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— & test cove 01234020 | FORM TP 2024020 JANUARY 2024 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION MATHEMATICS Paper 02 — General Proficiency 2 hours 40 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 2. Section I has SEVEN questions and Section II has THREE questions. 3. Answer ALL questions, writing your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. or | decimal place for angles in degrees unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question. | 4, Numerical answers that are non-exact should be given correct to 3 significant figures 3. DoNOT write in the margins, 6. All working MUST be clearly shown. 7. Alist of formulae is provided on page 4 of this booklet. 8. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra page(s) provided at the back of this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. 9. If you use the extra page(s), you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. 1. This paper consists of TWO sections: | and II. 10. ALL diagrams in this booklet are NOT drawn to scale, unless otherwise stated. Required Examination Materials Electronic calculator Geometry set DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2023 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. 01234020/N/CSEC 2024 i TT & rest cove 01234020 | FORM TP 2024020 JANUARY 2024 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE* EXAMINATION MATHEMATICS Paper 02 — General Proficiency 2 hours 40 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Section I has SEVEN questions and Section II has THREE questions, 3. Answer ALL questions, writing your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 4. Numerical answers that are non-exact should be given correct to 3 significant figures or | decimal place for angles in degrees unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question, 5, DoNOT write in the margins, 6. All working MUST be clearly shown. 7. Alist of formulae is provided on page 4 of this booklet. 8. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra page(s) provided at the back of this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. 9. If you use the extra page(s), you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. | 1. This paper consists of TWO sections: I and Il 10. ALL diagrams in this booklet are NOT drawn to scale, unless otherwise stated. Required Examination Materials Electronic calculator Geometry set DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. s Coune’ Copyright © 2023 Caribbean Examin All rights reserved. ee 2024 me C ae LIST OF FORMULAE Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and /r is the perpendicular 5 length. a Volume of a eylinder V="nr°h where ris the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height. : Volume of aright pyramid V = Ahwhere 4 is the area ofthe base and /is the perpendicular height. Circumference C= 2nr where r is the radius of the circle, E Are length. op x 2ar where 0 is the angle subtended by the are, measured in E degrees. E Area of acircle A= nr where ris the radius of the circle. Area of a sector 2, x nv? where 0 is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees. 360 Area of a trapezium =} -(a+ b)h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and / is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides. Roots of quadratic equations If.ax* + bx + = 0, ~b VP —4ac then x = ES te ; ae ing < length of opposite side Trigonomettie ratios sing = cos @ = length of adjacent side Tength of hypotenuse length of opposite side tan © = ~ngth of adjacent side ‘Area of a triangle Area of A =-4- bh where bis the length ofthe base and is the perpendicular : height. | Area of A ABC = Lab sinc oo : Area of AABC = Vs(6—a)(6=D) =O) 5 shere s = —2tbte a © where s = a d Sine rule ee c. A snd ~ SnB ~ anc SSS Cosine rule B+ Cc? — 2be cos A GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE E 01234020/N/CSEC 2024 L be | [ Page 5 SECTION I Answer ALL questions. All working must be clearly shown. 1. (@)_ Express, as a single fraction in its simplest form, 1a ‘130 * #} (@ marks) (b) _Atwo-storey car park has a total of 1 020 parking spaces. At 06:30 hours one morning, = of the 1 020 spaces are filled. During the next hour, no cars left the car park but another > of the 1 020 spaces are filled. Determine the number of parking spaces that are NOT filled at 07:30 hours. (1 mark) (©) Of the 1 020 parking spaces, 20% are on the top level. How many parking spaces are on the top level?” (1 mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/8/CSEC 2024 L Page 6 | (@)__ Some of the spaces are reserved for monthly paying customers. The ratio of reserved spaces to non-reserved spaces is 5:7. Calculate the number of non-reserved parking spaces. (mark) (©) The cost for parking at the car park is shown in the table below. wi Length of Visit Cost (S) Under 30 minutes Free More than 30 minutes and up to 2 hours $2.25 ‘More than 2 hours and up to 4 hours $5.50 | More than 4 hours and up to 8 hours $9.25 ‘More than 8 hours and up to 24 hours $15.00 One-week ticket $40.00 Mikayla leaves the car park at 18:30 hours and pays $9.25. Determine the earliest time she could have arrived at the car park. (1 mark) Dhanraj bought a weekly parking ticket for $40. That week, he visited the car park five different times. The length of time he parked his car on each occasion is given below. 25 minutes 7 hours 1 hours 83 hours 8 hours Show that Dhanraj saved $8.50 by buying the weekly ticket. (3 marks) Total 9 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/8/CSEC 2024 L | DONO WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN TIS AREA DO NOT WRITEIN TIS Aka i Page | 2. (a) Simplify @ marks) (b) Find the value of (i) or, when x? « xf =x" (1 mark) Gi), whens’ = 8. (I mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/J/CSEC 2024 r no] (©) The diagrams below show a triangle and a quadrilateral, All angles are in degrees and are written in terms of a and/or b. ae OS (i) For the triangle, show that 24+ $b = 171 (1 mark) For the quadrilateral, show that 7a + 8b = 342. (1 mark) (iii) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations in (i) and (i) to find the values of a and b. Show alll working. (GB marks) Total 9 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01234020/S/CSEC 2024 DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT IWRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ~ Page | (a) Intriangle ABC, AC = 8 em and BC = 5 em. (Using a ruler and compasses only, construct triangle ABC. The line 4B has been drawn for you. (2 marks) (ii) Measure and state the value of Angle BAC. (I mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01234020/1/CSEC 2024 - Page i] (b) The diagram below shows an equilateral triangle, FGH, whose base is 13 em and its height, h. H F + Bem Calculate the value of h. E E E GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/1/CSEC 2024 qd : DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA | DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA | DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA [- Page TT] (©) The diagram below shows 3 triangles, P, Q and R. Triangles Q and R are images of Triangle P after it undergoes a double transformation. Describe fully the single transformation that maps Triangle (Ponto Triangle R (2 marks) (ii) Ronto Triangle Q. @ marks) Total 9 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/J/CSEC 2024 - Page 12 4. Consider the following functions. f(x) = 2 - 5x and h(x) = 5*. (a) Calculate the value of @ fa “(mark) Gi) h() (mark) fh(-2). @ marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/1/CSEC 2024 renner _DONOT WRITE IN THIS A WRITE IN THIS AEA r ro (b) Find #10). (marks) (©) Given that ff(x) = a + bx, determine the values of a and 5. @ marks) Total 9 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01234020/1/CSEC 2024 - Page i] NOTHING HAS BEEN OMITTED. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01234020/1/CSEC 2024 L NN tg DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA r Page 15 5. ‘The mass, m, in kilograms, of 120 newborns at @ hospital is recorded in the table below. a) Frequency (f) 2.6

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