S6 Maths P1

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
Pure Mathematics Paper 1

Time: 3 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
 Answer all the eight questions in Section A and only five questions in
Section B.
 Indicate the five questions attempted in section B in the table aside.
 Additional question(s) answered will not be marked.
 All working must be shown clearly.
 Graph paper is provided.
 Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators and mathematical
tables with a list of formulae may be used.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Qn 1: An arithmetic progression contains n terms. The first term is 2 and its

2
common difference is 3 . If the sum of the last four terms is 72 more
than the sum of the first four terms, findn. [5marks]
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Qn 2: Find the equation of a circle which touches the line 3 x+ 4 y =9 has a
centre (4 ,−7). [5marks]
Qn 3: Differentiate cos x from first principles. [5marks]
Qn 4: Four letters of the word “HYPERBOLA” are to be arranged in a row. In

how many of these arrangements are the vowels separate? [5marks]
()
2 x
Qn 5: Solve for x , 2 sin 2 −cos x +1=0, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 π . [5marks]
(x) 4π
Qn 6: Prove that the integral of cosec 2 for x between π and 3 is ln 3.
[5marks]
Qn 7: Find the shortest distance of a point A(1 , 6 , 3) from the line

( )
r =i+ j+k + β −i+ j+2 k . [5marks]
Qn 8: The surface area of a sphere is decreasing at a rate of 0.9 m2 /s when the

radius is 0.6 m . Find the rate of change of the volume of the sphere at this
instant. [5marks]
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
Question 9:
(a). If the roots of the equation x 2+(x +1)2=k are α and β ;
3 3 1
(i). Prove that α + β = 2 ( 1−3 k ) .
(ii). Find a quadratic equation whose roots are α 3 and β 3.
1 1+5 x
(b). (i). Given that |x|< 2 , expand upto the term in x 3.
√1+2 x
(ii). By substituting x=0.04 in (b)(i) above, deduce the approximation
1
of correct to 4 decimal places. [12marks]
√3
Question 10:
sin x−2 sin 2 x +sin 3 x
Given that y= sin x +2 sin 2 x +sin 3 x
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(i).
2 x
()
Prove that y + tan 2 =0, and hence express the exact value of
tan 15 ° in the form p+q √ r where p, q and r are integers.
2
(ii). Hence find the value of x between 0 ° and 360 ° for which
()
2 y +sec 2
x
2
=0. [12marks]
Question 11:
3 2
2 x −x −25 x−12
Given the curve f ( x )= 3 2 ;
x −x −5 x+ 5
(a). Find the:
(i). value of x for which f ( x )=0.
(ii). assymptotes for f (x).
(iii). x and f (x) intercepts for the curve.
(b). Sketch the curve. [12marks]
Question 12:
A point representing the complex number Z moves such that Z −4 > 2 | Z−2| 1
(i). Prove that the locus of Z is a circle.
(ii). Find the centre and radius of this circle.
(iii). Represent Z on the argand diagram.
(iv). State the least and greatest values of |Z| . [12marks]
Question 13:
(a). Given two vectors a=3 i−12 j+4 k and b=i+ k ; find:
(i). the angle between a and b ,
(ii). a vector that makes a right angle with a and with b .
(b). Find the equation of the plane passing through the points A(1 , 1 , 0),
B(3 ,−1 , 1), C (−1 , 0 ,3) and find the shrotest distance of the point
(3 , 2 ,1) to the plane. [12marks]
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Question 14:
(a). Using calculus of small increments, or otherwise, find √ 98 correct to one
decimal place. [4marks]
(b). Use Maclaurin’s theorem to expand ln (1+ ax),where a is a constant.
Hence or otherwise expand ln ( √1−2
1+ x
x)
up to the term in x . For what
3
value of x is the expansion valid? [8marks]
Question 15:
2 2
x y
A tangent to the ellipse + =1 at a point, P ( 6 cos θ , 4 sinθ ) meets the minor
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axis at A . If the normal at P meets the major axis at B, find the:
(i). Coordinates of A ,
(ii). Coordinates of B,
(iii). Locus of the midpoint of AB. [12marks]
Question 16:
(a). Find the general solution of
( x 2 +1 ) dy +2 x−2 xy =0
dx
(b). A moth ball evaporates at a rate proportional to its volume, losing half
of its volume every 4 weeks. If the volume of the moth ball is initially
15 cm and becomes ineffective when its volume reaches 1 cm , how long is
3 3
the moth ball effective? [12marks]
***END***
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Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

Pure Mathematics Paper 1

SECTION A (40 MARKS)

Qn 1: An arithmetic progression contains n terms. The first term is 2 and its

Qn 3: Differentiate cos x from first principles. [5marks]

Qn 4: Four letters of the word “HYPERBOLA” are to be arranged in a row. In

Qn 7: Find the shortest distance of a point A(1 , 6 , 3) from the line

Qn 8: The surface area of a sphere is decreasing at a rate of 0.9 m2 /s when the

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

value of x is the expansion valid? [8marks]

the moth ball effective? [12marks]

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