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DESHA EXAMINATION BOARD

MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION 2023 MOCK
EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
Thursday, 23 March, 2023. Subject number: M131/II

Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes

8:00 – 10:30 am

(100 marks)
PAPER II
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Section A (60 marks)
Answer all the six questions in this section.
4𝑎2 −2𝑎 𝑎2 −5𝑎+6
1. a. Simplify × (4 marks)
𝑎−2 2𝑎2 − 𝑎

b. Solve the equation 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 322𝑛 = 2𝑛 − 1 (5 marks)

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2. a. Figure 1 is the speed-time graph of a moving body. The body starts from
rest and accelerates at 4m/s for t1 seconds to reach the speed of 32m/s. It
then maintains this speed for some time after which it decelerates uniformly
for 5 seconds and stops.

Calculate the distance that the body travels from rest to t 2 seconds.
(5 marks)

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𝑝
b. Make p the subject of the formula 𝑇 = 𝑥( + 1) 𝑧 .
𝑎
(5 marks)

3. a. Fortune drove from Dedza to Blantyre a distance of 240km. On the return

journey, he drove 20km/h faster and took two hours less. What was his
speed on the outward journey?
(6 marks)

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4𝑥 − 14
b. Points M, N and Q are collinear. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐌𝐍 = ( ) and
20
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 56 − 4𝑥
𝐍𝐐 = ( ), find the value of x.
40
(4 marks)

4. a. The sum of the first 6 terms of an Arithmetic progression is 1080.

Given that the tenth term of this AP is 128, find the sixth term.
(6 marks)

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

diagram;

 A circle centre O and diameter 7.8 cm

 A point X outside the circle such that OX = 7 cm
 A tangent XT at T
 A point N on the circumference of the circle, such that angle
NTX = 120o
 Measure and state length NX

(7 marks)

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5. a. Prove the theorem which states that the angle that the chord makes
with the tangent is equal to the angle that the chord subtends on the
circumference in the alternate segment.
(5 marks)

b. A box contains white, grey and blue marbles. The probability of

2 2𝑥
getting at random the white chalk is grey chalk is and the blue
7 35
2
marble is find the value of x
5

(4 marks)

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6. a. Figure 2 shows a triangular prism in which BC = 6 cm EF = 8cm and
BF = 12 cm and angle ABC = 90o.

Find to the nearest degree the angle that AG makes with plane BCGF.
(5 marks)

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b. In Figure 3 below WXYZ is a circle. WY and XZ cut at A. M and N are
points on AY and AZ respectively, and MN//YZ.

Show that points W, X, M, and N are concyclic.

(4 marks)

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Section B (40 marks)
Answer any four questions from this section.

7. Copy and complete the following table which shows a set of values of x and
y that satisfy the equation y=2𝑥 2 + 1 − 4𝑥.
X −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4
Y 31 17 7 1 1 7 17

a. Taking a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the horizontal axis and 2cm
to represent 5 units on the vertical axis, draw the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + −4𝑥
on the graph paper on page 11.
b. Use your graph to find the solutions to the following equation
i. 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 14 = 0

(10 marks)

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8. In a class of 53, candidates were asked if they would be glad to be selected

to colleges of Chanco, Bunda, or Mzuni. 9 candidates said they would be
happy with Chanco and Bunda. 12 candidates said they would be happy
with Bunda and Mzuni. 19 candidates said they would be happy with
Chanco and Mzuni. 5 candidates said they would be happy with Mzuni only,
7 candidates said they would be happy with Bunda only and 11 candidates
said they would be happy with Chanco only. 4 of the candidates liked none
of them.
a. Present the information in above in a Venn diagram. (6 marks)

b. Use the Venn diagram to calculate the number of candidates who would
be happy with all the three colleges. (4 marks)

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9. The cost of running an orphanage per day is partly constant and partly varies
as the square of the number of orphans in the orphanage. With 100 orphans
the cost is K40, 000.00 per day. With 160 orphans the cost is K79, 000.00
per day. Find the number of orphans in the orphanage if it spends
K24, 000.00 per day.
(10 marks)

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10. The following are marks scored by students in a test:
20 20 15 17 27 50 46 15 28 26 33 18 24 49
12 15 16 35 38 12 19 21 21 16 42 30 22 45
49 38 47 39 27 13 25 13 25 26 18 47
i. Using class intervals: 11 − 20, 21 − 30, 31 − 40, …, construct a
frequency distribution table for the marks. (4 marks)

ii. Use the frequency distribution table in 10 (i) to draw a frequency polygon
on the graph below. (6 marks)

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11. Comfort drives from her home to a town a distance of 45 km on a bearing of
N36oE. She then drives from the town to a beach 55 km away on a bearing
of S79oE.
a. How far is the beach from Comfort’s home? (6 marks)

b. On what bearing is Comfort’s home from the beach? (4 marks)

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12. The school has K50 000 to buy boxes of red and black pens only. Red pens
cost K5 000 per box, while black pens cost K2 000 per box. The school
would like to spend at least K10 000 more on red pens than on black pens
 If x represents the number of red pen boxes and y represents the number
of black pen boxes, write down two inequalities in x and y in addition to
x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0
 Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 2 units on the horizontal axis and 2 cm
to represent 5 units on the vertical axis, draw the region which represents
the four inequalities on the graph paper on page 17. (Shade the
unwanted region).
 How many red pen boxes and black pen boxes can the school buy to have
the maximum number of pen boxes with K50 000?

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