142/2-Mock Examination 2023

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
FORM SIX MOCK EXAMINATION SOUTHERN ZONE
(MTWARA AND LINDI )

142/2 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 2

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3 Hours February, 2023

Instructions:

1. This paper consists of sections A and B with total of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer all questions from section A and any two (2) questions from section B.
3. All necessary working and answers of each question must be shown clearly.
4. Mathematical tables and non-programable 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 booklet(s).

This paper consist of four printed pages

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SECTION A (60 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. (a) In a Southern zone examination the probability of passing advanced

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mathematics for John, Paul and Mark is , and respectively. Find the
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probability that neither John nor Paul passing examination.
(b) The probability that a parents of Jando village who support basic mathematics
is 0.6. Find the probability that in a random selected sample of 8 votters there
are;
(i) Exactly 3 who support basic mathematics
(ii) more than 5 support basic mathematics
(c) A team of four is chosen at random from five girls and six boys.
(i) In how many ways can the team be chosen if there are no restrictions.
(ii) In how many ways can the team chosen if there must be more boys than
girls?
(iii) Find the probability that the contain only one boy.
(d) The continuous random variable of X has probability density function
1
f (x) = 20 (x + 3), 0 ≤ x ≤ 4
(i) Find expectation of x, E(x)
(ii) Verify that E(2x + 5)= 2E(x) + 5
2. (a) By using truth table show that ¬(p ∧ q) ∨ (¬p −→ q) is tautology.
(b) Using the laws of algebra of propositions simplify (p −→ ¬(p ∨ ¬q)) ∧ p
(c) “If Hansley studies hard, he will not fail Mathematics. If he does not watch a
football game on TV, then he will study hard. But Hansley failed
Mathematics. Therefore he watched a football game on TV” Determine if it
is tautology.
3. (a) (i) Prove that (a × b)2 + (a · b)2 = (|a||b|)2
(ii) If a = 3i + 2 j + 6k and b = i + λ j + 3k. Find the value of λ so that a + b
is perpendicular to a − b
(b) The position vectors of the vertices of a triangle o, a, b. Show that its area
A is given by the formula
4A2 = |a|2 |b|2 − (a · b)
(c) Under the action forces F1 = 2i + 2 j − 3k N and F2 = i + 3 j N a body attains
dr
the velocity = i + 2t j + k m/s. If at t = 0, the body was at the origin, find
dt
the work done by the resultant force at t = 4seconds

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4. (a) If |z + 1| = z + 2(1 + i), then find z

z+2
(b) If the real part of is 4, then show that the locus of the point representing
z−1
z in the complex plane is a circle.
cos 4θ + i sin θ
(c) (i) Use Demoivers theorem to simplify
cos 5θ − i sin 5θ
2 2
(ii) If (x + iy)(p + iq) = (x + y )i;
then show that x = q, y = p.

SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer any two (2) questions from this section.

sin 3x cos 3x
5. (a) Prove that − =2
sin x cos x
(b) If A + B +C = 180◦ , prove that
cos A + cos B + cosC = 1 + 4 sin 12 A sin 12 B sin 12 C
(c) Solve the equation 3 cos 2θ + sin θ = 1 for the values of θ from 0◦ to 360◦
inclusive " #
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cos θ + sin θ
(d) Prove that cos 2θ + sec 2θ = 2
cos4 θ − sin4 θ

6. (a) (i) If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 − px + q = 0, form the equation
α β
whose roots are 2 and 2 . Find the equation of a function.
β α
2 ln y = ln 2 + ln x
(ii) Solve simultaneously
2y = 4x

(b) (i) Expand (x + 3y)6 by the binomial theorem and apply the expansion to
evaluate (1.03)6 correct to five decimal places.
 
2 −3 5
(ii) If A= 3 2 −4, find the inverse of a matrix A and use to solve the
 
1 1 −2
system of equation.
n
(c) Given that ∑ (3r + a)(r + 2) = n(n + 2)(n + b) determine the value of a and
r=1
b

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7. (a) Form a differential equation whose general solution is given by

x = e2t (A + Bt) where A and B are constant
(b) Solve the differential equations
(i) (4x + 6y − 1)dx + (2x + 3y − 5)dy = 0
dy y2
(ii) x + = y
dx x
d 2y dy
(c) Solve the differential equation 2 − 3 − 2y = 4x + e2x
dx dx
(d) A tank contain a solution of salt water. Initially the tank contains 1000litres
of water with 10kg of salt dissolved in it. The mixture is poured off at a rate
of 20litres per minute, and simultaneously pure water is added at a rate of 20
litre per minute. All the time the tank is stirred to keep the mixture uniform
(i) Find the mass of the salt in the tank after 5 minutes.
(ii) How long the mass of the salt in the tank fall to 5kg?
8. (a) Prove that the parametric equations of the parabola are given as x = at 2 and
y = 2at
x 2 y2
(b) (i) Show that the line 5y − 4x = 25 touches the ellipse + = 1 and find
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the equation of the normal to the ellipse at the point of contact.
(ii) Point p(a sec θ, b tan θ) and Q(a sec φ, b tan φ) lie on the hyperbola
x 2 y2 a2
− = 1. If PQ subtends at (0,0) show that sin θ sin φ = − 2
a2 b2 b
(c) Transform the polar equation r = sin θ − 4 cos θ into cartesian form hence find
it’s centre.
(d) Sketch the graph whose equation is r = 2 + 3 cos θ form 0◦ to 360◦

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