FORM VI ADVANCED MATHEMATICS

REVISION QUESTIONS IN DIFFERENT TOPICS

1. CALCULATING DEVICES

1. a) By using non programmable calculator , evaluate the following correct to four decimal
places
4.675×0.00346
𝑒 5.76 ×0.000876
b) By using non programmable calculator, evaluate the following to seven decimal places.
Sin 26°37′×21.345
42.375×0.0314

2. Use non-programmable calculator to compute

4 𝑙𝑜𝑔7−𝑙𝑛0.001
a) the value of √𝑙𝑜𝑔0.5+cos−1 (0.34) to 4 decimal places

b) the variance , mean and standard deviation of the given data correct to 3 decimal places

Weight 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29

frequency 2 6 10 7 3 2

−3 5 1
c) the determinant of the matrix J, where 𝐽 = ( 0 −1 9)
1 2 3

3. Use non-programmable calculator to compute

𝑟𝜋
a) ∑2𝑟=1 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 (100) to 4 decimal places

b) the equation (4.381)2𝑥−1 = (8.032) 𝑥 to three decimal places.

3 (𝑒 3 𝑙𝑛4.52)×𝑠𝑖𝑛300
c) √ to 4 decimal places
𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 (1)+𝑠𝑒𝑐25

4. Using non- programmable calculator:

5 5 tan−1 4.03
a) Calculate √ (2.34)0.25
× 𝜋 3.142 correct your answer to 5 decimal places.
3 (𝑙𝑜𝑔310)(𝑙𝑛125)
b) Determine the value of √𝑒 0.6 +cos−1(0.7221) correct your answer to 4 significant
figures.
0.5 0.2
(sin−1 (√0.45)) ×(𝑙𝑛(sin 40))×0.3
c) Compute [ ] correct your answer to 2 decimal places
√(4.82)0.5 +(0.834)0.6

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5. a) Using a scientific calculator, evaluate the following

1⁄
1 4
𝑒 −10 (𝑙𝑛35) ⁄2 𝑙𝑜𝑔35
i. [ 1 ]
27 ⁄3

ii. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑒 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 1, 0, 1, 2, 3 correct to 2 decimal places.

b) compute using the scientific calculator the following

6𝐶2×𝑙𝑛2 2𝑒 𝑙𝑛2 3
i. ( 3 )| | ii. ∫−2(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)𝑑𝑥
√43 𝑒 𝑙𝑛2

c) i/.Find the value of t correct to4 decimal places given that 32t = 5t+1.

−1 3 1
ii/. Find the inverse of the matrix A, where A=( 2 4 0)
0 5 −3

6. a) Using the calculator;

i) Evaluate the following expression give answer in six significant figures

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(1+𝑒 −𝑥)(𝑥 +2𝑥) 𝑥𝑙𝑛𝑥 3
∑𝑥=4
𝑥=1 [ ]
log(2𝑥+3)
ii) Find the mean and standard deviation in the data below, correct your answer in four d.p

Diameter 2.34 2.74 3.70 1.97 4.73 5.83

Frequency 3 2 1 3 4 2

𝑒4 𝑙𝑛𝑒 2 3.14
1 1
b) If A represents the determinant; given that 𝐴 = | 1 | By using the aid of non-
𝑙𝑛3 13
sin 64 tan 64 2
programmable calculator find i) log 𝐴 to 3 decimal places ii) 𝐴2 to 5 significant figures

2. LOGIC
7. a) i) When the two proposition are logically equivalent?

ii) Check whether the proposition ‘If that animal is a leopard then the other animal is
rhino’’ Is logically equivalent to the proposition ‘That animal is a leopard if and
only if that is a leopard and the other is a rhino’’.
b) Given the statement 𝑝 → 𝑞
i) Make the truth table for conversion.
ii) Make the truth table for contrapositive.
c) Draw the electrical network for [(𝑟𝑣𝑠)𝑣𝑞]𝑣𝑝

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 d) What meant by saying that an argument is valid?
Express the following argument in symbolic and then determine the validity of argument.

‘Khadija eat bread or Cassava in the morning unless she has sugar. Khadija did not eat cassava in
the morning. Therefore she had no sugar in the morning’’

8. (a) Simplify the following using algebra laws of proposition

i/.[(p→ ~𝑞) ∧ (𝑟 → 𝑞)⋀𝑟] → ~𝑞

ii/.~(p⋁𝑞)⋁~(𝑝⋀𝑞)

(b) Write down the inverse, converse and contrapositive of the following conditional," if x>
2, then 3x2 +5x≠ 6"

(c) Draw an electrical network of (~p∧~q) ∨(~p∧q) ∨ (𝑝 ∧~q)

(d) Test the validity of the following argument by using the truth table; "The firm income will
increase, if the firm prices rise. The firm prices are rising. Therefore the firm income increases."

9. i/. Simplify by using laws of algebra of proposition the following, ~(𝑝⋁𝑞)⋁(∼ 𝑝⋀𝑞)
ii/. Write the inverse and contrapositive of the statement “ If I study, then I will pass”.

(b) Test the validity of the following argument, “If it rains, we will not play basketball. If
clouds are heavy, it will rain. We played basketball. Therefore, clouds were not heavy”.

(c) Construct an electric network of the following compound statement,

[(𝑝 ∧ 𝑞) ∨ (∼ 𝑝 ∨∼ 𝑞)] ∧ 𝑟

(d) Write and simplify the compound statement L

P q r L
T T T T
T T F T
T F T F
T F F F
F T T F
F T F F
F F T T
F F F T

3. LINEAR PROGRAMMING
10. a) Define the term ‘‘Optimal solution’’ as applied in linear programming.

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 b) A medical company has factories at two places A and B. from these places, supply is made to
each of its three agencies situated at P, Q and R. the mostly requirements of the agencies are
respectively 40, 40 and 50 packets of the medicines, while the production capacity of the
factories, A and B are 60 and 70 packets respectively. The transportation costs per packet from
the factories to the agencies are given below.

From/ to A B
P 5 4
Q 4 2
R 3 5
i) Find its objective function and constraints.

ii) Find the minimum cost of the transportation.

11. a) A farmer can plant up to 8 hectares of land with wheat and rice. He can earn a profit of
Tzs 50,000 for every hectare of wheat and a profit of Tzs 30,000 for every hectare of rice. His use
of the necessary pesticide is limited by agricultural formulas to 10 gallons for his entire 8
hectares. Wheat requires 2 gallons of pesticide for every hectare planted and rice requires just 1
gallon per hectare. Formulate the inequalities and objective function of the problem.
b) Two poultry keepers , Mzenji and Mangi can collect a maximum of 80 trays of eggs and 65
trays of eggs respectively per month. Suppose three hotels TX, LM and VIP can place the
monthly orders of 40, 55 and 50 trays of eggs respectively, given that the transportation costs
from the poultry farms to the hotels are shown in the table below.

From/To Mzenji Mangi

TX 20,000 25,000
LM 30,000 20,000
VIP 15,000 30,000
How should the two poultry keepers supply eggs in order to minimize cost? What is the minimum
cost?
12. There is a factory located at each of the two places P and Q. From these locations, a certain
commodity is delivered to each of the three depots situated at A, B and C that requires 5, 5and 4
units respectively. While the production capacity of the factories at P and Q are, respectively, 8
and 6 units. The cost transportation per unit is given below.

Cost per unit

From/to A B C
P 15 10 15
Q 10 12 10

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 How many units should be transported from each factory to each depot in order that the
transportation cost is minimum?

13. (a) Define the following terms as used in linear programming

(i) Feasible region (ii) Objective function (iii) Optimal value

(b) A transport Company has two types of trucks, Type A and Type B. Type A has a refrigerated
capacity of 20𝑚3 and a non-refrigerated capacity of 40𝑚3 while Type B has the same overall
volume with equal sections for refrigerated and non-refrigerated stock. A grocer needs to hire
trucks for the transport of 3000𝑚3 of refrigerated stock and 4000𝑚3 of non-refrigerated stock.
The cost per kilometer of a type A is TSH 30/= and TSH 40/= for type B, how many trucks of each
type should the grocer rent to achieve the minimum total cost.

(c) Cooperative society has two depots. At depot A there is 200 tons of rice stored and at depot B
there are 300 tons. The rice has to be sent at three marketing Centers A, B, and C . The demand at
Centre A is 150 tons, at Centre B is 150 tons and Centre C is 200 tons. How many rice should be
sent from each depot to each of the Marketing Centres, if the transport cost per ton from a depot to
a Centre is as given below

From/To A B C
Depot A 50/= 100/= 70/=
Depot B 80/= 150/= 40/=

(i) How many tons should be transported to each Centre so that the Cooperative Society
can minimize the total transport cost
(ii) What is the minimum cost?

3. STATISTICS
14. Consider the following distribution of marks of the students in a certain mathematics test.

Class interval 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99

Frequency 6 12 14 16 8 6 6

i) Find mean and mode of the distribution.

ii) Draw the cumulative frequency curve and use it to estimate median.

15. a) The results of the weight of potatoes obtained from each of 100 roots are summarized as
follows;

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 Weight of potatoes per root (in kg) Frequency
0-3 9
3-6 22
6-9 28
9-12 21
12-15 17
15-18 3

i). Sketch the cumulative frequency ogive

ii). Use the cumulative frequency sketched to determine the median
b) Using the information in 4(a) above, find:
i). The inter-quartile range
ii). The actual mean using the coding method
iii). Calculate the semi- interquartile range.

16. a) The mean and variance of a group of 100 items are 15 and 9. A second group containing 150
items is mixed with it and the mean and variance of the composite group are 15.6 and 13.44. Find
the mean and the standard deviation of the second group.

b) The table below represents the weight in grams of 120 seeds with assumed mean of A = 1.995

Weight in gm 1.1-1.29 1.30-1.49 1.50-1.69 1.70-1.89 1.90-2.09 2.10-2.29 2.30-2.49 2.50-2.69

N0. of seeds 7 24 33 32 14 8 1 1

Find i) Median ii) Standard deviation by coding method iii) 3rd quartile.

17. a) Calculate the upper and lower quartile of the following data:
49,55,100,41,50,47,50,71,70,36,78,34,90,79.

b) Given diameters of a circle (in mm) drawn in design are given below;

Diameter(mm) 33-36 37-40 41-44 45-48 49-52

No. of circles 15 17 21 22 25

Calculate mean and variance by coding method

∑ 𝑓𝑢 2 ∑ 𝑓𝑢 2
18. (a) Prove that variance by coding method is given by var(x) = [ ∑𝑓
− ( ∑ 𝑓 ) ] 𝑖2

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 (b) Given the data below

Classes 0-30 30-60 60-90 90-120 120-150 150-180 180-210

2 3 5 10 3 5 2

Determine i/. P36 ii/. Semi-Interquartile range iii/. Mean by coding method

4. SETS
19. (a) i/. Simplify [(𝐴 − 𝐵) ∪ (𝐴 − 𝐶)] ∩ 𝐴′

ii/. If 𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴, 𝑛(𝐴) = 3, 𝑛(𝐵) = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛(𝐴′ ∪ 𝐵′ ) = 8, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑛(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)

(b) Find the symmetric difference of A={a, b, c, d} and B={c, d, 7, 8}

(c) Musangamo village has 200 farmers who cultivate different crops as follows; 124 cultivate beans,
15 cultivate finger millet and maize, 64 cultivate maize and beans, 45 cultivate finger millet and beans
but not maize, those who cultivate maize only are four-third of those cultivate beans only and 50% of
millet only cultivate beans only. Find the number of farmers who

i/. Cultivate all the three crops, ii/. Do not cultivate maize

20. (a) Draw a Venn diagram and shade the portion corresponding to the set (A∩B')∪(A∩B).

(b) i/. Simplify A-(A-B) using properties of set.

ii/. Two sets A and B are defined as A={(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4} and B={(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 ≥ 𝑥 2 },
sketch and shade the regions for the sets A∪B and A∩B.

(c) In a class of 40 pupils, 27 play basketball, 25play tennis while 17 play both. Draw the Venn
diagram to represent this information and hence find the number of students who play neither of
the two games.

21. a) Use the laws of algebra of a sets theory to verify the following set expressions:

i) 𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐴) ≡ 𝐴

ii) 𝐴 − (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) ≡ (𝐴 − 𝐵) ∪ (𝐴 − 𝐶)

b) If A, B, C are intersecting joint sets, prove that

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 𝑛(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) = 𝑛(𝐴) + (𝐵) + (𝐶) − 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) − 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) − 𝑛(𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) + 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶)

c) A certain college has 86 students each of whom has to study at least two of the courses offered,
64 students are studying metrology, 51 students are studying philosophy and 62 students are
studying sociology.

(i) How many students are studying all the three courses?

(ii)How many students are studying metrology and philosophy?

(iii)How many students are studying sociology and philosophy?

22. a) If 𝜇 is a universal set and sets A, B and C are the subsets of 𝜇. Shade the following sets

i) (𝐴 − 𝐵) ∪ (𝐵 − 𝐴)

ii) 𝐴′ ∩ (𝐶 − 𝐵)

b) Use the laws of algebra of set simplify 𝐴 ∩ [𝐵 ∪ (𝐴′ ∩ 𝐶)′]′

c) In a certain financing company, 96 workers are responsible for planning, loan or

Advertisement unit. Out of these 70 workers are responsible for planning unit, 16 workers are
responsible for loan unit and 24 workers are responsible for planning and advertisement units, 10
workers are responsible for planning and loan units. All those workers responsible for loan unit
are also responsible for planning or advertisement units. The workers responsible for planning are
twice as many as those responsible for advertisement unit only. Use the Venn diagram to find the
number of workers

i) Responsible for advertisement unit and planning unit but not loan unit.

ii) Responsible for planning only.

iii) Responsible for planning unit or loan unit but not advertisement unit

5. FUNCTIONS

23. (a) Given functions f(x) = 2x, g(x)= x+1 and h(x)=2x. Find fogoh(x) and, state its domain
and range.
𝑥2
(b) Given rational function, f(x) = 𝑥 2−𝑥−2 find the intercepts, asymptotes, sketch its graph and
hence compute its domain and range.

(c) If f(x)= x2+x-6, find the values of x at which the curve f(x) cuts the x-axis.

24. a) Given the functions 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 2, find

i) 𝑔𝑜𝑓(−3) 𝑖𝑖) 𝑆𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑜𝑓(𝑥)𝑎𝑛d state its domain and range

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 𝑥 2+3𝑥−4
b) Sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2−5𝑥+6

25. a) i) A function is defined by 𝑔: → 𝑥 2 − 10, for all 𝑥𝜖ℛ. Find all the values of x for which
𝑔𝑜𝑔(𝑥) = 26

ii) If 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑎𝑧, 𝑔(𝑧) = 𝑏𝑧 2 + 3, 𝑓𝑜𝑔(2) = 35 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑔(3) = 75. find the values of a and b

𝑥 3−3𝑥 2−4𝑥
b) Given that 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 2+3𝑥

i) Find the asymptotes of the function 𝑓(𝑥)

ii) Sketch the graph of 𝑓(𝑥)

iii) State the domain and range of the function 𝑓(𝑥)

4𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
26. a) Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = (1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥)𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 is a constant function.

3𝑥−9
b) Find the domain and range of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2−𝑥−2 without plotting its graph.

𝑥3 𝑥2
c) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = − − 6𝑥 and indicate on it the maximum point, minimum point and
3 2
point of inflexion.
4𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
27. a) Show that 𝑓(𝑥) = (1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥)𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 is a constant function.

3𝑥−9
b) Find the domain and range of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2−𝑥−2 without plotting its graph.

𝑥3 𝑥2
c) Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = − − 6𝑥 and indicate on it the maximum point, minimum point and
3 2
point of inflexion..

6. COORDINATE GEOMETRY 1
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28. a) i) Show that the point (3, 2) is the mirror image of the point (− 25 , 25) on the line
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0.

ii,) Find the coordinate of the point which divides the line segment joining the
points A(-3, 6) and B(6, 0) internally in the ratio 2:1.

b) i) Prove that the circles 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 2 = 0 and

𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 8𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 22 = 0 are orthogonal.

ii,) Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point of intersection of the
circles above and the origin.

29. a) Find the equation of the circle through the origin and cuts both circles

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 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 8𝑦 + 12 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 3 = 0

b) Find the equation of i) Horizontal line ii) vertical line through point B(1, 2).

c) If the length of the perpendicular from the point (1, 1) to the straight line 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0
1 1 1 𝑐
be unit, show that 𝑐 + 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 2𝑎𝑏.

30. a) i) Show that the angle 𝜃 between the lines 𝑦 = 𝑚1 𝑥 + 𝑐1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑚2 𝑥 + 𝑐2 is given by
𝑚2− 𝑚1
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 1+𝑚 𝑚 1 2

ii) Find the angle between the lines 4x – 3y – 5 = 0 and 2x +y – 1 = 0

b) Find the shortest distance from the point (6, 8) to the line 4y + 5x – 12 = 0.

c) Find the equation of the concentric with the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 3 = 0 and

tangent to the line 4x – 4y + 7 = 0.

31. a) Find the equations of the two lines passing through the point ( 2, 3 ) and inclined at an angle 450
with the line 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 1

b) Find the equation of the circle passing through ( 0, 0 ) and which make intercepts a and b on
the coordinate axis.

c) Given two circles with equations defined by 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑓1 𝑥 + 2𝑔1 𝑦 + 𝑐1 = 0 and

𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑓2 𝑥 + 2𝑔2 𝑦 + 𝑐2 = 0 . Prove that, if the circles are orthogonal,

then 2𝑓1 𝑓2 + 2𝑔1 𝑔2 = 𝑐1 + 𝑐2

7. INTEGRATION

32. a) If the gradient of a certain function is 7(𝑒𝑥1+1) ,find the function.

5𝜋
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
b) Evaluate ∫03 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑑𝑥 and approximate your answer into 3 significant figures.

c) Evaluate the actual area between the curve y = 𝑥 3 ,and the x-axis between x = -2 and x = 2

1 𝑥2
33. a) Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 3+1

𝜋 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝜋2
b) Prove that ∫0 𝑑𝑥 =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝑥 4

c) (i) Find the volume of solid formed by the rotation of the curve 𝑥𝑦 = 8 from x=2 to x= 4 about
the x-axis.
(ii) Calculate the area between the x-axis and the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 4)

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34. a) Integrate the following
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
i) ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥+4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥+5 𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥
ii) ∫ √7−6𝑥−𝑥 2

𝑡
b) A curve has equations 𝑥 = 3 − 𝑡 3 , 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 where t is a parameter. The arc of the curve from
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the point A where 𝑡 = 3 to the origin O is rotated completely about the y- axis.

i) Find the length of the arc OA.

ii) Find the area of the surface generated.

𝑥 2+1
c) ∫ (𝑥+1)(𝑥−1) 𝑑𝑥

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35. . a) ∫ 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 𝑑𝜃

1 4𝑥+1
b) ∫0 𝑑𝑥 , represent your answer in the form of 𝑎 + 𝑏 √𝑐 .
√2𝑥 2+𝑥+4

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c) ∫ 𝑑𝑥
√5−4𝑥−𝑥 2

d) ∫ 𝑠𝑒𝑐2𝜃𝑑𝜃

8. DIFFERENTIATION
1 𝑑𝑦
36 . a) If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (2𝑥 2−1), find 𝑑𝑥

𝑑2 𝑦
b) If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 2 , 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑡. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 2.
𝑑𝑥 2

𝑥3
c) Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve𝑦 2 = 4−𝑥 𝑎𝑡(2, −2).

d) A box with square base is to have open top. The area of the material required for making the box is
192 cm2. What will be the dimensions of the box if the volume is to be maximum?.
𝑑𝑦 𝜋
37. a) Given that 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑦 + 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = 2. Find 𝑑𝑥 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝜋.

b) Use the second derivative test to investigate the stationary values of the
function 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 5 and state the nature of stationary point that will be obtained
𝑑𝑦 𝑦
c) If 𝑥 𝑚 𝑦 𝑛 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑚+𝑛) ; 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥

𝜋
d) Using Maclaurin's theorem, expand 𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 4 − 𝑥) in ascending power as far as the term x3

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 38. a) By using first principle find the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = cos √𝑥

b) Differentiate with respect to x

1+sin 𝑥
i) 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛 (1+sin 2𝑥) ii) 𝑦 = cot −1 (tan 𝑥)

c) If the equal sides of an isosceles triangle are 4√2𝑐𝑚, for what length of the base , the area of
the triangle is maximum?

𝑑𝑦
39. a) Find 𝑑𝑥 𝑜𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑎 𝑥 from the first principle.

𝑑𝑦
b) Find 𝑖𝑓 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑒 −𝑦 + 𝑦𝑒 𝑥 = 𝑥 2
𝑑𝑥

𝜋
c) Use Maclaurian’s theorem, expand 𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 4 − 𝑥) in ascending power as far as the term
𝑥3 .

d) Find the diameter and height of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be cut from
a sphere of radius 12cm.

09.COMPLEX NUMBERS

40. a) i) Let 𝑧 = cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃, Prove that

36𝑐𝑜𝑠 6 𝜃 = 10 + 15cos 2𝜃 + 6 cos 4𝜃 + cos 6𝜃

𝑧−8𝑖
ii) Show that is an imaginary number then the locus of z ia a circle of radius 5 units and
𝑧+6

center of (-3, 4)

b) If −2 + 𝑖√2 is the root of the expression𝑧 4 − 7𝑧 2 − 12𝑧 + 18 = 0, determine the other

roots of the expression.

c) If 𝑧1 = −1 + 𝑖√3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧2 = √3 + 𝑖 show in the argand diagram the complex number

𝑧1
𝑧1 + 𝑧2 𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝑧2

d) If 𝑤 = 9 − 12𝑖 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑤 0.5 as a + ib where a and b are real numbers.

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41. a) Use the De moivres theorem to find the value of (2 + 2 𝑖)

b) The equation 6 − 𝑧 2 = 8𝑖 − (2 + 4𝑖)𝑧 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑧1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧2 . 𝐼𝑓 𝑧1 = 3 + 𝑖; Find the other root 𝑧2
in the form 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖.

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 c) If 𝑧1 = 1 + 𝑖√3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧2 = √3 + 𝑖 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑧1 𝑧2
𝑧+1 𝜋
d) If 𝑎𝑟𝑔 (𝑧−1) = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦. Describe the locus in Cartesian form.

10. COORDINATE GEOMETRY II

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42. a) Show that the pair of equation 𝑥 = 3𝑡 2 + 1, 𝑦 = 2 (3𝑡 + 1) is a parametric representation
of the parabola and hence find it’s centre.

b) i) Given equation of an ellipse 16𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 − 64𝑥 + 150𝑦 − 111 = 0. Find the
eccentricity, coordinates of foci and coordinates of the two ends of the lateral recta.

ii) Show that the equation of the tangent at 𝑃(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) to the ellipse
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦1 𝑦 𝑥1 𝑥
𝑎2
+ 𝑏2 = 1 is given by 𝑏2
+ 𝑎2
= 1.

c) i) Calculate the length of the latus rectum and the equation of the directrix, if given
that 𝑥 = 8 sec 𝜃 , 𝑦 = 9 tan 𝜃.

ii) Convert 𝑟 = 2 cos 𝜃 + 3 sin 𝜃 into Cartesian equation.

𝑥2 𝑦2
iii) Show that at the point 𝑃(𝑎 sec 𝜃, 𝑏 tan 𝜃) 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎 − 𝑏2 = 1, the
𝑎2
equation of the tangent is given by 𝑏𝑥 − 𝑎𝑦 sin 𝜃 − 𝑎𝑏 cos 𝜃 = 0

d) Sketch the graph of 𝑟 = 4 sin 2𝜃.

43. . (a) i/. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the ellipse 3x2+4y2=48 at point in the
second quadrant whose ordinate is 3.

ii/. Show that the ellipse 4x2+9y2=36 and the hyperbola 2x2-3y2=6 are orthogonal.
𝑥2 𝑦2
(b) Deduce a condition for the line ax+by+c=0 to be a tangent to the hyperbola 𝑎2 − =1
𝑏2

(c) i/. Find the point on the parabola y2 = 8x, where the line y = 2x+1is a tangent.

ii/. Convert tan2𝜃 = 𝑟 2 into cartesian.

11. VECTORS

44. (a) If a,b and c are the position vectors of the points A, B, and C respectively such that
3a+5b=8c, then find the ratio in which, i/.C divides AB, ii/. A divides BC

(b) i/. If ai+3j+bk is unit vector, prove that a2+b2+8=0

ii/. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors a= 2i+j-2k and
b=i+2j+k

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 (c) If a=i-2j+k, b=i+3j-k. Find the angle between a+b and a-b
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(d) Prove that the area of a plane quadrilateral ABCD is 2 |𝐴𝐶 × 𝐵𝐷|, where AC and BD are
its diagonals.

45. a) Find the work done in the moving an object along the straight line from (3, 2, -1) to (2, 1, 4)
in a force field given 𝐹 = 4𝑖 − 3𝑗 + 2𝑘.

b) Prove that the points (2𝑖 − 𝑗 + 𝑘), (𝑖 − 3𝑗 + 2𝑘) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3𝑖 − 4𝑗 − 4𝑘) are vertices of a right
angled triangle and find the remaining angles of the triangle.
𝜃
c) If 𝑎̂ and 𝑏̂ are unit vectors and 𝜃 is the angle between them, prove that cos 2 =
1
|𝑎⃗ +𝑏⃗⃗|.
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d) A particle is moving along a curve whose parametric equation are 𝑥 = 2 cos 3𝑡 and 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡
and 𝑧 = 2 sin 3𝑡 where t is the time. If its position vector is 𝑟 = 𝑥𝑖 + 𝑦𝑗 + 𝑧𝑘.
i) Determine its velocity and acceleration at any time t.

ii) Find the magnitude of velocity and the acceleration at time

12. PROBABILITY
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46. a) The probability of having ugali for dinner today is 4 , the probability of having rice for
1 3
dinner is 10 and the probability of having both ugali and rice is . Find the probability of having
10

i) Ugali but not rice.

ii) neither rice nor ugali.

b) i) Suppose a random variable x takes the values -3, -1, 4 and 7 with respective
2𝑥−3 𝑥+1 𝑥−1 𝑥−2
probability , 10 , 10 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 , determine the distribution and the
10 10
distribution and the expectation of x.

ii) Show that 𝑣𝑎𝑟(𝑎𝑥) = 𝑎 2 𝑣𝑎𝑟(𝑥).

c) The life time t in hours of a certain electric lamp is a random variable with distribution
function

−𝑡⁄
𝑓(𝑡) = { 𝐴𝑒 200 0 ≤ 𝑡 < ∞
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒

Show that the mean of t is 200 hours.

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d) Suppose a family with 5 children. Also suppose that the probability of having a girl is .
2
Find the probability that the family will have

i) Exactly two are girls.

ii) At least four girls.

ii) No girls.

47. (a) The time taken to perform a particular task "t" hours has the probability density function

10𝑐𝑡 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 0.6

f(t) = {𝑐(1 − 𝑡) 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0.6 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 1.0 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
i/. Find the value of c, ii/. Find the expected mean, iii/. Find the standard deviation

(b) A party of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen is to be formed from 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen. In how
many ways the party to be formed, if Mrs X and Mr Y refuse to join the party.

(c) The probability that man hits a target is 0.1. He fires 100 times, find the expected number of
times he will hit the target and standard deviation.

(d) In a class of 40 students, 34 like apple, 22 like banana and 2 dislike both fruits. If a student
is selected at random, find the probability that the students;

i/. Like apple, given that he/she likes banana, ii/. Dislike banana given that he/she likes
apple

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