THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NJOMBE REGION
FORM SIX PRE-MOCK EXAMINATION

142/2 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS 2

(For both School and Private candidates)

TIME 3:00 Hours 24th August 2023

Instructions
1. This paper consists of eight (8) questions in sections A and B.
2. Answer ALL questions from section A and two questions from section B.
3. All work done in answering each question must be shown clearly.
4. Mathematical table and non-Programmable Calculator may be used.
5. Write your name on every page of your answer sheet.

QUESTION MARKS INITIAL OF THE EXAMINERS

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 SECTION A (60 MARKS)
Answer all question in this section
1. (a) Out of 5 mathematicians and 7 chemists, a committee of 2 mathematicians
and 3 chemists has to be made. In how many ways can this be done. If
any mathematician and chemist can be included?
(b) The event A and B are such that
PA B  0.4, PB A  0.25, PA  B  0.12
(i) Calculate the value of P(B)
(ii) Give a reason why A and B are not independent.
(iii) Calculate the value of P ( P A  B
(c) The probability that a parents of Jando village who support basic
mathematics is 0.6 .find the probability that in a random selected sample of
8 voters’ there are
(i) Exactly 3 who support basic mathematics.
(ii) More than 5 support basic mathematics.
2. (a) Let P be “She is tall and Q be she is beautiful “Write the verbal
representation of the following statement.
(i) p  q ii  p ~ q (iii ) ~ p ~ q iv ~ ( p ~ q)
(b) Use the laws of algebra of proposition simplify
 p   p  q  q   p  q
(c) (i) Find a simplified sentence having the following truth table
P Q R S
T T T T
T T F T
T F T T
T F F T
F T T T
F T F F
F F T F
F F F F
(ii) Draw a simple electric network that corresponds to the compound statement
obtain in c (i)

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3. (a) Find the work done by k, acting on a particle. If the
particle is displaced from a point with position vector to the
point with position vector

(b) If    
f t   e t i  t k  t j  e  t k Find f t 

Find the ant-derivative vt   cos 2t i  2 sin t j 

1
(c) k that
1 t2 
Satisfies the initial condition
(d) The position vectors of the point, B and C are given by ,
and and respectively. Find The position vector of the
point on AB such that .
1 i 
m

4. (a) Find the least positive integer m for which   1

1 i 
5
(b) If z  4 and arg z  evaluate
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Given 1 3i is one of the root of the equation z   p  2i z  q1  i   0
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(c)
Determine the value of

 z  6  3i  
(d) If Arg  
 z  3  6i  4
SECTION B (40marks)
Answer two (2) question from this section
5. (a) Find the expression involving for an approximation of
1  sin 
for small value of
5  3 tan   4 cos

Express 3 sin x  3 sin x cos x  4 cos x in the form of a  b cos2x   

2 2
(b)
(c) Find the general solution of the equation

1  1  1  x  1  
(d) Show that  tan    tan x  
2 1 x   8
n

a 1 rn 
6. (a) Use the principle of mathematics to prove that  ar
i 1
n 1

1 r

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 (b) Expand in ascending power of as far as the fourth term.
By taking the first two terms of the term of the expansion and substituting
x= , Find the value of √ .

If one of the roots of the equation px  qx  r  0 is twice the other

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(c)
prove that 2q  9 pr  0 .
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(d) At Mkuti market in Mtwara the cost of 4kg onion, 3kg wheat and 2kg
rice is .The cost of 2kg onion, 4kg wheat and 6kg rice is
.The cost of 6kg onion, 2kg wheat and 3kg rice is .
Find the cost of each item per kg mkuti market by matrix method.
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7. (a) Form the differential equations from the following function y  x 
x
where A is an arbitrary constant.
(b) Solve the differential equation
(c) Find the particular solution of the differential equation
= 10 = and =

(d) In a certain culture of bacteria the rate of Increase of bacteria is

proportional to the present number.
(i) If it is found that the number increase five times in 8hours.How many
bacteria may be expected at the of 1hours.
(ii) If there are at the end of 6 hours and at the end of
28 hours .How many bacteria were in the beginning?
8. (a) Prove that the parametric equations of the parabola are given as
and .

(b) Show the condition for the line y  mx  c to be a tangent to the

x2 y2
ellipse 2
 2  1 is c 2  a 2 m 2  b 2
a b
(c) Find the length and the equation of the latus rectum of the hyperbola

(d) (i) Change the polar equation into Cartesian

equation hence find its Centre.
(e) Sketch the graph whose equation is .

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