1.

Find the values of

, where

, which satisfy the equation [4 marks]

2. Position vectors of the points P and Q relative to the origin are the vector Q if the angle between vector and vector is .

and

respectively. Find [5 marks]

3. By using the substitution y = vx, show that the general solution for the differential equations is , where A is a arbitrary constant. [7 marks]

4. (a).

If a and b are the position vectors of two points A and B respectively , and P is a point .

which divides AB in the ratio m : n. Show that P has the position vector r =

[4 marks] (b). Find a vector of the equation of the straight line passing through the point A with position vector a =2i + j and is parallel to the vector b = -5i -2j . [4 marks]

L
V U

5. The circumscribed circle of the triangle JKL is shown in the diagram above. The tangent to the circle at J meets the line KL extended to T. The angle bisector of the angle JTK cuts JL and JK at U and V respectively. Show that (a) Triangles JUT and VKT are similar (b) JV = JU. Hence, calculate JV if and KV = 3 unit [10 marks]

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6.

In a certain chemical process a substance is being formed , and t minutes after the start of the process there are grams of the substance present . In the process , the rate of increase of is proportional to . Given that i. = 2

Show that k = , ( assume that k is constant) and prove that the solution can be express in the form [5 marks]

ii. iii.

Calculate the mass of substance when . Hence , state the additional time taken for the mass to increase from to the time when gram . [3 marks] Sketch the graph against for [3 marks]

7. Events A and B are given such that and

, and

. Find [5 marks]

8. The probability of rotten orange in a fruit stall is 0.04. If the oranges are packed in packets of 30 each, find the probability that a packet chosen at random does not contain rotten orange. By using a suitable approximation, find the probability of getting less than 3 rotten oranges, if a box of oranges containing 60 oranges are chosen at random. [7 marks]

9. (a). Observations are made on the weights of boys in a school. It is found that , on the average 1 in 40 boys weigh more than 70 kg and 1 in 10 boys weigh less that 40 kg. Assuming that a normal distribution, find the mean and standard deviation of this distribution. [5 marks] (b). The weights of girls in the same school has a normal distribution with mean 52 kg and standard deviation 5 kg. (i). Find the probability that 3 randomly chosen boys will weigh less than 4 randomly chosen girls. (ii). Find the probability each of the 4 randomly chosen girls weigh more than 52 kg. [6 marks]

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10. The continuous random variable X has probability density function

with i. ii. of y ,

)=

and

)= [6 marks] [3 marks] [4 marks]

Calculate the values of a and b and show that Find the cumulative probability distribution , F(X) .

The random variable Y is defined by

. State the probability density function

11. The table below shows the relative frequency distribution for mathematics marks of the Matriculation students in Mid Year Examination 2010 Marks Relative frequency 0-19 0.05 20-39 0.27 40-59 0.45 60-79 0.15 80-99 0.08

a. Calculate mode mark [2 marks] b. If 55% total of the Matriculation students are male and the mean of the male students is 52, estimate the mean of the female students . [5 marks]

12. The following stem plot shows the number of the cheese cakes, produced by Nan Bakery in a particular day. Stem 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Leaf 2 0 2 1 7 0 9 3 8 2 1 9 6 4 8 2 2 5 9 4 4 7 9 7

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(a) Find the mean and standard deviation of the number of the cheese cakes produced. [3 marks] (b) Find the median and semi- inter quartile range of the cheese cakes produced. [3marks] (c) Draw a box plot to represent the data and identify possible outliers. Comment on the shape of the distribution and give a reason for your answer. [6 marks]

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