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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
MATHEMATICS 9164/1
PAPER I
JUNE 2016 SESSION 3 hours
‘Additional materials:
‘Answer paper
(Graph paper
List of Formulae
Electronic calculator
TIME 3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer
paper/answer booklet.
Answer all questions.
Ifa numerical answer cannot be given exactly, and the accuracy required is not specified in the
question, then in the case of an angle it should be given to the nearest degree, and in other cases it
should be given correct to 2 significant figures.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 120.
Questions are printed in the order of their mark allocations and candidates are advised to attempt
questions sequentially
‘The use of an electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.
This question paper consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, 12016.
eziMsec 12016 {Turn over Find the inverse of fs) = ax + b where b and a # 0 are constants. 2
aprons 52-387 4723 5 typ form A¢42. +e where A, B, C and D
(741) aT w +1)
are constants. 13]
Find the set of values of m such that the gradient of the line passing through the
points (m; 4) and (1; 3 ~ 2m) is less than 5. (5)
R
s
3om
Som,
B) N
Q
Inthe diagram QP = POR = F-PS=S.omand QR=3 em.
Given that tan POS = 3 find the exact length of RS. [6]
@ Expand (9-42)? in ascending powers of x up to and including the term
ine, 4]
(il) State the range of values of x for which the expansion is valid. if}
1
Gi) By using x= 5 in the expansion, find an approximation for v7
Pp
Jeaving your answer in the form ©. R)
q
(A geometric series has first term x and second term (x? ~ x). Ifall the
ive, find the set of values of x for which the series
GB)
(i) Given thatx = 3, ind the smallest valve of for which the sum ofthe
first n terms differs from the sum to infinity by less than 0,001. 4)
S164 1016 7 Aclosed cylindrical tin of radius r and height / has fixed volume V.
(Find the total surface area, 5, of the tin in terms of x, r and V. BI
(i) Show that its total surface area is smallest when its diameter and height
are equal. 4]
8 (Show by calculation that the equation e* - cosx =2 has a root between
x=Oandx=1. B)
(ii) Use Newton-Raphson method twice, starting with xo = 1, to find the root
of e* ~cosx-2 =0, correct to 3 decimal places. 14
9 Solve exactly the equations:
(a) $Flogste-2)~310g,2~Sogs(«~2) (4
(b) 20 = 708-3 [4]
10 (a) __Prove the identity
tan? ~ sin? =tan’ Osin? 0 GI
(b) Solve the equation
Asin? 6tand -tan@ =0 for 0< 6<2n. (6)
uw Express the complex number w= 8 + a the form x + iy. [4]
(ii) Hence or otherwise, find
1. [wl inthe form avo,
2, argument of w. (6)
12 The mass of an animal at time ris.x grammes, The rate of increase of the mass is
directly proportional to (10 000 ~x*) where 0 5. For x between | and 5, its form is shown on
the graph.
fe)
(@) Show that & z a
() Construct the probability density function of X. 2
3 Bag A contains 3 red balls and 2 white balls. Bag B contains 2 red balls and
3 white balls. A bag is selected at random and two balls are drawn from it, one
after the other without replacement.
(a) Find the probability that the two balls drawn are red, 1
(b) Given that the two balls drawn are red, find the probability that they are
‘from bag A. BY
16st 016 3
An unbiased tetrahedral die has faces marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. In a game, a player tosses
2 tetrahedral dice. X is the sum of scores on the 2 dice.
(@) Construct a probability distribution of X. 2
() _Inorder to play the game, a player pays $1. If the sum of scores is 2, 3 ot
4 the player wins nothing. If the sum is 5, 6 or 7 the player wins $2 and
fora sum greater than 7, the player wins $4.
Find the expected gain or loss from each game. 131
‘The stem and leaf diagram shows the number of hectares owned by
farmers around a small town.
Stem | Leaf
Oa teen AEE
3 es eee RR ae)
eC Otmeec Maun ured cum
Set MO; Oe MS
4 |2 3 5 7
Key 1/3 means 13 hectares.
(@) Find the
(@ median,
Gi). interquartile range. (4)
(b) Hence draw a box and whisker plot to illustrate the above information. [2]
(a) A dozen loaves of bread were taken at random from a large batch and
weighed, The masses were found to be 741; 701; 834; 829; 808; 660; 659;
739; 472; 865; $51 and 801 grammes.
Assuming that the masses of the loaves are from a Normal distribution,
find the unbiased estimate of the population
(mean
(ii) variance.
BI
(b) Another batch of 50 loaves gave a mean of 750 grammes.
Given that the population variance of the loaves is 10 816, construct a
90% confidence interval for the mean mass of the loaves. ia}
stead 2016
[Turn over 4
‘The number of passengers arriving at a taxi rank per hour was found to have a
Poisson distribution with mean 2.
(@) Calculate the probability that in a particular hour there will be no
passenger arriving.
(b) At the beginning of an hour there will be 4 taxis available for hire.
Calculate the probability that this will be an insufficient number for the
hour assuming that each taxi allows only one passenger.
(© Find the probability that there will be exactly 2 passengers arriving in 2
consecutive hours.
(@ —@_ State the conditions under which the Normal distribution can be
used as an approximation to the Binomial distribution.
Gi) A fair coin is tossed 100 times. By using a suitable approximation,
calculate the probability that the number of heads obtained is less
than 37,
(6) 2.000 such coins in (a) (ii) are tossed each 100 times. By using another
suitable approximation, find the probability that less than 37 heads are
obtained more than 3 times,
The masses, in grams, of the contents and packaging of a randomly chosen packet
of powdered milk of brand M may be taken to have a Normal distribution with
mean and standard deviation given in the table.
mean standard deviation
contents 500 8
packaging 20 2 Z|
(a) Find the probability that
(@ —_ arandomly chosen packet of brand M has a total mass exceeding
525 grammes,
Gi) the total weight of the contents of three randomly chosen packets
of brand M exceeds 1 515 grammes.
(6) The masses of the contents of a randomly chosen packet of another brand
Nmaybe taken to have a normal distribution with mean 405 grams and
standard deviation 6 grams.
Find the probability that the contents of five randomly chosen packets of
brand V weigh more than the contents of four randomly chosen packets
of brand M.
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A taxi operator keeps records of the performance of his cars. The total distance
travelled by a car since it was purchased as new is denoted by m and the distance
it can travel with one litre of petrol is denoted by d. For 7 cars of the same make
and model, the values of d against m for each car are shown in the table below.
m(x1000km) [50 | 100 [150 [200 | 300 | 400 | 500
d(km) 23 | 22 [20 | 20 | 17 [16 | 12
(@)— @_—_Drawa scatter plot for the data in the table,
Gi) Comment on the relationship between the total distance travelled
and the distance travelled with one litre of petrol. [5]
(b) Find the equation of the regression line of d on m for the data, [4]
(©) Fitthe regression line on the scatter diagram and use it to estimate the
distance travelled per litre by a car which has travelled a total distance
of 450 000 km, [5]
The maximum heights cleared by 100 male athletes who took part in a high
jump competition are shown in the table below,
height, f, (em) frequency
161 <= 165 4
165
