P425/2

APPLIED
MATHEMATICS
PAPER2
JUNE 2015
3HRS

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

RESOURCEFUL MOCK EXAMINATION
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
3hours

Instructions to candidates
 Answer ALL the eight questions in Section A and any FIVE from Section B.
 In numerical computations use g = 9.8ms-2 ,unless specified by the question
 Begin each solution to a new question on a fresh page.
 Mathematical tables with a list of formulae and squared papers may be
conveniently used where applicable.
 Draw double margins on each of the answer sheets / page to be used.
 Include the allocation table on your answer sheet.
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY
QUESTION MARKS OBTAINED
Section A
Section B
Indicate
Questions
attempted.

Total Mark
 SECTION A (40Marks)
1. Two events M and N are such that
1 1
P ( M )=0.5 , P ( M ∨N but not both M ∧N ) = , P ( N ) = ,Calculate P ( M ∩ N ) , P ( M /N )
3 4
(5marks)

2. A uniform rod AB of length 2m and weight 20N rests horizontally on smooth

supports A and B. A load of 10N is attached to the rod at a distance 40cm
from A. Find the forces exerted on the rod by the supports at A and B.
(5marks)

3. Use the trapezium rule with 6 ordinates to find an approximate value for
π
3

∫ cosx correct to 3 significant figures. (5marks)

0

4. A random variable x has the distribution shown in the table below:

x 0 1 2 3
f (x) 5 7 3 1
16 16 16 16
If Y =3 x +2. Determine the;
i) Probability distribution of Y
ii) E ( Y ). (5marks)

5. An engine of 280kW is taking a train of mass 150tonnes up an incline of

1 in 250 and the resistance equals the weight of 350kg, What is the
maximum uniform speed of the train in Kmh-1? (5marks)

6. A coin is biased such that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If

the coin is tossed 12 times, determine the;
i) Expected number of heads
ii) Probability of getting at most 2 tails (5marks)

7. Two particles of masses M1 and M2 kg are connected by a light

inextensible string passing over a small smooth fixed pulley. Prove that
4 M1 M2 g
the force on the pulley is given by . (5marks)
M1 + M 1
8. Study the flow chart and answer the questions.

Start

A=0

B=5

C=1/B

A=A+C

B=B-1

Is NO
B=1?

YES

Print: A

Stop

i) Perform a dry run for the flow chart

ii) State clearly the purpose of the flow chart. (5marks)
 SECTION B: (60MARKS)

9. a) Show graphically that the curve y = x 3 and the line y=2 x−3 have a
common root. From your graph, obtain the root to 1 decimal place. (4marks)

b) Use the Newton-Raphson Method to find the root of the equation correct
to 3 significant figures. (8marks)

10. Observation of a large number of buses at a certain point on a motor way

indicates that the speeds are normally distributed. 20% of the buses have
speeds of less than 35km/h, 68% of buses have speeds between 35km/h
and 45km/h.
i) Find the mean and standard deviation of the buses speed correct to 1
decimal place.

ii) If 25 buses are selected at random, find the probability that their average
speed is more than 41.5km/h. (12marks)

11. A lion sees a deer 100m due North running at a constant speed of 18kmh -1
due S 1200E. If the Lion can run at 36kmh-1, find the;
i) Course the Lion should take in order to intercept the deer.

ii) Time taken for the lion to catch the deer. (12marks)

12. The table below shows the marks obtained by students in Paper Two
Mathematics.
Marks (%) Frequency
20 - < 30 9
30 - < 35 12
35 - < 45 27
45 - < 50 13
50 - < 55 25
55 - < 60 18
60 - < 75 30

a) Draw a histogram and use it to estimate the modal mark.

b) Find the; i) Mean mark,

ii) Standard deviation of the marks. (12marks)

13. Four forces represented by i−4 j , 3i+6 j , −9 i+ j and 5 i−3 j , Newtons at

points with position vectors 3 i− j , 2i+2 j ,−i− j ,and −3 i+ 4 j respectively.
a) Show that the forces reduce to a couple and find its moment.

b) If the fourth force is removed, find the magnitude and direction of the
resultant force. (12marks)
 14. The diameter of an egg produced by a hen of a certain farm depends on
the mass of the layers’ mass ratio it is fed as shown in the table below.
Food ratio (mg) 200 290 330 410 440 500
Diameter (mm) 30.2 34.2 36.2 40.1 41.0 46.2

Assuming the egg to be spherical, find;

i) The optimum amount of the food the hen should be given if it is to
produce an egg of average diameter of 37.5gm.

ii) The radius of an egg if the food ratio supplied is 520mg.

b) Given that; a=52.426 , b=37.3and c=−12.93 are rounded off to the given decimal
A
places, find the limits within which the exact of the expression, lies.
B+C
Note, the numbers A, B and C are rounded off to a, b and c respectively.
(12marks)

15. A continuous random variable X has a probability density function given

by;

{
2
kx 0 ≤ x<2
f ( x )= ¿ k ( 4−x )
¿0 2< x ≤ 4

a) Sketch the graph of f ( x ). otherwise

b) Determine the value of k .

c) Find the (i) median

(
(ii) P |x −1|<
1
2). (12marks)

16. a) A spring of constant k hangs vertically from a fixed point, with its other
end attached to a mass m. At equilibrium, weight mg produces an extension
a. If it is stretched by a length x from equilibrium and then released, find
the period of its subsequent motion.
b) A particle is describing simple harmonic motion in a straight line. When
its distance from O, the centre of its path, is 3m, its velocity is 16ms -1
towards O and its acceleration is 48ms-2 towards O. Find the;
i) Period and amplitude of motion.

ii) Time taken by the particle to reach O. (12marks)

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