THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SERVICE
MILITARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
FORM SIX PRE – NATIONAL EXAMINATION
142/2 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 2
TIME: 3 Hours February 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A and B with total of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and two (2) questions from section B.
3. All work done in answering each question must be shown clearly.
4. NECTA’s mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used.
5. All writing must be in black or blue ink except drawings must be in pencil.
6. Communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
examination room.
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).
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SECTION A (60 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. (a) Two tetrahedral dice, each with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4 are rolled and the sum is
noted. If the score is the sum of the two numbers marked on which the dice have
landed, find the corresponding probability density function.
(b) A biased coin is tossed such that a head (H) and a tail (T) always happen
Advanced Mathematics for Secondary Schools Student’s Book Form Six in the
ratio 3:2, respectively. Find the probability of getting at least 2 heads when such
a coin is tossed 3 times.
(c) A biased die is rolled 40 times and the number of 6 appears 15 times. If the die
is rolled 20 more times, find:
i. The probability that a six will occur more than two times.
ii. The expected number of sixes.
2. (a) Use the laws of algebra of propositions to show that is a
tautology.
(b) Draw an electrical network for .
(c) Construct a compound proposition equivalent to the following truth table.
B
T T T F
T T F F
T F T F
T F F T
F T T F
F T F T
F F T T
F F F F
(d) Test the validity of the argument “Either Paul reaches home early or the traffic
jam is not there. The traffic jam is not there. Therefore, Paul does not reach
home early.
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3. (a) i. Determine the angle between the two vectors and .
ii. The constant forces and act on a particle which is
displaced from the points with position vector to the vector .
Find the total work done.
(b) Determine the area of a parallelogram formed by vectors and
correct to two decimal places.
(c) Two points and have position vectors and
respectively. Find the position vector of a point that divides ̅̅̅̅ internally in the ratio .
4. (a) Express into polar form and represent it on the Argand diagram.
(b) Use De Moivre theorem to prove that .
(c) i. Given that , show that .
ii. If is a complex number, show that | | is an equation of a circle.
(d) Prove that ( ).
SECTION B (40 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions from this section.
5. (a) Find the maximum and minimum values of , by starting the values of
for which the maximum and minimum values are attained.
(b) i. If and , show that .
√
ii. Show that, if is small ( ) .
(c) If ( ) ( ) , the find the positive value of correct to four
significant figures.
(d) If , show that .
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6. (a) Find the values of for which
(b) Prove that | | .
(c) If is small such that its cube and higher powers can be neglected, show that
√ . Also, if , show that √ .
(d) Decompose into partial fractions.
7. (a) (i) Solve the differential equation given that .
(ii) Find the general solution of the differential equation .
(b) The slope of a curve defined by at any point is proportional to the expression
. If the curve passes through points and , find the equation of the curve.
(c) The temperature of a body at time satisfies the differential equation .
i. Find in terms of given that when and when
minutes.
ii. How cool does the body get after 30 minutes? Give the answer correct to two decimal
places.
(d) Verify whether the following equations belong to a family of the exact differential
equations:
i.
ii. .
8. (a) Prove that and are parametric equations of a parabola.
(b) Show that the line is a tangent to the ellipse Hence,
find the point of contact.
(c) Show that the equation of a tangent at the point on the hyperbola
is .
(d) (i) Transform the rectangular equation into polar equation.
(ii) Sketch the graph of .
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