HEIGHT OF JOY INT’L TECHNICAL

COLLEGE
Address: No 5, Zone Oloya, Onibuore Area, Monatan Iwo Road, Ibadan.
Tel: 08037473053, 08060674972
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS: SS2 SUBJECT: Physics
1. Which of the following is equivalent to Js-1 (a) Farad (b) Hertz (c) Newton (d) Pascal (e) Watt
2. Which of the following processes a friction not an advantage (a) Applying the brakes of a moving
car (b) Lifting a load with a pulley (c) Motion of a bent over a wheel in a machine (d) sharpening
a knife (e) Walking
3. A speedboat travels at an average speed of 20ms -1 . calculate the distance travelled in 25 minutes
(a) 75m (b) 500m (c) 151000m (d) 30000m (e) 45000.
4. A boy pulls his toy with a rope at an angle of 60 0 to the horizontal , if he pulls with a force of F
Newton’s. The force that pulls the toy in the upward direction is (a) F cos 60 0 (b) F sin 600 (c)
F/tan 600 (d) F cos 600 (e) F/sin 600
5. Two bodies start from rest with different accelerations a 1 and a2 to attain velocities v1 and v2 in t
seconds which of the following equations expresses the relationship among v 1 and v2 , a1 and a2 ?

( ) ( )
2 2 2 2
a2 v 2 v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2
(a) = (b) = (c) 2 = (d) = (e) =
a1 v 1 a1 a2 a1 a2 √ a1 √ a 2 a1 a2
6. The forces at a point O as shown below. What is the value of the vertical component of the force?
[sin 300 = 0.500, cos 300 = 0.866]
30N

10N 300 0

(a) 15N (b) 25N (c) 26N (d) 36N (e) 40N
7. A uniform metre rule of mass 150g is pivoted at the 60cm mark. Calculate the mass which when
hung at the 85cm mark will balance the ruler horizontally (a) 42.9g (b) 1165g (c) 1125g (d)
562.5g (e) 77.7g
8. A bullet fired with a velocity of 150ms-1 at an angle of 150 to the horizontal. Calculate the range of
the bullet [g=10ms-1 ]? (a) 1507.2m (b) 1165.0m (c) 1125m (d) 562.5m (e) 77.7m
9. A stone of height of 50m. calculate the kinetic energy after falling through a distance of 20m
[g=10ms-1 ]? (a) 200J (b) 500J (c) 2000J (d) 5000J (e) 3000J
10. A machine with a velocity ratio of 20 was used to move a load of 2600N. If the effort applied was
200N, Calculate the efficiency of the machine (a) 50% (b) 55% (c) 65% (d) 77% (e) 80%
11. Which of the following sets of energy are renewable (a) Biomass natural gas and solar (b)
Biomass, nuclear and petroleum (c) Biomass, Solar and wind (d) Petroleum natural gas and
nuclear (e) Wind, nuclear and wind
12. A metals rod 3.0m long temperature of 95 0c calculate the new length of the rod [linear
expansivity = 1.7x10-5 k] (a) 3.00179m (b) 3.00306m (c) 3.00485m (d) 3.03060m (e) 3.04850m
13. The advantage of alcohol over mercury as a thermometric substance is that it has (a) greater
conductivity (b) high boiling point (c) low expansivity (d) low freezing point (e) high cohesive
force
14. The boiling point of a liquid is increased of (a) Adding Impurity (b) Decreasing the pressure on it
(c) Increasing its exposed area (d) Increasing its temperature (e) Increasing its volume
15. The pressure of a fixed mass of gas is 760mmHg when the volume of the gas is 6.0m 3 . calculate
the volume when the pressure increases to 960mmHg are constant temperature (a) 0.13m 3 (b)
0.21m3 (c) 1.25m3 (d) 4.75m3 (e) 7.58m3
16. Which of the following device stoves and transfer charges (a) Capacitor (b) Electrophorus (c)
Gold leaf electroscope (d) Landing conductor (e) Proof plane
17. An object of mass 0.40kg attached to the end of a spring whirled around in a horizontal circle of
radius 2cm with a constant speed of 8.0m/s. Calculate the angular velocity of the object (a) 0.8
rads-1 (b) 2.0 rads-1 (c) 4.0 rads-1 (d) 8.0 rads-1 (e) 16.0 rads-1
18. A body of mass 209kg is set in motion of two forces of 3N and 4N, acting at right-angle to each
other. Determine the magnitude of its acceleration (a) 4.0m/s 2 (b) 2.89m/s2 (c) 0.35m/s2 (d)
0.2m/s2 (e) 0.05m/s2
19. Two blocks of the same dimension one steel and the other wooden, are dropped simultaneously
form the same height, if they fall freely negatively air resistance, the (a) The tow block will hit
the ground simultaneously because they have the same acceleration. (b) Two blocks reach the
ground at the same time because their dimensions are the same(c) Wooden block, being lighter
than the steel block, reaches the ground (d) Steel block reaches the ground first, because it is
denser than the wooden block (e) Steel block takes half as much time as the wooden block to
reach the ground because it is more massive than the wooden block.
20. In order to remove the error of parallax when taking measurements with a metre rule the eye
should be focused (a) Slantingly towards the left of the markings (b) Slantingly towards the right
of the markings (c) Vertically upwards on the markings (e) Horizontally upward on the markings.
21. A load is pulled at a uniform speed along a horizontal floor by a rope at 45 0 to floor if the force in
the rope is 1500N. What is the frictional force on the load (a) 1542N (b) 1350N (c) 1260N (d)
1060N (e) 750N
22. Calculate the total distance covered by the train before coming to rest. If its initial speed is 30ms -1
with a constant retardation of 0.1m/s2 (a) 550m (b) 4500m (c) 4200m (d) 3000m (e) 222m
23. A car starts form rest and moves with a uniform acceleration of 30ms -2 for 20s. calculate the
distance covered at the end of the motion (a) 6km (b) 12km (c) 18km (d) 24km (e) 36km
24. A object moves in a circular path of radius 0.5m with a speed of 1m/s 2 what is the angular
velocity? (a) 8rads-1 (b) 4rads--1 (c) 2 rads-1 (d) 1rads-1 (e) 0.5rads-1
25. The diagram below shows a wooden block just about to slide down on inclined plane whose
inclination to the horizontal is oc The coefficient of frictional force between the block and plane
is
block
oc (a) sin oc (b) cot ol (c) cos oc (d) cos oc (e) cosec oc
26. An object of mass 20kg slides down an inclined plane at an angle of 30 0 the coefficient of state
friction? (a) 0.2 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.5 (e) 0.6 [7=10m/s-2]
27. A block and tackle is used to raise a load of 250N through a vertical distance of 30m. what is the
efficiency of the system if the work done against friction 1500 (a) 62.5% (b) 73.3% (c) 83.3% (d)
94.3% (e) 75%
28. If a load of 1kg stretches a cord of 1.2cm. What is the force constant of the cord (a) 866Nm -1 (b)
833Nm-1 (c) 760Nm-1 (d) 667Nm-1 (e) 767Nm-1
29. Clinical thermometer are example of (a) Pressure gas thermometers (b) Resistance thermometers
(c) Alcohol thermometers (d) Mercury - in – glass thermometers (e) Gas thermometers
 30. What is the acceleration between two points on a velocity –time graph which has coordinate
[10s , 15ms-1 ] and [20s , 35ms-1] (a) 1.75ms-2 (b) 3.50ms-2 (c) 1.00ms-2 (d) 2.00ms-2

HEIGHT OF JOY INT’L TECHNICAL

COLLEGE
Address: No 5, Zone Oloya, Onibuore Area, Monatan Iwo Road, Ibadan.
Tel: 08037473053, 08060674972
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS: SS2 SUBJECT: Mathematics

1. Express 68464 to three significant figures (a) 68400 (b) 68460 (c) 68500 (d) 6753 (e) 68
2. A car bought for #250,000 was later sold for #200,000 find the percentage loss (a) 25% (b) 20%
(c) 15% (d) 35% (e) 40%
1
3. A student spent of her pocket of her pocket money on dress and ¼ on books. What fraction
5
9 9 3 11 20
remains? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
20 10 20 20 9
4. The simple interest paid on an investment of #85,000 at 6% per annum for 5 years is (a) #25,500
(b) #25,050 (c) #4,250 (d) #5,100 (e) #2,550
5. 1213 corrected to a number in base two is _____ (a) 100000 2 (b) 110002 (c) 11012 (d) 1000002 (d)
101002
6. 4105x = 86, find the value of x (a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 10 (e) 6
7. Find the value of 5÷4 (mod 7) (a) 1,6 (b) 2,3 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 0
8. What is the simplest positive form of -35 (mod 6)? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 3
9. If y = 235 + 1013 , find y leaving your answer in base two (a) 1110 (b) 100111 (c) 11101 (d)
111100 (e) 100111
4 2
10. Simplify 641/2 x 100-1/2 x (81/2)0 (a) (b) (c) 145 (d) 80 (e) 652
5 5
2/3 2
11. Simplify (125 ) (a) 15 (b) 50 (c) 150 (d) 25 (e) 5
12. Express the product of 0.008 and 0.07 in standard form (a) 5.6 x 10 -3 (b) 5.6 x 10-4 (c) 5.6
x 103 (d) 5.6 x 104 (e) 5.6 x 10-2
13. 4 log10 q = 5, then q is (a) 5000 (b) 100,000 (c) 10,000 (d) 500 (e) 50
6.53× 78.5
14. Evaluate (a) 516.5 (b) 5165 (c) 1519 (d) 151.9 (e) 15.19
3.4
3
4
81
15. Simplify −2 (a) 31 (b) 35 (c)36 (d) 93 (e) 3-5
3
27
3 1
16. If 43x = 256, then the value of x is (a) (b) 0.76 (c) 113 (d) 1.34 (e)
4 3
 √
2 2 2 2
m t− p rk + p rk + p m rk + p
17. Make t the subject of the formula in K = (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) (d)
r m m m
2 2 2 2
rk + p rk + pm
2 (e) 2
m m
18. 4 p is inversely proportional to the square root of q and p = 16 and q = 36 find the law connecting

(e) √
36 96 96 96 q
p and q? (a) (b) p = (c) p = (d) p =
p √q √8 √q 9
1
19. Given that x
2
and x=5 when y = 25 find the value of when x =13 (a) √ 15 (b) 225 (c) √
3
5(d)
√y
22.5 (e) 25
20. 4 √ x−5 varies directly as y and x = 30 when y =2 find e when y = 8 (a) 395 (b) 205 (c) 25 (d) 20
(e) 405
21. What must be added to (5a – 5b) to get (a – 3b)? (a) b -4a (c) -6a – b (d) – 6a + b (e) -4a – b
22. Factorize the expression ax + by – ay – bx (a) (a - b) (x + y) (b) (a + b) (x + y) (c) (a + b (x -
y) (d) (a - b) (x - y) (e) (a + b) (x + y)
2m+1 3 m−1
23. Solve the equation − (a) -1 (b) 2 (c) -0.25 (d) 0.5 (e) 1
6 4
2
x −(2 x+ xy)
24. If x = – 3 , y = 5 and Z = 0, find the value of (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) -2 (e) -3
2−5 x
−2 3
25. Find the equation whose root are and (a) 20x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (b) 25x 2 - 7x -6 = 0 (c) 15x 2 –
3 4
7x -5 = 0 (d) 20x2 – 7x -6 = 0 (e) 20x2 + 4x -6 = 0
0 −1 1 2
26. Solve the equation 9x2 = 3x (a) x = (b) x = 0 or (c) 2 = 0 or (d) x = 1 or x = (e) x =
3 3 3 3
±3
27. Factorise 6 – 11y + 3y2 (a) (y - 3) (3y + 2) (b) (3y - 2) (y + 3) (c) (2 - y) (3 - 2y) (d) (2 –
3y) (3 + y) (e) (3 - y) (2 – 3y )
28. Which of the following is not a quadratic expression? (a) y = 2x 2 – 5x (b) y = x (x - 8) (c)
x2 + 1 (d) y = x2 – 2 (e) y = 7 (x - 2)
29. The angles of a pentagon are x 0 , (x + 40)0, (x + 15)0 and (x - 15)0 find the value of the largest
angles (a) 157.50 (b) 102.50 (c) 62.50 (d) 2500 (e) 47.50

THEORY
Instruction: (Answer any three questions)
1a. The Energy E possessed of a moving object varies directly as its mass M and the square of its
velocity . V when m = 8kg , v= 5m/s and E = 100 Joule find E when M = 6kg and v = 2m/s

3 1
81 −27
b. Evaluate 4 3
3
3×2

2a. Make C the subject of the formula in T = 2π

√ l 1 +6 2
2 gl

b. In a class of 45 students 28 offer chemistry and 25 offer Biology. 4 each students after at
least each one of the subjects.
i Represent the information on a venn diagram

ii how many students offer both chemistry and biology.

3a Solve the equation x2 – 5x – 10 = 0

i Find the equation whose roots are ¾ and –f

b The age of a father is twice that of his son four years ago, while the sun of their ages was
48. What is their present ages

7 7 3 15
4. Simplify of [15 × ] + [ ÷
15 15 4 16