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FORM TP791 JUNE 1979

C.ARIBBEAN EXAMINATlONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAM INATION

MATHEMATICS

Paper 2- General ProficiencY

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Answer ALL the questions in Section t, and THBEE in Section ll, of which NOT MORE THAN TWO may be
chosen from Nos. 15 to 17. Mathematical tables and formulae are provided.

lf working is needed for any question, it must be shown wit! that question.

SECTION I lTOo/o l

Answer ALL the questions in this Section

(i) Complete the following

n(AU B) = n(A) + n( n( )

lf P = { integers from 5 to 90, divisible by 4f, and

a ={ integers from 5 to 90, divisible bV 11,

Find (a) n(P),

(b) n(Q),
(c) n(P nQ),
(d) the number of integers between 5 and 90which are divisible by 4 or 7.

(ii) tVake p the subject of the formula

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2. (i) A sum of money was to be shared among three perSons A, B and C in the ratios 2:3:5.
lf C received $1 20 more than B, f ind the sum of money shared.

(ii) After a 15 per cent increase,,a teacher's monthly salary was $977.50. Calculate the teacher's
salary if a2Oper cent increase had been given instead. ( 18 marks )

J (i) lf each side of a square is increased by 3 cm, its area is increased by 45 cm2. Find the length
of a side of the original square.

(ii) ln a circle,centre O, AB isachord of length 12cm. Given that IBOA = 800, I

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to3significantfigures,theareaof theminorsegmentcutoff byAB. lTakezrtobe]14 I

( 19 marks )
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(i) The figure, which is not drawn to scaie, shows two circles with their centres at O. The radius
of thesmallercircleis3 cm, LTVLO = 90o, LOeq = 960 and tr4l = 4'cm'
(a) Determine the length of QP, stating reasons.

(b) Calculate the radius of the larger circle.

(c) Write down the value of tan LOtt/ L .

(i i) A transformation T maps (1,1) onto (-t,ll. lf this transformation is a rotation through

two right angles about the origin, followed by a reflection in a line I , determine

(a) the equation of the line Q,

(b) the image ot 12,3\,

(c) the matrix which describes T. ( 23 marks )

5. The data in the table show students' scores in a [\4aths Ouiz for which the maximum score was 24.

Scores 1-4 5-B 9-12 13-16 17-20 21-24

Frequency 5 6 15 17 13 2

(i) Construct a cumulative frequency table with intervals "less than or equal to4", "lessthan
or equal to 8", etc.

(ii) What percentage of students obtained scores les than or equal to 12?

(iii) Using (i).drawthecumulativefrequencycurveandestimatethepassrnarkif6Opercentof

the students passed.

(iv) What is the probability of selecting at random, from the Maths class, a student whose score x
is sr.rch thar 17 < x < 24? ( 22 marks )

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6. The pcition vectors of points P and Q are given by (';) *. (1) *.0*tivery,and o
is the origin of coordinates.

(i) Calculate the lengths of OP and OQ .

(ii) lf 112 4l
OP, OQ are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, whose area is girren by
find sin 0 , where 0 is the angle between OP and OQ
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Leave your ans\Aer in fractional form. ( 15 mark )

7 (i) Draw the graph of the function

y = x2 + 3x - 4, tor -5< x<2,usinglcmtorepresent lunitoneachaxis.

(ii) From the graph, determine

(a) the equation of the axis of symmetry,

(b) whether the function has a maximum or minimum value and state this value,

(c) which members of the range are negative. (18 marks )

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Only THREE questions are to be attempted in thb Section, and NOT MORE THAN TWO may be ctrosen
from Nos. 15 to 17.

Geometry

8. Taking the circumference of the earth as 40 OO0 km, calculate

(i) the latitude of P, if the lengrth of the parallel of latitude through p is 24 000 km,
(ii) the latitude of X,a place 7SO km due South of Spanish Town (lgoN , l7ovvl,
(iii) the longitudeof Y, aplace 7s0 kmdue Eastof spanish rown. (1g mark )

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Trigonometry

I A vertical flagstaff is on the top of a building which stands on level ground. From a point A on
ground lerrel the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff is obsened to be 3Oo, and the angle
of elevation of the bottom of the flagstaff to be 28o . From a point B on ground lerrel,50 metres
closer.to the building,the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff is 36o. Calculate, to three
significant figures,

(i) the distance of A from the base of the building,

(ii) the height of the building,

(iii) the length of the flagstaff ( 19 marks )

Relations and Functions

10 A hotel owner is planning an extension containing not more than 15 bedrooms. At least three must
be single rooms and there must be more than 2 double rooms to each single room.

(i) Draw graphs on the same grid to show these conditions.

(ii) lf he charges $24 per night for a double roomand$l6pernightforasingle room,which

arrangement gives the owner maximum income?

(iii) Find also the maximum number of empty rooms the owner can have in the extension so
that his income fora nightwill be at least $248. ( 19 marks )

Vectors and Matrices

11. lf an aircraft has an airspeed of 300 km/h, a track of 0450 and the wind speed is given as 50 km/h
from 3000 , copy and complete the sketch below to show the course and the drift.

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Find (i) the aircraft's course,

(ii) the ground speed,
(iii) the time taken by the aircraftto reach its destination which is located 1030 km away
( 19 marks )

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Probability and Statistics

12. Do either Part A or Part B

PART A
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A random sample of 50 electric light bulbs is tested to find out how many hours each
would stay alight. The results are recorded in the table below: I
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-to t1 72 73 74 75 76
Hours

No. of Bulbs 1 6 10 17 I 5 2

(i) calculate the mean number of hours ancJ standard deviation of the sarnple.

(ii) Suppose the quality is maintained at the current level when the sample mean is
greater than 72 hours and the standard deviation is less than one hour. Does the
sample given above meet with the quality requirement? Give reasons for
your
answer.

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(iii) How many light bulbs lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean? 19 marks)

PART B

ln an experiment the following values of the quantity X were obtained

X 0 1 2 3 A
5 6 7 8 I 10

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Frequency 1

(i) calculate the mean and standard deviation for this distribution.

(ii Within how many standard deviations from the mean is the quantity X equal to
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(iii) EstimatewhatpercentageoftheXvaluesisWithinonestandarddeviationofthe
( 19 marks )
mean.

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13. A fair coin and a fair die are tossed and the sets of outcomes defined as follows:

' X = { outcomes in which 'heads' and an odd number appear }

Y = { outcomes in which a prime number appears }

Z= t outcomes in which 'tails' and an even number appear )

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(i) state which pair(s) of the e\rents x, Y , z will be mutuallv exclusive.

t (ii) Find the probability of outcomes in which

(a) X or Y will occur'

(b) Y or Z will occur'

(c) Y onlY will occur,

(iii) Suppose the coin is now weighted so that'heads'is twice as likely to appear as
,heads, and ,six,
,tails,, determine the probability of appearing. ( 19 marks)

Algebra

't4. The base of a triangle is to be 4 cm shorter than its altitude. Bettrueen what two integers must the
lengthof thebaselieif theareaisbetween 6 cm2 and 16 cm2? (19 marks)

Reasoning and Logic

15. (i) ln each of the following, state whether the statements p A q, and p v q, are true or
false, giving reasons for your answers:

(a) p: Every quadrilateral has four sides.

q: Two is an even number.

(b) p: lf x = 5 then *' '- 25'

q: All dogs are black.

(c) p: All triangles are circles.

q: January is the last month of the year.

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(ii) Write the converse, inverse and contrapositive of each of the following statements, stating
in each case, whether it is true or false:

(a) lf a triangle is equilateral then it is isosceles'

(b) lf an integer is even. then its cube is even. ( 19 marks )

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16. (i) 'lf x=0 thenxy=0'.
Which of the following statements is equivalent to the above?

(a) lf xy = 0, then x = 0.
(b) lf x * 0, then xy + 0.
(c) lf xy *0, then x * O.
State the reason for your choice.
(ii) Construct a truth table to determine if the two statements below are logically equivalent.

(a) People must work hard or they wi ll not succeed in life.

(b) lf people succeed in life, then they must work hard. ( i9 marks )

17 (i) (a) All regular polygons are polygons whose sides are equal in length.

(b) PQRS is a regular polygon.

(c) Therefore PQRS a polygon whose sides are equal in length.

Using, L= { x:xisaregularpolygon}
lV = t' x : x is a polygon whose sides are equal in length ]
Express the statements (a), (b), (c) above in the language of sets..

(ii) Draw Venn diagrams to show that the reasoning in each of the following sets of statements
is faulty:

(a) All students hate homework.

No fireman is a student.

Therefore no fireman hates homework.

(b) All good swimmers are athletes .

West lndian cricketers are athletes .

Therefore West lndian cricketers are good swimmers. ( 19 marks )

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