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This is the ZIMSEC O-Level Mathematics question paper for Paper 2 from November 2014. Use it for exam practice under timed conditions. The paper code is 4028/2. Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes.
# ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL <br> General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
**MATHEMATICS**
PAPER 2
NOVEMBER 2014 SESSION
Additional materials:
Answer paper
Geometrical instruments
Graph paper (2 sheets)
Mathematical tables
Plain paper (2 sheets)
4028/2
2 hours 30 minutes
TIME 2 hours 30 minutes
### INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paper/answer booklet.
Answer all questions in Section A and any three questions from Section B.
Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.
If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.
All working must be clearly shown. It should be done on the same sheet as the rest of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the answer should be given to three significant figures. Answers in degrees should be given to one decimal place.
### INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Mathematical tables or electronic calculators may be used to evaluate explicit numerical expressions.
## This question paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2014.
# Section A [64 marks] <br> Answer all the questions in this section.
## Question 1
### (a)
Simplify \(3,27 \times 0,59\) giving your answer correct to three significant figures.
### (b)
Find the Lowest Common Multiple (L.C.M) of 72 and 96.
### (c)
Express \(10111_{2}\) as a number in base 5.
### (d)
A train that is scheduled to arrive in Bulawayo at 0027 is delayed by 3 hours 47 minutes.
Find the time at which it arrives in Bulawayo.
## Question 2
### (a)
Solve the equation
$$
\frac{2}{x}-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{5 x}
$$
### (b)
Factorise completely
#### (i)
\(7 x^{3}-28 x\),
#### (ii)
\(3 y^{2}-5 y+2\).
### (c)
Express \(\frac{x+2}{2 x-3}-\frac{1}{x}\) as a single fraction in its simplest form.
## Question 3
### (a)
A rectangle measures 8 cm by 6 cm to the nearest centimetre. Calculate the least possible value of the area of the rectangle.
### (b)
It is given that
$$
\xi=[x: 8<x \leq 16, x \text{ is an integer }]
$$
\(A=\{x: x\) is a square number \(\}\) and
\(\mathrm{B}=\{x: x\) is an even number \(\}\).
#### (i)
List all the elements of A.
#### (ii)
Find \(\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{B})\).
#### (iii)
Show this information on a fully labelled Venn diagram.
## Question 4
### (a)
In the diagram, \(\triangle \mathrm{LMN}\) is right-angled at L and LP is an altitude. \(\mathrm{PN}=9 \mathrm{~cm}\) and \(\mathrm{LM}=6 \mathrm{~cm}\).
#### (i)
Name two triangles which are similar to \(\triangle \mathrm{LMN}\).
#### (ii)
Find PM.
### (b)
The annual premium, \($ P\), for a funeral insurance scheme varies jointly as the square-root of the age, \(Y\), years and the number of dependants, \(D\), of the applicant.
If a 25 year old applicant with 6 dependants pays \($ 150,00\), calculate the monthly premium for a 49 year-old applicant with 4 dependants.
## Question 5
Mrs Shoko decides to erect a durawall around her rectangular stand measuring 20 m by 11 m. Three metres are to be left for a gate.
### (a)
Find the perimeter of the durawall.
She has two options, A or B, to consider for erecting the durawall.
**Option A**
She could engage a contractor who charges \($ 12\) per metre on a fix-and-supply basis.
### (b)
Calculate the total cost of erecting the durawall using option A.
**Option B**
She could buy the following materials as shown in the table below and engage a builder who charges \($ 100\) for the job.
| item | quantity | cost per unit |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| bricks | 5000 | \($ 80,00\) for 1000 |
| cement | \(10 \times 50 \mathrm{~kg}\) bag | \($ 10\) per bag |
| brick force | 5 bundles | \($ 5\) per bundle |
| pit sand | 2 loads | \($ 30\) per load |
### (c)
Calculate the total cost of erecting the durawall using option B.
### (d)
Mrs Shoko decides to use the cheaper option. Calculate the amount she saves by using that option.
## Question 6
Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of plain paper.
Use ruler and compasses only for all constructions and show clearly all the construction lines and arcs.
A triangular field PQR has dimensions \(\mathrm{PQ}=30 \mathrm{~m}, \mathrm{PQR}=60^{\circ}\) and \(\mathrm{R} \hat{\mathrm{P}} \mathrm{Q}=45^{\circ}\).
### (a)
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 3 m, construct the triangle PQR.
### (b)
A well is to be dug in the field such that it is equidistant from PQ and PR and 15 m from R.
Construct the locus of points which are
#### (i)
equidistant from PQ and PR,
#### (ii)
15 m from R.
### (c)
Mark and label the point W, the position of the well.
### (d)
Find the actual distance of the well from Q.
# Section B [36 marks]
> Answer any three questions in this section.
## Each question carries **12 marks**.
## Question 7
A farmer has a square orchard of side 10 m. He decides to extend it by increasing the length of one side by \(x\) metres and the other by \(2x\) metres as shown in the diagram below.
### (a)
Write down an expression for the total area of the extended orchard and show that it simplifies to \(2 x^{2}+30 x+100\).
### (b)
Write down and simplify an expression for the area of the extension.
### (c)
Given that the area has increased by \(87,5 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\), form an equation in \(x\) and show that it reduces to \(2 x^{2}+30 x-87,5=0\).
### (d)
Solve the equation
$$
2 x^{2}+30 x-87,5=0.
$$
### (e)
Write down the actual length of the extended orchard.
## Question 8
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