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MATHEMATICS 0563/01
Paper'1 October/November 2018
t hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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Additional Materials: Geometrical instruments

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Answer allquestions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
lf 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 in 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.
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This document consists of 9 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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Mathematica! formulae for papers 1 and 2

Surface area and volume of solids

Name of solid Total surface area Volume

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Trigonometry

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 The cost of 1 litre of petrol is P7.45.

Calculate the cost of 50 litres of petrol.

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The size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 30'.

Calculate the

(a) number of sides of the polygon,

(b) size of each interior angle.

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A school has275 male students and 425female students.

(a) How many students are there altogether in the school?

(b) The ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers in the school is 25 :1 .

How many teachers are there in the school?

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The diagram below shows the positions of three villages; Makhubu, Mabe and Lelhare.
Mabe is 12 km due south of Letlhare and 5 km due East of Makhubu.

Calculate the distance between Makhubu and Leflhare.

Answer . km [2]

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The bar chart below shows the monthly salaries, in pula, earned by employees in a
company.

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(a) \Mich salary is earned by the most employees?

(b) Calculate

(i) the total number of employees in the company,

(ii) the total amount of money, in Pula, the company pays all its employees in a month.

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The diagram below represents a rectangular garden ABCD of length 7 m and width 4 m. The
garden has two equal semi-circular flower beds, each of area 6.3 m2. The shaded area of the
garden is planted with lawn.

Calculate

(a) the total area of the flower beds,

(b) the area of the garden planted with lawn.

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l6 The coordinates of point G are (1, 2) and the coordinates of point H are (7, -6).

Calculate

(a) the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment GH,

(b) the length of the line segment GH.

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17 Solve simultaneously the equations 9a + 3b = 24 and a - 3b = -14 .

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