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SS2 THIRD TERM MATHEMATICS EXAM

OBJECTIVES

1. Express 0.0098 in standard form (a) 9.8 x10-3 (b) 9.8 x10-2 (c) ) 9.8 x102 (d) 9.8 x103
2. Calculate 73 x 98,leaving your answer in the standard form (a)6.497 x 10-3 (b) 6.497 x 10-2
(c) 6.497 x 103 (d) 6.497 x 102
1 1 1
3. IF 2-2m=32, find the value of m (a) −2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
2 2 2
2x-1
4. IF 3 =1/27, find the value of x (a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2
Use the following for question 5 to 7. A group of students took a test and the following
frequency table show below shows the scores

Scores 0 1 2 3 4 5

Frequency
2 3 4 2 7 2

5. Find the mode (a) 2 (b) 3 (c ) 4 (d) 5 (e) 7


6. Find the mean Scores (a) 1.75 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 2.73 (e )3
7. Find the median Score (a) 0 (b) 2.5 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 7
8. Factorize x2-10x+ 25 (a) (x+5)(x-2) (b) (x-5)(x-5) (c) (x+5)(x-5) (d) (x+10)(x-2)
9. The tangent of 32 ½ 0 equal to__________(a) 0.2309 (b) 0.6371 (c) 0.8229 (d) 0.8214
10. Find the angle whose sine is 0.8660 (a) 300 (b) 600 ( c) 450 (d) 900
11. If t varies directly as s and t = ½ , when s=4 find t when s=6 (a) ¾ (b) 4/3 (c) 6/9
(d)1/8
12. P varies Q and P=45 when Q =12, find the relationship between P and Q. (a) 3.75Q (b)
Q=0.375P (c) P= 0.573 (d) Q=0.573P
13. If sin A=4/5 , then tan A = (a) 2/5 (b) 3/5 (c) ¾ (d) 5/4
14. Calculate the area of a sector circle which subtends an angle of 45o at the centre of the
22
circle, radius 14cm (π= ) (A) 77cm (B) 75cm (C)76cm (D) 87cm
7
1 1 −1 1 1 −1
15. Solve the equation 8x2- 14x + 5 =0 (a) x= or 1 (b) x= or (c) x=−2 or
2 2 4 2 4 2
4 1 1 5
(d) x= or (e) x = or
5 2 2 4
−2 3
16. Find the equation whose roots are and (a) 12x2-x +6 =0 (b) 12x2-7x - 6 =0
3 4
(c ) 12x2-x-6 =0 (d) 12x2-7x + 6 = 0 (e) 12x2+13x - 6 =0
1 1 1 2
17. Solve the equation 9x2 = 3x (a) x = (b) x=0 or (c) x=0 or (d) x=1 or (e) x= 3
3 2 3 3
or x = -3
18. A ladder 9cm long leans against a vertical wall making an angle of 640 with the horizontal
ground . Calculate correct to one decimal place . How far the foot of the ladder is from the
wall (a) 4.0m (b) 5.8m (c) 7.1m (d)8.1m (e) 18.5m
19. Evaluate (101.5)2-(100.5)2 (a) 1 (b) 2.02 (c) 20.02 (d) 202 (e) 2020
20. What is the probability having an odd number in a single toss of a die (a) 1/6 (b) 1/3
(c) ½ (d) 2/3 (e) 3/6
SECTION A
Instruction: Answer all the questions in this Section
1..The masses of 35 girls in a club are shown below:
Masses(Kg) 30 35 40 45 50 55
Frequency 5 9 7 6 4 4

a. Determine the following:


(i) Mode
(ii) Median
b. Using an assume mean of 40kg,calculate the mean mass (10mks)
3. State the formula for the following: (i) Total Surface of a cylinder with both ends are closed. (ii)
Pyth rule (iii) Volume of a cone (iv) Sine Rule (v)Cosine Rule (5 mks)
b. Without using Mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate (73.8)2 – (26.2)2 (2 mks)
4.Given that Cos x=0.7431, 𝝦<x<900 use table to find the following:
x
(i) 2 sin x (ii) tan
2
(3 mks)

SECTION B: Answer two questions in this Section. Question 6 is Compulsory


6.The table below shows the number of eggs laid by chicken in a man’s farm in a year
No of Eggs Per Year No of Chicken
45-49 10
50-54 36
55-59 64
60-64 52
65-69 28
70-79 10

a. Draw a cumulative frequency graph for the distribution


b. Use your graph to find the interquartile range (10 mks)

.If tan 𝝦 =
5 cos P+sin P
7a
12
, find: 2
1−sin P
(5 mks)
8a. A bag contains 30 blue pens (B), 10 red pens (R) and 60 white pens (W). If a ball is chosen at
random, what is the probability of choosing
(i) a blue pen? (ii) a red pen? (iii) a white pen? (iv) a black pen? (2mks)
b. Out of 10 students, the favourite drink of seven is coke and the favourite drink of the rest is Fanta.
One of the students is chosen at random. What is the probability that the favourite drink of the
student is:
(i) Coke (ii) Fanta (iii) Neither Coke nor Fanta (iv) Either Coke or Fanta? (3 mks)

4 −3
9a Find the quadratic equation in m whose roots are (a) 3 and 4 (3 mks)

(b) . If 17x=3752-3562 find the exact value of x (2 mks)


2. Marking Scheme:
o Graph with correct points and lines (4 marks)
o Correctly finding Q1 and Q3 (2 marks)
o Correct calculation of IQR (2 marks)
o Correct interpretation of results (2 marks)

Question 7a: Trigonometric Calculation

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