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    Beginning of Term Ii 2018 S.3 Mathematics Paper 1 Time: 2 Hours Answer All Questions in Section A and Any Five Questions From Section B. Section A

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    BEGINNING OF TERM II 2018

    S.3 MATHEMATICS
    PAPER 1

    TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

     Answer all questions in Section A and any Five questions from Section B.

    SECTION A

    1. Given that a*b = ab2, find the value of


    (i) 2*5
    (ii) a if a * 3 = 63.

    2. When thirty times a number is increased by 32, the result is equal to twice the
    square of the number. Find the number.

    −13 5 2
    3×10 ×(6×10 )
    3. Simplify: 80 . Give your answer in standard form.

    x−3 x+2 x 1
    − = −
    4. Solve for x in 5 3 2 2 .

    5. Given that
    A= (−21 21 ), B=(−12 −12 ) , find AB – BA.

    6. Without using tables or calculator solve for x in the equation.


    1
    (32) x× ×4 x +3=2 24
    8

    7. The table below shows the age of pupils in a certain class.

    Age (years) 11 12 8
    Number of pupils a 10 a
    If the mean age of the pupils is 10. Find the value of a.

    1
    8. The bearing of A from B is 0500 . What is the bearing of B from A?

    9. Find the equation of the line which is the perpendicular bisector of the line passing
    through the points A(3,4) and B(1,10).

    4 1
    2 +1
    5 4 5
    −
    3 16
    3
    10. Simplify: 5

    SECTION B

    11. The table below shows age of 60 university students to the nearest years.
    Age (years) 17 – 19 20 – 22 23 – 25 26 – 28 29 – 31
    Number of students 3 7 13 25 12

    (a) Calculate the students mean age.


    (b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve (Ogive) for the data.
    (c) Use the O – give to find the median age.

    12. Four women bought fruits from the same stall in the market.
    Mrs. Mukasa bought 4 mangoes, 12 oranges, 1 pineapple and 8 bananas.
    Mrs. Kasozi bought 6 mangoes, 6 oranges and 2 pineapples.
    Mrs. Sseguya bought 12 mangoes, 18 oranges, 1 pineapple and 6 bananas.

    The price for the fruits at the stall were as follows.


    Mangoes 200/= @ Pineapples 1200/=@
    Oranges 500/=@ Bananas 300/=@

    (a) Write down a 4 x 4 matrix for the items bought by the women.
    (b) Write down a suitable matrix for the price of the items.
    (c) Using matrix method calculate how much of the women sport at the stall.

    13. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only,


    (a) Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 4.5cm, BC = 6cm and

    2
    AC = 7.5cm
    (b) (i) Drop a perpendicular from B onto AC and measure the height of the
    triangle.
    (ii) Find the area of the triangle.

    14. (a) The lines ax +2 y=3 and ax−by=5 intersect at (1, 2) find a and b.

    (b) If
    (
    4 1 x 4
    x −1 y
    = )( ) ( )
    8 . Determine the values of x and y.

    15. A plane flies 540km from station A to A station B on a bearing 060o form B
    travels 465km to station C on a bearing of 150o from C it heads for station D
    360km away on a bearing of 265o.
    (i) Draw to scale, a diagram showing the route of the plane. (Use the scale 1cm
    to represent 50km).
    (ii) From your diagram, determine the distance and bearing of station A from
    station D.
    (iii) Determine how long it would take a plane travelling at a speed of 400kmh-1
    to travel direct from station A to station C.

    16 (a) Factorise completely.


    (i) a2 + b2 – 4 + 2ab
    (ii) a2 – 5a –36 + am + 4m

    (b) Given that x+ y=10 and xy=5 , find the values of


    1 1 1
    + y+
    (i) x y (ii) x

    17. (a) The ages of Lacor and Nankya are in the ratio 4 : 1. After 6 years, the ratio
    of their ages will be 5 : 2. Find their present ages.

    1
    (b) A man gave half of his welfare allowance to his wife, 5 to each of his two
    sons and the rest to his daughter find;
    (i) the fraction given to his daughter.
    (ii) his welfare allowance if each son was given shs. 16,000.

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    END

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