THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM SIX OPENING EXAMINATION

GENDA SECONDARY SCHOOL

142/1 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 1

Time: 3 Hours 07th October 2023.

Instructions

1. This paper consists of ten (10) questions, each carrying ten (10) marks.

2. Answer all questions.

3. Each question carries ten (10) marks.

4. Mathematical tables and non- programmable calculators may be used.

5. All necessary work done in answering each question must be shown clearly.

6. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination

room.

7. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s) provided

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1. (a) Use a non – programmable scientific calculator to evaluate:
 3 0.5 
 94.03) (814765)  2e ln 2

 ( )
log 2 498 5  e ln 2

E
( RT
)
(b) The current in a certain circuit is given by I = 1 − E L . Find T , if
R
I = 0.89251 , R = 1.00234 , E = 1.08195 and L = 0.0569 .
Write your answer in 5 decimal places).
(c) By using statistical function of your scientific calculator find:
(i) The mean (ii) The variance (iii) Standard deviation of the following data.
Values 4.5 14.5 24.5 34.5 44.5 54.5 64.5 74.5 84.5
Frequency 809 796 667 707 715 198 504 295 97

2. (a) If 𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ𝑥 + 𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑥 = ℎ has equal roots, express ℎ in terms of 𝑛 and 𝑚.

(b) Solve the equation 8cosh 2  − 2sinh  = 9
(c) Show that cosh-1 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑛{x + √𝑥 2 -1} Hence find the numerical value of 𝑥 given that
4
cosh x = .
3

3. YUNDILA MWELEKA Company Limited has two bottling plants one located at MATEKA
and the other at LIZABONI. Each plant produces three drinks; NGONI, JEMA and
MABOBO. The number of bottles produced per day are as shown below.
DRINK/PLANT MATEKA LIZABONI DEMAND
NGONI 1,500 1,500 20,000
JEMA 3,000 1,000 40,000
MABOBO 2,000 5,000 44,000

The operating cost per day for plants of MATEKA and LIZABONI are Tsh 50,000/= and
Tshs 20,000/= respectively.
(a) For how many days should each plant be run so as to minimize the production cost
which will still meeting the market demand?
(b) Find the overall minimum cost.

4. (a) A zoologist weigh 200 eggs and records the weight in the following frequency
distribution.
Weight (g) 24 – 29 30 – 35 36 – 41 42 – 47 48 – 53
Number of eggs 22 45 72 43 18

(i) Find the arithmetic mean and

(ii) The standard deviation using coding method

(b) Find the upper quartile, lower quartile and inter – quartile range of the numbers below.

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 9, 12, 14, 3, 5, 24, 6, 3, 20, 8, 19.

5. (a) Given that A =  x : x  R , x  1 and B =  x : x  R , −3  x  4 .

Use the number line to find A' B
(b) Simplify giving reasons the statements:
(i) ( A − B ) − ( A B )
(ii) A (A B)
(c) A poultry farm at Majengo village produce three type of chicks and at the annual report
revealed that out of 126 of its regular customers, 65 bought Broilers, 80 bought Layers
and 75 bought Cocks. 10 bought Broilers only, 15 bought Layers only and 6 bought Cocks
only, and 6 of the customers didn’t show up.
(i) How many customers bought all products?

(ii) How many customers bought at most two of the three products?

(iii) How many customers bought exactly one of the farmers product?

6. (a) The function 𝑓(𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) are defined as f ( x ) = x − 1 and g ( x ) = 3 x + 5 . Show that
(i) Function composition is not associative.
(ii) ( fog ) = g −1of −1 ( x )
−1

x2 + 3
(b) The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑦 is defined as f ( x ) = . Find
x −1

(i) The turning point.

(ii) The equations of asymptotes.
(iii) y-intercept of the graph.
(iv) Sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥).
(v) Name function 𝑦

7. (a) Use the secant method to find the root near at the equation 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 5 = 0, correct to 3
decimal places starting with X 0 = 1.9 and X 1 = 2.0
(b) Verify that the equation 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1 = 0 has root lying between 2 nad 3 then obtain the
approximate root in two (2) iterations using Newton Raphson method.
1
1
(c) Evaluate 1+ x 2
dx
0

(i) By trapezoidal rule with five ordinates.

(ii) By Simpson’s rule with 4 strips.
(iii) Find the approximate value of  reffering to your better result from the two
methods above.

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8. (a) (i) Find the equation of the bisectors of the two intrsecting lines whose equations are
6𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 7 and 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 3 = 0.
(ii) Find the equation of the locus of points which is equidistant from the lines 𝑦 = 2𝑥 and
2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 3 = 0

(b) Prove that the length of the perpendicular from the point (ℎ, 𝑘) to the line
ah + bk + c
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 is d =
a2 + b2

9. (a) Evaluate the following

(i) ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(ii)  ln x 𝑑𝑥
(b) Determine the area enclosed by the curve 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1)2 and the straight line 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1.

10. (a) The equation of the curve is give parametricall by the equation.
t2 t3 d2y 1 1
x= , y= . Find at the point  , 
(1 + t )
3
(1 + t )
3
dx 2
2 2
(c) A company that manufactiures dog food wishes to peakthe food closed cyndrical tins.
What should be the dimensions of each tin if each is to have a volume of 128𝜋 cm3 and
minimum possible surface area?

************************* Prepared By Sir Mlangi ***********************

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