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2024/2025 MSCE WEEKEND EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
TUESDAY, 9th NOVEMBER Subject Number: M0131/I
Time Allowed: 2 hours
5:00 – 7:00 pm
PAPER I
(100 marks)

Instructions: Question
Number
Tick if
answered
Do not write in
these columns
1. This paper contains 14 pages.
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Please check.
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2. Answer all the 20 questions in this paper. 3
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3. Write your NAME and WhatsApp number 5

at the top of each page in the spaces 6
provided.
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4. The maximum number of marks for each 8
answer is indicated against each question. 9
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5. Write your answers in the spaces provided 11
on the question paper. 12
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6. Calculators may be used.
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7. All working must be clearly shown. 16
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8. In the table on this page, tick against the
question number you have answered. 18
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1. Factorize the following completely

9y2– 6y +1 (3 marks)

2. Simplify the following

3
(4 marks)
7√12 −√108

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 3. Make B subject of formula
1 1 1
. = +
𝐴 𝐵 𝐶

(4 marks)

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 4. Solve the following equation
2𝑋 = 0.0625

(5 marks)

5. Simplify √200 + √18 − 2√72 (5 marks)

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6. Express the following as the logarithm of the single number
1
2log10 2 + 3log10 2 − 2 log10 16 − log10 2 (5 marks)

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7. Evaluate the following without using calculator or four figure tables

log 2 0.25 (4 marks)

8. Given that log 2 = 0.301 and log 3 = 0.477, evaluate 4√12 (5 marks)

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9. Express as a single fraction in its simplest

form. (4 marks)

10. Solve the following equation

(5 marks)

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11. solve the following equation 5𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 1 = 0 and give your answer to two
decimal places

(6 marks)

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 3+√5
12. Simplify the following (4 marks)
√3−√2

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 13. Given that (3x - 4)(4x+3)(x + a) ≡ 𝑐𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 − 19𝑥 − 12, find the values of
a, c and k (5 marks)

14. Given that universal set =

A=

B=

Draw the venue diagram to find n (A u B)’ (4 marks)

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 15. When 𝑥3 - 𝑥2 - a𝑥 + 17 is divided by (x−2), the remainder is 3.

Find the value of a.

(5 marks)

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 5 𝑇𝑉 ℎ
16. Make h subject of formula 𝑤 = √ (4 marks)
𝑔𝑥

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17. Solve the following equation 22𝑥+3 +1= 9 𝑥2𝑥 (7 marks)

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 18. In the class of 50 students,
8 like mathematics and biology

11 like chemistry and biology

19 like mathematics and chemistry

6 like chemistry only

7 like mathematics only

8 like biology only

How many like all the three subjects if 3 of the students like none of them

(7 marks).

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19. Solve the following simultaneous equations
4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7
𝑥𝑦 = 15 (7 marks)

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20. Solve the equation 6𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 4 = 0 (7 marks)

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 END OF QUESTION PAPER

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