CSEC MATHEMATICS JANUARY 2023 PAPER 3

1. The diagram below shows the front view of Pinky’s house, which includes four windows
and a door.

(a) (i) Calculate the TOTAL surface area of the front view of Pinky’s house,
inclusive of the windows and doors.

SOLUTION:
Data: Diagram showing a front view of Pinky’s house, which includes
four windows a door.
Required to calculate: The total surface area of Pinky’s house, inclusive
of the windows and doors.
Calculation:
We divide the compound shape into two regions, A and B, as shown in the
diagram below.

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 3.4 ´18 2
Area of triangle, A = m
2
= 30.6 m2

Area of rectangle, B = (18 ´ 7.5) m2

= 135 m2

\Area of the front view of Pinky’s house = Area of A + Area of B

= ( 30.6 + 135) m2
= 165.6 m2

(ii) The windows and the door are made of shatterproof glass. The door is
1.2 m wide and 2.8 m high. Each of the four windows is 1.8 m wide and
1.4 m high.

Determine the MINIMUM amount of glass needed for the door and the
four windows.

SOLUTION:
Data: The door has dimensions 2.8 m by 1.2 m. Each of the four windows
has dimensions 1.8 m by 1.4 m. Both the door and the windows are made
with shatterproof glass.
Required to determine: The minimum amount of glass needed to make
the door and the four windows.
Solution:
Area of the door = (1.2 ´ 2.8) m2
= 3.36 m2

Area of all four windows = 4 (1.8 ´1.4 ) m2

= 10.08 m2
Hence, the minimum amount of glass needed is = ( 3.36 + 10.08) m2
= 13.44 m2

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 (iii) Pinky covers the front of her house, excluding the door and the four
windows, with decorative wall tiles.

Calculate the area she covers with tiles.

SOLUTION: The front of the house, excluding the door and four
windows, will be covered with tiles.
Required to calculate: The area to be covered with tiles.
Calculation:
The area to be covered with tiles
= Total front area - Area occupied by doors and windows
= (165.6 - 13.44 ) m 2
= 152.16 m2

(b) Pinky paints one of the walls of the house which has an area of 53 m2. One litre of
paint covers an area of 4.5 m2. Paint is sold in 2.5 litre tins, each costing $24.75.
Pinky buys the LEAST number of tins of paint needed to paint this wall.

Calculate the cost of the paint required to paint the wall.

SOLUTION:
Data: Pinky decides to paint a wall of area 53 m2. One litre of paint covers 4.5 m2
of wall and paint is sold in 2.5 litre tins at a cost of $24.75 each.
Required to calculate: The cost of the least number of tins of paint needed to
paint this wall.
Calculation:
Area of wall = 53 m2

One tin of paint covers ( 2.5 ´ 4.5) m2

53
Number of tins required =
2.5 ´ 4.5
53
=
11.25
= 4.7

Since the paint is sold in 2.5 litre tins, the least number of tins that need to be
bought = 5 tins (the nearest integer value that is greater than 4.7).

\The cost of the paint will be $24.75 ´ 5 = $123.75

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2. (a) Lela cycles along a path for 5 minutes. She starts from rest, and accelerates at a
constant rate until she reaches a speed of 5 m/s after 100 seconds. She continues
cycling at 5 m/s for 2 minutes and 40 seconds. She then decelerates at a constant
rate until she stops.

(i) On the grid below, draw a speed-time graph to show Lela’s journey.

SOLUTION:
Data: Lela cycles along a path for 5 minutes. She starts from rest, and
accelerates at a constant rate until she reaches a speed of 5 m/s after 100
seconds. She continues cycling at 5 m/s for 2 minutes and 40 seconds. She
then decelerates at a constant rate until she stops.
Required to draw: A speed-time graph to show Lela’s journey.
Solution:
At rest, the speed is 0 ms-1.
In the first 100 seconds, the acceleration is constant, hence this branch is a
straight line.
A constant speed of 5 ms-1 for 160 s is shown by a horizontal branch
(gradient = 0 Þ acceleration = 0 ms-2 )
The deceleration takes place over 300 - 260 = 40 seconds and since it is
constant, this branch is a straight line with a negative gradient.

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(ii) Determine Lela’s acceleration.

SOLUTION:
Required to determine: Lela’s acceleration.
Solution:

Acceleration = Gradient of the branch OA

5-0
= ms -2
100 - 0
1
= ms-2
20

(iii) Calculate Lela’s average speed for the entire journey.

SOLUTION:
Required to calculate: Lela’s average speed for the entire journey.

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 Calculation:
Total distance covered = Area under the graph =Area of OABC
1
= (160 + 300 ) ´ 5
2
= 1150 m

Total distance covered

Average speed =
Total time taken
1150
= ms -1
300
5
= 3 ms -1
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(b) The diagram below shows the graph of 3 lines, L1 , L2 and L3 and the shaded
region, R, which represents the common region for the 3 inequalities associated
with the lines L1 , L2 and L3 , that define R.

The table below shows some of the equations of the lines L1 , L2 and L3 and the
respective inequalities that define the shaded region R.

Line Equation of Line Inequality associated with Line

(in the form y = mx + c )

y = 2x

2 y < 10 - x
Complete the table above by inserting the missing information.

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SOLUTION:
Data: Diagram of the graphs of three lines, L1 , L2 and L3 and a shaded region R
that satisfies three inequalities associated with the lines , L1 , L2 and L3 . An
incomplete table showing some of the equations of L1 , L2 and L3 and the
respective inequalities associated with them.

Required to complete: The table given

Solution:
Consider L1
Choose two points (0, 0) and (2, 4) on L1
!"#
Gradient = $"# =2
L1 cuts the y-axis at 0. Hence the equation of L1 is y = 2x.

L1(y = 2x)
L3

L2 (y = 2)

The shaded region represents the inequality 𝑦 ≤ 2𝑥 (assuming that the shaded
region includes the line)
Consider L2 :
L2 is a horizontal that cuts the y – axis at 2.
The equation is y = 2 .
The shaded region is above the line y = 2 and represents inequality 𝑦 ≥ 2
(assuming that the shaded region includes the line)

Consider L3 :
The inequality associated with the line is given as 2 y < 10 - x . Hence, the
equation of the line is 2 y = 10 - x .

The completed table looks like:

Line Equation of Line Inequality associated with Line
(in the form y = mx + c )
L1 y = 2x 𝑦 ≤ 2𝑥

L2 y=2 𝑦≥2

L3 2 y = 10 - x 2 y < 10 - x

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