UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
*0725052732*
MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS D) 4024/12
Paper 1 May/June 2010
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Geometrical instruments
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NEITHER ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS NOR MATHEMATICAL TABLES MAY BE USED IN THIS
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 80.
For Examiner’s Use
This document consists of 20 printed pages.
DC (LEO/SW) 24603/2
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NEITHER ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS NOR MATHEMATICAL TABLES For
MAY BE USED IN THIS PAPER. Examiner’s
Use
1 Evaluate
(a) 1.5 – 0.2 × 4,
Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
(b) 4.2 ÷ 0.07.
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 1]
2 Express as a single fraction
(a) 5–2,
7 5
Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
(b) 1 1 ÷ 2 1 .
5 3
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 1]
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3 (a) In a town, 11 000 people out of the total population of 50 000 are aged under 18. For
Examiner’s
What percentage of the population is aged under 18? Use
Answer (a) ................................. % [1]
(b) A company employing 1200 workers increased the number of workers by 15%.
How many workers does it now employ?
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 1]
4 Evaluate
(a) 91 + 90,
Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
1
(b) 冢冣
1 2.
9
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 1]
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5 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of For
Examiner’s
48.9 × 0.2072 . Use
3.94
Answer .......................................... [2]
6 (a) Solve 3 = 2.
x–1
Answer (a) x = ................................ [1]
(b) Given that p = 2t – r , express t in terms of p and r.
Answer (b) t = ............................... [1]
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7 (a) On the regular hexagon below, draw all the lines of symmetry. For
Examiner’s
Use
[1]
(b) On the grid below, draw a quadrilateral with rotational symmetry of order 2.
[1]
8 The table shows the record minimum monthly temperatures, in °C, in Vostok and London.
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Vostok –36 – 47 – 64 –70 –71 –71 –74 –75 –72 – 61 – 45 –35
London –10 –9 –8 –2 –1 5 7 6 3 –4 –5 –7
Find
(a) the difference between the temperatures in Vostok and London in July,
Answer (a) ................................ °C [1]
(b) the difference between the temperatures in Vostok in February and June.
Answer (b) ................................ °C [1]
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9 Written as a product of prime factors, 168 = 23 × 3 × 7. For
Examiner’s
(a) Express 140 as a product of its prime factors. Use
Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
(b) Find the highest common factor of 168 and 140.
Answer (b) ...................................... [1]
(c) Find the smallest positive integer, n, such that 168n is a square number.
Answer (c) ...................................... [1]
10 (a) Jane and Ken share some money in the ratio 5 : 3.
Ken’s share is $16 less than Jane’s share.
Find each person’s share.
Answer (a) Jane $ ..........................
Ken $ .......................... [2]
(b) The scale of a map is 1 : 25 000.
The distance between two villages is 10 cm on the map.
Find the actual distance, in kilometres, between the villages.
Answer (b) ............................... km [1]
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11 Given that f(x) = 5 – 2x , find For
3x Examiner’s
Use
(a) f(–2),
Answer (a) f(–2) = ........................ [1]
(b) f –1(x).
Answer (b) f–1(x) = ........................ [2]
12 It is given that y is inversely proportional to the square of x and that y = 48 when x = 1 .
2
Find
(a) the formula for y in terms of x,
Answer (a) y = .............................. [2]
(b) the values of x when y = 3.
Answer (b) x = .............. , .............. [1]
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13 Solve the simultaneous equations. For
Examiner’s
3x + 2y = 7 Use
x – 3y = 17
Answer x = .....................................
y = ..................................... [3]
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14 A straight line passes through the points P (–8, 10) and Q (4, 1). For
Examiner’s
Find Use
(a) the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ,
Answer (a) (............... , ................) [1]
(b) the equation of PQ.
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 2]
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15 For
Examiner’s
C Use
D
O Q
38° B
A
The diagram shows a circle, centre O, passing through A, B, C and D.
BOD is a straight line and BÂC = 38°.
The line BQ is a tangent to the circle at B.
Find
(a) DÂC,
Answer (a) DÂC = ........................ [ 1]
(b) DB̂ C,
Answer (b) DB̂ C = ........................ [1]
(c) CB̂ Q.
Answer (c) CB̂ Q = ........................ [1]
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16 A bag contains 6 red counters and 4 blue counters. For
Two counters are taken from the bag at random, without replacement. Examiner’s
Use
(a) Complete the tree diagram below that represents these events.
Answer (a)
First counter Second counter
5 red
9
6 red
10
.......... blue
red
..........
..........
blue
.......... blue
[1]
(b) Expressing your answer as a fraction in its simplest form, calculate the probability that both
counters are the same colour.
Answer (b) ...................................... [2]
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17 For
D C Examiner’s
Use
3q X
A B
2p
ABCD is a parallelogram.
X is the point on BC such that BX : XC = 2 : 1.
→ →
AB = 2p and AD = 3q.
Find, in terms of p and q,
→
(a) AC ,
→
Answer (a) AC = ............................ [1]
→
(b) AX ,
→
Answer (b) AX = .......................... [1]
→
(c) XD .
→
Answer (c) XD = ........................... [1]
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18 OAB is the sector of a circle of radius r cm. A For
AÔB = 60°. Examiner’s
Use
Find, in its simplest form, an expression in terms of r and π for
O 60°
(a) the area of the sector,
r
Answer (a) .............................. cm2 [1]
(b) the perimeter of the sector.
Answer (b) ............................... cm [2]
19 A = 冢–13 12冣 and B = 冢–10 23冣 .
Find
(a) A – B,
Answer (a) 冢 冣 [1]
(b) B–1.
Answer (b) 冢 冣 [2]
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20 The graph shows the cumulative frequency curve for the ages of 60 employees. For
Examiner’s
60 Use
50
40
Cumulative
frequency 30
20
10
0
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Age (years)
Use the graph to estimate
(a) the median,
Answer (a) ..................................... [1]
(b) the interquartile range,
Answer (b) ..................................... [2]
(c) the number of employees aged over 50.
Answer (c) ..................................... [1]
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21 (a) Factorise completely For
Examiner’s
(i) 3x2 – 12x, Use
Answer (a)(i) ................................. [1]
(ii) x2 – xy – 2y2.
Answer (a)(ii) ................................ [1]
2
(b) Simplify x2 + 4x .
x – 16
Answer (b) ..................................... [ 2]
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22 (a) A box has volume 2.5 m3. For
Examiner’s
Express this volume in cm3. Use
Answer (a) .............................. cm3 [1]
(b) John has a length of string.
The string is 4 m long, correct to the nearest 10 cm.
(i) Write down the lower bound of the length of the string.
Give your answer in centimetres.
Answer (b)(i) ........................... cm [1]
(ii) John cuts off ten pieces of string.
Each piece is 5 cm long, correct to the nearest centimetre.
Find the minimum possible length of string remaining.
Give your answer in centimetres.
Answer (b)(ii) .......................... cm [2]
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23 For
B Examiner’s
Use
15
sin 17
8
cos 17
15
tan 8
θ
A C
32 cm
ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = BC and AC = 32 cm.
Using as much information from the table as is necessary, calculate
(a) AB,
Answer (a) ............................... cm [2]
(b) the area of triangle ABC.
Answer (b) .............................. c m2 [2]
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24 The diagram below shows three triangles, P, Q and R. For
Examiner’s
(a) Triangle T is the image of triangle P under an enlargement with centre (5, 2) and scale Use
factor 2.
Draw and label triangle T on the diagram.
Answer (a)
5
Q
4
P
3
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1
–2
–3
–4
R
–5
–6
[2]
(b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle P onto triangle Q.
Answer (b) ................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]
(c) Find the matrix representing the transformation that maps triangle Q onto triangle R.
Answer (c) 冢 冣 [1]
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25 The diagram is the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds of a cyclist’s journey. For
Examiner’s
Use
12
10
Speed 8
(metres per second)
6
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (t seconds)
(a) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 16 seconds.
Answer (a) ................................. m [1]
(b) By drawing a tangent, find the acceleration of the cyclist when t = 18.
Answer (b) ............................. m/s2 [2]
(c) On the grid in the answer space, sketch the distance-time graph for
the first 16 seconds of the cyclist’s journey.
Answer (c)
140
120
100
Distance
(metres) 80
60
40
20
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Time (t seconds)
[2]
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26 A map is drawn to a scale of 1 cm to 5 km. For
The diagram below shows the positions of two radio masts A and B on the map. Examiner’s
Use
Answer (a), (b)
North
A B
(a) A third radio mast, C, is north of the line AB.
It is 40 km from A and 50 km from B.
Using ruler and compasses, construct triangle ABC. [2]
(b) A house D, inside the triangle, is more than 35 km from B and closer to B than to A.
Shade the region on your diagram that represents the possible positions
of the house D. [3]
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