P425/2

APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
3 hrs.

STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL ZZANA

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Attempt all the eight questions in section A and any five questions from section B.
Any additional question (s) answered will not be marked.
Silent non – programmable electronic scientific calculators may be used.
Mathematical tables with a list of formulae and squared papers are to be provided.
All necessary calculations must be shown clearly on the answer sheet provided as the
rest of the answers, therefore no paper should be provided for rough work.
Begin each question on a fresh page of the sheet of the answer booklet.
Indicate the degree of accuracy at the end of each question attempted using Cal for
calculator or Tab for mathematical tables.
In numerical work, take acceleration due to gravity g to be = 9.8ms-2.

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 SECTION A: (40 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.

1. Two events 𝐴 and 𝐵 are such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.4, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.7 and
𝑃(𝐵⁄𝐴) = 0.3. Find the probability that neither 𝐴 nor 𝐵 occurs. (05 marks)

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2. Taking 6 ordinates evaluate ∫12 (𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝑥) log 𝑥 𝑑𝑥, using the trapezium rule to
3 decimal places. (05 marks)

3. To a woman in a car travelling at 20𝑘𝑚ℎ−1 North East, the wind appears to blow
from the West with speed 16𝑘𝑚ℎ−1 . Find the actual velocity of the wind.
(05 marks)

4. The mass of a group of males are normally distributed with mean 80𝑘𝑔 and
standard deviation 2.6𝑘𝑔. Determine the probability that the mass of a male
chosen at random is less than 78.5𝑘𝑔. (05 marks)

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5. A particle of weight 50𝑁 is placed on a smooth plane inclined at arc 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( ) to
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the horizontal. Find the horizontal force 𝑃, required to keep the body in
equilibrium and the normal reaction. (05 marks)

6. A random variable 𝑌 has probability distribution 𝑓(𝑦) as

𝑦 1 2 3 4 5
𝑃(𝑌 = 𝑦) 0.10 𝑝 0.20 𝑞 0.30

Given that 𝐸(𝑌) = 3.5;

Determine;
(i) the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞,
(ii) 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 2/𝑋 ≤ 4). (05 marks)

7. Show that the equation 𝑒 𝑥 = 4 sin 𝑥 has two roots between 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 1.5.
Hence use linear interpolation once to determine the smaller root correct to 3
decimal places. (05 marks)

8. An object of mass 5𝑘𝑔 is initially at rest and is acted upon by a force

𝐹 = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 − 4𝑘 . Find its velocity after 3 seconds. (05 marks)
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 SECTION B: (60 marks)
Answer any five questions from this section.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. (a) A particle is projected from a point 𝑂 with speed 𝑢 at an angle 𝜃 to the
horizontal. Show that its height 𝑦 above 𝑂 when it has travelled a distance
𝑥 horizontally is given by
𝑔𝑥 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 − . (04 marks)
2𝑢2

(b) After 2 seconds of projection, a particle projected from the top of a vertical
cliff 6 𝑚 high with speed 𝑢 𝑚𝑠 −1 at an angle of elevation 𝜃 to the
horizontal, passes just above the top of a vertical pole post which is 4𝑚
high and 8 𝑚 horizontally away from the base of the cliff.
(i) Show that 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = 2.2. (05 marks)
(ii) Find the value of 𝑢. (03 marks)

10. Study the table below;

Mass (g) 20 − 24 25 − 34 35 − 38 39 − 44 45 − 49 50 − 54
Frequency 1.2 1 2 1.5 1 0.4
density
(a) (i) Construct a histogram using the data.
(ii) Use the histogram to estimate the mode.
(b) Calculate the mean mass. (12 marks)

11. (a) Show that the Newton – Raphson method of finding the root of
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 – 4𝑥 = 0 given by
𝑥𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥𝑛 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑛 + 𝑥𝑛
𝑥𝑛+1 = starting with 𝑥𝑜 = 4.66, show that
𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥𝑛 − 3
𝑥2 = 4.6588.

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(b) The volume of a bowl of radius, 𝑟 and depth, ℎ is given by

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 𝜋
𝑉 = ℎ2 (3𝑟 − ℎ).
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Show that the relative error in the volume of a bowl is given by;
𝛥𝑉 2 𝛥ℎ 3𝛥𝑟 + 𝛥ℎ 𝛥𝑉
= + . Hence evaluate given that
𝑉 ℎ 3𝑟−ℎ 𝑉

𝑟 = 3.21𝑐𝑚 and ℎ = 5.5𝑐𝑚.

(12 marks)

12. The probability density function of a random variable X is given by;

𝑘(𝑥 − 2) ; 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘 ; 3 ≤𝑥 ≤5
𝑘(6 − 𝑥) ; 5 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 6
0 ; otherwise
Determine;
(a) the constant 𝑘,
(b) 𝑃(1.6 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4.5 / 𝑥 > 3.2),
(c) the cumulative probability function, 𝐹(𝑥).
(12 marks)

13. (a) A multiple choice examination has four alternative answers one of which is
right. A student attempted the examination using only guess work. If the
examination consisted of ten such questions, calculate the probability that
the student got;
(i) at least four correct answers,
(ii) more than five correct answers.
(b) A machine produces metal pins whose lengths are normally distributed,
with mean 2𝑐𝑚 and standard deviation 0.01𝑐𝑚. The pin is only suitable
for its purpose, if its length lies between 0.994 and 1.016𝑐𝑚.

(i) Find the probability that a randomly chosen pin is suitable.

(ii) If the machine is adjusted such that 1.2% of the pins are suitable,
find the new standard deviation of the length of the pins, keeping the
mean constant.
(12 marks)

14. (a) The figure below shows a uniform solid consisting of a right circular

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 cone and a cylinder. Show that the distance of the centre of gravity of the
3ℎ2 + 8ℎ+8
solid from the base 𝑂 is 𝑐𝑚, where h is the height of the
6ℎ+8
cylinder.

(b) When the solid in (a) above is placed with its base on a rough plane
inclined at 45𝑜 to the horizontal it will be at the point of toppling. If the
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radius of the cylinder is 2 𝑐𝑚, find the value of ℎ.
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(12 marks)
15. The frictional resistance to the motion of a car of mass 1000𝑘𝑔 is 𝑘𝑉 Newtons
where 𝑉 is its speed and 𝑘 is a constant. The car ascends a hill of inclination 1 in
10 at a steady speed of 8𝑚𝑠 −1 . The power exerted by the engine being 9.76𝑘𝑊.
Find;
(a) (i) the value of 𝑘,
(ii) the steady speed at which the car ascends the hill when the power is
12.8𝑘𝑊.
(b) When the car descends the hill at the speed obtained in (a) (ii) above, the
power exerted by the engine is decreased to 1.6𝑘𝑊. Find the immediate
acceleration of the car.
(12 marks)
16. (a) The table below is an extract from table of sines.
𝜃 0′ 6′ 12′ 18′ 24′ 30′
𝑆𝑖𝑛 10𝑜 0.1736 0.1754 0.1771 0.1788 0.1805 0.1822

Using linear interpolation or extrapolation, determine the value of:

(i) 𝑆𝑖𝑛 10𝑜 38′ ,
(ii) 𝑆𝑖𝑛−1 0.1747
(05 marks)
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(b) Study the flow chart below;
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𝐶 − 𝑋 ≤ 10−3 ?

(i) Perform the dry run of the flow chart for 𝑌 = 60 and 𝑋 = 7.
(ii) State the purpose of the flow chart.
(07 marks)

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