P425/1
PURE MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
April 2025
3 Hours
SET 5
GRANT K EXAMS 2025
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
PURE MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
3 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS:
● Attempt all the eight questions in section A and any five from section B.
● All working must be clearly shown.
● Mathematical tables with a list of formulae and squared paper are
provided.
● Silent, simple non programmable scientific calculators and a list of
formulae may be used.
● State the degree of accuracy at the end of each answer using CAL for
calculator and TAB for tables.
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Attempt ALL questions in this section.
1+𝑥 5−2𝑥
1. Solve the inequality 4+𝑥
≥ 𝑥
(5marks)
4
1
2. Evaluate ∫ 2 𝑑𝑥 (5marks)
3 𝑥 −3𝑥+2
3. Solve the equation 2𝑡𝑎𝑛θ + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2θ𝑠𝑒𝑐θ = 1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐θ for 0≤ θ ≤2π.
(5marks)
4. The line 5𝑥–2𝑦 + 8 = 0 is a tangent to the circle with centre at (− 2, 3).
Find the equation of the circle. (5marks)
1
3
5. Expand (25 − 2𝑥) in ascending powers of 𝑥 up to the term in 𝑥 . Hence
2
by taking x=1, obtain the value of 23 correct to four significant figures.
(5marks)
2
2𝑥 2𝑥 2
6. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥, show that
𝑑𝑦
𝑑𝑥
2 (
= 8 2𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 − 1 . ) (5marks)
7. The position vectors of the points P and Q are
3𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 3𝑘 respectively. Find the acute angle
between PQ and the line;
𝑦−3 4−𝑥
1–𝑥 = 2 = 2 (5marks)
𝑑𝑦 3
8. Solve the differential equation, ( ) 𝑑𝑥
=𝑒
(𝑥−3𝑦)
. Given that y (6) = 0.
(5marks)
SECTION B (60MARKS)
Attempt ONLY 5 questions in this section.
9. a) Show that;
1 1
(𝑥𝑦) = 2 𝑥 + 2
𝑦 . Hence or otherwise, solve the simultaneous
equations.
7
(𝑥𝑦) = 2
𝑥
𝑦
= − 8 (7marks)
(2+2𝑥) 𝑥
b) Solve the equation 2 + 3. 2 − 1 = 0. (5marks)
10. a) Find x, if 𝑐𝑜𝑠
−1
( )=
𝑥
2
5⊼
6
. (5marks)
b) Express 5𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ + 12𝑐𝑜𝑠∅ in the form 𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑛(∅ + 𝑎), giving the value
of r and a, hence find 5𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ + 12𝑐𝑜𝑠∅ = 7. (7marrks)
11. a) Differentiate with respect to x.
𝑥
i) 𝑥
ii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ), simplify your answers
−1 1−𝑥
1+𝑥
2
(8marks)
4𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
b) if 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑥, show that 2 −8 𝑑𝑥
+ 25𝑦 = 0. (4marks)
𝑑𝑥
𝑥−2 𝑦−2 𝑧−3
12. a) Show that the line 2
= −1
= 3
and the plane
𝑟 . (4 − 1 − 3 ) = 4 are parallel and find the perpendicular
distance of the line from the plane. (6marks)
b) Find the equation of the plane passing through the origin and
parallel to the lines’
𝑥+2 𝑦−1 𝑧+1 𝑥−3 𝑦−2 𝑧+1
3
= 4 = 5 and 4 = −5 = 1 . (6marks)
13. a) Solve the differential equation
2 𝑑𝑦
𝑥 𝑑𝑥
= 𝑦(𝑦 + 𝑥); Given that 𝑦(4) = 6. (4marks)
b) A certain game park was found to have 100 lions. Given that the
lions die at a rate proportional to the number of lions present and
the initial death rate is 5 lions per year.
i) Form a differential equation and solve it.
ii) How many lions will be in the park after six years? (8marks)
14. a) Given that 𝑍 = cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ∅ + 𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛∅, where ∅ ≠ π, show that
2
1+𝑧
= 1 − 𝑖 𝑡𝑎𝑛
1
2 ( )
∅ . (6marks)
4 3 2
b) The polynomial 𝑃(𝑧) = 𝑧 – 3𝑧 + 7𝑧 + 21𝑧 – 26 has 2 + 3𝑖 as
one of the roots. Find the other three roots of the equation
𝑃(𝑧) = 0. (6marks)
𝑑𝑥
15. a) Work out ∫ 𝑥 dx. (5marks)
𝑒 −1
b) The area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 4), and the x-axis is
rotated about the x-axis through a ½ -turn. Find the volume of the
solid generated. (7marks)
16. a) Find an equation of the circle that passes through the points.
𝐴(− 1, 4), 𝐵(2, 5) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(0, 1). (5marks)
b) The line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑐 is a tangent to the circle
2 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 – 4𝑦 + 2 = 0. Find the coordinates of the points of
contact of the tangent for each value of C. (7marks)
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