P425/1
PURE
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
rd
23 February, 2024
3 hours
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
PURE MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Attempt ALL the eight questions in Section A and any five from Section B.
Begin every answer on a fresh page.
Any additional questions answered will not be marked.
Mathematical tables and squared paper shall be provided
Silent, non – programmable calculators may be used.
State the degree of accuracy at the end of each answer attempted using a
calculator or table and indicate cal for calculator or tab for mathematical table.
Turn Over
SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Attempt all questions in this Section.
1. Solve the equation 1 – 2 sinθ – 4 cos2θ = 0 for values of 0 between 00 and
3600. (05 marks)
2. If (x – 2)2 is a factor of x3 + ax2 + bx + 12. Find the values of a and b.
(05 marks)
3. Find the distance from the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 2 = 0 to the
line 3x – 4y + 5 = 0. (05 marks)
4. Differentiate sin2x from first principles. (05 marks)
5. Find the possible values of k if the quadratic equation
2kx2 – 8x + 1 = 2k (x – 2) has equal roots. (05 marks)
6. Use Maclaurin’s theorem to find the first 3 non zero terms of the expansion
ln(1 – 2x). (05 marks)
7. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the lines
r = 9 + λ 3 and r = 4 + μ 1
3 1 1 2
2 2 1 3 (05 marks)
2x2
∫
8. Find dx (05 marks)
2 3
cos (x + 2)
SECTION B
9. (a) Given that z1 = 2 and z2 = 3 + 2i. find the argument of
z1 + z2
z2 – z1 (06 marks)
(b) Given that z= -3 is a root of the equation z3 – 5z2 + az + 60 = 0. Find
the value of a and hence find other roots. (06 marks)
10. (a) Find the mean value of the function y = √x from x = 0 to x = 4.
(05 marks)
(b) Given that y = ln sin t and x = 1 – cos t. find in d2y terms of t.
dx2
(07 marks)
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11. (a) Show that cos(2x + 600) – cos(2x – 600) = 2√3 cos x
cos(x +300) – cos (x – 300) (05 marks)
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(b) Given that tan A = 4 and tan (A + B) =16 Find the value of
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sin(A – B) without using tables or calculators if A and B are acute
angles. (07 marks)
12. (a) Expand (1 + 2x) ½ in ascending powers of x up to the term in x3. By
putting x = 1 find an approximate value of √3 to 3 decimal places.
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(06 marks)
(b) Given that (1 + 3x)n = 1 + 15x + 6mx2 + . . . . Find the values of
constants m and n. (06 marks)
13. (a) If vectors 3i + aj + 2k and -6i + aj + k are perpendicular, find the
value of a given that a < 0. (05 marks)
(b) Determine the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line
and the plane . (07 marks)
14. The gradient of a curve at the point p (x, y) is x2 + 1 The point A (3, 12)
y
lies on the curve. Find:
(i) equation of the normal to the curve at A. (05 marks)
(ii) equation of the curve and the point where it cuts the y – axis.
(07 marks)
15. (a) Solve for if . (06 marks)
(b) Show that if A, B and C are angles of a triangle then
. (06 marks)
16. The sum of the first terms of an AP and GP is 57. The sum of the second
terms of the same AP and G.P is 94. The sum of the third terms of the
AP and G.P is 171. If the common ratio of the G.P is 2. Find the first term of
the progression and the common difference of the AP and the sum of the first
20 terms of the A.P. (12 marks)
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