ALEVEL Math Pepr 2 Set 15

UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.
S NAMUGONGO
S6 MOCK EXAMINATIONS JULY 2005
P425/2 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
3 HOURS
Instructions:
Attempt all questions in section A and NOT more than FIVE in section B
SECTION (40 MARKS)

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1. A and B are events such that P(A/B) = /5, P(AnB) = 3/10
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and P(B/A) = 2/5.
Find:
(i) P(AnB)
(ii) P(AUB)
(5 marks)
2. Study the table below
x y 2y 3y
f(x) 0.16 0.48 0.64
Using linear approximation find

(i) f(½ y)
(ii) n such that f(ny) = 0.5
(5 marks)
3. A particle executing SHM starts from rest and when it has covered distances of
2m, 4m its speeds are 12ms– 1 , 16ms– 1 respectively. Calculate the shortest time
taken between the two points (5 marks)
4. X is a distribution where mean  =16 and variance, 2 = 25, samples of size 64

are picked at random from the distribution. Find
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(i) the mean of X _
(ii) the variance of , 2 X
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(iii) p(X>17)
_
where X is the distribution of the sample means (5 marks)
5. Show that the equation 2x = cos2x has a root between 0 and 1

If /4 is a first approximation, show that the second approximation using the
Newton – Raphson method is /8 (5 marks)
2
D 8N C
6.
15N
6N 5N
A 10N B
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ABCD is a rectangle in which AB = 8m, BC = 6m. Find the equation
of the line of action of the resultant of the forces indicated. State the
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point at which the line meets AB (5 marks) .
7. Life expectancy 0 – <5 5 – <15 15 – <35 35 – <45 45 – <55 55 - <80

No of people 16 24 36 40 80 14
The life expectancy in years of 210 people was recorded as shown in the table.
Calculate the:
(i) median life expectancy of the group
(ii) the number of people whose life expectancy was below 40 years.
(5 marks)
8. A uniform rod AB o weight P Newton is smoothly hinged to a vertical wall

at A. A force P Newton applied at end B perpendicular to the rod keeps the
rod in equilibrium making 30o with the downward vertical.
Find the
(i) value of 
(ii) the magnitude of the reaction at the hinge in terms of P.
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
9. (a) Given that X = 2.4, Y = 3.24 and Z = 0.6512, are rounded off
(i) find the limits within which the exact value of
X + Y lies
Z
(ii) Calculate the maximum percentage error in X2Z
Y
5
(b) Using 6 ordinates evaluate ∫ log (x – 2 ) dx to 2 decimal places using
4 10
the trapezium rule. Compute the absolute error in your answer.

3
10. (a) The probabilities a man reads Newvision, Monitor, the Observer newspapers
are 0.6, 0.4, 0.2 respectively. Calculate the probability that he reads
(i) at least one paper
(ii) New Vision or the Monitor (5 marks)
(b) A regular tetrahedron is numbered 1 to 4. When it is thrown the probability

that a number occurs at the base is proportional to that number.
Find
(i) the expected number that will occur
(ii) the least number of throws of the tetrahedron if the probability
that a 4 occurs at least once exceeds 0.95
11. AB and BC are uniform rods of length 6m, 8m and weight W and 3W N
respectively smoothly jointed at B. The ends A and C of the rods are in contact
with a smooth horizontal surface and connected by an inelastic sting. The system
is in equilibrium in a vertical plane with angle ABC = 90o. Calculate
(i) the normal reactions at A and C
(ii) the magnitude and direction of the reaction at the hinge
(12 marks)
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/X
12. (i) Show that the root of the equation e = x lies between 1.7 and 1.8.
(ii) use linear interpolation to find the first approximation to the root of the
equation
(iii) Prove that the Newton –Raphson formula for approximating the root of the
equation above is Xn+1 = 1 + Xn , n = 0,1,2,….
1 + lnXn
Hence construct a flow chart for finding the root correct to 3 decimal places
(iv) Perform a dry run for your flow chart using the first approximation obtained
in step (ii) above. (12 marks)
13. (a) X is a continuous random variable whose pdf is

f(x) = Kcos2x ; o < x < /4
o elsewhere.
Find the value of k, and the median of X. (5 marks)
(b) The diameters of soccer balls are normally distributed with mean 15 cm
and standard deviation 2.5 cm. Balls of diameters less than 12 cm and
greater than 20cm are rejected by the World soccer body; FIFA.
What is the probability that
(i) exactly 4 out of 10 such balls are rejected?
(ii) at most 20 out of 100 balls will be rejected? (7 marks)
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14. A force F =(t2 + 4) i + 2t j Newtons acts on a particle for ts at which instant the
velocity of the particle is v = 4t i + (12 – t2) jms–1; timing commences when
t=0
(i) calculate the power developed at t = 1s
(ii) determine the speed of the particle at t = 3s; and the angle the direction of
the particle makes with the x – axis at this instant.
(iii) Write down the expression for the acceleration of the particle at any time t.
(iv) Show that there are two instants from commencement of timing at which
the velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular; and determine the
average acceleration of the particle between these instants.
15.
Heights 1cm No of students
50 – 69 9
70 – 89 13
90 – 109 21
110 – 129 37
130 – 149 12
150 – 169 6
170 – 189 2
A random sample of 100 students was taken from a school and their heights
measured and represented as shown in the table.
(a) Construct a histogram for this data , and use it to estimate

(i) the model height
(ii) the median height
(b) Using an assumed mean of 119.5 calculate

(i) the mean height
(ii) the standard deviation of the heights
(c) Assuming the heights of the students are normally distributed compute a
97% confidence interval for the mean height of the whole school
(12 marks)
16. One end of an elastic string of natural length  is attached to point A at the ceiling.
The other end carries a particle of mass mkg. The particle initially at A is released
from rest to fall vertically downwards; and thereby undergoing an extension eo at
equilibrium
(a) Show that the maximum extension e in the string is given as
e = (1 +  )eo , where  = (1 + 2/eo ) ½
(b) Given that eo : = 1:4 determine

(i) the modulus of elasticity of the string
(ii) the ratio of the energy stored in the string at equilibrium to that stored at
maximum extension.
(iii) The maximum speed of the particle in its motion, in terms of g and .
(12 marks)
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UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.

SECTION (40 MARKS)

2. Study the table below

Using linear approximation find

4. X is a distribution where mean  =16 and variance, 2 = 25, samples of size 64

5. Show that the equation 2x = cos2x has a root between 0 and 1

7. Life expectancy 0 – <5 5 – <15 15 – <35 35 – <45 45 – <55 55 - <80

8. A uniform rod AB o weight P Newton is smoothly hinged to a vertical wall

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

the trapezium rule. Compute the absolute error in your answer.

(b) A regular tetrahedron is numbered 1 to 4. When it is thrown the probability

13. (a) X is a continuous random variable whose pdf is

Find the value of k, and the median of X. (5 marks)

(a) Construct a histogram for this data , and use it to estimate

(b) Using an assumed mean of 119.5 calculate

(b) Given that eo : = 1:4 determine

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