TEST CODE 02105023

FORM TP 2005280 MAY/JUNE 2005

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
PAPER 02 - OPTION C
2 hours

( 26 MAY 2005 (p.m.))

This examination paper consists of THREE sections: Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Distributions,
and Particle Mechanics.

Each section consists of 2 questions.

The maximum mark for each section is 40.
The maximum mark for this examination is 120.
This examination consists of 5 printed pages.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. DO NOT open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

2. Answer ALL questions from the THREE sections.

3. Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers MUST be

given exactly OR to three significant fi gures as appropriate.

Examination Materials:

Mathematical formul ae and tables

El ectronic calcul ator
Ruler and graph paper

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SECTION A

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

Answer BOTH questions.

1. (a) (i) Construct the truth table for p v q . [1 mark]

(ii) Copy and complete the truth table below for the compound proposition
(p ~ q) ~ (-p/\ q).

p q -p p => q -p 1\ q (p => q) ~ (-p/\ q)

[4 marks]

(iii) Hence, giving a reason for your answer, state whether

a) p v q and (p => q) ~ (-p 1\ q) are logically equivalent [2 marks]

b) (p ~ q) ~ (-pA q) is a tautology. [2 marks]

(b) Let x be the proposition 'I do Statistical Analysis' andy be the proposition 'I do Applied
Mathematics '.

(i) Express the proposition (x 1\ -y) as an English sentence. [2 marks]

(ii) Write the proposition 'I do Statistical Analysis so I will do Applied Mathematics',
using x, y and logical connectives. [2 marks]

(c) Use the laws of Boolean algebra to simplify (I 1\ m 1\ n) v (I 1\ m 1\ -n). [3 marks]

(d) Draw a switching circuit to represent the Boolean expression

[(a 1\ b) v (a 1\ c)] 1\ (a v b). [4 marks]

Total 20 marks

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2. A carpenter has $1250 to spend on raw materials for the construction of x pine cabinets and y
mahogany cabinets that must be constructed within 30 days. The cost of raw materials, construction
time and profit associated with each type of cabinet are shown in the table below.

Cost($) of
Type of Cabinet raw materials Construction time Profit ($) per
per cabinet (days) per cabinet cabinet

Pine 100 3 300

M ahogany 250 5 550

The carpenter wishes to maximise the profit from the cabinets.

(a) State the objective function for this problem. [2 marks]

(b) Write down FOUR constraints, giving each inequality in its simplest form with integer
coefficients. [4 marks]

(c) Using a scale of 1 em : 1 unit on both axes, represent the inequalities on a graph and shade
in the feasible region. [7 marks]

(d) By considering the profit at the vertices of the feasible region , obtain the values of x and y
which will maximise the profit. [5 marks]

(e) Describe another method, involving a series of parallel lines drawn on the graph, that
could be used to obtain the answers in (d). [2 marks]

Total 20 marks

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SECTIONB

PROBABILITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Answer BOTH questions.

3. A continuous random variable X has probability density function / given by

A* \~ l .::;x.::; 4
otherwise

(a) Show that k = 2~ 5 [3 marks]

(b) Hence find

( i) P(X~ 2) [3 ma rks]

(ii) E (X) and Var (X) [5 marks]

(c) (i) Determine the c umulative distribution function F of X wher e F(x) = P(X .: : ;. x)
[5 marks]

( ii) Hence, find the lower quartile of X. [4 marks]

Total 20 marks

4. (a) In a country a survey reveals that 5 % of adults are dissatisfied with their health insurance
coverage.

(i) Find the probabi lity that in a random sample of 15 adults who have the health
insurance coverage

a) exactly 2 are dissatisfied [3 marks]

b) more than 2 are dissatisfi ed [4 marks]

(ii) A random sample of 60 adults with health insurance coverage was taken. Justifyi ng
the approximation, use a suitable distribution to estimate the probability that at
most 3 are dissatisfied with the coverage. [5 marks]

(b) A and B are two events suc h that P(A) = 0.5 , P(B) = 0.6 and P(Au B) = 0.9.
(i) F ind by calculation P(AIB) [4 marks]

(ii) Draw a Venn diagram and indicate the probabilities associated with each region.
[4 marks]

Total 20 marks

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SECTION C

PARTICLE MECHANICS

Answer BOTH questions.

5. (a) A particle P moving along the x-axis passes through the origin at timet= 0 seconds. At
any timet, seconds, the particle is moving with a velocity of v ms·1 given by

v = 4t3 + 4t + 5, t ~ 0.
(i) Find the acceleration of P when t = 5. [4 marks]

(ii) Find the di stance covered by P between t = 0 and t = 5. [4 marks]

(b) A particle of mass m falls from rest through a medium with a resistance which is directly
proportional to v, where v is the velocity of the particle at timet.

(i) Find the velocity of the particle at timet. [10 marks]

(ii) Show that the velocity approaches a limit of n~g , where k is a positive constant.
[2 marks]

Total 20 marks

6.

The diagram above (not drawn to scale) shows the path of a ball which has been projected with an
initial velocity of 30 ms·1 from a point P, at an angle of 30° to the hori zontal. The ball moves
freely under gravity, and o n its downward flight hits a vertical walllO m above the level of P , at a
point Q. Find

(a) the time taken by the ball to reach the greatest height. [5 marks]
(b) the greatest height reached by the ball above the level of P. [3 marks]
(c) the time taken by the ball to reach Q from P. [5 marks]

(d) the speed with which the ball strikes the wall , using the principle of conservation of
energy.
[7 marks]
[Take g = 10 ms-2]
Total 20 marks
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