Mathematics

General Proficiency
May2010

3 2 15-4

1. a) i) 2 5 = 10
-x-
4 10

11 10
10
x-
33

1
3

ii) 6.25 - 0.17 = 6.08

= .6..l,(2.s.t)

$1920
b) i)
150
$12.80

ii) $19.99 X 150 = $2998.50

iii) $2998.50 - $1920.00 = $1078.50

$1078.50
iv) $1920
X 100 = 56%

2. a) i) -1 + 2 - 3 = -4 + 2 or 1- 3 = -�

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b) i) 7(x + y)

ii) y(y + 1)

c) 2x +y = 7
2x - 4y = 2 (Eq. 2(x2))
Sy = 5
5
y=-
5
y=l

2x + (1) = 7
2x = 7-1
2x =6
6
X = -2

x=3

d) i) 4y2 - Z2
(2y - z)(2y + z)

ii) 2a(x-y)- b(x-y)

(2a-b)(x-y)

Hi) 3x2 + 12x - 2x - 8

3x(x + 4) - 2(x + 4)
(3x - 2)(x + 4)

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3. i)
A B

28- 3x 3x 30- 3x

a) ii) 28 - 3x + 3x + 30- 3x + x = 40
58 - 2x= 40

iii) -2x = 40- 58

-2x = -18
x= -
-18
-2
x=9

b) i) EF =½EC
=½ (6 cm)
=3cm

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ii)

E
L-------------~F
3

DP2 = 52 _ 32
Dp2
= 25 - 9
Dp2 = 16
DF2 =..[f6
OF = 4 em

6
iii) Area of LlOCE = 2(4)
= 12....cm2
Area of ABCE = 6 em x 5 em
= 30 em?
Area of ABCDE = 12 ern- + 30 em-
= 12...crn2

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4. a) i) 50 = k(102)
50 = lOOk
k=~
100
k= 1h

ii) v= ~(302)
2
1
Y= 2(900)

y = 450
b) i) -see triangle EFG

ii) a) l2cm

b) 30°

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5. a) i) a) {(4) = 2(4) - 5
=8-5
=~

b) g{(x) = (2x - 5)2 + 3

= (2x - 5)(2x - 5) + 3
= 4X2 - lOx - lOx + 25 + 3
= 4X2 - 20x + 28

g{(4) = 4(42) - 20(4) + 28

= 4(16) - 80 + 28
= 64-68
= -~

ii) if Y = 2x - ~
x = 2y - 5
x + 5 = 2y
x+s
y=-
2

=> rl()X =-x+s

2

b) i) 2 em = 1 unit

ii) y = -3.8

iii) x = -3
x=l

iv) -4 sY s5
6. (a) i) X = 54 °
ii) y = 65 °

(b) i) a) Centre of rotation: (0,0)

b) Angle of rotation: 90 °
c) Direction of rotation: clockwise

ii) LMN and L'M'N' are similar and congruent

iii) Image ofL under the translation is: (2, 1)

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7.
Distance em Frequency

20 - 29 3

30 - 39 5

40-49 .8.

50- 59 .Q

60-69 2

b) The lower boundary is 19.5

'j
~ .. -

~
It

~
t

" ~ 10 Is
'"
It
'0 ... 00 ,r 10 •.. ••• ~f
'"

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 d) i) 8 students (i.e. 6 + 2)

8
ii) 24 = 0.33 or 33%

8. a)
,....--

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Area of Figure Perimeter of

Figure
(cm-) Figure (em)

1 1 1 x 6 -2 = 4

2 4 2 x 6 - 2 = 10

3 9 3x 6 - 2 = 16

4 16 4x6-2=22

5 25 5x6-2=28

15 225 15x6-2=88

n n2 nx6-2=6n-2

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9 a) i) a) 12 mis (by reading the graph)

b) 1s (10s - 6s = 4s)

c) Distance = area under the graph

= 12 (4 + 13)
2

= 6(17)

= 1.02...m

ii) a) During the first 6 seconds.

b) During the last 3 seconds

c) Between the 6 th and 10th seconds of the race.

b) i) X + y � 12
ii) See Graph Overleaf

iii) See Graph Overleaf

iv) x = 3 and y = 3 (Read from graph)

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9 b iillii)

v=:3

·1 ~ ·5 -4 ·3 ·2 ·1 7

y=12-x
·2

-3

-4

·5

-6

-7

oS

.~

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10. a) i) PTR = 46° (angle between a tangent and a chord is equal to the angle
in the alternate segment)

ii) PRQ = 180 - (46 + 32)

= 102 ° (angles of a triangle add up to 180°)
PRT = 180 -102
= 78 (angles on a straight line)
0

TfiR = 180 - (46 + 78)

= 56 ° (angles of a triangle add up to 180°)

Hi) TSR = 136 (opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are

supplementary)

b) i) T

F G
6

FT
Tan 55 ="6

FT= 6 tan 55
FT = 8.57m (3 s.t)

ii) EG2 = 82 + 62 - 2(8) (6) cas 120

EG2 = 64 + 36 - 96 cas 120
EG2 = 100+ 48
EG2 = 148
EG = .J148
EG = 12.2 m (3 s.t)
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 iii)

E
8m

T an e =--
8.S7m
8m

Tan e = 1.07
e = Tan- 1.07 1

e = 46.9r
e = 47.0 0
(3 s.f)

11. a) i) AB= (1 2) (5 - 2)
2 5 -2 1

5-4 -2+2 )
(10-10 -4+5

= (~ ~)

ii) Since A A-l = I

And =
A B I above
Then B·1= A = G ;)

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 Hi) (;)=G ~)(;)
iv) 2 6
(;) = (4 :1 5)
8
(~) = (1 9) K

b) i)

ii) a) JK=JM+MK
= y + 2y
= 3y
b) MN=M]+}N
=-ll+Y
=Y- u

c) Kl = K] + Jl
= -JK+ 3JN
= -3y + 3y
= 3y- 3M
= 3(y- u)

iii) Kl = 3MN => lIT and MM are parallel and '!e U,UIE

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