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SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS – PAPER 2 GRADE – 10

DATE : 04/09/24 MARKS : 100

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NAME OF CANDIDATE : SET – B

DURATION : 2 HRS

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1. (a) (i) Yasmin and Zak share an amount of money in the ratio 21 : 19.
Yasmin receives $6 more than Zak.
Calculate the total amount of money shared by Yasmin and Zak.

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(ii) In a sale, all prices are reduced by 15%.
(b) Yasmin buys a blouse with an original price of $40.
Calculate the sale price of the blouse.

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(c) Zak buys a shirt with a sale price of $29.75 .
Calculate the original price of the shirt.

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(b) Xavier’s salary increases by 2% each year.
In 2010, his salary was $40 100.
(i) Calculate his salary in 2015.
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

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(ii) In which year is Xavier’s salary first greater than $47 500?

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2. The graphs of y = (x – 1 ) 2 and y = 𝑥 + 1 intersect at A and B.
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Find the length of AB.

Answer : AB = …………..………….. [5]

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3.

In the diagram, BC is a vertical wall standing on horizontal ground AB.

D is the point on AB where AD = 58 m.
The angle of elevation of C from A is 26°. The angle of elevation of C from D is 72°.
(i) Show that AC = 76.7 m, correct to 1 decimal place. [4]

(ii) Calculate BD.

BD = .......................................... m [3]

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(b) Triangle EFG has an area of 70 m2.

EF : FG = 1 : 2 and angle EFG = 40°.
(i) Calculate EF.

EF = .......................................... m [4]

(ii) A different triangle PQR also has an area of 70 m2.

PQ : QR = 1 : 2 and PQ = EF.
Find angle PQR.

Angle PQR = .............................................. [1]

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4. The table shows some values for y = x3 + x2 – 5x

a) Complete the table [3]

b) On the grid , draw the graph of y = x3 + x2 – 5x for – 3 ≤ x ≤ 3

[3]

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(c) Use your graph to solve the equation x3 +x2 -5x = 0.

x = ..................... or x = ..................... or x = ..................... [2]

(d) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = 2.

.................................................... [3]
(e) Write down the largest value of the integer, k, so that the equation x3 +x2 -5x = k has three
solutions for -3 ≤ x ≤ 3.

k = ................................................... [1]

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5. The equation y = x3 - 6x2 + 8x can be written as y = x ( x – a ) (x – b )

a) Find the values of a and b

Answer : a = ………… , b = …………… [2]

b) On the axes , sketch the graph of y = x3 - 6x2 + 8x , indicating the values where the
graph meets the axes. [2]

c) Find the equation of tangent to the graph y = x3 - 6x2 + 8x at x = 4 . Give your answer
in form of y = mx + c

Answer : ……………………………….[3]

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6. A box contains 20 packets of potato chips.

6 packets contain barbecue flavoured chips. 10 packets contain salt flavoured chips.
4 packets contain chicken flavoured chips.
(a) Maria takes two packets at random without replacement.
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(i) Show that the probability that she takes two packets of salt flavoured chips is 38 . [2]

(ii) Find the probability that she takes two packets of different flavoured chips.

................................................. [3]
(b) Maria takes three packets at random, without replacement, from the 20 packets.
Find the probability that she takes at least two packets of chicken flavoured chips.

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7. One lap of the race track measures 3720 metres, correct to the nearest 10 metres.
A car completed the lap in 75 seconds, correct to the nearest second.
Calculate the upper bound for the average speed of this car.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour.

....................................... km/h [3]

8. Two mathematically similar solids have volumes of 180 cm3 and 360 cm3.
The surface area of the smaller solid is 180 cm2.
Calculate the surface area of the larger solid.

..........................................cm2 [3]

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9.

The diagram shows a solid made up of a cylinder and two hemispheres.

The radius of the cylinder and the hemispheres is 13 cm.
The length of the cylinder is 25 cm.
(i) One cubic centimetre of the solid has a mass of 2.3 g.
Calculate the mass of the solid.
Give your answer in kilograms.

............................................ kg [4]
(ii) The surface of the solid is painted at a cost of $4.70 per square metre.
Calculate the cost of painting the solid.

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10. The information about the 80 floor areas is shown in this frequency table.

(i) Calculate an estimate of the mean floor area.

........................................... m2 [4]
(ii) Complete the histogram to show the information in the frequency table.

[3]

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11. The diagram shows the speed−time graph for part of a journey for two people, a runner and
a walker.

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the runner for the first 3 seconds.

........................................ m/s2 [1]

(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the runner in the 19 seconds.

............................................ m [3]
(c) The runner and the walker are travelling in the same direction along the same path.
When t = 0, the runner is 10 metres behind the walker.
Find how far the runner is ahead of the walker when t = 19.

............................................ m [3]

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12. f(x) = 2x-1 g(x) = x2 +2x h(x) = 4x j(x) = 2x

(a) Find the value of

(i) h(3),

................................................. [1]
(ii) f h(3).

................................................. [1]
(b) Solve the equation gf(x) = 0.

x = .................. or x = .................. [4]

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(c) h(x) j(x) =
√2

Find the value of x

x = ………………[3]

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13.

Find│2p + q │
.

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

Find the coordinates of B.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]

(c) In the diagram, O is the origin, OT = 2TD and M is the midpoint of TC.
OC = c and OD = d.

Find the position vector of M.

Give your answer in terms of c and d in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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