(a) Evaluate : \(\int_{1} ^{4} \frac{x(3x - 2)}{2\sqrt{x}} \mathrm {d} x\)
(b) The equation of a circle is given by \(2x^{2} + 2y^{2} - 8x + 5y - 10 = 0\). Find the :
(i) coordinates of the centre ; (ii) radius of the circle .
(a)(i) Find the sum of the series \(A(1 + r) + A(1 + r)^{2} + ... + A(1 + r)^{n}\).
(ii) Given that r = 8% and A = GH 40.00, find the sum of the 6th to 10th terms of the series in (i).
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve \(y = \frac{1}{x}\) at the point on the curve when x = 2.
(a) A fair die with six faces is thrown six times. Calculate, correct to three decimal places, the probability of obtaining :
(i) exactly three sixes ; (ii) at most three sixes.
(b) Eight percent of screws produced by a machine are defective. From a random sample of 10 screws produced by the machine, find the probability that :
(i) exactly two will be defective ; (ii) not more than two will be defective.
The table gives the distribution of heights in metres of 100 students.
| Height | 1.40-1.42 | 1.43-1.45 | 1.46-1.48 | 1.49-1.51 | 1.52-1.54 | 1.55-1.57 | 1.58-1.60 | 1.61-1.63 |
| Freq | 2 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
(a) Calculate the : (i) mean height ; (ii) mean deviation of the distribution.
(b) What is the probability that the height of a student selected at random is greater than the mean height of the distribution?
(a) Two items are selected at random from four items labelled (p, q, r, s).
(i) List the sample space if sampling is done (1) with replacement ; (2) without replacement.
(ii) Find the probability that r is at least one of the two objects selected : (1) in a(i)1 ; (2) in a(i)2.
(b) How many whole numbers from 100 to 999 are divisible by (i) 4 ; (ii) both 3 and 4?
