EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF LESOTHO

Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER

MATHEMATICS 0178/03
Paper 3 (Core) May/June 2023
2 hours
Marks:100

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

Additional Materials: Electronic Calculator
Geometrical Instruments
Tracing Paper (optional)

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the relevant spaces provided at the top of
this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.

Electronic calculators should be used.
If working is needed for any question, it must be shown below that question.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the
answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For 𝜋, use either your calculator value or 3.142.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 14 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

Examinations Council of Lesotho

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1 The diagrams show patterns with shaded and unshaded squares.

The squares form a sequence.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

(a) Complete pattern 4 to continue the pattern. [1]

(b) Write the number of shaded squares in pattern 7.

..…………..……………… [1]

(c) The total number of squares in pattern 45 is 2116.

Find the number of unshaded squares in pattern 45.

…………………………… [3]

(d) Find an expression, in terms of 𝑛, for the number of unshaded squares in pattern 𝑛.

………..………………….. [3]
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2 The diagram shows triangles A, B and C on the grid.

y

7
B
6
A 5

1
C
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
x
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) triangle A onto triangle B,

………………………………………..…………………………………………….……...………

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

(ii) triangle A onto triangle C.

………………………………………..…………………………………………….……...………
………………………………...……………………………..……………...………….……… [3]
(b) On the grid,

(i) reflect triangle B in the line 𝑦 = 2, [2]

−8
(ii) translate B by the vector & +. [2]
−10
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3 The diagram shows triangle ABC.

BD is a straight line and D is a point on AC.
Angle ADB = 110°, angle ABD = 42° and BD = BC.

B
42°
NOT TO
SCALE

110°
A C
D

(a) What is the special name for the triangle BCD?

…………………..……….. [1]
(b) Find the size of angle

(i) BAD,

…………...…………… ° [1]

(ii) ABC.

…………….……………. ° [2]
(c) It is given that BD = 7 cm.

Calculate the shortest distance from point D to AB.

………...……………… cm [2]
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(d) The area of triangle ABD is 38 cm .

Calculate the length AB.

………...……………… cm [2]
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4 The diagram shows part of quadrilateral ABCD.

B C

(a) Measure and write the size of reflex angle ABC.

……………...……… ° [2]

(b) By construction, complete the quadrilateral ABCD such that AD = 6 cm and CD = 9 cm.
[2]
(c) A region S inside ABCD, is

• closer to AB than BC and

• closer to B than A.

Construct and shade the possible region S. [4]

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5 (a) Six balls of different colours and four coins are placed in a bag.
The possibility space diagram shows the possible outcomes when a ball and a coin are
picked at random from the bag.

M5

M2
Coins
M1

50l Brown

Red

Pink

Blue

Green

White
Balls
A ball and a coin are picked at random from the bag.
Find the probability that it is a

(i) white ball and M1 coin,

…………………………… [1]

(ii) red ball and a coin worth at least M2.

……………...……………. [2]

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(b) The table shows the marks obtained by 25 students in a quiz that was marked out of 5.

Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5

Number of students 1 2 6 8 5 3

(i) Find the modal mark.

……………...……………. [1]
(ii) Calculate the mean mark.

…………..……………..… [3]

(iii) Calculate the sector angle that would represent 2 marks if these data were to be
presented in a pie chart.

…………………..……..………° [2]
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6 The diagram shows a sector AOB.

Angle AOB is a right angle and O is the centre.

A
NOT TO
SCALE

O B
(a) The circumference of the circle from which the sector was cut is 13.2 cm.
Show that the diameter of the circle from which the sector was cut is 4.2 cm correct to 1
decimal place.

[2]
(b) Calculate

(i) the length of chord AB,

……..…………………cm [3]

(ii) the perimeter of the sector AOB,

………………………..cm [2]

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(iii) the area of the shaded part.

.………………………cm2 [3]
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7 (a) 𝑃 = 𝑚𝑣 − 𝑚𝑢.

Find the value of 𝑃 when 𝑚 = 3, 𝑣 = 5 and 𝑢 = −1.

…………………………… [2]
(b) Express as a single fraction.

2x 8 1 3x 9 2
−
3 5

……………..…………….. [3]

(c) Remove the brackets and simplify.

2(3𝑥 − 4𝑦) − 3(𝑥 + 2𝑦)

………….…...…………… [2]
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8 (a) Solve 𝑥 > − 9𝑥 + 14 = 0.

𝑥 =…………or 𝑥 =…………. [3]

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations.

4𝑦 − 3𝑥 = 8
2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 14

𝑥 =……….…….……

𝑦 =……….………. [3]
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9 Mohokare company renovates its park.

(a) The market value of the park increases from M370 000 to M382 580.

Calculate the percentage increase.

…..……………………..% [3]

(b) Thandi works at the park for 9 hours per day.

She is paid M17.65 per hour.

Calculate her total payment for working 20 days.

M…………………...……. [2]

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(c) The entrance fee at the park is M9.50 per adult and M7.25 per child.

One day 22 adults and 32 children visited the park.

Calculate the total entrance fee received.

M………………………… [3]

(d) On another day, 360 people visited the park.

These people were in the ratio

men : women : children

3 : 2 : 7

Calculate the number of men who visited the park that day.

……………..……………. [2]
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10 Pule rode a bicycle from home to school at a constant speed.

The distance from home to school is 7.2 km.
At 07 00, he had travelled one-sixth of the total distance.
At 07 08, he had travelled half of the total distance.

(a) Find the fraction of the total distance Pule had travelled from 07 00 to 07 08.

..………...……………….. [2]

(b) Calculate

(i) the distance Pule had travelled from 07 00 to 07 08,

……………………….. km [2]

(ii) the speed, in kilometers per hour, at which Pule was cycling from 07 00 to

07 08.

………………..….…km/h [3]

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(c) If Pule left home at 06 56, find the time at which he arrived at school.

…………..……………….. [4]

(d) One Saturday, Pule cycled from home to the shop at an average speed of 16 km/h for
30 minutes.
He then cycled from the shop to Malingoaneng at an average speed of 16 km/h for 15
minutes.

Calculate the total distance travelled from home to Malingoaneng.

…………………………km [4]
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11 A straight line passes through the points A(0,2), B(𝑝,5) and C(8, 𝑞).

(a) Given that B is the mid-point of AC, find the value of 𝑝.

𝑝 =………….……...………. [2]

(b) Find the equation of the line AB.

………………..………….. [2]

(c) The length of the line joining A and C is 10 units.

(i) Find the two possible values of 𝑞.

𝑞 =.……….……or 𝑞 =……………. [4]

(ii) Explain why you would reject one of the solutions of 𝑞.

…………………………………………………………………………………………..……………

……………………………………………………………………………….……………………[1]
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