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NENO DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATIONS

2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS
Friday, 27 May 2022 Time allowed: 2 ½ hours
(08:00-10:30 am)
PAPER II
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 16 printed pages. Question Tick if Do not write in
Please check!! number answered these columns
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2. Answer all the six questions in Section
and any four in Section B. 2

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3. The maximum number of marks for each
answer is indicated against each question. 4

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4. Write your answers in the spaces provided
on the question paper. 6

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5. Scientific calculators may be used.
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6. All working must be shown clearly. 9

7. Write your examination number at the top 10

of your question paper in the spaces 11
provided.
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8. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the question number you have
answered.

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Section A (60 marks)

Answer all the six questions in this section.

√
1. a. Express with a rational denominator in its simplest form
√
(5 marks)

b. Figure 1 below shows a triangle whose area is √ .

𝑨

𝑐𝑚

𝑥0
𝑩 𝑐𝑚 𝑪

Figure 1

Given that and , calculate the value of without using a

calculator. (5 marks)
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2. a. Given that ( ) , find the value of when ( ) . (4 marks)

( ) 0
b. Use logarithms to evaluate . (6 marks)
( ) √
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3. a. Figure 2 shows a circle in with centre and a tangent to

the circle at .
𝑳

𝑶 𝑴
𝑲

0
𝑹
𝑸
𝑷 Figure 2
0
If angle , calculate angle . (5 marks)

b. Given that , evaluate . (4 marks)

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4. a. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct in the same

diagram:
(i) A circle centre O of radius 4 cm
(ii) Two tangents to the circle at A and at B from an external point P
which is 9 cm away from the centre O.
(iii) Measure and state the value of angle APB. (5 marks)
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b. Figure 3 shows a straight line passing through a point ( ).

𝑦

( )

Figure 3
Given that , find the equation of the line in the form
(4 marks)
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5. a. Prove the theorem that states that the angle subtended at the centre of a
circle by a chord or an arc is twice the angle subtended by the same arc at
the circumference. (6 marks)

b. Two similar containers are such that the larger one is times bigger as
the smaller one. If the larger container holds 27 litres of water, what is the
capacity of the smaller one? (5 marks)
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6. a. Given that is a triangle such that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and is a point

on such that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . Express ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ in terms of and . (6 marks)

b. In a group of 10 university students, 6 take Mathematics, 5 take

Philosophy and 7 take Economics. If 3 take Mathematics and Philosophy,
2 take Philosophy and Economics and 4 take Mathematics and
Economics, how many take all the three subjects? (5 marks)
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Section B (40 marks)

Answer any four questions from this section.

7. a. Solve the following equations simultaneously.

(6 marks)
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b. Figure 4 shows a cone placed on top of a cylinder. The height of the cone
is and that of the cylinder is . The diameter of both the cone
and the cylinder is .

𝑚
Figure 4

Calculate the total volume of the shape to 2 decimal places. (4 marks)

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8. The cost (C) of an international call from Malawi to Europe partly varies
inversely as time (t) and partly varies as the square of the time. A one minute
call costs K120 and a two minute call costs K200. Find the cost of a five
minute call. (10 marks)
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9. Lerato would like to make a mango fruit juice. There are 12 mangoes in a
basket of which 4 are bad ones. She picks 3 mangoes at random one at a
time. By drawing a tree diagram, calculate the probability that the second
mango picked is a bad one. (10 marks)

10. The table below shows some of the values of and for the equation
.

a. Complete the table of values. (1 mark)

b. Using a scale of to represent one unit on both axes, draw the graph
of on the graph paper provided. (5 marks)

c. Use your graph to solve the equation . (4 marks)

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11. a. Figure 5 shows a sketch of a speed-time graph of a moving car.

𝑩 𝑪
𝑉
𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (𝑚 𝑠)

𝑨 𝑫
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑆)

Figure 5

If acceleration during the seconds ( ) is , calculate the total

distance covered by the car. (5 marks)
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b. Calculate the variance of the following scores: and .

(5 marks)

12. A vendor decides to spend up to K6000 to buy packets of sweets and

biscuits. She does not want to buy more than 10 packets altogether but wants
to buy at least 2 packets of each. A packet of sweets costs K400 and that of
biscuits costs K1800. The profit on each packet of sweets is K100 and on
each packet of biscuits is K150.
(i) By taking to represent the number of packets of sweets and to
represent the number of packets of biscuits, write down four
inequalities that satisfy the above information. (4 marks)

(ii) Using a scale of to represent 2 units on both axes, draw graphs

to show the region represented by the inequalities in (i) above.
(4 marks)

(iii) Use your graph to find the number of packets of sweets and biscuits
respectively for the vendor to get maximum profit. (2 mark)
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