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Mathematics Syllabus B
Ordinary Level
Paper 1
Monday 10 May 2010 – Afternoon
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
There are 28 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 100.
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1. Express 37.5 cm as a fraction of one metre giving your answer in its simplest form.

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(Total 2 marks)

2. Write down the next two terms of the sequence

–2, 6, –18, 54, –162, 486, .........., ..........

............................................................ Q2

(Total 2 marks)

3. The three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 4 : 7

Calculate the size, in degrees, of the largest angle.

°
............................................................ Q3

(Total 2 marks)

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4. Factorise completely 3x2 – 12y2

Q4
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(Total 2 marks)

5. In Pleuville, whether it will rain on any day is independent of whether it rains on any other
day.
The probability that it will rain on any day is 0.6

Calculate the probability that next week it will rain on Monday, not rain on Tuesday and
rain on Wednesday.

Q5
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(Total 2 marks)

6. A train left Stenworth at 13 20 to travel the 50 km to Beedtown. The train travelled at an

average speed of 40 km/h. Calculate the time at which the train arrived at Beedtown.

Q6
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7. Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 7 12 °

Calculate the number of sides of the polygon.

Q7
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(Total 2 marks)

8. B

Diagram NOT
84 cm accurately drawn

A C

In the triangle ∠ BCA = 90° and BC = 84 cm.

Given that cos ∠ ABC = 0.8, calculate the length, in cm, of AB.

Q8
............................................................ cm
(Total 2 marks)

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9. a * b = a + b – ab.

Find the value of (2 * 3) * 4

............................................................ Q9

(Total 2 marks)

10. E = {positive integers less than or equal to 12},

A = {factors of 12},

B = {multiples of 2}.

Write down the elements of the set

(a) A,

............................................................
(1)

(b) B′,

............................................................
(1)

(c) A ∩ B′

............................................................ Q10
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

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11. Muni buys a television set which is on sale in a shop for £150
A tax of 17.5% is added to this price.

Calculate the total price, in £, that Muni pays for the television set.

£ ............................................................ Q11

(Total 3 marks)

12. The Earth travels around the Sun at a speed of 30 kilometres per second.
Given that a year is 365 days, calculate the distance, in km, travelled by the Earth around
the Sun in one year.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

............................................................ km Q12

(Total 3 marks)

2 3
13. Express as a single fraction – .
( x − 3) ( x + 2)

............................................................ Q13

(Total 3 marks)

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14. The volume of a right circular cylinder is 2916π cm3.
The height of the cylinder is four times the radius of the base.

Calculate the radius, in cm, of the base.

............................................................ cm Q14

(Total 3 marks)
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15. (a) Evaluate − 32 .
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(2)

(b) Write your answer to part (a) in standard form.

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(1) Q15

(Total 3 marks)

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16. A

(2x + 16)°
B
(3x + 2)° Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

(2x – 17)°
D (2x + 8)°

ABCD is a quadrilateral.

(a) Calculate the value of x.

.............................................................
(2)

(b) Explain why ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.

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(1) Q16

(Total 3 marks)

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17. Simplify completely (x – y)(y + z) – (x + y)(y – z).

............................................................. Q17

(Total 3 marks)

1 1 1
18. = –
f u v

Find u in terms of f and v.

............................................................. Q18

(Total 4 marks)

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19. C

B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

x°
A D

In the diagram, ABC is a straight line and AB = BD = BC and ∠ BAD = x°

(a) Find, in terms of x, the size of ∠ CBD.

.............................................................
(2)

(b) Show that ∠ CDA = 90°.

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(2) Q19

(Total 4 marks)

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20. At time t seconds, the rate of flow of water, R cm/s, through a pipe is given by
R = 15t2 – 120t + 250

Find the value of t for which R is a minimum.

t = ............................................................. Q20

(Total 4 marks)

21. f : x a x2 – 4

g : x a 3x – 2

Solve the equation fg(x) = 0

............................................................. Q21

(Total 4 marks)

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22. The mean of the eight numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, x, y is 11.7

(a) Show that x + y = 45.6

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(2)

Given also that y – x = 17.2

(b) calculate the value of x and the value of y.

x = ..................................., y = ...................................
(3) Q22

(Total 5 marks)

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23. Solve x = 3 + giving your solutions correct to 2 decimal places.
2x

............................................................. Q23

(Total 6 marks)

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24. A road has a speed limit of 45 km/h.
The speeds of 100 cars passing a point on this road were recorded. The table gives
information about these speeds.

Recorded Speed (x km/h) 15 < x - 30 30 < x - 45 45 < x - 50 50 < x - 55 55 < x - 70

Number of cars 15 24 22 30 9

The diagram below is a partially completed histogram to represent this information.

(a) Complete the histogram to show this information.
Frequency density

O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Speed (km/h)
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A car is to be chosen at random from these 100 cars.

(b) Write down the probability that this car was travelling faster than the speed limit.

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(1) Q24

(Total 5 marks)

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A

D
Diagram NOT
15 cm 40 cm accurately drawn

C
B 41 cm

In the diagram, ADC is a straight line, DC = 40 cm, BC = 41 cm and AB = 15 cm.

BD is perpendicular to AC.

Calculate the area, in cm2, of Δ ABC.

Q25
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26.
B
35°
C

E
Diagram NOT
O accurately drawn
50°
D
F
A

In the diagram, ABCD is a circle centre O.

The point F lies on AD where ∠FBD = 35° and ∠ BDF = 50°.

BF and AC intersect at O, BD and AC intersect at E and AOEC is a straight line.

Find, giving your reasons in full, the size, in degrees, of

(a) ∠ FOE,

∠ FOE = .............................................................
(3)

(b) ∠ AED.

∠ AED = .............................................................
(3) Q26

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27. C
E

A
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
5a
3a
X

O D B

→ → →
In the diagram, OACB is a trapezium where OA = 3a, BC = 5a and OB = 3b.
→
(a) Write down in terms of a and b the vector AB.

.............................................................
(1)

→ →
Given that AX = λ AB,
→
(b) write down, in terms of a, b and λ, the vector OX .

.............................................................
(1)

The point D lies on OB such that OD : DB = 2 : 1

→
Given also that DX is parallel to OA and BC so that DX = μ a,
→
(c) write down, in terms of a, b and μ, the vector OX .

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(d) Using your answers to parts (b) and (c), determine the value of λ and the value of μ.

λ = .............................................................

μ = .............................................................
(3) Q27

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28.

A B
16 cm
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
15 cm

OAB is a sector of a circle centre O, radius 15 cm and AB = 16 cm.

Calculate, to 3 significant figures,

(a) the size, in degrees, of ∠ AOB,

∠ AOB = .............................................................
(3)
(b) the area, in cm2, of the shaded region.

............................................................. cm2
(4) Q28

(Total 7 marks)
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