THE FINAL JOINT PRE-NECTA EXAMINATION

PUGU SECONDARY AND KISUTU SECONDARY SCHOOL

142/1 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 1

TIME: 3 HOURS Wednesday 17th June 2020 P.M

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of ten (10) questions, each carries ten (10) marks.

2. Answer all questions.

3. All necessary working and answer of each question must be shown clearly

4. NECTA Mathematical tables formulae and Non-programmable calculators may be used

5. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room

6. Write your Examination number on every page of your answer scripts (s)

Page 1 of 4
1. (a) By using a non-programmable calculator, Evaluate the following:-

i. correct to four decimal places (02 marks )

√

ii. ∫ correct to four decimal places (02 marks)

iii. * + correct to three decimal places (02 marks )

√

(b) If * ( ) √ + with the aid of a non-programmable calculator

evaluate D given that and

( ) correct to four decimal places (04 marks )

2. (a) Investigate the stationary value of (03 marks )

(b) Solve the equation giving your answers correct to four
significant figures (03 marks )
(c) Find the area enclosed by the curve the ordinate at the

Find also the volume correct to five significant figures obtained when this area is rotated
completely about the (4 marks)

3. A firm makes two products SIMPLE and COMPLEX and has a total production capacity of 9

tons per day, the two products require the same production capacity. The firm has a permanent

contract to supply at least 2 tons of SIMPLE and at least 3 tons of COMPLEX per day to another

company. Each tone of SIMPLE requires 20 machine hours of production time and each tone of

COMPLEX requires 50 machine hours of production time. The daily maximum possible number

of machine hours is 360. All the firm’s output can be sold and the profit made is sh80,000 per

ton of SIMPLE and sh 120,000 per ton of COMPLEX.

(a) Determine the production schedule for maximum profit

(b) Calculate the maximum profit. (10 marks )

Page 2 of 4
4. (a) The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2
respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation 8 was incorrect. Calculate the
correct mean and standard deviation if the wrong item is replaced by 12. (03 marks)
(b) A group frequency distribution of the ages of employees at a certain industry is shown
as follows:
Age in years 16 – 20 21 – 25 26 – 30 31 – 35 36 – 40 41 – 45 46 – 50 51 – 55
Number of 36 56 58 52 46 38 36 36
employees
i. Calculate the mean and standard deviation by using the coding method where A=33.
ii. Calculate the mode and median. (07 marks )

5. (a) By using the laws of algebra of sets, simplify the following set expressions
i. [ ] [ ]
ii. (04 marks )
(b) Out of 100 people who voted in the election, 7 have voted for JAVA and MAX, 15 for PIRE
and MAX, 10 for PIRE and JAVA and 5 all the three parties. 10 have voted for PIRE only
and equal numbers have voted for MAX only and for JAVA only. Use a Venn diagram to
find how many have voted for:-
i. JAVA altogether
ii. MAX and PIRE but not JAVA
iii. PIRE or JAVA but not MAX
iv. At most one party. (06 marks)

6. (a) The function is defined by Find the value of for which

. (02 marks )
(b) Functions f and g are defined for all real numbers such that and
Find the possible expression for . (03 marks)

(c) Sketch the graph of and identify its domain and range (05 marks)

Page 3 of 4
7. (a) Show that the equation has a root between 0.4 and 0.45. Hence apply
the Newton’s Raphson method in three iterations to approximate the root of the function
starting with (04 marks)

(b) Using eleven equally spaced ordinates, obtain estimates for ∫ √

by means of:-

i. The Simpson’s rule and trapezium rule

ii. The analytical method. Hence, find the relative error introduced and give comments
(06 marks)
8. (a) Find the equations of the lines that bisect the angles between the lines
(03 marks)
A variable point moves in such a way that ̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅ where is the point
and is the point
(i) Find the locus of
(ii) Find the equation of the tangent at to the locus in above
(iii) The line OT is a tangent to the locus in where O is the origin and T lies on the
locus, calculate the length of OT. (07 marks)

9. (a) Use integration by parts to evaluate ∫ (02 marks)

(b) Evaluate the following correct to four decimal places:-

i. ∫

ii. ∫ (04 marks)

(c) The area enclosed between the curve and the line is rotated
through about the x-axis. Sketch the graph and indicate the enclosed area, hence
find the volume of the solid generated (leave ). (04 marks)

10. (a) If then find (03 marks)

(b) If then show that (03 marks)

(c) Use Taylor’s theorem to obtain a series expansion for ( ) stating terms up to and

including that in Hence, obtain a value for giving your answer correct to five
decimal places. (04 marks)

Page 4 of 4