Uace Submath

S475/1
SUBSIDIARY
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
July/Aug. 2022
2 hrs. 40 mins.
AITEL JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
SUBSIDIARY MATHEMATICS
Paper 1
2 Hours 40 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Attempt all questions in section A and any four from section B.
All working must be shown clearly.
No papers should be given for rough work.
Squared papers and Mathematical tables are provided.
Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used.
Where necessary, use g = 9.8ms-2.
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
15𝑛 −7.3𝑛 3 𝑛
1. Show that ( ) = ( 5)
52𝑛 −7.5𝑛
𝑛 15𝑛 −7.3𝑛
Hence or otherwise calculate the value of √ (5 marks)
52𝑛 −7.5𝑛
2. Find a vector which has a magnitude of 4√5 and is parallel to

4𝑖 − 2𝑗 (5 marks)
3. Mrs. X goes to a shop with a 50,000 shilling note and buys 3kg of
beans at shs 2000 per kg, 5kg of posho at shs 1500 per kg and 2kg of
sugar at shs 3500 per kg.
a) Write the;
i) Quantities bought as a row matrix.
ii) Prices as a column matrix.
b) Use the matrices in (a) above to find the balance Mrs. X received
from the shop keeper. (5 marks)
4. Solve the equation 3𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 = 0 for 00 < 𝜃 < 1800 .

(5 marks)
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5. Two events A and B are independent such that 𝑃 (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ) = and
4
3
𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = . Find; 𝑃(𝐴) and 𝑃(𝐵) (5 marks)
4
6. The table below shows the monthly expenditure in UGX “000” of a

middle class family.
Commodity Food Rent Water Fuel Medical Transport

Cost 180 150 90 120 132 144
Using fuel as the base, determine the cost of living and comment on
your results. (5 marks)
7. An Examination paper of 14 numbers is divided into sections, A

and B containing 8 and 6 questions respectively. If 27300 candidates
sat for the paper, determine the number that attempted all questions
in section A and any 4 in section B. (5 marks)
2
8. The diagram shows a smooth pulley fixed on the top of a ceiling.
2kg m
The system is moving freely with strings taut and vertical. If the
acceleration of the system is 4.2ms-2, find the;
a) Value of m
b) Tension in the string (5 marks)
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
𝑑𝑦
9. a) A differential equation of a certain curve is given by = 5𝑦
𝑑𝑥
Given that the curve passes through a point 𝑃 (1,1), show that
𝑦 = 𝑒 5(𝑥−1) (7 marks)
b) The cost of manufacturing a radio is a function of 𝑥 given by shs

3 1
(4 𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 − 50). A radio is sold at shs (400 − 2 𝑥). If 𝑥
radios are sold, determine the;
i) The value of 𝑥 for which the profit is maximum
ii) Maximum profit (8 marks)
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10. a) Given that one root of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 9 = 0 is twice
the other, find the value of 𝑎. (5 marks)
b) If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 6 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 28, find the;

i) The value of 𝑎𝑏
ii) Equation in terms of 𝑥 whose roots are 𝑎 and 𝑏 (5 marks)
c) Solve the equation in 𝑏(ii) above. (Leave your answer in surd form).
(5 marks)
11. A certain Junior School admitted 160 children in a particular year.

The ages of the children are given in the table below;
Age in 4.25- 4.50- 4.75- 5.00- 5.25- 5.50- 5.75- 6.00- 6.25-
years
No. of 0 20 70 36 14 6 10 4 0
children
a) Calculate the;
i) Mean age
ii) Quartile range
iii) Probability that a child selected from the school is above 5 years.
(10 marks)
b) Draw a histogram and use it to find the model age. (5marks)
12. The table below shows the 3-point termly moving total scores of a
student from S.1 over a period of three years.
Year Term one Term Two Term Three

2013 1380 1215
2014 1020 915 870
2015 840 795
a) Calculate the 3-point moving averages for data.
b) Represent the moving averages on a graph and comment on the

trend of performance.
c) Determine the moving totals in 1st Term of 2016. (15 marks)
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13. The following table shows the marks obtained in economics and
sub-maths by 8 students in the end of Term Two Examinations.
Sub Maths(𝑥) 14 18 29 32 55 61 74 79
Economics (y) 96 93 81 74 57 50 38 35
a) Draw a scatter diagram for the data and comment on your results.
b) Calculate 𝑥̅ and 𝑦̅ hence draw a line of best fit and use it to find:
i) 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 30
ii) 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 70
c) Calculate a rank correlation coefficient of the performance of the

students in the two subjects and comment on your results. (15 marks)
14. a) A force of F Newton’s is used to drag a body of mass 2kg up a

rough plane of inclination 300 to the horizontal whose coefficient
of friction is 0.25 at a steady speed. If the force drags the body
through a distance of 5m, calculate the amount of work done by
the force. (8 marks)
b) A lorry of mass 2000kg travels against a constant friction resistance

of 2600N. The lorry is traveling along level road at a constant speed
of 45/kmh-1. Find the power at which the engine is working.
(7 marks)
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S475/1

AITEL JOINT MOCK EXAMINATIONS

All working must be shown clearly.

No papers should be given for rough work.

Squared papers and Mathematical tables are provided.

Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators may be used.

Where necessary, use g = 9.8ms-2.

©2022 AITEL Mocks Turn Over

2. Find a vector which has a magnitude of 4√5 and is parallel to

4. Solve the equation 3𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 = 0 for 00 < 𝜃 < 1800 .

6. The table below shows the monthly expenditure in UGX “000” of a

Commodity Food Rent Water Fuel Medical Transport

7. An Examination paper of 14 numbers is divided into sections, A

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

b) The cost of manufacturing a radio is a function of 𝑥 given by shs

ii) Maximum profit (8 marks)

b) If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 6 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 28, find the;

11. A certain Junior School admitted 160 children in a particular year.

Year Term one Term Two Term Three

a) Calculate the 3-point moving averages for data.

b) Represent the moving averages on a graph and comment on the

c) Determine the moving totals in 1st Term of 2016. (15 marks)

c) Calculate a rank correlation coefficient of the performance of the

14. a) A force of F Newton’s is used to drag a body of mass 2kg up a

b) A lorry of mass 2000kg travels against a constant friction resistance

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