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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NJOMBE REGION

FORM SIX PRE-MOCK EXAMINATION


142/2 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 2
(For Both School and Private Candidate)
Time 3 Hours Wednesday, 21th August 2024

Instructions
1. This paper consists of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer All questions from section A and choose two questions from section B.
3. All working and answers for each question must be shown clearly.
4. Mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used.

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SECTION A (Answer all questions)
1. (a) (i) Draw a tree diagram for tossing a fair coin twice then show that
the probability of getting a head when a fair coin is tossed twice is a
discrete random variable.
(ii) If X~𝑃o (𝜆) and E(x2) = 6. Find λ and 𝑝(𝑥 = 2)
(b) The probability of solving the problem independently by A and B
1 1
are 2 and 3 respectively. If both try to solve the problem
independently, find the probability that
(i) The problem is solved
(ii) Exactly one of them solves the problem.
(c) A continuous random variable X is defined by the following probability
density function:

kx if 0  x  2

p(x ) = k (4 − x ) if 2  x  4
0
 elsewhere

(i) Determine the value of k


1 1
(ii) Find P(2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 2)

(d) Events A and B are independent such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.2, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.4 and
 A B
𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 0.35. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 (i ) P  (ii ) P 
B  A 

2. (a) (i) Find the truth value of p and q if ( p  q ) is T and ( p  q ) → q is F


(ii) Draw a simplified electrical network for the compound statement
( p  q)  (~ r  (q  p))
(b) If P stands for ‘8 is even’ and q stands for ‘4 is a factor of 5’ and r stands for
‘3 is a prime number’. Write the truth value of the following statements;
(i) If 8 is even, then 4 is not a factor of 5.
(ii) Either 3 is not prime or 4 is a factor of 5.
(c) Use the truth table to determine the validity of

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p → q,
q  r,
p
r
(d) Describe the following argument in symbolic form and test the validity of
the statement using truth table; “If he begs pardon then he will remain in
school. Either he is punished or he does not remain in school. He will not
be punished therefore , he did not beg pardon.

3. (a) (i) Prove that (𝑎 × 𝑏)2 + (𝑎 ⋅ 𝑏)2 = (|𝑎||𝑏|)2


(ii) Show that the area of a triangle with position vectors a and b

is given by the formula; 4A2 = |𝒂|𝟐 |𝒃|𝟐 – (𝒂. 𝒃)𝟐 .


(b) If a vector makes an angle 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑂𝑋, 𝑂𝑌 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑍 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦,
Prove that 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛾 = 2

(c) (i) Two points A and B have position vectors a = 3i − 2 j + 3k


b = 4i + 3 j − 4k respectively. Find the position vector of a point
that divides AB internally in the ratio 1 : 4 .
(ii) If the velocity of a body at time t is given by 𝑉 = 3𝑡 2 𝑖 − 2𝑡𝑗 + 4𝑘
find the expression for the acceleration a and displacement s of the
body at time t given that 𝑡 = 1, 𝑠 = 3𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘.

4. (a) If z + 1 = z + 2(1 + i ) then find z.


𝑍+2
(b) If the real part of is 4 then show that the locus of the point
𝑍−1
representing z in the complex plane is a circle by giving its center and
radius.

(c) Use De-Moivres and Binomial theorems to express cos4  in multiple


Angle form hence deduce the integral
𝟏
∫ 𝟖𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝜽𝒅𝜽 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒𝜽 + 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐𝜽 + 𝟑𝜽 + 𝒄
𝟒
(d) Given that 𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟓 + 𝟐𝒊 are the roots of the equation
𝒙𝟑 – 𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝒄𝒙 + 𝒅 = 𝟎. Find the values of ‘𝑐’ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ‘𝑑’ .

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SECTION B
(Choose and answer two questions)
5. (a) Find the general solution of cos p + cos( p + 2) = cos
1 1 1
(b) Given sin𝜃 = 2 (𝑛 + 𝑛). Show that sin3𝜃 + (𝑛3 + 𝑛3 ) = 0

(c) If 𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃=𝑏, prove that


𝑏𝑥+𝑎𝑦
(i) tan𝜃 =
𝑎𝑥−𝑏𝑦

(ii) x + y = a + b
2 2 2 2

(d) If A,B and C are angles of a triangle, show that


𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
cos 𝐴 + cos 𝐵 + 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝐶 − 1 = 4𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛
2 2 2

6. (a) (i) Given that 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
show that (𝛼 2 + 1)(𝛽2 + 1) = (𝑐 − 1)2 + 𝑏 2
1−𝑥 2
If log 2 = x , Prove that log 8 5 =
2
(ii)
3𝑥 2

(b) When 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 is divided by 𝑥 − 1 the remainder is 8,when divided by


𝑥 + 1 the remainder is −6 and when is divided by 𝑥 + 2 the remainder
is −4, find the values a, b and c.
 17 1 9
 − 
 4 2 4
If A = 4 and A =  x 1  find
−1
(c) 0
 
 − 1 0
1

 2 2

(i) The value of x


(ii) The matrix A
𝟓 𝟓
(d) Express 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. Hence expand
(𝟏+𝟑𝒙)(𝟏−𝟐𝒙) (𝟏+𝟑𝒙)(𝟏−𝟐𝒙)

as a series of ascending powers of x giving the first three terms.

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7. (a) Form a differential equation whose general solution is given by
𝐵𝑦 = 5𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ(𝐵𝑥 + 𝐶)
(b) Solve the following differential equations
𝑑𝑦
(i) 𝑥 = 𝑦(𝑙𝑛(𝑥) − ln(𝑦))
𝑑𝑥
(ii) (y 4
)
cos x − x 2 y dx + x3dy = 0 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 y(0)=
2
𝜋

𝑑2𝜃 𝑑𝜃
(c) Solve the differentia equation −4 + 3𝜃 = 10 sin 𝑟 + 15 cos 𝑟
𝑑𝑟 2 𝑑𝑟

(d) It is known that radioactive substances decay at a rate which is proportional


to the amount of the radioactive substance present. Write the differential
equation. Hence, for radium the half-life is about 1600 years.
(i) Solve the differential equation
(ii) Find the decay constant
(iii) Find the percentage of a given sample of radium which would
still exist after a lapse of 200 years in storage.

8. (a) A satellite dish receiver is in a shape of a parabola. A cross section of the


dish shows diameter of 13 feet at a distance of 13 feet at a distance 2.5
feet from the vertex of the parabola.
(i) Write an equation for the parabola
(ii) Where should the receiver be placed?

Show that the equation y = 5x − 2 x represents a parabola and hence find


2
(b)
Focus, Vertex, Directrix and length of latus rectum.
(c) Find the equation of the ellipse if the centre is at (0,0) major axis is on y-axis
and passing through the points (3,2) and (1,6).
(d) (i) If tan 2𝜃 = 𝑟 2 then show that 2𝑥𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 𝑦 4
(ii) Sketch the graph whose polar equation is given by 𝑟 = 1 +2cos𝜃

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