041,Basic Mathematics ; Form Four; Toward Excellence!

Mpekuvisa 1

St. Anne Marie Academy

Mpekuvisa Series 1, Set 2

Time:1 : 30Hour StName: 1234567890
Instruction
Answer All questions(@10 Marks)

1. (a) If a = 2xi + 3j, b = (x2 + y)i + 4yj and v = 83 i + 25

12 j. Find x and y,
given that v = 4 a + 3 b
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(b) Find the point of intersection of the lines x − 2y = −5 and 2x + 7y −

34 = 0
(c) There were 66 people on a bus. At the first stop, 28 people got off.
And 19 people got on. At the next stop, five people got off and 13 people
got on how many people were there on the bus now?

2. (a) The energy (E) stored in an elastic band varies as a square of the
extension (X).When the elastic band is extended by 4cm,the energy stored
is 240Joules.What is the energy stored when the extension is 6cm?,what
is extension when the stored energy is 60Joules?
(b) An observer on top of cliff 30cm above sea level,view a ship on the
sea level at an angle of depression of 45◦ .How far is a ship from the foot
of the cliff?
(c) A red light flashes on every 8 seconds and a green light flashes an
every 10 seconds. If the two lights are switched on at the same time, after
how long will both lights flash on together?

3. (a) The first and second terms of Geometric Progression(G.P) are 3 and
9 respectively.Find the fourth and fifth terms,also verify that the sum of
n
the first nth terms is given by Sn = G1 ( rr−1
−1
)
(b) The 20th term of A.P is 60 and 16th is 20.Find the sum of the first 40
terms
(c) Solve the value of x ,if log(2x + 1)– log(3x − 2) = 1

4. (a) Use factorization method to solve the equation x2 − 9x + 14 = 0

(b) In the following cuboid.Calculate the length of AH and angle CAH
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(c) Five girls and three boys put their names in a box, one name is picked
out at a random without replacing the first name, a second name is picked
out at random. What is the probability that both are names of girls?

5. (a) A and B are subsets of universal set µ.Find n(A ∩ B) given that
′ ′ ′
n(A) = 39, n(A ∩ B ) = 4, n(B ) = 24 and n(µ) = 65
(b) A line passing through A(t, 4) and B(3, 2t) is parallel to the line y +
3x − 4 = 0,find the value of t
(c) A boat crosses a river at a velocity of 20km/h southwards. The river
has a current of 5km/h due east. Calculate the resultant velocity of the
boat.

6 (a) A nutritionist prescribes a special diet for patients containing the

following number of units of vitamins A and B per kg, of two types of
food, F1 and F2

Vitamin A Vitamin B
F1 20 7
F2 15 14

If the minimum daily intake required is 120 units of A and 70 units of

B,what is the least total mass of food a patient must have so as to have
enough of these vitamins?
(b)(i) A linear function is such that,f (1) = 2, f (3) = 8.Find f (−1)
 
x + 2 4
(ii) Determine the value of x for which a matrix   has no
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

inverse

2x − 2y = 2


(c) Solve simultaneous Equation By matrix method


−3x

+ 4y = 4

ALL T HE BEST