BUKEDEA COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

S.5 B.O.T EXAM TERM TWO 2024

P425/2 APPLIED MATHEMATICS TIME 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES
INSTRUCTION
Answer all questions
1. The table below shows the masses of bolts bought by a carpenter
Mass(g) 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
Number 8 11 14 20 17 6 4
of bolts

Calculate the;
(a) median mass
(b) Mean mass of bolts.
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2. Use a trapezium rule with seven coordinates to estimate ∫0 ((1.2)𝑥 − 1)2 𝑑𝑥
Correct to 2 decimal places
3. The table below shows the commuter buss fares from stage A to stage BCD
and E
Stage A B C D E
Distance(Km) 0 12 16 19 23
Fares(Shs) 0 1300 1700 2200 2500

(a) Jane boarded from A and stopped at 2km after E.How much did she pay?
(b) Okello paid shs 2000. How far from A did the bus leave him?
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4. Two events A and B are such that P(B) = ,P(AnB) = and P(B/A) =
8 10 3
Determine the (a) p(A) (b) P(AuB)
5.
(a) Show the equation x-3Sin = 0 has a root between 2 and 3
(b) By plotting graphs of y = x and y = 4sinx = 0 on the same axes, show
that the root of the equation x - 4sinx = 0 lies between 2 and 3.
6. A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity 21ms-1. Calculate the
(a) Maximum height attained by the stone
 (b) The time the stone take to reach maximum height.
7. A box A contain 1 white ball and 1 blue ball. Box B contains only 2 white
balls. If a ball is picked at random, find the probability that it is;
(a) white
(b) from A given that it is white
8. The table below shows the value of variables P and Q
P 14 15 25 20 15 7
Q 30 25 20 18 15 22
Calculate the rank correlation coefficient between the two variables.
9. The table below shows the marks obtained in mathematics test by a group
of students
marks 5-<15 15-<25 25-<35 35-<45 45-<55 55-<65 65-<75 75-<85

Number 5 7 19 17 7 4 2 3
of
students

Construct a cumulative frequency curve for the data.

10. Show that the velocity of a body accelerating at ams-2 with an initial velocity
ums-1 after covering a distance x metres is given by (u2-2ax)1/2

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