Instructions: This Paper Consist of 8 Questions. Answer
Instructions: This Paper Consist of 8 Questions. Answer
Instructions: This Paper Consist of 8 Questions. Answer
1. If f ( x )=x 4 + ax ³+bx ²+12 x −16 where a and b are constant. If ( x−4) is a factor of f (x)
and ( x−3 ) is a factor of f ' ( x ) , show that a=−4 and find the value of b .
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2 x−5
2. Find the set of solutions for
x
¿ x−4 .
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6x
3. Express in partial fraction.
( x+2 ) ( x 2−1)
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4. Find the equation of circle which touches the line 5 x+ y=3 at the point (2,-7) and has the
centre which lies on the line x−2 y=19.
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5. A curve has parametric equation x=2 e t−t and y=e2 t +2 t . Find the gradient of the curve
with t=ln 3.
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6. The graph of y=ax ³+bx ²+cx +d passes through the point (0,5),(2,9) and has stationary
point at x=1 and x=−1. Find the value of a , b , c and d .
Find the coordinates of the stationary point and determine their nature. Find also coordinates
of the point of inflexion of the graph.
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Find the set of values of x such that < 0.
dx
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7. The weights, to the nearest kg, of 180 male members of circus are summarized in the table
below.
(a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the weight of the male members of the
circus.
(b) Plot the cumulative frequency graph for the grouped data, and estimate the median
weight of the male members of the circus.
(c) Determine the probability that the male member of the circus chosen at the random has
the weight exceeding 86kg.
Range of weight in kg Number of male members
41-50 2
51-60 5
61-70 11
71-80 23
81-90 37
91-100 35
101-110 28
111-120 20
121-130 15
131-140 4
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8. A survey on a highway found that 110 from 500 motorists do not obey traffic rules.
(a) Obtain a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of motorists that do not obey the
traffic rules.
(b) determine the smallest sample size that is required in order that the estimation error is not
more than 0.04 at a 90% confidence level.
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