NAME ______________________________________CBO _________ FORM 4 _____
DEDZA SECONDARY SCHOOL
(DARE TO BE WISE)
2025/26 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
(100 marks)
Subject number: M132
Thursday, 11 December, 2025 Time Allowed: 2 hours
08:00 – 10:00
Instructions
1. The paper contains 11 printed pages. Question Tick if Do not write
Please check. Number answered in this column
2. Write your official name, CBO
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number and class on top of every
page. 2
3. The paper has two section A and B. 3
Answer all the questions in all sections 4
in the spaces provided. Section A has 5
52 marks and section B has 48 marks.
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4. Maximum number of marks for each
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answer is indicated against each
question. 8
5. In the table on this page, tick against 9
the number of the question you have 10
answered.
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6. Hand in your paper to invigilator when
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time is called to stop writing.
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Section A (52 marks)
Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided
1. Using the Pascals Triangle, expand (2𝑥 − 𝑦)4
(4 marks)
2. A sector has a perimeter of 2 cm, a radius of length r cm and angle 𝜃 radians. Show that
1−𝑟
𝜃 = 2( )
𝑟
(7 marks)
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3. Solve the system of equations using matric method:
6x – 2y = 11
3x = 8y + 1
(7 marks)
4. The position vectors P, Q, R and S are 3i + 3j, 6i – 2j, i – j and 2Ci + 2j respectively.
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is perdendicular to 𝑅𝑆
Calculate the value of C for which 𝑃𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .
(8 marks)
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9 −5
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
5. Figure 1 shows position vectors, 𝑂𝑃 and 𝑂𝑄 where P = (0) and Q =( 4 )
4 −6
Figure 1
If N is the midpoint of PQ, calculate the length of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝑁.
(10 marks)
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6. Solve the equation 𝐶𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 = 1 + 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑥 for 00 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1800 .
(7 marks)
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7. Figure 2 shows part of the curve y = 5 + 4x – x2. A is the maximum point of the curve.
Figure 2
Find:
a. The coordinates of A.
(5 marks)
b. The area of the shaded region.
(5 marks)
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Section B (48 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
8. The resultant of two forces XN and 3N is 7N. if the 3N force is reversed, the resultant is
√19N. Find the value of X and the angle between the two forces.
(20 marks)
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9. Prove that cos 3𝜃 = 4 cos 3 𝜃 − cos 3𝜃
(6 marks)
10. Given that f(x) = 2x2 – 1, y(x) = 1⁄𝑥. Evaluate lim 𝑓 (𝑔(𝑥))
𝑥 →2
(7 marks)
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11. a. Evaluate sum of ∑7𝑘=1(𝑘 − 2)2
(4 marks)
2𝑛
b Given thate series ∑∞
𝑛−1 , explain if it diverges or converges
𝑛
(5 marks)
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12. Two variables x and y are related by equation 𝑎𝑝 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥. By converting this law into
linear form determine the gradient and y –intercept.
(6 marks)
END OF QUESTION PAPER
NB: This paper contains 10 printed pages.
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