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BWAILA CLUSTER
2022/23 MSCE END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATIONS

MATHEMATICS
Subject number: M131/I
Wednesday, 7th December 2022 Time Allowed: 2 hours
08:00AM – 10:00AM
PAPER I
(100 Marks)

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1. Find the range of the mapping 𝑥 → 2𝑥 given that the domain {2,3,4,5,7} (4 marks)

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𝑥 3
2. Given that 𝑀3 = √(𝑦) , make y the subject of the formula (4 marks)

3. a. Factorise 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 (3 marks)
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b. Solve the equation 2𝑥 = 32 (2 marks)

4. Find the distance between A(-2,5) and B(-7,-10) (5 marks)

5. Calculate the range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 given that the domain is the set {0,-2,3}
(6 marks)
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6. Rationalise the denominator (4 marks)
√5−2

7. Figure 1 shows circle PRQ with angle PRQ=48. Find the size of angle POQ (3 marks)

Figure 1
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8. Solve the equation 9(𝑎−3) × 81(1−𝑎) = 27−𝑎 (7 marks)

9. Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥) → 3𝑥 + 5 with domain {5, 8, 11, 14, and 17}. Find the range (5 marks)
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10. Given that 2𝑀 = ( ) .Find the matrix M (4 marks)
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11. Figure 2 shows a right angled triangle XYZ in which XZ = 10cm and XY = 4cm

Figure 2
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12. In figure 3, Calculate the size of angle A,B and C

Figure 3

13. From the top of a tower 80m two boats are seen. The angles of depression are 450 and 300. Find the
distance between the boats. (5 marks)
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14. Find the variance of the following distribution 49, 50,53,56,58,59,63,68 (6 marks)

15. Calculate the size of the exterior angle of a regular octagon (6 marks)
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16. Prove the theorem which state that the line joining an external point to the centre of a circle bisects
that angle between the tanget from that point using figure 4 below,

Figure 4 (5 marks)

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17. Calculate the distance between x and y intercepts of the graph of the equation 𝑦 = 3 𝑥+8

(4 marks)
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18. After the end of first term form 3 Khwimbi had the following scores in the ten subjects she sat for:
34,47,60,42,71,63,76,58,64,40. Find the standard deviation of the scores. (6 marks)

19. Using graphical method find the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 4 = 0 given that −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
(4 marks)
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20. Find the mean of the following distribution 49, 50,53,56,58,59,63,68 (3 marks)

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