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COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA
EXAM I NATI ONS

. . S hool Certificate Ordinary Level

Exam rna tron for c

4024/2
Mathematics
Paper2

2020

Additional materials :
Answer Booklet ro rammable)
Silent Electronic Calculator (non p 9
Geometrical instruments
Graph paper (3 sheets)
Plain paper (1 sheet)

Marks: 100
Time: 2 hours JO minutes

Instructions to Candidates
· t· n number on every page of the
1 Write the centre number and your examina 10
separate Answer Booklet provided.
2 Write your answers and working in the Answer Booklet provided.
If you use more than one •Answer Booklet, fasten the Answer Booklets together.
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4 Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.

s There are twelve (12) questions in this paper.

(i) Section A
Answer all questions.

(ii) Section B
Answer any four questions.
6 Silent non programmable Calculators may be used.

Information for Candidates

1 The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
2 If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact,
give the answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
3 Cell phones are not allowed in the examination room.

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1. find the
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(a)
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(i) va lue ofx ltff whi ch A has no in ve rse, \21
(ii) in ve rse or A ifx = I.
A bag co nta ins 7 red and 3 white identical ball s. Two ball s are taken from
the bag al
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random one after the other without: replacem ent.
(i) Draw a tree diagram to show all the poss ible outcome s.
(ii) Find the probabil ity of taking at ]east one white ball.

2 (a) Of th e 115 students who attended an end of year party, 74 took lanta, 93 took sp(1te,
coke
87 took c~, 61 took fanta and sprite, 71 took sprite and coke, 60 took fa~ and
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and 5.Q_ took all the threedi'i nks. . . . ___,
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(1) Illustrate this informat ion on a Venn diagram

(ii) How many students took

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(a) none of the drinks,
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(b) fan ta and sprite but not coke,
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(c) at least two different drinks?
(b) ~he diagram below, AVC is a straight line, AB= 8p, AC= 4p + 9q,
BV = -6p + kq and AM = MB. - -

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(i) Express in terms of p, q and/or k
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(b) At. ,. l l
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(h) Study the flo w ch art below.

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[5]
Wrjte a pseudo code correspondjng to the flow chart programme above.

4 (a) Construct a quadrjlatera1 PQRS in which PQ = 8cm, angle QPS = angle

[1]
PQR = 120°, PS = 6cm and QR= 5cm.
[1]
(b) Measure and write the length of RS.

(c) Wjthin the quadrilateral PQRS, draw the locus of points which are

(i) 4.5cm from Q, [l]

(ii) equidistant from P and Q, [l]

(iii) equidistant from QR and RS. [2]

to
(d) A point T, within the quadrilateral PQRS, is such that it is less than or equal
te, by shading,
4.5cm from Q, nearer to Q than P and nearer to RS than QR. Indica
[2]
the region in which T must lie.

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5 (a) S1mrlif\, - - - -
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The first three terms ofa geometric progression are: m

- 2, m + land m + 7. Find
(h)
(3]
(i) the va lue of m,
(2]
(ii) th e common ratio,
(2]
(iii) th e sum of the first 6 terms .

top radius are I 0cm and 5cm

The figure below is a frustum of a cone. The base radius and
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respectively, while the height is 12cm. (Take n as J ..J42)

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12cm

1 10cm

[6]
Calculate its volume.

V= ~ ..,.?.- -
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,",cl'lion B [ 48 mark'i I
.\ll"H· r an~ four· quc~tion~ in thi~ sect ion.
Ead1 'llll'!-.tion in thi'i ., cction car ric'i 12 mark-; .
7 (a) Tf1~· 1 ;1 ft1c~ o!' ra nd _1· arc c onncctl'c..l by Lh c cqw1ti o 11
_1· ,,., x 1 + 4x~ + x - 5 a s; -;hmv n
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(i) Ca lc ulnt c the val ue of p.

(ii) Usi ng 3 sca le of2cm to represe nt J unit o n the x-axis and

2cm to repres ent
5 uni ts o n th e y-ax is for -4:;; x:;;; 2
1
and - IO ~ v '.S: 25, draw the graph of
y = .i-- + 4x 2 + x - 5.
· [3)
(iii) Use yo ur gra ph to find the sol ution s of the equatio ns
3
(a) x + 4x 2 + x - 5 = o, [2]
2
(b) x' + 4x + x - 5 = 2x + 4. [3]
(b) Ex press -.4- - - -1- as . I .c-. • lowes tterms.
2 x- 1 3x+2 s111g e tract10 n . .
111 its [3]

8 (a)
P, Q, Rand Tare points on the surfac e of the earth as
shown in the diagra m below .
(Take rr as 3.142 and R = 3437n m)

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(i) Find the difference in longitude between points Q and R.
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(ii) Calculate the distance, in nautical miles, of
(a) PQ,
(b) RT.
(b) A curve has gradientx 2 -4x + 3. Find the equation of fhis curve
if it passes
through the point (3, -1 ). i [31
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(c) Fi nd the equation of the normal to the curve = x 3 - y 2x2 - 4x + 1 at the
point (- 1, 2). !..' 1
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9 fh~· tabk hdow ~hows the di stTibution of lengths of plots in a catain locality.

I rr~;, or plot;,) 1 :-, ' ~ 6< K < IO 11 $ t s 15 16 ::: .t !:: 20 2 1 <' X < 25
[ I fCC!lltllC) 0 2 JI X 4
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(a) Calculate the standard deviation. l61

(b) Answer this part of the question on a sheet of graph paper.

(i) Using the table above, copy and complete the cumulative frequency table
below.

Length of plot {m) :S 35

:S 5 < 10 < 15 < 20 :S 25 :S 30
Frequency 100
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(ii) Using a scale of 2cm to represent 5 units on the horizontal axis and 2cm to
represent 10 units on the vertical axis draw a smooth cumulative frequency
curve. ' [31
(iii) Showing your method clearly, use your graph to estimate the interquartile
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10 (a) Three villages A, Band Care joined by straight roads as shown in the diagram
below.

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,--_ _ _ _10_.2_krn

Given that AB= 10.2km, BC= 15.6km and AC= 9.4km, calculate
(i) angle BAC to the nearest whole number, L51
(ii) the area of triangle ABC, L21
(iii) the shortest distance from A to BC. (21
(b) Solve the equation 2cos0 = 1 for 0° ~ 0 ~ 180°. (11

. . 3x 2 y . 9x 3
(c) S1mphfy - -3 - . -4 . [21
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(a) Triangle ABC is mapped onto triangle A 1B 1C 1 by an enlargement. Find
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(b) Triangle ABC is mapped onto triangle A2B2C 2 by a single transformatio
Find
[2]
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[2]
(ii) the area scale factor of the transformation.
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(c) Triangle ABC is mappe d onto triangle A3B3C 3 by a single transformatio
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(d) The matrix (~ :] , maps triangle ABC onto triangle A,,B4C4 (not on the diagra

Find the coordinates of A4, B4 and C4. [3]

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12 Answer tbe "hole of thi~ qurstion on a \ht'et of gra1,h JHIJWr.
A t.'Jfpt'nh.'r intends to manuL1cture at k,1st JO 1nblc,; ,mJ ,ll k.1-;t 20 chair, t ach t<1bl~
rt·qmrc-; 4 hours of a::..semhling anJ 2 11\)11~ tlf \ arni,hmg r, a.. h d1,11r requui:<t ' hnurs of
.lSSt:-mbling and I hour of\ amishing. Thl·rc .ire ~-lO h1mr, a\ .,il,1hk• h1r u~sctt1hlmg and l Ot)
hours for, arni~hin!,!.
(a) Gi, t:n that\ rcprc::..cnt, the numht:r ol tnbk.:: mhJ, th~ num~r ,lf ch,:nrs \\nte four
incqualitie:- ,, 1111:h f\:prc:-cnt thc,l' ct1ndtthm'i
(b) Csing a sc.11t' t1l 1cm tn rqm.:st:nt 10 pine, ol fum1tu1e on c3"'h a.Xb <lm~ the~
,uu.l 1 a,t:, for o s, S ..0 und O::a 1 S lO<l re,rccu,1.;h nn<l h.1,k the: un\\antcd
region h.1 :-htm ck.irl~ the rcgh'ln \\here the 1lutt ,n \,f the inC4ualu1 ..-s he l4}
(c) l:ach t.1blc ),()ltJ yield, a profit of K300 00 ,, h,lc <: h chan sold, 1cld a proht
of K:? "O on hnd rhe be t combuut,on of the number ,1f table nd ch:m lo ,am
the mJ\fmum profit 121
(d) l 'akul,lle 1h1.;; c tun:11c 01 th JtU\ln
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