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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECOI\DARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
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SPECIMEN PAPER

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours and 40 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CAI\DIDATES

l. AnswerALL questions in Section I, and any TWO in Section II.

2. Write your answers in the booklet provided.

Write your candidate number in the spaces provided.

3. Any extra sheet(s) of paper used must be fastened securely to

your answer booklet.

4. ALL working must be shown clearly.

5. A list of formulae is provided on page 2 of this booklet.

Examination Materials

Electronic calculator (non-programmable)

Geometry set
Mathematical tables (provided)
Graph paper (provided)

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 LIST OF FORMULAE

Volume of a prism V : Ah where I is the area of a cross-section and h is the perpendicular

length.

Volume of a right pyramid V : I

Ah where ,4 is the area of the base and ft is the perpendicular
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height.

Circumference C : 2nr where r is the radius of the circle.

Area of a circle A : nf where r is the radius of the circle.

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Area of trapezium A : *(o + b) h where a andb arethe lengths ofthe parallel sides and
h is gieperpendicular distance between the parallel sides.

Roots of quadratic equations lf aez + bx + c:0,

tnen r: b+.,17 4a;

2"

opposite side
Trigonometric ratios sln u : -Typoaenuse
Opposite

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adiacent side Adjacent
hypotenuse

oPPositesi{e
tang: adjacent side

Area of triangle Areaof L : + bh where D is the length of the base

and h is the perpendicular height.

Area of A ABC = ab sin C

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Areaof AABC:@

whereas s : a+b+c

Sine rule
a: b: c
sin A sin B sin C

Cosine rule
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cr:D-t)
* c2 - 2bccosA

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SECTION I
AnswerALL questions in this Section.

ALLworking must be shown cleerly.

1. (a) Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate

(i) 1.52 - 0.52

(iil 4.2 + 1.4

0.02 x 0.7

(iiD {gZ2 *titing your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

(4 marks)

(b) Mr Lee bought 260 shirts for $3 075.

(D How much, to the NEAREST cent, did Mr Lee pay for EACH shirt?

(iD Mr Lee sold the shirts at $19.99 EACH.

Calculate the profit on EACH shirt.

(iii) Calculate the profit in (ii) above as a percentage of the cost price of a shirt.

(iv) For how much, to the NEAREST cent, should Mr Lee sell a shirt in order to obtain
aprofit of45%o.
(7 marks)

Total 11 marks

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2. (a) Factorise completely:

(D 2mg+39-2mt-3t
(iD 3f+5y-12
(iiD * - 8x (6 marks)

(b) The cost of admission to the cinema is p dollars for a child md q dollars for an adult.
Write an equation to represent EACH of the following statements:

(i) The admission cost for the Holder Family of 3 children and 2 adults is $48.00.

(ii) The admission cost for the Rodney Family of 5 children and 3 adults is $?6.00.

(iii) Using the equations in (b) (i) and (ii) above, calculate the cost of admission to the
cinema for

a) a child

b) an adult. (6 marks)

Total 12 marks

3. (a) Of the 40 students in Form 6,

I 8 have cell-phones
15 drive cars
x have cell-phones and drive cars
?shave no cell-phones and do not drive cars.

C represents the set of students in Form 6 with cell-phones and D represents the set of
students in Form 6 who drive cars.

(i) Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to illustrate the information above.

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(iD There are 40 students in Form 6.

Write an equation in terms of x to represent the statement above.

Solve the equation for r.

(iiD Determine n (CnD').

(7 marks)

(b) The diagram below shows a cylindrical tank standing on its circular base. The tank has a
radius of 5 m and a height of l0 m, measured from the inside.

(Use n: 3.142 in your calculations.)

(i) The tank contains water to a depth of 6 m. Calculate, to the NEAREST m3, the
volume of water in the tank.

( ii) Water is added to the tank so that the TOTAL volume ofwater is 650 m3. Calculate,
correct to 1 decimal place, the depth of the water in the tank.
(5 marks)

Total 12 marks

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4. (a) Using a protractor, measure and state the size of angles a and b.

(i)

(i i) (2 marks)

(b) (i) Using only a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses, construct A LMN such
that

MN : LM : 6.0 cm and I LMN : 60" (4 marks)

(c) (i) Construct the circle which passes through the points L, M and N.

(ii) Measure and state the length of the radius of the circle drawn above.
(4 marks)

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(d) Each of the figures shown below, not drawn to scale, has an angle marked with a letter.
In EACH case, calculate the size of the angle marked with a letter.

(D

(ii)

(2 marks)

Total 12 marks

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5. The graph below shows the price per kilogram paid to farmers for bananas during the period 1970
to 1976.

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(a) (i) In which year was the banana price GREAIEST?

(ii) What was the price in that year? (2 marks)

(b) Between which two consecutive years was the increase in the price of bananas GREATEST?
(2 marks)

(c) (i) Complete the graph using the data from the table below.

Year 1977 1978 1979 r980

Price 20 23 l8 28
(cents per kilogram)

(ii) Is it possible to use the information given to predict the price of bananas in the
year l98l?

Give a reason for your answer. (6 marks)

Total 10 marks

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An answer sheet is provided for this Question.

6. On your answer sheet, the three triangles, A, B and C, are congruent.

(a) Triangle B is a reflection of Triangle A.

(i) Draw the mirror line for this reflection on your answer sheet.

(ii) Write the equation of the line you have drawn. (2 marks)

(b) Triangle A undergoes a single transformation, Q, such that its image is Triangle C. Describe
COMPLETELY the transformation Q. (3. marks)

(c) On the answer sheet provided, draw the image of

(i) Triangle C after a reflection in the x-axis and label this triangle D

r\
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(ii) Triangle B under the translation, T
(4marks)
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(d) Triangle F is the image of Triangle C after an enlargement with centre at (0, 0) and scale
factor 2.

Determine the area of triangle F. (3 marks)

Total 12 marks

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This question refers to the graph on page 11.

7 . The graph on page I I is the cumulative frequency curve showing the lengths of a sample of strips
of ribbon.

Use the graph to find an estimate for

(a) the number of strips in the sample (1 mark )

(b) the number of strips of length 65 cm or longer (2 marks)

(c) the median length of the strips (l mark )

(d) the interquartile range (2 marks)

(e) the minimum length of the longest 30 strips (2 marks)

(f) the probability that a strip chosen at random is shorter than 45 cm. (2 marks)

Total 10 marks

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Length of strips (cm)

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An answer sheet is provided ior thic Qucstion.

8. On your answer sheet, the first three of a set of 6 triangles are drawn on a grid.

(a) Draw the FOURIII triangfe of the set on the grid provided on the answer sheet.
(2 marks)

(b) In your answer booklet copy and complete the table below.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4

Triangle Number of Dots Number of Dots Area of Triangle

on Perimeter Inside Triangle (cmt)

Irt 4 0 I

2d 8 I 4

3rc

4rh

5tt

6rh

(4 marks)

(c) Write a rule for describing the sequence of numbers

(i) in Column 2

(iD in Column 3. (3 marks)

(d) Calculate the area of the 12'b triangle. (2 marks)

Total ll marks

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SECTION II
Answer TWO questions in this section.

RELATIONS, FTJNCTIONS AI\D GRAPHS

g. (a) Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations

27/+4x+y = 0
y-3x: -15. (7 marlc)

(b) By simplifing, show that

Qx+3)2-(x+4)(x- 4): 3l+l2x+25. (3 marls)

(c) Write 3x2 + lLx+ 25 in the form a (x + hf + k where a, h and&are real numbers.

Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation

3f + lLx + 25 : 40. (5 marls)

Total 15 marks

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10. (a) Mrs Cave wishes to buy .x stereo sets and y television sets but the total number of sets must
not exceed 20.

Write an inequality in x and / to represent this information. (1 mark )

(b) Each stereo set costs $150.00 and each television set costs $300.00, and she can spend a
maximum of $4.500.00 on the sets.

Write an inequality in x andy to represent this information. (2 marls)

(c) She must buy at least 5 of each set.

Write TWO inequalities to represent this information. (2 marls)

(d) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 units on both axes, draw on your graph, the FOUR
inequalities from (a), (b) and (c) above.

Identiff, by shading, the region satisffing the FOUR inequalities. (6 marks)

(e) The profit on each stereo is $80.00 and on each television is $100.00.

(i) Write an expression in x and y for R the profit when all the sets are sold.

(ii) How many of EACH set should Mrs Cave buy in order to obtain MAXIMUM
profit?

(iii) What is the MAXIMUM profit? (4 marks)

Total 15 marks

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GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

11. (a) In the figure below, not drawn to scale, ABC is a tangent to the circle with centre O.
AOD is a straight line and angle AOB is 70".

Calculate, grving rreason for your ansn'err the size of

(i) zoBD
(ii) zDBc
(iii) zDAB. (5 merls)

(b) The radio station, Sweet FM, has three transmitting stations each located on level ground
at points A, B, and C resPectivelY.

B is 12 km from A on a bearing of 030o.

C is 14 km due east of B.

(D Draw a carefully labelled diagram to show the relative positions ofA, B and C.

(iD Show that angle ABC = 120o.

(iii) Calculate the distance AC.

(iv) Calculate, to the NEAREST degree, the bearing of C from A. (9 marks)

Total15 marks

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12. (a) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a vertical pole, CP, standing at one corner
of a rectangular field, ABCD. AB:30 m, AD = 15 m and the angle of elevation of
P from D:20".

Calculate, correct to three significant figures'

(i) the height of the pole, CP

(ii) the length of AC, the diagonal of the rectangle ABCD

(iii) the angle of elevation of P from A. (6 marks)

(b) (i) Given that y : | * 2 sin x, copy and complete the table below.

x 0" 30" 60" 900 120" 150" I 80"

v I 2.7 2

(ii) Drawthe graph of y : I + 2 sinx for 0" <x < 180"

(i ii) Use your graph to find the approximate values of x for which I + 2 sin x: 2.3.
(9 marks)

Total 15 marks

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VECTORS AND MATRICES

13. (a) Given the vectors

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(i) determine Ab
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(ii) calculate the magnitude of AC
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(iii) write the unit vector that is in the same direction as AC. (5 marls)

(b)

In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, OPR, OQS and TPQ are straight lines such that

OP = PR,
OS : 3OQ, and
QT = 4QP.
--)
(i) Given that oQ = y and oP : a, express EACH of the vectors below in its
simplest form in terms of a and or v.

a) OR
--)
b) os

C) QP

d) sR

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e) oT

f) -)
sT

(ii) Use the results of d) and f) above to prove that S, R and T lie in a straight line.
(10 marks)

Total 15 marks

14. (a) Use a matrix method to solve the equations

3x-Y : 5
7s + 5y : 9. (5 marls)

(b) State the matrix

(i) S that represents the transformation, a reflection in the line y: x.

(ii) T that represents the transformation, a reflection in the x-axis.

(c) Calculate the single matrix

(i) rs
(ii) sr.

(d) Describe COMPLETELY the single transformation represented by

(i) rs
(ii) sT.
(10 marks)

Total 15 marks

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CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

Answer Sheet for Question 6 Candidate Number

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Answer Sheet for Question 8 Candidate Number

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