THE JOINT EXAMINATIONS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (JECAS)

FORM SIX PRE – NATIONAL EXAMINATION - 2024

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 1
142/1
Time: 3:00 Hours Date: Wednesday, 13th March 2024 a.m.
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Instructions
1. This paper consists of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Each question carries ten (10) marks.
4. Non programmable calculator may be used.
5. All necessary working and answers for each question done must be shown clearly.
6. NECTA’S mathematical tables and non-programmable scientific calculator may be used.
7. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
8. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s) provided.

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1. (a) By using scientific calculator to compute the value of the following expressions.

 1 2 3
  3 3

 
1

log 3  0 1 3   In    sin  
 2  1 5   13  
6
(i)  
 x  2 x  1 x  1 dx
3

2

(ii)
 19  e 2
In 3
correct to 10 significant figures
2

(b) Use scientific calculator, approximate the mean and standard deviation of the constants
 , 2 , e, 3 , 1.414213, 2.718282, 3.1415, 1.732051 correct to six decimals places.

1  x 
2. (a) Prove the following identities; coth 1 x   1 In  for x  0
2  x  1

(b) Solve the simultaneous equation; giving your answer in logarithmic form.

cosh x  3 sinh y  0

2 sinh x  6 cosh y  5
dx
(c) Evaluate  x  2 x  10
2

3. (a) Define the following terms used in linear programming.

(i) Decision variable
(ii) Optimal value

(b) TEMBO Cement Company shops cement from two origins S1 and S2 for three market centers
M1, M2 and M3. The table showing the available tons of cement and required tons together
with the unit’s transportation cost in shillings is shown below.

M1 M2 M3 Available
S1 20/= 10/= 5/= 220
S2 10/= 25/= 30/= 100
Requirements 120 80 120

(i) Use the given information in the table to formulate the objective cost function Z to be
minimized
(ii) Write down all in equalities of the transportation problem.
(iii) Determine the overall minimum value.

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4. (a) The masses of 36 stones in grams are as shown in the following table.

Mass(G) 50 - 100 100 – 150 150 – 200 200 – 250 250 – 300 300 – 350

Frequency 3 5 10 8 6 4

(i) If the assumed means (A) is 225; use the deviation method to find the mean and
variance of the distribution correct to three decimal places.

(ii) Find the 90th percentile of the distribution

(b) An original frequency table with mean 11 and variance 9.9 was lost but the following table
derived from it was found. Construct the original table.

d  -2 -1 0 1 2
Deviation   class size
c
Frequency 1 6 7 4 24

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 law of algebra of sets, simplify each of the following expression.
(i) P  Q   P   Q 

(ii) P  Q   P   Q 

(c) A group of students consists of 17 girls and 15 boys. 22 of them play handball while 16 play
basketball, 2 of the boys play handball only, 1 of boys play basketball only and 2 of
15 15 3
boys play both games. Number of girls who do not play either of the games is 25% of the
number of boys who play hand ball.
(i) How many students play either handball or basketball?
(ii) How many girls play both games?

6. (a) Show that the sum of two odd function is also an odd function.

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 a  bx
(b) Figure below shows that the graph of a rational function g x   the graph crosses the
x

axis at point A 1 , 0
2


A
x-axis
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

-3

-4

(i) State the domain and range of the function

(ii) From the figure above find the constant “a” and “b” in g  x 

(c) Given that f   3, 6, 5 , 7 , 9, 0 and g   2, 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7  . Find the composite
function fog  x  ; using that f and g given above.

7. (a) Show that the roots of the equation 2 x  3 cos x  2   0 lies between 1 and 2. Hence find that
root using Newton Raphson method with three iteration. Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.

(b) Using Simpson’s rule; find an approximate value for the length of portion of the ellipse
x2
 y 2  1 that lie in the first quadrant between x  0 and x  1 with five ordinates.
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8. (a) Find the equation of a straight line which passes through the point (1, 2) and its shortest
distance from (4, 3) is 3 units.

(b) Find the area of triangle whose vertices are the points with polar coordinates (1, 30°) , (2, 60°)
and (3, 90°)

(c) Find the value of C such that the line x  y  c shall be a tangent to the circle
x 2  y 2  4 x  2  0 for each value of C; find the coordinate of the point of contact.

1
 x  1 x
1
9. (a) Evaluate
0 2
 2x  2  dx
(b) If 𝐼𝑚 = ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑚 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 show that
(− cos 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑚−1 𝑥 + (𝑚 − 1 ) 𝐼𝑚 − 2) + 𝐶 hence find  sin 3 x dx
1
𝐼𝑚 = 𝑚

(c) Find the volume generated when the plane figure bounded by y  5 cos 2 x the axis and
ordinates at x  0 and x   ; rotates about the x-axis through a complete revolution.
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 
10. (a) If sin   3x 2  4 xy  2 y 2 ; show that x y  2 tan 
x y

(b) Use Taylor’s theorem to obtain a series expansion for cos x    3

 up to terms containing x 3

(c) Find two positive numbers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose cubes is minimum, also
find the minimum value.

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