VICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL – IGANGA

END OF TERM TWO EXAMS 2018

S.5 MATH PAPER ONE
TIME: 3 HOURS
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. If the points A and B have position vectors and Find
the position vector of the point C on AB such that
2. Solve the simultaneous equations:

3. Solve the equation

4. Find the point of intersection of the line with the plane

5. Given that and show that

6. Solve ( )

7. If the position vectors of points A and B are ( ) and ( ) respectively, find the

position vector of point P which divides AB externally in the ratio 5:3. Hence find the
acute angle between OA and OP
8. Given that √( ) , find (a) (b) the value of P when M is

maximum

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

Attempt any five questions from this section

9. (a) Find the angle between the lines: and

(b) Find in vector form the equation of the line of intersection of the two planes:
and
10. (a) Express in the form ( ). Hence find the values of
( ) for which the expression has a maximum or minimum value.

(b) Show that in any triangle PQR: ( ) . Hence solve the triangle in
which , and

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11. (a)
The figure represents the end view of the outer cover of a
match box, AB and EF being gummed together and assumed to

be the same length. If the total length of edge (ABCDEF) is

12cm, calculate the lengths of AB and BC which will give the
maximum possible cross – sectional area.

(b) ( ) and ( ) are factors of the expression and it leaves a

remainder of 12 when divided by ( ), find the values of a, b, c and hence find the
remainder when the expression is divided by ( )

12. Find the equation of the straight line;

a) L1 which is the perpendicular bisector of the points A(-2, 3) and B(1, -5)
b) L2 which is the perpendicular bisector of the points B(1, -5) and C(17, 1)
c) Show that L1 is perpendicular t L2

13. (a) Show that if the equations

and have a common root, then
( ) ( )( )
(b) Given that the equation , has roots , find the

equation whose roots are and

( ) ( )
14. (a) Find the equation of the line through the point (2, 1, 1) which is perpendicular to the
plane ( )
(b) Equation of the line is ( ) ( ) and the equation of the
plane is . Find;
(i) The coordinates of the point where the line cuts the plane
(ii) The angle between the line and the plane in degrees correct to 1 decimal place.
15. Express the following into partial fractions:

(a) ( )
( )( )

(b) ( )
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