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MATHEMATICS (4024) PAPER 1 FINAL

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MATHS P 1 GCE - 2023 22
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MATHS P1 NOV, 2019 141
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EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA

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Examination for School Certificate Ordinary Level

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Marks: 80

tr Write the centre nUmber and your enniinatiol,nUmber en,evely page of this
questionpaper. ',,
2 There are twenty-three questions in this paper.
3 Answer. all the questions" , . ,

4 Write your ahswers:in lhq spaces:p.rovided on

the question paper.
5 If working is needed fsr anv question, it must be shown
in the space below that question.
6 Electronic calculatqrs and.mathematical tabfes
should not be used in this
paper.
7 omisslon of €ssentiar working:wirr resurt ross oi
in marks,
rnformationforCandidates:,,
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1 No.paper for rough wor.k:is to, be.p;ovideOl I ,

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2 omission of essentiar working wiir i-esurtrih ross

bf marks,
3 oimalts is,given. in brackets I J atrtne end ofieach question
IP^:,yTb.r
question" or part

4 Cell phones are not allowed in the examination

roorn.

oEcztsct2020ts2 This question paper consists-ii$rinGa piEE

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SimPlifY 2(x + 3) - 3x(x - 2)'

Answer: l2l

/-Y
Evaluate Flzt I .

Answer:

Factorise comPletelY 16x'- 100'

Answer: l2l

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The points A and B are (-5, 15) and (3w, w) respectively. Given that the midpoint of the
For
straight line joining A and B is (5, 10), find the value of w Examtner's
use

+ : (-4\ . Given that R is a point (-2,I),

The vector RS | .'
\ J/
| find the coordinates of point S.

Answer: 12]

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On the Venn diagram in the answer space below, shade the set A' n (B u C)'

Answer:

7 GiventhatM
,i[0-2,r:l ,".*: [-i),
\
r*
(a) Mt,
(b) MN as a single matrix.

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For the sequence 7, Il,15,19, ... , find the

For
(a) 9th term, Examiner's

(b) sum of the first 16 terms.

use

Answer: (a)

(b)

(a) The probability of Masamushi failing an examination is 1. What is the probabili

10
that she will pass that particular examination?
(b) A plan of aplay boat is drawn to a scale of r :20.If the actual area of the base of
the boat is 0.64m2, calculate its area on the map in square centimetres.

Answer: (a)

(b) l2l

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10 (a) GiventhatE: {3,6,9,12,15,18},A: {6,9,12} andB: {3,6, 18},

list A n B'.
(b) Solve the equation 3"
*3 : 27s .

Answer: (a) t1l

(b) l2l

11 The diagram below shows two towns A and B on the equator. A is on longitude 35"W
and B is on lonsitude 40oE.

(a) Find the time at A when it is 18 00 hours at B.

(b) A plane flying from A to B takes 5 hours. Find its speed.

Answer: (a) t1l

(b) l2l

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t2 The functionsf andg are defined byJ@):3x-2 and,g(x):4x+ L For

Find Examiner's
use
(a) .ft(r),
(b) gflx),
(c) sf(-z).

Answer: (a)
tll
(b) t)1
L-J

(c)
tll
Chiyalwa estimated the length of a string as 15cm. If the true length
of the string was
l4.6cm, find the

(a) absolute error,

(b) relative error.

Answer: (a) l2l

(b)
l2l

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Page I of 75

A Point A(2,4) is maPPed onto Ar(-3, 5) by a translation T' Find

the
14 (a)
translation T.

(b) Integrate /: x 3 -3x4 + 5'

Answer: (a) l2l

(b) l2l

c from A is 160". Angle ACB is 30' and AB : AC'

In the diagram below, the bearing of

Find

(a) angle BAC,

(b) the bearing of A from C.

Answer: (a) Itl

L'J

(b) t)1
L-J

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16 (a) The diagram below shows AABC in which aAC:90". BC is produced to D.

For
Examiner's
ilse

n4n
Given that tan BAC: -, find the value of cos ACD.
J

(b) Calculate the radius of a semicircle whose area is 77cm2.[Take n toA"

]l

Answer: (a) l2l

(b) l2l

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TS are
T lie on a circle and TQ = TR. PR and
t7 In the diagram below, P, Q, R, S and
: TRP :20" '
parallel. Angle TQR 70o and angle

Find

(a) angle RTQ,

(b) angle RST,

(c) angle TRS.

Answer: (a) t1l

(b) t1l

(c) 12

(a) Awomanhas500companyshareswithanominalvalueofKT0.00each,whichshe
did she pay for the shares?
bought at K30.00 each' How much

(b) Pisthepoint(3,1)andQisanotherpointsuchthatthegradientofthelinePQis

-!. Wri . down the equation of PQ'

Answer: (a) Lzl

T'I
L-J

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t9 (a) In the answer space below, is an incomplete pseudocode for a programme for
For
calculating the curved surface area of a cone. complete the pseudocode by filling Examiner's
in the blank spaces. use

(b)

Answer: (a) Start

Enter

S:
Output S

Stop

(b)

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Itisgiventhatyvariesdirectllasthecuberootofxandinverselyasthesquareof
:
z andY: 2 whenx 8 and --
: -l'

Find

(a) k, the constant ofvariation'

(b) the equation connecting x' )' andz'

(c) the values of z when 1'

: 12 and x:2'l '

(a)

(b) t 1l

(c) L_ or ................ t 21

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Write three inequalities that define the unshaded resion R.

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Pdge 74 of 15

,) (a) Solve the equation 5-r- :,x.

(b) The diagram belo$ shorvs the sketch of the graph of y: -*z + 2x * 3 cutting the
x-axis at A and B.

Find the

(D coordinates of A,

(iD maximum value of the graph.

Answer: (a) 12

(b) (r) l2l

(ir) l2l

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23 The diagram below is a graph of a moving object which decelerates uniformly atSmls2
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from a speed of 52mls to vm,/s in 6 seconds. It then moves at a constant speed for 10 Examiner's
use
seconds and frnally decelerates uniformly to come to rest in 4 seconds.

(J
C)

Time(s)

Calculate the

(a) speeo \.,

(b) total distance travelled for the whole journey,

(c) average speed for the whole journey.

Answer: (a) l2l

(b) l2l

(c) 12)

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