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Subject Number: M131/I
Tuesday, 24 March Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:30-10:30 am
PAPER I
(100 marks)
Instructions
3. All working must be clearly shown; it should be done on the same sheet as the
rest of the answer.
1. Simplify 99 − 44 − 11 (3 marks)
(8x )
1
6 −
3
2. Simplify (3 marks)
3 x( 2 x )
2 −1
1
3. Given that g ( x) = x − 2 and f ( x ) = − , find f ( g (−3)) (3 marks)
x2
Factorise completely x − y − 6 x + 6 y
2 2
5. (4 marks)
Given that x = 5 0.68 , y = 5 and z = 5 9.48 . Without using a calculator or
2.84
6.
xz
four-figure tables, evaluate log 5 (4 marks)
y
7. In Figure 1, triangle OAB is translated 3units parallel to the x-axis, and 1 unit
parallel to the y-axis, in the direction of both x and y increasing.
y
B (0, 4)
A (-2, 2)
O (0, 0) x
Figure 1
9. Two numbers differ by 5; the difference of their square is 45. Find the numbers.
(6 marks)
4 0 − 2 3 8 − 12
10. Given that A = , B = and C = . Show that
1 2 5 - 1 − 8 − 1
A × B + C is a zero matrix. (5 marks)
2
11. Figure 2 shows a straight line graph.
y
P
0 4 x
Q
Figure 2
Find the equation of line PQ and write it in the form y = mx + c . (4 marks)
12. In Figure 3 DE is the tangent at D to the circle ABD. Angle BDA is twice angle
ADE and angle AED=36°.
36°
E
D
Figure 3
3
7
13. In a right-angled triangle, cos θ = . Find tan θ . (4 marks)
25
D
C
62°
A B
Figure 4
If angle DAC=62°, calculate angle ADC. (4 marks)
x 1
15. z varies directly as 2 and y varies inversely as x. If z = when x = 2 , express
y 3
y in terms of x. (5 marks)
16. A woman 1.55m tall is standing on the top of cliff 30m high looking down on a
boat that is on a lake. If the boat is 80m from the base of the cliff, find the angle
of depression of the boat from the woman. (4 marks)
18. In Figure 5, triangle AXY is similar to triangle ABC. AX: BC = 2:3 and XY is
parallel to BC. Find the ratio of areas of triangle AXY: triangle ABC. (3 marks)
4
A
X Y
B C
Figure 5
20. Find the equation of the line passing through (-2, 3) and parallel to
6x + 2 y − 5 = 0 (4 marks)
21. In the TNM football Super League, a win earns a team 3 points, a draw 1 point
and a loss 0 points. The results for ESCOM United after playing 20 games are 15
wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, while results for Silver Strikers after playing the same
number of games are 9 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses.
(ii) Use matrix multiplication to find the number of points each team scored
after playing 20 games. (5 marks)
1 1
22. Simplify − 2 (4 marks)
x + x x + 2x + 1
2
24. If sin 35°=0.57, without using four-figure tables or calculator, find the value of
sin 325°. (2 marks)
5
END OF QUESTION PAPER