P425/1
Pure Mathematics
Paper 1
July/August 2016
3 Hours
UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
MOCK EXAMINATIONS
PURE MATHEMATICS
P425/1
3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Attempt all questions in section A and any five in section B
Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper
No paper should be given for rough work
Mathematical tables with lists of formulae and squared paper are provided.
Silent non-programmable scientific calculators may be used.
State the degree of accuracy at the end of each question attempted using a calculator or
tables, and indicate Cal for calculator or Tab for mathematical tables.
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SECTION A: (40 MARKS)
1. Solve the equation 32(1 – x ) – 28(3x) + 3 = 0 (5 marks)
π
/3
2. Evaluate ∫ (1 + cos3x )2 dx (5 marks)
0
3. Solve the equation, 4 cos – 2 cos2 – 3 = 0 For 0o < < 360o (5 marks)
1 x dy 1
4 Given that y tan 1 , show that (5 marks)
1 x dx 1 x 2
n
3n 1
5. Prove by induction that 3 r 1
r 1 2
(5 marks)
x 1 y 3 z 2
6. The line L: and the plane P: x + y + z = 12, intersect at a
2 3 1
point A on the plane. Find the
(i) co-ordinates of A
(ii) angle between L and P (5 marks)
7. A triangle ABC has vertices at A, (– 4, 10) B, (2,2), C, (5,8). D is the mid-point of
AB. The line through D parallel to AC meets BC at E. Find the co-ordinates of the
point E (5 marks)
2 dy
8. Given that y find from first principles (5 marks)
X2 dx
SECTION B: (60 MARKS)
A B ab C
9. Prove that in any triangle ABC Tan cot
2 ab 2
Hence solve the triangle in which a = 9, b = 5.5 and C = 57o (12 marks)
10. (a) Expand (1 – x )1/ 3 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x3. Use the
3
expansion to evaluate 998 (7 marks)
12
1
(b) Determine the term independent of x in the expansion 2 x 2
x
(5 marks)
4x 2 2x 3
11. (a) Express
x 2 1 x 2
in partial fractions
3
3
4x 2 2x 3
Hence evaluate 2
( x 1)( x 2)
dx (7 marks)
4
π
/4
(b) Evaluate d
3sin2 + cos2 (5 marks)
– /2
π
x2 y2
12. Show that for the line yI + x + m = 0 to be a tangent to the ellipse 2 2 1 ,
a b
then m2 = a2 + b2l2 Hence determine the four common tangents to the two ellipses
E1: 4x2 + 14y2 = 56
E2: 3x2 + 23y2 = 69 (12 marks)
13. (a) Given that Z = (1 – i )(2 + 3i ), Determine
(3 + 4i )
(i) Z in the form x + iy and represent it on an Argand diagram
(ii) the magnitude and argument of ( Z )2 (6 marks)
W 1 i
(b) In an Argand diagram, W represents a complex number such that
W 1 i
Show that W lies on a circle. Determine the area of this circle (Take = 22/7)
(6 marks)
x( x 3)
14. A curve is given by y
( x 5 x 4)
2
(i) State the asymptotes of the curve
(ii) Show that the curve has no turning points and no restrictions on the
value of y; hence sketch the curve (12 marks)
15. A sample of a radioactive substance loses mass at a rate, which is proportional to
the amount present. If M is the mass after time t, where t is in years ;
(i) form a differential equation connecting M, t and constant k.
(ii) if initially the mass of the substance is Mo deduce that M = Mo e–kt
(iii) given that its initial mass halved in 1600 years, determine the number of
years it takes 15g of the substance to reduce to 13.6g? (12 marks)
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16. (a) (i) A vector r = 1 is perpendicular
–
4
1 3
to the line r = –2 + –4
0 6
Determine the value of .
(ii) Find the equation of a plane which contains a point with position vector
5i – 2j + 3k and perpendicular to the line in a(i) above. (8 marks)
(b) p and q represent the position vectors of the points P and Q respectively.
Show that he position vector of a point R which divides PQ in the ratio m : n is
np mq
represented by (4 marks)
mn
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