinC
I
Area of a triangle = 1ab sinC

Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 -Zbc cos A

. b2+12-oZ
coSA = 2b,

Statistics
. ) (x-i\z 2fG-il2
vanance = 2)----------L,
n >f

Standard deviation (sD) = {v".t"r* = ,


2f(* - i)2
1ffi >f
LJr -G\2
>f
3

A country has 3 582600 people who qualify to vote. During the voter registration exercise, 2300000
people registered.

(a) (i) Calculate the number of people who qualify to vote that did not register. 12t

(ii) Express the number of people who did not register as a percentage of those who qualify to
vote. t2t

(b) On the election day SOVoof registered voters voted.

Calculate the number of registered voters who voted, giving the answer in standard form. l3t

(c) The 3 582 600 people who qualify to vote is 427o of the total population of the country.

Calculate the total population of the country. t3t

The diagram below shows a circle with centre O.


The points A, B,C and D are on the circumference of the circle.
TA is a tangent to the circle and OT is a straight line through D.
AOD = 68o and ODC = 37" .

State. with reasons. the size of

(a) ATO, t2t

(b) oAr, t2t

(c) ABC. 12l


4

The diagram below shows triangle OPQ. The position vectors of P and Q are a and b respectively.
R is a point on PQ such that PR : RQ = 2' 1.

(a) Write down, in terms of a and/or tr, an expression for


_->
(i) PQ, 12t

(ii) ;R. t3t

(b) Find the ratio of the area of triangle OPRto the area of triangle OPQ. t2l

Kago spends P5l0 on meat in the month of June.

(a) The meat costs Px per kg.

Express, in terms of x, the amount of meat, in kg,that Kago buys in June. lll
(b) In July, the cost per kg of meat increased by P2.

Express, in terms of r,
(i) the new cost of meat per kg, ll I

(ii) the amount of meat, in kg, that Kago will now buy with the same amount of money. Il I

(c) The amount of meat he can now buy is 1.5 kg less than the amount of meat he could have bought
in June.

(i) Form an equation in x for this information and show that it reduces to x2 + 2x - 680 = 0. t3l

(ii) Solve the equation x2 + 2x- 680 = 0, giving your answers correct to 2 decimal places. Ist

(d) Hence, or otherwise, calculate the cost per kg of meat in July. t2t
5

The table below shows the ages of l8 members of a chess club, l0 boys and 8 girls.

Age (years) Boys Girls


t7 2

l8 J 2

t9 4 2

20 I 3

Total l0 8

(a) A member is chosen at random from the club to attend a meeting.


What is the probability that the member is a girl? lll
(b) The club selects lwgllembers to attend an under-20 workshop.

(i) How many .*t"" a*ot qualify to attend the workshop? Ill
(ii) Calculate the probability that two girls are selected to attend the workshop. I3t
(iii) Two girls are out to attend the worksJrop.
In their absence, two of the other l6 members are selected to compete in a tournament.

Calculate the probability that a boy and a girl are selected to compete in the tournament. I3t

The diagram below shows a cross-section of a wooden pole.


The cross-section is a segment of a circle centre O, radius l3 cm and chord AB = 24cm.
The pole is l50cm long.

(a) Show that the size of e0n = I 34.8o, correct to I decimal place. t2t

(b) Calculate

(i) the length of the arc AB, t3t


(ii) the area of the cross-section of the pole. I3l

(c) The whole pole is to be painted.

Calculate the total area to be painted. l4l


6

The diagram below shows the positions of a police station, P, a shop, ,S, a hospital, Fl and
a district office, D.
DP = 950m, DH = 1750m, SH = 2210m and nbP = 52" .

(a) Calculate

(i) the distance,HP,from the hospital to the police station, t4t


(ii) the size of OS11. t3t

(b) A point X is along Dll such that the distance of the police station, P, from DH is shortest.

Calculate PX. t2l

(c) A helicopter hovers directly above the police station, P, at a height of 575 m.

Calculate the angle of elevation of the helicopter from the district office, D. 12l
7

The diagram below shows the triangles A, B, C and D.

v
9

-7 -6 -5 4 -3 -2 -l u
7 gx
-l
-2
-J
C
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8

(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle

(i) B, l2t
(ii) c. I3t

(b) Triangle D is mapped onto triangle A by an enlargement.

Find

(i) the scale factor of enlargement, tll


(ii) the centre of enlargement. tlt
8

The diagram below shows a speed-time graph for the first 150 minutes of a donkey-cart journey"
The greatest speed reached by the donkey-cart is Vkm/h'

Speed
(kn/h)

0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 13s


Time (minutes)

(a) The donkey-cart travelled a distance of 7 km in the first 45 minutes of the journey.

Calculate the value of V, in km/h' t2l

(b) Calculate

(i) the acceleration in the first 45 minutes, in km/h2. tzt

(ii) the totaldistance travelled in the 150 minutes. t3t

10 The table below shows the speeds, in km/h, of 60 vehicles passing a point on a highway.

Speed (km/h) 0<s<40 40<s<60 60 <.s < 80 80<s<100 100<s<140


Number of vehicles 9 t4 18 t2 7

(a) Find the mid-value of the class 0 ( s < 40. Ill


(b) Calculate

(i) the mean speed of the vehicles, t3t

(iD the variance, l4t


(iii) the standard deviation. tll
(c) It was found that 20%o of the vehicles were over speedi ng.

Without drawing a cumulative frequency curve, calculate an estimate of the speed limit. I3l
9

11 A small cup has a volume of xml and a large cup has a volume of yml.

Tebo pours 3 small cups and 4large cups of milk into a bucket.

(a) Express, in terms of x and/or y, the total volume of milk poured into the bucket using

(i) the small cup, tlt


(ii; both the small cup and the large cup. 12t

(b) Tebo poured a total of 2375 ml of milk into the bucket.

Form an equation in x and y to show this information. tlt


(c) Kapande pours a total volume of 2750mI of milk into the bucket using 2 small cups and
5 large cups.

Form an equation in x and y to show this information. t\l


(d) Using the equations in (b) and (c), find the volume of the small cup and the volume of the
large cup. l3l

12 The table below shows the number of diagonals in polygons.

Number of sides 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 n

Number of diagonals 0 2 5 9 t4

A 3-sided polygon has 0 diagonals, a 4-sided polygon has 2 diagonals, a S-sided polygon has
5 diagonals, and so o1l.

(a) How many diagonals are there in


(i) an 8-sided polygon, lll
(ii) a 9-sided polygon. tlt
(b) Find the general formula for the number of diagonals in an n-sided polygon. t2l

(c) Calculate the number of sides of a polygon that has 104 diagonals. t3l
10

13 Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.

The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of
y, correct to I decimal place,
for the equation
-3
'x'
\!
Y
--
J\ -
- ^.

0.75 I t.25 1.5 1.75 2 J 4


x 0.5

J -o.3 2 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 \,i


v

(a) State the value of x which cannot be used when calcutating values
of y' ll I

I
(b) Calculate the value of a' I I

(c) Useascaleof 2cmtofepresent I unitonthex-axis,for-4 !x < 4,and lcmto represent I unit


onthey-axis,for-8<y<6,todrawthegraphof y= 5-*' l3l

(d) The line of symmetry of the graph of y - 5 - I is the y-axis

y, for the graph after a


The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of
reflection in the Y-axis.

n
x -0.5 4.75 -l -t.25 -1.5 -1.75 q -4
p 2 3.1 3;7 4.O 4.3 4:7 a
v -0.3

(i) Find the values of P and q. Ill


(ii) Draw, on the same axes, the graph of y - 5 - Z after a reflection in the y-axis for values

of x from -0.5 to
l3l
-4.
(e) (i) On the same axes, draw the graph of y= -x -l 12l
J
x' =-x-1.
- --a
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the_vatues of x that satisfy the equation
5 l2l

(0 By drawing atangent,estimate the gradientof y = 5 - 1 *hen x= ll' t3l

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