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MATHS-S5-Q-A End term examination in 2025

This document is an examination paper for Mathematics II for Senior Five students, scheduled for June 20, 2024. It includes instructions for answering questions, a breakdown of marks, and two sections: Section A requires all questions to be attempted, while Section B allows for the selection of three questions. The paper covers various mathematical topics including trigonometry, sequences, population growth, and linear transformations.

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MATHS-S5-Q-A End term examination in 2025

This document is an examination paper for Mathematics II for Senior Five students, scheduled for June 20, 2024. It includes instructions for answering questions, a breakdown of marks, and two sections: Section A requires all questions to be attempted, while Section B allows for the selection of three questions. The paper covers various mathematical topics including trigonometry, sequences, population growth, and linear transformations.

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MATHEMATICS II

Date: 20/06/2024
Period: 08.30 – 11.30

END OF TERM III EXAMINATIONS


QUESTION PAPER
GRADE: SENIOR FIVE
COMBINATIONS: MATHEMATICS-CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY (MCB)
-- MATHEMATICS -COMPUTER SCIENCE-
ECONOMICS (MCE)
- MATHEMATICS-ECONOMICS-GEOGRAPHY
(MEG)
- MATHEMATICS -PHYSICS-COMPUTER
SCIENCE (MPC)
- MATHEMATICS-PHYSICS-GEOGRAPHY (MPG)

- PHYSICS-CHEMISTRY-MATHEMATICS (PCM)

DURATION: 3 HOURS

MARKS: 100 CAMIS ……/70


INSTRUCTIONS
1) This paper contains two sections:
Section A: Attempt all questions. (55 marks)
Section B: Attempt three questions only. (45 marks)
2) You may use mathematical instruments and a calculator where necessary.
3) Use a blue or black ink pen only to write your answers and a pencil to draw
diagrams.
4) Show clearly all the working steps. Marks will not be awarded for the answer
without all working steps.

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Section A: Attempt all questions (55 marks)

1. Show that cos 3A 4 cos3 A  3cos A (4 marks)

2. If sin A  , 0 A  and sin B  , B


5 2 5 2
 Evaluate cos  A Bwithout the use of a (4 marks)
calculator.
(5 marks)
3. Solve the trigonometric equation 2sin  cos x  1  1
2
4. Show that Un={3(-2)n} is a geometric sequence and write down the first 4
terms of this sequence. (3 marks)
5. The population of a country grow according to the law p Ae
0.06t
, where p
is million in the population at time t and A is a constant given that t=0 the
population is 27.3 millions
Calculate the population when :

i. t=10 (2 marks)
ii. t=15 (2 marks)
6. Fill in blanks y sin 1 x means that x  ........ where 1x  1 and  y 
2 2
(2 marks)
sin 8x
7. Calculate lim x0 (3 marks)
sin 5x
x  sin 3x
8. Study the parity of the function f (x)  (4 marks)
9. Answer by True or False. Two vectors are parallel if:
a) They have the opposite directions (1 mark)
b) They have the same magnitude (1 mark)
c) They lie in the same plane (1 mark)

10.  where u 1, 1, 2 , v 1,1,1 , w  1, 0,1 is a


a) Show that B  u,v,w
basis of . (2 marks)

b) Find the components of the vector t  0,3, 4 in the basis B

(2 marks)

2
1 5 2
11. Without calculating explain why  2 10 4 0 (2 marks)
3 1 5

12. Given A and B matrices representation of linear transformation f and


g respectively such that

 3 4 1   2 3 2 

A 1 2 0 and B  1 0 3 .
   1 0 2 
 4 5 3 

Find the matrix representation of gof . (3 marks)

13.Find the centre and the radius of the Sphere

S x 2 y 2 z 2  4x 8y  6z  7  0


(4 marks)
14. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane through the points a(3, 2, 1) ;
b(4, 4,0) and perpendicular to the plane
(5 marks)

15. Find the vector position of the point of intersection of the lines

L1 and L2 (5 marks)

Section B: Attempt any three questions only ( 45 marks).

16. The first 3 terms of an arithmetic series are k-2, 2k+5 and 4k+1.

a) Show that k=11 (3 marks)


b) Find the 41th term of the series (7 marks)
c) Show that Sn is always a square number (5 marks)

17. Using the iterative formula, show that the 4th root of the number N is

xn1  xn  3 .Hence show that (45.7) (correct to 3dps) (15 marks)


4 4x n

3
 cos A  sin A 0

18. If A 
 sin A cos A 0  verify that A  Adj  det(A)  I (15 marks)
 0 
1 
 0

19. Let consider the following table

i) Calculate the coefficient of correlation and comment on it. (8 marks)


ii) Find the equation of regression line y on x . (5 marks)

Iii) Estimate the value of x when y  16 . (2 marks)

5 3
20. a) If A and B are dependent events such that p(A)  and p(B / A) 
8 7

Find p(A B) (5 marks)

b) 3 girls A, B, and C pack biscuit in a factory from the batch allocated to


them A packs 55%, B packs 30% and C packs 15%. The probability that A
break some biscuits in packet is 0.7 and the respective probability of B is 0.2
and C is 0.1. What is the probability that a packet with broken biscuits found
by checker was packed by A. (10 marks)

END!!!!!

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