ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

PURE MATHEMATICS 4027/2

PAPER 2
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the question paper.
Additional materials: Data booklet
Mathematical tables/ electronic calculator
Allow candidates 5 minutes to count pages before the examination.

This booklet should not be punched or stapled and pages should not be removed.
TIME 2 hours 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page and
your Centre number and Candidate number on the top right corner of every page of this paper.
Answer all questions in Section A and any four from Section B.
Check that all the pages are in the booklet and ask the invigilator for a replacement if there are
duplicate or missing pages.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper using black or blue pens.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
Decimal answers which are not exact should be given correct to three significant figures unless
stated otherwise. Answers in degrees should be given correct to one decimal place.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Electronic calculators or Mathematical tables may be used to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.

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 Section A [52 marks]

Answer all questions in this Section.

1 (a) Functions f and g are defined by

1 1
f :x®  ,  x ¹
3x -1 3

g : x ® x 2 -1.

Find an expression for

(i) fg ( x ),

Answer ___________________ [2]

(ii) f -1 ( x ),

Answer ________________________ [2]

(iii)
gg(x).

Answer ________________________ [2]

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(b) Solve the inequality;

( x - 2) ( x + 3)  > 0
( x - 4)

Answer _______________________________ [3]

2 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations;

4x - 3y =15
8x 2 - 27y = 45

Answer ______________________________ [4]

(sin x + cos x)
2

(b) Prove the identity    º  2 + sec x cosec x.

sinx cos x

Answer

[3]

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(c) Solve the equation sin 2  + 2sin  cos  = 0 for 0 o £  £ 360.

Answer _____________________________ [3]

æ xö
7

3 (a) (i) Expand ç1- ÷ in ascending powers of x, up to and including

è 3ø

the term in x3.

Answer ______________________ [3]

(ii) State the set of values of x for which the expansion is valid.

Answer __________________________ [2]

(b) Find the range of values of p for which the equation x 2 - 2 px + 3p = 0 has
real roots.

Answer _______________________ [4]

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4 (a) The table shows experimental values of two quantities x and y which are
connected by the equation y = kbx.

x 1 2 3 4
y 30 75 190 470

(i) Draw an approximate straight line graph on the grid on page 6

Answer on graph [3]

(ii) Use the graph to estimate the values of k and b.

Answer k = _____________________

b = _____________________ [3]

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4 (a) (i)

[3]
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4 (b) Two points A and B have coordinates (-2;-3) and ( 7;4) respectively.
The perpendicular bisector of the line joining A and B meets the y-axis
at C. Calculate the coordinates of point C.

Answer _______________________ [4]

5 (a) A particle P travels in a straight line from a fixed point O. Its velocity,
v m/s is given by v = t 2 -10t + 24, where t is the time in seconds after
leaving O.

Find the

(i) values of t for which P is instantaneously at rest,

Answer _____________________ [2]

(ii) distance OP when t = 3,

Answer ___________________________ [2]

(iii) range of values of t for which the acceleration is negative.

Answer _____________________________ [2]

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(b) O, P and Q are three points such that OP = 3i + 4 j and OQ = 7i + l j .

(i) Find in terms of l .

Answer __________________________ [2]

(ii) Given that OP̂Q  =  90o , calculate the value of l .

Answer _________________________________ [3]

(iii) Show that triangle OPQ is isosceles.

Answer ___________________________ [3]

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Section B [48 marks]

Answer any four questions in this section.

Each question in this section carries 12 marks

6 (a) The remainder when x 3 - 5x + a is divided by x + 3 is twice the remainder

when it is divided by x - 2. Find the value of a.

Answer ______________________________ [4]

(b) An arithmetic progression has 14 terms. The sum of the odd terms (i.e.
1st , 3rd, 5th etc.) is 40 and the sum of the even terms (i.e. 2nd, 4th, 6th
etc.) is 161

Find the

(i) first term and the common difference of the progression,

Answer __________________________ [6]

(ii) 14th term.

Answer __________________________ [2]

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7 (a) OAB is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm. The mid-point
of OA and OB are C and D respectively. CD is a straight line.

Given that angle AOB = 0,9 radians, calculate the:

(i) length of the arc AB,

Answer _________________________ [2]

(ii) area of the shaded region.

Answer ____________________________ [4]

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(b) A rectangular block is such that the sides of its base are of length
x cm and 3x cm. The sum of the lengths of all its edges is 200 cm.

Find the

(i) volume, v cm3 in terms of x,

Answer _________________________ [3]

(ii) value of x for which v has a maximum value.

Answer ___________________________ [3]

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8 (a) The diagram shows part of the curve y2 = 10x – x2 and the straight
line y = 2x.

Calculate the

(i) area of the shaded part,

Answer _________________________ [4]

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(ii) volume of the solid generated when the shaded region is

rotated through 360 about the x-axis.

Answer ________________________________ [4]

(b) Find the gradient of the curve x 2 + y2 + 5x - 4y + 7 = 0 at the point

(-4; 3) .

Answer __________________________ [4]

9 (i) Expand in ascending powers of x up to and including the term

in x2.

Answer ________________________ [4]

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(ii) State the range of values of x for which the expansion is valid.

Answer _______________________________ [2]

(iii) By using x = in the expansion, find an approximation for

leaving the answer in the form .

Answer ____________________________ [6]

ò
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10 (a) Evaluate  dx
0
2x + 3

Answer ___________________________ [3]

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(b) A curve is defined parametrically by the equations.

1 1
x   =   t +   ,        y   =   t -  
t t

Find,

dy
(i) in terms of t,
dx

Answer ________________________________ [3]

dy
(ii) the values of t at the points on the curve where = 3,
dx

Answer ______________________________ [2]

æ 5 3ö
(iii) the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point ç ;  ÷.
è2 2ø

Answer _______________________ [4]

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11 (a) Solve the equation  4 x+1  =  162 x.

Answer ________________________ [3]

(b) (i) Express 2 cos  – 5 sin  in the form r cos (q + a ).

Answer ___________________________ [3]

(ii) Hence solve the equation

2 cos  – 5 sin  = 2 for 0 <  < 360.

Answer _____________________________ [3]

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(c) Solve the equation 2x - 3   =  3x.

Answer __________________________ [3]

12 (a) The time of swing T, of a simple pendulum of length x units is given by

T = k x, where k is a constant. Find in terms of d x and x an
expression for the approximate value of

(i) d T,

Answer ____________________________ [4]

dT
(ii) .
T

Answer ___________________________ [3]

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(b) A geometric progression is such that the 4th term is twice the 3rd term.
Given that the 7th term is 512, find

(i) the first term and the common ratio,

Answer ___________________________ [3]

(ii) the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression.

Answer ________________________________ [2]

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