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This document is a 3rd term examination paper for Further Mathematics for SS1 students at Standard Orbit College, covering various mathematical topics such as algebra, geometry, and statistics. It includes objective questions and a theory section requiring students to solve problems related to logarithms, arithmetic progressions, and geometric progressions. The paper tests students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts through a series of questions.

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STANDARD ORBIT COLLEGE

16, JIDE OLAYINKA STREET, IGBE LAARA, IKORODU


3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION

FURTHER-MATHS SS 1

OBJECTIVES: Answer all questions

1. Multiply 2.7 x 10-4 by 6.3 x 106 and leave your answer in standard form

(a) 1.7 x 103 (b) 1.70 x 103 (c) 1.701 x 103 (d) 17.01 x 10

2. if 9(2-x) = 3, find the value of x

(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) 5/2

3. in what number base is the addition 456 + 24 + 225 = 1050?

(a) ten (b) nine (c) eight (d) seven

4. if Un = n(n2 + 1), evaluate U5 – U4

(a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 62 (d) 80

2
5. if √ 50−k √ 8= , find K.
√2
(a) -2 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2

6. a sales boy gave a change of ₦68 instead of ₦72. Calculate the percentage error

5 15
(a) 4% (b) 5 % (c) 5 % (d) 7%
9 17
7. four oranges sell for ₦x and three mangoes sell for ₦y. Olu bought 24 oranges and 12 mangoes. How
much did he pay in terms of x and y.

(a) ₦(4x + 6y) (b) ₦(6x + 4y) (c) ₦(24x + 12y) (d) ₦(12x + 24y)
2
x 2− y 2 (x− y)
8. simplify +
( x + y )2 (3 x +3 y)
x− y 3
(a) (b) x + y (c) (d) x− y
3 x− y
2 x−5
9. solve the inequality ; <(2−x )
2
1 1 1
(a) x > 0 (b) x < (c) x > 2 (d) x < 2
4 2 4
1 1
2 3
x −y
10. if x = 64 and y = 27, calculate ; 2
3
y−x
(a) 21/5 (b) 1 (c) 5/11 (d) 11/43

11. a chord is 2cm from the centre of a circle. If the radius of the circle is 5cm, find the length of the
chord.

(a) 2√ 21 cm (b) √ 42 cm (c) 2 √ 19 cm (d) √ 21 cm

12. which of the following statement is true for the set P = {-3.2 ≤ x < 5} where x is an integer?

(a) least value of x is -3.2 (b) least value of x is -3 (c) greatest value of x is 4.9

(d) greatest value of x is 5

13. a student bought 3 notebooks and 1 pen for ₦35. After misplacing these items,she again bought 2
notebooks and 2 pens, all of the same type for ₦30. What is the cost of a pen?

(a) ₦5.00 (b) ₦7.50 (c) ₦10.00 (d) ₦15.00

14. three men, bedu, bakare and kofi shared ₦500 in the ratio 3:2:x respectively. If bedu’s share is ₦150,
find the value of x.

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

15. In the diagram below, ZM is a straight line. Calculate the value of x.

(a) 270 (b) 300 (c) 350 (d) 370

(3x + 14)0

2x (2x-21)0

16. In ∆PQR, <PQR=840, < QPR = 430 and /PQ/=5cm. Find /QR/ in cm, correct to 1 decimal place.

(a) 3.4 (b) 4.3 (c) 5.9 (d) 6.2

17. a ladder, 6cm long leans against a vertical wall at an angle 530 to the horizontal. How high up the wall
does the ladder reach?

(a) 3.611m (b) 4.521m (c) 4.792m (d) 7.962m

22
18. what is the volume of a solid cylinder of diameter 7cm and height 7cm? (take π = )
7
(a) 38.5cm3 (b) 77.0cm3 (c) 269.5cm3 (d) 1078cm3
1
19. find the value of x for which 2 is not defined
2 x −13 x +15
(a) 5 or 3/2 (b) 1 or 15/13 (c) 2 or 15 (d) 13 or 15

20.

if P = PQ (1+
3t
R
¿ ) ¿ make R the subject of formula.

2
3 Qt 2
P −3 t
2
P −3 t P −3 Qt
(a) R = 2 (b) R = (C) R = (d) R = 2
P −Q Q−1 Q−1 P −Q

21. In a triangle XYZ, /YZ/ = 6cm <YXZ = 600 and XYZ is a right angle. Calculate /XZ/ in cm, leaving your
answer in surd form.

(a) 2√ 3 (b) 4√ 3 (c) 6√ 3 (d) 12√ 3

22. given that p varies as the square of q and q varies inversely as the square root of r. How does p vary
with r?

(a) p varies as the square of r (b) p varies as the square of r

(c) p varies inversely as the square root of r (d) p varies inversely as r

23. a man made a loss of 15% by selling an article for ₦595. Find the cost price of the article.

(a) ₦600.00 (b) ₦684.25 (c) ₦700.00 (d) ₦892.50

24. factorise: (2x + 3y)2 –( x -4y)2.

(a) (3x – y)(x + 7y) (b) (3x + y)(2x -7y) (c) (3x + y)(2x + 7y)

22
25. The curved surface area of a cylinder 5cm high, is 110cm2. Find the radius of its base. (take π = )
7
(a) 2.6cm (b) 3.5cm (c) 3.6cm (d) 7.0cm

1 1
26. a school girl spends of her pocket money on books and on dress. What fraction remains
4 3
(a) 5/6 (b) 7/12 (c) 5/12 (d) 1/6

27. the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground which is 36m away from the
foot of the tower is 300. Calculate the height of the tower.

(a) 62.35m (b) 20.78m (c) 18.00m (d) 10.39m

28. find the area of a rectangle of length 4cm and whose diagonal is 8cm. ( leaving your in surd form)

(a) 8√ 3cm2 (b)12 √ 3cm2 (c) 16√ 2cm2 (d) 16√ 3 cm2

y
29. given that x + y = 7 and 3x – y = 5, evaluate −3.
2
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. calculate the total surface area of a cupboard which measures 12cm by 10cm by 8cm

(a) 1920cm2 (b) 592cm2 (c) 296cm2 (d) 148cm2

THEORY

Answer (3) three Questions from this section

3 p +4 q
1. (a) if =2, find p: q
3 p−4 q

(b) find the value of K given that log K – log (K-2) = log 5.

(c) use logarithm tables to evaluate


2
(3.68) × 6.705
√ 0.3581

2. (a) without using tables or calculator,

0.6 ×32× 0.004


Simplify; leaving the answer in standard form (scientific notation)
1.2× 0.008 ×0.16

(b). if 2x+y =16 and 4x-y=1/32, find the value of x and y

3. The 4th term of an arithmetical progression is 15 and the 9th term is 35. Find the 15th term

b. An operation * is defined on the set of real numbers R such that if x, y are element of R, then

x+ y
x*y= , Find a. 3*2 b. 5*4
2

4.
Class interval 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70

Frequency 8 5 12 15 4 6

The table above shows the distribution of marks scored by students in an examination. Calculate the (a) mean
(b) mean deviation (c) variance (d) standard deviation

5. Simplify the following

(a). 642/3 (ii). 25x-7 x25x7

(b). 5x+1 =625

(c). The 28th term of an AP IS -5. Find its common difference, if its first term is 31

Further maths SS 2.

1. If P {X: 1 ≤ X ≥ 6} and Q = { X : 2˂ X ˂ 9}, where X ∈ R , find P ∩Q

2. {X: 2 ≤ X ≥ 6} (b) {X: 2 ≤ X ˂6} (c) {X: 2 ˂ X ˂ 6} (d) {X: 2 ˂ X ≤ 6}

ab
3. A binary operation * is defined on the set of a real number R by a∗b= . Find the value of √ 2∗√ 6
4

√2 √3 √2
4. √3 (b)3
4
(c)
2
(d)
2
5. Given that 2x = 0.125, find the value of x (a) 0 (b) -1 (c) -2 (d) -3

125 2 4 2
6. Simplify (216)-2/3 x (0.16)-3/2. (a) (b) (c) (d)
288 125 225 225
7. If 163x = 1/4(32x-1), find the value of x. (a) -2 (b) - 1/2 (c) 1/2 (d) 2

8. Calculate the length of line joining points X(3,5) and Y (5, 1).

a. (a) 4.0 (b) 4.2 (c) 4.5 (d) 5.0.

9. simplify (4x + 3y)(4x – 3y) (a) 16x2 – 19y2 (b) 16x2 – 9y (c) 12x2 – 16y2 (d)
16x – 9y2
2

10. if 3(3)x = 27, find the value of X (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) -3 (d) -2

11. solve the logarithmic equation log x 81 = 4 (a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 3


(d) -3

1
12. calculate for the value of X in the equation log x 64=3 (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) -5
2
13. using logarithm table, evaluate √
3
20.45 (a) 2.357 (b) 2.735 (c) 3.543 (d)
3.435

14. using logarithm table , calculate 12.34 x 139.7 to the nearest hundred

a. (a) 1724 (b) 1700 (c) 1720 (d) 1000

15. find the 40th term an A.P with a sequence of 6, 11, 16, 21…, (a) 201 (b) 102 (c)
202 (d) 200

16. factorise 20 + X – X2 (a) (5 – x)(3 + x) (b) (5 – x)(4 + x) (c) (4 – x)(5 + x) (d)


(5 – x)(3 - x)

17. solve the quadratic equation X2 + X – 42 = 0

a. (a) (7 – x)(6 + x) (b) (x + 7)(x - 6) (c) (6 – x)(3 + x) (d) (8 – x)(4 + x)

18. Use the following information to answer question 16 to 18

a. The second term of an geometrical progression is 35 and the fourth term is 875.

19. find the common ratio (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) -3 (d) -5

20. find the first term (a) -7 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 3

21. calculate the 5th term (a) 4735 (b) 4375 (c) 625 (d) 7625

22. Given that A, B and C are subsets of the universal set ξ , each of which is defined as follows

a. ξ={ x :2 ≤ x ˂12 , x is an integer } A={ x :3< x <6 } B= { x :2< x ≤6 } C= { x :4 ≤ x ≤ 8 },


Use the information to answer 19 to 20.

23. find ( A ∪ B ) ∪ C (a) { 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} (b) { 2, 4, 5, 6, 7} (c) { 1, 3, 4,


5, 6, 7, 8} (d) { 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
24. find( A ∩ B )I ∩C (a) { 4, 7, 8} (b) { 6, 7, 8} (c) { 3, 4, 5,}
(d) { Ø }

25. P varies directly as the square of Q. If P = 3 when Q = 2, find Q when P = 6

a. √ 2 b. 4 c. 3 √8
26. Evaluate (3.2)2 – (1.8)2

a. 13.48 b. 7 c. 2.56 d. 1.96

27. Solve the following quadratic equation: m2 – 7m + 11 = 0

7±√5
a. m = 3 b. m = -11 c. m = d. m = 12
2
28. if x = 7, y = 5 and z = -3, find the value of x(x – z) – y2

a. 95 b. 60 c. 45 d. 18

29. Solve the inequality: 3 – 4x ≤7x – 1

4 −4 2 3
a. ≥ b . x= c .x ≤ d. x≤
11 11 3 4
30. If S = 2 πrh+ 2 π r 2 , which of the following expressions is correct when h is made the subject of the
formula?
2 2
s r S−π r S−2 π r S−2 πr
a. − b. c. d. 2
2 πr 2 2 πr 2 πr πr
31. A ladder 5m long rests against a wall such that its foot makes an angle of 300 with the horizontal.
How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

a. 2.36m b. 2.5m c. 4.33m d. 5.77m

THEORY SECTION B

Answer number one and any other two

2
x +2 dy
1a. if y= find
3−x
2
dx

b. find the derivatives of y with respect to x in x 2+ xy+ y 2=9

c. An object moves such that its distance y meters, from the origin, at any time t seconds is y =
3 2
t −6 t + 9 t+3. Calculate:
i. the times the object is momentarily at rest

ii. its accerelation

iii. its distance from the origin at these times

dy
d. using the first principle find if y=2 x 2
dx
1
2a. the equation of a straight line with gradient which passes through point (1,2)
3
b. the distance between two points (6,1) and (m,5) is 10units, where m is a constant. Find the possibles
values of m.

3. (a) Find the intercepts made by the line 3x-2y=6 on the x-axis and y-axis. Hence, draw its graph.

(b) Find the gradients of the following lines passing through the points

(i) A (0,4) and B(3,0)

(ii) P (3,2) and Q(7,4)

4. (a) find the equation of a line through the point ( -3,6) where gradient is -5

(b) the sum of the first n terms of an A.P is 252. If the first term is -16 and the last term is 72,

find the number of terms in the series.

THIRD TERM PROMOTION EXAMINATION

Subject: Mathematics Class: S.S. 1

Instruction: Answer all questions

SECTION A: Objectives

1. If the second and fourth terms of a G.P are 8 and 32 respectively. What is the sum of the first four
terms?
a. 28 b. 40 c. 48 d. 60

5.34 x 67.4
2. Evaluate using logarithm tables
2.7
a. 1.332 b. 13.32 c. 133.3 d. 132.6

3. Factorize 35 – 2b – b2

a. (35 – 2b)(b – 1) b. (7 + b)(5 – b) c. (3 + 7b)(5 – b) d. (7 + b)(5 + b)

4. Evaluate 0.009 ÷ 0.012, leaving your answer in standard form

a. 7.5 x 102 b. 7.5 x 101 c. 7.5 x 10-1 d. 7.5 x 10-2

5. The angle of elevation of X from Y is 300. If /XY/ = 40m, how high is X above the level of Y?

a. 10m b. 20m c. 40m d. 50m

6. If 5 times a certain integer is subtracted from twice the square of the integer

a. 21 b. 9 c. 7 d. 4

7. If 3y = 243, find the value of y?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

Use the following for questions 8 – 10. For a class of 30 students, the scores in a Mathematics test out of 10
marks were as follows: 4, 5, 7, 2, 3, 6, 5, 5, 8, 9, 5, 4, 2, 3, 7, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 3, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 6, 7, 7, 2

8. What is the mode of the scores?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7

9. What is the median scores?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

10. What is the range of the distribution?

a. 3 b. 7 c. 5 d. 6
4
9
11. Simplify 2
3
27
6 1 1
a. 3 b . 1 c . d.
9 27
1
12. In an A.P, the first term is 2, and the sum of the 1st and 6th terms is 162 . What is the 4th term?
1 1
a. 12 b. 92 c. 8 d. 52

13. Convert 608ten to a number is base five

a. 4423five b. 4413five c. 4313five d. 4303five


14. Lara bought 400 Alpha company shares at ₦1.50 each and sold them at N2.05 each. What was her
gain?

a. ₦0.55 b. ₦200 c. ₦220 d. ₦330

15. P varies directly as the square of Q. If P = 3 when Q = 2, find Q when P = 6

a. √ 2 b. 4 c. 3 √8
16. Evaluate (3.2)2 – (1.8)2

a. 13.48 b. 7 c. 2.56 d. 1.96

17. Solve the following quadratic equation: m2 – 7m + 11 = 0

7±√5
a. m = 3 b. m = -11 c. m = d. m = 12
2
18. if x = 7, y = 5 and z = -3, find the value of x(x – z) – y2

a. 95 b. 60 c. 45 d. 18

19. Solve the inequality: 3 – 4x ≤7x – 1

4 −4 2 3
a. ≥ b . x= c .x ≤ d. x≤
11 11 3 4
20. If S = 2 πrh+ 2 π r 2 , which of the following expressions is correct when h is made the subject of the
formula?
2 2
s r S−π r S−2 π r S−2 πr
a. − b. c. d. 2
2 πr 2 2 πr 2 πr πr
21. A ladder 5m long rests against a wall such that its foot makes an angle of 30 0 with the horizontal.
How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

a. 2.36m b. 2.5m c. 4.33m d. 5.77m

22. Calculate the perimeter of the trapezium, PQRS

P 16 cm Q

5cm 4 cm

S R

a. 24cm b. 36cm c. 44cm d. 72cm

23. Given that m = - 3 and n = 2; find the value of


2 3
3 n −2 m
m
a. -22 b. -14 c. 14 d. 22

24. Given that 81 x 2n – 2 = k. find √ k

a. 4.5 x 2n b. 4.5 x 22n c. 9 x 2n – 1 d. 9 x 22n

25. If y varies inversely as x2, how does x vary with y?

a. x varies inversely as y2 c. x varies directly as y2

b. x varies inversely as √ y d. x varies directly as √ y

26. If 104n = 68, find the value of x

a. 5 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9

A tree is 8 km due south of a building Kofi is standing 8 km west of the tree. Using this information to
answer 30 and 31

27. How far is Kofi from the building?

a. 4 √ 2 b. 8 km c. 8√ 2 d. 16km

28. Find the bearing of Kofi from the building?

a. 3150 b. 2700 c. 2250 d. 1350

29. Which of the following bearings is equivalent to S500W?

a. 0400 b. 1300 c. 2200 d. 2300

30. A solid cylinder of radius 7cm is 10cm long. Find its total surface area

a. 70 π cm2 b. 189 π cm2 c. 210 π cm2 d. 238 π cm2

The table below gives the distribution of marks obtained by a number of pupils in a class test

Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5

Frequency 4 7 12 18 11 8

Use this information to answer questions 41 – 43

31. The mode of the distribution is ________________________________________.

a. 3 b. 5 c. 8 d. 18

32. Find the median of the distribution

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

33. How many pupils scored at least 2 marks?


a. 12 b. 23 c. 37 d. 49

PAPER 2: Theory

Answer all the questions

1a. Without using calculator, evaluate

0.18 x 12.5

0.05 x 0.2
1
1b. Solve ( x−2) = 27(1−x)
81
2. The table shows the number of suitcases possessed by a group of travellers

No of suitcases 0 1 2 3 4 5

Travellers 2 7 7 2 3 9

a. Calculate (i) the median

(ii) the mean, correct to the nearest whole number

b. Draw a bar chart to represent the information

3a. Factorize 6y2 – 149y – 102

3b. Given that S = K√ m2 + n2

(i) Make m the subject of the relation

(ii) If S = 12.2, K = 0.02 and n = 1.1, find, correct to the nearest whole number, the value of m.

4a. A manufacturer offers distributors a discount of 20% on any article bought and a further discount
of 2 ½ % for prompt payment.

(i) If the marked price of an article is ₦25,000, find the total amount saved by a distributor for
paying promptly.

(ii) If a distributor pays ₦11,700 promptly for an article marked ₦x, find the value of x.

5. Y is 60km away from X on a bearing of 1350. Z is 80km away from X on a bearing of 2250. Find the:

a. distance of Z from Y

b. bearing of Z from Y

THIRD TERM PROMOTION EXAMINATION


Subject: Mathematics Class: S.S. 2

Instruction: Answer all questions

SECTION A: Objectives

1. 5389 = X10. x is (a) 440 (b) 113 (c) 598 (d) 152

2. Determine the percentage error for a 50cm bar which is measured as 49.5cm. (a) 1.0% (b) 2.0% (c)
3.0% (d) 4.0%

3. The reciprocal of ¼ is (a) 4 1/3 (b) 13/3 (c) 8/9 (d) 1 1/8
1/3 +
3/4
4. The value of √ 42,000 correct to three significant figures is _____ (a) 205 (b) 20.5 (c) 64.8 (d) 648

5. Evaluate correct to two decimal places 50 + 1/50 + 3/500 + 25/5000 (a) 50.03 (b) 50.02 (c) 50.30 (d) 50.30
1/4
6. Evaluate 81 x 36½ x 100 (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

7. If U ={5, 6, 7,−¿
8}, P ={6, 7,}, and Q ={6, 8}, then, (P n Q)1, is (a) {5, 6, 7} (b) {5,7, 8} (c) {6, 7,}, (d) {5,
8},

The Venn diagram shows the number of students offering mathematics M, physics P and chemistry C in the
final year class in a secondary school. There are 16 students altogether. Use this information to answer
question 8 to 11

M P
4x 7 + x
32 - x
2x
9x 6x
27 + x
C

8. How many students offer both mathematics and chemistry? (a) 42 (b) 55 (c) 72 (d) 80

9. How many students offer at least one of physics or chemistry? (a) 145 (b) 139 (c) 128 (d) 85

10. How many students offer both mathematics and physics but not chemistry (a) 10 (b) 20

(c) 32 (d) 48
11. How many students offer at least two of the three subjects? (a) 85 (b) 100 (c) 105 (d) 125

12. P is directly proportional to M and inversely proportional to N. if P = 9 when M= 24 and n = 8, find the
value of P when m = 5 and n = 6 (a) 1¼ (b) 11 (c) 2 ½ (d) 3 3/5

13. One of these is not a condition for congruency (a) SSS (b) SAS (c) AAA (d)

14. If y = 2/3 x + 1 and Z = 2 2/3 y + 1, then the value of Z when x = 66 is

(a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 61 (d) 31

15. Evaluate 83.7262 – 16.2742 correct to 3 significant figures (a) 6,740 (b) 6,700 (c) 674

(d) 6,750

16. Solve the equation 5x2 = 3x (a) x = 5 or 3 (b) x = 0 or 3 (c) x = 3 or 5 (d) x = 0 or 3/5

17. A fair die is thrown two times. What is the probability that the sum of the scores is at least 10?

5 1 5 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36 6 18 3
18. Find the values of q which satisfies the simultaneous equations P + q = 5; p 2 – 2q2 = 1

(a) 12, -2 (b) 12, -12 (c) – 12, 2 (d) 2, -2

19. The area of a sector of a circle with diameter 12cm is 66cm 2. If the sector is folded to form a cone,
calculate the radius of the base of the cone

(a) 3.0cm (b) 3.5cm (c) 7.0cm (d) 7.5cm

20.

scores 0-4 5-9 10 - 14

frequency 2 1 2

The table shows the distribution of the scores of some student in a test. Calculate the mean score (a) 5.6
(b) 6.2 (c) 6.6 (d) 7.0

21. Which of the following is not true of graphs. (a) The equation of a straight line has the form y = m x + c
(b) A line with a positive slope (M>o) rises from left to right (c) a horizontal line has infinite slope (d) a line
with a negative slope (m<0) falls from left to right

22. What integral values of x satisfy the inequality – 2 ≤ x < 2? (a)-2, -1 1, 2, (b) -1, 0, 1 (c) -2, -1, 0, 1 (d) -2,
-1, 0, 1, 2

23. The 11th term of the A.P.15, 9, 3, -3 …… is (a) 75 (b) 51 (c) -51 (d) -45

The table below gives the distribution of marks obtained by a number of pupils in a class test

Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5

Frequency 4 7 12 18 11 8
Use this information to answer questions 41 – 43

24. The mode of the distribution is ________________________________________.

b. 3 b. 5 c. 8 d. 18

25. Find the median of the distribution

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

26. How many pupils scored at least 2 marks?

b. 12 b. 23 c. 37 d. 49

−2
27. Find the equation whose roots are ∧3
3
c. 3x2 + 11x – 6 = 0 c. 3x2 + 7x + 6 = 0

d. 3x2 – 11x – 6 = 0 d. 3x2 – 7x – 6 = 0

28. The square root of a number is 2k. What is half of the number?
2
√k k
b . √k c. d . 2 k
2
e.
2 2
22
29. The area of a circle is 38.5 cm2. Find its diameter. ( π = )
7
f. 22 cm b. 14 cm c. 7 cm d. 6 cm

30. If the probability that an event will occur is p and the probability that it will not occur is q, which of the
following is true?

i. p – q = 1 (b) q – p = 0 (c) p + q = 1 (d) p + q = 0

THEORY

Answer four questions only and show full working

1. Calculate the standard deviation of the set of numbers 12, 14, 13, 24, 22, 17, 16, 23, 10, 26.
3mrsks

(b) 2x – y = 10
3x + y2 = 22 2mrks

2. A boy 1.2m tall, stand 6m away from the foot of a vertical lamp pole 4.2m long. If the lamp is at the
tip of the pole.

Calculate (i) length of the shadow of the boy cast by the lamp (ii) angle of elevation of the lamp from
the boy correct to the nearest degree 2mrks

2y-20
L x + 60 x N From the figure, find the value of x + y (3
Y+50 marks)
M

3 3
(3) Solve the inequality 4 + (x + 2) ≤ x + 1 (3 marks)
4 8

b. If 4p + 3q = 5 and 3p + 5q = 4, find the value of 11 (p + q). 2mrk

(4) two joint task force petrol boats, alpha and omega are at a distance of 320m and 420m on the bearing
of 0550 and 3100 respectively from the continue station C. how far apart are the petrol boats?
2mrks

(c) Solve 3y2 – 13y – 10 = 0 2mrks

(e) Solve for x: 27x/2= 33/4 x 9-1/4 1 mrks

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