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P425/2

APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Oct. 2023
3 HOURS

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION


APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(PRINCIPAL SUBJECT) Set 11
Paper 2
TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Answer all the Eight questions in Section A and Five questions from Section B.
Any additional question(s) answered will not be marked.
All necessary working must be clearly shown.
Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper.
Graph paper is provided.
Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators and mathematical tables with a
list of formulae may be used.
In numerical work, take g 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 9.8 𝑚𝑠 −2 .

1
SECTION A: (40 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section
1 1
1. The probability that events A and B occur are and respectively. If the
3 4
5
probability that only one of them occurs is , find the;
12
(i) 𝑃(𝐴𝑛𝐵) (ii) P(𝐴′ n𝐵′ )

2. A particle of mass 2 kg resting on a rough horizontal plane is pulled by a force of


magnitude of 11.3N inclined at an angle of 600 to the horizontal. If the particle does
not move, find the minimum value of the coefficient of friction between the
particle and the plane
3. Given that for a function f(x), 𝑓(0.9) = 0.2661, 𝑓(1.0) = 0.2420 and
𝑓(1.1) = 0.2179. Use linear interpolation or extrapolation to estimate;
(i) 𝑓(0.96) (ii) 𝑓 −1 (0.2082)

4. A biased coin is tossed six times. The coin is such that the ratio of showing a tail to
that of a head is 3:1, find the probability of getting;
(i) At least 4 heads (ii) Between 2 and 4 tails

5. A bullet is fired vertically upwards at a speed of 150ms-1. Find the length of time
for which the bullet is at least 900m above the ground level.
𝑌
6. Given that 𝑋 = 2.79, 𝑌 = 1.375 and 𝑧 = 1.4, find the limits within which 𝑋 −
𝑍
lies

7. A random variable X has a probability density function


2𝑥
f(x) = { 𝑘 , 𝑥 = 1,2,3,4
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Find the:
(a) Values of k (b) Mean of X

8. A particle moves such that its displacement at any time (t) is given by
̂) − 𝑡 3 (𝟑𝒋̂ − 𝟐𝒊̂) + 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝟐𝐭)𝒌
𝑟 = 𝑡 2 (𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝟒𝒌 ̂ 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠. Find the magnitude of the
acceleration of the particle at 𝑡 = 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠

2
SECTION B: (60 MARKS)
Answer any five questions in this section. All questions carry equal marks
9. The number of cows owned by residents in a village is assumed to be normally distributed.
15% of the residents have less than 60 cows while 90% of the residents have less than 100
cows
(a) Determine the value of the mean 𝜇, and standard deviation 𝜎 of the cows
(b) If there are 200 residents, find how many have more than 80 cows

10. (a) Use the trapezium rule with 6 ordinates to find the approximate value of
1.5 3
∫0.5 (𝑥 + 𝑥 4 ) 𝑑𝑥, correct to 4 significant figures
(b) Calculate the exact value, hence find the absolute, relative and percentage
error in your estimation in (i). Suggest how the error may be reduced

11. Two particles A and B move with velocities (𝝀𝒊 + 𝟑𝒋 + 𝟑𝟎𝒌)ms-1 and
(𝟒𝒊 − 𝟐𝒋 − 𝟏𝟓𝒌)ms-1 respectively where 𝜆 is a constant. At t=0, the particles are
located at points (𝟐, 𝟏, −𝟏𝟓)𝒎 and (𝟏, 𝟒, 𝟏𝟐)m respectively.
(a) Find the value 𝜆 such that A and B will colide and find the value of t when
collision occurs
(b) When 𝜆 = 2, find the time after which the particles will be nearest to each
other

12.The masses (x) in kg of 50 students were as follows.


𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 (𝑥) 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
40 ≤ 𝑥 < 45 3
45 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 2
50 ≤ 𝑥 < 60 20
60 ≤ 𝑥 < 65 18
65 ≤ 𝑥 < 70 3
70 ≤ 𝑥 < 75 4
(a) Calculate the Mean and standard deviation
(b) Construct an ogive and use it to estimate
(i) Median
(ii) Percentage of students who have a mass of 55kg and above
13. A particle of mass 2.4kg is held at rest on a rough horizontal surface AB with
coefficient of friction of 0.5, it is connected by a light inextensible string passing
over a smooth fixed pulley at B to a particle of mass 3.6kg. The slopping face BC
is smooth and makes an angle of 300 to the horizontal

3
2.4kg

A B

300 C

If the system is released from rest. Find the;


(i) acceleration of the system and Tension in the string
(ii) Force exerted on the pulley at B
(iii) Velocity of the 3.6 kg mass after 2 seconds

14. A random variable X has probability density function


𝑘𝑥; 0<𝑥≤3
f(x)= {3𝑘(4 − 𝑥); 3<𝑥≤4
0; 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
(a) Sketch f(x), hence find the value of the constant k
(b) Find the;
(i) Mean, E(X)
(ii) Cumulative distribution function F(x), hence find P(X< 3.5)

15.(a) Use graphical method to show that the equation 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 4 = 0 has a root
between 1 and 2, correct to 1 decimal place
(b) Show that the Newton Raphson formula for finding the root of the equation (𝑖)
above
𝑒 𝑥𝑛 (𝑥𝑛 −1)+4
𝑥𝑛+1 = ; 𝑛 = 0,1,2, …
1+𝑒 𝑥𝑛
(c) Hence use the initial approximation 𝑥𝑜 obtained in (a) above to find the root of the
equation correct to 3 decimal places
16. A uniform plank of length 8m and mass 100kg rests in limiting equilibrium with
the end A on a horizontal ground and the end B against vertical wall. If the
coefficient of friction at each end of the plank is 0.3. Find the;
(a) Angle the plank makes with the vertical
(b) The plank is now placed at an angle of 𝛽 to the horizontal where tan 𝛽 = 2
and a body of mass Mkg is attached to the plank at B causing the plank
to slip. Find the maximum value of M and the magnitude of the
corresponding normal reaction at A.

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