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FORM TP 2019090 MAY/JUNE 2019

CAR I B B EAN E XAM I NAT I O N S C O U N C I L

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS

Paper 02 – General Proficiency

2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of TWO sections: I and II.

2. Section I has SEVEN questions and Section II has THREE questions.

3. Answer ALL questions.

4. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

5. Do NOT write in the margins.

6. All working MUST be clearly shown.

7. A list of formulae is provided on page 4 of this booklet.

8. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra page(s) provided at the back of this booklet.
Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

9. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the
box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.

Required Examination Materials

Electronic calculator
Geometry set

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LIST OF FORMULAE

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Volume of a prism V = Ah where A is the area of a cross-section and h is the perpendicular
length.

Volume of a cylinder V = πr2h where r is the radius of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
1
Volume of a right pyramid V = — Ah where A is the area of the base and h is the perpendicular height.
3

Circumference C = 2πr where r is the radius of the circle.

q
Arc length S = —— × 2πr where θ is the angle subtended by the arc, measured in
360
degrees.

Area of a circle A = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle.

q
Area of a sector A = —— × πr2 where θ is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees.
360

1
Area of a trapezium A=— (a + b) h where a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides and h
2
is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

Roots of quadratic equations If ax2 + bx + c = 0,

–b + √ b2 – 4ac
then x = ——————
2a

length of opposite side

Trigonometric ratios sin θ = —————————
length of hypotenuse

length of adjacent side

cos θ = —————————
length of hypotenuse

length of opposite side

tan θ = —————————
length of adjacent side

1
Area of a triangle Area of Δ = — bh where b is the length of the base and h is the perpendicular
2
height.
1
Area of Δ ABC = — ab sin C
2
Area of Δ ABC = √ s (s – a) (s – b) (s – c)
a+b+c
where s = ————
2
a b c
Sine rule —— = —— = ——
sin A sin B sin C

Cosine rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A

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SECTION I

Answer ALL questions.

All working must be clearly shown.

1. (a) Using a calculator or otherwise, evaluate EACH of the following:

1 – 13
2—
(i) —
4 5
3

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(2 marks)

(ii) 2.14 sin 75°, giving your answer to 2 decimal places

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(b) Irma's take-home pay is $4 320 per fortnight (every two weeks). Each fortnight Irma’s pay is
allocated according to the following table.

Item Amount Allocated

Rent $x

Food $629

Other living expenses $2x

Savings $1 750

Total $4 320

(i) What is Irma’s annual take-home pay? (Assume she works 52 weeks in any given
year.)

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(1 mark)

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(ii) Determine the amount of money that Irma allocates for rent each month.

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(3 marks)

(iii) All of Irma’s savings is used to pay her son’s university tuition cost, which is $150 000.

If Irma’s pay remains the same and she saves the same amount each month, what is
the MINIMUM number of years that she must work in order to save enough money
to cover her son’s tuition cost?

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(2 marks)

Total 9 marks

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2. (a) Simplify completely

(i) 3p2 × 4p5

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(1 mark)

(ii) 3x 21x2
—–3 ÷ ——2 .
4y 20y

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(b) Solve the equation

3
——– 1 = 0.
+ —
7x – 1 x

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(3 marks)

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(c) When a number, x, is multiplied by 2, the result is squared to give a new number, y.

(i) Express y in terms of x.

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(1 mark)

(ii) Determine the two values of x that satisfy the equation y = x AND the equation derived
in (c) (i).

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(2 marks)

Total 9 marks

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3. (a) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses only, construct the triangle NLM, in which
LM = 12 cm, ∠MLN = 30° and ∠LMN = 90°.

(Credit will be given for clearly drawn construction lines.)

(4 marks)

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(b) Triangle ABC with vertices A (1, 1) , B (1, 4) and C (3, 1) is shown on the diagram below.

B
4

A C

-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 x

-2

-4

-6

∆ABC is mapped onto ∆LMN by a reflection in the x-axis followed by a reflection in the y-axis.

(i) On the diagram, draw and label ∆LMN. (2 marks)

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(ii) Describe fully a single transformation that maps ∆ABC onto ∆LMN.

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(2 marks)

(iii) State the 2 × 2 matrix for the transformation that maps ∆ABC onto ∆LMN.

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(1 mark)

Total 9 marks

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4. (a) The quantity P varies inversely as the square of V.

(i) Using the letters P, V and k, form an equation connecting the quantities P and V.

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(1 mark)

(ii) Given that V = 3 when P = 4, determine the positive value of V when P = 1.

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(2 marks)

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(b) (i) Given that x is a real number, solve the inequality

−7 < 3x + 5 ≤ 7.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Represent your answer in (b) (i) on the number line shown below.

(1 mark)

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(c) The equation of a straight line is given as

x + y = 1.
— —
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This line crosses the y-axis at Q.

(i) Determine the coordinates of Q.

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(1 mark)

(ii) What is the gradient of this line?

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(2 marks)

Total 9 marks

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5. The cumulative frequency distribution of the volume of petrol needed to fill the tanks of 150 different
vehicles is shown below.

Volume (litres) Cumulative Frequency

11–20 24

21–30 59

31–40 101

41–50 129

51–60 150

(a) For the class 21–30, determine the

(i) lower class boundary

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(1 mark)

(ii) class width.

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(b) How many vehicles were recorded in the class 31–40?

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(1 mark)

(c) A vehicle is chosen at random from the 150 vehicles. What is the probability that the volume
of petrol needed to fill its tank is more than 50.5 litres? Leave your answer as a fraction.

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(2 marks)

(d) Byron estimates the median amount of petrol to be 43.5 litres. Explain why Byron’s estimate
is INCORRECT.

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(e) On the partially labelled grid below, construct a histogram to represent the distribution of the
volume of petrol needed to fill the tanks of the 150 vehicles.

(3 marks)

Total 9 marks

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6. (a) The scale on a map is 1:25 000.

(i) Determine the actual distance, in km, represented by 0.5 cm on the map.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Calculate the actual area, in km2, represented by 2.25 cm2 on the map.

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(3 marks)

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(b) The diagram below (not drawn to scale) shows the cross-section of two cylindrical jars,
Jar X and Jar Y. The diameters of Jar X and Jar Y are 3d cm and d cm respectively.

Initially, Jar Y is empty and Jar X contains water to a height (depth) of 4 cm.

(i) Determine, in terms of π and d, the volume of water in Jar X.

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(ii) If all the water from Jar X is now poured into Jar Y, calculate the height it will reach.

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(2 marks)

Total 9 marks

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7. (a) The nth term, Tn, of a sequence is given by

Tn = 3n2 − 2.

(i) Show that the first term of the sequence is 1.

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(1 mark)

(ii) What is the third term of the sequence?

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(1 mark)

(iii) Given that Tn = 145, what is the value of n?

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(b) The first 8 terms of another sequence with nth term, U (n), are

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21

where

U (1) = 1
U (2) = 1 and
U (n) = U (n − 1) + U (n − 2) for n ≥ 3.

For example, the fifth and seventh terms are

U (5) = U (4) + U (3) = 3 + 2 = 5

U (7) = U (6) + U (5) = 8 + 5 = 13.

(i) Write down the next two terms in the sequence, that is, U (9) and U (10).

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(2 marks)

(ii) Which term in the sequence is the sum of U (18) and U (19)?

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(1 mark)

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(iii) Show that U (20) − U (19) = U (19) − U (17) .

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(2 marks)

Total 10 marks

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SECTION II

Answer ALL questions.

All working must be clearly shown.

ALGEBRA, RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

8. (a) The functions f and g are defined by

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f(x) = ——– and g(x) = x – 3.
2x + 1

(i) State a value of x that CANNOT be in the domain of f.

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(1 mark)

(ii) Find, in its simplest form, expressions for

a) fg(x)

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b) f −1(x).

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(b) The diagram below shows two rectangles, ABCD and GFED. ABCD has an area of 44 cm2.
GFED has sides 4 cm and 2 cm. AG = EC = 3x cm.

(i) By writing an expression for the area of rectangle ABCD, show that x2 + 2x − 4 = 0.

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(3 marks)

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(ii) Calculate, to 3 decimal places, the value of x.

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(2 marks)

(iii) Calculate the perimeter of the UNSHADED region.

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(2 marks)

Total 12 marks

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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

9. (a) The diagram below shows a circle where AC is a diameter. B and D are two other points on
the circle and DCE is a straight line. Angle CAB = 28° and ∠DBC = 46°.

28°

46°

D C E

Calculate the value of each of the following angles. Show detailed working where necessary
and give a reason to support your answers.

(i) ∠DBA

Reason .........................................................................................................................

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(ii) ∠DAC

Reason .........................................................................................................................

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(2 marks)

(iii) ∠BCE

Reason .........................................................................................................................

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(b) The diagram below shows a quadrilateral PQRS where PQ and SR are parallel, SQ = 8 cm,
∠SPQ = 90°, ∠SQR = 82° and ∠QSR = 30°.

P Q

82°

8 cm

30°
S R

Determine

(i) the length PS

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(ii) the length PQ

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(1 mark)

(iii) the area of PQRS.

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(3 marks)

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VECTORS AND MATRICES

10. (a) (i) a) Find the matrix product

–1 3 k .
4 h 5

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(2 marks)

b) Hence, find the values of h and k that satisfy the matrix equation

–1 3 k = 0 .
4 h 5 0

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(ii) Using a matrix method, solve the simultaneous equations

2x + 3y = 5
−5x + y = 13.

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(b) Relative to the origin O (0, 0), the position vectors of the points A and B are OA = and
0
3
OB = respectively. The points D and E are on AB and OA respectively and are such that
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1 AB and OE =
AD = — 1
— OA. The following diagram illustrates this information.
3 3

a
Express the following vectors in the form b .

(i)
AB

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(ii) OD

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(2 marks)

(iii)
BE

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(2 marks)

Total 12 marks

END OF TEST

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