CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2026 · Paper 2 · Question 5(d)
A matrix is given by A = [[1, 2, 5], [3, 0, 2], [-1, 4, 6]].
Evaluate the determinant of A.
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- 5(a)(i)Determine the sample space of the possible outcomes of the experiment.[2 marks]
- 5(a)(ii)Calculate P(H|F).[2 marks]
- 5(a)(iii)State, with reason, whether H and F are independent events.[3 marks]
- 5(b)(i)Calculate the number of ways of arranging 3 letters from the first 6 letters of the alphabet.[2 marks]
- 5(b)(ii)Calculate the number of ways of arranging ALL the letters of the word SUCCESS.[3 marks]
- 5(c)Determine in how many ways a sub-committee may be formed if 2 Mathematics teachers and 3 English teachers are selected in no particular order.[4 marks]
- 5(e)Determine whether the system is consistent.[5 marks]
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