STUDENT ID: ______________________________ CLASS:_______________________

LOYOLA SECONDARY SCHOOL

2021 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATIONS

MATHEMATICS
Subject Number:M131/II
Time Allowed:2hours 30 min
8:00-10:30am
PAPER II
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 13 printed
pages. Please Check
2. Answer all the six questions in
section A and any four questions
in section B
3. The maximum number of marks
for each answer is indicated against
each question
4. Write your answers in the spaces
Question Tick if Do not write in
provided on the question paper Number answered these columns
5. Scientific calculator may be used 1

6. All working must be clearly shown 2

7. Write your full name/examination
3
number at the top of each page of
your question in the spaces 4
provided 5
8. In the table provided on this page,
6
tick against the question number
you have answered. 7

SECTION A (60 Marks) 9

Answer all the six 10

questions in this section
11

12

Total
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x −4 x 4 x +8
1. a. simplify ÷ (5marks)
2 x −6 yx−3 y

b. Given that x ( 2 x 2−7 x +6 ) ≡ A x 3 + B x2 +C x 2 +2 Ax +Cx , calculate the values of A, B

and C (5marks)

2. a. Given that two similar bottles have volumes 32 ml and 500 ml. If their heights are x
cm and (2x + 3) cm respectively, calculate the value of x (4marks)

b. Given that a geometric progression has nth term T n=3(2 n−1 ). Find the sum of the
first 7 terms (5marks)
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3. a. Fig 1shows a triangle ABC with AB = (x + 3) cm, AC = (2x) cm and ∠ BAC=30 °

Fig 1
If the area of the triangle ABC is 20 cm2, calculate the value of x (5marks)

b. Prove that an angle at the center of a circle is twice the angle subtended at the
remaining part of the circumference (5marks)
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4. a. Given that a=(−7

−3 ) and b=( ), evaluate |2 a−3 b|
−3
2
(4marks)

b. table 1 shows scores and their frequencies

scores 7 11 b
frequencies a 5 2
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If the number of scores is 10 and the mean is 10.6 , calculate the values of a and b
(5marks)

2
5. a. solve the simultaneous equations xy=24 , x = y (5marks)
3

b. A body accelerates from rest at 5 m/s2 for 4 seconds. It maintains the new speed
for 7 seconds before accelerating to 50 m/s in a further 5 seconds. Using a scale of
2 cm to represent 2 seconds and 2cm to represent 10 m/s,
i. draw a speed time graph (4marks)
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ii. use it to find the distance travelled in the first 4 seconds (2marks)

6. a. using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct in the same diagram
i. a circle of center O of radius 30 mm.
ii. a tangent PT through T on the circle. Mark P on the tangent, 45 mm from T
iii. measure and state the angle OPT (5marks)
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b. Fig 2s a ball landing into containers A, B or C. Probabilities of the ball passing

through some roots have been given as 0.7, 0.6 and 0.2

Fig 2
Find the values of the probabilities x, y and z hence calculate the probability of the ball
landing into container B (6marks)
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SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions in this section
7. given that a quantity Q is partly constant and partly varies inversely as r. Q = 23 when
r = 3 and Q = 18 when r = 8. Find r when Q = 17 (10 marks)

8. A group of 62 college students has some on Facebook, twitter or WhatsApp.

 33 are on Facebook,
 38 are on WhatsApp
 20 are on twitter
 15 are on Facebook and WhatsApp
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 13 are on Facebook and twitter
 11 are on WhatsApp and twitter
 10 students are NOT on any social media platform.
i. Present the information in a Venn diagram and use it to (5marks)
ii. Find the number of students who are NOT on twitter (5marks)

9. The table 2 shows some values of x and y for the curve y=x 3−3 x
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y -18 -2 0 2 18
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i. Complete filling in the table of values (2marks)

ii. Using scale of 2 cm to represent 1 unit on the x-axis and 2 cm to represent 5
units on the y-axis draw the graph of y=x 3−3 x (5marks)

iii. Use your graph to solve the equation x 3−5 x+ 2=0 (3marks)
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10. Fig 3 shows a pyramid ABCDEF with AB = 12 cm, BC = 9 cm,

EC = EB = EA = AE = 17 cm.

Fig
Calculate
i. The height h
ii. The angle between the planes EBC and the base ABCD to nearest degree

11. A chef is going to make some fruit cakes and sponge. He has plenty of all ingredients
except flour and sugar. He has only 2000 g of flour and 1200 g of sugar. A fruit cake
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uses 500 g of flour and 100 g of sugar. A sponge cake uses 200 g of flour and 200 g of
sugar. He wishes to make at least 4 cakes altogether.
a. Taking x to be the number of fruit cakes and y to be the number of sponge cakes,
write down four inequalities that must be satisfied (3marks)

b. Using a scale of 2cm to represent 2 units on both axes draw graphs to define
region R by shading the unwanted sides (5marks)
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c. If the fruit cake makes a profit of K150 and a sponge cake K200 find the
maximum profit he can make (2marks)

12. Fig 4 shows position vectors ⃗

OM =m ,∧⃗
ON =2 n. K divides MN in the ratio 1:4
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Fig 4
Express in terms of m ,∧n
i. ⃗MN (3marks)

ii. ⃗
OK (7marks)

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