Further Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Using determinants, solve the following equations simultaneously.
5x — 6y + 4z = 15
7x + 4y — 3z = 19
2x + y + 6z = 46

The table shows the distribution of masks obtained by students in an examination.

Marks	50 - 54	55 - 59	60 - 64	65 - 69	70 - 74	75 - 79	80 - 84	85 - 89
Frequency	5	15	20	28	12	9	7	4

Using an assumed mean of 67, calculate, correct to one decimal place. the
a) Mean
b) Standard deviation of the distribution

(a) In a bakery, 30% of loaves of bread produced are of bad quality. If twelve loaves are selected at random from the bakery, calculate, correct to four decimal places. the probabshty of getting
(i) exactly 6 bad ones:
(ii) at least 4 bad ones;
(ii) no bad one.

(b) A group consists of 8 boys and 5 girls. A committee of 7 members is chosen from the group. Find the probability that the committee is made up of 4 boys and 3 girls.

(a) P(-1, 4), Q(2, 3), R(x, y) and S(-2, 3) are the verticles of a parallelogram. Find the value of x and y.
(b) A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight line. It attains a velocity of 20ms\(^{-1}\) after travelling a distance of 8 metres. Calculate;
(ii) Iis acceleration
(ii) the time taken to travel 40 metres

Forces(5N, 030\(^o\)), (PN, 060\(^o\)), (QN, 150\(^o\)), (3N, 180\(^o\)) and (5N, 270\(^o\)) act on a body . If the system is in quilibrium, find, correct to one decimal place, the values of P and Q