BEGINNING OF TERM TWO EXAMINATION, 2024 S.5 PURE MATHEMATICS PAPER1 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS 1. Attempt all eight (8) questions from this paper 2. All your working must be clearly shown. 3. Each question carry 12 marks 4. Silent non – programmable calculators may be used.
a) log 3 𝑥 + 3 log 𝑥 3 = 4 b) 22𝑥+1 − 5(2𝑥 ) + 2 = 0 3. Given that α and β are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0. Find in terms of b and c, quadratic equation whose roots are: 𝛼 𝛽 a) and 𝛼2 +1 𝛽 2 +1
1 1 b) 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽
1 4a. Given that 5𝑥 . 252𝑦 = 1 and 35𝑥 . 9𝑦 = 9 Calculate the value of x and y
b. Solve the equation 22𝑥+1 − 2𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥
5. 𝛼 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 2 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 21𝑥 + 4 = 0, and α and β are both positive. Find; a). αβ b) 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 1 1 c) Equation with roots 𝛼2 and 𝛽2
6a. Solve for the value of x in the equation: 2√(2𝑥 − 12) − √(2𝑥 − 3) = 3 1+sin 45 b. Rationalize the denominator of: 1−sin 45 2 2 (√5−2) −(√5+2) c. Without using mathematical tables or a calculator, find the value of: 8√5
log 𝑥 7) a Prove that log 6 𝑥 = 1+log3 32
b) Solve log 𝑥 5 + 4 log 5 𝑥 = 4
√3 8a. Given that sin 𝐵 = and that B is obtuse, without using tables or calculator, find the value 2 of I. Cos B II. Tan B 8b. Solve for 𝜃 in the equation tan 𝜃 = 2 sin 𝜃 from O0 to 3600 inclusive. 9a. Solve the simultaneous equations: 3p + 2q + 5r = 7 2p – 4q + 9r = 9 6p – 8q + 3r = 4 9b. express y = 3𝑥 2 + 2p𝑥 + 1 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑏)2 + 𝑐
