Paper 1 2 Hours: Uganda Certificate of Education Mathematics

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MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
2 ½ HOURS
UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
2 hours 30 minutes.
Instructions to candidates;
 Answer all questions in section A and any five in section B.

 Any addition question (s) answered will not be marked.
 All necessary calculations must be done on the same page as the rest of the answer.
Therefore no paper should be given for rough work.
 Graph paper is provided.
 Silent, non – programmable scientific calculators and mathematical table with a list of
formulae may be used where not prohibited.
TURN OVER
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Section A (40 marks) . Answer all questions in this section.
1. If a ∆ b = 𝑎2 − 𝑏, evaluate 7 ∆ (4 ∆ 6 ). (04 marks).

2. Using the method of completing squares, solve the quadratic equation:
X2– 18x + 77 = 0. (04 marks)
2 −1
3. If M= .
3 −2
(a) Find M2.
(b) Name the matrix M2. (04 marks)
4. Find the area the triangle PQR shown below; correct your answer to one decimal place.
R
16 cm 25 cm
P Q
(04 marks)
5. The marks of a student in 5 subjects were 63,87,59,81 and 54. The average mark in 6 subjects
was 71. Determine the mark in the sixth subject. (04 marks)
6. Make p the subject in the equation ;

3𝑝−𝑞
𝑝+𝑞
= m. (04 marks)
7. Solve the inequality;

𝑥−2 3𝑥+6 1
− > 2. (04 marks)
2 3
8. In the figure below, O is the Centre of the circle. Angle OPQ = 380 and angle RSP = 290.
Q
R
O
380 290 S
2
Find the value of angle RPS. (04 marks)
9. A translation T, maps (8, 6) on to (-2, 2). Determine the coordinates of the image of (3, 1) under
T. (04 marks)
5
10. A bag contains white balls and black balls. The probability of choosing a white ball is , if the
8
bag contains 40 balls; find the number of black balls in the bag. (04 marks)
SECTION B (60 marks). Answer any five questions from this section.
11. (a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 4a2b4 , 10a4b3 and 14a3b2. (06 marks)
x 4 8
(b) Simplify; x−2 − 𝑥+2
− 𝑥 2 −4
. (04 marks)
2 4 −1 5
12. (a) If A = and B = . Find 2A – BA. (04 marks)
1 3 0 −6
3 2
(b) Determine the inverse of matrix M = . (04 marks)
−1 2
4 2
(c) Given that matrix, C = (2 5), matrix D = and matrix E = , find CD + CE.
6 −3
(04 marks)
13. The table below shows the ages in years of 80 people who were allowed to enter a cinema hall.
Age(years) 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49
Number of 6 5 8 12 21 18 10
people
(a) Calculate the mean age. (05 marks)

(b) (i) Draw a cumulative frequency curve (Ogive) for the data.
(ii) Use the Ogive to estimate the median. (07 marks)
14. (a) Using matrix method , solve the simultaneous equations;

4y + 5x = 1
2y – 3x = 17. (05 marks)
(b) The quadratic equation ax + bx – 8 = 0 has 4 as one of its roots. The difference between
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the smaller roots of the equation and 4 is 5. Determine the value of a and b. (07 marks)
15. The points A(1, 0), B(3, 0), C(3, 1) and D( 1, 1) are vertices of a rectangle ABCD. The
3 0
images A, B, C, and D under a transformation T = are A’, B’, C’, and D’
0 3
respectively. The images A’,B’,C’ and D’ are then mapped on to the points A’’,B’’,C’’, and
0 1
D’’ respectively , under a transformation M = .
1 0
3
(a) Determine the coordinates of the points;
(i) A’, B’, C’, D’.
(ii) A’’, B’’, C’’, D’’. (06 marks)
(b) Find a single matrix of transformation which would maps rectangle
A’’,B’’,C’’,D’’ back onto ABCD. (06 marks)
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16. In a triangle PQR , angle QPR = 120 , 𝑃𝑄 = 5 cm and 𝑃𝑅 = 4 cm.
Using a pair of compasses, a ruler and a pencil only.
(i) Construct the triangle PQR.
(ii) Draw a circle passing through the vertices P, Q, and R.
(iii) Measure the length 𝑅𝑄 and the radius of the circle.
(iv) Find the area of the circle( use 𝜋 = 3.142) (12 marks)
17. A transport company has a small lorry which can carry 48 tonnes of cement per trip and a
big lorry which can carry 60 tonnes of cement per trip. The maximum number of trips a
small lorry can make in a day is 8. The maximum number of trips a big lorry can make is in a
day is 5. The company has to transport a minimum of 480 tonnes of cement on a certain day.
The number of trips the two lories should make together on that day should not exceed
10 trips.
(a) If x and y represent the number of trips made by the small lorry and big lorry on that
day respectively, use the given information to write down four inequalities.
(b) By shading the unwanted region, plot the graph of the inequalities in (a) on the same
axes.
(c) The company charges shs 50,000 per trip made by the small lorry and shs 80,000
per trip made by the big lorry.
(i) Use your graph in (b) to determine the possible number of trips each lorry
can make so as to maximize the company’s earnings.
(ii) Find the maximum amount of money that the company would earn that day.
(12 marks)
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UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

 Answer all questions in section A and any five in section B.

1. If a ∆ b = 𝑎2 − 𝑏, evaluate 7 ∆ (4 ∆ 6 ). (04 marks).

6. Make p the subject in the equation ;

7. Solve the inequality;

(a) Calculate the mean age. (05 marks)

14. (a) Using matrix method , solve the simultaneous equations;

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