LUKALU SECONDARY SCHOOL

S.5 END OF TERM III SUB MATH EXAMINATION 2019

1 −2 2 4
1. Given that A ( ) and B ( )
1 3 −2 0
Find i) AB
ii) BA comment on your result
2. The table below shows the frequency distribution of marks 800 candidates
Marks 1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79

Frequency 150 180 200 270

i) Calculate the class width

ii) State the modal class and median class, hence calculate the median mark
3. The polynomial f(x) = px3 + qx2 – 4 is divisible by x+2 and has a remainder of 15 when divided by x-1.
Find the values of p and q.
4. Given that log 3 𝑥 = 2 log 3 4 - log 3 5 + log 3 9 . find the value of x
𝑑𝑦
5. Find 𝑑𝑥 if y = x (x2 +2)
6. Using matrix method, solve the simultaneous equation
3x – y = 16
x + 2y = 3
7. The data below shows the weight in kg of 50 cattle on a farm
60 81 76 68 84 112 76 102 86 67
65 98 107 110 72 99 87 92 76 77
94 102 87 86 73 118 98 120 62 87
65 92 104 116 91 93 78 122 102 92
80 111 73 120 106 123 94 109 80 96

a) Form a grouped frequency table with class of equal intervals, starting with class 60-69.
b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve
c) Use your O’give to estimate
i) the lower and upper quartile
ii) median weight
8. simplify: x2 (x2 +1)1/2 – (x2 +1)
x2
b) Without using tables or calculators, find the value of
i) 123/2 x 161/8
271/6 x 181/2
ii) log 75 + 2 log 2 - log 3
c) Show that expression 2x3 + x2 – 13x +6 is divisible by x-2 and hence find the other
9. The table shows the price in (ugshs) for some food items in January, June and December together with the
corresponding weight.
Item price Weight
January June December
Matooke 1 bunch 15,000 13,000 18,000 4
Meat 1kg 6,500 6,000 7,150 1
Posho 1kg 2,000 1,800 1,600 3
Beans 1kg 2,200 2,000 2,860 2
Taking January as the base month, calculate the
a) Simple aggregate price index for june
b) Weighted aggregate price index for December
10. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 15 -3x2 at point (-2, 3)
c) Find the equation of the normal of the curve y = (x+5) (x-1) at the x-axis.

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