NAME: ______________________________________________________
CENTRAL EAST EDUCATION DIVISION
2025 MSCE MOCK EXAMINATION
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
Thursday, 20 March Subject Number: M132/II
Time allowed: 2 hrs 30 min
01:00 – 03:30 pm
PAPER II
(100 marks)
Instructions
1. This paper contains 13 printed pages. Please check.
2. Before beginning to answer these questions write your Full Name in the spaces
provided at the top of every page of the question paper.
3. Answer all the six questions in section A and any two from section B the spaces
provided.
4. Section A carries 60 marks and Section B carries 40 marks
5. Use of electronic calculators is allowed
6. All answers should be written in the space provided after every question.
7. All necessary working should be shown and any numerical expression being
evaluated by calculators must be clearly stated; otherwise marks for the method may
be lost.
8. The final answer to a question requiring the use of tables or calculators should
normally be given to three significant figures.
9. In the table provided on this page, tick against the number of the question you have
answered.
10. The marks allocated to question (or part of a question) are shown in brackets at the
end of each question (or part of a question).
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Section A (60marks)
Answer all the seven questions in this section
x3 x5 x7 x9 x199
1. (a) Express the series − + − + ⋯+ in sigma notation (𝟓𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬)
2 3 4 5 100
4 + x 2 + 4x 3x + 2 6
(b) Given that P = [ ] and Q = [ ] , find the determinant of
6 7 7−x 7
Q, if matrices P and Q are equal (𝟓𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬)
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4𝑥 2 −1
2 (a)Determine whether the series ∑∞
𝑥=1 ( ) converges or diverges. (5marks)
1−2𝑥
(b) Find the angle of projection when a rocket fired with a speed of 25 𝑚/𝑠 lands 25m away
from the point of projection. (6marks)
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3(a) Given that a = 2i – 3j and b = 2i + 6j, find the value of the scalar t for which
a + b is perpendicular to 3i + 4j + t (4i + 3j). (7marks)
5 15
3. (b)Evaluate ∑ 2i + ∑ 12 (𝟒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬)
i=1 i=10
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4(a) Find the semi interquartile range of the data 45, 60, 59, 117, 47, 11, 94, 53, 52, 49, 50.
(5 marks)
(b) The points 𝐴 (1,0), 𝐵 (8,7) and 𝐶 (7,8) lie on the circumference of a circle. If 𝐴𝐵 is
perpendicular to 𝐵𝐶, find the equation of the circle. (5marks)
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5. Two forces of 60N and 85N act in the same plane on a block at angles of 285o and 235o
respectively. Given that the block accelerates at a constant rate of 1.5m/s/s, calculate the
mass of the block. (6marks)
6.The events A and B are such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.72 and 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.56. Given that
(𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵′)= 0, determine ( ∣ 𝐵 ). (6 marks)
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7. Figure 1 shows triangle OAB. M and N are the midpoints of and respectively.
Figure 1
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐎𝐀 = 𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐁
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝐛, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐁
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐍
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ (6marks)
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Section B (40marks)
Answer any two questions from this section
8. (a) Figure 2 below shows a circle drawn on the xy-plane.
Figure 2
Given that A is the centre of the circle, show that the point (7, √47 – 4) lies on the
circumference of this circle. (10marks)
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(b)A straight road running down a hill makes an angle of 30o with the horizontal. A driver
driving a truck down the road observes a bull which suddenly jumps into the road 100m away
and applies brakes stopping the truck 2m away from the bull. Given that the coefficient of
friction between the truck and the road is 0.5 calculate the velocity of the truck when the bull
jumped into the road. (10marks)
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9.(a) The table below shows age ranges(A) of students in a class.
Age (A) 0 ≤ 𝐴 < 20 20 ≤ 𝐴 < 40 40 ≤ 𝐴 < 60 60 ≤ 𝐴 < 80 80 ≤ 𝐴 < 100
Freq. 11 17 12 7 3
Calculate the standard deviation of the data. (12marks)
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(b) Four forces FN, 10N, 8N and 7N act on a mass as shown in Figure 3 below.
Figure 3
Given that the resultant of the forces is 4.54N at 77.6 o to positive OX axis, calculate the value of
F. (8marks)
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1 5 4
10. (a) Find the point at which the vector through ( ) and ( ) intersects the vector through ( )
3 6 1
−2
and ( ). (10marks)
5
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(b) A projectile is thrown from the top of a building 60m high at an angle of 30o to the
horizontal. Given that the initial speed of the projectile is 10m/s, calculate
velocity of the projectile on hitting the ground. (10marks)
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