THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MWANZA CITY

JOINT EXAMINATION (NYEGEZI, BUTIMBA AND MKUYUNI WARDS)

FORM FOUR PRE - MOCK EXAMINATION-2021

041 BASIC MATHEMATICS

Time: 3 Hours MAY, 2021

Instructions

1. This paper consists of section A and B with a total of fourteen (14) questions
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B, each question in section A carries six (6) marks while each
question in section B carries ten (10) marks
3. NECTA Mathematical tables may be used
4. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet (s)

SECTION A (60 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

1. (a) Simplify without using mathematical table express your answer in four significant
figures.
(b) Jenk and Jemry are riding on a circular path. Jenk completes a round in 24 minutes where as
Jemry completes a round in 36 minutes. If they started at the same place and time and go in the
same direction, after how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?

2. (a) Use mathematical table to evaluate

(b) Find the value of x and y if = 2025

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3. (a) Let U be a universal set and A and B be the subsets of U where
, and .
i) Find the number of subsets of set A’
ii) Find
iii) If an element is picked at random from the universal set (u), find the probability that it is an
element of set B
(b) Find the probability that a king appears in drawing single card from an Ordinary deck of 52 cards
4. (a) The coordinate of P, Q and R are (2, m), (-3, 1) and (6, n) respectively. If the length of PQ is

units and midpoint of QR is find the possible value of m and n

(b)The gradient of line is -2. Another line L2 is perpendicular to L1 and passes through (-3,-2).
What is the equation of L2
5. (a) if and angle ABD = Calculate the length
A

D
B C

(b) (i) Given = = = 3 where , and are the sides of the triangle ABT and

, and are the sides of the triangle KLC. What does this Information imply?

(ii) A regular Hexagon is inscribed in a circle if the perimeter of the hexagon

Is 42cm, find the radius of the circle and its Area

6. (a) If y varies inversely as and x is multiplied by n. What is the ratio of the first y to the second
y?
(b) The headmaster has enough food to last for his 600 students for 20 days from tomorrow. If 120
students leave the school today for UMISSETA game, how long will the food last?
7. (a) By selling an article at shs 22,500/= a shopkeeper makes loss of 10%. At what price must the
shopkeeper sell the article in order to get a profit of 10%?
(b) The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Nzilandodo on 31st December 2005.

TX MARKET LTD

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 TRIAL BALANCE AS AT 31.12.2005
DETAILS DR CR
Capital 15000/=
Drawings 2410/=
Purchases 44280/=
Sales 69470/=
Returns inward 1200/=
Returns outward 980/=
Furniture 2000/=
Motor vehicle 5000/=
Carriage inward 14880/=
Rent 1920/=
Insurance 370/=
Stock, January 850/=
Carriage outward 6290/=
Advertising 380/=
Cash in bank 1210/=
Cash in hand 2780/=
Discount allowed 120/=
Discount received 310/= 550/=
Debtors 6000/=
Creditors 4000/=
90000/= 90000/=

Note: Stock at close 31st December 7360. Required, prepare balance sheet as that date.

8. (a) The sum of the first six terms of an A.P is 72 and the second term is seven times the fifth term.
i) Find the first term and the common difference
ii) Find the sum of the first ten terms
(b) Find the sum of the first four terms of a geometric progression which has a first term of 1 and a
common ratio of

9. (a) If tan A = , where A is an obtuse angle,

Find (i). Cos A + Sin A (ii). – Cos2 A – Sin2 A
(b) A and B are two points on the ground level and both lie west of flagstaff. The angle of elevation of
the top of the flagstaff from A is 56 0 and from B is 430. If B is 28m from the foot of the flagstaff. How
far apart are the points A and B?

10. (a) Solve the quadratic equation x2 – 8x +7 = 0

(b) A field is 10m longer than its wide. The area is 7,200m2. What is the width?

SECTION B (40 marks)

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 Answer all questions in this section
11. ( a) Consider the following frequency distribution tale below;

Marks 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 110-119

Freq 1 2 5 11 21 20 17 10 6 4 2 1
Draw the histogram and use it to estimate the mode in one decimal place.
b) Find the value of angle X in the figure below.
C

350
A B

12. (a) A rectangular box with top WXYZ and base ABCD has AB=9cm, BC=12cm and WA = 3cm
Z
Y
W

A B
Calculate (i) The length AC (ii) The angle between WC and AC
(b) Two places P and Q both on the parallel of latitude N differ in longitudes

by find the distance between them along their parallel of latitude.

13. (a) If matrix A is singular, what will be the value of y given that

(b) Solve the following simultaneous equation by matrix method

2x + y = 7
4x+3y = 17
(c) Find the image of (3, 5) after rotation of 270o about the origin in anticlockwise direction.
14. (a) If f(x) is the function such that

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 f(x)=

i Sketch the graph of f(x)

ii State the domain and range of f(x)

(b) A transport company is hired to transport 420 people it has two types, P and Q of vehicle to
be used. Type P carries 35 passengers and type Q carries 14 passengers. There are at
least 10 vehicles of type Q and not more than 9 vehicles of type P. Write down inequalities to
represent this information.

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