BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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CANDIDATE
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MATHEMATICS 0563/01
Paper 1
October/November 2022
t hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

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Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Answer all q uestions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown below that question. Omission of essential working
will result in loss of marks.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters glue or correction fluid.
The number of marks is given jn brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50.
lf the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the answer should be
given to three significant figures.

THE USE OF ANY CALCULATING AID IS NOT

ALLOWED IN THIS PAPER.

For Examiner's Use

This document consists of 9 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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Mathematical formulae for papers 1 and 2

Surface area and volume of solids

Name of solid Total surface area Volume

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cone xr2 + nrl
i nr'h
pyramid 0""" x height
I "r",

sphere 4xr2
4"
in''

Trigonometry

SineRule sin A sin B sin C

T=-O = c
abc
sin A sin B sinC

Area of a triangle = 2^ ab sin C

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Evatuale J' x 3'.

Answer............. .............12)

2 Multiply out the brackets and simplify (x - 2)2.

Answer 121

3 The mass of a goat is measured as 68 kg correct to ihe nearest kg.

What is the minimum possible mass of the goat?

Answer ............. .. . . . kg [1]

4 On a farm, the recommended ratio of bulls to cows is 1:25.

How many bulls are needed for 300 cows?

Answer L2t

5 Write 573 600 in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.

Answer t)1

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Fot I6 x
Solve the equation
1-3=z

Answer ............. .. ............. I2l

The interior angles of a regular polygon are each 160".

8 Solve these simultaneous equations.

3m-n=5
3m+2n=8

Answer m = n = ............... [3]

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, . l9 Describe flrlry the symmetry of the frgure belcw

(b) Write down the largest integer value of x such thai 2x

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11 The diagram below represents a prism '10m long. The cross-section ofthe prism is a
9xaminefs trapezium with height 3 m and parallel sides of length 7 m and 5 m.

Calculate

(a) the area of the cross-section,

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Answer (a) ...

(b) the volume of the prism.

Answer (b) ...

l2 A television subscription fee of P320 is increased by 3%.

Calculate the new television subscription fee.

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Exaninefs The radii of two circles are in the ratio z:s. The circumference of the smaller circle is 6.2 cm.
Use Use

Calculate the circumference of the larger circle.

4nswer............. ..................... cm [2]

'f4 (a) Construct triangle PQRsuch that PQ = 8.5cm, PR = 6cm and eR = 9cm. l2j

(b) Measure and write down the size of angle PQR.

Answer (b) tl1

15 The coordinates of point Kare(2,3) r"d A=l!l

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What are the coordinates of point L?

Answer (............., . )121

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16 The first four terms of a sequence arc 10, 14, 18 and 22.
Examine|s
(a) What is 5th term?

Answer (a)

(b) Find the expression for the nth term.

(c) What is the 100rh term of the sequence?

Answer (c)........ t2l

'17 A six sided die, numbered 1 to 6. is rolled once. The table below shows the probability of
each number showing.

N umber 1 2 J 4 5 6

Probability 0.25 0.2 0.1 0.1 5 0.1

(a) What is the probability of the die showing the number 5?

Answer (a) tzl

(b) The die is rolled 100 times.

How many times would the die be expected to show the number 2?

Answer (b) l2l

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18 Mr Dukes attended a conference session beginning at 8.45am and ending at'l:35pm. Examiners
Use

(a) (i) Express 'l :35 pm in 24 hour clock notation.

Answer (a) (0 ..... ........................ ... tll

(ii) How long, in hours and minutes, was Mr Dukes at this conference session?

Answer (a) (i0.......... hours............ minutes [2]

(b) Mr Dukes had lunch lasting 45 minutes and finishing at 2:35 pm.

At what time did he start his lunch?

Answer (b)

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