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Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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MATHEMATICS 0563/01
Paper 1 October/November 201 9*
I hour 30 minutes
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Answer all questions.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50'
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lf the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the answer should
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Mathematical formulae for papers { and 2

Surface area and volume of eolids

Name of solid Total surface area

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nr.* area x height

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Trigonometry

?in 4 sinB sinC

Sine Rule ct bc
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Area of a triangle = |ao sinC

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The price per litre of petrolwas reduced from P7.50 to P7.35.

Calculate the

(a) reduction in tle price of petrol,

&) percentage reduction in the price of petrol.

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(a) Express 81 in the form 3n.

(b) \A/hat is the value of m forr which 3a* = 81?

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A car left Palapye al7:25am.lt took 2 hours 55 minutes to arrive in Gahorone.

(a) Write down 7:25amin24 hour notation,

(b) At what time did the car anive in Gaborone?

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Use The nth term of a sequence is given by 54 * 3n.

(a) Write down the second term of the sequence,

(b) Calculate the value of n for which the nth term is -21.

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Describe the symmetry of an isogceles trapezium.

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The diagram below shows a circle, centre F, with a tangent EG at E. EG=12cm and
FG = 13cm.

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Calculate the radius, EF, of the circle,

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On a particular day, the exchange rate of the Botswana Pula (P) to the British Pound (€) was
P13.83 to 81.

How much was 8200 worth in Pula on that day?

The length of a side of a triangle is 37mm, correct to the nearest mm.

What is the lower bound for the length?

Answer mm [11

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Express as a single fraction.

(b) Calculate the value of 3 - 8V - fwhen y = 4.

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Use The diagram below shows a distance-time graph of a boy travelling from schoolto his home.
He stopped at a tuck shop on his way home.

home 450

tuck shop 300

distance (m)

150

school g
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time (minutes)

(a) How many metres did the boy cover in the first 2 minutes?

(bl How many minutes did the boy spend at the tuck shop?

(c) Calculate the average speed of the boy in m/minute over the 4 minutes 30 seconds period.

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ll The distribution below shows the heights, in m, of ten men.

1.4, 1"4, 1.5, 1,5, 1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 1.7, 1.7, 1.8.

(a) State the modal height.

(b) Calculate the mean height of the men.

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The vector Sf is represented by a directed line segment on the grid below.

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(a) Write down vector SIas a column vector.

(b) Calculate the magnitude of vector SL

Answer (a)
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A cake ie in the form of a rectangular prism as shown in the diagram below. The cake has a
length of 30cm, a width of 25cm and a height of 6cm.

Calculate the volume of the cake.

Answer .cm3 [21

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15 A regular polygon has 18 sides.

Calculate the size of each exterior angle of the polygon.

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There are25 girls in a class of 40 students. One student is chosen at random from the class to
summarise a lesson.

What is the probability, in its lowest terms, that the student chosen is a girl?

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A straight line passes through the points P(4,2) and Q(0, 3).

(a) What is the equation of the line joining the points P and Q?
(bl Calculate the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment PQ.

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(a) Write down an expression, in terms x, for the total cost of the tickets.

(b) A total of P475 was collec{ed from the sales of the tickets.

Form an eiuation, in terms of x, to represent this infonnation.

(c) Solye the equation in part (b).

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