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6 STAHIZA RECESS TERM WORK 2020

VECTORS
1. A line passes through the point with position vector 4i + 7j, + 5k and is parallel
to the vector 3i – 2j + 4k. Find the
(i) Equation of the line
(ii) Point of intersection of the line in (i) and the plane x + 2y – z = 4
2. (a) If N is the foot of a perpendicular from point M(5, – 3, 2) to the line
𝑥+1 𝑦−4 𝑍−2
= −
2 1 −1

Determine the coordinates of N.

(b) Find the equation of the plane through points M, N and P (– 1, 4, 2) on the
line. Hence determine the angle MPN

3. (a) Show that the points A (6, 1, 8) , B(0, 7, 3) and C (2, 1, 5)
are vertices of triangle ABC.

(b) Find the perpendicular distance from the point P (4, 6, 4)
to the line passing through the points A (2, 2, 1) and B (4, 3, 1)

4. (a) (i) Show that the points (1, 2, 3), (3, 8, 1) and (7, 20, −3 ) are collinear.
(02 marks)
(ii) Coordinates A (3,8,1)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵(7,20, −3) are externally bisected from
point B by Point M, find coordinates of M.
(b) Find the point of intersection of the lines, 𝒓 = 2𝒊̂ + 2𝒋̂ + 5𝒌 +⋋
(−𝒊̂ − 2𝒌) and
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−1
= =
1 0 3
 (c) Find the shortest distance of P(3, +1, −1) from the line
𝒓 = (1 −⋋)𝑖̂ + (2 ⋋ −1)𝒋̂ + +(2 ⋋ −2)𝒌 ̂

5. (a). Given a = i + 2j + 3k and b = 4i – j + 2k are vectors, find a vector which

is perpendicular to both a and b
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(b). The point A has coordinates (2, 0, -1) and the plane π has equation
x+2y–2z =8.
𝑥 𝑧+1
The line through A parallel to the line = 𝑦 = meets 𝜋 at the point B
¯2 2
and the perpendicular from A to 𝜋 meets 𝜋 at the point C.
(i). Find the coordinates of B and C.
4
(ii).Show that the length of AC is
3

6. a) Find the angles between the vectors 𝑎 = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 − 𝑘 and

𝑏 = 5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 𝑘.

b) A plane has the points 𝐴(2, 1, 3), 𝐵(0, −6, 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(3, 2, 1) on
it. Determine the Cartesian equation of the plane.
c) The normal to the plane in (b) above is a directional vector to the line
passing through (1, 1, 5). Find in Cartesian form, the equation of the line.

7. A(2, −1, 4), 𝐵(3, 0, 2), 𝑇(4, 2, −3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆 (0, −3, 8). are points on the

same plane Find;

(a) Point of intersection of lines AB and TS.

(b) Equation of the plane containing points A, B, T and S.

8. a) Show that a point whose position vector is î - 9Ĵ + ǩ lies on the line with
vector equation r = 3 î + 3 Ĵ + - ǩ + λ( î + 6 Ĵ - ǩ ).
𝑥− 2 𝑦− 2 𝑧− 3
ii) Show that the line = = is parallel to the plane
2 −1 3
4x – y – 3z = 4.

b) O, A and B are non-collinear points such that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝑂𝐴 = a , 𝑂𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = b and C is
the midpoint of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵. D is a point on OB such that 4 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , T is the point
𝑂𝐷= 𝑂𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ in terms of a and b. (6
of intersection of OC and AD. Find vector of 𝑂𝑇
mks)

9.. (a) Determine the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line.
𝑥+1 𝑦−3 𝑧+2
= = and the plane 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 12.
2 5 5

𝑥+1 𝑦−3 𝑧+1

b Find the angle between the line = = and the plane
2 5 −1
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 12.

10. (a) (i) A line joining point A (3, -2, 5) and B (9, 2, -1) is divided by
point C externally in the ratio 3:5, Find the position vector of point C.
(ii) Given that the point C divides the line AB in the ratio 1:2 and the
position vectors of A and C are  4i  3 j  5k and 3i  2 j  12k
respectively. Find the coordinates of point B.
𝑥−3 2𝑦−1 3𝑧−1
(iii) Find the angle between = = and −4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7
2 4 4

11. Find the angle between the line of intersection of the planes 2x + y + 3z = 4
1−𝑥 𝑦−2 𝑧−3
and 3x + 2y + 2z = 7 and the line = =
1 2 4

12. Find the distance between the planes 2x – 3y + 4z = 7 and

8x – 12y + 16z = 6.
13. Find the equation of the plane through the ( 1,0,-1) and containing the
𝑧
line 𝑋 = −𝑦 = .
2
14. Find the equation of the plane containing the line

𝑥−3 𝑦+1 𝑧−3 3−𝑥 𝑦+1 𝑧−3

= = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = = .
5 2 1 −2 4 3

15. Find the equation of the plane through the point ( 1,-2,1) which also
Contains the line of intersection of the planes 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 + 6 = 0
and 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 + 5 = 0.
16. (i) Show that vectors 𝑖 − 2𝑘, −2𝑖 + 𝑗 + 3𝑘 and – 𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘 form a
triangle .
Hence or otherwise find the area of the triangle.
x3 y2 z4
(ii) Show that these lines are skew ,   and
0 2 2
x7 y z5
 
1 2 1

17. Show that the vectors a=3i+j-4k,b=4i-j-3k,c=5i-3j-2k are coplanar.

𝑥−3 𝑦−5 𝑧−2 𝑥+1 𝑦+4 𝑧−2

18. The equations = = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = = represent
2 1 −3 3 1 −2
pipes A and B in a chemical plant. Find the the length of the
shortest pipe that can be fitted at end points of A and B.

19. Giiven the points A ( 2,-4,7),B ( 1,3,5) and C ( 2,-3,1).A line through
points A and B is perpendicular to a plane containing point C. Find
the equation of the plane,hence the point of intersection of the line
and the plane.
 CONTINUATION OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ( DE’S)

20. (a) Solve the differential equation

𝑑𝑦 2𝑦
=𝑥− Given y (2) = 4
𝑑𝑥 𝑥

(b) A plague wipes out a community at a rate proportional to the population. If

the original population is 4 million, and the population reduces from 2.5 to 1⁄5
million in 5 years
Find how long it takes to reduce the original population to 1 million

𝑑𝑦
21. (a) Solve the differential equation: − 𝑦𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥
𝑑𝑥

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(b) Given that 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 . Show that − (2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥) =0
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥

22. (a) Solve the differential equation.

𝑑𝑦 3
𝑥 = 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 for 𝑥 > 0 , given that 𝑦 = when 𝑥 = 1 .
𝑑𝑥 4

(b) On a local poultry farm, the rate at which the birds are decreasing due to a

certain disease is proportional to the square of the number of birds present.

Initially there were 600 birds and after 10 days there was 500 birds.
 (i) Form a different equation relating number of birds x after time t days. And

solve it.

(ii) find when there will be only 300 birds on the farm.

23. A hunter killed a loin and recorded the temperature of the body of the lion.
Where he noticed that the body originally at 380c was cooling in accordance
with Newton’s law of cooling. After 2hrs the temperature of the body was
340c and the temperature of the surrounding air was constant 200c.

a) Find the temperature, 𝜃, of the body as a function of 𝑡 , the time in hours

since the lion was killed.

b) If at 5:00pm, the temperature of the body was 300c, find the time when
the lion was killed.

24. At 3:00pm, the temperature of a hot metal was 800C and that of the
surrounding 200C. At 3:03pm, the temperature of the metal had dropped to
420C. The rate of cooling of the metal was directly proportional to the
difference between its temperature 𝜃 and that of the surroundings.

(i) Write a differential equation to represent the rate of cooling of the metal.
(ii) Solve the differential equation using the given condition.

Iii Find the temperature of the metal at 3:05pm.

25. A pan of water at 650C is standing in a kitchen where temperature is a steady

150C. Show that after cooling for t minutes, the water temperature ‫ ﻻ‬can be
modeled by the equation.
‫ = ﻻ‬15 + 50e-kt
i Given that after 10 minutes, the temperature of water has fallen to
500C, find the value of k.
ii Find the temperature after 15 minutes.
 𝑑𝑦
26 . a) Solve the differential equation, 𝑥 = 𝑦 + 𝑘𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 given that 𝑦 = 2𝜋
𝑑𝑥
when 𝑥 = 𝜋.
b) A certain chemical reaction is such that the rate of transformation of
the reacting substance is proportional to its concentration. If initially the
concentration of the reagent was 9.5𝑔𝑚 per litre and if after 5 minutes the
concentration was 3.5𝑔𝑚 per litre, find what the concentration was after 2
minutes.

27. The rate at which the population of the town increases is directly

proportional to 80 % of the population at that time. Initially the

population was 150,000 and then 5 years later the population was
found to be 300,000,

(a) Write down a differential equation representing the above

information and solve it.

(b) Find:

(i) the population of the town by the tenth year

(ii) how long it will take for the population to be 270,000

28 (a). Find the particular solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦
+ 3𝑦 = 2 𝑒¯3𝑥 𝑆𝑖𝑛2𝑥 Given that y (0) = 4
𝑑𝑥

(b) . A plague wipes out a community at a rate proportional to the

population. If the Original population is 4 million, and the population
reduces from 2.5 to 15 million in 5years, find how long it takes to reduce the
original population to 1 million
29. A liquid is being heated in an oven maintained at constant temperature of
180°C. It is assumed that the rate of increase in temperature of the liquid is
proportional to (180 – θ), where θ°C is the temperature of the liquid at time
t minutes. If the temperature of the liquid rises from 0°C to 120°C in 5
minutes, find the temperature of the liquid after a further 5 minutes.
30. The rate of speed of bush fire spreading is proportional to the area of
unburnt Bush .At a certain moment 0.6 of the bush had been burnt, 2hrs
later 0.65 of the bush was bunrt.Find the fraction remaining unburnt after
5hours.
31. A man starts to climb a mountain whose height is 1000m above its
foot. He notices that the rate at which the temperature drops with
height raised is directly proportional to the height. The temperature is
160c at the foot and drops to -90c at the top of the mountain. Find the
height at which the temperature reaches the freezing point of water.

INEQUALITIES AND FURTHER CURVE SKETCHING

32 Solve the inequality,

𝑥−1 𝑥−2
(i ) > (ii) 2|𝑥 − 1| < |𝑥 + 3| (iii) |5𝑥 − 6| < 𝑥 2
𝑥−2 𝑥+3

𝑥 2 +2𝑥+3
f x  
9 1
33. (i) Sketch the curve 𝑓(𝑥) = . (ii) 
𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2 x2 x
2x  5 1
(iii) Show that for real x , this range 1  cannot take place.
x2  4 4

(𝑥−1)2
34. If y =(𝑥+1)(𝑥−3) . Find the values of y for which the curve is not
defined,
Hence find the nature of the turning points. sketch the curve.
𝑥 𝑥
35 Find the co-ordinate of intersection of y = and y= .
𝑥 2 +1 𝑥+3

Sketch both curves on Same axes and show that the area of finite
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region in the first quadrant enclosed by two curves is 𝑙𝑛5 -3ln3-2.
2
 4(2𝑥−7)
36 The domain of the function defined by f(x)= (𝑥−3)(𝑥+1) is the set of all
real Values of x other than 3 and -1.Express f(x) in partial
fractions,hence or Otherwise,show that f1(x) is zero for two +ve
integral values of x.Find the
Turning points of this function.Hence sketch f(x).Dertermine the
area of the
Region bounded by the cyrve,the x-axis and the lines 𝑥 = 4, 𝑥 = 6.
( Leave your answer in logarithmic form.)
37 (a) Find the equations of the tangents to the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12
which are parallel to the chord x + y = 1
(b) A point P on the curve is given parametrically by x = 3 – Cos and
y = 2+ Sec
Find the;
(i) Equation of the normal to the curve at the point  = 𝜋⁄3
(ii) Cartesian equation of the curve

CONIC SECTIONS
38. Show that at any point on the hyperbola
𝑥2 𝑦2
− = 1 may be written as (a sec θ, b tan θ)
𝑎2 𝑏2

39. Find c in terms of a, b , m if y = m x + c is a tangent to the hyperbola

𝑥2 𝑦2
2
− = 1 .Find the asymptotes.
𝑎 𝑏2
𝑥2 𝑦2
40. The normal at the point P(5 Cosθ,4sinθ ) on the ellipse 2
+ =1
𝑎 𝑏2
meets the
X and Y axes at Land M respectively. Show that the locus of R ,the
midpoint of
LM is an ellipse having the same eccentricity as the given ellipse.
41, The curve 𝑏 2 𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 𝑏 2 intersects the positive X-axis at
A and the Y-axis at B.
(i) Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.
(ii ) Given that this line intersects the X-axis at P and that M is the
𝑏(𝑎2 +𝑏2 )
bisection of AB.Show that the area of triangle PMA is .
8𝑎

42 State the vertex,focus and directix of 8y2 +6y -9= 4x and

2x2+3y2-4x+9y+5=0.
𝑥2 𝑦2
43. Show that the two tangents of gradients m to the ellipse 2
+ =1
𝑎 𝑏2
are y = mx ± √(𝑎2 𝑚2 + 𝑏 2 ).find eqnsof tangents to ellipse
𝑥2 𝑦2
+ = 1 at (-2,5).
6 3

x2 y2
44. If the line cy  x  d  0 is a tangent to the ellipse 2  2  1 ; then
a b
show that d 2  a 2  b2c 2 .
Hence determine the equations of the four
common tangents to the ellipse 4 x  14 y  56 and 3x  23y  69.
2 2 2 2

45 . (a) Given the equation y = 5x - 2x2

(i). Show that the equation represents a parabola and find the length
of its latus rectum.
(ii). Find the co-ordinates of the focus and the equation of the
directrix.

(b). A conic section is given by x = 4Cos𝜃, y = 3Sin𝜃. Show that the

conic section is an ellipse and determine its eccentricity.
 46. a) Find the Cartesian equation of a curve whose polar equation is given
by 𝑟 = 𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃.
𝑥2 𝑦2
b) Obtain the equation of the tangent to the ellipse 2
+ = 1 at the
𝑎 𝑏2
point (𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃). If the tangent cuts the 𝑥 and 𝑦 axes at points Q
and R respectively, determine the locus of the midpoint of QR.

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