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 Mathematics
General Proficiency
May 2005

1. a)

21 10
= 5 3

63-50
=
15

-- 13/15

b) i) A: 12.50 x 3 = $37.50 'v

$33.90
B: --2
=$li.25

$31.00
c: --
$6.20
=5

15
D: - X 108.28 = $16.24
100

ii) 6 x 0.75 = $4.50 *NB:The exact profit was not

6 x 0.40 = $2.40 necessary in this case.
Total made = $6.90
Total spent = $5.88 (Difference: $6.90 - $5.88 = $1.02)
Amanda made a Rmfit

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2 a) i) ab(5a + b)
ii) (3k-l) (3k+ 1)
iii) 2yL4y-y+ 2
2y(y - 2) -l(y - 2)
(2y -1) (y - 2)

b) 6xz - 8x + lSx -20

6xz + 7x - 20

c) i) 2(x - 3)
= 2x-6

l ii) x + x - 3 + 2x - 6 = 39 ·Solving the equation was not necessary

in this case.
4 x - 9 = 39
4x =48
x = 12

3. a) i) 3x + x = 24
4x=24
x=6
~ students take both Music and Drama.

ii) Student who take drama only =7 + x

:. 7 + 6 = 1.3. students take only Drama.

2
b) i) y- 5 = -(x
3
+ 3) y=mx+c
2 2
y='3x+2+S or 5=-(-3)+c
3
2
y='3x+7 5 = -2 + c
c=7
2
ii) 2 x - 3y = 0 Y = -x
3
+7
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 -3y = -2x
-2x
y=-
-3
2
Y = -X
3
m =!.3 .:for the line 2x - 3y = 0 therefore it is parallel to y = !.x +7
3
(Parallel lines have the same gradient)

4. a) Area of small pizza = rr(7.5)2

= 176.79 em-

Area of medium pizza = rr(152)

= 707.14em2

707.14 =4
176.79

The medium pizza is more than twice as large as the small pizza. It is four
times as large.

b) ·
SIzeo f1-0 f me diIUmplzza=--=
. 707.14 23571
. em 2
3 3

ratio of area to cost of medium pizza = 235.71 = 14.78 em2/$

15.95

ratio of area to cost of small pizza = 176.79

12.95
= 13.65 em2/$

Therefore, it is better to buy a slice of medium pizza, rather than a small

pizza.

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5. The graph below shows the answer for 5(a), 5(b) (i) 5(b) (ii) - lern: 1 unit on both
axis.
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 Hi) Composite transformation

1.8
c) tan a =-
2
a = tan"! 0.9
a = 42°

6. a) i) EAD = 57° Reason: Alternate angles of parallel lines

Then x = 180 - (57 + 80)

= 43°

ii) DAB=108-57
= 51°
Since angle of a quadrilateral add up to 360°.
Then y = 360 - (51 + 57 + 90)
= 360 -198
= 162°

b) i) 32 + (-3)2 = 9 + 9
=18

ii) Ifx =
Yzy + 5
x-5=Yzy
y=2(x-5)

r1(x) = 2x -10
rl(6) = 2(6) -10
=
12 -10
=~

iii) fg(x) = 1fzX2 + 5

f g(2) = 1fz(22) + 5
=Yz(4)+5
=2+5
=Z
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7. a) Cumulative Frequency Table showing the height of applicants

Height/ern Cumulative Frequency

$155 10
$160 65
$165 170
$170 280
$175 360
$180 390
$185 400

Cumulative Frequency Curve of Heights of Applicants

y

400

3!lO

300

J 250
',.~"
~
Q 200

150

100

50

!SS 16S 110 ,17,S; 1&0 lSS x

H.ipt (cmj

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 b) i) 275 applicants

ii) 167 em

iii) 162.5 em

95
iv) -
400

8. a) i)
(4 X 72) + (3 x 6) +2 216

ii) I 103 (8 X 112) + (3 x 10) + 2 1000

~------~------------------------

iii) 1,--_n_3 --l.1_C(_n _-2_)x_C_n_+1_)2_+_(3_X_n~_2_1,-- __ n3__

b) (a - b) (a - b) (a + b) + ab(a + b)
= (a - b) (a- - b2) + a-b + ab-
= a3 - ab- - a-b + b3 + a2b + ab- Difference
• (a - b)(a
of squares
+ b) = aL b'

= a3 - ab- + ab- - a-b + a2b + b3

= a3 + b3

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9. a) 5xz + 2x-7
5(xZ + ~x) - 7
5
5 [Xl + ~X + (!)Z ~ - 7 - 5(!)2
5 5 5
1
Sex +_)2- 7-1
5 5

1
b) i) - 7-
5

1 1
ii) When X + 5 = 0, then x = - '5

c) S(x + !)2 = 36
5 5
(x + !)2 = 36
5 25
X + ~ = ../36/25
1 6
x=--+5 -
-5

1 6
E"Ith er x = - -1 + -6 or x=----
5 5
5 5
7
=1 -
5

d)
v

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 40-0_'J£.77/2 == gradient
10. a) i)
15-0
- £".,J,LL
--
m s Acceleration
of first portion of graph

0
Distance travelled = 22 (40 + 50)
ii) = 10(90)
= 9.illlm

20

b) i) 12km = 6km/h
2h

ii) He took a rest or stopped.

iii) ~=8km/h
1.5

c) i) x=6

ii) x~6
5
y>--
- 8
x +5 "evaluate ::-point in the region for
each line.
1
y<-x+5
-6

li. a) i) x

7.5

"Sine rule: "h ab sin C = Area of

triangle.

pL- ~ Q

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 1h (7.5) (4.5)Sin 0' = 13.5
. 13.5
S InO' =--
16.875
0"' = sino! 0.8
0"' = 53°

ii) 1h (15) (9) sin 53 = 67.5 sin 53

= 54 cm2

b) i) a) 180 - 136 44° =

SJM = 44-
2
= 22° (base angles of an isosceles triangle)

b) SJM = JMK =
22° (alternate angles)
=
:. JKM 180 - (124 + 22)
=
180-146
34° =
MJ 50
ii) a) --
sin 136 sin22
MJ =9.2..Zm

JK 92.7
b) --=--
sin 22 sin 34
JK =Qllm

12. a)
A-Antigua
17°N B - Belize
G - Greenwich Meridian
E - Equator

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 b) C = 2 x 3.14 x 6400
= 40192
= 40192 cos17
= 38423.6
1 = 38423.6 (~)
360
::::2776km

c) 1 = 40192 (~)
360
::::6140km

13. a) i) AB=DC
Therefore. AB = 3K
ii) BD=BA+/iD
= - 3K - 3y
---.-. 1 ---->
Hi) DP=--BD
3
1
:::: -"3 (-3x - 3y)
=x+y

b) AP=AD+DP
+x +y
= -3y
=x 2y

c) PH=PD+DE and fiE = liP+ PH

3 1
= -x - y + -2 X =X - 2y + -x
2
- Y
3
::::Yzx-y ::::-x - 3y
2

=> AP=2PH
Therefore. A, P and E are collinear.

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 A

d) DA == 3 G)
=G)
IDAI = .../3 2 + 32 = ..JI8

AB=AP+PE
=X - 2y + lh X - Y
3
= 2"X - 3y
= ~(~)- 3G)
= G) - (D
== (~3)

IABI = J 02 + (-3)2 =~ =3

DE =~ (~)
= (~)

IDEI == .../3 2 + 02
=~
=3

Therefore; triangle AED is isosceles.

o '-----t+----" E

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14. a) i) (2) (15) - (7) (5)
= 30 - 35
= -5
=> M is a non-singular matrix

ii) M-I = 2. (15 -5)

-5 -7 2

iii)

iv) (10 1
0)
Y
(X) = 1
-5
(15
-7

(X)Y =~ (-45 - 85)

-5 21 + 34

(X)Y = ~ (-130)
-5 55

X = 26 y =:.11

b) i) R= (-1 1°) • The general matrix of

rotation for iT' in the
0 anuclockwlse direction
about the

ii) N= (-10 - ~) origine:,:! -::::)

iii) T= (~3)

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 iv) RN=(~1 ~)(-~ _°1)

= (~ -~)

pI = (~ _~) (161)
= (-1~)
pl = (6. -11)

(161) + (-;3) = (136)

P" = (-g _~) (136)

= (-=-136)

P" = (-3. -16)

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