THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION E�IINATION

NOVEI-1BER 1996

041 BASIC MATHE}�TICS

(For both School and Private Candidates)

TIME: 3 Hours.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A and B.

2. Answer ALL questions in Section A and any FOUR (4)

questions in Section B.

3. All necessary working and answers for each question from

both sections A and B MUST be SHOHN CLEARLY.

4. All working must be done in the answer book(s) provided.

5. Unless otherwise stated, mathematical tables, squared

(graph) papers may be used.

6. You are advised to spend not more than two (2) hours
in Section A and not more than one (1) hour in Section B.

This paper consists of 5 printed pages.

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SECTION A (60 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section. show CLEARLY, all your necessary
STEPS and ANSWERS in·your working for each question.

1. (a) Solve the inequality:

2
x - 2x < 8

(b) Find the valu�� of r and s if:

2 2
9x - 12x + r = (3x - s)

2. Given the ratios:

A B 2 3

B c 6 7

Calculate the racio of A : C.

3. The end of a 60 em. pendulum describes an arc 5 em. long. Find the angle,
in degrees, through which the pendulum swings .

. 4. If the equation:
2
(2p + 2) x + px + p = 4(px + 2) has the sum of its roots equal to
the product of the roots,

Find:

(a} the value of �

(b) the roots of the equation, using the value of P found in (a).

2 2
5. show that cos B + 2 cos A 0.

6. Find the values of 6 between 0° and 360° which satisfy the equation:
2
cos e 3 (l + sin e ).

7. Two numbers are such that the first number plus three times the second
number is 7, and the first number minus three times the second number
gives 1. Find the two numbers.

8. [Link] following recurring decimal number a s a rational number:

0.657.

9. Find the y-intercept and the gradient of the line which passes through
the points. (7, 5) and (2, 3).

10. The height of a trapezium is l3 em. If one of its parallel sides is

2
· 20 em, and the area of the trapezium is 390 em , find the length of
the other parallel side.

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11. Find wi thout using tables, the v alue of tan e . given that:
1
tan e 45)
3'

k k - 1
write as the subject of the formula.
1
12. If k
v u r

13. Find the value of a2 - b2 to three (3) significant figures when:

8
b = 2 x 10 and a - b 12,600.

14. (a) Factorise the expression:·

Cos x
4 · 4x
s1n

(b) Simplify the expression:

4 4
s·J. n x Cos x

Cos2 x
2
1.n x
s.

15. Simplify the following:

1 1
2
3t + lOt + 3

16. Solve by using fact ors :

k + 6 1
(a )
k - 4 k

2
2x
(b) lo g b
- X
1
b

17. If sh. P is invested at r% compound interest, it_amounts t o sh. A

after n years where:

r n
A P(l + )
100

Find A, if P 250, , r 4, and n = 12.

18. 1Evaluate:

19. If y varies inversely as � a nd x is multiplied by n, what

is the ratio of the first y to the second y?

20. A sphere of diameter 4cm. is beaten out into a circular sheet 0.03cm.
thick. Find the radius of the sheet.

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SECTION B (40 Harks)

Answer any FOUR (4) questions from th is section. Show all your
working and answers for each question you attempt, CLEARLY.

21. The fo u r th, fifth and sixth terms of the ser ies are :
(2x + 10), (4x - 4), and (8x + 40) respectively. Calculate the values of
x and find the sum of the first ten terms when the series is
(i) an Arithmetric Progression
(ii) a Geometric Progression.

22. (a) Given that P, Q, and R are the points (8, 10), (6, 20), and
(16, 16) respectively. Calculate the value of the dot product
_:. __::- A
PQ • PR, and calculate the size of the an gle ' QPR.

(b) The resultant of two vectors P (a, b), and V (16, -8) is =

R = (12, -5). Find the magnitude and di re c tion of vector P. -

23. (a) Find the matrix B in the equation AB = C, where

A =
[ � �] and c
D -�}
(b) Given that A
ro :xJ
._X
, find the values for

X if t AI -8.

24. (a) Given N = {x 1 �X � 20 1 Find the following

subsets of N.

(i) A {_ X X is a multiple of
3}
(ii) B {X X is a multi ple of 4]
(iii) A' (iv) B' (v) (AUB)' and (vi) A' {) B' .

(b) If D = {
X : 80 < X < lOOJ Find the probability that
the number selected from D is:
(i) divisible by 7

(ii) a prime number

(iii) an odd number.

25. (a) Sketch the graph of the fun c tion :

f(x) -1 +
i X J
and find:

(i) the domain,

(ii) the range, of f (x).

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X
(b) Given that g(x) ,_), +
2
' find the values of:

-1 -1
(i) g (6 (iii) g (-1)
)

-1 -1
(ii) g (0). (iv) g (a).

26. (a) In a class of thirty pupils, one prize is awarded for English,
another for Kiswahili, and a 'third for Mathematics. In how many •

ways can the winners be chosen?

(b) A [Link] two jackets, four nice blouses, and three pairs of �ood
shoes. How many different outfits, consisting of a jacket, blouse,
and a pair of shoes, can she make out of these?

(c) A boy has five different flags. In how many ways can he fly them one
above the other?

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