SECOND TERM ADVANCED LEVEL DISTRICT EXAMINATION, 2023-2024

SUBJECT: CORE MATHEMATICS (SENIOR FIVE) Max: 100 Marks

COMBINATIONS:
-MATHEMATICS-CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY (MCB)
-MATHEMATICS-COMPUTER SCIENCE-ECONOMICS(MCE)
-MATHEMATICS-ECONOMICS-GEOGRAPHY (MEG)
-MATHEMATICS-PHYSICS-COMPUTER SCIENCE (MPC)
-MATHEMATICS-PHYSICS-GEOGRAPHY (MPG)
-PHYSICS-CHEMISTRY-MATHEMATICS (PCM)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
2. Read carefully instructions for each section, and each question before
you provide the answer.
3. An examination is in two sections:
SECTION A: Attempt all questions [55 marks]
SECTION B: Attempt only three questions [45 marks]
4. The use of scientific calculator and geometric instruments is allowed.
5. The time of examination must be respected: 3 HOURS.
6. Use only a blue or a black pen.
7. Check if you have 4 pages of your examination.

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SECTION A: Attempt ALL questions (55 marks)
QUESTION ONE (4 marks)

Find without using a calculator the exact value of:

a) 2 sin 75° cos 75° b) cos 2
45°
− sin2
45°
2 2

QUESTION TWO (4 marks)

Differentiate arithmetic sequence and geometric sequence.

QUESTION THREE (2 marks)
When do we need to use the numerical methods to solve an equation.
QUESTION FOUR (4 marks)

State the fundamental period of:

a) sin 3𝑥 b) tan 3𝑥
QUESTION FIVE (4 marks)

Explain linear dependent and linear independent vectors.

QUESTION SIX (4 marks)

Transform:
a) sin 5𝑥 + sin 7𝑥 b) sin 5𝑥 sin 7𝑥
QUESTION SEVEN (2 marks)

Find the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the following arithmetic progression:

a) 4,6,8,10, …. b) 17,14,11,8, …
QUESTION EIGHT (2 marks)

Show that the equation 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 − 12 = 0 has a root between 𝑥 = 2

and 𝑥 = 3
QUESTION NINE (2 marks)
Find the range of the following functions:

a) 𝑦 = sin−1 2𝑥 b) cos−1 3𝑥

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QUESTION TEN (4 marks)

Calculate the distance between:

a) 𝐴(3, −4,6) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵(−7,3, −2)
b) 𝐶(6,7,3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷(−1,7, −6)

QUESTION ELEVEN (4 marks)

Evaluate:
sin 7𝑥 sin 8𝑥
a) lim b) lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 𝑥→0 sin 5𝑥

QUESTION TWELVE (4 marks)

3 −1 3 10 2 3
1) If 𝐴 = (1 0 −6) and 𝐵 = ( 1 −4 6)
0 −4 2 0 6 4
Evaluate:
a) 𝐵 + 𝐴 b) 𝐵 − 𝐴

QUESTION THIRTEEN (5 marks)

Insert three geometric terms between two and eight.

QUESTION FOURTEEN (5 marks)
Study the parity of the following functions and state whether it is either even or odd or
otherwise:
cos 𝑥 𝑥+sin 𝑥
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = b) 𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +1 𝑥 2 +cos 𝑥

QUESTION FIFTEEN (5 marks)

Find the first derivative of:

2𝑥+3 1
a) 𝑦 = b) sec −1
sin 4𝑥 𝑥

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SECTION B: Attempt ONLY THREE questions (45 marks)
QUESTION SIXTEEN (15 marks)
Solve sin 𝑥 + sin 3𝑥 < − sin 2𝑥
QUESTION SEVENTEEN (15 marks)

Suppose that 𝟖, 𝟓𝟎𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑭𝑹𝑾 is deposited in a bank certificate of deposit at an

annual rate of 𝟓% for 8 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠. Find future value (amount) if the interest is
compounded:

a) Annually b) Semi-annually c) Monthly

d) daily e) continuously

QUESTION EIGHTEEN (15 marks)

Light travels from air into an optical fiber with an index of refraction of 1.44
a) In which direction does the light bend?
b) If the angle of incidence on the end of the fiber is 22°, what is the angle of
refraction inside the fiber?
c) Sketch the path of light as it changes media.
QUESTION NINETEEN (15 marks)

A body oscillates with a simple harmonic motion according to the

equation:
𝝅
𝒙(𝒕) = 𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐬 (𝟑𝝅𝒕 + ) . (𝑥 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠)
𝟑
At time 𝒕 = 𝟐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔, what are:
a) The displacement b) The velocity
c) The acceleration d) The motion phase.
e) The motion frequency f) The motion period.

QUESTION TWENTY (15 marks)

20) a) Give four addition and subtraction formulas studied in trigonometry. (4 marks)
b) Use the formulas in a) to prove the transformation formulas from product to sum.
(4 marks)
c) Use the formulas in a) to prove the double angle formulas. (4 marks)
d) Use the formula in c) to prove the half angle formula. (2 marks)

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