THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF T ANZANIA
NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
041 BASIC MATHEMATICS
(For Both School and Private Candidates)
Time: 3 Hours Monday November 01,2004 a.m.
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A and B.
2. Answer all questions in section A and four (4) questions from section B.
3. All nec essary working and answers for each question done must be shown clearly.
\,.,..;/ 4. Mathematical tables may be used unless otherwise stated.
5. Electronic calculators are not allowed in the examination room.
6. You are advised to sp en d not more than 2 hours on section A
7. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.
8. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer bookle t(s) .
This paper consists of 6 printed pages.
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SECTION A (60 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. (a) Using mathematical tables, evaluate the expression:
(28.32f X 0 3574
../8.732
Give the answer correct to four decimal places. (3 marks)
(b) If a= 2.432 x 10 4, b = 7. 42 x 10- 2 and c = 0.03 24 x 10-2, fmd the value ofR in standard
ab
form correct to two decimal places given thatR (3 marks)
=
2. (a) Given that one of the roots of the equation 2x2- k(x + 1) + 3= 0 is 4, fmd k. (3 marks)
(b) If x2 + ax +4is a perfect square, fmd the value of a. (3 marks)
3. (a) Given the vectors a = 5i- j, b = 3i + 4j, c = 2i-3,
j calculate the resultant of a+ b + c
and the unit vector in the direction of a+b +c. (3 marks)
(b) Given that sin A= � find the values of:
5
(i) cos A.
tan A - sin A
(ii) (3 marks)
1 + cos A
4. (a) Simplify 2 log 1025 - 3 log10 5 + log 1020. . (2 marks)
321(1 = 6.
(b) Find the value of t in the equation 4) (2 marks)
(c) Use the .substitution y = 2x to solve the equation 2 2'+1- 2x+J + I = 2'. (2 marks)
5. (a) In figure 1 below, the area of the shaded part DEA is 15m2. IfDA =3m and AB = 6 m,
fmd the area of the quadrilateral BCDE.
Fig. 1 (3 marks)
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(b) In the circle ABCD below (figure 2), AB is an arc of 43° and CD is an arc of25°. Q is the
centre of the circle. What is the degree measure of LDLC?
A
(3 marks)
Fig. 2
6. (a ) The price of a TV set which includes V.A.T. is shs 133,800.00. If the rate ofV.A.T. is 30 %,
find the price of the TV before V.A.T. was added. (3 marks)
(b) The second term of an A.P. is 2 and the sixth term is -14. What is the
(i) first term
(ii) common difference? (3 marks)
7. The coordinates of the points A, Band Care (4,.3), (3, -2) and (7, -1) respectively. From this
information find the:
(a) length of AB. (3 marks)
(b) equation of the line BC. (Write your answer in the form ax+ By+ C = 0). (3 marks)
8. (a) The ratio of the areas of two circles is 50:72. If the radius of the smaller circle is 15 em, find
the radius of the larger circle. (3 marks)
J ' (b) Find the total surface area of a right circular cone whose height is 24 em and slant height is
25 em. (3 marks)
9. (a) Given that ( a + �J = 14, find the Yalue of a2 +
,...
a·
(2 marks)
(b) Make q the subject of the equation pqy + x = c(p + q2). (2 marks)
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(c) Using figure 3 below, show that cos2 9 + sin2 9 =
(2 marks)
BL----L-..1 C
a
Fig. 3
Sx
Solve the equation 3x- 5 3
- --.
10. (a) by factorisation. (3 marks)
=
X J
(b) Figure 4 below shows the vel ocity time graph for a train journey which takes 16 minutes.
Fig. 4
Calculate the:
(i) acceleration in m/s2 during those parts of the journey corresponding to
OP and PQ.
(ii) total length or-the journey in metres. (3 marks)
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SECTION B (40 marks)
Answer four (4) questions from this section.
11. Two types of food, A and B, contain 4 and 6 units of protein, and 5 and 3 units of starch per kg
respectively. Th"' cost of A is shs. 400.00 per kg. The cost ofB is shs. 500.00 per kg. If the minimum
daily intake is 16 units of protein and 11 units of starch, how much food should be bought in order to
meet these conditions? (10 marks)
12. (a) The data below shows test scores of a certain class in mathematics:
21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 24
24 24 21 24 24 25 26 27 27 27
Construct a frequency distribution table shqwing scores x and frequency f. (3 marks)
(b) The sum of the first six terms of an AP is 72 and the second term is seven times the fifth term.
(i) Find the first term and the common diff erence.
(ii) Find the sum of the first ten terms. (7 marks)
13. In the diagram below, (figure 5), VABCD is a pyramid whose base A,BCD is a square with sides 6 em.
The vertex Vis vertically above N, the centre of the base and VN = 3 em.
Fig. 5
Calculate the:
(a) length VA .
(b) angle between the line VA and the plane ABCD.
(c) volume of the pyramid. (4 marks)
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14. (a) Find the image of a line 5x+lOy+9= 0 under a reflection in the line y = x. (4 marks)
(b) Find the matrix which enlarges the vector r = (3, 4) tor'= (18, 24). (3 marks)
(c) IfM = kos 2a sin2�
Gin 2a - J
cos 2
is the matrix of reflection in a line inclined at rl, where a= 135°, u = (6, I) and t = 4,
find M (tu). (3 marks)
15. (a) The function f is defined by
f(x) ={ x2 for x ::>; 0
x for x > 0
(i) Find f(-4).
(ii) Give the domain and range off (x).
(iii) Sketch the graph off(x). (7 marks)
(b) Find the values of length y and angle x in figures 6 and 7 below:
\ 8 cm
3cm
xo
(i)
12 em
3� (ii)
4cm
38°
Fig. 6 Fig. 7 (4 marks)
16. (a) Two numbers are chosen at random from I, 2 and 3. What is the. probability that their sum is
odd? (2 marks)
(b) If A and B are two events such that P (A) = Y., P (B) = Y, and P (A n B) = Ya , find:
(i) P (Au B).
(ii) P (Au B)'. (4 ma rks)
(c) At a second-hand car show room, 20% of the cars have no engine, 40% have bad tyres and
p % have no engine and have bad tyres. What is the probability that a car chosen at random
has good tyres and an engine? (4 marks)
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