UGANDA MARTYRS’ SS NAMUGONGO

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

ANNUAL SUBSIDIARY MATHEMATICS

ALGEBRA
(2 x+1 )16 x
1. (a)Solve for x; (i) =1 (ii) 3 x+1 = 5 2 x−1 , correct to 4d.p
4 x + 2
x
(b)Given that ( y − x) 3 − ( y + x) 2 = 0 , express in the form a + b c
y
(c) solve for y given that : log 5 y + log y 25 = 3
1 1
(d)find x given that : x + ( x − 3) 2 = 3
2

sin 60 o − sin 45 o
2. (a)Express in the simplified surd form
cos 45 o − cos 60 o
−1 1
( x − 2) 2 + ( x − 2) 2
(b) Factorize completely:
1
( x − 2) 2 ( x 2 + x − 2)
(c) Solve for  given that : 2 2 − 3(2 +1) + 23 = 0

(d)Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations : log ( x + y ) = log 100 and
2
log (2 x − y ) = log 10 .
2
(8t )(9 2t )
3. (a) simplify
108 t
4
bc
(b) Express in terms loga, logb and logc ; (i) log( 100 abc ) (ii) log( )
10a
(c)Given that log 2 = 0.3010 , log 3 = 0.4771 and log 5 = 0.6990 , evaluate
(i) log1.5 (ii) log 3 60 (iii) log 0.15 (iv) log 4.5
5
(d) Solve for x given log 4 x + log x 4 =
2

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QUADRATICS AND POLYNOMIALS
5 3 7 4+n
4. (a) Solve by factorization (i) n = − (ii) − =0
2 2n n 3
(b)Solve by completing squares
(i) t 2 − 4t − 8 = 0 (ii) 2t 2 − 6t + 4 = 0
(c)Solve using the quadratic formula and leave your answer in the simplified surd form
(i) y 2 = 6 y − 1 (ii) y 2 − 8 y + 11 = 0
5. (a)Find the sum and product of the roots of the equation 0 = 3 − (4 x + 2 x 2 )
(b)Form an equation with integral coefficients whose roots are − 2 3 and 4 5
(c)The equation 3 x 2 = 4 x − 1 has roots  and  . Find the values of
 
(i) (2 + 1) + (2 + 1) (ii)  2 +  2 +
(iii) (iv)  − 
 
(d)The roots of a quadratic equation 2 x 2 − 3x − 9 = 0 are  and  . Form an equation
with integral coefficients whose roots are  2 − 1 and  2 − 1

6. (a)Given that the roots of the equation x 2 + 6 x + c = 0 are  and  − 1 ,find the value of
1
c, hence form an equation with integral coefficients whose roots are and

1
.
 −1
(b)Given that  2 and  2 are roots of the equation x 2 − 21x + 4 = 0 where  ,  are both
positives. Find an equation whose roots are α and β.
(c) One of the roots of the equation 3x 2 + (k − 1)x − 2 = 0 is negative one times the other,
determine the value of k

7. (a)Factorize completely (i) x 3 − 2 x 2 − 5 x + 6 (ii) t 3 + 2t 2 − t − 2

(b)When f ( x) = x 2 − ax + b is divided by (x+1), the reminder is 2 and (x+2) is a factor.
Find the values of a and b
(c)Given that f ( x) = 2 x 3 + x 2 − 13x + 6 is divisible by (x-2), find the other factors of f(x)
and hence solve f(x) = 0

8. (a)Solve the simultaneous equations

(i) x + y = 1 , xy = −12 (ii) x + y = 1 , x 2 − y 2 = 5
(b)Solve the equations
(i) x 4 − 11x 2 + 18 = 0 (ii) 2 x 3 − 3x 2 − 5 x + 6 = 0

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 (c)Express f ( x) = 2 + x − 3x 2 in the form a − b( x + c) 2 , hence
(i) deduce the maximum value of f (x ) and the value of x at which it occurs
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(ii) find the minimum value of g ( x) =
f ( x)
(iii) sketch the curve y = 2 + x − 3x 2

MATRICES
 2 5 b c   1 9
9. (a) Find the value of a,b,c and d given that;   −   =  
 3 a   3 4  d 4
1 1
(b)if A =   and A2 = I,find values of x and y
 x y
1 2 a b   4 3
(c) if P =   , Q =   and R =   . If PQ=R, find Q.
3 4 c d  12 5 
 a 2a 
(d) Given that P =   is a singular matrix. Find the possible values of a.
 a − 1 a + 1
7 6  7 6  x   1 
10. (a) Find the inverse of   , hence find x and y given    =  
 5 4  5 4  y   − 3 
a b 
(b) Given that B =   , show that BB − I = I, where I is a 2X2 identity matrix
c d 
(c)Use matrix method solve the following pair of simultaneous equations
3 x − 2 y = −3 , y + 2 x = 5
DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION
11. (a) Differentiate the following with respect to x
(i) ( 1 + x ) 3 (ii) ( x + 2)(21 − 2 x)
x x
b 1 5
(b) The gradient of a curve y = ax 2 + 2 at a point ( , ) is -6, find the values of a and b.
x 2 2
(c) Given that the curve y = x − 6 x + 9 x , find the turning points of the curve and
3 2

distinguish between them.

12. (a)Integrate the following with respect to x
( x + 1)( x − 2)
(i) (x-1)(x2-1) (ii)
x
1 2
1 1
(b)Find; (i)  x( x − 2) dx (ii)  ( − 3 )dx
2

−1 1
x x
(c)Find the area enclosed by the y-axis and the curve x = y 2 − y − 6
dy
13. (a) A curve has a gradient = 1 − bx with a turning point at ( 1 , 21 )
dx 2 4
(i) Find the value of b
(ii) Determine the nature of the turning point .

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 (iii) (b) Solve fo Find the equation of the curve and sketch the curve
(iv) Calculate the area bounded by the curve , the x-axis from x= -1 to x= 4.
dy 3 x 2 + 2 x − 3
(b)Find y if = , given that y(1) = 2. Hence state the value of y when
dx 3y 2 − 4 y
−1
x=
2
dA 1
(c) Find an expression for A in terms of h ,given that =3 h− and that A = 10
dh 2 h
when h = 4

TRIGONOMETRY
14. (a)Without using tables or calculators find the values of the following
(i) sin225o (ii)cos420o (iii) tan485o
5
(b)Given that cos ec = ,and that β is obtuse, find values of
4
(i)sin2β (ii)cos2β (iii)tan2β
(c)Solve for x on 0  x  360 given 6 sin 2 x + 5 cos x = 7
o o

15. (a)Eliminate θ from the following:

(i) 1 − cos 2 = y , x = sin 2 (ii) x = 1+ tan , y = cos
(b)Given that cot A = 1 4 and cot(A − B ) = 8 , find cotB
7 8
(c)If θ is reflex and α is acute, and that tan  = , and cos = , evaluate
24 17
(i) cos( +  ) (ii) tan( −  ) (iii) sin( +  )
(d) solve for θ for 0 o    360o
(i) sin( + 30o ) = cos( + 30o ) (ii) 2 cot 2  + 8 = 7 cos ec
SERIES
16. (a)Find U7 and S10 of an A.P with a=4 and d=6
(b)Determine the number of terms in an A.P
1 1 1
6 + 7 + ... + 31
4 2 4

(c)Find the sum of the first 10 terms of an AP whose first term is 60 and last term is -
104.
(d)Find the sum of all odd numbers between 20 and 100

17. (a)Find U9 and S15 of a G.P with a = -1 and r = -2

(b) Determine the number of terms of a G.P with first term 3 and common ratio 2
required to make a sum greater than 120
(b) If the first , third and the sixth term of an A.P form a G.P, and that the first term is -2,
(i)find the common difference of the A.P and the common ratio of the G.P.
(ii) find the difference in the sums of the first ten terms of the progressions

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(d)Find the sum to infinity of a G.P with a= 1 and r =
2
(e)Express 0.5555… as a fraction in its simplest form

PERMUTATION AND COMBINATIONS

15! 15!
18. Evaluate (i) 12
C6 x 15
+
P4 (ii)
11!4! 12!3!
(b)In how many ways can four letters of the word BRIDGE be arranged in a row, if no
letter is repeated
(c)How many arrangements can be made in the letters of the word PROBABILITY

19. (a) Find the number of ways in which the letters of the word ISOSCELES can be
arranged if the Es are neither together.
(b) A team containing 5 men and 6 women is to be chosen from 7 men and 9 women. In
how many ways can this be done
(c)A committee of six is to be formed from nine women and three men. In how many
ways can the members be chosen so as to include atleast one man

STATISTICS
20. The times corrected to the nearest seconds , taken by 100 athletes to cover a lap of of
running track were recorded as follows

Time(sec) 70- < 75 75 -< 80 80- < 85 85 - < 90 90 - < 95 95 -< 100

No of 8 20 26 30 9 7
athletes

(a) Using a working mean of 87.5 , calculate the mean and the standard deviation
(b) Draw the cumulative frequency curve and use it to estimate ;
(i) Median time
(ii) Semi- interquartile range
(iii) P40 –P60 percentile range
(iv) D2 – D8 decile range
(v) The number of athletes who posted above 88 seconds
(vi) The time corresponding to the middle 20% of the distribution

PROBABILITY THEORY
21. (a)Events A and B are such that P( A I  B I ) = 0.1 , P( A I  B I ) = 0.8 and P ( Aonly) = 0.3 .
Find (i) P(A) (ii)P(B) (iii)P(A or B but not both) (iv) P ( A B )
(b) In a large group of people, its known that 10% have a hot breakfast, 20% have a hot
lunch and 25% have a hot lunch and a hot breakfast. Find the probability that a person
picked at random from this group ;
(i) has a hot breakfast and a hot lunch
(ii) has a hot lunch, given that he had a hot breakfast

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 (c)A bag contains 4red and 5green balls. Another bag contains 3red and 3green balls. A
bag is randomly selected and 2 balls are randomly picked from it without replacement.
Find the probability that the balls picked are of different colors.
(d) Events A and B are such that P( A) = 0.4 , P ( A  B) = 0.9 and P( A  B) = 0.1 obtain
(i) P ( A B ) (ii) P( A  B I )

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
22. (a) A random variable X has a probability distribution given below

X 0 1 2 3 4 5

P(X = x) 1 A 10 b 5 1
32 32
32 32

Given that E(X) = 2.5. Find

(i) the constants a and b

(ii) mode of the distribution
(iii) P(X > 3)
(iv) P(X > 2/X < 4)
If Y = 2x + 5; find:

(i) E(Y) (ii) Var (Y)

(b)The probability density function of X is given by
f (x ) = kx( a − x) , 0 < x < 2
0 , else where
Where a and k are constants
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(i) Show that k =
6a − 8
(ii) Given that the mean of X is 1, find the values of a and k
(iii) Sketch the graph of p.d.f of X (iv) find the variance of X
23. (a)Given the normally distributed variable X with mean 18 and standard deviation 2.5,
find (i) P( X< 15) (ii)P(17 < X < 21)
(iii)the value of k such that P( X < k)= 0.2578
(iv)the value of k such that P( X > k)= 0.1539
24. (a)An unbiased coin is tossed 8 times . find the probability of obtaining
(i) Exactly three heads (ii) Less than five heads
(ii) More than four heads (iv)Between two and six heads inclusive
(b)The probability that Peter arrives late at school is 0.4. out of ten days,
(i) find the expected number of days that tom will arrive late
(ii) find the standard deviation of the days

25. (c)Given that X ̴ B(n,p) with mean 5 and standard deviation 2. Find the values of
n and p

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MOVING AVERAGES
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26. The average prices of a bunch of matooke in each third year over a period of 3 years
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are given in the table below

1st third 2nd third 3rd third

1998 4500 5000 5200

1999 5500 5700 6000

2000 6200 6500 6800

2001 7000 X

(a) calculate the 3-point moving averages

(b) On the same graph, show the raw data and the 3-point moving averages. Hence
(i) comment on the trend of the prices of matooke for this period
(ii) Estimate the value of X in the table.

27. The table below gives the number of bags of cement sold each week by a certain
hardware shop in the first twelve weeks of a year

week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Bags 422 318 349 252 386 230 256 141 264 168 272 260
sold

(a)Calculate the four point moving totals and hence the four point moving averages for
the data
(b)On the same axes, draw a graph of moving averages and the actual sales
(c)Comment on the sales of cement over the twelve weeks period
(d)Estimate the probable sales in the thirteenth week.

MECHANICS
28. (a) A particle is projected away from an origin O with an initial velocity of 0.25ms-1. The
3
particle travels in a straight line and accelerates at ms − 2 . Find
2
(i)How far the particle is from O after 4seconds.
(ii)the distance travelled by the particle in the 4th second
(b)A stone is projected vertically upwards from the ground level at a speed of 24.5ms-1.
Find how long is the stone atleast 19.6metres above the ground level.

29. (a)Forces of (10i+2j)N and (ai+bj)N acting on a body of mass 500g cause it to accelerate
at (24i+3j)ms-2. Find the constants a and b.

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 (b)A light string passes over a fixed pulley and has bodies of mass 2kg and 3kg attached
to its ends. Find the tension in the strings when the system is released from rest.
(c)A mass of 5kg is initially at rest at the bottom of a smooth slope which is inclined at
sin −1 ( 3 ) to the horizontal . the mass is pushed up the slope by a horizontal force of 50N.
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(i) Find the normal reaction between the mass and the plane
(ii)How far up the slope will the mass travel in the first 4 seconds

30. (a) When a horizontal force of 37N is applied to a body of mass 10kg which is resting on
a rough horizontal surface, the body moves along the surface with an acceleration of
1.25ms-2. Find  , the coefficient of friction between the body and the surface
(b)Three forces qN, pN and 20N act on a particle in the directions, north,S050oW and
S070oE respectively. If the system is in equilibrium, find the values of p and q.
(c) ABCD is a rectangle. Forces of magnitude 8N, 4N, 10N and 2N act along AB, CB, CD
and AD respectively, in the directions indicated by the order of the the letters. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant

INDEX NUMBERS
31. (a) A pharmacist had the following records of unit price and quantities of drugs sold for
the years 2010 and 2011. Taking 2010 as the base year.

Drug Unit price(@carton) Quantities (@carton)

2010 2010 2011

2011

Asa 80 125 40 45

Pana 100 90 70 90

c/quinine 55 70 8 10

Caps 90 100 10 10

(i) Calculate the price relatives for each drug in 2011

(ii) Obtain the simple aggregate price index number for 2011
(iii) Calculate the weighted index number and comment on it

CORRELATION AND SCATTER DIAGRAM

32. The marks scored by eight candidates in English and mathematics are as shown in the
table below
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

English(x) 50 58 35 86 76 43 40 60

Math(y) 65 72 54 82 32 74 40 53

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 (a) Plot a scatter diagram for the data an draw the line of best fit
(b)Estimate the mark of the ninth candidate in mathematics if he had 65 in English
(i)Calculate the rank correlation coefficient between English and mathematics
(ii)Comment on your result at 5%level of significance

33. (a) 12 students were given a test at the beginning of of the course and their scores Xi
were compared with their scores Yi obtained in an examination at the end of the course
Xi 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9

Yi 3 4 5 5 4 8 6 6 6 7 8 10

(i)Calculate the rank correlation coefficient and comment on your result at 1% level of
significance.
(ii) Plot a scatter diagram and comment on your graph

“PERSEVERANCE AND SUCCESS”

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