FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE

DECEMBER 2008 EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS I
PAPER NO: MA 011
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
1.

Answer ALL questions in SECTION A and ANY THREE (3) out of

FOUR (4) questions in SECTION B.

2.

All working steps for numerical answers must be shown.

MATERIAL PROVIDED:
1.

Formulae Table.

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATE:
1.
You are permitted to use a non-programmable electronic calculator in
this examination.

SECTION A
(Answer ALL questions)
Question 1
(a)

Evaluate the expression log 5 5 without using a calculator.

(2

marks)
(b)
Simplify each expression:
log 2 8

1
log 9 81 log 3 1 log 5 625 .
2

(3 marks)
(c)

Given that the expression 3 x 2 px x 2 has a remainder of 2 when divided

4

by x 2 , find the value of p .

(3
marks)
(d)

Given

f x

4 3x

and g x

x2,

i. Determine the quotient function

ii. State the domain of the quotient function.
(4
marks)
(e)

Find the inverse of the function f x

2 3 2x

.
(4 marks)
(Total: 16 marks)

Question 2
(a)

Find tan and sec if cos

2
and the terminal side of lies in quadrant
3

III.
(5 marks)
(b)

Solve sin x cos x on 0 x .

(5 marks)

(c)

Find the equation of the line that passes through the points 3,1 and 1,4 .
(4 marks)
(Total: 14 marks)

Question 3

(a)

3
Compute the determinant of A
0

4
7
3

2
6
3

1
.
9

(6 marks)
(b)

2
3

Given A

5
and C 2
2

, B

3 1 . Find ABC .

(4 marks)
(Total: 10 marks)

SECTION B
(Answer ANY THREE (3) out of FOUR (4) questions.)
Question 4
Given
(a)

f x 5

4 x

Graph the function;

(8 marks)

(b)

Show that f x is a one-to-one function;

(4 marks)

(c)

Find the inverse of the function f x ;

(4 marks)

(d)

State the domain and range for the inverse function in interval notation.
(4 marks)
(Total:20marks
)

Question 5
(a)

Verify the trigonometric identity.

cos 2 x
1 sin x
1 sin x

(8 marks)
(b)

Solve 2 tan x csc x sin x 1 for 0 x .

(12 marks)
(Total: 20marks)

Question 6
(a)

Let f x 2 x 2 3 x 8 and g x 4 x 2 2 x 5 .
(i)

Find f g x and express the answer in the form ax 4 bx 3 cx 2 dx e

where a, b, c, d and e are real numbers.
(6 marks)

(ii)

Determine if x 3 is a factor of f g x .
(4 marks)

(b)

Find
(i)

x in each of the following cases. Your answers may include e or ln .

3x
5

x 1

4 x2 ;

(5 marks)
(ii)

2 ln x 2 ln x 2 2 x 1 8 .

(5 marks)
(Total:
20marks)

Question 7
Solve the system using inverses:
x1 x 2 5 x3 1
x1 x 2 5 x3 2
x1 6 x 2 4 x3 3

(Total: 20marks)

-END OF QUESTION PAPER-

Formulae Table
Trigonometry
Reciprocal Identities:
csc x

1
sin x

sec x

1
cos x

cot x

cos x
sin x

cot x

1
tan x

Quotient Identities:
tan x

sin x
cos x

Pythagorean Identities:
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1

tan 2 x 1 sec 2 x

1 cot 2 x csc 2 x

sin x sin x

cos x cos x

tan x tan x

csc x csc x

sec x sec x

cot x cot x

Even-Odd Identities:

Co-ordinate Geometry
x1 x 2
,
2

y1 y 2

Midpoint Formula:

x, y

Point-slope equation of a line:

y y1 m x x1

Slope of perpendicular line:

m1

Equation of a circle:

x h 2 y k 2

1
m2

; m1 0 , m2 0

r2