P425/1
PURE
MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
July/August, 2019
3 hours
MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2019
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
Pure Mathematics Paper 1
Time: 3 Hours
NAME: COMBINATION:
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Question Mark
Answer all the eight questions in section A
Section A
and only five questions in section B.
Indicate the five questions attempted in
section B in the table aside.
Additional question(s) answered will not be
Section B
marked.
All working must be shown clearly.
Graph paper is provided.
Silent, non-programmable scientific
calculators and mathematical tables with a list
of formulae may be used. Total
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Section A (40 Marks)
Answer ALL questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks.
Qn 1: Solve the equation 5 sin 2 x + 4=10 sin2 x for −π ≤ x ≤ π . [5]
Qn 2: The second and third terms of a geometric progression are 24 and
12 ( α +1 ) respectively. Find α if the sum of the first three terms of the
progression is 76. [5]
Qn 3: The perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (3 , 2) and (5 , 6)
meets the x-axis at A and the y- axis at B, prove that the distance ¿ 6 √ 5 .
[5]
2
sin x d y dy
Qn 4: Given that ¿ x , show that x 2 +2 dx + xy =0. [5]
dx
2
() ( )
2
Qn 5: Show that the lines L1 , vector equation r = 5 + λ −3 and L2 , vector
3
( ) ()
3
equation r = −3 + μ 2 are perpendicular and find the position vector of
their point of intersection. [5]
cos x
Qn 6: Find ∫ 2
dx . [5]
4 +sin x
Qn 7: Solve the equation log x 32−log 256 x=1. [5]
Qn 8: A spherical water container of internal radius 10 cm has water to a
maximum depth of 18 cm. Find the volume of the water in the container.
[5]
Section B (60 Marks)
Answer any five questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks.
Question 9:
(a). Differentiate:
( )
x
e
(i). log 10 ,
cos 3 x
(ii). sin2 ( 4 x2 +5 ) .
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(b). A curve is defined by the parametric equation x=2 t 2, y=4 t−t 4. Find the
equation of the tangent to the curve at the point (2 , 3). [12]
Question 10:
a c a+ c
(a). Given that b = d =k , show that k = b+d . Hence, solve the simultaneous
equations
x+ 4 z y+ z 3 x+ y
= =
4 6 5
4 x +2 y+ 5 z =30.
(b). Solve the equation e −4 e +3=0.
2x x
[12]
Question 11:
(a). Given that r and sare inclined at 60 ° ; t is perpendicular to r + sand |r|=8 ,
|s|=5, |t|=10, find |r + s+ t|and |r −s|.
()
2
(b). The equation of a plane Pis r . 6 =33 where r is the position vector of a
9
point on P. Find:
(i). the perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane.
(ii). the equation of a line Lwhich passes through the point A(5 ,−1 ,2)
and perpendicular to P.
(iii). the coordinates of the points of intersection of Pand L. [12]
Question 12:
(a). Find ∫ x sec x dx,
2
3
3+3 x
(b). Evaluate ∫ 3
dx . [12]
2 x −1
Question 13:
(a). In the equation a x 2 +bx +c=0 , one of the root is the square of the other.
Without solving the equation, prove that
3 3
c (a−b) =a(c −b)
(b). (i). If α and β are the roots of the quadratic equation
1 1
a x +bx +c=0 , obtain the equation whose roots are 3 and 3 .
2
α β
(ii). If in the equation in (b)(i) above, α β 2=1, prove that
a + c + abc=0. [12]
3 3
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Question 14:
(a). Find the equation of the line through the intersection of the lines
3 x−4 y +6=0 and 5 x+ y+ 13=0 which
(i). passes through the point (2 , 4),
(ii). makes an angle of 60 ° with the x−¿axis.
(b). A circle touches the y−¿axis at a distance + 4 from the origin and cuts off
an intercept 6 from the x−¿axis. Find the equation of the circle. [12]
Question 15:
(a). Given that cot 2 θ+3 cosec 2 θ=7, show that tanθ=± 1.
(b). (i). Express the function y=4 cos x −6 sin x in the form
R cos (x+ α ) where R is a constant and 0 ≤ α ≤ 2 π . Hence find the
coordinates of the minimum point of y .
(ii). State the values of x at which the curve cuts the y−¿axis. [12]
Question 16:
dy 2y
(a). Find the particular solution of the equation dx =x− x given y ( 2 )=4.
[5]
(b). The rate of increase of the population , , of baboons in Busitema forest
P
reserve is proportional to the number present in the forest at any time ,
t years. On first June 2010, there were 300 baboons in the forest and a
year later, they were found to be 380.
(i). Form a differential equation involving P and t where t is time. [1]
(ii). Predict the population of baboons by first June 2018. [6]
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