LUKALU SECONDARY SCHOOL

S.5 END OF TERM III 2019

PURE MATHS EXAM
Attempt all numbers
Time: 2 ½ hours
3𝑥 −1
1. Solve the inequality ≥2
𝑥+2
2. In a Geometric Progression (G.P), the difference between the fifth and the second terms is 156.
The difference between the seventh and the fourth terms is 1404. Find the possible values of the
common ratio
1 𝑥
3. ∫0 𝑥+4
dxi
4. a) Sketch the curve y=5+4x-x2
b) Find the area enclosed between the curve and the X- axis from x = -1 to x = 5
3 𝑥−1 𝑑𝑦 1−3𝑥
5. If y = √(𝑥−1) show that 𝑑𝑥 = 3(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)

6. The complex number Ƶ = √3 + 𝑖. Ƶ is the conjugate of Ƶ.

i) Express Ƶ in the modulus argument form
ii) On the same axis plot Ƶ and Z = 2 Ƶ + 3𝑖
7. a) Find the number of different selections of 4 letters that can be made from the letters of the
word SPHERICAL
b) How many of these selections do not contain a vowel?
c) The probability that a regular scheduled flight departs on time is 0.83 and the probability that it
arrives on time is 0.92. The probability that it departs on time and arrives on time is 0.78. Find the
probability that the plane.
(i) Arrives on time given that it departs on time
(ii) Departs on time given that it arrives on time
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LUKALU SECONDARY SCHOOL

S.5 END OF TERM III 2019
PURE MATHS EXAM
Attempt all numbers
Time: 2 ½ hours
3𝑥 −1
8. Solve the inequality 𝑥+2 ≥ 2
9. In a Geometric Progression (G.P), the difference between the fifth and the second terms is 156.
The difference between the seventh and the fourth terms is 1404. Find the possible values of the
common ratio
1 𝑥
10. ∫0 𝑥+4
dxi
11. a) Sketch the curve y=5+4x-x2
b) Find the area enclosed between the curve and the X- axis from x = -1 to x = 5
3 𝑥−1 𝑑𝑦 1−3𝑥
12. If y = √(𝑥−1) show that 𝑑𝑥 = 3(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)

13. The complex number Ƶ = √3 + 𝑖. Ƶ is the conjugate of Ƶ.

iii) Express Ƶ in the modulus argument form
iv) On the same axis plot Ƶ and Z = 2 Ƶ + 3𝑖
14. a) Find the number of different selections of 4 letters that can be made from the letters of the
word SPHERICAL
b) How many of these selections do not contain a vowel?
c) The probability that a regular scheduled flight departs on time is 0.83 and the probability that it
arrives on time is 0.92. The probability that it departs on time and arrives on time is 0.78. Find the
probability that the plane.
(i) Arrives on time given that it departs on time
(ii) Departs on time given that it arrives on time
END