rest cope 02205032 «+ FORM TP 2008150 MAY/JUNE 2008 8° CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION APPLIED MATHEMATICS UNIT 2: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS PAPER 03/2 1 hour 30 minutes 05 JUNE 2008 (p.m.) This examination paperconsists of THREE sections: Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Distributions, and Particle Mechanics. Each section consists of 1 question. ‘The maximum mark for each section is 20. ‘The maximum mark for this examination is 60. This examination consists of 3 printed pages. INSTRUCTIONS TO CA\ TES 1. DONOT open this examination paper until instructed to do so. 2. Answer ALL questions from the THREE sections. 3. Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers MUST be given exactly OR to three significant figures as appropriate. Examination Materials: Mathematical formulae and tables (Revised 2008) Electronic calculator Ruler and graph paper SSS Copyright © 2007 Caribbean Examinations Council ® All rights reserved. 02205032/CAPE 2008a2 SECTION A MODULE 1 : DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, 1.) G@_ Construct the truth table for the proposition a = b. [ 2marks] (ii) Hence determine the truth value of the statement: If 3x 5 = 15,then6 + 2=7. [ 2 marks} (b) Propositions ¢ and dare defined as: c: Lam tired. d: Tam full. Express the following statements in terms of ¢ and d and the logical connectives A.V and ~ @ Lam neither tired nor full. [ 2 marks] Tam full but not tired. [ 2 marks} (©) Using the laws of Boolean algebra, show that py(p aq P [ 4 marks] (@) Represent the Boolean expression @ FA (sv ~ t)asa logic circuit, using only AND, OR and NOT gates { S marks] Gi) (WAX) vy v 2 asaswitching circuit. [ 3 marks] ‘Total 20 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (02205032/CAPE 2008a5 SECTION B MODULE 2: PROBABILITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS. 2 (a) Anaverage of 3.5 employees of a company are absent per day. (Find the probability that ATMOST two employees are absent ona given day at this company. [ Smarks] (i) Find the probability that between five and seven employees (inclusive) are absent ina given two-day period at this company. [ Smarks] (ii) Justifying the approximation used, find the probability that in a ten-day period, AT LEAST 31 employees are absent. L 7 marks} (b) The random variable X has distribution Bin(200, p). Given that P(X = 0) = 0.05, find the value of p. [3 marks} Total 20 marks SECTION C MODULE 3: PARTICLE MECHANICS [Take g as 9.8 ms] 3. A particle is projected with a speed of 40 ms“ from the top of a vertical pole 25 m high and strikes the ground at a distance of 150 m from its foot. Calculate (a) the two possible values, a and B, of the angles of projection, where a > B {10 marks} (b) the MAXIMUM height above the top of the pole, when the angle of projection is | (5 marks] (©) the time of flight when the angle of projection is B. [ Smarks] Total 20 marks END OF TEST (02205032/CAPE 2008