PROVIDENCE BILINGUAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL (PBCHS) MBANGA

PRE-MOCK NOVEMBER 2023

Candidate Name

Subject Title Pure Mathematics with Mechanics Subject Code: 0765

Duration Three Hours (3 Hrs.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: The whole examination consists of three papers: 1, 2 and 3. Paper 1 is MCQs,
papers 2 and 3 are short and long questions. You are required to write down only the letter of the correct answer for
paper 1. In papers 2 and 3, you are to show clear working and all reasoning to your answers, giving them at each stage.
You are reminded of the necessity of good English and orderly presentation in your answers. Calculators and formula
booklets may be used.

Paper 1 7- A force of 14 N acts on a particle of mass 70

SECTION A – PURE kg causing the speed of the particle to
x   p q increase from  ms  to  ms . The distance
1- Given that   , the
( x  )( x  ) x   x  
traveled by the particle is
values of p and q are: A. 40 m B. 4 m C. 3 m D. 100 m
A. -3, 1 B. -3, -1 C. 3, -1 3, 1 8- A particle accelerating from rest has its speed
x ln 
2- e  v ms at time t s given by v  t   t  .

A. x B. ln  C. e x D. e  The acceleration of the particle when v  
3- The approximate change in the value of ln x is:
if x changes from 10 to 10.1 is A.  ms  B.  ms 
A. 0.1 B. 0.0001 C. 0.001 D. 0.01
C.  ms  D.  ms 
4- The vectors i  q j  k and i   j  qk are
9- The position vector of a particle is
perpendicular if the value of the scalar q is:
r  [(t   t   )i  (t  ) j] m at time t s.
A.  B.  C.  D.  the velocity of the particle when t   s is
5- The vector perpendicular the plane
A. (i  j) ms  B. i ms 
x  y  z     is
C. (i   j) ms  D. (i   j) ms 
A. i   j  k B. i   j  k
10- The speeds, v ms of a car during 8 seconds
C. i   j  k D. i   j  k
( t s) of braking are given in the table below
6- Eliminating  from the parametric equations
Time 0 2 4 6 8
x   sec  and y   tan  , gives Speed 30 27 22 14 0
Using the Trapezium rule, calculate the
A. y  x   B. x  y xy 
approximate distance covered by the car before
C. y  x   D. y  x xy coming to rest.
A. 156 m B. 158 m

SECTION B – MECHANICS C. 157 m D. 155 m

 Paper 2: PURE MATHEMATICS
1- (i) Given that ( x ) is a factor of f( x) , where f( x)  x   x  x   , factorise f( x) completely.
(4 marks)

(ii) Let  be a real constant. Show that the roots of the quadratic equation x   (  ) x    
are always real. (5 marks)
2- 
(i) Given that y  ln(  x ) , find
dy
(a) (2 marks)
dx
(b) The equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  ln(  x  ) at the point where x  
(4 marks)
dy
(ii) Solve the differential equation  xy  x , given that y   when x   , expressing y in terms
dx
of x . (4 marks)
3- (i) Draw the truth table for each of the propositions p  q and ~ p  q , and show that they are logically
equivalent. (6 marks)
(ii) Given that sin  x   and cos  x   , show that sin(   )   (4 marks)
4- x 
(i) The function f is given by f( x)  . Express f( x) in partial fractions.
( x )( x  )
Hence, find  f( x) d x (5 marks)
cos x
(ii) By using the substation u  sin x , find   sin 
dx (3 marks)
x
x
(iii) Find  ( x  ) e dx (3 marks)
5- Given the circles S : x   y    x   y     and S : x   y    x   y     , find
(a) The equation of the circle S which passes through the centre of S and through the points of
intersection of S and S . (4 marks)
(b) The equation of the two tangents from the origin to S and the length of each tangent.
(7 marks)
6- (i) Find the range of values of x for which
 x 
(a)   (4 marks)
x
(b) x    x 
(ii) The complex numbers z and z are such that z     i and z     i . Find
(a) arg( z ) (2 marks)

(b) z  (2 marks)

Paper 3: MECHANICS
1- The position vector r of a particle of mass 3 kg at time t seconds is given by
r  [( sin t )i  (  cos t ) j] m. find when t    ;
(a) the magnitude of the momentum of the particle, (6 marks)
(b) the force acting on the particle, (4 marks)
(c) the power developed by the particle. (3 marks)
Show that the Cartesian equation of the particle as described by r is  x   y    (2 marks)
 PROVIDENCE BILINGUAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL (PBCHS) MBANGA
PRE-MOCK NOVEMBER 2023

Candidate Name

Subject Title Pure Mathematics with Statistics Subject Code: 0770

Duration Three Hours (3 Hrs.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: The whole examination consists of three papers: 1, 2 and 3. Paper 1 is MCQs,
papers 2 and 3 are short and long questions. You are required to write down only the letter of the correct answer for
paper 1. For papers 2 and 3, you are required to show clear working and all reasoning to your answers, giving them at
each stage. You are reminded of the necessity of good English and orderly presentation in your answers. Calculators
and formula booklets may be used.

Paper 1 SECTION B – STATISTICS

SECTION A – PURE 7- Two events are mutually exclusive if
x   p q A. P ( A  B)   B. P ( A  B)  
1- Given that   , the
( x  )( x  ) x   x   C. P( A  B)   D. P ( A  B)  
values of p and q are:
8- A and B are two events such that P ( A)   ,
D. -3, 1 E. -3, -1 F. 3, -1 3, 1
P( B)   , P( A  B)  
 . The value of
x ln 
2- e 

P ( A  B) is
A. x B. ln  C. e x D. e 
A.  B. 

3- The approximate change in the value of ln x
C.  D. 
if x changes from 10 to 10.1 is  

A. 0.1 B. 0.0001 C. 0.001 D. 0.01 9- Statistics that involves collecting,

4- The vectors i  q j  k and i   j  qk are organizing, representing and summarizing

data relating to a sample or population is
perpendicular if the value of the scalar q is:
known as
A.  B.  C.  D. 
A. Descriptive statistics
5- The vector perpendicular the plane
B. Inferential statistics
x  y  z     is
C. Population statistics
A. i   j  k B. i   j  k D. Sample statistics
C. i   j  k D. i   j  k 10- The median of the set of data 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8,
6- Eliminating  from the parametric equations 9, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 3, 8, 9, 4 is
x   sec  and y   tan  , gives A. 156 m B. 158 m

A. y  x   B. x  y xy  C. 157 m D. 155 m

C. y  x   D. y  x xy

 Paper 2: PURE MATHEMATICS

1- (iii) Given that ( x ) is a factor of f( x) , where f( x)  x   x  x   , factorise f( x)

completely. (4 marks)

(iv) Let  be a real constant. Show that the roots of the quadratic equation
x   (  ) x     are always real. (5 marks)
2- (iii) Given that y  ln(  x  ) , find
dy
(c) (2 marks)
dx
(d) The equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y  ln(  x  ) at the point where
x   (4 marks)
dy
(iv) Solve the differential equation  xy  x , given that y   when x   , expressing y in
dx
terms of x . (4 marks)
3- (iii) Draw the truth table for each of the propositions p  q and ~ p  q , and show that they are
logically equivalent. (6 marks)
(iv) Given that sin  x   and cos  x   , show that sin(   )   (4 marks)
4- x 
(iv) The function f is given by f( x)  . Express f( x) in partial fractions.
( x )( x  )
Hence, find  f( x) d x (5 marks)
cos x
(v) By using the substation u  sin x , find   sin 
dx (3 marks)
x
x
(vi) Find  ( x  ) e dx (3 marks)
5- Given the circles S : x  y   x   y     and S : x   y    x   y     , find
 

(c) The equation of the circle S which passes through the centre of S and through the points of
intersection of S and S . (4 marks)
(d) The equation of the two tangents from the origin to S and the length of each tangent.
(7 marks)
6- (iii) Find the range of values of x for which
 x 
(c)   (4 marks)
x
(d) x    x 
(iv) The complex numbers z and z are such that z     i and z     i . Find
(c) arg( z ) (2 marks)

(d) z  (2 marks)

Paper 3: STATISTICS

2- (i) The weekly wages, in thousands, of a group of 80 part-time workers in a certain bakery is as shown in
the frequency distribution below
Wages 1 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31 – 40 41 – 50 51 – 60 61 – 70
No. of workers 5 15 22 18 10 8 2
Calculate the mean and median of the wages. (3, 3 marks)
(ii) Two events A and B are such that P ( A)   , P ( B)   and P( A  B)   , find
  
(a) P ( A  B) (3 marks) (b) P ( A  B) (2 marks) (c) P ( B / A) (2 marks)