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Test 1 Maths Uace

This document is a Pure Mathematics examination paper for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, scheduled for February 2025. It consists of two sections, A and B, with various mathematical problems including quadratic equations, integrals, differentiation, and complex numbers. Students are required to attempt all questions in section A and any five from section B, with specific marks allocated to each question.

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Test 1 Maths Uace

This document is a Pure Mathematics examination paper for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, scheduled for February 2025. It consists of two sections, A and B, with various mathematical problems including quadratic equations, integrals, differentiation, and complex numbers. Students are required to attempt all questions in section A and any five from section B, with specific marks allocated to each question.

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P425/1

PURE MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
FEBRUARY 2025

STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL – ZZANA

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

S.6 TEST 1 TERM 1 2025

PURE MATHEMATICS

TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS.
This paper consists of two sections, A and B
Attempt all Questions in section A and Any 5 from section B.
Each question in section A carries 5 marks while each Question in section B carries 12 marks
SECTION A
1. The roots of a quadratic equation x 2+ ( 7+ p ) x+ p=0 are ∝ and β . Given that the roots differ by
5, find the possible values of p. (5 marks)

2. Evaluate ∫ 3 x ( 2 x +3 ) dx .
2 3
(5 marks)
0

√3 √3
3. Show that the parametric equations x=5+ cos θ , y=−3+ sinθ represent a circle. Find
2 2
the radius and the centre of the circle. (5 marks)

4. Solve the equation: 3+2 cos 2 θ+ tan θ=4 cos 2 θ , for 0 0 ≤ θ ≤360 0(5 marks)

5. How many team of 6 players can be formed from a group of 7 boys and 5 girls if;
i) Each team should have at least 3 boys and a girl
ii) Each team contains at most 3 girls. (5 marks)

6. Using Row Echelon reduction to solve the following equations simultaneously


3 x=z−2 y
3 y=x +2 z+1
3 z=2 x−2 y+ 3 (5 marks)

7. Differentiate y=tan x from first principles. (5 marks)

8. Find the equation of the normal to the curve x 2 tan x−xy−2 y 2 at the point ( 0 , 1 )
(5 marks)

SECTION B
9. a) Show that sin 3 θ=3 sin θ−4 sin θ hence solve the equation
3

3
8 x −6 x−1=0 (6 marks)
b) By expressing 5 cos x +8 sin x in the form R cos (x+ β), where R is a constant and β is
an acute angle, solve 5 cos x +8 sin x=7 (6 marks)

3
2 x +1
10. Evaluate ∫ ¿ . Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. (12 marks)
2 ( x −2) ¿ ¿

11. a) Prove by induction that 4 (n +3)−3 n−10is divisible by 3 for all positive integral
values of n. (6 marks)

12. Find the greatest number of terms of the series 3+6+ 12+ 24 +⋯ that must be taken for the
sum not to exceed 370. (6 marks)

13. a) Use the binomial theorem to show that

( )
2
( √ 1+2 x+ √1−4 x ) = 2−x− 5 x 2 +⋯
2
(7 marks)
2
1
b) Hence taking x=
16
estimate √ 6 correct to 2 decimal places (5 marks)

14. Sketch the curve y=2+ x −x2 and the line y−x =1 on the same axes, Hence determine
the area of the region enclosed between the curve and the line. (12 marks)
15. a) Solve for x: 9 x −3( x+1 )=10 (5 marks)

b) Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations.

2 3
log 2 x + log 2 y =1
2
log 2 x−log 2 y =4 (7 marks)
16. Given two complex numbers Z1 =5−4 i and Z 2=−i+ 3

a) Express
Z1
Z2 ||
in the form a+ bi , Hence find
Z1
Z2
(5 marks)

b) Represent both Z1 ∧Z 2on the same axes. (3 marks)


c) Find the value of Z1 Z 1 + Z 2 Z 2 (4 Marks)

END

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