CHURCH OF GOD OF TANZANIA

ALDERSGATE SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM FIVE (V) TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS
ADVANCED MATHEMATICS

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………
Time: 3hrs 22nd November, 2016am
Instructions:
i. Write your name in each page of your answer sheet
ii. Answer ALL questions in this paper.
iii. Start each question in a NEW page
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1. (a) Using a scientific calculator find the following correct to four decimal places:
√(3.12 xlog5)3
i. π

ii.
√⟨
3
cos + sin 46 °
9
( √7 387.9947 )
log5
⟩
1
e6 xIn7
iii. [ √ 15 ] 11

iv. [ √ e log 6 x sinh−1 (0.6972)

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]
( ¿ 3.5 ) x ( cos 64.5° ) x (tan 46 ° )
x (0.6467)
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(b) Find the value of θ in radians given that:

14.32 tan 16° 24 ˊ
tanθ=
76.9
2. Consider the following distribution:
Class interval 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-90
Frequency 2 11 37 54 28 9 1

From the data above:

a) Draw the histogram and frequency polygon on the same axes.
b) Draw the cumulative frequency curve and estimate the median from the curve.
c) Obtain the semi-interquartile range correct to two significant figures.

3. (a) Draw and find the area of a triangle, given the vertices; A(-2,6), B(-4,-3) and C(6.-4).
(b) Find the value of x from the triangle with vertices ( x ,3 ) , (−2 ,−2 ) ,(5 ,−2)and the
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area of the triangle is 17 square units.
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4. (a) Using basic properties of set operations, simplify each of the following expressions:
i. ( A ∩ B ')∪ (A ∪ B ') (3marks)
ii. ( A ∩ B ' )∪( A ' ∩B)∪( A ∩ B) (3marks)
(b) In a class of 35 students, each student takes either one or two science subjects
(Physics, Chemistry and Biology). If 13 students take Chemistry, 22 take Physics, 17
students take Biology, 6 students take both Physics and Chemistry, 3 students take
both Biology and Chemistry. Find the number of students who takes both Biology
and Physics.

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5. a) Find the equation of the common chord of the circles

x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y + 1 = 0 and
x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 10 = 0
b) Find the equation of the circle with center (3, -2) and tangent to the line
L: 3 x+ 4 y +3=0
c) Find the length of the tangent to the circle x 2+ y 2−3=2 x−4 y from the centre of
the circle x 2+ y 2+ 6 x +8 y =1

d) The end points of a diameter of a circle are A (-8,2) and B (0,8). Find the coordinates
of the center of the circle, the radius and the equation of the circle.

e x −1−x 1
6. (a) By Maclaurin’s series show that lim =
x →0 x2 2
1+ x
(b) Find the Maclaurin’s series for ln (1+ x) and hence that for ln ( 1−x )
7. a) Simplify the following using the laws of algebra of proposition:
i. p ˅( p ˄ q)
ii. ( p ˅ q)˅( p ˄q)

b) Translate the following arguments into symbolic form. Hence show that the
argument is valid.
“On my daughter’s birthday, I bring her flowers. Either it is my daughter’s birthday
or I work late. I did not bring my daughter flowers today. Therefore, today I
worked late”
c) Verify that ( p ˄q ¿ →( p ˅ q) is toutology.

8. (a) (i) Differentiate f ( x )=sinx from the first principle.

(ii) Find the derivative of log 10 sinx
2 3
(b) Deduce the equation of the normal to the curve 2 x y + +2 y−5=0 passing
x
through point (1,-2).

9. (a) The circle is orthogonal to x 2+ y 2−2 x −4 y −2=0 , find its equation which
passes through the origin and the point (2,1)
(b) Find the equation of the tangents from the origin to the circle
x 2+ y 2−5 x−5 y+ 10=0
(c) Show that the line y=2 x is a tangent to the circle x 2+ y 2−8 x− y +5=0
dy
10. Find of the following:
dx
a) e 2 x
b) 2 e−2 x
c) √ x+1 By first principle
d) y=ln(e x + x 4 )
e) y=( x 4 +7 x2 ) sin 2 x

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