456/1

Time: 1hr.30 mins.

Instructions:
Attempt all questions.
(Test 1B)

1.VABCD is a right pyramid with a square base ABCD of side 10cm and

height 8cm. If O is the centre of the base and M is the mid-point of BC.

Find:

(i) the volume of the pyramid.

(ii) VB

(iii) VM

(iv) the angle between planes VCB and the base.

(v) the angle between VB and the base.

2.(a) Copy and complete the table below for values of x from -3.5 to 4 for the function

y = (2x +3 ) ( x – 2 )

X -3.5 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

(b) Draw a graph of y = (2x + 3 ) (x –2 )

(c) Use your graph to solve:(i) 2x2 – x - 6 = 0

(ii) 2x2 – 3x - 2 = 0

(d) From your graph find: (i) the range of values for which (2x + 3) (x - 2) < 0

(ii) he minimum value of the fucntion.

3. A quadrilateral OABC has vertices o(0,0), A(2,0), B(2,2), and C(0,3).

(a) Draw OABC on a graph .

(b) A transformation defined by matrix Q = 0 -1 maps OABC on to O1A1B1C1 .

-1 0

(c ) Draw O1A1B1C1 on the same axes.

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(d) Give O1A1B1C1a translation given by vector 4 to give the image O2A2B2C2 and
4
draw the image O2A2B2C2 on the same graph.

(d) What single matrix of transformation would map OABC on to O2A2B2C2 and describe the

transformation fully..

4. A dealer is going to buy radio and television sets. He intends to buy not more than

100 sets. A radio costs £60 and a T.V set costs £180 and he is prepared to spend up to

£15,600. The profit on a radio is £32 and on a T.V is £64.

Find: ( i) the maximum profit he can make and

(ii) how many sets of radios and T.Vs he should buy to make this profit.

15. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only ;

(a) construct triangle XYZ in which <X = 600, <Y = 900 and XY = 5cm.

(b) On the same construct a circum-circle of triangle ZXY.

(c ) Construct a perpendicular bisector of XY to meet the circle at M above the line XY.

(d) Measure angle XMY and hence calculate the area of triangle XMY.

5. A group of students were asked how far they live from school and the information is

as given in the table below.

Distance(km) 0 <d≤ 2 2<d≤ 4 4<d≤ 6 6<d≤ 8 8< d≤ 10 10<d≤ 12 12<d≤14

Frequency 2 8 x 18 10 6 4

(a) If there were 40 students , find x.

(b) Draw an Ogive to represent this infromation and hence use it to estimate the median.

(c ) The school provides transport for all those living more than 9km from school, what percentage

of the students qualify for this transport?

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1. A shopkeeper wants to buy up to 500 necklaces of type A and B. Each necklace of type A costs
sh.3000 and that of type B costs sh. 1000. The money available for the shopping is sh.
900,000. She wants at least 100 necklaces of each type.If x and y represent the number of
necklaces of type A and B respectively,and the profit for type A and B is 1000 and 500 shillings
respectively.

(a) Write down four inequalities to represent these information.

(b) Show the region satisfying the above information by shading the unwanted regions using a
scale
of 2cm: 100 units on both axes. How many necklaces of each type should she buy to make
maximum profit and state its value.

2. Opolot leaves Kampala for Kumi at a constant speed of 100km/h while Titin leaves Kumi for
Kampala at a speed of 120km/h. If Kumi and Kampala are 150km apart and Opolot and Titin set
off at 9.00 and 9.20 a.m respectively and due to fog they have a head - on collision.

(a) (i) Draw a distance – time graph for the two journeys on the same axes using a scale of 1cm:

10km and 1cm : 10 mins.

(ii) Use your graph to find when the crashed happened.

(iii) how far from Kampala the two crashed.

(b) After the crash , Opolot and TItin spend 20 and 30 mins. respectively to put their vehicles right.

Opolot then continues his journey at 80km/h but Titin instead drives back to Kampala at a constant

speed . Given that Titin then overtakes Opolot at 10.30 a.m, using the same graph in (a) above, find

the difference in their times of arrival at Kampala. And hence establish Titin’s speed back to
Kampala.

3. (a) On the same axes draw the graphs of y = (2x – 3)(x + 1) and y= 2x + 3 for –3 ≤ x ≤ 3

(b) Use your graph to solve:(i) (2x –3)(x+1) = 5

(ii) 2x2 – 3x – 6 = 0

(c) State the: (i) turning point of the function.

(ii) minimum value of the function

(iii) range of values for which (2x =3)(x+1) ≤ 0

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4. In the figure below, OAB is a triangle such that OM : OB = 1:4 , AN:NB = 1;2,

OA = a and OB = b. ON and AM meet at X. B

b
N
M
X

O a A

(a) Find t in terms a and b (i) AB

(ii) AM

(iii) ON

(b) Given that OX = hON and AX= kAM where h and K are scalars, fin the

values of k and h. Hence find the ratio AX: AM.

5. The triangle PQR whose vertices are P(2,2) Q(4,2) and R(4,6) is mapped onto PιQιRι

by a reflection in the line y + x = 0. PιQιRι is then mapped onto PιιQιιRιι by a rotation

of positive quarter turn about the origin.

(a) Determine the coordinates of (i) PιQιRι

(ii) PιιQιιRιι

(b) Plot PQR and its images on the same axes.

(c ) Describe a single transformation matrix which maps triangle PQR onto PιιιQιιRιι.

(d) Obtain a single transformation matrix that maps PιιQιιRιι onto PQR.

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 Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo
O’ Level Mathematics Seminar
Held at Uganda Martyrs S.S. on 30/June/2016

1. (a) If a 0 b = b2 – a2 ,find the value of (i) -2 0 -3

(ii) m if -4 0 m = 0

(iii) (1 0 - 6) +(-5 0 2)

m2 – t 2/3
( b) Make R a subject of the formula: K =
R + 2d

(c) Given that f(x) = x2 + 6x and g(x) = x + 36 , find

(i) an expression for gf(x) and g2(x)

(ii) the values of x for which g(x) is undefined.

f(x)
-1
(iii) g (x)

(d). Without using tables or calculators, evaluate: 81 ¼ x 64 3/2

x 152
2251/2 x 30

(e ) (i) Without using tables or calculators , evaluate: log 6.4+ log5

2 2

log2.7 + log 810

3

(ii) Solve for k in the equation: 2 + log2k = log(3k – 5)

3 3

(iii) Simplify log3000 + log 64 – log 192 without using tables or calculators

(f) Given that Z = √3 + √2 and V = √3 - √2 Express in the form

p + q√ e :

(i) Z/V

(ii) V/Z and hence state the values of p, q and e. in both cases

2. (a) Michael made a journey of 40km. He traveled part of it by taxi at a

speed of 50km/h and walked the rest at a speed of 5km/h. Altogether
he took 1 hr. What distance did he walk ?

(b) A lorry leaves Arua for Kampala at a speed of 50km/h. Thirty minutes
later a pick up leaves Arua for Kampala at 60km/h. Calculate how far from
Arua the pick-up overtakes the lorry.

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(c) A cyclist leaves Kumi at 7.00 a.m and heads for Jinja, 90km a way at a
steady speed of 24km/h. Forty-five minutes later a car leaves the same
town for Jinja at a steady speed of 60km/h, but the car breaks down after
it had covered 15km. The car is then put right after half an hour and
resumes the journey at the same e speed of 60km/h. After reaching Jinja
it stays for 15 minutes before returning to Kumi by the same road and
arrives at Kumi at 11:15 a.m.

(i) Using a scale of 4cm: 1hr. and 2cm: 10km, draw on the same axes
distance- time graphs.
Use your graph to determine (ii) The time and distance from Kumi the car
overtakes the cyclist on its way to Jinja.

(iii)The time the car meets the cyclist on its way back to Kumi.
(iv)Find the average speed of the car on its way back to Kumi.

3. The marks below were obtained by some students in a Math test.

51 56 67 30 21 42 34 38 83 38 75 45 34 38 58 50
56 76 91 87 25 56 27 64 61 92 90 64 40 49 77 54
58 46 75 52 60 66 22 94 44 52 34 64 72 80 52 44

(a) Draw a frequency distribution table of equal class intervals of 10

beginning with 20 ----

(b) Draw a Histogram to represent the data and hence use it to estimate the
modal mark.

(c ) Using a Working mean of 54.5 calculate the average mark.

(d) Draw an Ogive to represent the data and use it to estimate:

(i) median mark

(ii) the upper Quartile and the Lower Quartile.

(e) If the pass mark was 40 what percentage of the class failed?

4. A computer programmer designs two types of software; Off- the – Self

and Tailor made one. To make each of the Off- the- self soft ware, requires

6 – man – months whereas a Tailor made requires 3 – man – months. The

cost of material for an Off – The Self software is £ 120 and £60 for a tailor

made one.

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The programmer has to abide by the following conditions:

(i) A contract to supply 15 Off – the – Self software package per year has to

be fulfilled.

(ii) Only 24 man- months are available in a year.

(iii) His total yearly cost of material for all software products must not

exceed £6000.

(a) Form 5 inequalities satisfying the above conditions.

(b) Represent the above inequalities on a graph paper.

(c ) Find the number of each software to be produced in order to maximize

profit.

5.The diagram below shows a right prism. ABCD is a trapezium with angles

DAB = ADC = 900. AB = 10cm AD = 5cm DS = 12cm and SR = 6cm.

S 6cm R
12cm

D C

P Q
5cm

A 10cm B

Calculate:

(i) the volume of the prism.

(ii) the length BC

(iii) the angle AR makes with the base.

(iv) The angle between plane RQBC and ABQP.

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6. (a) A hollow metallic cone is of base radius 4cm and a vertical height of

20cm.
Calculate: (i) its slant height.

(ii) its volume

(b) The figure below is a plastic tumbler with a base radius of 2cm and top

radius of 4cm
4c
m

10cm

2cm

Calculate: (i) the area of the curved surface of the tumbler.

(ii) the capacity of the tumbler in litres.

7. The diagram below is a parallelogram. 2BC = 3PC, AQ = 2AB, AB = b,

and AD = d.
D C

M
d
P

A b B Q

(a) Express in terms of b and d : AC, BD, BP, AP, PQ

(b) Show that the three points M, P and Q are collinear.

8. A contractor hiring equipment chooses from two types of machines and B.

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 Type A costs sh. 250,000 a day to hire, needs 10 men to operate it and can
move 3,000 tones of earth per day. Type B costs sh. 100,000 per day,needs
40 men to operate and can move 7,000 tones of earth per day. He can
spend up to sh.500, 000 per day and has a work force of 640 men. He can
use a maximum of 25 machines on the site.

(a) If he hires x machines of type A and y of type B, write down 5inequalities

that must be satisfied. Hence show graphically the set of possible values of
the type of machines A and B.

(b) Write down an expression in terms of x and y fro the earth moved in one
day. Hence find the maximum weight of earth the contractor can move in
one day.

9.(a) A fair die is tossed once and what appears on the top face is recorded.

Find the probability that a triangular number shows up.

(b). A bag contains 6 balls, 4 of which are red and the rest are blue. Two
balls are selected one at a time . If a red one is selected first it’s put
back to the bag, and if it’s blue its not replaced. Draw a probability tree
to show the possible outcomes.

Find the probability that the second ball picked is:

(i) blue given that the first is red.

(ii) red given that the first was blue.

(iii) blue.

10.(a) Copy and complete the table below for y = 2 + 3x – 2x2.

x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y

(b) Using a scale of 2cm:1 unit on the x- axis and 2cm:5 units on the y-axis,

draw the graph of y = 2 + 3x – 2x2.

( c) Use your graph to read the roots of: (i) 2 + 3x – 2x2 = 0.

(ii) 6 + 2x – 2x2 = 0
(iii) 4 + 6x – 4x2 = 5
(d) Find the maximum value of y .

(e) Find the range of values of x for which y if positive.

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11. 100 people seated at a table in a restaurant were asked if they had
ordered for any of the following items: Margaritas, Chillcoqueso or
Quesadilllas. 23 had ordered for none of the items, 11 had ordered for all
the three items, 29 had ordered for Chillconqueso or Quesadillas but did
not ordered for Margaritus, 41 had ordered for Quesadillas, 46 had
ordered for at least two of these items, 13 had ordered for Magaritus and
Quesadillas but not Chillconquesso, 26 people had ordered for Magaritus
and Chillconquesso.

(a) Draw a Venn diagram to represent this information.

(b) How many people had ordered for Chillconquessso?

( c) How many people had ordered for either Chillconquesso or Magaritas

but not Quesadillas.

12. The points A(-2,1),B(-2,4),C(1,4)and D(1,1)are vertices of a square

ABCD. The image of ABCD is A1B1C1D1 under a reflection in the line x – y =
0 and A2B2C2D2 is the image of A1B1C1D1 under an enlargement by scale
factor -2 about the origin.

(a) Write down the matrices for the reflection in the line x – y = 0 and the
enlargement.

(b) Find the coordinates of the vertices of (i) A1B1C1D1

(ii) A2 B2 C2 D2

(c ) Find the matrix of a single transformation that maps ABCD on to

A2B2C2D2

(d) If A1B1C1D1 is then mapped onto Square A3B3C3D3 by a +2700 rotation

about the origin. Find the coordinates of the vertices of square A 3B3C3D3.

(e) Find a single transformation matrix that maps A3B3C3D3 back to ABCD.

(f) Describe the transformation in (e) above fully.

13.(a) A line passes through points ( 0,4) and (-5,0). Find its equation.

(b) Given that line L passing through point ( -2,0) is perpendicular to the line

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4y + 2x – 3 = 0, find :

(i) the equation of line L

(ii) the point of intersection of the line L and the line y – 4x + 2 = 0.

( c) Gilbert decided to move from Kumi to Mbale. He moved at a speed of

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12 /2 km/h up to Atutur thus covering a distance of 25km. If he covered the

1
remaining distance at a speed of 7 /2km/h and the whole journey took 4

hrs. How far is Mbale from Kumi?

(d) O is the centre of the circle below, find angles x, y and z.

300
O
•
y

x z

14. Shirts are sold in sizes: Small, Medium and Large in shops A, B and C in

one week as follows.

Small Medium large

Shop A 10 20 15

Shop B 12 10 60

Shop C 15 30 50

The cost of Small, Medium and Large shirts are given in the table below.

Small Medium Large

Cost per
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shirt(Shs.) 10,000 12,000 15,000
(a) Write down the following matrices:

(i) a 3 x 3 matrix M for each size of shirt by each shop.

(ii) 1 x 3 matrix P for the price of each size of shirt.

(b) Find a suitable product of the two matrices and interpret it.

15. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only;

(a) Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 8cm and C is 5.4cm from A and

6.5cm from B.

(b) D is a point on AC produced such that AD = 7.4cm and E is 6.2cm from

D on the same side of AD as B such that angle ADE = 135 0.

(c ) Draw a circle that touches points A, B and E.

(e) Construct a locus of a point which moves such that it is equidistant form

vertices A and E.

16. Plane A leaves an air port at a speed of 400km/h on a bearing of 060 0.

Plane B leaves the same port at the same time on a bearing of 150 0 at a

speed of 500km/h . One hour later plane B changes course and flies at a

bearing of 0800 and heads to airport T, 300km away while plane A landed
at air port R.

(a) Draw a sketch of the routes of the planes.

(b) By scale drawing using a scale of 1cm: 50km, draw an accurate diagram

for these flights.

(c ) Find (i) how far apart the two planes are one hour later.

(ii) the bearing of A from B after that time.

(d) Find the distance and bearing of airport T from R.

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17. (a) Given that y varies inversely as the square of x and that when x = 4,

y = 1, find x when y = ¼.

(b) The time taken to conduct a staff meeting partly varies as the number
of members present and partly as the numbers of the items on the
agenda. When 20 members are present, with an agenda of 5 items the
meeting lasts 1hr 10mins. When 30 members attend with only 4 items on
the agenda, he meeting takes 1hr. 38 mins.

(i) how long would a meeting with 10 items on the agenda attended by 20
members last?

(ii) how many items are on the agenda for a meeting that lasts 2hr. 40
mins. when 50 members attend ?

(c ) how many members were present in a meeting that lasted 1 hr. 20

mins. in a meeting of 7 items on the agenda?

18. The angle of elevation of the top of a cliff from a man on a boat at point
A rowing at a speed of 16m/min. is 300. Five minutes later at point B, the
angle of elevation of the top of the cliff is 450.

Determine:

(i) the height of the cliff.

(ii) how far point B is from the foot of the cliff.
(iii) the time taken to reach the foot of the cliff from point B.

(b) Two men 4m and 6 m tall stand on opposite sides of a pole 15 m tall.
The angle of elevation of the top of the pole from the shorter man and the
taller man are 450.

Calculate:(i) how far the taller man is from the pole.

(ii) how far the shorter man is from the pole.

(iii) the angle of depression of the shorter man from the taller man.

19.(a) Three towns A, B and C are situated such that AB = 60km and AC =
100km. The bearing of B from A is 0600 and the bearing of C from A is
2900.

Calculate:

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 (i) BC

(ii) the bearing of B from C.

(b) (i) Find cosx and hence calculate y in the figure below .
2cm
y
4cm
2cm

x
5cm 5cm

(ii) Calculate the area of the shape.

20. The figure shows arcs AXB, BYC and CZA of circles with centres P, Q
and R respectively. Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 10cm.

(i) Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

(ii) Calculate the area of the shape.
B

Y
X

•P •Q

A •R C

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 Uganda Martyrs’ S.S Namugongo
U.C.E Math Registration Exam – 2013
456/2
Time: 2hrs 30mins.
Instruction:
Attempt ALL questions in both sections A and B

Section A (40marks)

1. If 140n = 165eight, find n where n is a base.

2. The length of a rectangular mat is 1.5m longer than its width. Find the length of the mat if

its area is 4.5m2.

3. Use matrix method to solve: 4x + 5 = y and 2x – 3 + 5y = 0.

-1 -1
4. The line 3x – 4y = 12 cuts the axes at (a,0) and (0,b), find the value of a + b .

5. If M = x+4 3 is a singular matrix, find the possible values of x.

4 x

6. Find the radius of the circle below given that O is the centre of the circle and AB is a

chord.

O
•
6cm 6cm
A B
2cm

7. Mbabaali and Nassimbwa live 40km a part. Mbabaali starts from his home at 7.30a.m

and cycles towards Nassimbwa’s house at 16km/h. Nassimbwa starts from her home at

8.00 a.m and cycles at 8km/h towards Mbabaali’s home. At what time do they meet?

8. A triangle of area 12cm2 is mapped on to its image by a transformation matrix

M= 6 2 . Find the area of the image triangle.

5 2

9. A letter is chosen at random from three names “ANSELM, MICHAEL, and PATRICK”.

What is the probability that it is a: (i) consonant.

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 (ii) letter A or E.

10. In the figure below AD is parallel to BC. AC and BD intersect at E. Given that

AE: EC = 1:5 and BD = 12cm. Calculate the length DE.

A D

B C

Section B (60marks)

11.(a) p, q and r are such that p varies directly as q and inversely as the square of r.
1
When p = 3/3 , q = 5 and r = 3, find;

(i) the equation connecting p, q and r.

(ii) p when q = 9 and r = 1.2.

(b) The cost of car production is partly constant and partly varies as the number of cars

produced. The total cost of making 4 cars is $ 187,000 and that of making 10 cars is

$ 355,000. Find the cost of making 20 cars.

12(a) Find the rate at which a bank was charging Peter if he borrowed 5.08 million

shillings on a compound interest from the bank for 2 years and the money accumulated

to 5.96million shillings.

(b) Deo bought a car at shs 3 million by making a 25% down payment. The balance was

subjected to the equivalent of 20% compound interest per annum over a 2 year period. It

was agreed that he would make 24 equal monthly installments to repay the balance.

How much did Deo pay each month?

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13. The table below shows the masses in kg of 200 people.

Mass No. of people

40 – 49 9

50 – 59 27

60 – 69 x

70 – 79 50

80 – 89 26

90 – 99 12

100 – 109 6

Use the table to find (i) the value of x.

(ii) the mode

(iii) the median.

(iv) the mean.

14. (a) Given the functions f(x) = 1 and g(x) = 2x + 1. Find the value of
2
x –1
x for which (i) fg(x) = gf(x)

(ii) fg(x) is meaningless.

(b) Express 3x2 + x – 2 in the form a(x – p)2 + q hence solve the equation 3x2 + x – 2 = 0.

15. In a village, there 300 farmers who keep livestock and grow one or more of the crops:

maize, cassava and beans.

50 farmers grow no crops but keep livestock.

10 farmers grow all these crops.

35 farmers grow beans and cassava.

38 farmers grow maize and cassava.

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105 grow maize

141 grow beans.

(a) Represent this information on a Venn diagram.

(b) Determine the number of farmers who grow cassava only.

(c) How many farmers grow exactly two crops?

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 S4 PRIVATE MOCK MATHS
JUNE/JULY 2013
PAPER 2
Time: 2 ½ hours

Instructions
Attempt all questions in section A., and any five from section B
All questions in section B carry equal marks.

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Without using tables or calculators evaluate

2 2

123 _
2
3
_____________________________
5+ 2
3 3

2. In the figure below, given that tanx = 24 . Find the value of Cosy, if QRS is a straight line.
7

x y
Q R S

3. Make n the subject of the formula

n
A=P1+ r
100

4. A box contains some golf balls. 40 of them are white and the rest are yellow. The probability of
picking a yellow ball is 5/7. How many balls are there altogether in the box?

5. (a) Given that (2m 5) 3 = (m + 5). Find m

–4

(b) 2 5 – 3 –M = 6 2 Find matrix M.

2 4 –3 –1

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6. Find the equation of the line through (3,4) and is perpendicular to the line 2x – 5y = 10.

7. Solve the simultaneous equations below 2x + ½ y = 5

3x – y = 1

__ ___
8. The diagram below shows two vertical poles HP and KQ on horizontal ground

9m K

P 12m Q
__
The angle of depression of K from H is 18o . Calculate the height of pole QK

9. The pie chart shows the distribution of three models of cars sold by dealers in Kampala bonds

Corona
70o
Kamumye
130o
Corolla

Given that the total number of cars sold is 720, find the number of Kamunye cars
sold.

10. Anselm cycled from town A to town B which is 20km apart at 10kmh – 1 and returned at a speed
of 15kmh – 1 , find the average speed of the whole journey.

SECTION B:

11. (a) Given that Matrix A = 3 2

5 7
Find A – 1

(b) Carol, Racheal and Esther went to a certain market, Carol bought 2kgs of sugar 1 kg
tea leaves and 2 loaves of bread. Racheal bought 10kgs of sugar 2 loaves of bread while
Esther bought 5 kgs of sugar 2 kgs of tea leaves and 1 loaf of bread. At the
local market sugar costs shs 1800 per kg, tea leaves cost shs 900 per kg and a loaf of
bread cost shs 1,400. But in select super market sugar cost shs 2,000 per kg, tea

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 leaves cost shs 1,000 per kg and a loaf of bread costs shs 1,500= Write down a
(i) 3 x 3 matrix for the items
(ii) 3 x 2 matrix for the prices

(c) By using matrix multiplication, determine the amount each ladies saved by buying the goods
in a local market rather than in the select super market.

12. Using a scale of 2cm: 1 unit on the x – axis and 2cm: 5 units on the y – axis draw the graph of y
= x3 – 5x – 12 . From your graph state the roots of the equations below
(i) x3 – 5x – 12 = 0
(ii) x3 – 9x – 4 = 0 ( by drawing an appropriate line on your graph)

13. A helicopter flew from Airport A Northwards to Airport B which is 350km away. From B it
changed its course and flew on bearing N 45oW to C after resting for an hour. It then flew to D
due East of C. 500 km away. If the total distance traveled from A to D is 1100km;
(i) Draw an accurate diagram using scale of 1cm: 50kms
(ii) What is the bearing of D from A?
(iii) Calculate the time taken if the helicopter flew steadily directly from A to D at 125 km
hr – 1

14. The figure below shows the open cuboidal box

S R

P N Q
4cm
D C
M
3 cm
A 12 cm B

(a) Calculate __
(i) length AR __
(ii) the angle between SB and the base ABCD

(iii) the angle between plane BMNC and the base ABCD, if M and N are
__ __
midpoints of PA and SD respectively

(iv) Find the volume and total surface area of box.

15. (a) Solve for x in the equation

½
4 x + 1 . (1/64) 2 – x = 16 x –

(b) Write 2 – 2√ 5 in the form a + b√ c

2 + √5
Find the values of a, b and c

(c) A bag contains 6 balls 4 of them are red and the rest are blue. Two balls are selected
at random without replacement, find the probability that both of them are of different
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 colours.

16. In the figure OABC is a trapezium such that AB = 2OC, X is the mid point of AB and OY: YB =
1:2 OA = a OC = c,
(a) Express in terms of a and c
(i) AB
(ii) AX
(iii) OB
(iv) OY
(v) XY

B X A

Y
C O

(b) Show that, A,Y and C are collinear

17. The table below shows the tax structure on taxable income of an employee at a certain
institution.

Income (shs) Per month Tax rate %

0 – 40,000 5
40,001 – 100,000 20
100,001, 350,000 35
350,001 – 600,000 40
600,001 and above 45

Mr Paul a teacher earns shs 640,000 gross income and his allowances include:
Housing shs 60,000 per month
Transport shs 2,000 per day in June
Medical shs 360,000 per annum
PTA – shs 50,000 per month
He is also a head of department mathematics which earns shs 20,000 per month.
(a) Calculate Mr Paul’s taxable income and the tax he paid in June
(b) Calculate his net pay as a percentage of his gross income.

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 S4 PRIVATE MOCK MATHS
JUNE/JULY 2013
PAPER 1
TIME:2 ½ HOURS

Attempt all questions in section A and not more than five in section B neatly.

SECTION A:

1. Given that f(x) = 4x2 + 4

Find
(i) f – 1 (x)
(ii) f – 1 (20)

2. Without using tables or calculators evaluate

Log 1200 – 2log6 + 1/3 log 27.

3. The cost of 3 shirts and a blouse is shs 11,000 and the cost of two shirts and 4 blouses is
shs 18,000.FJind the cost of each item.

4. If 140n = 165 eight determine the value of the base n.

5. Express 0.44545 … as a rational number in its simplest form a/b hence evaluate (a + b)

6. A quantity F varies directly as a square of V and inversely proportional to r when F = 27,

V = 6 and r = 4 determine the value of F when V = 8 and r = 16.

7. A fair die is tossed once and a number that appears on the top is recorded. Find the
probability that a prime number is recorded.

8. If M = x+4 3 is a singular matrix find the possible matrices of M.

4 x

9.

64o
y O
10o x

O is the centre of the circle find the values of angles x and y

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10. Given that p = 4 , q –1 , r = – 5
2 5 3
Find x and y such that x p + yq = r where x and y are real.

SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

11. The diagram below shows 70 students who participated in football (F) netball (N) volley
ball (V) tournaments this term

F N
12 C 10
b
4
a
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If n(V) = 40 n (N) = n (F) = 24

(a) Find the values of a, b and c
(b) Determine
(i) n(F∩ N1 ∩V)
(ii) n(F∩V1∩N1)
(c) Find the probability that a student chosen at random plays neither games.
(d) Find the percentage of students who play football.

12. The table below shows the masses in kg of 200 Athletes and boxers who will participate
in Olympics at Beijing this year.

Mass (kg) No of people

40 – 49 9
50 – 59 27
60 – 69 X
70 – 79 50
80 – 89 26
90 – 99 12
100 – 109 6

(a) Using the table find

(i) the values of x
(ii) the mean weight

(b) Draw an ogive and use it to estimate

(i) the median
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 (ii) inter quartile range

13. (a) Given that f(x) = 1 and g(x) = 2x + 1

2
X –9
Find the value of x for which fg(x) is meaningless.

(b) Express 3x2 – 7x – 25 in the form a(x+p)2 + q hence solve the equation 3x2 – 7x – 25 = 0

14. Using a pencil, ruler and a pair of compasses only

(a) Construct triangle ABC in which __ A = 60o, __B = 90o and AB = 5.6 cm
(b) On the same diagram construct a circle passing through vertices A, B and C of the
triangle
__ __
(c) Measure length AC and BC and the radius of the circumcircle.
(d) Calculate the area outside the triangle but inside the circle.

15. The diagram below shows a bucket with diameters 72cm and 48cm respectively, and height
of 56cm.

72cm

56 cm

48

Determine:
(i) the volume of the bucket
(ii) its total surface area
(Give your answers to four significant figures).

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 16. The graph below shows the motion of a taxi and gateway bus from different towns. Study
the graph and answer the questions that follow.
Kabale
320

280
Distance in km

Gateway bus
240

taxi
200

160

120

80

40

0
0630 07300830 0930 1030 1130 1230 1330 Kampala
time in hours

(a) When did the Gateway bus start its journey

(b) When and after how long from Kabale did the bus meet the taxi
(c) Determine the difference in the arrival of the two vehicles
(d) Calculate the average speed of each vehicle for the whole journey.

17. (a) On the same axes show the region R which satisfies the following system of linear
inequalities
(i) 2x + 3y > 12
(ii) y < 2x + 4
(iii) 2x + y < 12
Use a scale of 2cm: 1 unit

(b) For all values of points (x,y) enclosed in region R, find the maximum value of the
objective function x + y.

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 S4 PREMOCK EXAMINATIONS 2013
456/1 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
2 ½ HOURS

Attempt all questions in section A and any five in section B

SECTION A:

2 3
/ /
1. Evaluate 8 3 + 4 2

16 ¾

2. Given that Sinθ = 24

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Find without using tables or calculators tanθ if θ is obtuse.

3. If f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x2 – 9. Find the value(s) of x for which gf(x) = 0

4. Solve the quadratic equation below by completing squares

4x2 – 6x + 1 ≡ 0

5. Find the value of x;

x

3cm

38o
4cm

6. Karoli cycles from P to Q at an average speed of 16kmh – 1. He cycles back at 12kmh – 1 What is
his average speed for the whole journey in ms – 1 ?

7. If O, is the centre of the circle find the value of x and y

y
54
O
10o
x

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8. (a) Mr Nyanzi wrote down the letters E,T, A, in a random order to make a three lettered
word, what is the probability that it is a proper English word?.
___ __
(b) The points A, B, and C have coordinates (2,1) (7,3) and (5,K) respectively. If AB and BC are
of equal length, find the possible values of K.

9. The diagram shows a triangle OAB with OA = a OB = b C is the point on AB such that
__ __
AC: CB = 3:1
B

b c

O a A
__
Find OC

10. The pie chart shows the distribution of three models of a national car sold by a dealer in Kampala

Lexus
70o
BENZ
130o
BMW

Given that the total number of cars sold is 720 find the number of Benz cars sold.

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 SECTION B:

11. The table below shows the heights (ft) of 42 Athletes who qualified for Beijing olympics, this
year.

6.1 5.4 4.9 4.3 3.8 4.4 4.6

5.9 3.1 3.6 4.6 4.9 5.3 3.2
6.4 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.6
4.9 4.9 3.6 5.2 4.4 4.9 5.0
4.5 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.5 5.0
6.2 5.6 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.2 4.5

Using the data and starting with 3.0 – 3.4 make the frequency table and use it to find
(i) the mean height
(ii) the median height
(iii) the modal height

12. (a)

p q
h

6cm 2 cm

In the figure above the dimensions are in cm and the perimeter of the whole triangle is 24cm.
(i) Use Pythagoras theory to show that p2 – q2 = 32.
(ii) Find the value of p + q and p – q using the relations in the information above
(iii) Find the value of p and q.

(b) The total sideways force (F) experienced by a given car rounding a circular bend at a
constant speed (V) varies as the square of the speed of the car and inversely as the radius
of the circle (r)
A certain car goes round, a bend of radius 50cm at 72 kmh – 1 and experiences a total
sideways force (F) of 12 KN. What sideways force will it experience on going round a
bend of radius 30m at 54kmh – 1

13. In UMSS a teachers salary includes the following tax free allowances:

Allowances Amount (shs)

Legally married teacher 30,000
Each child under 10 years 8,500
Each child above 10 years 5,000
Medical (at Zia Angelina) 50,000
Head of department/subject 30,000
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 Class teacher 20,000
Housemaster /mistress 15,000
Un married teacher 20,000
Transport 2,000 per day

Mr Lumumba and Anselm are senior teachers in this school. Anselm is married with 2
children under 10 years and one child above 10 years. He is also a head of department mathematics
and claimed transport allowance.

Mr Lumumba is single but has one child under 10 years he is a housemaster and a class
teacher and is a head of department of two subjects. Their gross income at the end of the month of
June, are each subjected to a “PAYE” Pay as you Earn, which has the following rates

100,000 5%
100,001 – 250,000 10%
250,001 – 480,000 20%
480,001 – 600,000 25%
600,001 and above 30%

At the end of this month Mr Lumumba’s gross income is 650,000= and Anselms gross
income is 655,000=
Calculate
(i) their allowances for the months of June (where 3rd June was the only public
holiday)
(ii) tax paid by each teacher
(iii) net pay for each teacher.

14. A taxi started its journey from Kampala at 0620 hours traveling at constant speed of 80km hr to
Masindi 200 km away. After traveling for 1½ hours it broke down, and put right for 1 hour then
resumed its journey using an average speed of 30kmh -1 to Masindi.
At 0720hrs the express bus left Masindi for Kampala traveling at a constant non stop speed of
50kmh – 1 using a scale of 2cm: 20km 2cm: 1hr. Draw a distance time graph for the two vehicles
on the same axes.
From your graph find
(i) when and where from Masindi the bus meet the taxi
(ii) the difference in the time of arrival of the two vehicles
(iii) the average speed of taxi for the whole journey.

15. A café sells X glasses of orange and y glasses of mango juice per day.
(a) Write down an inequality for each of the following constraints:
(i) Number of glasses of orange juice sold per day is not less than the number of glasses
of mango juice sold per day.

(ii) the total number of glasses of these two types of fruit juices sold per day is at least 80.
(iii)The number of glasses of orange juice sold per day does not exceed 100.

(b) Construct a graph and shade the region R that satisfies all the constraints

(c) Determine
(i) The minimum number of glasses of orange juice sold per day.

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 (ii) The maximum daily profit from the sale of these two types of fruit juices if each
glass of orange juice and mango juice nets a respective profit of shs 700 and shs
800.

Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo

Pre- Mocks 2013 (456/1)
Time: 2hr.30mins.
Attempt all questions in both sections A and B.

Section A (40 marks)

3
1. Simplify: .
1
5 (  16 )
1
5

2. Factorise: (2x + 1)2 – (x – 2)2 completely and simplify.

3. Evaluate without using tables or calculators: 4log2 + log50 – 3log2

10 10 10

4. Solve by matrix method: 3a + 2b = 13

5a – 3b = 9

5. Make N a subject of the formula: R = N + p

k – m

6. Find the equation of the line that passes through point (6, 4) and is parallel to the
line whose

equation is y = 2x – 4.

7. Two towns are 15cm on a map drawn to a scale of 1: 400,000. Calculate the actual
distance

between the two towns in km.

8. In the figure AB = CD = BD and the angle ABC = 40.

A

D B C

Find angle CAD.

9. The exchange rates in Crane Forex bureau in the month of October 2007 were as
follows:

1£ = UgX. 2,500

1$ = UgX. 2,000.

How much would Michael get in exchange in dollars for £8,000?

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10. A shop sells books and magazines. In May, the ratio of books to the magazines sold
was 7:11.

If altogether the books and magazines sold in May was 414, calculate how many
magazines were

sold.

Section B (60 marks)

11.(a) A square has vertices A(0,0) , B(2,0), C(2,2) and D(0,2). Find the coordinates of
vertices of the

image square AıBıCıDı after a transformation given by matrix M = 2 -1

1 2

(b) The square AıBıCıDı is then mapped onto square AııBııCııDıı by matrix N = 2 1 .
Find the
-1 2

coordinates of the vertices of the square AııBııCııDıı.

(c) Describe fully the transformation which would map square ABCD directly on to
square AııBııCııDıı

12.(a) Copy and complete the table below for the function y = 2x 2 – 3x – 5

x -3.5 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

(i) Draw the graph of y = 2x2 – 3x – 5 using a scale of 2cm: 1 unit on the x- axis and
2cm: 5 units on

the y – axis.

(ii) Use your graph to solve the equation 2x 2 – 3x – 5 = 0.

(b) (i) On the same axes , draw the graph of y = 10 – 2x.

(ii) Use your graph to solve the simultaneous equation y = 2x 2 – 3x – 5

y = 10 – 2x
A
13. In the figure below, E is the mid- point of AB, OD: DB = 2:3 and F is the point of
intersection of OE
E
and AD.
a F

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O D b B
 (a) Given that OA = a and OB = b, express the following vectors in terms of a and b:

(i) AB (ii) OE (iii) AD

(b) Given further that AF = hAD and OF = kOE, express:

(i) AF in terms of h, a and b.

(ii) OF in terms of k, a and b.

(c) Using triangle OFA, find another expression for OF in terms of h, a and b. Hence
find the scalars h

and k.

(d) Show that points O, F and E are collinear.

14. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only:

(a) Construct a parallelogram ABCD in which angle ABC = 120 0, AB = 10cm and BC =
7cm. Bisect

angles ABC and DAB so that the bisectors meet at X.

(b) Construct a perpendicular from X to meet AB at M. Measure XM.

(c) Calculate the area of triangle ABX

15.Asurvey of 300 Parks showed the following: 15 had only camping.20 had only hiking
trails.35

had only picnicking.185 had camping.140 had camping and hiking trails.125 had
camping and

picnicking.210 had hiking trails. Find the number of parks that:

a. Had at least one of these

features?

b. Had all 3 features?

c. Did not have any of these

features?

d. Had exactly two of these

features?

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Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo

UCE Mocks 2013 (456/2)
Time: 2hr.30mins.
Attempt all questions in section A and not more than five in section B

Section A (40 marks)

2x+3
1. Solve for x if 3 = 2187.

2. Given that f(x) =2x + 6 and g(x) = x + 9. Find the value of x for which fg(x) = 0.

3. The radius of a sphere r is known to vary directly as the cube root of its volume V.

When the radius of the sphere is 5cm, the volume is 125cm3. Express V in terms of r and

Hence find V when r = 3cm.

4. The operation a*b is defined by a * b = a2 + b2. Find the value of (2 * 4) * -5.

a

5. Given that 3 +√5 = a + b√ c .find the values of a, b and c.

3 - √5

6. In an examination, Okot scored 66% of the possible marks. If he scored 396 marks, what was

the maximum possible mark?

7. The figure below shows an enlargement of triangle OAB to form triangle OA' B' about centre O.
A'
A

3cm 34

B' 2cm B 3cm

 (i) If OB = 3cm and BB’ = 2cm, find the scale factor.

(ii) Given that AB=2cm, calculate the length A’B’.

8. A die is tossed at once and the number that shows up recorded. Find the probability that a
two or

a five shows up.

9. A chord of length 8cm is 5cm away from the centre of the circle. Calculate the radius of the
circle.

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10. Given that tanθ = /12 and θ is acute, without using tables or calculator, find the value of

Cosθ + sinθ.

Section B(60 marks)

11. The table below shows marks obtained by students in a math test

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 %marks Class Deviations(X - A) fd Cummulative
Frequency marks (d) frequency (cf)
(x)
(f)
10 – 19 2

20 –29 5

30 – 39 10

40 – 49 19

50 – 59 25

60 – 69 29

70 – 79 32

∑f = ∑fd =

(a) Copy and complete the table. Hence using assumed mean of 44.5, calculate the average
mark.

(b) Calculate the median.

(c) What is the probability that a student picked at random scored a distinction at 60% and
V
above.

12. The figure below is a right pyramid standing on a horizontal rectangular base PQRS.

Given that PQ = 6cm, QR = 8cm and V is 12cm vertically above the base PQRS, find:

(i) the length VQ.

S R
(ii) the angle between VQ and The base. O

P
(iii) the angle between plane VQR and the base. Q
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13. In a tyre manufacturing company, two types of machines P and Q are used as showed
below.

Maximum
Type R Type Q available

Space required in m2 40 60 360

Number of workers 50 40 400

needed to operate

Given that the ratio of type R machines to those of type Q is greater than one, and that x and
y

represent the numbers of machines of type R and Q respectively.

(a ) write down all thee inequalities for the above information

(b) Show your inequalities graphically

(c ) If the company names a profit of $4,000 per hour and$800 per hour from using type P and

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 type Q respectively

(i) Write down an expression for the profit P, in terms of x and y.

(ii) Find the number of machines that should be used to give maximum profit and the maximum

profit.

14. Four points A, B, C and D are on a level ground. B and D are on bearings of 090 0 and
1800
from town A respectively, while C is on a bearing of 240 0 from town B. Town B is 300km
and

500km from towns A and C respectively while town D is 200km from A. An aeroplane flies

directly above town A at a height of 80 km.

(a) (i) Draw a sketch of the relative positions of he towns.

(ii) Using a scale of 1cm: 50km, draw an accurate diagram to show the relative
positions.

(b) Find the:

(i) distance AC and DC.

(ii) bearing of town C from A.

(iii) angle of elevation of the top of the plane from town C.

15. In a certain country income tax is calculated after deducting the following allowances;

Housing sh. 14,500 per month

Marriage; one tenth of the gross annual income.

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 Medical; sh. 50,000

Transport sh. 20,000 per month

Insurance premium; sh. 68,000

Family allowance for only four children as follows:

Sh. 3,000 for each child above 18years.

Sh. 4,000for each child above 10 but below 18years.

And sh. 5,000 from each child below 10 years.

Given that Michaels gross income is sh. 1,840,000 per year and he has a family of five

children three of them below the age of 8, one 16years old and the elder child 20 years.
He

also has to pay an Insurance premium of sh. 68,000 per annum.

Find:

(a) his taxable income.

(b) the income tax he pays annually as a percentage of his gross income with the
tax

structure below.

Income (sh) p.a Tax rate( %)

1st 80,000 8
80,001 – 160,000 12
161,001 – 240,000 20
240,001 – 320,000 30
320, 001 – 400,000 35
400,001 – 480,000 45
480001 and above. 52

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16. A farmer supplied a shopkeeper in the first week of April with 50 dozens of eggs.
The

eggs were graded as large, standard and small. The number of each grade is shown in

the table below( in dozens).

Large Standard Small

10 25 15

The shopkeeper paid for the eggs at a rate of sh.3000, sh.2500 and sh.2000 per
dozen

respectively.

(a) Write down the rates of payments as matrices and calculate the farmer’s revenue

From the supply.

(b) Find the farmers revenue in the next 3 weeks if he supplied the shopkeeper with
the

following numbers of dozens of each grade: 5 large , 12 small and 5 Standard. 12

standard, 4 large and 8 small. 6 small, 5 large and 10 standard.

(c) Find by matrix multiplication the farmers revenue for the month of April by
multiplying

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 only 2 matrices.

17. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point A due East of the building is
0
30 .

0
From a point B 100m from A, the angle of elevation of the top of the same building is 60 .

Calculate (a) the height of the building

(b) how far point B is from the foot of the building.

(c) how far point A is from the foot of the building.

456/2 Mathematics
Paper 2
2 hours 30 minutes

S4 MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2013

456/2 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
2 HOURS 30 MIN.

Instructions to candidates:

Answer all the questions in section A and any five questions from section B

All necessary calculations must be done on the same page as the rest of the answer.
No paper should be given for rough work

Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used where not prohibited.

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

Attempt all questions in this section

Q.1. Without using a calculator, evaluate:

1 3/7 (1 9/10 + 1 ¼ )
3
/2 (04 marks)

Q.2. Factorise
125 + 8d3 (04 marks)
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Q.3. F and G are two sets such that n(ε) = 38, n(F1nG1) = 9, n (F) = 19 and n (G) =17.
Find :
(i) n (FnG)
(ii) n(G1)
(04 marks)

Q.4. Given that A = –2 – 4 , determine A – 1 the inverse of A (04 marks)

2 3

Q.5. Given that 180o < θ < 360o and that tanθ = –7
/24, find the value of 50 (Cosθ + Sinθ)
(04 marks)

Q.6. The numerals 2,5,7 and 9 are selected at random to form three digit numbers
(I) Write down all the possible three digit numbers that can be formed from the given
numerals if a numeral is used only once in a number to be formed
(ii) What is the probability that the number formed is less than 750?
(04 marks)

Q.7. Use matrix method to solve the simultaneous equations:

3x – y = 29
3y + x = 3
(04 marks)

Q.8. Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

log 15 - log 105 + log 70, 000 (04 marks)

10 10 10

Carrots

Cabbages 63o
81o
98o
Tomatoes

Onions

The pie-chart above sows a farmer’s earnings from the four types of vegetables grown and sold by
the farmer. If the farmer earned shillings 220,500 from the sale of carrots alone, determine:
(a) the farmer’s total earnings from all the four types of vegetables sold by the farmer
(b) how much money the farmer received from the sale of onions only
(04 marks)

Q. 10. Three children Moses, Rose and Tom were given sh 135,000 by their father to

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 share as pocket money. The father dictated that Moses should receive three times
as much as Rose, while Tom should receive half of what Rose receives. How
much money did each child get as pocket money? (04 marks)

SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

Attempt any five questions from this section

Q.11. (a) Mary and Peter are two children whose parents are neighbours. Both of them
were sent at the same time with sh 10,000 each to buy posho and rice from a nearby shop.
Mary bought 5 kg of rice and 3 kg of posho and was given a balance of shs 300. Peter bought
5 kg of posho and 3 kg of rice and was given a balance of sh 1300. Determine the cost of one
kilogramme of each of the items at this shop.

(b) A man is now three times as old as his daughter. Fifteen years ago, the product of their
ages was 357. Find the present age of the daughter. (12 marks)

Q.12. A triangle ABC has its vertices A(1,0), B(3,0) and C(3,4). The triangle is given a
positive quarter turn about O(0,0) to be mapped onto triangle A1B1C1. Triangle
A1B1C1 is then reflected along the line x + y = 0 to be mapped onto triangle A11
B11 C11.

(a) Plot and draw on a graph triangle ABC and its images A1B1C1 and A11 B11 C11 respectively under
the two given transformations.
(b) Using your graph, state the coordinates of the vertices
(i) A1, B1, C1
(ii) A11, B11, C11

(c) Determine the single matrix of the transformation which would map triangle A11B11C11 back onto
triangle ABC. (12 marks)

Q.13. Q

A
m
C

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B
 R
n
P

In the figure above, PQR is a triangle. Given that PQ = m , PR = n, 5QA = QR and B is the
midpoint of PR . If PC = hPA and QC = k QB,

(a) Express:
(i) PC in terms of m, n and h
(ii) PC in terms of m, n and k

(b) Determine the values of h and k. (12 marks)

Q.14.

PAY CASH AND SAVE 13%

OR

PAY IT EASY BY HIRE PURCHASE

BY PAYING A DEPOSIT OF 17% OF

THE VALUE OF THE GOODS

AND THEN

8 MONTHLY EQUAL INSTALMENTS OF

11% OF THE VALUE OF THE GOODS

The above is an advert at a shop in Kampala placed on several generators. Mr. Musoke went to the
shop wanting to buy a generator valued at shs 1,550,000. How much would Musoke save by buying
the generator on a cash basis instead of buying it on the hire purchase scheme?
(12 marks)
V

Q.15.

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 C
D

A B
The figure ABCDV above represents a right pyramid on a rectangular base ABCD with its vertex at
V. Given that AB = 48cm, BC = 36cm and the slant edges are each 50 cm long.
Calculate the:
(a) height of vertex V above the base ABCD
(b) angle between BV and the base ABCD
(c) angle between the planes BCV and the base ABCD
(d) angle between the planes BCV and ADV (12 marks)

Q.16. (a) Copy and complete the table in which y = 8 – x2

x 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
x2 16 4 0 9 16
y = 8 x2 1 7

(b) Draw the graph of y = 8 – x2 for –4 < x < 4

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation 8 – x2 = 0
(d) On the same axes, draw the graph of y = 2x + 2
(e) Use your graphs to solve the equation
x2 + 2x – 6 = 0. (12 marks)

Q.17. The table below shows the tax structure on the taxable income of Mr .Kameme an
employee of Umeme after the allowances have been deducted.

Income sh. Per month Rate (tax) %

0 – 50,000 4%
50,001 – 150,000 10%
150,001 – 350,000 18%
350,001 – 650,000 35%
Above 650,000 55%

Mr. Kameme earns a gross salary of shs 995,000 per month. His allowances include the following:
Housing allowance Sh 960,000 per annum
Water and Electricity Shs 300,000 per anum
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 Insurance Shs 15,000 per month
Medical Shs 30,000 per month
Transport Shs 60,000 per month
Marriage Shs 10,000 per month

Children allowance up to only 3 children

Age bracket (years) Amount (sh)
0–9 25,000 per month
10 – 17 15,000 per month
18 and above 5, 000 per month

Give that Mr Kameme is a married man with 4 children who are aged 3,7,14 and 19 years, calculate:
(a) Mr Kameme’s taxable income
(b) The income tax Mr Kameme pays
(c) The percentage of Mr Kameme’s salary which is paid as tax, correct your answer to one decimal
place. (12 marks)

456/1 Mathematics
Paper 1
2 hours 30 minutes

S4 MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2013

456/1 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
2 HOURS 30 MIN.

Instructions to candidates:

Answer all the questions in section A and any five questions from section B

All necessary calculations must be done on the same page as the rest of the answer. No paper should
be given for rough work

Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used where not prohibited.

SECTION A: COMPULSORY (40 MARKS)

Attempt all questions in this section

Q.1 Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

5 – 6 x 274 x 158
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 815 (04 marks)

Q.2 Factorise completely the expression:

Mk4 – 81m5 (04 marks)

Q.3 Solve for y in the given equation

y–3 – y–7=5
5 2 4

Q.4 Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

1440 + 160
360 – 160 (04 marks)

Q.5

mo
7mo
O

V X
o
n

In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle and VWXY is a cyclic quadrilateral. Determine
the size of the angles marked m and n. (04 marks)

Q.6 Find the equation of the line passing through the point P(1,9) and perpendicular to
the line joining the point L(3,6) to the point M (– 7,8) (04 marks)

Q.7. Using elimination method, solve the simultaneous equations:

9x + 7y = 20
7x + 9y = 30
(04 marks)

Q.8 Given that P(4,13) and Q (– 3, 37)

Find the:
(a) column vector for PQ
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 (b) length of PQ (04 marks)

Q.9. A forest covering an area of 172.8 km2 is represented on a map by a green area of
10.8 cm2. Determine the scale of the map. (04 marks)

Q.10. Given that f(x) = ax + k and that f(9) = 20 and f(5) = 8. Find the values of a and k.
(04 marks)

SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

Attempt any five questions from this section

Q.11 Using a ruler, pencil and a pair of compasses only:

(a) Construct a triangle DEF in which DE = 10.4cm, angle FDE = 45o and angle DEF = 60o.
Measure the length of EF.

(b) Draw the bisectors of angle DEF and angle FDE to meet at point G.

(c) Draw an inscribed circle to triangle DEF and measure the radius of the circle.
(12 marks)

Q.12. The points K(3,6), L(6,9) and M(9,3) are vertices of a triangle KLM. The images
of K,L and M under a reflection along y = 0 are K1, L1 and M1 respectively. The
points K1, L1 and M1 are then mapped onto the points K11, L11 and M11
respectively under an enlargement centre O(0,0) with scale factor – 1/3 .

(a) Write down the matrix for the:

(i) reflection
(ii) enlargement

(b) Determine the coordinates of the points:

(i) K1, L1 and M1
(ii) K11, L11 and M11

(c) Find the matrix of the singe transformation which would map triangle KLM onto triangle
K11, L11 and M11. (12 marks)

Q. 13. n(ε) = ?

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 The venn diagram above shows the representation of students of a senior four class who
belong to the clubs of Debating (D), Music (M) or science (S) which are in their school.
(a) Determine the values of u ,v, and w.
(b) Find the total number of students in the senior four class.
(c) If a student is selected at random from the class, find the probability that the
student belongs to only one club. (12 marks)

Q. 14. Arua town is 540 km from Kampala city. A Pajero left Kampala for Arua at 7:00
a.m. travelling at a steady speed of 100kmh – 1. After travelling for 2 hours the
Pajero had a mechanical breakdown which took exactly 2 hours to repair after
which it continued non-stop to Arua at a steady speed of 110 kmh – 1 . One hour
after the Pajero left Kampala, a GAAGAA BUS COACH left Arua for Kampala
travelling at a steady speed of 80 kmh – 1 but had a stop of 30 minutes at Karuma
which is 240 km from Arua town. The GAAGAA BUS COACH then continued
non-stop to Kampala at a steady speed of 20kmh – 1 more than its original speed.

(a) Using a scale of 2cm to represent 1 hour on the horizontal axis and 2cm to represent
50km on the vertical axis, draw on the same axes a distance time graph for the two
vehicles
(b) Using your graphs, determine the:
(i) time at which the two vehicles met
(ii) distance from Kampala at which the two vehicles met
(iii) time of arrival of the Pajero in Arua town
(iv) time of arrival of the Gaagaa Bus coach in Kampala
(v) difference in the times of arrivals of the two vehicles at their respective stations

Q.15. The table below shows the ages in years of 50 nurses at a hospital and their
corresponding cumulative frequencies

Age (years Cumulative frequency (cf)

18 – 22 2
23 – 27 7
28 – 32 14
33 – 37 29
38 – 42 39
43 – 47 45
48 – 52 49
53 – 57 50

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 Use the table above to:

(a) Calculate the mean age of the nurses using a working mean of 35 years
(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve (ogive) and use your graph to estimate the median
age of the nurses. (12 marks)

Q.16. A plane flew from airport P to airport Q, 360km away on a bearing of 310o from P.
The plane then had a stopover of 15 minutes at Q. From Q the plane flew to airport
R, 470km away on a bearing of 230o from Q and had a stopover of 20 minutes at
R. From R the plane flew to airport S, 335 km away on a bearing of 115o from R
and had a stopover of 25 minutes at S before flying directly back to P.

(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 50km, draw a diagram showing the plane’s journey
from airport P and back to P.
(b) Use your diagram to determine the:
(i) distance of airport S from airport P
(ii) bearing of airport P from airport S.
(iii) time taken by the plane to return to airport P if its average speed is 250 kmh – 1
(12 marks)

Q.17. 350 tonnes of relief food aid from World Food Progamme is to be transported by
the U.N. to earthquake victims in Nairobi from Entebbe Airport. Two cargo
planes are available. A British Airways cargo plane which can carry 50 tonnes of
food per flight and a Uganda Airlines cargo plane which can carry 30 tonnes of
food per flight. The cost per flight of using the British Airways cargo is 20,000
U.S. dollars and that of the Uganda Airlines cargo is 15,000 U.S dollars. The
Uganda Airlines cargo plane must make at least three flights. The number of
flights made by the Uganda Airlines cargo plane must be less than twice the
number of flights made by the British Airways cargo plane. The U.N. has 180,000
U.S. dollars to finance the transportation of the relief food. If x and y is the
number of flights made by the British Airways cargo plane and the Uganda
Airlines cargo plane respectively:

(a) Write down four inequalities representing the above condition

(b) On the same axes, draw the graphs of the inequalities, shading out the unwanted region
(c) Determine the number of flights that should be made by each type of plane so as to spend
the least amount of dollars. Hence find the amount of dollars saved by the U.N.
(12 marks)

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 S4 MATH SEMINAR

LOGARITHMS INDICES AND SURDS.

1. (a) Use logarithms to evaluate
4 [(0.8524)3 x 24.86]
99.28 – 15.53

(b) Solve for x in the equation

4(x+1) x (1/64) 2 – X =16 (x - ½)

(c) Solve for x:

(i) 3x = 5 (ii) 12x =7

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 2 (a)Given that log x = m, logy = n, and log z = p, express the following in terms of m,
n and p.
Log x2 y4
( Z)3
(b) Express in the form a + b√c and state the values of a, b and c.

2 – 2√ 5
2+ √5
(c) Given that x = 1 + √3 and y = 2 – √5 ,express in the form that has a rational
denominator.
x–1
y +1

CIRCLES

3(a) In the figures P Q RS is a cyclic quadrilateral and QRT is a straight line. Given angle
S R T = 1000 and angle PSQ = 400, find the size of angles a, b, and c.

P S
a 400
c

2b

b 1000
Q R

3. If TA and TB are tangents to the circle, centre O, and BT = 15 cm, find.

(i) angles x and y.

(ii) the radius of the circle
(iii) the area shaded.

B T
500

•O
A
x y

FUNCTIONS.

4 (a)Given the functions f(x) = 1/( x2 – 1)and g(x) = 2x + 1

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 Find the value of x for which;

(i) f(x),

(ii) fg(x) = gf(x)

(iii) fg(x) is meaningless.

(b) If h (x) = 2x2 – 3 x +2,
(i) Write down an expression for h (x + 1)
Hence solve for x in h (x+1) –h (x) = 0
(ii) Find h-1 (x).
EQUATIONS

5a) Solve the simultaneous equations

2b – 5c – 1 = 0
3b + 4c = 13
Using (i) matrix method
(ii) Elimination method
(iii) Substitution
(iv) Graphical method.
b) Solve the simultaneous equations
Y = 3x – 2
Y2 + 3xy + 2y = 6

6a) Solve the equation y2 – 2y – 15 = 0 by completing the square.

b) Express 3x2 + x – 2 in the form a (x – p)2 + q, hence solve the equation
3x2 + x – 2 = 0.

GRAPHS

7a) On a squared paper and using a scale of 2cm:5units on the y-axis and 1:1 on the x-axis, draw
the graph of Y=2x2 + 4x + 9 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 3
b) Use your graph to find the roots of
(i) 2x2 + 4x + 9 = 0
(ii) 2x2 + 2x – 12 = 0
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 [By drawing an appropriate line]

c) Write down the co-ordinates of the minimum point of the graph.

STATISTICS

8. The table below shows the masses in Kg of 200 People.

Mass (Kg) 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 9-99 100-109

No of People 9 27 70 50 26 12 6

a) Draw a frequency distribution table and use it to find

i) the mode
ii) the mean
iii) the median

b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the data and

i) Estimate the median
ii) Estimate the number of people whose mass lies between 70.5Kg and 75.5Kg.
iii) The lower quartiles, the upper quartile, and the interquartile range.

VECTORS

9 a) The coordinates of A and B are (-6, 15) and (4, 5) respectively, X is a

Point of AB such that AX : XB = 1: 4. Find
a) AB
b) The position Vector of X.
c) The fig: KLMN is a trapezium. NM is parallel to KL and NM : KL = 2:3

N M

Q
u
P

L
K 3V54
Express in terms of u and v
a) NM b) LM c) KM d) LN

P is a point on km such that KP = m KM and Q is on LN such that LQ = n LN

Express in terms of u, v, m and n
(i) KP
ii) KQ
iii) Hence find the scalars m and n if KP = KQ

BUSINESS ARITHMETIC

10. a) A man who banked 1.508 million shillings on his savings account found
out after a certain period of time that he has 1.944 million shillings on his
account. If the bank was paying him a simple interest rate of 8% per
annum, fid the period in which he left his money to accumulate to 1.944
million shillings. Give your answer in months.
b) Find the rate at which the Bank was charging peter if he borrowed 5.08 million
shillings on a compound interest from the bank for 2 years and the money
accumulated to 5.96 million shillings.
c) A hawker selling text books earns a commission of 10% for the first 800 books sold
and earns a commission of 3% on the total extra sale exceeding 800 books. If he sold
worth 6,000,000 shillings on a particular day and each book costs 6,000/=, find: -
a. How many books he sold in total.
b. His total commission for the day.

d) The following advertisement appeared in the Monitor News Paper of 26/04/2004

BUY YOUR SELF A COMPUTER WHILE STOCK LASTS

CASH: Shs 1,240,000/=

OR

HIRE PURCHASE: 30% Deposit of the sale price + 200,000/= weekly for
12 months
OR
30% Deposit of the sale price + 125,000/= monthly for
9 months
The printer is free
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 a. Find the saving a customer makes by buying a computer on cash basis rather
than monthly hire purchase.

b. If the factory price of the computer was 40% below the weekly hire purchase
price, find the percentage profit the seller makes when he sells the computer
on a weekly hire purchase basis.

c. If the cost of the printer was included on the cost of the computer and it was
2% of the cost of the computer, find the cost of the printer.

TAXATION

11. The table below shows the tax structure on the taxable in whose of an employee at
Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo.

Income Shs per months Tax rate %

0-50,000 10%
50,001- 110,000 20%
11,0001- 200,000 24%
200,001- 350,000 35%
350, 001- 600,000 40%
Above 600,000 49%

Mr. Rex earns shs 900,000/=, his allowances include: -

Water and Electricity Shs 240,000/= P.a
Relief and Insurance Shs 360,000/=P.a
Housing allowance Shs 50,000/= P.m
Medical allowance Shs 300,000/=P.a
Transport for month of Feb 2006 Shs 1,000/=P.d
Marriage allowance Shs 20,000/=P.m

Family allowance for four children only. For children in the age bracket of 0 – 9 years Shs
20,000/= per child between 9 and 16 years Shs 15,000 per child and over 16 years Shs 10,000
per child
a) Calculate mr. Rex’s taxable income and the income tax he pays, Given that he has
five children, two of whom are aged between 0 and 9 and one14 yrs and other two are
above 16 years.
b) What percentage of his gross income goes to tax
c) Calculate Mr. Rex’s net pay.
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 TRAVEL GRAPH

12). A cyclist leaves town A at 7:00am and heads for town B, 90km away, at a steady speed of
24Km / hr. 45 minutes later, a motorist leaves the same place for B, too at
a steady speed of 60 Km / hr, but the vehicle breaks down after he has covered
15 Km. He puts the vehicle right after half an hour and resumes the journey at the same 60
Km / hr.
The motorist stays at B for 15 minutes and returns by the same route and arrives at 11:15 am.

a). Using scales of 4 cm: 1 hour and 2cm: 10 Km respectively drawn their distance time graphs
on the same axes.

b). From the graph, determine

i). The time and distance from B, when the motorist overtakes the cyclist on his way to B.
ii). The time the motorist meets the cyclist on his way back to A.
c). Find the motorist’s average speed.

LINEAR PROGRAMING

13). A car park is built with spaces for cars or small lorries. Each car is allowed a space of 16m 2
and a lorry a space of 12m2. There is up to 480m2 of space available.
There must be space for at least 10 lorries and the car park must have at least twice as much
space for cars as lorries at any one moment is X and Y respectively.
a). Write down the required inequalities
b). Graph the inequalities
c). From your graph find
(i). The largest number of vehicles the park could hold.
(ii). The combination that will give the greatest possible profits if a lorry pays
5,000/= an hour and a car 2,000/=
(Assume that the park is always fully busy).

THREE DIMENSION GEOMETRY

K M
R
14 L
N
4m
Q
D C
6m
B
A 8m P

The figure above is a cuboid measuring 8cm x 6cm by 4cm. R is a midpoint of NM.AP.PB=DQ :
QC=3:1 Calculate: PR, QB, KQ.
a) Calculate the angle between PR and Planes:

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 (i) PBCQ
(ii) APQD
(iii) KLMN
b) Calculate the angle plane PQR makes with
(i) ABCQ
(ii) APQD
(iii) BNMC
MATRICES AND TRANSFORMATION

15 OABC is a square with the vertices

0(0,0), A(2,0), B(2,2), C(0, -2).
0A1B1C1 is the image of OABC under a reflection in line Y=X
a) i) Determine the matrix, M representing this reflection.
ii) Find 0A1B1C1, the image co-ordinates.
b) The points 0(0,0), A11(0,4), B11(-4,4) and C11(-4,0) are the images of 0A1B1 and C1 under a
transformation given by matrix N.
i) Find the matrix N.
ii) Describe N fully.
c) Find the matrix P which represents a transformation of M followed by N.
d) Find the matrix Q which maps 0A11B11C11 back onto 0ABC.

UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.S NAMUGONGO

S4 MOCK (1) 2012 EXAMINATIONS
456/1 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

Instructions to candidates:

Answer all the questions in Section A and five questions from section B
All necessary calculations must be done on the same page as the rest of the answer.
No paper should be given for rough work
Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used where not prohibited.

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 SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

63.7 x 53.7 – 53.72

0.1 (04 marks)

2. Factorise 6a2 – 11a – 10 (04 marks)

3. Given that 180o <  < 360o and that tan  = 7/24. Find the value of sin   Cos
(04 marks)
4. Without using tables or a calculator, solve for x in the equation:

x+1 x+9
8 = 2

5. Determine the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2,5) and perpendicular to
the line joining the point A(3,3) to point B(6,9) (04 marks)

6. Use matrix method to solve the simultaneous equations: ;

2x – y = 13
3y + x = 3 (04 marks)

7. The numerals 1, 2 and 3 are written at random to form two and three digit numbers.

(i) Write down all the possible two and three digit numbers that can be formed from the
given numerals if a numeral may be used only once in a number to be formed.
(ii) What is the probability that the number formed is a prime number?
(04 marks)

8. Two cups are similar, the smaller one has a surface area of 175 cm2 while the larger cup has a
surface area of 700 cm2. If the smaller cup has a volume of 0.25 litres, determine the volume of
the larger cup in litres. (04 marks)

9. Given that g(x) = nx + 7 and g(6) = 31

Find:
(i) the value of n
(ii) g(2) (04 marks)

10. In a mixed secondary school the ratio of boys to girls is 9:5. If there are 657 boys in the school,
determine the total number of students in the school.
(04 marks)

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

11. Using a ruler, pencil and a pair of compasses ONLY __ __

o
(a) Construct a triangle PQR in which angle PQR = 75 , PQ = 8.7 cm and PR = 9.4 cm. Measure
angle PRQ.
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 (b) Draw the bisectors of angle PQR and PRQ to meet at O.

(c) Draw an inscribed circle in triangle PQR. Measure the radius of the circle.
(12 marks)

12. A transformation represented by the matrix 4 –2 maps the vertices of triangle

3 –2
ABC on to its image vertices A1(2,1) B1(10,7) and C1(2,0) respectively. The image of
triangle ABC further undergoes another transformation represented by the matrix 2 0
0 2
to be Mapped on to triangle A11 B11 C11

Find the:
(a) co-ordinates of the vertices A, B and C
(b) co-ordinates of A11 , B11 and C11
(c) single matrix of the transformation which would map triangle A11 B11 C11 back on to
triangle ABC (12 marks)

13. A school receives three National Newspapers everyday, namely The New Vision (V), The
Monitor (M) and Red pepper ®. In the same school there is an ‘A’ level class of S.6 science
consisting of 90 students. Of these students 13 read both V and M, 18 read both V and R, 16 read
both M and R. 40 read V, 37 read M and 46 read R. The number of students in that same class
who read all the three newspapers is equal to the number who do not read any of them.

(a) Represent the above information on a Venn diagram

(b) Determine the number of students who read all the three newspapers.
(c) How many students read only two of the newspapers?
(d) If a student is selected at random from the class, find the probability that the student reads
only one of the newspapers. (12 marks)

V


H G

T N
14. E F

D C

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 
S

A B

The diagram above shows a solid block of wood ABCDEFGH which is part of a right
pyramid on a square base ABCD with its vertex at V. Given that M and N are the
mid-points of BC and FG respectively, AB = 56 cm, EF = 24 cm and MN = 20 cm. Calculate
the:
(a) height ST of the block of wood
(b) total surface area of the block of wood
(c) volume of the block of wood (12 marks)

15. Kato is to travel from station A to station B 7.4 km apart on a bearing of 085o from A. On his
start of the journey, Kato makes a mistake and sets off on a bearing of 058o and moves for 4.7
km, then he realises his mistake.

(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 km, draw a diagram to show the positions of stations A
and B and point K where Kato is
(b) Use your diagram to find:
(i) how far Kato is from station B
(ii) the bearing Kato should set off from where he is so as to move directly to station B.
(iii) the time wasted due to the mistake made at the start of the journey if Kato walks at a
steady speed of 5 kmh – 1 (12 marks)

16. The table below shows the ages of 50 parents attending a P.T.A general meeting in a
school on a certain day

71 22 88 31 55 84 67 58 63 49
52 60 53 59 79 53 91 19 44 41
27 47 38 36 58 65 42 34 39 36
63 51 25 66 50 69 49 42 56 54
42 78 68 51 57 57 32 47 61 48

(a) Starting with the class of 10 – 19, 20 – 19 and so on, construct a frequency table.
(b) Use the frequency table to:
(i) Calculate the mean age of the parents at the meeting using an assumed mean of 54.5
(ii) draw a cumulative frequency curve and estimate the median age (12 marks)

17. A certain school wishes to take its S4 students for a picnic at a national park. The school has
hired a bus and a mini-bus to take the students. Each trip of the bus costs sh 80,000 and that of
the mini-bus shs 50,000. The bus has a capacity of 57 students and the mini-bus 19 students. All
the 171 students in S4 contributed a total of shs 400,000 for hiring the vehicles and must all go
for the picnic. The mini-bus must make more trips than the bus because it travels faster. If x and
y represent the number of trips made by the bus and mini-bus respectively;

(a) Write down five inequalities representing the above information

(b) Plot these inequalities on the same axes.
(c) By shading the unwanted region, show the region satisfying all the above inequalities

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(d) Find the number of trips each vehicle should make so as to spend the least amount of money.
Hence find the amount of money saved. (12 marks)

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 UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.S NAMUGONGO
S4 MOCK (1) 2013 EXAMINATIONS
456/2 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

Instructions to candidates:

Answer all the questions in Section A and any five questions from section B.

All necessary calculations must be done on the same page as the rest of the answer. No paper should
be given for rough work.

Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used where not prohibited.

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

–2
¼ /3
1
16  64 (04 marks)

2. If 4 3 = a + b c
5 – 3
Find the values of a, b and c (04 marks)

3. Factorise p5q2 – 16 pq2 completely (04 marks)

4. A man takes 8 days to complete work on a garden. His young son would take 24 days to
complete work on the same garden. How long would both take when working on the same
garden together if they continue to work at their previous rates?
(04 marks)

5. C

xo
B E
D yoO•

34o
o
29
A
In the figure above AE is a tangent to a circle centre. ABCD is a cyclic
quadrilateral. Given that angle BAE = 34o and angle DAO = 29o, calculate the
angles marked x and y. (40 marks)
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6. Given that OQ = –2 and OP = 10
5 –4

(a) Determine the column vector for PQ

(b) Hence find the length of vector PQ

7. P and Q are two sets such that n() = 35, n(PnQ) = 8, n(P) = 17 and n(P1nQ1) = 5. Find
(i) n(QnP1)
(ii) n(P1) (04 marks)

8. Without using tables or a calculator, evaluate:

Log 16 – log 96 + log 6000 (04 marks)
10 10 10

9. …
Southern
Western 105o
o
Eastern 54
48o
Central
33o
Northern

The pie chart above represents the number of students who come from the various regions of Uganda
in a certain secondary school. If the number of students who come from the southern region are 315,

(a) Determine the student population at the secondary school

(b) Find the number of students who come from the central region (04 marks)

10. The headteacher of a secondary school with a population of 700 students bought enough food at
the beginning of the term to last for 60 days. For how long will the food last if the headteacher
admits 50 more displaced students to join the school at the beginning of the term?
(04 marks)

SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

11.
E C

4m
D

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 P Q

A
50m O B

The figure above shows two buildings P and Q. From the point O on level ground AOB, between the
two buildings P ;and Q, the angles of elevation of the tops of buildings P and Q are 48o and 64o
respectively. Building Q is 4m higher than building
P ; and AO = 50m. Calculate:
__
(i) AD the height of building P
(ii) How far building Q is from the point O.

(b) A ship is observed moving away in a straight line from the top of a cliff which is
120m high. Within a time span of 10s the angle of depression decreases from 40o
to 30o. Determine the distance covered by the ship within this time range. Hence
find the speed of the ship in metres per second (m/s) (12 marks)

12. Four secondary schools football teams of Kibuli S.S., Lubiri S.S. Mvara S.s. and Nagaalama S.S.
qualified for a football tournament, which was played in two round with other teams.

In the first round:

Kibuli S.S. won two matches, drew three and lost one match.
Lubiri S.S. won one match, drew two and lost three matches.
Mvara S.S. won four matches, drew one and lost one match.
Nagaalama S.S. won three matches, drew two and lost one match.

In the second round:

Kibuli S.s won three matches and lost three matches
Lubiri S.S. won two matches drew one and lost three matches.
Nvara S.s. won three matches drew two and lost one match.
Naggaalama S.s. won one match, drew one and lost four matches.

(a) Write down

(i) a 4 x 3 matrix to show the performance of the four teams in each of the two rounds

(ii) a 4 x 3 matrix which shows the overall performance of the teams in the two rounds

(b) If three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no point for a loss, use matrix
multiplication to determine the winner of the tournament.
(c) Given that MTN donated sh. 2,070,000 to be shared by the four teams according to the ratio
of their points scored in the tournament, find how much money each team got.
(12 marks)

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13. A

•F
•B

a •G

D• b
C

O
In the figure above OA = a, OB = b, F and G are points on AC such that AF:
AB = 3:4, FB:BG = 1.2 and AG:AC = 2:3 respectively. D is a
point on OA such that OD :DA = 1:2

(a) Express the following vectors in terms of AB

(i) AG
(ii) AC

(b) Hence find the following vectors in terms of a and b

(i) AB
(ii) AC
(iii) DG
(iv) OF

(c) Determine the ratio of DG: OC (12 marks)

14. Copy and complete the table below in which y = x2 – 6x + 2

x –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
x2 0 9 36 49
– 6x 6 0 –6 –24 –42
+2 +2 +2 +2
y 2 –6 –3 9

(a) Draw the graph of y = x2 – 6x + 2 for – 1 < x < 7

(b) Use your graph to estimate the roots of the equation x2 – 6x + 2 = 0

(c) Using the same axes, draw the line y = 4
(d) Use your graphs to estimate the roots of the equation x2 – 6x – 2 = 0.

(12 marks)
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15. Gulu is 360 km away from Kampala. At 7:30 a.m. a taxi mini-bus leaves Gulu for Kampala
travelling at a steady non stop speed of 50 kmh – 1. Two hours later a Gateway bus travelling at a
steady non stop speed of 80 kmh – 1 left Kampala for Gulu.

(a) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 1 hour and 2 cm to represent 50 km, draw on the same
axes graphs showing the journeys of the two vehicles

(b) Using your graphs determine the:

(i) distance from Gulu where the two vehicles met
(ii) time when the two vehicles met
(iii) times when the vehicles arrive at their stations
(iv) difference in the times of arrivals of the vehicles at their respective stations.
(12 marks)

16. (a) A man is now six times as old as his daughter. Six years ago, the product of
their ages was 144. Determine the present age of the daughter.

(b) An increase of 15% in salaries makes the monthly wage bill for a factory to be
sh 16,675,000. Find the:
(i) monthly wage bill before the increase
(ii) amount of increase in the monthly wage bill.
(12 marks)
17. The table below shows the tax structure on taxable income of workers of National water and
Sewerage co-operations.

Income (sh) per month

Tax rate
0 – 60,000 12%
60,001 – 150,000 17%
150,001 – 250,000 22.5%
250,001 – 350,000 34%
350,001 – 500,000 48%
Above 500,000 50%

An employee of National water and Sewerage co-operations earns a gross salary of sh. 890,000
per month. The employee’s allowances include the following:
Marriage allowance one tenth of his gross monthly income
Electricity allowance Sh. 35,000 per month
Insurance allowance shs 360,000 per annum
Transport allowance shs 25,000 per month
Medical allowance shs 20,000 per month
Housing allowance shs 60,000 per month

Family allowance for four children only. For children in the age bracket of 0 to 11 years shs
25,500 per child per month; between 11 and 18 years shs. 15,500 per child per month; and over
18 years shs 5, 500 per child per month.

(a) Calculate the employees’ taxable income and the income tax paid, given that the employee is
a married person with three children who are 5 years, 9 years and 13 years old.
(b) What percentage of the employee’s gross income goes to tax? (12 marks)

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S4 MATHEMATICS REVISION QUESTIONS

TIME: 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES

Instructions:

- Answer all questions in section A and not more than four from section B.
- Show your calculations clearly
- Maths tables, graph papers and calculators may be used.

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Simplify
4x x 64x – 1

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 128x – 1

2. Without using tables or calculators, find the value of 7.8392 – 2.1612

3. Solve the equation 3x2 – 7x + 2 = 0

4. Given that f (x) = 1

10 – 0.5x
find
(i) f (2)
(ii) the value of x for which f(x) is not defined.
2
5. Solve the equation (6 x 0.5)x = 3 6 – x

6. Given than 6 + = a 2 + b 3
32 – 2  3

7. Given that tan x = ¾ and 180o < x < 360o without tables or calculators, find the value of cosx +
sinx.
3 1. 5
8. If a = –2 and b 3 , find the length of

½ a+3 b

9. P and Q are two sets of objects such that n (Σ) = 12,

n (PnQ) = 5, n (Q) = 8 and n (P U Q)’ = 3

Find
(a) n(P U Q)
(b) n(P)

10. given that log a = 0.234 and log b = 1.185 without tables or calculators, evaluate log a5 b2

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

11. The marks of students were recorded as below:

72 70 66 74 81 70 74 53 57 62
58 92 74 67 62 91 73 68 65 80
78 67 75 80 84 61 72 72 69 70
76 74 65 84 79 80 76 72 68 63
82 79 71 86 77 69 72 56 70 67
76 56 86 63 73 70 75 73 89 64

(a) Starting with 50 – 54 make a frequency table of equal class width.

(b) Draw a histogram for the data
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(c) Calculate the mean and median mark.

12. There are 120 students in the S4 class of Ngora High school. They must all take at least one
subject from Physics, Biology or Chemistry, six students take only Physics, 20 take only biology,
45 take only chemistry, 16 take only biology and chemistry, 10 take only physics and chemistry
and 12 take only physics and biology.
(a) Represent the information above on a venn diagram
Find
(i) the number of students who take all the three subjects
(ii) the number of students who take at least two subjects.
(iii) The probability that a student picked at random takes only one subject.

13. Given the curve y = x2 + x – 6

(a) copy and complete the table below in the range – 5 < x < 5

X –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
X2 25 25
–6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6 –6
y = x2 + x – 6 14 –6 24

(b) Use your table to draw the curve y = x2 + x – 6

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation
(i) x2 + x – 6 = 0
(ii) x2 + x – 6 = 6

14. Using a ruler and pair of compasses only

__ __
(a) construct a triangle PQR in which PQ = 5.6 cm, QR = 7cm and PQR = 75o
(b) circumscribe the triangle PQR
(c) find the radius of the circle
(d) calculate the circumference of the circle (use R = 3.142)

15. The points P(1,2), Q(3,2), R(3,5) are vertices of a triangle PQR. The images of P,Q and R
under a reflection in the line x + y = O and P’, Q’ and R’ respectively. The points P’, Q’ and R’
are then mapped onto the points P”, Q” and R” respectively, under an enlargement with scale
factor –2 and centre of enlargement 0(0,0).

(a) Write down the matrix for the

(i) reflection
(ii) enlargement

(b) Determine the co-ordinates of the points

(i) P’, Q’ and R’
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 (ii) P”, Q” and R”

(c) Find the matrix of single transformation which would map triangle PQR onto P” Q” R”

16. 30

D C

16cm
O

A
B
20cm

The figure above shows a right pyramid ABCDV. O is the centre VC = VB = VA = VD = 30cm
Find:
(i) length AO
(ii) angle which VB makes with the base
(iii) the volume of the pyramid.

17. (a) Anselm deposited shs 2.4 million on his savings account at the bank at a compound
interest rate of 8% per annum. Determine the number of years his money will take to
accumulate to shs 2.9 million.

(b) A married man with two children has earned income of shs 857,500 per month. He has a
personal allowance of shs 58,000 and an extra allowance for his children of shs 25,600 per
child. Income tax is charged at 25% on the first shs 265,000, and 35% on the remaining
income.
(i) Find his taxable income if he has two children.
(ii) How much income tax does he have to pay?
(iii) On this tax rate find the taxable income of a person who pays tax of
U. shs 70,000=

S4 MATH SEMINAR

LOGARITHMS INDICES AND SURDS.

2. (a) Use logarithms to evaluate
4 [(0.8524)3 x 24.86]
99.28 – 15.53

(b) Solve for x in the equation

4(x+1) x (1/64) 2 – X =16 (x - ½)

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 (d) Solve for x:
(i) 3x = 5 (ii) 12x =7

2 (a)Given that log x = m, logy = n, and log z = p, express the following in terms of m,
n and p.
Log x2 y4
( Z)3
(c) Express in the form a + b√c and state the values of a, b and c.

2 – 2√ 5
2+ √5
(c) Given that x = 1 + √3 and y = 2 – √5 ,express in the form that has a rational
denominator.
x–1
y +1

CIRCLES

3(a) In the figures P Q RS is a cyclic quadrilateral and QRT is a straight line. Given angle
S R T = 1000 and angle PSQ = 400, find the size of angles a, b, and c.

P S
a 400
c

2b

b 1000
Q R

4. If TA and TB are tangents to the circle, centre O, and BT = 15 cm, find.

(iv) angles x and y.

(v) the radius of the circle
(vi) the area shaded.

B T
500

•O
A
x y

FUNCTIONS.
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 5 (a)Given the functions f(x) = 1/( x2 – 1)and g(x) = 2x + 1
Find the value of x for which;

(i) f(x),

(ii) fg(x) = gf(x)

(iii) fg(x) is meaningless.

(b) If h (x) = 2x2 – 3 x +2,
(ii) Write down an expression for h (x + 1)
Hence solve for x in h (x+1) –h (x) = 0
(ii) Find h-1 (x).
EQUATIONS

5a) Solve the simultaneous equations

2b – 5c – 1 = 0
3b + 4c = 13
Using (i) matrix method
(v) Elimination method
(vi) Substitution
(vii) Graphical method.
b) Solve the simultaneous equations
Y = 3x – 2
Y2 + 3xy + 2y = 6

6a) Solve the equation y2 – 2y – 15 = 0 by completing the square.

e) Express 3x2 + x – 2 in the form a (x – p)2 + q, hence solve the equation
3x2 + x – 2 = 0.

GRAPHS

7a) On a squared paper and using a scale of 2cm:5units on the y-axis and 1:1 on the x-axis, draw
the graph of Y=2x2 + 4x + 9 for -4 ≤ x ≤ 3
b) Use your graph to find the roots of
(i) 2x2 + 4x + 9 = 0
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 (ii) 2x2 + 2x – 12 = 0
[By drawing an appropriate line]

f) Write down the co-ordinates of the minimum point of the graph.

STATISTICS

9. The table below shows the masses in Kg of 200 People.

Mass (Kg) 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 9-99 100-109

No of People 9 27 70 50 26 12 6

c) Draw a frequency distribution table and use it to find

i) the mode
ii) the mean
iii) the median

d) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the data and

i) Estimate the median
ii) Estimate the number of people whose mass lies between 70.5Kg and 75.5Kg.
iii) The lower quartiles, the upper quartile, and the interquartile range.

VECTORS

9 a) The coordinates of A and B are (-6, 15) and (4, 5) respectively, X is a

Point of AB such that AX : XB = 1: 4. Find
d) AB
e) The position Vector of X.
f) The fig: KLMN is a trapezium. NM is parallel to KL and NM : KL = 2:3

N M

Q
u
P

L
K 3V
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Express in terms of u and v
a) NM b) LM c) KM d) LN

P is a point on km such that KP = m KM and Q is on LN such that LQ = n LN

Express in terms of u, v, m and n
(i) KP
iv) KQ
v) Hence find the scalars m and n if KP = KQ

BUSINESS ARITHMETIC

10. a) A man who banked 1.508 million shillings on his savings account found
out after a certain period of time that he has 1.944 million shillings on his
account. If the bank was paying him a simple interest rate of 8% per
annum, fid the period in which he left his money to accumulate to 1.944
million shillings. Give your answer in months.
e) Find the rate at which the Bank was charging peter if he borrowed 5.08 million
shillings on a compound interest from the bank for 2 years and the money
accumulated to 5.96 million shillings.
f) A hawker selling text books earns a commission of 10% for the first 800 books sold
and earns a commission of 3% on the total extra sale exceeding 800 books. If he sold
worth 6,000,000 shillings on a particular day and each book costs 6,000/=, find: -
a. How many books he sold in total.
b. His total commission for the day.

g) The following advertisement appeared in the Monitor News Paper of 26/04/2004

BUY YOUR SELF A COMPUTER WHILE STOCK LASTS

CASH: Shs 1,240,000/=

OR

HIRE PURCHASE: 30% Deposit of the sale price + 200,000/= weekly for
12 months
OR
30% Deposit of the sale price + 125,000/= monthly for
9 months
The printer is free
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 a. Find the saving a customer makes by buying a computer on cash basis rather
than monthly hire purchase.

b. If the factory price of the computer was 40% below the weekly hire purchase
price, find the percentage profit the seller makes when he sells the computer
on a weekly hire purchase basis.

c. If the cost of the printer was included on the cost of the computer and it was
2% of the cost of the computer, find the cost of the printer.

TAXATION

11. The table below shows the tax structure on the taxable in whose of an employee at
Uganda Martyrs S.S Namugongo.

Income Shs per months Tax rate %

0-50,000 10%
50,001- 110,000 20%
11,0001- 200,000 24%
200,001- 350,000 35%
350, 001- 600,000 40%
Above 600,000 49%

Mr. Rex earns shs 900,000/=, his allowances include: -

Water and Electricity Shs 240,000/= P.a
Relief and Insurance Shs 360,000/=P.a
Housing allowance Shs 50,000/= P.m
Medical allowance Shs 300,000/=P.a
Transport for month of Feb 2006 Shs 1,000/=P.d
Marriage allowance Shs 20,000/=P.m

Family allowance for four children only. For children in the age bracket of 0 – 9 years Shs
20,000/= per child between 9 and 16 years Shs 15,000 per child and over 16 years Shs 10,000
per child
d) Calculate mr. Rex’s taxable income and the income tax he pays, Given that he has
five children, two of whom are aged between 0 and 9 and one14 yrs and other two are
above 16 years.
e) What percentage of his gross income goes to tax
f) Calculate Mr. Rex’s net pay.
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 TRAVEL GRAPH

12). A cyclist leaves town A at 7:00am and heads for town B, 90km away, at a steady speed of
24Km / hr. 45 minutes later, a motorist leaves the same place for B, too at
a steady speed of 60 Km / hr, but the vehicle breaks down after he has covered
15 Km. He puts the vehicle right after half an hour and resumes the journey at the same 60
Km / hr.
The motorist stays at B for 15 minutes and returns by the same route and arrives at 11:15 am.

a). Using scales of 4 cm: 1 hour and 2cm: 10 Km respectively drawn their distance time graphs
on the same axes.

b). From the graph, determine

i). The time and distance from B, when the motorist overtakes the cyclist on his way to B.
ii). The time the motorist meets the cyclist on his way back to A.
c). Find the motorist’s average speed.

LINEAR PROGRAMING

13). A car park is built with spaces for cars or small lorries. Each car is allowed a space of 16m 2
and a lorry a space of 12m2. There is up to 480m2 of space available.
There must be space for at least 10 lorries and the car park must have at least twice as much
space for cars as lorries at any one moment is X and Y respectively.
a). Write down the required inequalities
b). Graph the inequalities
c). From your graph find
(i). The largest number of vehicles the park could hold.
(ii). The combination that will give the greatest possible profits if a lorry pays
5,000/= an hour and a car 2,000/=
(Assume that the park is always fully busy).

THREE DIMENSION GEOMETRY

K M
R
14 L
N
4m
Q
D C

The figure above is a cuboid6m

measuring 8cm x 6cm by 4cm. R is a midpoint of NM.AP.PB=DQ :
B
QC=3:1 Calculate: PR, QB, KQ.
A 8m P

a) Calculate the angle between PR and Planes:

(i) PBCQ
(ii) APQD

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 (iv) KLMN
c) Calculate the angle plane PQR makes with
(i) ABCQ
(ii) APQD
(iii) BNMC
MATRICES AND TRANSFORMATION

15 OABC is a square with the vertices

0(0,0), A(2,0), B(2,2), C(0, -2).
0A1B1C1 is the image of OABC under a reflection in line Y=X
a) i) Determine the matrix, M representing this reflection.
iii) Find 0A1B1C1, the image co-ordinates.
b) The points 0(0,0), A11(0,4), B11(-4,4) and C11(-4,0) are the images of 0A1B1 and C1 under a
transformation given by matrix N.
i) Find the matrix N.
ii) Describe N fully.
c) Find the matrix P which represents a transformation of M followed by N.
g) Find the matrix Q which maps 0A11B11C11 back onto 0ABC.

UGANDA MARTYRS’ S. S NAMUGONGO

S4 INTERNAL MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2012
456/1 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
TIME:2 hrs 30 mins

Answer all questions

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Solve for x in 1/3 – x – 3 = x + x + 2

5 2 3

2. Factorise completely 3y – 27y3

3. Given that f(x) = ax + 2b and that f (– 1) = 3 and f(0) = 4, find the values of a and b
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4. Given the vectors a = – 3 b –2 and c = –1 , find the
5 3 3
magnitude of a + 2b – c

5. Express 3 – 1 in the form

32 – 25 22 + 2 5

a m + b n where a, b m and n are integers.

6. Without using tables or calculator find the value of x if log (x – 2) + log (2x) – log (6x )= 1
5 5 5
1
7. Find how long it takes shs 96,000 invested at 8 /3 % simple interest to amount to sh 102,000

8. The sum of the ages of Amon and Betty is 20 years and twice Amon’s age is 16 years more than
Betty’s. Find the ages of the two children.

9. Given A = 1 and B = 4 find AB + 2A

1 3 –2

10. Six men can cultivate an area of 280 m2 in 2 hours. What area would 5 men cultivate in 3 hours
working at the same rate?

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

11. Using a ruler, pencil and a pair of compasses only

__
(a) Construct a triangle ABC, where AB = 8.0cm and C is 5.4 cm from A and 6.5 cm from B.

(b) D is a point on AC produced such that AD = 7.4 cm and E is 6.2 cm from D on the same side
of AD as B, such that angle A DE= 135o

(c) Draw a circle to circumscribe points A, B and E. Measure

__
(i) AE
(ii) The radius of the circle
.
12. (a) Express 2.43 as a fraction in its simplest form
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 (b) Solve for b in the equation e = ac (b – c)
d
(c) Find the value of x, correct to 2 significant figures, if 42x = 5

13. This histogram below shows marks scored by a certain class in a test.
(a) How many students sat the test?
(b) Construct a frequency distribution table from the histogram.
(c) Using your table
(i) calculate the mean mark using a working mean of 44.5 marks
(ii) find the median mark

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16

12

4
14. A class of 50 students sat an examination which was made up of three sections A, B and C. 2
09.5 students did not attempt any question from any of the three sections. 3 attempted questions from
19.5 A only,
section 29.55 from
39.5section
49.5
B only,59.5
4 from 69.5 79.5
sections A and C only while 5 attempted questions
89.5 from all the three sections. Those who attempted questions from sections A and B only were 3
less than those who attempted questions from sections B and C only and three times those who
attempted questions from section c only.
(a) Show this information on a Venn diagram
(b) Find how many students attempted questions
(i) from each section (ii) from section C only
(c) If a student is selected from the class at random what is the probability that he or she
attempted questions from at least two sections?

15. A triangle PQR with vertices P (– 2 ,1), Q(3,1) and R(0,3) is mapped onto triangle P1Q1R1 whose
vertices are P1 (– 6 ,– 1), Q1(9,4) and R1(0,3) by a transformation described by
1
matrix M. Triangle P1Q1R1 is further transformed by a matrix N =
0
to triangle P2, Q2 R2
–1
(a) Find
3
(i) matrix M
(ii) the co-ordinates of P2Q2R2

(b) Find the single matrix that would map PQR onto P2Q2R2. Describe this transformation
fully.
(c) Find the area of
(i) PQR
(ii) P2R2 Q2

16. Town B is 120 km on a bearing of 080o from town A. Town C is 140 km on a bearing of 150o
from B while town D is 240 km due north of town C.
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 (a) Draw an accurate scale diagram to show the relative positions of the four towns (use a scale
of 1 cm to 20 km)
(b) Find the bearing and distance of A from D
(c) If a motorist drives at 100 kmh – 1 between A and B, at 80 kmh – 1 between B and C and at
120 kmh – 1 between C and D, find his average speed for the whole journey from A to D.

17.
D 2x cm E 3cm C

x cm

4 cm

A B

In the diagram above ABCD is a rectangle in which DE = 2x cm EC = 3cm, CF = x cm and FB =

4cm where E and F are points on DC and BC respectively.

(a) Find the area of triangle AEF in terms of x.

(b) Given that the area of AEF is 13cm2, find the value of x.
(c) Express the area of AEF as a percentage of the area of a rectangle ABCD.

END

S4 MOCK 2 EXAMINATIONS 2012

425/2 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME:

1. Without using tables or calculator, evaluate

7.6212 – 2.379 2
0.5242

2. Find n if log 40 = 5
n
3. Solve for x in 3x  1 = 1
81 (1 – x )

4. Find the interest earned when sh 450,000 is invested at 8% p.a. compound interest for 4 years.

5. There a 5 red and 4 white balls in a bag. Two balls are picked from the bag at random one after
another without replacement. Find the probability that:
(a) both are white
(b) they are of different colours.

6. Solve the inequality and show the solution on a number line – 8 < ¾ x – 2 < x – 3

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 7. The translation T maps point P1 (x,y) onto p1(x – 4, y + 3)
(a) find the image Q1 of Q (– 1, – 4 )
(b) find B if B1 is (– 3, 5)

8. From an equation whose solution set is ½ – 5 /4 in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b and c
are integers.
__ __
9. Given that Q  PR such that PQ: :QR = 3:2, find the co-ordinates of Q if P is (2,5) and R is (7 ,–
5)

10. Sets A and B are such that n ((A) = 12, n(B) = 10, n (AUB) = 18 and n(A1∩B1) = 5. Find
(a) n () where  is the universal set
(b) n (A∩B)

11. D
F E

G
d

O c C

In the diagram above Oc = c , OD = d, 7DG = 4DC and OG: GF = 5:2

(a) Find in terms of c and d
(i) DG
(ii) OG
(iii) OF

(b) If OE = 1/5 (12 c - d) show that D, F and E are collinear.

12. (a) Copy and complete the following table if y = 6 – x – 2x2 for – 3 < x <3

x 3 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
x
2x2
y

(b) Draw the graph of y = 6 – x – 2x2 for – 3 < x <3 using your values in (a)

(c) Use your graph to find the roots of

(i) 6 – x = 2x2 = 0
(ii) 1 + x – 2x2 = 0

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13. Given that f(x) = 2x – 3 and g(x) = x ,
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 x+1
Find:
(a) the values of x for which f (x) x g(x) = 2 2/3
–1
(b) Find g (6)

14. In a certain country, the monthly gross income has certain allowances deducted from it before it
is subjected to taxation. The allowances are:
married man Shs 250
unmarried shs 15000
transport shs 3,000 per day
insurance shs 15000
electricity shs 18000
medical shs 480,000 per anum

Family allowance for 4 children: Shs 9000 for each child above 18 years, shs 12000 for each
child below 18 but above 10 years and 15000 for each child below 10 years of gage .
Mukasa is a married man with 5 children 3 of them below 10, are aged 14 and the elder one 20
years old.

(a) Find Mukasa’s taxable income and the income tax he pays under the tax rates below given
that he earns shs 960,000 monthly.

Taxable income Rate %

0 – 200000 2%
200001 – 400000 10%
400001 – 600000 18%
600001 – 800000 26.5%
above 800000 35%

(b) Express his income tax is a percentage of his gross monthly income.

15. Towns A and B are 300 km apart by road. At 7.00 a.m. Ojok leaves town A for town B driving a
pick-up at a steady speed of 80 kmh – 1. After driving for 2 hours, the pick-up breaks down and he
is forced to stop for half an hour after which he continues towards B at a reduced speed of 60
kmh – 1 up to town B. One and a half hours after Ojok left town B, Kase leaves town B for town
A driving at a constant speed non-stop all the way to A. Using a scale of 1 cm to 1 hour on the
horizontal axis and 1 cm to 50 km on the vertical axis, draw the graph of both men’s journeys on
the sasme pair of axes, given that both reached their respective destinations at exactly the same
time. Use your graph to find
(a) Kase’s speed in kmh – 1
(b) When they met and how far this was from town A
(c) Their time of arrival.

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16. Find all the inequalities that define the unshaded region in the diagram below.
y

–2 0 6 8
x

Z Y

12 cm

N X
S R

8cm

P E 15cm Q

The diagram above shows a cuboid PQRSWXYZ of sides 15cm by 8cm by 12 cm, E is a point on
PQ such that 5PE = 2 PQ. Find the:

(a) area of triangle ESX

(b) the angle between planes PSY and PQRS

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425/2 MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2
TIME:

13. Without using tables or calculator, evaluate

7.6212 – 2.379 2
0.5242

14. Find n if log 40 = 5

n
15. Solve for x in 3x  1 = 1
(1 – x )
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16. Find the interest earned when sh 450,000 is invested at 8% p.a. compound interest for 4 years.

17. There a 5 red and 4 white balls in a bag. Two balls are picked from the bag at random one after
another without replacement. Find the probability that:
(c) both are white
(d) they are of different colours.

18. Solve the inequality and show the solution on a number line – 8 < ¾ x – 2 < x – 3

19. The translation T maps point P1 (x,y) onto p1(x – 4, y + 3)

(c) find the image Q1 of Q (– 1, – 4 )
(d) find B if B1 is (– 3, 5)

20. From an equation whose solution set is ½ – 5 /4 in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b and c
are integers.
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21. Given that Q  PR such that PQ: :QR = 3:2, find the co-ordinates of Q if P is (2,5) and R is (7 ,–
5)

22. Sets A and B are such that n ((A) = 12, n(B) = 10, n (AUB) = 18 and n(A1∩B1) = 5. Find
(c) n () where  is the universal set
(d) n (A∩B)

23. D
F E

G
d

O c C

In the diagram above Oc = c , OD = d, 7DG = 4DC and OG: GF = 5:2

(d) Find in terms of c and d
(j) DG
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 (iv) OG
(v) OF

(e) If OE = 1/5 (12 c - d) show that D, F and E are collinear.

24. (a) Copy and complete the following table if y = 6 – x – 2x2 for – 3 < x <3

x 3 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
x
2x2
y

(b) Draw the graph of y = 6 – x – 2x2 for – 3 < x <3 using your values in (a)

(f) Use your graph to find the roots of

(iii) 6 – x = 2x2 = 0
(iv) 1 + x – 2x2 = 0

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13. Given that f(x) = 2x – 3 and g(x) = x ,
x+1
Find:
(c) the values of x for which f (x) x g(x) = 2 2/3
–1
(d) Find g (6)

17. In a certain country, the monthly gross income has certain allowances deducted from it before it
is subjected to taxation. The allowances are:
married man Shs 250
unmarried shs 15000
transport shs 3,000 per day
insurance shs 15000
electricity shs 18000
medical shs 480,000 per anum

Family allowance for 4 children: Shs 9000 for each child above 18 years, shs 12000 for each
child below 18 but above 10 years and 15000 for each child below 10 years of gage .
Mukasa is a married man with 5 children 3 of them below 10, are aged 14 and the elder one 20
years old.

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 (c) Find Mukasa’s taxable income and the income tax he pays under the tax rates below given
that he earns shs 960,000 monthly.

Taxable income Rate %

0 – 200000 2%
200001 – 400000 10%
400001 – 600000 18%
600001 – 800000 26.5%
above 800000 35%

(d) Express his income tax is a percentage of his gross monthly income.

18. Towns A and B are 300 km apart by road. At 7.00 a.m. Ojok leaves town A for town B driving a
pick-up at a steady speed of 80 kmh – 1. After driving for 2 hours, the pick-up breaks down and he
is forced to stop for half an hour after which he continues towards B at a reduced speed of 60
kmh – 1 up to town B. One and a half hours after Ojok left town B, Kase leaves town B for town
A driving at a constant speed non-stop all the way to A. Using a scale of 1 cm to 1 hour on the
horizontal axis and 1 cm to 50 km on the vertical axis, draw the graph of both men’s journeys on
the sasme pair of axes, given that both reached their respective destinations at exactly the same
time. Use your graph to find
(d) Kase’s speed in kmh – 1
(e) When they met and how far this was from town A
(f) Their time of arrival.

19. Find all the inequalities that define the unshaded region in the diagram below.
y

–2 0 6 8
x

Z Y
]

S R

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 12 cm

N X

8cm

P E 15cm Q

The diagram above shows a cuboid PQRSWXYZ of sides 15cm by 8cm by 12 cm, E is a point on
PQ such that 5PE = 2 PQ. Find the:

(c) area of triangle ESX

(d) the angle between planes PSY and PQRS

UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.S NAMUGONGO

S4 PREMOCK EXAMINATIONS
456/1 MATHEMATICS
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

Attempt all questions in this paper neatly

SECTION A: (40 MARKS)

1. Solve for x in the equation

4 x+1 x 1 2–x
= 16 ( x – ½ )
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2. Express in the form a + b c and state the values of a, b and c

2 – 25
2 + 5

3. The co-ordinates of A and B are ( – 6, 15) and (4,5) respectively, x is a point on AB such that
AX:XB = 1:4. Find
(i) AB
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 (ii) OX

4. If f(x) = 2x2 – 3x + 2 solve for x if f(x + 1) – f(x) = O

5. Express 3y2 + y – 2 in the form a(y – p)2 + q hence solve the equation 3y2 + y – 2 = 0.

6. A line through (2,3) and (–1, 2) crosses at right angle, a line ax + by = 11 at point (3,2). Find the
values of a and b.

7. The scale of a map of UMSS is 1:10,000. If a rectangular pond measures 2cm by 2.5cm on the
map. Find its actual area in square metres.

8. Make R the subject of the formula

P= R2
(R – b)(R+b)

9. If Sin A = – 4 and 90 < A < 270.

5
Find the value of
(i) cosA
(ii) tanA

10. AB is a tangent to the circle at B, and O is the centre of the given circle. Find angle x if CAB
=10o
C
O
D
SECTION B:
o
x10 o A
11. The manager of a cinema wishes to divide the seats available into two classes A and B. There are
B
not more than 120 seats available. There must be at least twice as many B class as there are A
class seats. Class A seats are priced at 1500 shs each and class B at 1000 shs each. At least
100,000/= should be collected at each show to meet the expenses. Taking x as the number of
class A seats sold and y as the number of class B seats sold, write down the inequalities
representing the above information and plot them on a graph.
From the graph;
(a) (i) Find the number of seats of each kind which must be sold to give the maximum profit
(ii) state the maximum profit.
(b) Find the least number of seats that must be sold in order to incur no loss.

12. The image of triangle P with vertices (0,0), (0, – 2 ), (2,0) is P’ with vertices
(0,0), (0, –4), (4,0) under transformation M. P’ is then given a transformation N = 1
to give P” 0
(a) (i) Find the transformation M
(ii) Describe M fully

(b) Find the co-ordinates of P”

(c) Give a single matrix transformation which maps P onto P”

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13. A school hosts 22 foreign students, 8 of them do drama, 7 do music and 4 do Art. 3 do drama and
Music, and one does drama and Art. None does all the three. If the number of students who do
music and Art equals that of those who do Art and not music
(a) Represent the information on a venn diagram
(b) Find the number of students who do
(i) music only
(ii) at least two of the subjects

(c) Find the probability that a student chosen at random does not do any of the subjects.

14. (a) Draw a graph of y = (x + 1)(x – 3) for the domain – 2 < x < 4.
Using a scale of 2cm: 1 unit on both axes

(b) using your graph find the roots of the equations

(i) x2 – 2x – 3 = 0
(ii) x2 – 3x – 1 = 0 by drawing

15. A bag contains 3 black balls 4 blue balls and 2 yellow balls.
(a) if two balls are picked at random without replacement find the probability that both are of the
same colour.
(b) How many black balls must be added to the bag so that probability of drawing a black ball
should be ½.
(c) How many yellow balls must be added to the bag so that the probability of drawing a black
ball should be 1/5?

UGANDA MARTYRS’ S.S NAMUGONGO

S4 PREMOCK EXAMINATIONS
456/2 MATHEMATICS
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

Attempt all questions in this paper neatly

SECTION A: [40 MARKS]

1. Solve for x and y if logxy = 2

xy = 8

2. Find the value of x from (3 + x) (14 – 3x) = 30

3. The probability that a pupil passes in a physics examination is 0.8 and the probability that she
will pass in a chemistry examination is 0.6, Find the probability that the pupil will pass in both
examinations
6–3 –2 3
4. Given that A = 5 1 and B Find (3A– 1 )B
4 8

5. How long does it take for any principal to double at an interest rate of 8% compounded semi
annually

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6. A triangular garden plot has sides measuring 40m, 52m, and 65m, find
(i) the smallest angle
(ii) the area of the plot.

7. If p*q = p2 – 3q find
(a) 5*3
(b) x such that [(x * 2) * 3] = 7

8. Solve the system of simultaneous equations using matrix method

5x = 2y – 2
y = x – 15
A
9.

E D

C B
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In the figure above ED// CB AE: EC = 2:3 and the area of the quadrilateral
EDBC is 21cm2. Find the area of the triangle ABC

10. x is inversely proportional to y. x = 4 when y = 5 find

(a) x when y = 2.5
(b) y when x = 1.25.

SECTION B

11. Sylvester left UMSS at Noon and cycled towards Jinja 100km away at a steady speed of 16kmh –
1
. After cycling for 180 minutes he rested for one hour at Lugazi. Then continued his journey
with the same speed up to Jinja.
Forty five minutes after the departure of Sylvester, Michael also started walking from UMSS
towards Jinja at 6kmh – 1 for 1 hour and reached Kireka. He waited for 45 minutes at Kireka and
later boarded a bus travelling at governed speed 32kmh – 1. It travelled for one hour and stopped
at Namawojolo for another one hour; then resumed its journey at 42 kmh – 1 non stop up to Jinja.
(a) using a scale of 2cm: 1 hour and 2cm: 10km draw their distance time graphs on the same
axes.
(b) From your graph determine
(i) the time and distance from UMSS the bus overtook the cyclist
(ii) the distance between Namawojolo and Lugazi.
(iii) How long did Michael wait before Sylvester joined him at Jinja sailing club.

12. A right pyramid has a regular hexagonal base with each side measuring 5cm and each slanting
edge is 13cm G E D

CO

F B
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A
 Find
(i) the height of the pyramid
(ii) the angle which a slanting edge makes with the base.
(iii) The volume of the pyramid.

13. (a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only construct a trapezium ABCD in which AB is
parallel to DC and AB = 6cm, AD = 4cm DC = 3cm and angle
DAB = 60o.

(b) Drop a perpendicular from D to meat AB at M. Measure DM.

(c) Calculate the area and perimeter of the trapezium ABCD.

14. In triangle ABC, L, M and N are midpoints of BC, CA and AB respectively. AM = m , AN = n

and 3AG = 2AL
(a) Express in terms of m and n
(i) AB
(ii) AC
(iii) BC
(iv) BG
(v) GM

(b) Show that the points B,G and M are collinear.

15. The daily earnings of 50 workers are given in the table below:

Earnings per 51 – 75 76 – 100 101 – 125 126 – 150 151 – 175 176 – 200
day in dollars
Number of 1 4 17 15 11 2
workers

(i) Draw a cumulative frequency curve and use it to estimate the median daily earnings.
(ii) A worker is chosen at random from that group, find the probability that he/she earns
less than 126 dollars per day.
(iii) Estimate the modal daily earning.

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MATHS
TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

1 1
1. Find the value of 12/3 x 6/3
1/
81 6

2. Factorise completely: 8x2 – 2xy – 15y2

3. Solve the following quadratic equation by completing the square:

2x2 – 5x + 3 = 0

4. Given the matrices

A= and B = –1 and C = (AB), find C –1
2 3
1
5. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (1,3) and is perpendicular
to the line 2y – 3x = 7

6. The scale of a map is 1:n. An estate on the map has an area of

7.5mm x 2.4mm. Find the value of n, if the actual area of the estate is
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7. Express in the form a + bc

3 + 2 + 1
3 – 2

8. Use matrix method to solve

2a – 4 + b = 0
a = 6 – 2b

9. (a) On squared paper draw the graph of

y = (1 – 2x)(x + 4) for the range – 6 < x < 3

(b) On the same grid draw the line

y = 2 – 3x

(c) Use your graphs to solve the equations

(i) (1 – 2x)(x + 4) = – 5
(ii) 2 – 4x – 2x2 = 0

10. (a) Make n the subject of the formula

n
A =1 P+ r

100 shs 16,000 in a bank, which amounted to shs 28,190 after a certain
(b) Juma deposited
period at a rate of 12% per annum, compound interest. Determine the period.

11. PQR and PT are tangentsto a circle of centre O, and radius 7cm at Q and T
respectively. Angle RPT = 30o and angle RQS = 50o
(a) Find
(i) Angle PTS
(ii) TOQ

(b) Find the length of

(i) chord TQ
(ii) minor arc TQ T

(c) Calculate the area shaded. S

O

o o
5050 R
o
30
Q
P

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