May 2012 CSEC Math Exam Solutions

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1. a. i.
b. i. 20% loss
ii. Cost Price = $80
c. i. EC$1 = TT$2.50
ii. US$80 = EC$216
iii. TT$648 = US$96
2. a. i.
ii. (3x + 2)(3x 2)
iii. (x + 2y)(4x y)
b. x = 9
c. x = 4, y = 1
3. a. i.

U (36)
T (30)
y = 30 - 9x
= 12

V
9x
x

z=4
ii. x + 34
iii. x + 34 = 36
x=2

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3. b. i.

15 km

20 km

ii. PR = 25 km
iii. QPR = 53
4. a. i. = 16.5 cm
ii. Perimeter OABC = 23.5 cm
iii. Area Sector = 28.875 cm2
b. i. Volume = 577.5 cm3
ii. Mass = 4216 kg
5. a. i.

P
ii. RQ 5.9 cm
2

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5. b. i. Gradient l =
ii.
iii. Midpoint = (3, 2)
iv. Length = 10 units

6. a. and d.

Center is
found as the
intersection
of the rays
P
RN, QM,
and PL

B4

C
N

M
5

10

b. Scale factor = 2; Centre = (1, 5)

c. Area of PQR = 4
Area of LMN
d. See the graph above
e. A 90 anti-clockwise rotation with the origin as centre of rotation.

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7. a.
Age (yrs) # of persons Cumulative Freq.
40-49
4
4
50-59
11
15
60-69
20
35
70-79
12
47
80-89
3
50
b. and c. [NOTE: the solutions to part c will depend on the way that the cumulative
frequency curve was drawn, so solutions that are reasonably close to the solutions shown below
are also acceptable.]

Cumulative
Frequency
(# of
persons)
50

c. ii. 43 out of 50 patients were 75 years or younger,

so the probability that a person visiting the clinic is 75
years or younger is approximately 0.86

45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10

c. i. Median 64 years

5
10

20

30

40

50

8. MISSING

60

70

80

90

Age
(yrs)

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9. a. i. x = - 4, y = 12
ii. The line y = 8 x is a tangent to the curve 2x2 + xy = - 16 because the line intersects
the curve at only one point, (- 4, 12).
b. i.

; x 2 ; x + y 12

ii.

y
12

x=2
10

x + y = 12

1
y= x
2

10

iii. (2, 1) ; (2, 10) ; and (8, 4)

iv. Maximum Profit = $46 [for a bouquet of 2 roses and 10 orchids]
10. a. i. RS 6.01 cm
ii. QTS 44.05

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10. b. i. a. OUZ = 35
b. UVY = 55
c. UWO = 20
ii. a. ZOU
b. YXU

XOY
ZUX

11. a. i. a.

b.

ii. BC is 3 times the length of BA [BC and BA are parallel is another acceptable solution]
iii.
y

B
2

A
5

10

x
C

b. i. a = 3 ; b = - 2
ii. (

iii. (

)(
( )

)( )

)(

x = 4 , y = -1