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END OF TERM EXAMINATION (JAN-APRIL 2022)

APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

CEE 2021S

MATHEMATICS

TIME: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
You have ten minutes to read the instructions and the question paper before answering the questions.
This paper consists of ELEVEN questions. Answer ALL the questions in the answer booklet
provided.
Maximum marks for each part of a question are indicated.
Direct any question(s) to the invigilator only. Conversing with fellow trainees may lead to
disqualification.
No written materials and mobile phones are allowed into the exam room.

This paper consists of 3 printed pages.

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing

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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Evaluate each of the following

1 1 1 3 1
(a) of ÷ + − (3mks)
2 4 8 4 3
2 4
÷
3 3 1
(b) ÷ (3mks)
1 5 2
+
3 6
(c) ¿ ¿ (4mks)
2. Solve for x in each of the following equations

(i) 24 x+2=43 x−2

( √ 729 ) =32 x+4

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(ii) 7 marks

3. (a) Given the matrices

3 4 2 0
N= and Q=
−4 3 0 1
i.Determine C=NQ 3 marks
ii.Find the inverse of C 4 marks
iii.Hence solve the following system of equations. 3 marks
6x+4y=26
-8x+3y=-18
4 −2 x
(b) Solve for x in det =4 3 marks
6 3−2 x
4. Given that log2=0.3010 and log 3=0.4711 Calculate without using calculator
a) log 6 (2mks)
b) log 4.5 (2mks)
c) log 54 (3mks)
5. Simplify the following
a) 2 loga 5+loga 4 -2 loga10 (3mks)
b) log3 + log 15 – log 4.5 (3mks)
6. Find the value of x if:

a) Log3 81 = x (2mks)

b) Logy 8 =3 (2mks)
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7. Evaluate (3mks)

log 7 17

8. Solve for x in each of the following

(a)Log 12 + 3 log x =log 96 (3mks)

(b) 2+ log2 3+ log 2 x=¿ log 2 5+1 ¿ (3mks)

9. a) In a mathematics test 40 students scored the following marks

43 39 59 56 58 63 71 40

72 66 47 38 51 50 61 64

32 78 29 32 45 80 70 57

52 46 45 39 58 72 41 55

56 53 66 63 61 46 82 64
By grouping the above data using class intervals of size 5 and 25 – 29 as the first class.
(i) Form a frequency distribution table (3mks)
(d) Using an assumed mean of A= 52 calculate the mean (4mks)
(e) Add the relevant columns to calculate the variance (σ 2) and standard deviation (σ) (10mks)

10. (a) Use the data below to draw a cumulative frequency curve on the graph paper provided (7mks)

marks 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100

frequency 4 9 16 24 18 12 8 5 3 1

C.F

(b) use the graph to find

(i) 30 and 70 percentile (2mks)

(ii) 2nd and 8th deciles (2mks)

.11. (a) The second term of GP is -8 while the fifth is 1.Determine the sum of the first ten terms of the
Series correct to 2 d.p 7 marks
(b)The fifth term of a AP is 19 and the sum of its eight terms is 136.Detrmine
i.First term and common difference
ii.Sum of the first twenty terms 10 marks
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(c)Evaluate the sum to the infinity of a G.P whose first term is 4 and common difference is 3 marks
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