MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

ADVENT HOPE ACADEMY

FORM 2
MATHEMATICS PAPER
End of Year (2022)

TIME 2hrs 30 mins

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

No use of calculators in the exam

Write your name on the top of this paper.

Answer all questions

All working should be done and clearly shown on this question paper.

The number of marks are given in brackets [] at the end of each question or part question

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Use π as if it is not specified on the question
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This paper consist of 18 printed pages

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1. Round off 0, 09307

a) to 1 decimal place

b) to 2 significant figures

c) to the nearest thousandth

Answer (a). ___________________________________ [1]

(b). ___________________________________ [1]

(c). ___________________________________ [1]

2. (a). Write down the next 2 members of the set {10; 21; 32; 43; __; __}

Answer (a). ________________;__________________ [2]

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2 (b). If X = {1; 3; 4; 4; 5; 6} what is the value of n(X)?

(b). n(X) = ______________________ [1]

2 (c).It is given that £={ 1 ; 2; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 }

A={ Set of even numbers}

B={ factors of 100 }

c.i) Write down n(A),

c ii) n(B) and

c iii) n(AUB)

Answers c i.________________________________[2]

ii_________________________________[2]

iii________________________________[2]

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3. A woman is 27 years old.

a) How old was she 10 years ago

b) How old was she y years ago

c) 7 years ago her son was x years younger than her. What was the age of the son 7 years

ago.

Answer. (a). ________________________________[1]

(b). ________________________________[2]

(c). ___________________________________[2]

4. (a). Simplify 6 p−2q +7 r−4 p+5 t+ 5 q

Answer (a). ____________________________________ [2]

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4 (b). The table shows number of bags of maize and beans harvested by Mr Chuma in a period of

4 years

Year Maize bags Beans bags

1996 x 3y

1997 3x y

1998 2y 2y

1999 y x

(b). i. What is the total number of maize bags harvested?

(b). ii. What is the total number of beans bags harvested?

Answer (b). i). __________________________________ [2]

(b). ii). _________________________________ [2]

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5. Solve the equations

a) 6 x +11=25−x

y y
b) 4 3=
− 2

Answer (a). ____________________________________ [2]

(b). ____________________________________[2]

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6. (a). Express as a percentage
20

(b). Write down the number of perfect squares between 5 and 40

Answer (a). ________________________________ [2]

(b). ________________________________ [2]

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7. Given that SR= RQ= QS and PR= PQ. Also QPR =70˚ and QRS = 60˚.

Find the angle (a). x

(b). y

(c). PỘS

Answer (a). _______________________________ [1]

(b). ________________________________ [2]

(c). ________________________________ [2]

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8. Factorise the following completely

a) x (3 x−2 )− y (3 x−2)

b) am−an+bm−bn

c) 6 y 2−10 y + 4

Answer (a). ________________________________ [1]

(b). _________________________________[2]

(c). _________________________________[2]

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9. The diagram below shows a right- angled triangle

a) What is the perimeter of the shape in terms of x in its simplest form.

b) If x =5 in the shape above, what is the area of the shape

Answer (a). ________________________________ [2]

(b). _________________________________[2]

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10. A circle has a diameter of 14 cm. Calculate

a) the radius of the circle

b) the circumference

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c) the area of the circle Use π =
7

Answer (a). _______________________________ [1]

(b). ________________________________ [1]

(c). ________________________________[2]

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11. (a). Express as a product of its prime factors and leave your answers in index form

i. 360

ii. 168

(b). Hence, find

i. HCF of 360 and 168

ii. LCM of 360 and 168

Answer (a). i). ______________________________ [2]

ii). ______________________________ [2]

(b). i). ______________________________ [2]

ii). ______________________________ [2]

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14. The table shows a distance table given in kilometres

Harare

263 Mutare

170 93 Rusape

413 150 242 Chimanimani

878 1016 923 1166 Vic falls

e.g Rusape – Chimanimani = 242 km

a) state the distance between Harare and Chimanimani

b) Calculate the distance from Mutare to Vic falls via Harare

c) By how many kilometres is the direct route of Mutare to Vic falls shorter than the

same route via Harare

d) A motorist travelled from Mutare to Chimanimani in 1 hr 40 mins. Find his average

speed for the whole journey in km/mins

Answer a). _________________________________ [1]

b). _________________________________[1]

c). _________________________________[1]

d). _________________________________[2]

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15. a). Remove brackets and simplify

i. 5 ( a+ b )−4(2a−b)

ii. (x−2)(x +3)

b). Solve the inequality 3 x+ 2<11 and illustrate the solution on a number line

Answer a).i.________________________________ [2]

a). ii_________________________________[2]

b). _________________________________ [3]

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16. In the diagram MN is parallel to XY, WM = 8cm, MX = 2cm WN= 10cm.

a) state the triangle similar to triangle WXY

b) Calculate NY

Answer a). _________________________________ [2]

b). NY = ____________________________[2]

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17. Solve the equation

3 x +1
a) =2
3

2 x−1
b) +2 x=19
5

c) x 2+ 5 x −6=0

Answer a). ________________________________ [2]

b). _________________________________[3]

c). _________________________________[2]

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18. Simplify the following indices

a) 5 x 4 ×7 x 3

b) 16 x 4 ÷ 4 x

c) 72 +7 0

d) ¿

Answer a). ________________________________ [2]

b). _________________________________ [2]

c). _________________________________ [1]

d). _________________________________ [2]

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19. Members of a choir recorded which shoe sizes they wear. The information is recorded in

the table below

Shoe size 5 6 7 8 9 10

Frequency 3 4 7 6 4 2

a) Find n, number of choir members

b) state the modal shoe size

c) state the median

Answer a). _________________________________ [1]

b). __________________________________[1]

c). __________________________________[2]

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20. a). Simplfy

2 2 2 2
i. 5 u −3 v u +u v −5 v u
2
x ( y−z)
ii. If x = 3, y = −5 and z = 2 what is the value of
6 z+ y

b). Solve the simultaneous equations

i. x +3 y=0∧x−3 y=6

ii. k =3−3 h∧2 h=k−8

Answer a). i). ______________________________ [2]

ii). _______________________________[2]

b). i) ________________________________[3]

ii)________________________________[3]

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