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ACHIMOTA SCHOOL

MOCK 1 INDEX NUMBER SIGNATURE

Mathematics (CORE) 2
December, 2022 DATE:
DURATION: 2½Hrs

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1. In the spaces provided above, insert your Name, full Index Number, normal
Signature and the date of examination.

2. The booklet consists of two sections: A and B. Answer ten questions in all
five questions from section A and any five questions from section B.

3. Write the number of each question at the top of each page.

4. Write on both sides of the paper unless otherwise instructed on the question
paper.

5. Begin each answer to a question on a fresh page. Leave two lines between
answers where these are sub-sections to the same question.

6. On no account should you tear up any part of the booklet.

7. Write in the space provided below, the NUMBER OF THEQUESTIONS

YOU HAVEANSWERED in the order in which you have written them.

Question Mark
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 SECTION A

Answer all the questions in this section.

1
𝑞 2
1. a. Given that 1 = 1 .
2𝑝− 𝑝+1
𝑧 4

i. Make p the subject of the relation.

2 3
ii. Find the value of p when 𝑧 = 3 and 𝑞 = 4

b. Find the size of the angle lettered x if line PR is parallel to line SU.
Q R
P

xo V

S T U

2. a. An unbiased die and a fair coin are tossed once. What is the probability of having a
i. prime number and a head
ii. score less than 3 and a tail.

3 3
b. Solve the equation √3 𝑥 = 3√𝑥

3. a. In the diagram below, A, B, C and D are points on a circle with centre O. EF is a tangent
to the circle at D. Find the values of x, y and z.

b. A number is made up of two digits. The sum of the digits is 11. If the digits are
interchanged, the original number is increased by 9. Find the number.
4. a. A man bought some shirts for GH¢ 720.00. If each shirt was GH¢ 2.00 cheaper, he would have
received 4 more shirts. Calculate the number of shirts bought

b. Given that 𝑓: 𝑥 → 2 log 3 (𝑥 − 5) − log 3(2𝑥 − 13)

i. Find the range of values of 𝑥 for which 𝑓(𝑥) does not exist

ii. Solve 𝑓(𝑥) = 1

5. a. If (𝑦 − 𝑥) is partly constant and partly varies as 𝑥. Given that 𝑦 = 8 when 𝑥 = 3 and 𝑦 = 12
when 𝑥 = 5, find (i) a relation connecting 𝑦 and 𝑥

(ii) the value of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 20

b. In Achimota Senior High, the ratio of the boys to girls is 7:5. Each student study at least
3
one language, English and French. 5 of the girls’ study English. 168 girls’ study

French.75% of the boys’ study English. How many students study English.

SECTION B

(60 marks)

Answer five questions only from this section. All questions carry equal marks

6. a. The table shows the marks scored by some candidates in an examination

Marks(%) 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
Frequency 7 11 17 20 29 34 30 25 21 6
i. Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution and draw a cumulative
frequency curve.
Use the curve to estimate, correct to one decimal place, the
ii. lowest mark for distinction if 5% of the candidates passed with distinction
iii. Probability of selecting a candidate who scored at least 45%.
b. If (𝑥 − 2), 4 , (𝑥 + 2), (2𝑥 + 1)𝑎𝑛𝑑 9 are arranged in order of sizes. If the median is
equal to the mean, find the value of 𝑥.

7.a. The diagram below shows a circle inscribed in an isosceles triangle PQR,

where |𝑃𝑄| =|𝑄𝑅|, |𝑂𝑃| =13cm, |𝑂𝑄|=14cm and |𝑃𝑅| = 24cm. Calculate the
(i) Diameter of the circle.
(ii) Area of triangle POQ.

Q
Q
Q
14cm

R M
O

P N R
24cm
 b. i. Given that and , find without using mathematical
tables or calculators, .
ii. If , find the value of .

8. a. The feet of two vertical poles of height 3m and 7m are in line with a point P on the
Ground. The shorter pole is 20m from P and is between the longer pole and P.
The angle of elevation of the top T of the longer pole from the top R of the shorter pole
is 30o. Calculate the i. Distance RT
ii. Distance of the foot of the longer pole from P, ( to 1 d.p )
iii. Angle of elevation of T from P, ( to 1 d.p).
b. The fifth term of an arithmetic progression is three times the first term. If a quarter of the
fifth term is 9. Find i. the first term and common difference.
ii. the sum of the first eight terms.

9.a.Copy and complete the table for the relation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1 for the interval −3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 8 1 -2 26

b. Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 units on the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 and 2 cm to 10 units on the 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖s,

draw on the same graph sheets the graphs of the relation i. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1
ii. 𝑦 + 2𝑥 + 4 = 0
c. From your graphs, find the
i. Minimum value and equation of the line of symmetry for the curve
ii. Solution set of the equation 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 3 = 0
iii. Values of 𝑥 for which the relation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1 is greater than zero.

10. a. A sector of area 427cm2 is cut out from a thin circular metal sheet of radius 17cm. It is
then folded, with straight edges coinciding to form a cone. Calculate, correct to three
significant figures: i. the angle of the sector
ii. the length of the arc of the sector
iii. the height of the cone.
 b. The number of Boys (𝑥) and the number of Girls (𝑦) of SHS 3 students in Achimota
4𝑥−5𝑦 5
School are related by the equation = 9. If it is known that the total number of
2𝑥+3𝑦

SHS 3 students is 1,204. Find the number of girls in SHS 3.

11. a. An operation ∗ is defined by 𝑚 ∗ 𝑛 = 2𝑚𝑛 + 3, modulo arithmetic 5, where 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑆.

Where S = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}.
i. Draw a table for the operation ∗ on the set S.
ii. From your table, find the truth set of
∝) 𝑛 ∗ (𝑛 ∗ 3) = 4 𝛽) (𝑛 ∗ 4) + (𝑛 ∗ 2) = 3

b. A(-2, 3), B(2, -1), C(5, 0) and D(x, y) are the vertices of the parallelogram ABCD.
i. Find the coordinates of D
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ in the form (𝑘, 𝜃 𝑜 ) where 𝑘 is the magnitude and 𝜃, the bearing.
ii. Express 𝐷𝐴
Leave your answer to the nearest whole number.

12. a. Shanice bought 75 bottles of perfume for GHc2,400.00 from a warehouse. She sold 60
bottles for GHc2,340.00 and then sold the remainder at a discount of 10%.
i. How much profit did she make by selling all the 75 bottles?
ii. She invested 70% of her profit at the rate of 6% per annum simple interest for 3
years. How much will her investment amount to at the end this period?

b. The vector .

i. Find the magnitude and direction of the vector ;

ii. If , find the values of and , where and 𝑛 are scalars.

13. a. From the diagram below ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and ST is a tangent to the
circle, if ∠𝐷𝑆𝑇 = 500 , ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 38⁰ and ∠𝐴𝐷𝑆 = 1020 . Calculate for
i. ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 ii. ∠𝐵𝐴𝑇 iii. ∠𝐴𝐶𝐷

S A T
50⁰

B
D

C
 𝑥−1
b. The functions 𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 are defined by 𝑓: 𝑥 → 2 − 𝑥 2 and 𝑔: 𝑥 → .
2
1
𝑔(− )
4
i. Evaluate 𝑓(2) + 𝑔(3)

ii. Find the value of 𝑥 in the equation 𝑓(𝑥 − 1) − 𝑔(𝑥 + 1) = 1.

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