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MULANJE CLUSTER MOCK EXAMINATIONS

2022 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS

PAPER I

(100 Marks)

Wednesday 25 May Time Allowed: 2 Hours

Instructions:

i. This paper contains 10 printed pages. Please iv. Electronic calculators may be used except
check. where you are told not to do so.

ii. Fill in your name on every page.
iii. Solve all the 20 problems on the spaces
provided.
v. The maximum number of marks is indicated
against each problem.
vi. In the table to the right tick against the
problem you have attempted.

Problem Tick if Do not write in

Number attempted these columns
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6 1. Factorise the following completely: 49 - 9(x - 2)2.
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2. Given that an interior angle of a regular polygon is four times its exterior angle, calculate the number
of sides of the polygon. (4 marks)

3. If
a
b
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=
√ c−1
c+ 1
, make c the subject of the formula, giving your solution in its simplest form. (5

4. A hemispherical water-tank has a radius of 3.5 metres. Calculate how many litres of water it will
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hold when full. [Volume of a sphere = π r3]. [Use π as .] (4
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marks)
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5. On the same axes, draw the graphs to show the region bounded by the following inequalities by
shading the region not required: x ≥ 0; y < x; y ≤ 4 − 2x. (5 marks)

6. In Figure 1, PT is a tangent at P to a circle centre O.

P
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T x A
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Figure 1

Prove that angle AOT = twice angle ATP. (4 marks)

o
sin 45
7. Simplify the following: o , leaving your solution with a rational denominator. (4 marks)
sin 60

8. Evaluate the following 3325 − 1435, giving your solution in base 4. (6 marks)
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9. Figure 2 is a graph showing the motion of a race car.

Speed (m/s)

0 3 8 12 Time (sec)

If the distance covered is 170 m, calculate the deceleration of the car in the last 4 seconds. (5 marks)

10. 3 litres of kachasu at K360 per litre is blended with 4 litres of kachasu at K480 per litre. If 1 litre of
the blended kachasu fills 8 cups, calculate the cost per cup of the blended kachasu, giving your
solution to the nearest kwacha. (6
marks)
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11. of 60 students watch Korean (K) soaps and of them watch South African (SA) soaps and 4
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students do not like watching either. Using a Venn diagram, find how many students watch both
soaps. (5 marks)

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12. Two similar pails hold 13 litres and 4 litres of honey respectively. If the larger pail is of height 36
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cm, calculate, without using a calculator, the height of the smaller pail. (5 marks)
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13. Given that K = [ −3 5

4 −4 ]
and L = [
24 −8
16 32 ] 1
, find K2 −¿ L.
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(5 marks)

14. The table below shows the number of people in each car that passes through a Muloza Weigh
Bridge during a period of one hour.

Number of cars 5 4 7 2
Number of people per car 2 8 6 3
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Using the information in the table, calculate:

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(i) the total number of people,

(ii) the total number of cars,

(iii) the average number of people per car. (6 marks)

15. Solve the equation 3x2 + 8x + 1 = 0, giving your solution correct to 2 decimal places. (6 marks)

16. Figure 3 shows a chord YZ subtending an angle of 60o at X on the circumference of a circle centre
O.

X
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60 o
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O 10 cm

Y Figure 3

If the radius of the circle is 10 cm, calculate the length of the chord YZ. ( 5 marks)

17. Given that x-3 = 0.008, without using a calculator, calculate the value of x2. (5 marks)

18. Mr. Longani insured his life in 2017 at K 5 000 000. Given that the policy will mature in 2027 and
the premium is charged as K 140 in K 100, calculate his monthly premium. (5 marks)

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

(a) a triangle KLM with base LM = 12 cm, KL = 10 cm and angle KLM = 45 o,

(b) the perpendicular from K to LM, meeting LM in N.

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(c) a circle which intersects LM at N and also goes through points K and M. Measure the radius of
the circle. (7 marks)

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20. It is given that x is both directly proportional to y and inversely proportional to the square of z.

x y z
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1 3 ??

Use the values in the table to calculate the missing value of z. (6 marks)

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