UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF

EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS PAPER 2.
DURATION: 3 HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS
Attempt all questions in both sections

SECTION A
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1. Use trapezium rule with seven ordinates to estimate ∫0 [(1.2)𝑥 − 1]2 𝑑𝑥.

Correct to 2 decimal places. (5 marks)

2. The table below shows the masses of bolts bought by a carpenter.

Mass(grams) 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
Number of bolts 8 11 14 20 17 6 4

Calculate the:
a) medium mass.
b) mean mass of the bolts. (5 marks)

3. Two events A and B are such that 𝑃(𝐴/𝐵) = 2/5, 𝑃(𝐵) =

1/4, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴) = 1/5.
Find:
a) P (A n B)
b) P (A u B) (5 marks)
4. The table below shows how 𝑇 varies with 𝑆.
T -2.9 -0.1 2.9 3.1
S 20 12 9
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 Use linear interpolation or extrapolation to estimate the value of:
a) T when S = 26.
b) S when T = 3.4. (5 marks)

5. The price index of an article in 2000 based on 1998 was 130. The price index
For the same article in 2005 based on 2000 was 80. Calculate:
a) Price index of the article in 2005 based on 1998. (3 marks)
b) Price of the article if the in 2000 if the price of the article was 45,000
in 2005.
(2 marks)
6. In an equilateral triangle PQR, three forces of magnitude 5N, 10N and 8N
act along sides PQ, QR, and PR respectively. Their directions are in the
in the order of the letters. Find the magnitude of the resultant force.
(5 marks)
7. A particle of mass 2kg rests in limiting equilibrium on a rough plane
inclined at 300 to the horizontal. Find the value of the coefficient of
friction.
(5 marks)
8. The dimensions of a rectangle are 6.2cm and 5.36cm.
i) State the maximum possible error in each dimension.
ii) Find the range within which the area of the rectangle lies.
(5 marks)

SECTION B
9. a) A box contains two types of balls, red and black. When a ball is picked
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From the box, the probability that it is red is . Two balls are selected
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At random without replacement. Find the probability that:

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ii) The first ball is red, given that the second one is black. (6 marks)

b) An interview involves written, oral and practical tests. The probability

that an interviewee passes the written test is 0.8, the oral test is 0.6
and the practical test is 0.7. what is the probability the interviewee will
pass;
i) the entire interview.
ii) exactly two of the interview tests. (6 marks)

10. a) Show that there is only one positive real root of the equation
𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 1 = 0, between 1 and 2. (5 marks)
b) Use the Newton Raphson Method to calculate the root of the equation
in (a) (i) above, correct to 2 decimal places. (7 marks)

11. Blocks A and B of masses 2kg and 3kg respectively are connected by a
light inextensible string passing over a smooth pulley as shown below.

Block A is resting on a rough plane inclined at 300 to the horizontal

While block B hangs freely. When the system is released from rest
Block B travels a distance of 0.25m before it attains a speed of
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i) Acceleration of the blocks.
ii) Coefficient of friction between the plane and block A.
iii) Reaction of the pulley on the string. (12 marks)

12. The time taken by a group of students to solve a mathematical

problem are given below.

Time(minutes) 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34
Number of 5 14 30 17 11 3
students

a) Draw a histogram for the data and use it to estimate the modal time
for solving the problem. (5 marks)
b) Calculate the mean time and standard deviation for solving the
problem. (7 marks)

13. The table below the percentage of sand 𝑦, in the soil at different depths
𝑥 (𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚).
Soil depth x, (cm) 35 65 55 25 45 75 20 90 51 60
Percentage of sand, y 86 70 84 92 79 68 96 58 86 77

a) i) Plot a scatter diagram for the data and comment on the relationship
between the depth of soil and the percentage of sand in the soil.
ii) Draw a line of best fit. Use your result to estimate the:
 percentage of the sand in the soil at a depth of 31cm.
 depth of soil with 54% of sand.
b) Calculate the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient of the data and
comment on your result. (12 marks)
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14. In a test there are 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has
𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 possible alternatives out of which one is correct. If a student guesses each
of the answers, Find;
(i) The probability that at least four questions are correct.
(ii) Probability that exactly half of the questions are correct.
(iii) Probability of failing all the questions
(iv) Probability that between 2 and 7 questions are correct.
(v) Expected number of correct answers, most likely number of correct answers
and variance. (12 marks)

15. Two vertical towers stand on a horizonal ground level and are 30m and 40
m. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of the higher tower with a speed
of 24.5𝑚𝑠 −1 and it just clears the shorter tower. Find the distance:
(a) between the two towers
(b) between the shorter tower and the point on the ground where the ball first
lands. (12 marks)

THE END
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