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Mathematics Syllabus B
Ordinary Level
Paper 1
Tuesday 6 May 2008 – Morning
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Full marks may be obtained for answers to ALL questions.
There are 28 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 100.
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x x
1. Express – as a single fraction.
2 x+2

....................................................... Q1

(Total 2 marks)

2. Express 10 hours 30 minutes as a percentage of one day.

................................................... % Q2

(Total 2 marks)

3. Rashid buys a watch in Dubai for $45.00. Given that £1 = $1.86, calculate the price of the
watch, in £ to the nearest penny.

£ ....................................................... Q3

(Total 2 marks)
2 2
4. Calculate the exact value of 27 3 – 32 5.

Q4
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(Total 2 marks)

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5. Given that 5a – 6b = (2 – p)a + qb where a and b are non-zero vectors which are not
parallel, find the value of p and the value of q.

p = .......................................................

q = ....................................................... Q5

(Total 2 marks)

6. The nth term of a sequence is 9n – 2. Write down the first three terms of the sequence.

....................................................... Q6

(Total 2 marks)

7.

Write down

(a) the number of lines of symmetry of the figure,

.......................................................
(1)
(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the figure.

.......................................................
Q7
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

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8. A straight line passes through the points (2, 9) and (4, –5). Calculate the gradient of the
line.

....................................................... Q8

(Total 2 marks)

9.
x cm
A B

17 cm

D C
2x cm

ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. The side BC is perpendicular to the two
parallel sides and AB = x cm, DC = 2x cm and BC = 17 cm. The area of the trapezium is
204 cm2. Find the value of x.

x = ....................................................... Q9

(Total 2 marks)

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10. Describe, in set notation, the shaded region in each of the Venn diagrams below.

(a)
E
A B

.......................................................
(1)

(b)
E
A B

.......................................................
(1)

(c)
E
A B

.......................................................
(1) Q10

(Total 3 marks)

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4x − 5
11. Given that < 7 and that y = 5 – 2x, show that y > –8.
3

Q11

(Total 3 marks)

12. B C
38°

E
D

16°

ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC, ∠ ABC = 90°, ∠ BCA = 38° and
∠ CAD = 16°. AD is extended to the point E so that CD = CE.

Find the size, in degrees, of

(a) ∠ CAB,

°
∠ CAB .....................................................
(1)

(b) ∠ DCE.

°
∠ DCE .....................................................
(2) Q12

(Total 3 marks)

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13. A solid right circular cone has a slant height of 17 cm and a base radius of 8 cm.
Show that the total surface area of the cone is 200π cm2.

Q13

(Total 3 marks)

14. The table defines the operation ⊗ on {3, 5, 7, 9}.

⊗ 3 5 7 9
3 5 7 9 3
5 7 9 3 5
7 9 3 5 7
9 3 5 7 9

(a) Write down the identity element.

.......................................................
(1)

(b) Evaluate (3 ⊗ 5) ⊗ 7.

.......................................................
(1)

(c) Find the value of x such that x ⊗ (x ⊗ x) = 3.

....................................................... Q14
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

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15. 1
f :x6
4x −1
(a) Write down the value of x which must be excluded from the domain of f.

.......................................................
(1)

(b) Complete and simplify f −1 : x 6 ......

f −1 : x 6 .........................................
(2) Q15

(Total 3 marks)

16. Two similar containers have heights in the ratio 1 : 5. The area of the base of the smaller
container is 12 cm2.

(a) Calculate, in cm2, the area of the base of the larger container.

.................................................cm2
(2)

The capacity of the larger container is 6 litres.

(b) Calculate the capacity, in litres, of the smaller container.

...............................................litres
(2) Q16

(Total 4 marks)

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17. (a) Factorise 3x2 + 16x + 21.

.......................................................
(2)

(b) Put x = 20 in this expression and then write down the prime factors of 1541.

.......................................................
(2) Q17

(Total 4 marks)

18. A farmer has some sheep. The total weight of these sheep is 114 kg.
The farmer buys three more sheep. The mean weight of these three sheep is 26 kg.
The mean weight of all the sheep is 24 kg.
Calculate how many sheep the farmer has after he has bought the three sheep.

....................................................... Q18

(Total 4 marks)

19. The distance s metres travelled by a car varies as the square of the time t seconds that it
has been in motion. Given that t = 5 when s = 120, calculate the value of s when t = 3.

s = ....................................................... Q19

(Total 4 marks)

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20. B

A C

E D

ABCDE is a regular pentagon. Calculate the size, in degrees, of

(a) ∠ ABC,

°
∠ ABC .....................................................
(2)

(b) ∠ CAD.

°
∠ CAD .....................................................
(3) Q20

(Total 5 marks)
⎛b+c⎞
21. Given that a = ⎟ , express c in terms of a and b.
√ ⎜
⎝b−c ⎠

c = ....................................................... Q21

(Total 5 marks)

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22.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A(1, 4) and C(8, 5) are two opposite vertices of a square ABCD.

(a) On the grid, draw the square ABCD.

(3)

(b) Calculate the exact length of one side of the square.

(2)

....................................................... Q22

(Total 5 marks)

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23. A company employs 20 workers who are each paid £280 per week. The company also
employs 2 supervisors who are each paid £360 per week.

(a) Calculate, in £, the total weekly wage bill.

£ .......................................................
(1)

The number of workers is reduced to 15 and the number of supervisors is reduced to one.
The 15 workers are each given a 10% pay rise and the one supervisor is given a 25% pay
rise.

(b) Calculate, in £, the saving in the total weekly wage bill.

£ .......................................................
(2)

(c) Express this saving as a percentage of the original total wage bill. Give your answer
to 3 significant figures.

................................................... %
(2) Q23

(Total 5 marks)

⎛2 x − 1⎞
24. The determinant of the matrix ⎜ ⎟ is –4. Calculate the values of x.
⎝ x 1 ⎠

....................................................... Q24

(Total 5 marks)

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25. N

A ship S leaves the port P at 12 00 and travels on a bearing of 060° at an average speed of
32 km/h for 2 hours. The ship S is now at position A. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent
20 km,

(a) in the space above, draw accurately the path of ship S and label the position A.
(1)

A second ship T also leaves the port P at 12 00 and travels on a bearing of 140° at an
average speed of 24 km/h for 2 hours. The ship T is now at position B. Using the same
scale and on the same diagram,

(b) draw accurately the path of ship T and label the position B.
(1)

(c) Find by measurement, the distance, in km to the nearest km, between A and B.

..................................................km
(1)

(d) Find by measurement, the bearing, in degrees to the nearest degree, of B from A.

°
..................................................... Q25
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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26. A pie chart is to be drawn to show the proportions of the selling price of a book received
by the author, publisher, printer and bookseller when the book is sold. The printer receives
15% of the selling price of the book.

(a) Calculate the size, in degrees, of the angle of the sector representing the proportion
received by the printer.

.......................................................
(2)

The remaining proportions of the selling price are

Author 10%
Publisher 20%
Bookseller 55%

(b) Using the circle, draw accurately the pie chart. On the pie chart, state the size of the
angle of each sector.
(3) Q26

(Total 5 marks)

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27.

34°

P C

O is the centre of circle ABC. The point P is such that BAP is a straight line and PC is the
tangent to the circle at C, with PC = CB and ∠ PBC = 34°. Calculate the size, in degrees,
of

(a) ∠ AOC,

∠ AOC .......................................................
(1)

(b) ∠ BAO,

∠ BAO .......................................................
(3)

(c) ∠ BCO.

∠ BCO .......................................................
(2) Q27

(Total 6 marks)

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28.

A B

100°
15 cm 15 cm

A circle, centre O, has radius 15 cm. The chord AB subtends an angle of 100° at the centre
of the circle.

(a) Calculate the perimeter, in cm to 3 significant figures, of the shaded region.

..................................................cm
(4)

(b) Calculate the area, in cm2 to 3 significant figures, of the shaded region.

.................................................cm2
(3) Q28

(Total 7 marks)
TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS

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