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This document contains a 16 question mathematics exam covering topics like inequalities, vectors, trigonometry, complex numbers, differentiation, logarithms, and other calculus topics. The exam has two sections, with Section A containing 8 multiple choice questions and Section B containing 8 multi-part proof and solution questions. Some of the problems involve solving equations, finding derivatives, sketching graphs, proving identities, and determining loci of points. The exam tests a variety of skills in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and other areas of mathematics.

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MTC 1 Uace

This document contains a 16 question mathematics exam covering topics like inequalities, vectors, trigonometry, complex numbers, differentiation, logarithms, and other calculus topics. The exam has two sections, with Section A containing 8 multiple choice questions and Section B containing 8 multi-part proof and solution questions. Some of the problems involve solving equations, finding derivatives, sketching graphs, proving identities, and determining loci of points. The exam tests a variety of skills in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and other areas of mathematics.

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P425/1

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION


MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1

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SECTION A

1. Solve the inequality

2. The angle between the vector a and b is 120˚. If a = 5 and b = 3

Find the value of;

i. a–b

ii. a+b

3. Solve the equation

2Cos3x + Cos2x + 1 = 0 for -180˚≤x≤180˚

4. The area enclosed by y=x2-6x+8 and y=10 is rotated about the x-axis.
Determine the volume generated

5. Given that (1+5i)p – 2q = (3+7i)

Find p and q where

i. p and q are real

ii. p and q are conjugate.

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6. If

, Determine the value of dy/dx when x=1

7. without using calculators.

Solve the equation: tan -1(1/2) – tan-1(1/3) = sin-1(x)

8.

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SECTION B

9. (a) If

for real values of x, prove that y does not take


,
on any values between -2√3 and 2√3.

(b) Sketch the graph of y in (a) above.

(c) If z is a complex number, describe and illustrate on the argand diagram the
locus given by each of the following

i. z + z – 4 =6

ii.

(d) Determine √(-8-6i)

10. (a) Determine the angle between the two planes with equations

y - 2z =-8 and 6x-y-5z=4

(b) Find the equation of the plane containing the lines

r=(λ=1)ἲ + (2t-4)ĵ +3Ḱ and 3tἲ +(2t-4)ĵ + (t+2)Ḱ

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11. Given that Sinx+Siny=t, and Cosx+Cosy=t2, show that

(i)

(ii)

(b) If y=excos3x, show that

12. (a) differentiate with respect to x the following expressions

(i)

(ii)

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(b) If y=exCos3x, show that

13. (a) Given that x4+bx+c is divisible by (x-2)2, find the values of b and c

(b) Show that if y=(x-a)2p where p is the polynomial in x, then dy/dx is a


polynomial with (x-a) as a factor.

Hence find the values of the constants k and l for which

X4-2x3-5x2+kx+l has a factor (x-1)2.

14. (a) Evaluate

(b)

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15. (a) A point moves so that its distance from A(3,2) is half its distance from
the line 2x+3y=1,

Why is the locus an eclipse?

Find the equation of the major axis

(b) The eccentric angle of two points P, Q on the eclipse

differs by constant k.

Find the locus of the mid-point of PQ.

16. (a) Given that 3+2log2x=log2y, show that y=8x2. Hence find the roots of
the equation 3+2log2x=log2(14x-3)

(b) Prove by induction that

23n-1 is divisible by 7 for all positive integral values of n

(c) Solve the equation

32(1+x) - 10(3x) +1=0

End

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