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Past Paper Solution May 2015
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Q2. (a)

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(ii)

Q1a 1. May 2015

Q2.b(i)

Method 1: convert to improper fractions and solve :

12
4
7
72 40 105

+
+
=
5
3
2
30 30 30
137
=
30

17
30

so sum

2a b

= 24 2

= 32

(i) If P ml is poured from 500ml then remainder is:

(500 P)ml
(ii) if q glasses of r ml is poured then:
therefore remainder is :

(qr) ml
(500qr )ml

Q2.c

Whole numbers : ( 2 1 + 3) = 4
12 10+15
30

ab+c=4-21=1

(i)

total poured is

Method2: Separate whole numbers and fractions:

2 1 1
+
Fractions :
5 3 2

if a = 4, b = 2 and c = -1 then

17
30

17
30

Using an LCD of 15, the expression may be re-written as:

10k 3(2 k )
=
15

10k 6+3k
13k 6
=
15
15

Q2.d
(i) The pair of equations based on the information is:

4.145.75
1.622
sum

Q1a(ii).

= 0.72
= 2.6244
= 3.3444

1)
2)
(ii)

Q1a(iii).

23.1421.25

= 7.855

Q1a(iv).

2.89

= 1.7
=1
= 1.7

tan 45 0
1.71

so

(i) Taking a as a factor we get

a (a 2 12)
(ii) From the quadratic expression shown on the past
paper: a = 2, b = -5 , and c = 3

Item

Unit cost

Price ($)

(i)

3kg sugar

$3.60

$10.80

(ii)

4kg rice

(3.60 + 0.80)
= 4.40

$17.60

$1.60

$3.20

2kg flour

(iii)

where: x is the cost of 1 mango,

and
y is the cost of 1 pear:

Q2. e Factorization

Q1b
Item

4x + 2y = 24
2x + 3y = 16

p = 3

then:

Total before
Tax

$31.60

Tax (10%)

$3.16

Total
including Tax

$34.76

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now if two numbers p & q are such that:

pq = ac = 6
p+q = b = 5
and
q = 2

The quadratic expression may then be re-written as:

2x 22x3x+3
This expresion can factorized by grouping:
that is:
giving:

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2x( x 1) 3( x1)
(2x3)(x 1)

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Q3 b i)
Construction details for Triangle ABC

Q3a)

Note that the question require that you use compass, ruler
and pencil ONLY to contruct the triangle.

12 students play neither the guitar nor the violin

i)

ii) Expression for total # students:

iii) Equation for total # students :

3x+16=40

3x=24

2x+x+4+12
2x+x+4+12=40

Steps:

iv) 16 + 8 = 24 students play the guitar

1.
2.

3.

4.

5.
6.

Draw a straight horizontal line AB= 9cm

Extend line AB , and with centre B and suitable
compass separation, construct two arcs to cut the
horizontal line at p1 and p2.
Now with centre p1 and suitable compass
separation, construct two arcs above and below
the horizontal line.
With centre p2, and the same compass
separation, construct two additional arcs to
intersect the previous arcs at p3 and p4.
Draw line CB = 6cm which passes through points
p3 and p4.
Draw line AC to complete the triangle ABC.

ii) Measured angle

BAC=41.8 0

iii) Point D is shown such that ABCD is a

parallelogram

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Q 4:

4. d)
i)

The values of x for which the function is zero are

x = 3, and x = - 1

ii)

The minimum value of the function is 4

iii)

The equation of the line of symmetry is x = 1

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5a)

Q6 a) Measurements

For this question, only one equation need be

distance
remembered, and that is : Speed =
time

For a cylindrical tank of radius r and height h

Volume of tank = r 2 h

The other equations for distance and time can be found by

transposing the speed equation.
i) if speed is 54 km/hr and time is 2.25 hrs then

Distance

=
=

speed x time
54 x 2.25 = 121.5 km

ii) Converting speed to m/s..

545
54km/hr =
= 15m/s
18
so time to travel =

5b)
i)

distance
speed

for tank B ,

ii) now area of tank A =

r2

so radius (r)

A .... transposition
314 = 10m

ie

iii) Volume of tank A

8Vol tank B

8251.2 = 2009.6m 3

5 c)
Now a scale of 1: 2000 , means that 1cm on the map
represents an actual distance of 2000cm = 20m

so height of tank A

area PQRS =

2009.6
2
10

6.4m

From the past paper , we can see that:

12+6 = 18cm 2

iv) Now if 1cm represents 20m

then 1cm2 represents 20m x 20m =

400m2

18cm2 represents an actual area of

18400 = 324m 2

6
= 2
3

iii) P'Q' = k PQ = 2 13
iv) The area of P'Q'R is
where area PQR =

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P'R'
PR

ii) The object and the image are on opposite sides of the
center of enlargement so the scale factor k will be
negative.

324m 2

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Q6 b) Transformation ( Enlargement)

Actual distance = 6 x 20m = 120m = 0.12km

so area PQRS =

V
2
r

h =

i) Size of scale factor k =

hence:

r 2 h

now if volume of tank V =

then height

ii)

=
r

ii)
2: 6 is the same as 1:3
therefore:1cm =3m represents a scale of 1 : 300

From the map of the past paper:

i)
distance QR = 6cm

8
= 4m
2

so: Volume of water in tank B

= 3.14445 = 251.2m3

315
=
= 21 sec
15

A scale for 1 millimeter = meter is 1:1000

r=

h = 5m and

32
2

k 2 or 4 times the area of PQR

=

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Q7.a)

Q-8 a) Fourth pattern in the sequence:

(Sales in thousands of $)
Month Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Sales

13

20

36

25

15

21

130

i) Greatest increase in sales occured between August and

September.

b)

ii) Smallest increase in sales occurred between July and

August.
iii) The slope of the line on the graph indicates the rate of
the increase or the rate of decrease in sales. Once the slope
is positive, the steeper ( greater) slope will indicate the
greater increase in sales.

Fig

# Triangles

# unit sides

16

30

12

144

234

25

625

975

n2

(3n) (n+1) / 2

c)
Now sales for period Jul to Nov
Average ( mean) monthly sales is:

d i) Sales for period Jul Dec

= $109,000
109,000
=
5
= $21,800
= $130,000

so sales for month of Dec = 130,000 109,000 = $21,000

i) If n is the figure number , and n = 4,

then # triangles
= 4 2 = 16
=

ii) If # triangles

= 144.

then n =

ii)

(34)(4+1)
= 30
2

and # sides

144

and # sides =

= 12

(312)(12+1)
= 234
2

iii) If n = 25, then # Triangles =

and # sides =

(325)(25+1)
2

25 2

= 625
= 975

iv)
From the table shown on the past paper:
The number of triangles is the square of the figure
number. ie: # triangles = n 2 where n is the figure
number
The number of sides can be derived form the equation:
(3n)(n+1)
# sides =
where n is the figure number
2

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SECTION II
Q9 a (i)

i) 60 marks =

60 100
120

ii) 120 marks =

120100
=100%
120

= 50%

(ii) Finding:

step1: y = 3x + 2
step2: x = 3y + 2
x2
step3: y =
3
f

( x) =

.. replace f(x) with y

.. exchange x with y
.. make y the subject
x2
3

iii) From graph, 95 marks corresponds to 79%

result:

iv) From the graph, the minimum mark needed to be awarded

a Grade A ( 85% or more) , is 102 marks.

(ii) Finding: gf(x)

gf(x)

9b- Functions :
Given f(x) and g(x) as shown on the past paper.
i) g(5) =

(5)2 1
=
3

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24
3

=8

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( x)

put f into g

(3x +2)2 1
3

9x2 +12x+4 1
3

3x2 +4x+1

3( x+1 /3) ( x+1)

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10.a
10 b - Bearings
P

12m
400

80km

0400
K

120km

81.50
78km

42o

35o

60m

(ii) Finding

KLM

Now since point M is due south of L, then lines KN and ML

are parallel.
now BP =
and BT =

So

60 tan 42
60 tan 350

NKL

KLM

400

.. alternate angles

(iii) Finding Length KM

If TP represents the length of the flagpole then:

Using the cosine rule:

( KM )2 =802 +1202 280120cos 400
giving KM = 78km

TP

= BP - BT
= 60 tan 42 0 - 60 tan 35 0
= 5442
= 12m

(iv) Finding

LKM

Using the sine rule:

78
120
0 =
sinK
sin40
so

sinK =

giving K =

120
sin40
78

LKM =

= 0.9889

sin1 (0.09889)

81.50

(iv) Finding Bearing of M from K NKM

Bearing of M from K =

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Q11. A )

which may be written as

(i) AB =

( ) ( ) ( )

(ii) BA =

( ) ( ) ( )

so AB

1 1
2 3

1 2
0 1

where:
and

so

1
2

1
3

R
S = O
S - O
R

1 3
2 7

5
2

7
3

now

is the vector going from S to T

S T

where
but

S T

SO

+ O T
= SO
= O S

giving

S T

S T =

3 1
2
1

O
S + O T

( ) - () = ( )
5
2

1
1

4
3

ii) Vectors RS and ST are parallel because

R
S

3 1
2
1

S T

RST is a straight line because the two parallel vectors

R
S and

(iv) Finding x
note that Determinant M can be written as
So if M = 0
then
giving

4
3

3
4

S T = O T - O
S

Determinant A = (3 x 1 2 x 1) = 1

A1 =

1
1

which may be written as

Adjoint A
Determinant A

Adjoint A =

() - ( ) = ( )

BA

now

(iii)

1 2
0 1

S T

share a common point S as seen below.

M
R

2x3 29=0
x=3

Q11. b
O

( )

3
O
R=
4

a) If
(i)

O
R =

, then :

(3)2 +4 2

= 5

ii) now

R
S

where
but

R
S

RO

+ O
= RO
S

= O R

so

R
S

is the vector going from R to S

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O
R + O
S

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