PURE MATH POST MOCK EXAMINATION

TIME: 3Hours.
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. Solve the simultaneous equations
𝑦−𝑥−3=0
𝑥𝑦(𝑦 − 3) = 30
2. A geometric series has first term 20,480 and a sum to infinity 81,920. Determine the
smallest number of terms that should be added so that their sum exceeds 80,000.
8 4
3. Given that sin 𝑝 = and tan 𝑄 = . if P is obtuse and Q is reflex, show that
17 3
13
cos(𝑝 − 𝑄) = .
85

4. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 √1 + 3𝑥 − ln(3𝑥 − 2) at the point
where 𝑥 = 1.
𝑑𝑦 4𝑥𝑦
5. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 (2𝑥 − 1) , show that = .
𝑑𝑥 2𝑥−1
𝜋
6. Evaluate ∫0 sin 5𝑥 cos 3𝑥 𝑑𝑥 .
2

7. The points 𝐴(3,2,9) , 𝐵(−5,11,6) and 𝐶(4,0, −8) lie in a plane. find the size of the
angle ABC.
8. Find the equation of circle whose diameter has end points (1, −3)and (3,7).

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer any five questions in this section.

𝟕−𝟒𝒊
9. Given that 𝒁 = (𝟐 − 𝒊)𝟐 + − 𝟖.
𝟐+𝒊

i. Express 𝑍 in the form 𝒙 + 𝒚𝒊

ii. Find the polar form of 𝑍.
𝒁+𝟑
b) If 𝒁 = 𝒙 + 𝒚𝒊 , find the equation of the locus | | = 𝟒.
𝒁−𝟏

10. (a) Express 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 − 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽 in the form 𝑹 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝜽 + 𝜷) , where 𝐑 is a constant
𝟏
and β is acute. Hence find the maximum value of
𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽−𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽+𝟐

b) Solve the equation 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑𝒙 for 𝟎 ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 𝟐𝝅.

11. ̃ +µ(𝟓𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝟐𝒌) and a plane π , has
(a) Aline L has equation 𝒓̃ = 𝟐𝒊 + 𝒌
equation 𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚 + 𝒛 + 𝟕 = 𝟎. Determine the
i. Position vector of the point of intersection of L and 𝜋
ii. Acute angle between L and 𝝅
b) Given that the vectors 𝒂𝒊 − 𝟐𝒋 + 𝒌 and 𝟐𝒂𝒊 + 𝒂𝒋 − 𝟒𝒌 are perpendicular. find the
values of a?
𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟕𝒙+𝟒𝒙𝟐 𝟏
12. Express 𝒇(𝒙) = (𝟐+𝒙)(𝟏−𝟐𝒙)𝟐 in partial fractions and hence find ∫𝟎 𝒇(𝒙)𝒅𝒙

correct to 2dps.
13. A circle is described by the equation 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟖𝒚 + 𝟏𝟔 = 𝟎 . A line given
by the equation 𝒚 = 𝟐(𝒙 − 𝟏), cuts the circle at points A and B. A point P(x , y) moves
such that its distance from the midpoint of AB Is equal to its distance from the center
of the circle.
a) Calculate the coordinates of A and B
b) Determine the center and radius of the circle
c) Find the locus of P
14. (a) If (𝒙 + 𝟏) is a factor of 𝒇(𝒙) and 8 is the remainder when 𝒇(𝒙) is divided by
(𝒙 − 𝟏) . find the remainder when it’s divided by (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏).
𝟐
b) By using the binomial theorem, expand (𝟖 − 𝟐𝟒𝒙)𝟑 as far as the 4th term and hence
𝟐
evaluate 𝟒 to 1dp.
𝟑

𝟏+𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝐱 𝐝𝐲 𝟑 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝐱 𝐝𝐲 𝟐𝛑
15. (a)Given that 𝐲 = , show that = .hence find when 𝐱 = .
𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐 +𝟏 𝐝𝐱 (𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐 +𝟏 )𝟐 𝐝𝐱 𝟑

𝐝𝟐 𝐲 𝟏
b) Given that 𝐱 = 𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬𝛉 and 𝐲 = 𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉 , show that = − 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟑 𝜽.
𝐝𝐱 𝟐 𝐫

16. A substance loses mass at a rate which is proportional to the amount M present
at a time t.
a) Form a differential equation connecting M, t and the constant of proportionality,
K.
b) If initially, the mass of the substance is 𝐌𝟎 , show that 𝐌 = 𝐌𝟎 𝐞−𝐤𝐭 .
c) Given that half of the substance is lost in 1600 years, determine the number of
years 15g of the substance would take to reduce to 13.6g.
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