TEST CODE 02205032

FORM TP 2019149 MAY/JUNE 2019

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

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CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS

UNIT 2 – Paper 032

1 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of THREE sections: Discrete Mathematics, Probability and

Distributions, and Particle Mechanics.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

4. Do NOT write in the margins.

5. Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers MUST be given exactly
OR to three significant figures as appropriate.

6. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet.
Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

7. If you use the extra page(s), you MUST write the question number clearly in
the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.

8. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator.

Examination Materials:

Mathematical formulae and tables (Revised 2010)

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SECTION A

MODULE 1: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

1. (a) Let p represent the proposition “Mark speaks French” and let q represent the proposition
“Mark speaks Spanish”.

Express EACH of the following simple verbal sentences using the logical connectives ∨,
∧ and ~;

(i) Mark speaks French or Spanish.

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(ii) Mark speaks French but not Spanish.

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(iii) Mark does not speak French nor Spanish.

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(iv) It is not true that Mark does not speak French.

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(v) It is not true that Mark speaks neither French nor Spanish.

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(b) Verify that the proposition p ∨ ~ (p ∧ q) is a tautology.

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(c) (i) Use the distributive laws to prove that the Boolean expression

(a ∧ ~ b) ∨ (~ a ∧ b) is equivalent to (a ∨ b) ∧ (~ a ∨ ~ b).

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(ii) Represent the Boolean expression (a ∧ b) ∧ (~ a ∨ ~ b) as a switching circuit.

[3 marks]

Total 20 marks

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SECTION B

MODULE 2: PROBABILITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

2. (a) Defects occur at random in planks of wood at a constant rate of 0.5 per 10 cm length.

(i) Jim buys a plank of length 100 cm. Calculate the probability that Jim's plank
contains at most 3 defects.

[2 marks]

(ii) Shivani buys some planks. Calculate the probability that fewer than 2 of Shivani’s
planks contain at most 3 defects.

[4 marks]

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(iii) Using a suitable approximation, calculate the probability that the total number of
defects on Shivani’s 6 planks is less than 18.

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(b) The continuous random variable X has the probability density function given by

3
(x – 1)(5 – x) 1 ≤ x ≤ 5,
f (x) = 32
otherwise.
0

(i) Sketch f (x) clearly showing the points where the curve meets the x-axis.

[2 marks]

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(ii) State the value of the mean, μ, of X.

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(iii) Show that, accurate to 1 decimal place, E(x ) = 9.8.

[4 marks]

(iv) Find the standard deviation, σ, of X.

[2 marks]

Total 20 marks

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SECTION C

MODULE 3: PARTICLE MECHANICS

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(Take g = 10 ms .)

3. (a) The following diagram shows 3 forces, P, Q and R, acting on a particle at a point O. The
force P has a magnitude of 15 N and the force Q has a magnitude of X newtons. The angle
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between P and Q is 150 , and the system is in equilibrium.

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Given that the angle between R and Q is 50 , find

(i) the magnitude of R

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(ii) the value of X.

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(b) A particle P of mass 0.5 kg is projected from a point A up a line of greatest slope, AB, of
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a fixed plane. The plane is inclined at 30 to the horizontal and AB = 2 m with B above A,
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as shown in the following diagram. The particle P passes B with a speed of 5 ms . The
plane is smooth from A to B.

(i) Calculate the speed of projection of the particle.

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(ii) On reaching B, the particle P immediately slides up the plane and comes to
rest at a point C on the plane where A, B and C all lie on the same line with
BC = 1.5 m. From B to C the plane is rough and the coefficient of friction between
P and the plane is μ.

Using the work–energy principle, calculate the value of μ.

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[6 marks]

Total 20 marks

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