KIROJO COLLEGE ADVANCED LEVEL PURE MATHEMATCS

REVISION AND EXAMINATION QUESTIONS - SET I

Compiled by: Nkalubo Joseph - 2010-08-20

1. Solve the equation 3 + 2cos2x = 4cosx for π ≤ x ≤ 2π. (05 Marks)

2. Solve the simultaneous equations 16x+y 4 x y and log 2 (2 x 1) 1 log 2 y. (05 Marks)
3
2
1
3. Use the substitution x = six to evaluate dx (05 Marks)
2
1 x 1 x2
2

4. (i) Find the angle between the planes 3x + 4y + z = 11 and x – y + 2z = 0

(ii) Obtain the equation of the plane which passes through the points A(2, 3, 1), B(3, -1, 4) and C(6, 2, 0).
(05 Marks)
5. Two curves are defined by loci of the points P(t2, t3) and Q(3t – 2, t2 + 4); where t is a parameter. Find the value of t
at the point of intersection of these curves. Find also the gradient of each curve at this point. (05 Marks)
(1+x)
6. Expand 3
in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x 5 . (05 Marks)
(1-2x)
3 2 dy
7. Given that y = log[2x
5
Sin (2 x 1)]
. Find and simplify your answer. (05 Marks)
dx
dy dx
8. (i) Find 10y dy. (ii) If sin x and 1 cos x. Find y in terms of x (02/03 Marks)
dt dt
9. (a) Given that 2 – 5i is a root of z3 – 7z2 +41z + k = 0, find the other roots and the value of the real number k.
z12 - z 2
(b) Given that z1 = 1 + i, z 2 = 3 i, z 3 = 1 + i 3.Using De' Moivres's theorem or otherwise simplify
4z3
giving your answer in modulus - argument form.
dy x y
(a) Solve the equation
dx x
(b) For a particle projected upwards in a resisting medium, the velocity V is given by the equation
10. dv
+ kv + g = 0, where k, g are constants. If the initial velocity is v 0 ,show that the particle comes to
dt
1 kv0 g
rest afer a time log e
k g
11. (a) If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are tanα and tanβ, find the value of cos (α+β) in terms of a, b and c
(b) Given that α and β are roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, determine the equation whose roots are
α+β and α3 + β3. Hence or otherwise solve the equations; α + β = 2; α3 + β3 = 26.
1+x
(a) Express ln as a series of terms i ascending powers of x up to and including the term x 5 . Hence
1-x
11
12. the value of ln to six decimal places.
3
3 tan tan 3
(b) Show that tan 3 2
and that tan -1 (2 3) =
1 3 tan 12
13. (a) Show that the equation on a tangent to the parabola y = 4ax at P(at2, 2at) is x – ty + at2 = 0.
2
 (b) Find the equation of the tangent to y2 = 4ax passing through (4a, 5a) and state their points of contact. The tangent
of P meets the directrix at Q. Find the loci of the mid – point of PQ.
14. (a) The first term of an arithmetic progression (A.P) is 73 and the ninth is 25. Determine;
(i) The common difference.
(ii) The number of terms that must be added to give a sum of 96.
(b) A geometrical progression (G.P) and an A.P have the same first term. The sums of their first, second and third
terms are 6, 10.5 and 18 respectively. Calculate the sum of their fifth terms.

15. (a) Solve the equation 16sinӨcosӨ = tanӨ + cotӨ for 00 ≤ Ө ≤ π. (05 Marks)
(b) Given that sinα + sinβ = a and cosα + cosβ = b; show that,
a 2ab
(i) tan = (ii) sin (02/05 Marks)
2 b a b22

(x - 2)2
16. Integrate : (a) (b) (e 2x cos 3 x), with respect to x (12 Marks)
x3 1
x
17. Determine the turning points including points of inflexion of the curve y = 2
hence sketch it.
x 1

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1. (a) Given that 7tank + cotk = 5seck, find all the values of k in the interval between 00 and 1800 inclusive.
(b) The acute angles A and B are such that CosA = ½ and SinB = 1/3. Show without using tables or calculators that
9 3 8 2
tan( A B)
5
2. (a) Determine the possible values of x in the equation log 2 x log x 64 = 5.
(b) Solve the simultaneous equations: x + 2y - 3z = 0
3x + 3y - z = 5
x - 2y + 2z = 1.

3. (a) The function f(x) = x3 + px2 – 5x + q has a factor (x – 2) and has a value of 5 when x = -3. Find p and q.

(b) The roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are α and β. Form an equation whose roots are and

3 2
(c) Simplify in the form p + q 3 where p and q are rational numbers.
2 3 3
4. (a) An inverted cone with vertical angle of 600 is collecting water leaking from the tap at a rate of 0.2m3/s. If the
height of the water collected in the cone is 10cm, find the rate at which surface area is increasing.
1
2 18 1 1
(b) (i) (5 x )dx (ii) x x dx
x4 0
x x
2
5. Given that y = x + a is a tangent to the curve y = ax + bx + c at the point (2, 4). Find the values of the constants a, b
and c.
6. Prove the identity: 2 cot A sin A cot 2 A sin A
2 2
dx 1
7. Show that ln 3
3
x 1+x 2 2
 x2 y2
8. Find the eccentricity, the coordinates of the foci and the equation of the directrices of the ellipse 1.
9 25
x
(ln 2 x)(ln )
d 2
9. Prove that: [log 2 x log x 2]
dx (ln 2 )(ln x) 2
x

25 dx
10. (a) Evaluate: (05 Marks)
9
x x 9
(b) The area bound by the curve y = lnx, the x – axis and the line x = e is rotated about the x – axis through 3600.
Show that the volume generated is equal to e – 2. (07 Marks)

11. (a) Use small changes to estimate 0.041 (06 Marks)

(b) Find the equation of the normal to the curve y2(y – 3x) = 3 – x2 at the point (-1, 2) (06 Marks)

(a) Solve the equation: x - 3 2x 1 3x 4 (06 Marks)

2
x d2 y dy dy
12. (b) Given that y = ln(2 - e ), show that ,hence find the first three non - vanishing terms
dx 2 dx dx
of the Maclaurine's expansion of y(x) (06 Marks)
x-2 3 y
(i) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line z 1 and the plane 2x + y +3z = 11
13. 3 2
(ii) Determine the angle between the line and the plane in (i) above. (06 Marks)
2x 2 8
Given the curve y = ;
2x 5
(i) Find the equations of the asymptotes
(ii) Find the stationary points, hence or otherwise obtain the range of values of y within which the curve does not lie.
(iii) Sketch the curve. (12 Marks)

14. A boy starts to sip a 900ml soda from a bottle at a rate of 10cm3 per minute. Given that his rate of consumption is
inversely proportional to the square root of the volume of soda remaining at any time, find the time he takes to empty
the bottle. (12 Marks)
15. (a) Solve the equation: Sin3x = six2x for 00 ≤ x ≤ 3600. (06 Marks)
(b) Given that A, B, C are angles of a triangle, show that Sin(A - B) + Cos(A – B )tanC = Sin2BSecC. (06 Marks)
16. A polynomial P(x) leaves a remainder 6 when divided by x2 – 4, and a remainder x + a when divided by x2 – x – 2.
Find; (a) The value of the constant a,
(b) The remainder when P(x) is divided by
(i) x2 + 3x + 2
(ii) x3 + x2 – 4x – 4.

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1) Solve the equations; 2x + y +3z = 6, 5x – 2y + z = 4, x – y + 4z = 4 (05 Marks)

2) Solve the equation 3 + 2cos2x = 4cox for π ≤ x 2π (05 Marks)
dy
3) Given that y = log5[2x3sin(2x2 – 1)]. Find and simplify your answer. (05 Marks)
dx
4) A line r passes through the point with position vector – 4i + 7j + 5k and is parallel to vector 3i – 2j + 4k. Find the;
(a) Equation of the line r. (b) Point of intersection of line r and line r = -5j – 11k + μ(2i + j + 8k).
 3 2x 2 3x
5) Show that dx (05 Marks)
1 2x 1
6) Given that 2 – 5i is a root of z3 – 7z2 + 41z + λ = 0, find the real number λ and the other roots. (05 Marks)

7) Two curves are defined by the loci of the points P(t2, t3) and Q(3t – 2, t2 + 4) where t is a parameter. Find the value of
t at the point of intersection of these curves. Find also the gradient of each at this point. (05 Marks)

8) U1, U2, U3, U4.... are terms in a G.P with U1 as the first term. Given that U1 + U3 = 26 and U3 + U6 = 650, find the
possible values of U4. (05 Marks)
p q
(a) Given that Z is complex number such that, Z = ; where p and q are real numbers. Find the values of p
9) 2 i 1 3i
and q if; ArgZ= and Z = 7.
4
z-1-i
(b) Show that the locus of the complex number Z, such that 2is a circle and hence determine the
z -1 + i
22
area of this circle. (Take = )
7
dy
10) (a) Solve the equation y x 2y (05 Marks)
dx
(b) A body is placed in a room which is kept at a constant temperature. The temperature of the body falls at a rate
KӨ, where K is a constant and Ө is the difference between the temperature of the body and that of the room at
time t.
(i) Form a differential equation containing K, Ө and t and hence show that Ө = Ө0e-kt, where Ө0 is the temperature
difference at t = 0.
(ii) If the temperature of the body falls 50C in the first minute and 40C in the second minute, show that the fall of
temperature in the third minute is 3.20C.
( x 1)( x 5)
11) A curve is given by y
( x 1)( x 3)
(i) Show that the curve does not have turning points (02 Marks)
(ii) Determine the equation of the asymptotes (02 Marks)
(iii) Sketch the curve. (08 Marks)
12) (a) Find the Cartesian equation of a line passing through the point A(1, 3, 3) and B(2, 5, 6).
x-3 y-3 z+3
(b) Given that line = = meets the plane 4x - 3y - 4z = 0 at point M. Find;
4 -3 4
(i) The coordinates of point M
(ii) The angle the line makes with the plane
13) (a) Solve for x, 2Cos2xCosx – Cosx + 1 = 0 where 00 ≤ x ≤ 1800.
1 1
1 - sin2 2 1 tan 1 - sin2 2
(b) Prove that , hence or otherwise solve for , if 2 0. (12Mks)
1 + sin2 1 tan 1 + sin2

14) (a) Find the value of n if 3(nP4) = n-1P5.

(b) From a group of 6 boys and 4 girls of the science club, 5 members are to be selected to represent the club in a
science workshop. In how many ways can the selection be done?
(i) If there must be exactly two girls in the science affair?
(ii) If at least one boy and one girl must be in the science affair?
 3 2x 2 1 1 x dy 1
15) (a) Evaluate dx correct to 4 dps. (b) If y = tan -1 ,show that .
2 ( x 2)( x 1)2 1 x dx 1 x2
16) (a) Show that if the equations x2 + 2x + n = 0 and x2 + kx + 3 = 0 have a common root, then
(3 – n)2 = (6 – nk)(k – 2).
(c) Prove that if x is too small that its cube and higher powers are neglected,
1 x x2 1 181
1 x . By taking x = , prove that 5
1 x 2 9 81

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1. Express 5 – 2x – 3x2 in the form a – b(x + c)2. Deduce the maximum or minimum value of the expression.

2. Differentiate from first principles: y = sinx2. (05 Marks)

6
3. Evaluate: Cos5xCos2xdx (05 Marks)
0

4. A(1, 3) and B(4, 6). P(x, y) is a variable point which moves in such a way that ( AP) 2 ( PB) 2 34. Show that
the locus of P describes a circle. Find the centre and radius of the circle. (05 Marks)

5. Solve for x and y if; log 9 ( x y) log 3 ( x y ) and x 2 - y 2 = 8 (05 Marks)

1+Sinx dy 1
6. Given that y = , show that (05 Marks)
1-Sinx dx 1 Sinx
x2 y2
7. Show that the line x – 2y + 10 = 0 is a tangent to the ellipse 1 (05 Marks)
64 9
sin2 - Cos2 - 1
8. Express in terms of tan (05 Marks)
2 2 Sin 2
9. (a) A geometrical sequence has first term 16 and common ratio ¾. If the sum of the first n terms exceeds 60, find
the possible value of n. (05 Marks)
(b) The sum of the first p terms of an arithmetic progression is q and the sum of the first q terms is p. Show that
the sum of the first (p + q) terms is –(p + q). (07 Marks)
3 3
10. (a) Solve the equations x + y = 2 and x + y = 26 simultaneously (04 Marks)
(b) If α and β are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0, express (α - β2)(β - α2) in terms of p and q. Hence, deduce that for
one root to be square of the other, then, p3 – 3pq + q2 + q = 0. (05 Marks)
2 2
(c) Rationalise: (03 Marks)
3 2 4
3sin2x + 4cos2x dy
11. (a) If y , show that (2x + 1) 2 y 10Cos(2 x ) (06 Marks)
2x 1 dx
(b) Solve the equation e2x - 4ex + 3 = 0 (05 Marks)
1 5x
12. Expand , as far as and including the term in x3. Taking the first three terms and
1 5x
1
x , evaluate 14 correct to 4 significant figures (12 Marks)
9
13. (a) If A + B + C = 1800, prove that sinA + sinB + sinC = 4Cos½ACos½BCos½C. (06 Marks)
(b) The acceleration of a particle after time t seconds is given by a = 5 + cos½t. If initially the particle is moving
at 1ms-1, find its velocity after 2π seconds and the distance it would have covered by then. (06 Marks)

14. (a) Find the equation of a circle with centre (1, 2), which touches the line 3x – 4y + 10 = 0. (04 Marks)
(b) The curve b2x2 + a2y2 = a2b2 intersects the positive x – axis at A, and the positive y – axis at B.
(i) Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.
(ii) Given that this line intersects the x – axis at P and that M is the bisection of AB. Find the area of triangle
PMA. (08 Marks)
1 q 1 p
15. (a) Prove that tan tan (05 Marks)
p q p 2q 4
(b) Express 7cosx + 24sinx in the form RCos(x – α) and state the maximum and minimum values of
7cosx + 24sinx, hence, find the values of x for -1800 ≤ x ≤ 1800 for 7cosx + 24sinx = 10. (7 Marks)

esinx 3 x2 1
16. (a) Differentiate w.r.t.x: (i) y = 2ecosx (ii) y = (b) Evaluate dx . (12 Marks)
tan 1 x 1 x3 4 x 2 3x

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3
2 x
1) Evaluate dx to 3 decimal places (05 Marks)
1 1 x2
log 27 log 8 log 125 3
2) Without using tables, show that (05 Marks)
log 6 log 5 2
3
3) Solve for x in, (i ) log5x log5x (ii) log5(2 - x) log (5
25
4 x)
(05 Marks)
2
1
4) Evaluate x 4 3x 2 dx (05 Marks)
0

p
5) Given that log 3 x p and log18 x q, show that log 6 3 (05 Marks)
p q
4 1 2
Cos 4 x 1
6) Work out (i ) 2
dx (ii) Show that dx 3 4 (05/08 Marks)
3 x 3x 2 0 1 sin x 12
7) Solve for x, ( x 1) 2 ( x 4) 4 (05 Marks)
x-y logbc logba
8) If logan x, log cn y for n 1, prove that (05 Marks)
x+y logbc logba
9) If 5x.252y = 1 and 35x.9y = 1/9. Determine the values of x and y. (05 Marks)

10) (a) Eliminate Ө from x = SinӨ, y = CosӨ (02 Marks)

(b) Find the real value of x satisfying ex + e-x = 4. (03 Marks)
a
(c) Simplify 2logab x 3logba (ii) Find the value of a such that ( x2 2 x 6)dx 0 (05 Marks)
0

11) (a) Find the Cartesian equation of a line passing through the points A(2, -3, 4) and B(3, -7, 12) (03 Marks)
(b) Given that the line in (a) above meets the plane 4x + 5y – 2z = 5 at point M. Find;
(i) The coordinates of point M (ii) The angle between the line and the plane. (09 Marks)
 12) (a)The expression 6x2 + x + 7 leaves the same remainder of 72 when divided by (x + a) and (x + 2a), where a is
not zero, determine the value of a. (04 Marks)
(b) Given that α and β are the roots of the equation x + bx + c = 0.
2

(i) Show that (α2 + 1)(β2 + 1) = (c – 1)2 + b2 = 0. (04 Marks)

(iii) Find in terms of b and c the quadratic equation whose roots are 2
and 2
(04 Marks)
1 1
13) Sketch the curve y = (3 – x)(x + 1)(x + 3) clearly stating and distinguishing all the turning points (12 Marks)

14) (a) An inverted right circular cone of semi – vertical angle 450 is collecting water from a gutter at a steady rate of
18πcm3s-1. When the depth of water is hcm, the rate at which the depth is rising is ½ cms-1. Determine the value
of h (05 Marks)
0
(b) An inverted right circular cone of vertical angle 120 is collecting water from a tap at a steady rate of
18πcm3min-1, Find; (i) the depth after of water 12 min (ii) the rate of increase of depth at this instant (05/02).
4
15) (a) Find the perpendicular distance from the point A, with position vector 3 to the line l with vector
10
3
equation, r = 2 1 (04 Marks)
3 2
y z z x x y
(b) Solve x, y and z if and 6 (x + y + z) =11 (06 Marks)
5 8 9
(c) Write Sinx + Sin3x in the form pCosxSinkx and state the values of p and k. (02 Marks)

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1) Solve the simultaneous equations;
xy x y 23
xz x z 41 (05 Marks)
yz y z 27
2) The point P(14+2λ, 5+2λ, 2-λ) lies on a fixed straight line for all values of λ. Find the Cartesian equation for this line
and find the Cosine of the acute angle between this line and the plane x – y = 0. (05 Marks)

3) Evaluate: t 3 sin t 2 dt (05 Marks)

0

4) A circle with centre P and radius r touches externally both circles x 2 + y2 = 4 and x2 + y2 – 6x + 8 = 0, prove that the
r
x-coordinate of p is 2 (05 Marks)
3
dy d2y
5) A curve is defined parametrically by the equation; x = a(2t + sin2t) and y = a(1 – cos2t). Find and in terms
dx dx 2
of t and simplify your answer. (05 Marks)
1
4 4
6) Expand (1 x ) in ascending powers of x up to the forth term using binomial theorem hence estimate 16.5 correct
to three decimal places. (05 Marks)

7) Find the value of x between 00 and 3600 for which sinx + sin3x = cosx + cos3x. (05 Marks)
 1112i
8) Given that Z1 and Z2 2 5i. Find the distance between Z1 and Z2 . (08 Marks)
3 4i
sin x 2sin 2 x sin 3x
9) Given that y
sin x 2sin 2 x sin 3x
x
(a) Prove that y = - tan 2 (04 Marks)
2
(b) Hence find the exact value of tan 2 15in the form p + q r, where p, q and r are integers (04 Marks)
x
(c) Find the value of x between 00 and 3600 for which 2y + sec2 0. (04 Marks)
2
10) (a) Sand falls on to a horizontal ground at a rate of 9m3 per minute and forms a heap in the shape of a right circular
cone with vertical angle 1200. show that 20 3 seconds after the sand begins to fall, the rate at which the radius of the
3
base of the pile is increasing is 2
m per minute. (07 Marks)
3

5
(b) Using small changes find the approximate value of 33 (05 Marks)
2
11) (a) An arithmetic progression (A.P) contains n terms. The first term is 2 and the common difference is . If the sum
3
of the last four terms is 72 more than the sum of the first four terms, find n. (06 Marks)
(b) A sequence of numbers is formed by adding together corresponding terms of an A.P and a G.P whose common
ration is 2. The first term of the sequence is 57, the second term is 94 and the third term is 171, find the fourth term.
(06 Marks)
x+2
12) (a) Express the function f(x) = as a sum of partial fractions and hence f(x)dx. (07 Marks)
(x + 1)(2x - 1)
1
(b) Show that the area enclosed by the curve y = e x , the y- axis and the line y = 2 is given by 2 ln2 -
2
Z
13) (a) The complex number Z satisfies 2 i. Find the real and imaginary parts of Z and the modulus and
Z 2
argument of Z (07 Marks)
Z 1
(b)Find the locus defined by the arg . (05 Marks)
Z 1 2
14) Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at the point P(at2, 2at). The straight line 4x – 9y + 8a = 0
meets the parabola at the points A and B. If the normals to the parabola at A and B meet at R. Find the coordinates of
R and verify that it lies on the parabola. (12 Marks)
15) (a) Find;
(i) The Cartesian equation of the line joining the points (3, 1, 0) and (-1, 2, 2).
(ii) The coordinates where this line intersects the plane x + 2y – z = 7
(b) Two lines are given by r1 i 6 j 3k t (2i j k ) and r2 3i 3 j 8k s (i k )
(i) Calculate the angle between these lines
(ii) Show that the two lines do not meet. (12 Marks)
dy
16) (a) Solve the differential equation sin x 2 y cos x 1. (04 Marks)
dx
(b) An electric kettle switches off itself when the temperature of water in it reaches 100 0C. At 11:00am, Mr. Ali
came back; he measured the temperature of water and found it to be 650C. 20 minutes later, he measured it again and
found it to be 450C. According to Newton’s law of cooling, the rate of cooling of the body in air is proportional to
the excess temperature over the surrounding at any time, t. If the surrounding temperature was 250C, Mr. Ali wants
to know the time when the kettle switched itself off. (08 Marks)

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1. Solve for x: log 6 36 x log 36 6 x 6 (05 Marks)

2. Solve for , 2cos 2 3 3sin such that 00 1800 (05 Marks)
2
3. If the roots of 3x + x + 2 = 0 are and , find an equation with integral coefficients whose roots are
1 1
1+ 2
and 1 + 2
(05 Marks)

d2 y
4. Given that y = eSinx; find, (05 Marks)
dx 2
dy
5. If x = t 2 t and y = 3t + 4, find the value of when x = 2 and the equation of the line at that point.
dx
2
6. Evaluate (x tan x) dx to 4 decimal places. (05 Marks)
1

7. Find the equation of the line through (1, 2, 3) and (3, 3, 4). (05 Marks)
2 2
8. Define the locus described by AP PB 64 where A(1, 3) and B(4, 6). (05 Marks)
9. (a)(i) Differentiate with xSinx (ii) x1 – x (03/03 Marks)
-t
(b) The distance, x in metres covered by a particle after time, t in seconds is given as x = e cost. Determine the

velocity and acceleration of the particle at the instant when t (03/03 Marks)
4
10. (a) The polynomial x3 + Ax – 12 has a root (x – 3), find the value of A hence determine the other factors of the
polynomial. (02/03 Marks)
(b) Express 3x2 + 12x + 5 in the form p(x + q) + 1 and state the values of p, q and r. Hence find the maximum
1
value of 2
(07 Marks)
3x 12 x 5
2 2
2 3x 2 7 x 6
11. Evaluate : (a) x sin xdx (b) dx (05/07 Marks)
0 0 ( x 3)( x 1)

12. (a) Determine the possible values of Z if; Z Z 12 6i 2iZ (07 Marks)
Z 1
(b) Describe and hence sketch the locus defined by 2 (05 Marks)
Z 1
13. (a) Find the equation of the circle passing through A(1, 3), B(4, -5) and C(9, -1) and hence state its centre and
radius. (06 Marks)
(b) If the tangent to the circle at A meets the y – axis at (0, n) and the x – axis at (m, 0), find the values of m and
n (take the gradient of the tangent to zero decimal places) (06 Marks)

(a)Show that tan -1 x cot 1 x (06 Marks)

2
14.
3
(b) Given that sin3 = p and sin 2 q, show that p 2 16q 3 12q 2 (06 Marks)
4
x-2 y 3
15. (a) Find the point of intersection of the line z 1 and the plane 2x + y + 3z = 11 (07Mks)
3 2
 (b) Determine the angle between the plane and the line in (a) above. (05 Marks)

16. (a) Use calculus of small changes to estimate 98 (06 Marks)

1
1
(b) Use binomial expansion to find the first four terms of (4 3x) 2 , hence estimate . (06 Marks)
3.97
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1. Find the values of and b if; the expression b + ax – 4x2 + 8x3 leaves a remainder of 10 when divided by (x + 1)
and it is divisible by (x – 1) (04 Marks)
2. Given that log2x + 2log4y = 4, show that xy = 16. Hence solve for x and y in the simultaneous; equations
log10(x+y) = 1, log2x + 2log4y = 4 (06 Marks)
3. Determine the value of x between 0 and 360 inclusive for which secx = 5 – tan x.
0 0 2
(05 Marks)
4. Prove that 8n – 7n + 6 is divisible for all positive integers (05 Marks)
3
5. Find the locus of the complex number Z given that Arg ( Z 2) (04 Marks)
4
3 1 4 1
6. Two lines have the vector equations r1 1 2 and r2 4 1 find the position of the point
1 1 1 2
of intersection of the two lines. (05 Marks)
4
7. Find the perpendicular distance from the point A, position vector 3 to the line, L with vector equation
10
1 3
r 2 1 (06 Marks)
3 2
8. Find the range or ranges, of values of K can take for Kx2 – 2xK - 3K – 12 = 0 to have real roots. (05 Marks)
a
9. (a) Given that (x 2 2 x 6)dx 0, find the value of a (04 Marks)
0

3x 4
(b) Differentiate with respect to x: (05 Marks)
2x2 3x 2
(c) Given that the vectors ai – 2j + k and 2ai + aj – 4k are perpendicular, find the value of a. (03 Marks)
10. The position vectors of points P and Q are 2i – 3j + 4k and 3i – 7j + 12k respectively.
(a) Find the equation of the line which passes through points P and Q.
(b) Given that PQ meets the plane 4x + 5y – 2z = 5 at S. , find;
(i) The coordinates of point S
(ii) The angle between PQ and the plane. (12 Marks)
11. (a) Show that Sin3x = 3Sinx – 4Sin x. Hence solve the equation Sin3x + Sinx = 0 for 0 ≤ x≤360 (06 Marks)
3 0 0

(b) Solve 3Sinx – Cosx = 3 for 00≤ x≤3600. (06 Marks)

5x 75 x 2
12. (a) In the expansion of (1 + ax)n, the first three terms are 1 . Find the values of n and a and state the
2 8
values of x for which the expansion is valid. (06 Marks)
1/2 2
(b) Expand (1 + x) in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x and hence find the approximation for
1.08 . Deduce that 12 3.464 (06 Marks)
13. (a) Show that part of the line 3y = x + 5 is a chord to the circle x2 + y2 – 6x – 2y – 15 = 0 and find the length of
the chord (06 Marks)
(b) Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (0, 1), (4, 3) and (1, -1). (06 Marks)

14. (a) Prove by induction that (cosx + iSinx)n = Cosnx + iSinnx hence solve Z3 – 1 = 0 (07 Marks)
(b) Express i(1 + i)4 in modulus – Argument form (05 Marks)
1. Solve the equation Sin2x + 2Cos2x = 2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
0 0
(05 Marks)
2. The normal through (0, 0) to the circle x + y – 6x – 8y + 21 = 0 meets the circle at A. Find the coordinates of A.
2 2

dy
3. Given that y = Sin et and t = lnSinx, show that 1 y 2 cos x (05 Marks)
dx
2 1 7 3
4. Find the coordinates point of intersection of the lines r 8 2 and r 4 1 (05 Marks)
9 2 1 1
dy dx
5. (a) Find 10 y dy (b) If sin x and 1 cos x. Find y in terms of x. (05 Marks)
dt dt
ln 9
6. Show that e x dx = 2. (05 Marks)
ln 4

7. Solve the equation 2sec2x = 1 + 3tanx for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. (05 Marks)

8. The polynomial P(x) is divided by x + 2 and x – 2, the remainders are 4 and 2 respectively. Find the remainder
when P(x) is divided by x2 – 4. (05 Marks)
9. A business pays an insurance premium of Sh.5 million per annum with the understanding that it can withdraw its
money with 4% compound interest per annum when the need arises. How much will withdraw at the end of tenth
years? (05 Marks)
n
1
10. Prove by induction that: r (r 1) n(n 1)(n 2) (05 Marks)
r 1 3

2
1
11. Show that Co sec 2 xCotx dx (05 Marks)
4
2
12. Show that the circles (x – 1)2 + (y + 3)2 = 64 and (x + 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = 9 touch each other, and find the coordinates
of their point of contact. (05 Marks)
13. (a) Given that x is so small that its cube and higher powers can be neglected, find the first three terms of the

1 x 1 1226
expansion of . By putting x , show that 2 .
1 x 17 867
(b) The eighth term of arithmetic progression (AP) is twice the fourth term and the sum of the first eight terms is
30. Find (i) The first four terms of the AP (ii) The sum of the first four terms of the AP. (12 Marks)

14. (a) Find the greatest and least values of the expression below and the values of x for which they occur where
5
00 x 3600 , .
6 sin x 3 cos x 5
sin 3 sin 6 sin sin 2
(b) Show that tan 5
sin 3 cos 6 sin cos 2
 (c) If tan sin x and tan sin y, prove that (x 2 - y 2 ) 2 = 16xy (12 Marks)

15. (a) Find the component of the vector 5i – 4j + 8k in the direction of vector 2i – j + 2k.
5 2 1 1
(b) Given that the angle between the line r 0 t 1 and r = 1 m is 600, find the;
4 2 2 1
(i) Values of λ. (ii) Point of intersection of the lines (12 Marks)

2( x 2 x 2)
16. Sketch the curve: y (12 Marks)
x 2 x 12
17. (a) Find the equation of the tangents to the parabola y2 = 9x which passes through the point A(4, 10).
(b)(i) Show that the equation of the line joining the points P(cp, c/p) and Q(cq, c/q) on the rectangular hyperbola
xy=c2 is x + pqy = c(p + q). Hence deduce the equation of the tangent of the point P.
(ii) The normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = 8 at the point B(4, 2) meets the asymptotes at M and N. Find
the length of MN. (12 Marks)

***END***
Sinx Sin4 x Sin7 x
1. a) (i) Prove that tan 4 x (05 Marks)
Cosx Cos 4 x Cos7 x
tan x
(ii) Show that Sin2 x (05 Marks)
1 tan 2 x
b) Evaluate log125
25 without using tables or calculators (02 Marks)
p2 q2
2. a) If Cosb Cosd p and Sinb Sind q , show that Cos (b d ) (04 Marks)
p2 q2

b) Solve the equation C os 1 ( x) S in 1 ( x 8) (05 Marks)

2
q
c) Given that log 3x p and log18x q , show that log 36 (03 Marks)
p q

d x
3. (a) Cos3 3xdx (3 Marks) (b) Determine ln when x = 2 (04 Marks)
dx (1 x 2 )
1
(b) cos d (05 Marks)
2x 3 y 4z 8
4. Solve the simultaneous equations; 3x 2 y 3z 2 (05 Marks)
5x 4 y 2 z 3
5. Show that if the equations x + ax + 1 = 0 and x + x + b = 0 have a common root, then (b 1) 2
2 2
(a 1)(1 ab)
(05 Marks)
2
x 4x 84
6. Solve the equation 2
11 (05 Marks)
3 x 4x
7. Differentiate y x from first principles (05 Marks)
8. (a) Solve for x in log 5x log 5x 3 (05 Marks)
2
dy dy
(b) Given that y 3x2 2 , show that 2 y 6 (07Marks)
dx dx

1 1
9. (a) Given that the equation 2x2+5x-8=0 has roots α and β, find the equation whose roots are 2
and
( 2) ( 2) 2
(06 Marks)

(b)When x2 + px + q is divided by x - h, the remainder is the same as when the quadratic expression is divided by x -
2h. Find the two possible values of h (06 Marks)

10. (a) The straight line x-y-6=0 cuts the curve y2=8x at P and Q. Calculate the length PQ. (06 Marks)

(b) Prove that the points (1, -1), (-1, 1), (√3, √3) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle. Hence find the coordinates
of the orthocentre of the triangle. (06 Marks)

11. (a) A particle moves in a straight line and its distance S(m) from the point at which it is situated at zero time is given
in terms of the time t(s) by the formula, S = 45t + 11t2 – t3. Find the velocity and acceleration after 3 seconds and
prove that the particle will come to rest after 9 seconds (08 Marks).

(b)A particle moves along a straight line so that after t seconds, its distance from the origin, a fixed point on the line
is given by S = t3 – 3t2 + 2t. When is the particle at the origin? (04 Marks)

x2 xy y2 3
3. Solve simultaneously (05 Marks)
x 2 2 xy 2 y 2 5
d2y 8t 3
4. Given that 2 x t t 1, 2 y t t 1 , show that (05 Marks)
dx 2 (t 2 1)3
a 3 2a b
5. Given that tan and tan , find the values of between 00 and 3600 (05 Marks)
2b a b 3
x y 2 z 1
6. Find the point of intersection of the line t , and the plane 3x 4 y 2 z 25 (05 Marks)
5 2 4
dy y
7. Solve the equation , given that x = 4 when y = 6, determine the value of x when y = 5 (05Marks)
dx 2x 1
8. A curve with a stationary point at (-1, 2) has its second derivative as 6x+2. find the equation of the curve
(05Marks)
9. Solve the equation sinx + cos2x =1 for x (05Marks)
5
10. Find 3
dx (05 Marks)
x 2 x
11. (i) The first three terms of a G.P are t-3, 2t-4 and 4t-3 in that order. Find the value of t and s8 to 2 decimal points
(06Marks)
2 x y 3z 3
(ii) Solve by row reducing to Echelon form, for the values of x, y and z if x 3 y 5 z 1 (06Marks)
6x 2 y z 9
dy
12. (a) Solve the differential equation x y 2 , give y(3) = 7 (05Marks)
dx
 (b) The rate of growth of bacteria in a container is proportional to the number of bacteria present, if initially there
were 100 bacteria and after 2hours they were 300; find,
(i) The number of bacteria after 3 hours (04Marks)
(ii) The time it will take the bacteria to be 500 (03Marks)
x y x y 2sin y
13. (a) Prove that tan tan (06Marks)
2 2 Cosx Cosy
(b) Solve Cosx Sin2x Cos3x for 0 x 2 (06Marks)
2
Sinx
14. (i) Integrate dx (06Marks)
0 3Sinx 4Cosx

15. Solve for x in, 32x – 12 x 3x + 1 + 243 = 0 (05 Marks)

1 y
If y = and x, y are the corresponding changes in x and y respectively; find in terms of x
2x + 3 x
16.
dy
and y. Hence deduce for the above function. (05 Marks)
dx
1 - tan 2 x
Show that Cot 2 x = . Hence find the value of x such that 00 x 3600 for which
2tan x
17. 2
1 - tan x
2 - 2 tan x = . (05 Marks)
2tan x

3 2
18. Simplify in the form p + q 3. (b) Given that 3 1.732, find 0.0675 without using a calculator.
2 3 3

3
19. Without using a calculator, estimate the value of 8.02 using calculus of small changes (05 Marks)

20. The expression b + ax–4x2 +8x3 leaves a remainder of 10 when divided by (x+1) and it is divisible by (x-1) Find the
value of a and b. (05 Marks)

21. Find the value of x in 2 x 2x 1 7 (05 Marks)

3 2
22. Simplify in the form p + q 3. (b) Given that 3 1.732, find 0.0675 without using a calculator.
2 3 3
dy d y
2
2t 1 t2
Find the value of and 2
if x and y (05 Marks)
dx dx 1 t2 1 t2

23. (a) An arithmetic progression (A.P) contains n terms. The first term is 2 and the common difference is 2/3. If the sum
of the last four terms is 72 more than the sum of the first four terms, find n. (06 Marks)
(c) Express 5 – 2x – 3x in the form a–b(x + c) Deduce the maximum or minimum value of the expression.
2 2.

(06 Marks)
24. (a) Solve the equation Cosx + Cos2x = 1 for values of x from 00 to 3600 inclusive.
CosA CosB A B CosA CosB C
(b) Prove that Cot hence deduce that tan where A, B and C are
SinA SinB 2 SinA SinB 2
angles of a triangle. (12 Marks)