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P425/2
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
Nov./Dee. 2024
3 hours
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Paper 2
3 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
This paper consists of two Sections; A and B.
Section A is compulsory.
Answer only five questions from Section B.
Any additional question(s) answered will not be marked.
All necessary working must be shown clearly.
Begin each answer on a fresh page.
Graph paper is provided.
Silent, non-programmable scientific calculators and mathematical tables with a list
of formulae may be used.
In numerical work, take acceleration due to gravity g, to be 9.8 ms”.
© 2024 Uganda National Examinations Board Turn Over SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
Two events A and B are such that P(A) = 0.4, P(B)=0.7 and P(AN B)=035.
Find P(47B"). (05 marks)
The resultant of two forces P and Q is a force of 15 N acting at an angle of
50° to force Q. Given that the magnitude of force Q is 12 N, determine the
magnitude and direction of the force P. (05 marks)
The table below shows the velocity V at any instant ¢ seconds of a particle
moving in a straight line.
t(s) 0 1 2 3 4
V (ms") 0 2 7 8 10
Calculate;
(a) _ the velocity of the particle after 1.5 seconds. (03 marks)
(b) _ the time when the velocity is 13 ms", (02 marks)
The table below shows the unit prices (Shs) and quantities of food items in
the years 2005 and 2010.
PRICE (SHS)
FOOD ITEM | QUANTITY 2005 2010
Sugar 25 kg 2500 3500
Meat 10 kg 5000 7000
Beans 50 kg 1500 2000
Fish 5 pieces 5000 8000
Maize flour 50 kg 800 1200
(a) Calculate the weighted price index of 2010 using 2005 as the base
year. (04 marks)
(b) Comment on your result. (01 mark)
A force F (N) is acting on a particle of mass 4 kg whose position vector at
any time ¢ isr=(Ci + sintj)m. Find F whent = z (s). (05 marks) A i Pea :
inetallic container is in form of a cuboid. Its dimensions are 2.7 m, 4.80 m
nd 3.281 m correct to the given number of decimal places, Determine the
ossible mini ‘i
ee ae and maximum volumes of the container correct to three
laces,
(05 marks)
A discrete random variable X, has a probability function given by
elsewhere.
Given that E(X) = 3, find the value of n. (05 marks)
A boy can swim in still water at a speed of 2.5 ms. The boy wishes to cross
a straight river which is 50 m wide and flowing at a speed of 3 ms"'. He sets
off at an angle of 60 ° to the bank of the river.
Determine; .
(a) the time it takes him to cross the river. (03 marks)
(b) the boy’s resultant velocity. (02 marks)
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
Answer any five questions from this section.
All questions carry equal marks.
The table below shows the distribution of time (minutes) spent by students
revising for a test.
Time , 7 (minutes) | Frequency
0<7<10 20
10)
@) FO). (05 marks)
Gi) PU