S.

6 PURE MATHEMATICS
P425/1
TIME : 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
 Attempt all the eight questions in section A and five from section B.
 All working must be shown clearly.
 Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper.
 Mathematical table with a list of formulae and squared papers are provided.
 Silent no-programmable calculators may be used.
 State the degree of accuracy at the end of each question attempted using a
calculator or tables and indicate “Call” for calculator or “Tab” for
mathematical tables.

SECTION A (40 MARKS)

1. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2 + px + 45 = 0 and (  -  )2 = 144.
Find the value of p. hence solve the equation. (5 marks)

 1  1 

2 
Without using tables or calculator, evaluate: Cos  Sin  2   Sin  2 
1
2.
    

(5 marks).
3. Use Maclaurian’s theorem, expand e2x+1 up to the term x3. Hence evaluate e0.4 to
four decimal places. (5 marks)

4. a) P and Q are points with position vectors 3i – 2j and -2i + 5j – 4k respectively.

Find the position vector of point R which divides PQ in the ratio 5:3 (enternally)
(5 marks)

5. Prove that if , then . (5

marks)

6. Find the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of the lines
2x + 3y – 2 = 0 and x – 2y + 1 = 0 and having x – intercept equal to 3.

1
 (5 marks)
7. In an arithmetic progression, the 24th term is twice the 10th term. Prove that the
72nd term is twice the 34th term. (5
marks)

1  x 2
8. Show that  12  4 x  x 2
dx  Sin 1 
 4 
  c. (5

marks)

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

9. (a) Given that i – 2 is a root of the equation Z3 + pZ2 + qZ – 15 = 0. Find the

values of the real constant p and q and hence determine the other roots of
the equation. (6 marks)
4 tan   4 tan 3 
(b) Using Demoivre’s theorem, prove that tan 4  =
1  6 tan 2   tan 4 

Hence solve the equation tan 4  + 4 tan3  - 6 tan2  - 4 tan  + 1 = 0.

(6 marks)

dy
10. (a) If ey = sin (x – y), find (4 marks)
dx
(b) Water runs at a constant rate of 6cm3s-1 in a vessel whose volume is
obtained by rotating the area bounded by the curve 4y = x 2 about the y –
axis from y = 0 to y = h cm.
(i) Show that the volume of the vessel is 2Лh2 cm3. (4 marks)
(ii) Find the rate at which the water level is rising when the water has been
running for 3s. (4
marks)

11. (a) (i) Prove by induction 2n + 32n – 1 is divisible by 7. (4 marks)

-½
(ii) Obtain the expansion of (4 + x) in ascending powers of x up to the

2
 1
term in x3. Hence evaluate to four places of decimals.
4.16

(4 marks)

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations

(5 marks)

x
12. (a) Evaluate  10 2 dx to three places of decimals. (4 marks)
(b) Obtain the following integrals.
Sin x
(i)  1  2 Cos x
dx

3x 2  2 x  3
(ii)  x3  x
dx (8

marks)

13. (a) Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 3, 4) to the
line
4 x y 1 z
= = (5
2 6 3
marks)
(b) Show that the lines.

 4   8   2   9
       
r =  2  + s 1  and q =  1  +t 2 

       
 6  2  2  5
Intersect and determine the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of the

3
 lines. (7 marks)

14 (a) Solve (5marks)

(b) If A, B and C are angles of a triangle, show that

(7marks)

3x
15. Given that curve y = x 2  x  1

a. Determine the region in which the curve is contained. (4 marks)

b. Hence find the turning points (3 marks)
c. Find the asymptote and intercept of the curve. (2 marks)
d. Hence sketch the curve. (3 marks)

dy
16. (a) Solve the equation: Cos x + 2y sin x = sin x Cos x. Given that;
dx

y ( 3 ) = 0

(5 marks)
(b) During its operation, the police discovered the body at 1:00 am of a
person who had been shot dead. The body temperature was 34 0C and that of
the surrounding was 200C. A police surgeon arrived at 2:00 am and
measured the temperature and found out that it was 30 0C and 200C
respectively. If the body loses heat at a rate proportional to the excess
temperature over the surrounding. Estimate the time when the causality was
killed if the temperature of a live human being is 370C. (7 marks)

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