FUNDAMENTALS OF CSEC MATHEMATICS

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1.(a) Calculate the EXACT value of

3 1/5 – 2/3
2 4/5

giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms. (3 marks)

(b) The table below shows the cost price, selling price and profit or
loss as a percentage of the cost price.

Copy and complete the table, inserting the missing values at (i) and
1. Foundations of CSEC Mathematics (Work Book) (ii).
Provide you with Past Paper questions topically.

Cost Price Selling Price Percentage

2. CSEC Mathematics Multiple Choice for Caribbean High Schools. Profit or Loss
Provide you with over 500 model questions. (i) $55.00 $44.00 ______________

(ii) ___________ $100.00 25% profit

(4 marks)

(c) The table below shows some rates of exchange:

US $1.00 = EC $2.70 TT $1.00 = EC $0.40

Calculate the value of

i. EC $1 in TT $ (1 mark)

ii. US $80 in EC $ (1 mark)

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iii. TT $684 in US $. (3 marks) Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to show the
number of students in the subsets marked y and z.

Total 12 marks T U

2. (a) Factorise completely: V

y
i. 2x3y + 6x2y2 (2 marks) x 9x

ii. 9x2 – 4 (1 mark) z

iii. 4x2 + 8xy – xy – 2y2 (2 marks) (2 marks)

ii. a) Write an expression in x to represent the TOTAL number of

(b) Solve for x: students in the survey (1 mark)

2x – 3 + 5 – x = 3 (3 marks) b) Write an equation in x to represent the total number of

3 2 students in the survey and hence solve for x. (2 marks)

(c) Solve the simultaneous equations: (b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the journey of a
ship which started at port P, sailed 15 km due south to port Q, and
3x – 2y = 10 then a further 20 km due west to port R.
2x + 5y = 13 (4 marks)
P
Total 12 marks N

3. (a) In a survey of 36 students, it was found that

30 play tennis,
x play volleyball ONLY,
9x play BOTH tennis and volleyball
4 play neither tennis nor volleyball.

i. Given that:
i. Copy the diagram and label it to show the points Q and R, and
U = {students in the survey} the distances 20 km and 15 km. (2 marks)
V = {students who play Volleyball}
T = {students who play Tennis} ii. Calculate PR, the shortest distance of the ship from the port
where the journey started. (2 marks)
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iii. Calculate the measure of angle QPR, giving your answer to (b) The line l passes through the points S (6, 6) and T (0, – 2).
the nearest degree. (3 marks) Determine

Total 12 marks i. The gradient of the line, l. (2 marks)

4. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the cross section ii. The equation of the line, l. (2 marks)
of a prism in the shape of a sector of a circle, centre o, and radius
3.5 cm. The angle at the centre is 270º. iii. The midpoint of the line segment, TS. (1 mark)

Use π = 22 iv. The length of the line segment, TS. (2 marks)

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Total 12 marks

6. The graph below shows triangle LMN and its image PQR after an
enlargement.

(a) Calculate

i. The length of the arc ABC (2 marks)

ii. The perimeter of the sector OABC (2 marks)

iii. The area of the sector OABC. (2 marks)

(b) The prism is 20 cm long and is a solid made of tin.

Calculate

i. The volume of the prism (2 marks)

ii. The mass of the prism, to the nearest kg, given that
1 cm3 of tin has a mass of 7.3 kg. (2 marks)

Total 10 marks

5. (a) (i) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses, construct

triangle PQR with PQ = 8 cm,  PQR = 60º and a) Locate the centre of enlargement, showing your method
 QPR = 45º. (4 marks)
clearly.
(2 marks)
(ii) Measure and state the length of RQ. (1 mark)
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b) State the scale factor and the coordinates of the centre of Draw lines on the graph to show these estimates were
enlargement. (2 marks) obtained.
Total 11 marks
c) Determine the value of Area of PQR (2 marks)
Area of LMN 8. The diagram below shows the first three figures in a sequence of
figures. Each figure is an isosceles triangle made of a rubber band
d) Draw and label triangle ABC with coordinates (– 4, 4), (– 1, 2) stretched around pins on a geo-board. The pins are arranged in
respectively. (2 marks) rows and columns, one unit apart.

e) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle

LMN on to triangle ABC. (3 marks)

Total 11 marks

7. The table below shows the ages, to the nearest year, of the persons
who visited the clinic during a particular week.

Age (yrs) Number of persons Cumulative

Frequency a. Draw the fourth figure in the sequence (2 marks)
40 – 49 4 4
50 – 59 11 15 b. Study the patterns in the table below, and complete the rows
60 – 69 20 -------------- numbered (i), (ii) , (iii) and (iv). The breaks in the columns are
70 – 79 12 -------------- to indicate that the rows do not follow one after the other.
80 – 89 3 50
Figure Area of Triangle No. of Pins on Base
1 1 2×1+1=3
a. Copy and complete the table to show the cumulative 2 4 2×2+1=5
frequency. 3 9 2×3+1=7
(2 marks) 4 (i) --------------- -----------------
b. Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 years on the x-axis (2 marks)
and
1 cm to represent 5 persons on the y-axis, draw the (ii) --------- 100 -------------
cumulative curve for the data. (5 marks) (2 marks)

c. Use your graph drawn at (b) above to estimate 20 (iii)------------- ---------------

(2 marks)
i. The median age for the data (2 marks)
n (iv)------------- ---------------
ii. The probability that a person who visited the clinic was (2 marks)
75 years or younger. (2 marks)
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Total 10 marks

SECTION II

There are THREE questions in this section.

Answer two questions in this section.

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) (i) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:

y=8–x
2x2 + xy = – 16 (5 marks)

(ii) State, giving the reason for your answer, whether the line
y = 8 – x is a tangent to the curve 2x2 + xy = – 16.
(2 marks)

(b) A florist makes bouquets of flowers, each consisting of x roses and

y orchids. For each bouquet, she applies the following constraints:

– the number of orchids must be at least half the number of

Roses
– there must be at least 2 roses
– there must be no more than 12 flowers

i. Write THREE inequalities for the constraints given.

(3 marks)

ii. Shade the region of the graph which represents the solution set
for the inequalities in (b) (i). (1 mark)
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iii. State the coordinates of the points which represent the vertices i. Calculate, showing working where necessary, the measure of
of the given region showing the solution set. (1 mark) angle
a) OUZ (2 marks)
iv. The florist sells a bouquet of flowers to make a profit of $3 on b) UVY (3 marks)
each rose and $4 on each orchid. Determine the MAXIMUM c) UWO. (2 marks)
possible profit on the sale of a bouquet. (3 marks)
ii. Name the triangle in the diagram which is congruent to
Total 15 marks triangle
a) ZOU (1 mark)
MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY b) YXU (1 mark)
Total 15 marks
10. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral
QRST in which QS = 7 cm, ST = 10 cm, QT = 8 cm,  60º and VECTORS AND MATRICES
 RQS = 48º. 11. (a) The points A, B and C have position vectors OA = 6 , OB = 3
2 4
and OC = 12 respectively.
–2

i. Express in the form x the vector

y

a. BA (2 marks)
Calculate
b. BC (2 marks)
i. The length of RS (3 marks)
ii. State ONE geometrical relationship between BA and BC
ii. The measure of  QTS. (3 marks) (1 mark)
iii. Draw a sketch to show the relative positions of A, B and C.
(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle, centre o. (2 marks)
The line to the circle, ZOXW is a straight line and angle
UOX = 70º. (b) (i) Calculate the values of a and b such that

a –4 2 –4 = 2 0
1 b 1 –3 0 2 .
(3 marks)

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, write down the inverse of 2 –4

1 –3
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(iii) Use the inverse of 2 –4 to solve for x and y in the SECTION I
1 –3
Answer all questions in this section

matrix equation 2 –4 x = 12 (3 marks) All working must be clearly shown.

1 –3 y 7
Total 15 marks 1. (a) Determine the EXACT value of:
END OF TEST i. 1½ – 2/5
4 2/5 × ¾ (3 marks)

ii. 2.5 2 – 2.89

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giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures (3 marks)

(b) Mrs. Jack bought 150 T-shirts for $1920 from a factory.

i. Calculate the cost of ONE T-shirt. (1 mark)

The T-shirts are sold at $19.99 each. Calculate

ii. The amount of money Mrs. Jack received after selling ALL of
the T-shirts (1 mark)

iii. The TOTAL profit made (1 mark)

iv. The profit made as a percentage of the cost price, giving your
answer correct to the nearest whole number. (2 marks)
Total 11 marks
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2. (a) Given that a = – 1, b = 2 and c = – 3, find the value of: U

A B
i. a+b+c (1 mark)

ii. b 2 – c2 (1 mark)

(b) Write the following phrases as algebraic expressions: x

i. seven times the sum of x and y (1 mark)

ii. write an expression, in x, to represent the TOTAL number of
ii. the product of TWO consecutive numbers when the smaller tourists in the survey. (2 marks)
number is y. (1 mark)
iii. calculate the value of x. (2 marks)
(c) Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:
2x + y = 7 (b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a wooden toy in
x – 2y = 1 (3 marks) the shape of a prism, with cross section ABCDE. F is the mid-point
of EC, and  BAE =  CBA = 90º.
(d) Factorise completely:

i. 4y2 – z2 (1 mark)

ii. 2ax – 2ay – bx + by (2 marks)

iii. 3x 2 + 10x – 8 (2 marks)

Total 12 marks

3. (a) A survey was conducted among 40 tourists. The results were:

28 visited Antigua (A) Calculate

30 visited Barbados (B)
3x visited both Antigua and Barbados i. the length of EF (1 mark)
x visited neither Antigua nor Barbados
ii. the length of DF (2 marks)
i. copy and complete the Venn diagram below to represent the
given information above. (2 marks) iii. the area of the face ABCDE. (2 marks)
Total 12 marks

4. (a) When y varies directly as the square of x, the variation equation is

written y = kx2, where k is constant.
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i. given that y = 50 when x = 10, find the value of k. (2 marks)

ii. calculate the value of y when x = 30. (2 marks)

(b) (i) Using a ruler, a pair of compasses, construct triangle EFG

with EG = 6cm,  FEG = 60º and  EGF = 90º. (5 marks)

(ii) measure and state

a. the length of EF

b. the size of  EFG (2 marks)

Total 11 marks

5. (a) The functions f and g are defined as f(x) = 2x – 5 and

g(x) = x2 + 3.
Use the graph above to determine
i. Calculate the value of
i. the scale used on the x-axis (1 mark)
a) f(4) (1 mark)
ii. the value of y for which x = – 1.5 (2 marks)
b) gf(4) (2 marks)
iii. the values of x for which y = 0 (2 marks)
–1
ii. find f (x). (2 marks)
iv. the range of values of y, giving your answer in the form
2 a ≤ y ≤ b, where a and b are real numbers. (2 marks)
(b) The diagram below shows the graph of y = x + 2x – 3 for the
Total 12 marks
domain – 4 ≤ x ≤ 2.
6. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows two straight lines,
PQ and RS, intersecting a pair of parallel lines, TU and VW.
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Determine, giving a reason for EACH of your answers, the value 7. A class of 24 students threw the cricket ball at sports. The distance
of thrown by each student was measured to the nearest metre. The
results are shown below.
i. x (2 marks)
22 50 35 52 47 30
ii. y. (2 marks) 48 34 45 23 43 40
55 29 46 56 43 59
(b) The diagram below shows triangle LMN and its image, triangle 36 63 54 32 49 60
L1M1N1, after undergoing a rotation. (a) Copy and complete the frequency table for the data shown above.

Distance (m) Frequency

20 – 29 3
30 – 39 5
-------- -------
-------- -------
-------- -------

(b) State the lower boundary for the class interval 20 – 29. (3 marks)

(c) Using a scale of 1 cm on the x-axis to represent 5 metres, and a

scale of 1 cm on the y-axis to represent 1 student, draw a
i. Describe the rotation FULLY by stating
histogram to illustrate the data.
(5 marks)
a) the centre
(d) Determine
b) the angle
i. the number of students who threw the ball a distance recorded
c) the direction (3 marks)
as 50 metres or more. (1 mark)
ii. State TWO geometric relationships between triangle LMN
ii. The probability that a student, chosen at random, threw the
and its image, triangle L1M1N1. (2 marks)
ball a distance recorded as 50 metres or more. (1 mark)
Total 11 marks
iii. Triangle LMN is translated by the vector 1 .
–2
Determine the coordinates of the image of the point L
under this transformation.

(2 marks)
Total 11 marks
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8. The diagram below shows the first three figures in a sequence of

figures. Each figure is made up of squares of side 1 cm. SECTION II

Answer two questions in this section.

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) The diagram below shows the speed-time graph of the motion of
an athlete during a race.

a. On your answer sheet, draw the FOURTH figure (Fig. 4) in

the sequence. (2 marks)

b. Study the pattern in the table shown below, and on the

answer sheet, complete the rows numbered (i), (ii), (iii) and
(iv).

Figure Area of figure Perimeter of figure

(cm 2) (cm)
1 1 1×6–2=4
2 4 2 × 6 – 2 = 10
3 9 3 × 6 – 2 =16
i. Using the graph, determine
4 (i) ---------- ---------------
5 (ii) --------- --------------- a) the MAXIMUM speed
15 (iii) --------- ---------------
n (iv) --------- ---------------- b) the number of seconds for which the speed was constant

(8 marks) c) the TOTAL distance covered by the athlete during the

Total 11 marks race. (4 marks)

ii. During which time-period of the race was

a) the speed of the athlete increasing

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b) the speed of the athlete decreasing Calculate, giving a reason for EACH step of your answer,

c) the acceleration of the athlete zero? (3 marks) i.  PTR (2 marks)

(b) A farmer supplies his neighbours with x pumpkins and y melons

daily, using the following conditions.
ii.  TPR (3 marks)

First condition: y ≥ 3 iii.  TSR (2 marks)

Second condition: y ≤ x
Third condition: the total number of pumpkins and melons must (b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a vertical flagpole,
not exceed 12. FT, with its foot, F, on the horizontal plane EFG. ET and GT are
wires which support the flagpole in its position. The angle of
i. Write an inequality to represent the THIRD condition. elevation of T from G is 55º, EF = 8 m, FG = 6 m and
(1 mark)  EFG = 120º.
ii. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent one pumpkin on the x-
axis and 1 cm to represent one melon on the y-axis, draw the
graphs of the THREE lines associated with the THREE
inequalities. (4 marks)

iii. Identify, by shading the region which satisfies the THREE

inequalities. (1 mark)

iv. Determine, from your graph, the minimum values of x and y

which satisfy the conditions. (2 marks)
Total 15 marks Calculate, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures

MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY i. the height, FT, of the flagpole (2 marks)

10. (a) In the diagram below, not drawn to scale, PQ is a tangent to the ii. the length of EG (3 marks)
circle PTSR, so that  RPQ = 46º,  RQP = 32º and TRQ is a
straight line. iii. the angle of elevation of T from E. (3 marks)
Total 15 marks

VECTORS AND MATRICES

11. (a) A and B are two 2 × 2 matrices such that

A= 1 2 and B= 5 –2
2 5 –2 1 .
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i. Find AB. (2 marks) iii. Using your findings in (b) (ii), deduce TWO geometrical
relationships between KL and MN. (2 marks)
ii. Determine B–1, the inverse of B. (1 mark) Total 15 marks

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iii. Given that 5 –2 x = 2
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write x as the product of TWO matrices. (2 marks)
y Answer all questions in this section

iv. Hence, calculate the values of x and y. (2 marks) All working must be clearly shown.

(b) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows triangle JKL. 1. (a) Calculate the exact value of

K i. (5.82 + 1.02) × 2.5 (2 marks)

ii. 2 4/9 – 3 (3 marks)

J 4 2/3 7

(b) A company pays its employees a basic wage of $9.50 per

L hour for a 40-hour week.

M and N are points on JK and JL respectively, such that i. Calculate the basic weekly wage for ONE employee.
JM = ⅓ JK and JN = ⅓ JL. (1 mark)
Overtime is paid at a rate of time and a half.
i. Copy the diagram in your answer booklet and show the points ii. Calculate the overtime wage for an employee who
M and N. (2 marks) works 6 hours overtime in a certain week. (2 marks)

ii. Given that JM = u and JN = v, write, in terms of u and v, an In a certain week, the company paid its 30 employees a
expression for total of $12084.00 in basic and overtime wages. Calculate
for that week:
a) JK
iii. The TOTAL paid in overtime wages. (2 marks)
b) MN
iv. The TOTAL number of overtime hours worked by
c) KL (4 marks) employees (1 mark)

Total 11 marks
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2. (a) Simplify 3. (a) Simplify the expression

2x – x
5 3 7p5q3 × 2p2q (2 marks)
expressing your answer as a single fraction. (2 marks)
(b) Fresh farms Dairy sells milk in cartons in the shape of a
(b) Factorize completely cuboid with internal dimensions 6 cm by 4 cm by 10 cm.

a2b + 2ab (1 mark)

(c) Express p as the subject of the formula Fresh

10 cm
q = p2 – r
t (3 marks) MILK
4 cm
(d) The students in a class sell donuts to raise money for their 6 cm
school project. The donuts are sold in small and large
boxes. The number of donuts in EACH type of box is i. Calculate, in cm3, the volume of milk in EACH
given in the table below: carton. (2 marks)

ii. A recipe for making ice-cream requires 3 litres of

Type of Box Number of Donuts per Box milk. How many cartons of milk should be bought to
make the ice-cream? (3 marks)
Small box x
Large box 2x + 3 iii. One carton of milk is poured into a cylindrical cup of
internal diameter 5 cm. What is the height of milk in
The students sold 8 small boxes and 5 large boxes in all. the cup? Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
[Use π = 3.14] (4 marks)
i. Write an expression in terms of x to represent the Total 11 marks
TOTAL number of donuts sold. (2 marks)
4. (a) The Universal set, U, is given as
ii. The total number of donuts sold was 195. Calculate
the number of donuts in a U = {Whole numbers from 1 to 12}
H is a subset of U,
a) small box such that H = {Odd numbers between 4 and 12}.

b) large box. (4 marks) i. List the members of set H. (1 mark)

Total 12 marks J is a subset of U, such that J = {Prime numbers}.

ii. List the members of the set J. (1 mark)

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iii. Draw a Venn diagram to represent the sets U, H and Calculate the value of
J, showing ALL the elements in the subsets.
(3 marks) i. k (2 marks)

(b)(i) Using a pencil, ruler and compasses only, construct a ii. f(3) (2 marks)
triangle LMN with angle LMN = 60º, MN = 9 cm and
LM = 7 cm. ALL construction lines MUST be clearly iii. x, when f(x) = 95. (2 marks)
shown. (4 marks)
Total 11 marks
(ii) Measure and state the size of  MNL. (1 mark)
6. The line graph below shows the monthly sales, in thousands of
(iii) On the diagram, show the point, K, such that KLMN is a dollars, at a school cafeteria for the period January to May 2010.
parallelogram. (2marks)

Total 12 marks

5. (a) The equation of a straight line is given by:

3y = 2x – 6

Determine

i. The gradient of the line (2 marks)

ii. The equation of line which is perpendicular to

3y = 2x – 6, and passes through the point (4, 7).
(3 marks)

(b) The arrow diagram shown below represents the relation

f : x → x2 – k , where x ϵ {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

x x2 – k

i. Copy and complete the table below to show the sales for
EACH month.
4 11
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May
5 20 Sales in 38 27
$Thousands
6 31
(3 marks)
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ii. Between which TWO consecutive months was there the i. Write down the coordinates of R and R'. (2 marks)
GREATEST decrease in sales? (1 mark)
ii. Describe completely the transformation which maps triangle
iii. Calculate the mean monthly sales for the period January to RST onto triangle R'S'T'. (3 marks)
May 2010. (3 marks)
iii. RST undergoes an enlargement, centre, (0, 4), scale factor, 3.
iv. The TOTAL sales for the period January to June was
$150 000. Calculate the sales, in dollars, for the month of a) On your answer sheet, draw triangle R"S"T", the image of
June. (2 marks) triangle RST under the enlargement.

v. Comment on how the sales in June compared with the sales in b) Given that the area of triangle RST is 4 square units,
the previous five months. (2 marks) calculate the area of triangle R"S"T".

Total 11 marks c) State TWO geometrical relationships between triangles

RST and R"S"T". (7 marks)
7. The diagram below shows triangle RST and its image R1S1T1 after
a transformation. Total 12 marks

8. The answer sheet shows a rectangle, A, of area 20 square units and

perimeter 24 units.

(a) On your answer sheet,

(i) draw and label rectangle B of area 27 square units and

perimeter 24 units.

(ii) draw and label rectangle C of area 32 square units and

perimeter 24 units.
(4 marks)
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(iii) Complete the table below, to show the dimensions of

rectangles B and C, drawn at (a) (i) above. ii. Write expressions in x for
a) f – 1(x)
Rectangle Length Width Area Perimeter
(square units) (units) b) gf(x) (6 marks)
A 10 2 20 24
B ---------- ----------- 27 24 (b)(i) Express the quadratic function 1 – 6x – x2, in form
C ---------- ------------ 32 24 k – a(x + h)2, where a, h and k are constants. (3 marks)
D ---------- ------------ ----------- 24
E ---------- ------------ ----------- 36 (ii) Hence state

a) the maximum value of 1 – 6x – x2

(2 marks)
b) the equation of the axis of symmetry of the quadratic
(b) Rectangle D has a perimeter of 24 cm, with length, l and function. (2 marks)
width, w. If the area of the rectangle D is to be as large as
possible, determine the values of l and w. In the table, write (iii) Determine the roots of 1 – 6x – x2 = 0, giving your
the values of l, w and the area of rectangle D. answers to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)
(2marks)
Total 15 marks
(c) Rectangle E has a perimeter of 36 cm, length, l, and width, w.
If the area of the rectangle E is to be as large as possible, 10. (a) The diagram, below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle,
determine the values of l and w. In the table, write the values centre, o. SGH is a tangent to the circle,  FOG = 118º
of l, w and the area of the rectangle E. and  DGS = 65º.
(2 marks)

Total 10 marks

SECTION II

Answer two questions in this section.

ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) The function f(x) and g(x) are defined as:

f(x) = 2x – 7 and g(x) = x+3

x

i. Evaluate f(5). (1 mark)

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Calculate, giving reasons for EACH step of your answer, the i. Determine the values of a, b, c, and d. (3 marks)
measure of:
i.  OGF (2 marks) ii. State the coordinates of Z such that Z (x, y) →
Z' (5, 1) under the transformation, M. (2
ii.  DEF (3 marks)
marks)

iii. Describe FULLY the geometric transformation, M.

(b) J, K and L are three sea ports. A ship began its journey at
(2 marks)
J, sailed to K, then to L and returned to J.
→ →
The bearing of K from J is 054º and L is due east of K.
(b) OP and OQ are position vectors with respect to the origin,
JK = 12 km and KL = 60 km.
→
o. P is the point (2, 7) and PR = 4 .
i. Draw a clearly labeled diagram to represent the
–3
above information. Show on the diagram

a) The north/south direction

(i) Write in the form a the vectors:
b
b) The bearing of 054º
→
a) OP
c) The distances 122 km and 60 km. (3 marks)
→
b) OR (3 marks)
ii. Calculate
(ii) A point S has coordinates (14, – 2).
a) The measures of angle JKL
→
a) Find RS.
b) The distance JL
b) Show that P, R and S are collinear.
c) The bearing of J from L. (7 marks)
(5 marks)
Total 15 marks
Total 15 marks

VECTORS AND MATRICES

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11. (a) Under a matrix transformation, M = a b , the points,
c d

V and W are mapped onto V' and W' such that:

V (3, 5) → V' (5, – 3)

W (7, 2) → W' (2, – 7)