Mathematics

General Proficiency
May 2006

a) i) 151.29 - 0.082 = 151.208

ii) 1.5..<L(2 s.t)

b) i) p = $40,000 - $(E.. x 40,000)

100
= $40,000 - $4,800
= $35.200

Total depreciation of car:

25,000 - 21,250 = $3,750

q
= 25000
3750 x100
= 15%

ii) (Depreciation of taxi) in year 2 = E..

100
x $35200 = $4,224

Value of Taxi after 2 years = $3,5200 - $4,224 = $30.976

I"
c)) i) GUY$:US$
1 : 0.01
60000: x GUY$60,000 x 0.01 = US$600
ii) US$: EC$
0.37: 1
925: x

$925
0.37
= EC$2.500

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 x-3 _ x-2 = 5 (x-3)- 3 (x-2)
2. a)
3 5 15
5x-15-3x+ 6
= 15
2x-9
= 15

b) i) a) x(x - 5)

b) (x -9)(x+9)

ii) a2 + 4a factorized= a (a + 4)

Simplifying a2 + 3a - 4 = a2+ 4a - a - 4
= a(a + 4) -l(a + 4)
= (a - 1) (a + 4)
a (a+4)
~ -"-----'---
(a-l)(a+4)
a
=-
a-I

c) i) 2x + 3y = 175 (1)
4x + y = 125 (2)

ii) Equation (1) x 2: 4x + 6y= 350

Equation (2): -4x+ y=125
5y = 225
225
y=-
5
Y= 45 One CD cost ill

Therefore,4x + 45 = 125
4x = 125 -45
4x=80
80
x=- 4
X = 20 One cassette costs.$2.Q

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3 a) i) LNK= 40°
Angles of an isosceles triangle*

ii) angles of a triangle sum up to 180°

therefore, <KLN = 180 - (40 + 40)
= 100°
¢ <NLM = 140° -100°
= 40°

iii)

KNM = KNL + LNM • Angles of an isosceles mangle.

= 40° + 70°
= 110°

u
b) i)

ii) 18 - X + X + 15 - X + 3x = 39
.or 33 + 2x = 39

iii) 2x = 39 - 33
2x= 6
X = 26
X =~

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4. a)

1lCft\

b) 7em

e) 7 + 5 + 8 = 20 em

d) - See Diagram -

e) 4.3 em

f) Area = Yzbh
= 1fz (8) (4.3)
= 17.3 em-

s. a) a =-2 b=4

b) x =-1 x=3

e) (I, -4)

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 d) { -1, 0, 1, 2, 3}

e) using (3, -1) and (2, -3) "Choose two points on the tangent.

.
gradient = ---3+1
2-3

-2
= -1

6. a) N ex + 7)km
F
H

13 km

b) X2 + (x + 7)2 = 132 • Divide the equation by 2.

X2 + X2 + 14x + 49 = 169
2X2 + 14x -120:= 0
X2 + 7x - 60 = 0
c) X2 + 12x - 5x - 60 = 0 • x + 12 = 0
x(x + 12) - 5(x+ 12)= 0 is an invalid solution

ex - 5) ex + 12) = 0
Therefore, x - 5 = 0 x=5km

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 5
d) COS£} =-
13
£} = C05-1 2.
13
£} = 67.4 :. Bearing ofF from G = 067.4°

7. a)

Frequency Mid-Internal Values (kg)

2 7

29 12

37 17

16 22.*

14 U'

2 32'

b) i)
x = -,2 (:.....;7):.....;+_2_9(.0..1.....:2):....+_3_7.0..( 1.....:7):....+_1_6.0..(2.....:2 ):....+_1_4(.0..2.....:7):....+_2..::..(3--<;.2)
100
= 17.85 kg

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 ii) Frequency Polygon for the Gain in Mass of the Cows

5 3$
Mass {I<g"j

c) P ro b a bility
II 16+14+2
=----
100

= .0.32.

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8. i) Drawing showing a sequence of too ~ .

. i!1

I
"
~~
I.•

..
: l > i I

;' +1++-1..•.. ~.
.
• l' • i'
, ;

--+-r t i' . i
.
It' I' ! • H+i
. ,.
-t~~+
., i. • i.
.
i

J
,

.+
~ !

. i J

..
'!

..:
J'

II
.. .• 1

,
111
. ..
.; f
:~

; ;

H-f+H-H. ! •

ii)
4 4x5x2 40

7 7x8x2 112

b) i) n I r = n X en + 1) x 2
,
·~::::;100
n' +n-110 =0
n' + 11n -10n-110 =
n(n + 11) -10(n + 11):

ii)
I s= 10 IlOX llx2 220
(n-10)(n+11):O
;n=10

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 J. a) X2 = X +2
X2 - X - 2= 0
X2 - 2x + x - 2 = 0
x(x - 2) + 1 (x - 2) = 0
(x + 1) (x - 2) = 0

x =:.l or x=~

b) i) Length of wire = Perimeter of square + Perimeter of Rectangle

= 4x + 6 + 2l

ii) 4x + 21 + 6 = 32
4x + 2l = 26
"Divide by 2.
2x + I = 13
I = 13 - 2x
Hi) S = X2 + 31
S = X2 + 3(13 - 2x) -Area of square
Area of rectangle
e Xl

~ 31
S = X2 + 39 - 6x
S = X2 - 6x + 39

iv) X2 - 6x + 39 = 30.25
X2 - 6x + 8.75 = 0
x = 6±.J (-6)2 -4(1)(8.75)
2(1)
6±"'36-35
x=
2
6±1
X=-
2

5
Either x =?2 or X=-
2

i) X + y:5 60
~
ii) y;;:: 10
iii) y:5 2x

iv) y = 60 - x y = 2x
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 (0,60) (0,0)
(60,0) (10,20)

1 ' ~

1. i ': ~.
~B: Broken lines must be
", l
;;
ised for inequalities.
.olld lines were only used
iere for clarity.
,

;j: ',: .. r.\,' j."

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, :
, : :i

." ; 1

,
..
;!
' .

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IAIA ,,:'0 :

,,
: : 1/ . ., r . r'\:!
,..
i , ~.
. !

. ' ~. :.
'.; , .

v) Total fees = 6x + Sy

vi) (20,40)
(50,10)
(5,10)
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 vii) AT (20, 40) Total Fees = 6(20) + 5(40)
= 120 + 200
=$320
At (SO,10) Total Fees = 6(50) + 5(10)
= 300 + SO
= $350

At (5,10) Total Fees = 6(5) +5(10)

= 30 + 50
=$80

Maximumfees charged = .$.3.5.fi

w
11. a) i)

~-~~--~--~----------~F
28m

TF
ii) tan 40 = 28

TF = 28tan 40
TF = 23.5m
WF
tan 54 =-
28
WF = 28 tan 54

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 WF = 38.5m
TW = 38.5 - 23.5
= 15J:n

~ i) aCE = 90°
(angle between radius and tange ::a tact)

ii) BAc = 70° (angle between a ord = angle in the

alternate segrnen )

iii) BOC = 140° (angle at the centre = (7 e at circumference)

iv) BVC = 180 - (70 + 70)

= 40° (base angles of an isosceles e are equal and angles
of a triangle add up to 180=

12. a) i) HF2= 4.22 + 62 - 2(4.2) (6) cos 70

HF2= 17.64 + 36 -17.24
HF2= 36.4
HF =ji.cm

ii) A = ab sin rr 'Z['h absin a}

= (4.2) (6) sin 70 =absina

= 23.68 em-

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b) i) Greenwich Meridian

41°N

Equator

s
ii) a) see diagram

b) r = R cos (J
= 6370 cos 41
= 4807.5 Ian

C = 2nr
= 2(3.14) (4807.5)
= 3ill!l1 km

8
c) S = (30191) (:6 0)
=.6..Sil km

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 13. a)
<. J.,

.,' ;

•..
,~.~~~ ~~'t'. _~n" j ••.•• >-;

~~ t ..."t-1 ~~ - ,~.-6,,~~T·:--

J
. ~• 1
I J
\
\
;,
•
f 1 i
t
s

; .

:t: .t t

,I i ';
.t

b) i) -+ _
OA
(6)
2

ii)
~=(~)
iii)

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 c) i) ~=-+--+
OB OA AB

= (~)+ (~)
= (~)
--+=~--+
OG 08

=~(~)
=G)
G(3,3)

ii) ~::::--++--+
AG AO OG

::::(=~)+ (~)
::::(~3)
~=-+--+
GC GO oc

= (=~)+ (~)
= (~3)
--+::::
AG
--+ A, G and
GC
::::> C lie on a straight line.

14. a) i) 2x + 3:::: 9
2x::::6
x::::~

ii) M·l ::::!e

9 1
-;)
Hi) ~e - 23) (2
9 1 -1
3)
3 ::::~(62 -+ 23 3+6
9
9 - 9)

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 = ~(~ ~)

= (~ ~)
=1

b) i) a)

b) (:4 _53)
ii) (~~)(! ~)= (~4 -~) 2x2 zx i

C :) must be written
2P + 4q Sp + 3q) _ ( 2 5 )
(
2r + 4s Sr + 3s - -4 - 3

2p + 4q =2 2r + 4s = -4
Sp + 3q = 5 Sr + 3s =-3
-lOp + 20q = 10 lOr + 20s = -20
10 P + 69 = 10 10 r + 6s = -6
14q= 0 14s = -14
q=O s =-1

Sp + 3(0) = S 2r + 4(-1) =-4

Sp = S 2r- 4 =-4
p=l 2r=0
r =0

(pr sq) _ (1 0)
- 0-1

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