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The document is an end-of-year mathematics examination for Form 3 students at Batanai High School, consisting of various mathematical problems including simplifications, evaluations, set theory, and equations. It is divided into two sections, with the first section prohibiting the use of calculators, while the second section allows their use. The questions cover a wide range of topics such as fractions, percentages, algebra, geometry, and matrices.

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The document is an end-of-year mathematics examination for Form 3 students at Batanai High School, consisting of various mathematical problems including simplifications, evaluations, set theory, and equations. It is divided into two sections, with the first section prohibiting the use of calculators, while the second section allows their use. The questions cover a wide range of topics such as fractions, percentages, algebra, geometry, and matrices.

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BATANAI HIGH SCHOOL

END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS


FORM 3 MATHEMATICS
Answer all questions
Mathematical tables, slide rules and calculators must not be used in this
section

1. Express
a. 54,497 correct to the nearest tenth, [1]
b. 0,000342 in standard form, [1]
c. 478.367 correct to two significant figures [1]
2. Simplify, giving the answer as common fraction in its lowest terms
a. + [1]
2 1
7 3
b. ÷ 10 [1]
2
5
c. [1]
18 14
×

3.
35 27

a. Evaluate giving the answer as exact decimals


i. 0,024 × 0,3 [1]
ii. 3
[1]
b. Express 0,224 as a percentage [1]
(0 , 4 )

4. The universal set Ɛ = {75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 80}


M and R are subsets of Ɛ.
M= {even numbers}
R= {multiples of 4}
a. (i) List elements of set M [1]
(ii) List elements of R [1]
b. Find n(M´∪R) [1]
5. a) Simplify 2(a−2)– 4 (a+ 3) [1]
b) Express as a single fraction [2]
3 2
−

6. a) State the special name of a quadrilateral with four lines of


m−2 4 m+3

symmetry [1]
b) A quadrilateral has interior angles of x ° ,2 x ° ,(x +10)° and (x +50)° .
Calculate the value of x , [2]
7. P varies directly as the cube of r. Given that P=2 and r=4,
Find the
a) Formula connecting P and r, [2]
b) Value of P when r = 8 [1]
8. Given that
m −9 n =−15 find the numerical
m+2 n=5

a) value of m−3 n [1]


2 2

b) values of m∧n [2]


9. Given that p=
q

a) Make m the subject of the formula [2]


q +m

b) Find m given that q=3 and p=2 [1]


10. a) Evaluate 7669 +143 9giving the answer in base 9 [1]
b) Convert 356 to a number in base 2 [2]
c) Given that f ( x )=(4−x )(x−0 , 5) find f (0) [1]
11. a) A sum of money is shared in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. The smallest
share is $160,00.
Calculate the total amount of money shared. [2]
b) Find the time taken for $ 4000 , 00 to earn a simple interest of
$400,00 at a rate of 5% per annum.
[2]
12. solve the following equations
a. 3 ( x−2 )=5 x +3 [2]

b. (q− ) = [2]
2
2 49
9 81
13. a)Evaluate by first estimating each number to
0,0469 ×2.13

one significant figure. [3]


2 ,28+3 , 83 ×2.06

b) Solve the equation 27=32 d +1 [2]

14. Matrix M =( ) and matrix N=


( )
5 −3 2
x 6
−2 2
a. Find M −1 the inverse of matrix M [3]
3 2

b. Matrix N is singular.
Find the possible values of x . [3]

SECTION B
Calculators maybe used

1. a) Simplify 0,92 – 0,33 + 0,24, giving the answer in standard form.


[2]
b) Amos sold a radio for $66,00 and made a profit of 10% .
Find the cost price of the radio. [2]
c) Share $286,00 in the ratio 1 : 1 : 4. [3]
1

d) Remove brackets and simplify ( d +3 )( 6 d −1 ) . [2]


2

2.
a) Given that T =g+ √ n3−m,
i. Find T when g= -4, n=3 and m=-9, [2]
ii. Make m the subject of the formula [3]
b) Find the rate of interest per year when $144,00 earns $22,68
simple interest in 3 years. [2]
1
2

c) Express 2 as a single fraction in its simplest form.


2−x 1+ x
−
x −4 x +2
[3]
3. a) Solve the equations
i. [3]
3 1
( f −1 )= f
5 5

ii. ( ) [3]
2 7
2 −p =1
3 9

b) Factorise completely

i. 10 m2−tr−2 mt +5 mr , [2]

ii. p3−16 p . [2]

c) A carpenter’s wage depends on the number of hours she works. She


is paid at a rate of $3,65 per hour. Calculate her wage for working a
38hour week. [2]

5. (a) Simplify

(i) 25,8 – 13 + 15,25 [2]

(ii) days hrs mins

3 15 40
+ 2 8 40

b) Tafadzwa borrows $600 from his brother Tendai at the beginning of


the year. He invests the money and agrees that at the end of the year
he will repay Tendai and give him of any profit he will make. If the
2

$600 increases to $1250, calculate how much he should give Tendai at


5

the end of year. [2]

c) i. Express 676 as a product of its prime factors in index notation. [1]

ii. Hence or otherwise find the square root of 676 [1]

d) Given that f ( x )=3 x +5 , find


i. f(3) [1]
ii. the value of x for which f ( x )=83. [2]

4. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of graph paper.


Use a scale of 2cm to 1unit for the x−axis in the range −5 ≤ x ≤ 5
and 2cm to represent 5units on the y−axisfor the range −10 ≤ y ≤ 35.
a. The table below is for the function y=2 x 2−x−6.

x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y 30 15 p -3 -6 -5 0 q 22
Find the values of andp q [2]
2
c) Draw the graph of y=2 x −x−6. [4]
d) Use the graph to answer the following
i. State the minimum value of y=2 x 2−x−6. [1]
ii. Find the gradient of the curve at the point where x=−3. [2]

5. a) Given that A= ( −2 3
1 4 ) and B= ( )
−1
4
,

Evaluate AB. [2]


b) If f ( x )=3 x −5 x−1 , solve the equation f ( x )=−3.
2
[4]
c) The interior angles of a hexagon are 82 ° ,94 ° , 109 ° , x ° , 2 x ° ,∧3 x °
Find the value of x ° . [3]
d) Solve the inequality 5−x>3 x +2 [3]

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