S.

4 MATHEMATICS
2 HOURS 30 MINUTES.
Answer all the questions
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
2

1. Simplify

4
1
1
5
5
4
, without using a calculator.
3
16
3
5

2. Express 0.125 in the form 2n. Hence solve the equation 23x = 0.125
3. Given position vectors for points A and B are

a=

4

4

, b=

2

7

and AC:CB = 1:2. Find the coordinates of point C

4. A point P on the ground is 400m vertically below an aero plane. From the
aero plane, the angle of depression of the top of a building, 100m tall, is
30o. How far on the ground, is P from the building? Leave 3 in your
answer.

5. At the beginning of the year 2010 a customer deposited shs 3.8 million in
Posta Bank Uganda limited which offers a compound interest rate of
5.50% per three months. Find how much interest she earns at the end of
the year.

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6. From the graph below, state the equation of line P and the coordinates of
the point of intersection of lines P and Q.

7. Given that n() = 26, n(P) = 10, n(Q) = 12 and n(P Q) = 6, calculate:
b) n(P Q)

a) n(P).

8. The line whose equation is 4y = 3x + 2 is perpendicular to the line

through N(3,4). Determine the y-intercept of the line through N.
9. Given that
its
10.
a)
b)

and

express

simplest terms.
Given the function h : a 3a 2, find the:
Range for the domain {5,6}
Domain for the range {10,19}

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in terms of a and b to

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

11. Of the 48 students in a form five class, 20 take Art, 24 take Biology,
25 Chemistry, 8 take both Art and Biology and 9 take both Biology and
Chemistry. The number of students who take Art and Biology only is more
than those who take Art and Chemistry only by one. Every student takes
at least one of these subjects.
a) Illustrate this information on a suitable venn diagram.
b) Determine the number of students who take:
i.
All the three subjects.
ii.
At least two of these subjects.
c) If a student is picked at random from the class, find the probability
that she takes only one of these subjects.
12. On the same axes, draw the graphs of the curve y = 12 x2 and the
line y = 2x + 5 for 4 x 4. Use the scales 1cm:1unit on the y-axis
and 2cm:1unit on the x-axis.
a) Use your graph to find the solutions of the following equations.
i. 12 x2 = 0

ii. 2x2 + 4x -14 = 0

b) State the line of symmetry of the curve drawn above.

c) Estimate the area enclosed by the curve and the line y = 3.
13. The Headteacher of King of kings high school earns a gross salary of
shs 890,000 per month, which includes the following allowances
Lunch
Transport
Medical
Marriage
Family

Shs 75,000 per month

Shs 2000 per day
Shs 1,200,000 per year
of gross monthly pay
Shs 45,000 per child aged less than 13 years
Shs 22,000 per child aged between 13 and 18 years

The following tax structure is applicable on the taxable income of his

earnings.

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Taxable income
00001 50,000
50,001 100,000
100,001 200,000
200,001 400,000
400,001 and above

Rate (% ages)
9.5
16.5
20.5
25.0
30.0

Given that he has six children; two aged below 13 years, one aged 15
and the rest above 20 years, Calculate for the month of February 2012,
the head teachers:
a) taxable income
b) income tax
c) net income

d) percentage gross income

that goes to tax.

14. The distance between Masaka and Ntungamo is 360km.A bus leaves
Masaka 6:30am for Ntungamo at a steady speed of 80kmh-1, at the
same time a car leaves Ntungamo for Masaka at a nonstop speed of 100
kmh-1.
a) Calculate when and at what distance from Masaka the two vehicles
will meet
b) If after meeting the bus reduces its speed by 30kmh-1 determine
i.
ii.
15.

When the bus arrives in Ntugamo

The difference in times of arrival of the two vehicles

Rav4 cars are priced at shs 7,000,000 in a certain showroom. A

discount of 20% is offered to a buyer who pays cash.

The car can also be bought on hire purchase by paying a deposit of shs
3,000,000 and ten monthly installments of shs 500,000 each. Okello opts
for hire purchase and Mukiibi buys the car for cash.
a) How much more does Okello pay than Mukiibi
b) If after purchase Mukiibis car depreciates at a rate of 5% per
annum. What is its value after 3 years?

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c) Okello later sold his car at a loss of 30%. For how much did he sell
16.

it?
The figure below shows a block ABCDEF with rectangular faces and a

uniform triangular cross section. Given that AB = 8.0 cm, BC = 12 cm

and DE = 5.5 cm.

Calculate, giving your answers correct to two significant figures,

a) angle between the
i.
line CF and the plane ABCD
ii.
planes BCEF and ABCD
b) volume of the block
c) total surface area of the block.
17.

In the figure above ,X is the point of intersection of the diagonals of

the quadrilateral OABC. OX XC , 2 AB 5 AX , OA = a and OB = b.
a) Express in terms of aand b, the vectors:
i. AB
ii. AX
iii. OX
iv. ACv. CB
b) Given that Y is the midpoint of AB , find the ratio

XY : AB

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