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PHALOMBE DISTRICT MOCK

MATHEMATICS
Subject Number: M131/II
Thursday, 23rd March, 2023 Time Allowed: 2 hr 30min
8:00am – 10:30am

PAPER II
(100 marks) Question Tick if Do not write in
Instructions: answered these columns
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1. This paper contains 14 printed pages. Please check.
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2. There are 6 questions in section A and 6 questions in section
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B. Answer all the 6 questions in section A and any four
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questions in section B.
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3. The maximum number of marks for each answer is indicated 6
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4. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question 9
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5. Scientific calculators may be used.
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6. All working must be clearly shown

7. Write your Name/ID/Examination Number on top of each page of your question paper.

8. In the table provided on this page, tick against the question

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Section A (60 marks)

Answer all questions

2𝑦 𝑦
1. a. Simplify 𝑦 2 +3𝑦+2 ÷ 𝑦 2 −𝑦−2 (5 marks)

b. Solve for x : 22𝑥 − 9(2𝑥 ) + 8 = 0 (5 marks)

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2. a. Given that points 𝐴(−1, −1) and 𝐵(5,7) are position vectors. Calculate |𝐴𝐵

b. Figure 1 shows circle ABCD and EAF is a tangent to circle, angle ADC = 1300

Figure 1

Given that BC = AC. Calculate the size of angle BAE (5 marks)

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3. a. The volume of two similar cylinders are 125cm3 and 27cm3. If the height of smaller
cylinder is 6cm. Calculate the height of larger cylinder (4 marks)

b. Figure 2 shows speed-time graph of moving object

Figure 2
Given that the acceleration is 5m/s2. Calculate the total distance travelled by the object.
(5 marks)

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4. a. In a class, 60 students were asked if they like football, netball and volleyball.
The responses were as follows:
 37 students like football
 30 students like netball
 24 students like volleyball
 18 students like football and netball only
 9 students like football and volleyball only
 4 students like volleyball and netball only
 x students like all the three sports
 6 students do not like any of the three sports

Present the information above in a Venn diagram (6 marks)

b. Given that 𝑥(2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 6) and 𝐴𝑥 3 + 𝐵𝑥 2 + 𝐶𝑥 2 + 2𝐴𝑥 + 𝐶𝑥 are identical polynomials,

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5. a. Figure 3 shows a triangle ABC in which AB = 8cm, angle BAC = 350 and angle
ACB = 750

Figure 3
Calculate the length BC, leaving your answer correct to two decimal places (4 marks)

b. Figure 4 shows a right Pyramid ABCDE with AB = 8cm, CD = 6cm and EC = 13cm

Figure 4
Calculate the angle between EBC and the base ABCD (6 marks)

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6. a. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct in the same diagram
i. a circle with centre O of radius 3cm
ii. a point P outside the circle such that OP = 7cm
iii. a tangent AP at A
iv. measure and state the angle APO (5 marks)

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b. The probability of a football player scoring a goal is 4⁄7, the probability of scoring a

second goal after he scored the first goal is 3⁄5 and the probability of scoring a goal after

he failed to score the first one is 3⁄8. Using a tree diagram, calculate the probability that
the player failed to score both goals. (6 marks)

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SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer any four questions from this section

7. The table below shows some values of x and y for the equation y = 𝑥 2 + 4x −5
x −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2
y 7 −5 −8 −9 −8 −5 7

a. Complete the table of values

b. Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 unit on the horizontal axis and 2cm to represent 5
units on the vertical, draw the graph of y = 𝑥 2 + 4x −5
c. Use your graph to solve the equation 𝑥 2 + 2x −7 (10 marks)

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8. The 3rd and 6th terms of an arithmetic progression are 6 and 12 respectively. Calculate the
sum of the first 20 terms of the progression. (10 marks)

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9. The cost of running a business per week is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the
number of customers. When the number of customers is 30, the cost is K230,000 when there
are 80 customers, the cost K180,000. Calculate the cost when there are 60 customers.
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10. Solve the following simultaneous equations

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11. Prove the theorem which states that the angle between a chord and a tangent of a circle is
equal to the angle in the alternate segment (10 marks)

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12. Business woman bought two types of tyres. Type A costs K7,500 each and type B costs
K6,000 each. She had K150,000 available and decided to buy at least 15 tyres all together.
She also decided to buy at least 5 tyres of type A.
a. If x represent the number of tyre A types and y represent the number of type B tyres.
Write down three inequalities that satisfy the information above in addition to 𝑥 ≥ 0, and
𝑦≥0

b. Using a scale of 2cm to represent 5 units on both axes, draw graphs, on the graph paper
provided, to show the region represented by the inequalities. Shade the unwanted region

c. Use your graphs to find the number of tyres of type B the business woman would buy if
she bought 8 tyres of type A. (10 marks)

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