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NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE

MATHEMATICS ORDINARY LEVEL 6131/2

PAPER 2 3 hours
Marks 120 2021

Additional Material: Geometrical instruments

Non-programmable calculator

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

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• Candidates answer on the Question Paper in the spaces provided.

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• Write your Centre Number, Candidate Number and Name in the spaces at the top of this page.
• Write in dark blue or black pen.

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• You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

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• Do not use correction fluid.
• Do not write in the margin For Examiner’s Use.

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• Answer all questions.

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• If working is needed for any question it must be shown below, or where working is indicated.

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• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
• Non-programmable calculators may be used.

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• If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the

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answer to three significant figures. Give answers for angle sizes to one decimal place.
• For π, either use your calculator value, or use 3.142. For Examiner’s Use

Marker
Checker

This document consists of 19 printed pages and 5 blank pages.

Republic of Namibia
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE

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1 State if the answer to each of the following numbers and expressions is Use
rational or irrational.
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(a) 0.7,

Answer (a).................................... [1]

(b) √5 − √5,

Answer (b).................................... [1]

(c) √5 + √5,

Answer (c).................................... [1]

(d) √5 ÷ √5,

Answer (d).................................... [1]

(e) √5 × √5.

Answer (e).................................... [1]

2 The formula v = u + at is used in science.

(a) Work out v when u = 8, a = −10 and t = 7.

Answer (a) v = ............................ [2]

(b) Make a the subject of the formula in v = u + at.

Answer (b) a = ........................... [2]

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3 The dimensions of the cuboid shown below are given correct to one decimal place. Use

NOT TO SCALE
3.1 cm

9.3 cm

6.2 cm

Find the minimum volume of the cuboid.

Answer ................................... cm3 [5]

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Examiner’s
4 In the village of Sibbinda, not all houses are connected to electricity, tap water Use
or gas. This is represented by the following sets.
= { all houses in Sibbinda }

E = { houses with electricity }

W = { houses with tap water }
G = { houses with gas }
The relationship between these sets is shown in the following Venn diagram.

G W

E
p

(a) Express in a set notation the relationship between E and W.

Answer (a).................................... [1]
(b) House p has been indicated in the Venn diagram.
Give three pieces of information about house p.
Answer (b).................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................... [2]
(c) On the diagram shade the subset G∩E. [1]
(d) Mark on the diagram, the house q which is connected to tap water but not
gas and not electricity. [1]

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5 Simplify as far as possible. Use
(a) (2x3y2)3

Answer (a).................................... [2]

x2 − x − 12
(b)
x2 + 6x + 9

Answer (b).................................... [3]

y y
(c) 2 −
(y − 1) y−1

Answer (c).................................... [2]

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6 Minga designed a rectangular garden PQRS as shown in the diagram. Examiner’s
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It is given that section PT = HQ = x m.
NOT TO SCALE
P 15 m H x m Q
x m

4m

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The area of the garden is 150 m2.

(a) Show that x2 + 19x = 90.

Answer (a)

[3]
(b) Find the value of x, giving your answer correct to 3 signficant figures.

Answer (b) ................................... [3]

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7 It is given that A =
2 3 ( and C =
−10 3 ( .
Use

−2 0 8 −1

Find
(a) AC,

Answer (a) ( ( [2]

(b) C-1, the inverse of C.

Answer (b) ( ( [2]

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8 Solve the following equations. Use
(a) 12x + 8 = 7x + 37,

Answer (a) x = ............................. [2]

3x + 1 x − 2 47
(b) + 2 = 10 ,
5

Answer (b) x = ............................. [4]

(c) x − 5y = −13,
x2 + y2 = 13.

Answer (c) x = .......................... and y = ..................................... or

x = .......................... and y = ..................................... [6]

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9 The triangle XYZ is drawn such that XZ = 30 cm and YZ = 23 cm. Examiner’s
Use
Angle YXZ = 46° and angle XYZ = y°.
NOT TO SCALE
Y

y
23 cm

46°
X 30 cm Z

Find
(a) angle y,

Answer (a) y = ............................ ° [2]

(b) XY,

Answer (b) XY = ......................cm [2]

(c) the area of the triangle.

Answer (c) ............................. cm2 [2]

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Examiner’s
10 A circle of radius 9 cm is inscribed in a square as shown in the diagram. Use

9 cm
NOT TO SCALE

(a) Find
(i) the area of the circle,

Answer (a) (i) ......................... cm2 [2]

(ii) the area of the square,

Answer (a) (ii)......................... cm2 [2]

(iii) the shaded area.

Answer (a) (iii)........................ cm2 [2]

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(b) The point A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of a circle centre O. Examiner’s
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The lines AD and BC are diameters of the circle. The lines CD, AC and
BD are chords of this circle. Line EDF is a tangent to the circle at point D.
The angle CBD = 48°.

A NOT TO SCALE

B
48°
O
C

E D F
Find, with reasons,
(i) Angle CAD = .....................°,
Reason ....................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Angle ACD = .....................°,

Reason ....................................................................................................... [2]

(iii) Angle ADF = .....................°,

Reason ....................................................................................................... [2]

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11 The points P(−5, −2), Q(−1, 6), R(7, 7) and S(3, −1) are the vertices of a Examiner’s
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parallelogram as shown in the diagram.
y R NOT TO SCALE
Q

0 x
S
P
(a) Find the length of PQ in the form k√5, where k is an integer.

Answer (a) ................................... [3]

(b) Find the coordinates of the point M, the midpoint of PQ.

Answer (b).................................... [2]

(c) Show that MS is perpendicular to PQ.
Answer (c)

[4]

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(d) Find the area of the parallelogram PQRS. Examiner’s
Use

Answer (d).................................... [4]

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12 (a) Complete the table for the equation y = x2 . Use

x −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4
y 2 0.5 0.2 0.1

[4]
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(b) On the grid given below, draw the graph of y = x2 for −4≤ x ≤ −1 and 1 ≤ x ≤ 4.
y

-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4x

[4]

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(c)  (i) On the same grid, draw the line y = 4 . [1]
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(ii) Solve x2 = 1
4 graphically.

Answer (c)(ii) x = ........ or x = ............ [2]

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13 Sketch the graph of y = 2x2 − 5x − 3, clearly indicating the intercepts on both Examiner’s
Use
axes and the coordinates of the turning point.

[5]

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14 (a) Two unbiased dice are thrown. The difference between the scores obtained Use
on each die is then recorded in the table.
(i) Complete the table showing the values of the differences between the
scores.
Die 2
score 1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
Die 1

4
5
6

[3]
Giving your answers as common fractions in their simplest form, calculate the
probability
(ii) that the difference is equal to 0,
Answer (a) (ii) .............................. [1]
(iii) that the difference is equal to 1,
Answer (a) (iii) ............................. [1]
(iv) that the difference is less than two.
Answer (a) (iv).............................. [1]

Part (b) is on page 17.

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(b) A baker has six eggs in the fridge, two of them are “bad”. Use
He picks three of the eggs at random.
(i) Complete the tree diagram to show the probability of the baker picking
three eggs at random without replacement.
........... good

good
............ 1
2 bad
good 3
4 good
2
..............
5 bad
........... bad
3 good
4
4 good
5 1
.............. bad
4
bad
........... good
............ bad
........... bad
[4]
(ii) Find the probability that at least two of the eggs are “bad”.

Answer (b) (ii)............................... [2]

(iii) Find the probability that the baker picks at least one “bad” egg.

Answer (b) (iii) ............................. [2]

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15 The table shows the height, h, in centimetres, of 1000 Namibia police recruits Examiner’s
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in a certain year.

Height (h cm) 160 ≤ h < 170 170 ≤ h < 175 175 ≤ h < 185 185 ≤ h < 190
Frequency 100 250 600 50
(a) Find the modal height interval.
Answer (a) ................................... [1]
(b) Work out the percentage of recruits who are at least 175 cm tall.

Answer (b).................................... [2]

(c) On the grid provided, draw a histogram for the height of the recruits.

60

50

40
Frequency density

30

20

10

0 160 170 180 190

Height (cm)
[4]

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(d) Estimate the mean height of the recruits. Use

Answer (d).................................... [4]

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