OOO592IMS/SPEC

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFTCATE

MATHEMATICS
GENERAL PROFICIENCY - PAPER 02

SPECMEN PAPER

SOLUTIONS

000'92(MS/SPEC 2003
Ouestion I

(a) (D 2.00
(ii) 400
(iii) 9.34 (3 s. f.)
(4 marks)

$307s
(b) (i)
260
= $ 11.83

(ii) Profit ori each t-shirt

=$ 19.99- 11.83
= $8.16

(iii) Vo profit

8'16
= 11.83 *loo

=69Vo

(iv) Selling Price

145
= 100
* tt.8g

= $17.15
(7 marks)

Ouestion 2

(a) (i) 2mg+39-2mt-3t

= g(2m+ 3) + (2m + 3)
- (2m+ 3) (g - t)
(ii) Zy't5y - 12
-3y"+9y-4y-12
=3y(y+3)- 4(y+ 3)
=(y+3X3y-4)
(iii) 2x3 - 8x
=2x (x2 - 4)
=2x (x +2) (x - 2)
(6 marks)
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(b) (i) 3p +2q= {$

(ii) 5p + 3q='l$

(iii) 3p+2q = 48 ... (l)

5P + 3q = 76 ... (2)
-9p-6q = -r44] (1)x-r
10P - 6q = 152) (2) x2
adding
From (r) z+ +Pzql ort
2q= 24
Q= 12

Admission cost: Child - $8, Adult - $12

(6 marks)

Ouestion 3

(a) (i)

(ii) 18-x+x+ 15-x + 2x=40

33 + x =40
x =f

(iii) n (C nD') = 18 - x
=18-7
= ll
(7 marks)

(b) (i) Volume of water in tank

=3.142x52x6nf
=47L3 m3

(ii) ^ V=650m3
3.142x5'xh=650
,
n=
650
-------'
3.142 x 5'

= 8.27 m
= 8.3
(5 marks)
 Ouestion 4

(a) (i) 138 + I'

(2 marks)
(ii) 40 + l'

(b)

IilI = MN =LN=5.Ocm
radius of circ].e 3.45 qn

(c) radius (4 marks)

- 3.4t 1 cm
(2 marks)
(d) (i) 22s"
(ii) 96"

(4 marks)
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Ouestion 5

(a) (i) re73

(ii) 38 cents per kilogram

(2 marks)
O) l97l and 1972
(2 marks)

(c) (i) on graph paper

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69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

Year

(ii) No, there is no definite trend over the pefiod l97O to 1980.
or
Yes, there appears to be an increasirrg trend from 1976 to 1980.
(6 marks)

Ouestion 6

(a) (i) on graph

(ii) x=3
(3 marks)

(b) Q is a rotation of 90'

anti-clockwise about the origin.
(4 marks)
(c) On graPh sheet
(2 marks)
(d) Area of a F = 16 unitz
or 16 cm2 (3 marks)
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Ouestion 7

(a) Number of strips in the sample = 100 (l mark)

(b) Number of strips 65 cm or longer = 100 -90

=10 (2 marks)

(c) Median length = 43 cm (1 mark)

(d) Upper quartile = 52

Lower quartile = 34
Interquartile range = 52 - 34 = 18 cm (2 marks)

(e) Irngth above which the longest 30 strips lie = 50 cm (2 marks)

(D Probability that a randornly chosen strip is shorter thm

58
45cm= (2 marks)
100

Ouestion 8

(a) On grid sheet (2 marks)

(b)
Column I Colurnn 2 Column 3 Column 4
Triangle Number of Dots Number of Dots Area of
On Perimeter Inside Triangle Triangle
1" 4 0 I
2n6 8 I 4
3* 12 4 9
4'n I6 9 t6
5' 20 t6 25
6* 24 25 36
(4 m.arks)

(c) (ii) The numbers in Column 2 arethe first six multiples of 4.

(ii) The numbers in Column 3 are the squares of the first six whole
numbers.
(3 marks)
(d) Area of the 12ft triangle = . 122
= lQd snf
(2 marks)
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Ouestion 8

lst lliangle

2nrl Ibiangle

3rd Thiangle

46Triangle
 Ouestion 9

(a) 2x2+4x+Y=0-...(l)
y - 3x = -15 ........(2)
trom (2) Y =3x - 15 .........(3)
substitute (3) into(l) to get
2x2+4x+3x- 15=0
2x2+7x-15=0
(2x-3Xx+5)=Q
*= _,
t,
from (3) y =3 [1] -tt or 3(-5) -15
12)
i.e y=?-15,-15-15
2
y= _!,_zo
(7 marks)

(b) (2x +3)2-(J.! Q$ - 0

= 4i'+ l2x + 9 - x'+ 16
=3x2+ l2x+25
(3 marks)

(c) 3*+l2x+25 = 3[x2+ 4x]+25

= 3[(x +2)2 - 4! +25
+2)2'12+25
= 3(x
+2)'+ 13
= 3(x
So 3x2+l2x+25=4O
+ 3(x + 2)2 + l3^= 4O
i.e 3(x + 2)'=27
(x+2)2 =9
x +2= lj
x- +3-2
x=1,-5
(5 marks)

Ouestion 10

(a) x+y <20 (1 mark)

(b) 15Ox + 300y < 4500 (2 marks)

(c) x>5
y>5 (2 marks)

(d) see graph

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(e) (i) P.= 80x + l00y

At (5, 12) P = $1600

At (10, 10) P = $1900
At(15,5) P=$1700
(ii) For maximum profit there must be 10 radios and 10 television sets.

(iii) The maximum profit is $1800.

(4 marks)

(d)

\2s
\*Y=20
\
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Ouestion I I

(a) OB = OD (radii of circle)

(i) ZOBD = ZODB (base angles for isoc. A)
=Vz(7O")
= 35o

(ii) 4OBC= 90o angle between radius and tangent.

4DBC = 90-35
= 55o

(iii) ZOBA= 90o (3ngle between'radius and tangent)

ZDAB = 180" - (90+70) (3d angle of A)
=2O"
A (6 marks)
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I
I
I
(b) (i)

(ii) ZABC=30"+90"
= 120"
(iii) AC2 = 122 + 142 -2x l2x 14 cos 120"
= 508
AC = .!Jmb =22.5km.

(iv)
AC_14
sinl20 sind
22.5 sin9 = 14 sin 120
14 sin 120
srnd=T
0 =32.6"
Bearing of C from A = 30" + 32.6"
= 62.6
(9 marks)
= 063'
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Ouestion 12

(a)

30m
(^p
(i) *JU = tan 20o
CP = 30 tan20"
= 10.9 m
(ii) AC2 =302 + 152
AC = JTzs = 33.5 m
lno
(iii) 161 Q: 3
33.5
0: 18.0"

Angle of elevation of P from A is 18.0o.

(6 marks)

(b)

x 00 300 600 900 1200 1500 180"

v I a) 2.7 3 Q.l', 2 I

(i) Y=l+2sinx
(iii) l+2sinx=2.3
x= 42",138"

(9 marks)
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Ouestion 13

(a)
^.=[-j)
n=[i)
(i) ;a=fi*?c=
[-j). (i) [1)
=

(ii) Fa=,tm=JE=5
(iii) =+
t;)

", l'il
I;J
(5 marks)

(b)

-+
(i) (a) OR = 2u
-+
(b) OS = 3v

(c) -)QP=-v+u
(d) +
SR = -3v + 2u

(e) ++-)
"':iii-:i,
+ --)
(0 -)ST=SQ+QT
+
ST=-2v+4(-v+u)
=-2v-4v+4u
=4u-6v
=2 (-3v +2u)
--) -A
(iii) ST=2SR
-) -+
ST // SR and S is a common point on ST and SR
S, T and R are collinear.
(10 marks)
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Ouestion 14

(a) 3x - Y =5.....(l)
2x+5Y=) ---- (2)

rhe matrix equation t'(i -j)(; (i)

)=
The inverse matrix ir
# (:, l)
=L( tt)
17[-2 3)
[.)=1f t t.)ft)
ItJ rzl-z 3)le)
[')= t (t+\_(z\
lr)=i l".,|=l'J
x=2 andY=1
(5marks)

o) (i) '= [ j) (2 marks)

(ii) t=
[; _t)
(c) (i) rs =
[i l)[lj)=[:, ;)
(ii)
"= [ij)[; _i)=[l i) (4 marks)
(d) TS represents a rotation of 90o clockwise about the origin.

ST represents a rotation of 90o anti-clockwise about the origin.

(4 marks)
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