THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM SIX SPECIAL SCHOOLS JOINT EXAMINATION

CODE: 142/1 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 1

Time: 3:00 HRS Wednesday 28-February-2024 AM

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer ALL the questions. Each question carries ten (10) marks.
3. All necessary working and answers of each question done must be shown clearly.
4. Mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used
5. All writing must be in blue or black ink except drawing which must be in pencil.
6. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in examination room
7. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer sheet.

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1. By using non- programmable scientific calculator to;
1 2 3 
   3  3 
1
 
 0 1 3    ln    sin( )
 2  1 5    13   6
a) Evaluate log 3    
( to 4 decimal places)
3

 ( x  2)( x  1)( x  1)dx

2

C8 10 P2  sin 1 (0.8695)

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b) find angle 𝜃 in degrees, minutes and seconds, if tan  
3 831  tan15  ln(18.62)
(3−𝔦)(2+3𝔦)
c) Calculate modulus and argument of the complex number 𝑍 if 𝑍 =
3+𝔦

1 1+𝑥
2. a) Prove that cot −1 𝑥 = 2 ln {𝑥−1} for 𝑥 > 0

1  1  x 
2
dy
b) Given y  cosh   , find and simplify your answer
1 x
2
 dx

c) Solve the simultaneous equations, giving your answer in logarithmic form

cos ℎ𝑥 −3 sin ℎ𝑦 = 0
{
2 sinh 𝑥 + 6 cos ℎ 𝑦 = 5

3. A farmer owns two godowns G1 and G2 containing 350 bags and 250 bags of rice
respectively. Three customers C1, C2 and C3 have ordered 200 bags , 150 bags and

250 bags respectively. The cost per bag of transporting rice to each customer from

each godown are as follows.

Transport cost
C1 C2 C3
Godown G1 300/= 600/= 600/=
Godown G2 500/= 400/= 500/=
The farmer wishes to meet the orders at a minimum cost.

a) How should he supply his customers?

b) What is the overall minimum transport cost?

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4. (a). The mean and standard deviation of 20 numbers are 8 and 3 respectively while the
mean and standard deviation of another set of 30 numbers are 6 and 2 respectively.
Determine the mean and standard deviation of the combined set of 50 numbers.

(b) The scores of Advanced Mathematics1 test of 200 students at a certain school were
recorded as follows

Marks 30--40 40—50 50--60 60—70 70--80 80--90

Number of
students 20 41 48 43 30 18
Estimate the mean and standard deviation using coding method, (Use Assumed Mean, A=55).

5. a) If set A and B are defined by 𝐴 = {𝑥 ∈ ℝ: −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2} and 𝐵 = { 𝑥 ∈ ℝ: 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 5},

find 𝐴 − 𝐵 in the same notation.
b) Using the laws of algebra of sets, simplify the following expression.

(𝑃 ∩ 𝑄 ′ ) ∪ (𝑃′ ∪ 𝑄 ′ )
c) In a class of 17 girls and 15 boys, 22 play handball, 16 play basketball, 12 of boys’ play
handball, 11 of the boys play basketball, 10 of the boys play both basketball and handball,
3 of the girls play neither of the two games. Use a Venn diagram to determine.
(i) the number of girls who play both games
(ii) the number of participants who play at least one game

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6. . (a) If f : x  5x  4 and g : x  6 x  k , determine the value of k for which for which
f g ( x)  g f ( x ) .
𝑎−𝑏𝑥
(b). Figure below shows that the graph of a rational function 𝑔(𝑥) = the graph
𝑥
1
crosses the axis at point 𝐴(2 , 0)
𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠

4321 1 2 3 4 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠

−1

−2

−3

i) State the domain and range of function 𝑔(𝑥)

ii) find the constant 𝑎 and 𝑏 in 𝑔(𝑥)
𝑥 1
c) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = + , show that 𝑓 and 𝑔 are inverses to each other.
3 3

7. (a) Show that the Newton Raphson formula for finding the r th root of a positive number A

1 A 
is given by xn1   xn  r  1  r 1  , hence or otherwise find the square root of 5 correct to
r xn 
four decimal places (take x0  2 and perform 3 iterations).

(b)A root of the equation x2  2 x  1  0 lies between 2 and 3. Find this root using the

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 Secant method correct to three decimal places. Perform 3 iterations.

(c) Use the Trapezoidal and the Simpson’s rules with eleven ordinates to find approximate
1
dx
value of  3  3x
0
2
correct to four decimal places.

8. (a) Derive a formula for calculating the angle 𝜃 between two lines 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 which
make angles 𝜃1 and 𝜃2 respectively with the x axis given that 𝜃2 > 𝜃1 .
(b ) Calculate the acute angle between the pair of straight lines represented bythe equation
3x 2  10 xy  7 y 2  0 .
(c) Find the equations of the tangents to the circle x2  y 2  4 x  6 y  9  0 which are parallel to
the line 3x  4 y  6 .
9. (a) Integrate
7 cos   4sin 
i   d
2 cos   3sin 

dx
 ii  
5  4 x  x2

(b) Find the area enclosed between the curve y 2  4 x and the line y  x

(c) A curve is given parametrically by the equations x  2   sin   and y  2 1  cos   .


Find the length of the curve between the points where   0 and  
2

10. (a). Differentiate 5x  cos3x from the first principles.

𝜕𝜃 𝜕𝜃
(b) If sin   3x 2  4 xy  2 y 2 , show that 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 = 2 tan 𝜃
(c) Use Maclaurin’s series to expand ln(1  x) in ascending powers of x as far the term in x 4 .

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