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NORTHERN EDUCATION DIVISION

2020 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
WEDNESDAY, 25 March Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:00-10:00
PAPER I
(100 marks)
Instructions: Question Tick if Do not
Number Answered write in
1. This paper contains 14. Pages.
this
Please check column
2. Answer all the 20questions in 1
this paper 2
3. The maximum number of 3
marks is indicated against each 4
question. 5
4. Write your answers in the 6
spaces provided on the question 7
paper. 8
5. Scientific calculators may be 9
used. 10
6. All working must be clearly 11
shown. 12
7. Write your examination 13
number at the top of each page 14
in the spaces provided. 15
8. In the table provided on this 16
page, tick against the question 17
18
number you have answered.
19
20
Total

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1. Factorise completely 2 (3 Marks)

2. Given that ( ) ( ) (3 Marks)

3. Change 1267 to a base 4 (5 Marks)

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4. Make the subject of the formula (5 Marks)

5. Zodwe bought a radio at K52 000.00. During its first year in use it depreciated by
10% of its value. During the second year, it depreciated by 15%. Calculate the
value of the radio after two years (5 Marks)

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6. Without using a calculator, simplify √ √ √ (3 Marks)

7. Given that the interior angle of a regular polygon is 135o, calculate the
number of sides of a polygon (5 Marks)

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8. Using a pair of compasses and a ruler only, construct a triangle PQR such that QR
= 5cm, PR = 6 cm and PQ = 7 cm. In the same diagram, draw a circumscribed
circleto the triangle PQR (5 Marks)

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9. Given that matrix [ ]and [ ]. Find . (5 Marks)

10.Figure 1 shows unshaded region R on a Cartesian

plane.
Figure 1
Write down three inequalities described by the region R (5 Marks)

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11.A quantity isdireclty proportional to and the square of . When

and . Calculate the value of when and .
(5 Marks)

12. The sum of the terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) is , calculate the
second term of an AP (6 Marks)

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13.If is a factor of , calculate the value of k(5 Marks)

14.If The points P(0,0), Q (1,2), R (6,0) and S (5,-2) form a quadrilateral, show by
vector method that PQRS is a parallelogram (6Marks)

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15.Figure 2 shows a closed cylinder with diameter 14 cm and height 40 cm.

Figure 2

Calculate the total surface area of the cylinder (take ). (4 Marks)

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16.Figure 3 shows a straight line intersecting graph of at points D and E.

The -values at points D and E are 0 and 4 respectively.

Find the -co-ordinate of point F (6 Marks)

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17.Table 1 shows data that represent the mode of transport by which workers at a
certain company travel to work.
Mode of Bus Car Bicycle On foot
transport
Number of 60 30 120 90
workers
Table 1
Draw a pie chart of radius 5 cm to present the information in Table 1 (6 Marks)

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18.Two athletes A and B are 20 km apart. Athlete A is due North of athlete B. A

traffic officer at point Q found that athlete A is on a bearing of 031o and athlete B
is on a bearing of 064o. Calculate the distance between athlete A and the traffic
officer. (5 Marks)

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19.Figure 4 shows a circle centre O with TC as a tangent to a circle at C.

Figure 4
If angle AOB = 82 and angle CBT = 600, calculate the value of angle BCT
0

(7 marks)

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20.Solve the equation = 0 giving your answer correct to two decimal

places. (6Marks)

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