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Answer all the questions in this section.

1 Two villages, P and Q, are joined by a straight road 6000 m long.

(a) Ann left P and ran to Q at a steady speed of 3 m/s.

At the same instant that Ann left P, Ben left Q and cycled to P at a steady speed of 7 m/s.

(i) (a) How far, in metres, did Ann travel in the first 2 minutes? [1]
(b) Calculate the distance between Ann and Ben at the end of the first 2 minutes. [1]

 
(ii) Ann and Ben passed each other at M. 2
Calculate the distance PM. [2]
(iii) Calculate the time that Ben took to cycle from Q to P.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds, correct to the nearest second. [2]

(b) The villages appear on a map which has a scale of 2 cm to 5 km.

(i) Express this scale in the form 1 : n. [1]

(ii) Calculate the length of the road joining P and Q on the map. [2]

2 (a) Factorise completely 2tv + t – 10v – 5. [2]

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(b) Make k the subject of the formula
1
h
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k [2]

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(c) Solve the equation x 2 – 23x + 81 = 0, giving both answers correct to two decimal places. [4]

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(d) The matrix Y satisfies the equation

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4Y – 2 = Y.
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11 (a) In a swimming match between two schools, C and D, two students from each school took part in
each event.

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The number of places each school gained in each position is shown in the table.

First Second Third Fourth

School C 6 3 5 6
School D 4 7 5 4

The points awarded for First, Second, Third and Fourth places were 5, 3, 1 and 0 respectively.

Matrices related to this information are defined below.

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2

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5

A=
( 6 3 5 6
4 7 5 4
and B =
3
1
0

(i) What does the sum of the elements in each column of A represent? [1]
(ii) (a) Find AB. [2]
(b) What information is shown by AB? [1]
(iii) It was suggested that the points awarded for First, Second, Third and Fourth places should
have been 5, 3, 2 and 1 respectively.
Would this suggestion have made any difference to which school won this match?
Show clear working to justify your answer. [1]

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(b) In the diagram, 1
Y
→
OP = p,
→ Q
OQ = q,
→ 1
PY = kq, kq

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→ 1→ q
PX = PQ.
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(i) Express PX in terms of p and q. 92 [1]

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(ii) Express OX in terms of p and q. [1]
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(iii) Express QY in terms of k, p and q. [1]
(iv) Given that OX is parallel to QY, find the value of k. [2]
(v) The line OX, when produced, meets PY at Z.
→
Express PZ in terms of q. [2]

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(a) A = 3
冢 冣 –3
冢
–2p 3p
B = –3p p
冣 C=
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–2 0 1
(i) Evaluate 4C – 2A. [2]

(ii) Given that B = A–1, find the value of p. [2]

(iii) Find the 2 × 2 matrix X, where AX = C. [2]

(iv) The matrix C represents the single transformation T.

Describe, fully, the transformation T. [2]

冢 冣 冢 冣
  冢 2冣 冢冣
⎯→ 3 ⎯→ h ⎯→ 7 ⎯→ 17
(b) PQ = –9 PR = –6 QU = 2 PS = k

(i) Given that R lies on PQ, find the value of h. [1]

⎯→
(ii) Express PU as a column vector. [1]

(iii) Given that U is the midpoint of QS, find the value of k. [2]
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B A
2
(i) The single transformation P maps
1
∆A onto ∆B.
Describe, fully, the transformation P. –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
[2]
y
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(ii) The single transformation Q maps 3

A

 
∆A onto ∆C. C
2 2
Describe, fully, the transformation Q. 1

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
[2]
y
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(iii) The reflection R maps
∆A onto ∆D. D 3
A
Find the matrix that represents the 2
reflection R. 1

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
[2]

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(b) The diagram shows the points 4
1 E F
E (1, 3), F (2, 3) and G (–1, 3). G 3
An enlargement, centre E,
maps F onto G. 2
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(ii) the coordinates of the image of (0, 4). [1]

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(c) M = 92 53
(i) Find the determinant of M. [1]
(ii) Write down the inverse of M. [1]
(iii) Find the matrix X, where MX = 冢–24冣 . [2]

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5 (a) Mary has 50 counters.

Some of the counters are square, the remainder are round.

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There are 11 square counters that are green.
There are 15 square counters that are not green.
Of the round counters, the number that are not green is double the number that are green.
By drawing a Venn diagram, or otherwise, find the number of counters that are
(i) round, [1]
(ii) round and green, [1]
(iii) not green. [1]

(b) Tina has two fair, normal 6-sided dice. One is red and the other is blue.

 
She throws both of them once.
You may find it helpful to draw a possibility diagram 2
to answer the following questions.
Find, as a fraction in its lowest terms, the probability that
(i) the red die shows a 2 and the blue die does not show a 2, [1]
(ii) the sum of the two numbers shown is equal to 5, [1]
(iii) one die shows a 3 and the other shows an even number. [2]

(c) Ann went on a car journey that was split into three stages.
Two relevant matrices are shown below.
The first matrix shows the average speed, in kilometres per hour, of the car during each stage.
The second matrix shows the time, in hours, taken for each stage.

Time
First Second Third
stage stage stage

冢冣
1 12 First stage

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Average speed 冢40 30 50冣 11 Second stage
2 12 Third stage

冢冣
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(i) Find 30 50 1 . [1]
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(ii) What information is given by the matrix obtained in part (i)? [1]
(iii) Calculate the average speed for the whole journey. [1]
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0 –3

冢 冣
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(ii) (1 3 4) 3 1 . [2]
5 0

(b) A =
冢 冣
2 –3
0 1

 
(i) Find A–1 . 2 [2]
(ii) The transformation represented by the matrix A maps (h,k) onto (10,2).
Find the value of h and the value of k. [2]

6 (a) 100 g of spaghetti contains 3.6 g of fibre.

Express
mass of fibre : mass of spaghetti
as the ratio of two integers in its simplest form. [1]

(b) A tin contains 210 g of beans.

(i) 100 g of beans contains 4.5 g of protein.

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Calculate the mass of protein in the tin. [1]
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(ii) 100 g of beans contains 0.3 g of fat.
(a) What percentage of the beans is fat? [1]
(b) The recommended daily amount of fat is 70 g.
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(iii) The mass of salt in 100 g of beans is 1.0 g, correct to 1 decimal place.

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Calculate an upper bound for the mass of salt contained in 126 [2]
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(c) A tin of soup contains 166 calories.

This is 8.3% of the recommended daily number of calories.
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5 (a) Bertie goes shopping and buys three different types of fruit.
The first matrix below shows the number of kilograms of each fruit bought during two different

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weeks.
The second matrix shows the price per kilogram, in cents, of each fruit.

bananas apples grapes price/kg

冢 冣 冢 冣
Week 1 1 2 0.5 290 bananas
Week 2 1.5 1 1 160 apples
640 grapes

冢 冣冢 冣
1 2 0.5 290
(i) F = 160 .
1.5 1 1

 
640
2
Find F. [2]

(ii) Explain the meaning of the information given by the matrix F. [1]

(iii) Find the total amount of money, in dollars, that Bertie spent on fruit during the two weeks.
[1]

(b) The matrix M satisfies the equation

8
冢 3
–1
0
2 冣
+ 5M = M.

Find M. [2]

(c) Ᏹ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16}

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A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} 1
B = {x : x is a factor of 24}
C = {x : x is an odd number}

(i) Find
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(b) (A 艛 B 艛 C)ⴕ. [1]
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Find the probability that k ∈ A ∩ B. [2]

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x Do not

   
3 –1 0 write in this
11 = 4 .

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1 –0 1 y 9
Find x and y.

  
Answer x = ................................ [2]
2
y = ................................ [2]

(b) (i) The transformation A is represented by the matrix

a
c
b
d.

Find, in terms of a, b, c and d as appropriate,

(a) the image of (1, 0) under the transformation A,

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Answer (........... , ...........) [1]

(b) the image of (0, 1) under the transformation A. 1

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12 (a) A = 冢–3–2 62冣 B= 冢–11 –20冣 Do not

write in this

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Find

(i) A + 2B,

 
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(ii) A–1.
Answer
冢 冣 [1]

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(b) Mark and Luke spend three days training for a cycling event. Do not
Mark cycles at an average speed of 24 km/h on the first two days and 26 km/h on the third write in this

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Luke cycles at an average speed of 25 km/h on the first day, 24 km/h on the second day and
27 km/h on the third day.
They each cycle for 1 hour on the first day and increase their cycling time by 1 hour each day.
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This information is represented by the matrices P and Q below.

冢冣
1
P= 冢 24 24 26
25 24 27 冣 Q= m
n
(i) Find m and n.

 
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Answer m = .............. n = .............[1]

(ii) Find PQ.

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(iii) Calculate the difference between the numbers in the matrix PQ and explain what this
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Answer Difference is ................ and this number represents ........................................

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9 (a) A = 冢–31 02冣 B= 冢–23 –11冣 Do not

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(i) Find A – 2B.

(ii) Find A–1.

Answer
冢 冣 [1]

 
2

Answer
冢 冣 [2]

(b) Zara is going to put carpet and underlay in three rooms, A, B and C, of her house.
The cost per square metre for the carpet in A is $18, in B is $22 and in C is $25.
The cost per square metre for the underlay is $6 in A and $8 in the other two rooms.
This information is represented by matrix P below.

P= 冢186 22
8
25
8 冣
The amount of carpet and underlay required for A, B and C is 8 m2, 15 m2 and 20 m2

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respectively. 1
This information is represented by matrix Q below.

冢冣
8
Q = 15
20 1

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(ii) Explain what the matrix PQ represents.

Answer ..............................................................................................................................

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5 f - 1 p - 4 f - 3 p.
2 1 For
7 (a) Express as a single matrix Examiner’s

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3 0

Answer [2]

m f 0 p.
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7 -1 3
(b) Express as a single matrix

 
2 0 4
2 2

Answer [2]

A =c
1 0
(c) m
-2 4

(i) Find A - 1 .

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(ii) B + 3I = A where I is the 2 # 2 identity matrix.
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(a) A= e o   B= e o

1 3 -1 2
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Find

(i) 2A –B,

  f p
2
Answer [2]

(ii) B–1.

Answer f p [2]

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(b) ThematrixCsatisfiesthefollowingequation. 1

3C+4 e o=C
-2 1
  
0 3

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(c) Theresasellsraspberriesandblackcurrants.
Thefirstmatrixshowsthenumberofkilogramsofeachfruitshesellsduringthreedifferentweeks.

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Thesecondmatrixshowsthepriceperkilogram,incents,ofthefruitTheresasells.

   raspberries blackcurrants price/kg

f p
  Week1 3 2 650 raspberries
f p
  Week2 1.5 3 580 blackcurrants

  Week3 2 2.5

(i) D= f 1.5 3 pc

3 2
m
650

 
580
2 2.5 2
FindD.

Answer  [2]

(ii) ExplainthemeaningoftheinformationgivenbymatrixD.

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(iii) Findthetotalamount,indollars,thatTheresagetsforthefruitshesells.

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J4 - 1N J2 0N
6  A= K O  B = K O
1 3 7 5

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L P L - P
(a) Evaluate2A–B.

 
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K O
Answer  KK OO [2]
2 L P
(b) FindA .

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(c) FindB–1.

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K O
Answer  KK OO [2]
L P
(d) A+Z=A

FindZ.

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K O
Answer  KK OO [1]

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(e) M+2I=B,whereIisthe2 # 2 identitymatrix. 1

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3 Anya makes T-shirts.

The matrix, M, shows the number of T-shirts of different types she makes in one week.

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Small Medium Large
J10 25 30N Men
M = KK OO
L20 40 25 P Women

(a) Anya sells all of these T-shirts to a shop.

She charges $5 for each small T-shirt, $6 for each medium T-shirt and
$8 for each large T-shirt.

Represent these amounts in a 3 # 1 column matrix N.

 
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Answer N = [1]

(b) (i) Work out P = MN.

Answer P = [2]

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(c) The shopkeeper sells all sizes of men’s T-shirts at $10 each.
He sells all sizes of women’s T-shirts at $9.50 each.

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He sells all of these T-shirts.

J10 25 30N
(i) Work out (10 9.50) KK OO .
L20 40 25P

 
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Answer ........................................... [2]

(ii) Work out the percentage profit the shopkeeper makes when he sells all of the
T-shirts.

Answer ....................................... % [3]

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8 (a) The matrix A satisfies the following equation.

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2 3 5 3
e o - 3A = e o
5 2 -4 -1

Find A.

 
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A= f p [2]

2 -2
(b) B=e o
4 p

The determinant of B is 2.

Find the value of p and hence write down B -1 .

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9 The Bukhari family and the Garcia family are going on holiday.

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In the Bukhari family there are 2 adults and 3 children.
In the Garcia family there are 4 adults and 1 child.

(a) Complete matrix M to represent this information.

Adults Children

f p
Bukhari
M=
Garcia
[1]

 
2
(b) The cost of a flight for each adult is $x and the cost of a flight for each child is $y.

The matrix N = e o shows this information.

x
y

The matrix P = MN = b
525l
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(i) Using an algebraic method, find the value of x and the value of y.
Show your working.

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(ii) Explain what each element in P represents.

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