January 2018 CONFIDENTIAL

Section A (Total: 60 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL sub questions in English Language in the answer

booklet provided.

Question 1

a) Simplify ( -15 x5 y-3 z6 ) ( -2 x-7 y2 z-6 )

[3 marks]
4
b) Change the index: y =f ,into log form.
[2 marks]
c) Evaluate: log 0.22 16

[3 marks]
Question 2

a) Solve the equations;

i. log2 R = 4 [3 marks]

ii. 4 log X = log 2 – log 3 [3 marks]

iii. 1.5 ln Y + ln √Y = 2ln (Y – 3) [4 marks]

iv. 32 x = 64 [3 marks]

v. ln (z - 4) = 5 [3 marks]

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Question 3

Solve the quadratic equation : 3x2-15x+20 = 2.

[5 marks]

Question 4
Solve the linear equations : x-15y-12 =0.
-2x+4y=17 [6 marks]

Question 5

11cm
x
a) Calculate length of side, x. [3 marks]
7cm

b) Calculate the outer perimeter.

[4 marks]
13.5m

22m

c) Calculate the area: 10cm [3 marks]

5cm
7cm

d) A triangle ABC has sides, a = 42cm and sides c = 18cm, while angle B is 55.2 o, using
cosinus rule, calculate the length of side, b.
[5 marks]

Question 6
Given a complex number z = 3 + 4 i

a) Draw the Argand diagram [2 marks]

b) Determine its complex conjugate [4 marks]

c) Determine its polar form [4 marks]

Section B (Total: 40 marks)

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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL questions in English Language in the answer booklet

provided.

Question 1

a) Sketch the graph y = 2x2-4x -5

[5 marks]
b) Sketch the graph y = ln x
[5 marks]

Question 2

a) The area of a coin is 5.15cm. Calculate its diameter.

[5 marks]
b) Change the angle 7532o into radians..
[5 marks]

c) Draw the angle(θ) made by point P(10, 6) and determine its tan θ .

[5 marks]

Question 3
Given complex numbers z= 2-5i and p = 7i
a) Calculate z+p
[5 marks]
b) Prove that z+p = p+z.
[5 marks]
c) Calculate z/p
[5 marks]

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