EXAMINATION NO.

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SOUTH EAST EDUCATION DIVISION

2024 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
Subject Number: M131/II
Thursday, 21rd March Time Allowed: 2h 30min
8:00 - 10:30 am

PAPER II
(100 marks)
Instructions: Question Tick if Do not write in
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1. This paper contains 16 printed pages.
Please check. 1

2. Answer all the six questions in Section A 2

and any four questions in section B. 3
3. The maximum number of marks for each 4
answer is indicated against each question.
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4. Write your answers in the spaces provided
on the question paper. 6

5. Scientific calculators may be used. 7

6. The graph paper and blank answer sheet at 8

the end of the question paper can be used if 9
required. Do not tear them off.
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7. All working must be clearly shown.
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8. Write your Examination number at the top
of your question paper in the spaces 12
provided.
9. In the table provided on this page, tick
against the question number you have
answered.
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SECTION A (60 marks)

Answer all the six questions in this section
1. a. Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(5 marks)

b. Simplify leaving your answer with a rational denominator.

(5 marks)

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2. a. Given that If , find a and b.

(6 marks)

b. Two lines AB and RQ intersect at point P. AB passes through the points (– 4, 0)

and (0, 6). Given that RQ has the equation of y = 4x – 4, find by calculation the
coordinates of point P. (4 marks)

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3. a. Figure 1 is a circle centre BQE with centre O. If BQ is a diameter BH is a tangent to

the circle at B. Given that angle HBE is acute, show that an

Figure 1
Given that angle HBE is acute, show that angle HBE = angle BQE.
(5 marks)

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b. MN is a straight line with coordinates M (2, t) and N(– 6, 2) respectively. The

midpoint of MN is P (r, 5). Find t and r.
(5 marks)

4. a. Make t the subject of the formula. (4 marks)

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b. In Figure 2, AB = c, CD = 2a, DB = a and 3AE = ED.

Figure 2
Find AE, in terms of a and c. (6 marks)

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5. a. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct in the same diagram;
 a circle centre O of radius 3.5cm
 a tangent PT to the circle at T such that OP is 6cm
 measure and state the length of PT. (6 marks)

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b. Solve the equation (4 marks)

6. a. Two ships leave port A at the same time. One travels for 14km on a bearing of
052° to port B. The other travels at 8 km/hr on a bearing of 136° to port D. How
far apart are the two ships after 2 hours? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal
place. (6 marks)

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b. Given that ,
simplify ¼[A – B + C]. (4 marks)

SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer any four questions.
7. Solve the equation 22a + 3 – 9(2a) + 1 = 0 (10 marks)

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8. a. Complete the table of values for the equation y = x(x2 – x – 6)

Table 1 (2 marks)
x –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
y –18 0 0 –6 0 24
b. Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the x – axis and 2cm to
represent 5 units on the y – axis, draw the graph of y = x(x2 – x – 6). (5 marks)

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c. Use your graph to solve the equation x(x2 – x – 6) + 5 = 0. (3 marks)

9. At Mchenga Secondary School, the students can speak at least one of the languages;
Chichewa, English or French. In a class of 41 students;
 2 students can speak all the three languages
 4 students can speak English and Chichewa only
 1 student can speak English and French only
 3 students can speak Chichewa and French only
 2m students can speak Chichewa only
 4m students can speak English only and (m – 4) students speak French only.
a. Illustrate this information on a Venn diagram.

b. Find the value of m and hence the number of students who speak English only.
(10 marks)

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10. The first, third and seventh terms of an Arithmetic Progression (AP). with common
difference of 2 are the first three terms of a Geometric Progression (GP). Find the
sum of the first four terms of the G.P. (10 marks)

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11. A shopkeeper bought two types of animal feed. Type A costs K750 per bag and type
B costs K600 per bag. She had K15,000 available and decided to buy at least 18
bags altogether. She also decided to buy at least 6 bags of type A feed. She made a
profit of K20 per bag of type A and K25 per bag of type B.
a. Write down four inequalities to represent this information. Take x to represent
the number of type A bags and y to represent the number of type B bags.
(4 marks)

b. Using scale of 2 cm to represent 4 units on both axes, draw graphs to show the
region represented by the four inequalities. Shade the unwanted region.
(4 marks)
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c. Use the graphs to find the maximum profit the farmer could make if he sells all the
feeds. (2 marks)

12. Figure 3 shows a prism AQCGDP 7cm long, with a triangular cross section, DA = DQ =
5cm and AQ = 6cm.

Figure 3
Calculate
a. the length of AP.
b. angle between line PC and plane AQCG, giving your answer correct to
the nearest degree.

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(10 marks)
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