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The document is a first term examination paper for Mathematics for SSS 2 students at Crystal Academy, covering various topics including logarithms, quadratic equations, percentage errors, rounding numbers, and simultaneous equations. It consists of objective questions in Section A and theoretical questions in Section B, requiring students to solve problems and evaluate expressions. The examination aims to assess students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts.

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SS 2 Mathematics

The document is a first term examination paper for Mathematics for SSS 2 students at Crystal Academy, covering various topics including logarithms, quadratic equations, percentage errors, rounding numbers, and simultaneous equations. It consists of objective questions in Section A and theoretical questions in Section B, requiring students to solve problems and evaluate expressions. The examination aims to assess students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts.

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Crystal academy

Centre for training the minds for exploits, Osaro by Majente Road, Akute, Ogun state

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION


SUBJECT: Mathematics CLASS: SSS 2 TIME………. HOURS
Section A Objective
Use logarithm table to evaluate the following
1. √4 0.0613 (A) 0.4976 (B) 0.5691 (C) 0.2563 (D) 0.07946
26.7
2. 5√ 9562 (A) 0.4014 (B) 2.451 (C) 0.3084 (D) 0.5338
3. 0.67253 (A) 0.3042 (B) 0.4912 (C) 3.614 (D) 0.3142
4. 0.07634 3/ 4 (A) 0.125 (B) 1.356 (C) 0.215 (D) 0.145
5. 0.9253 ÷ √ 0.673 (A) 0.894 (B) 0.965 (C) 0.456 (D) 2.469
Solve the following quadratic equation
6. 10m2 – 41m – 45 = 0 (A) 3 or -4 (B) -3 and 4 (C) -5 or -9/10
7. 2h2 – 5h + 3 = 0 (A) 3 or 1 (B) -3 or -1 (C) -1½ or -1 (D) 1½ or 1
8. 21 x=8 x 2−9 (A) 3 or -3/8 (B) -3 or 3/8 (C) –½ or -4 (D) ½ or 4
9. P2 +25 P−150=0 (A) 5 or -30 (B) -5 or 30 (C) -20 or 4 (D) 20 or -4
10.3 x 2−5 x−7=0 (A) 2.57 or 0.91 (B) -2.57 or 0.91 (C) 2.57 or -0.91 (D) 4.2 or 3
11. A stick of length 1.75m was measured by a boy as 1.80m. Find the percentage error in his
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measurement (A) 2 7 % (B) 2/5% (C) 40% (D) 23%
12. The length of a stick is 8cm. A student measures the length as 8.5cm. Find the percentage
error the measurement.

Round off 146.983 to:


13. 2 decimal places. (A) 146.93 (B) 146.98 (C) 146.10 (D) 146.983
14. Nearest whole number (A) 148 (B) 146 (C) 146.1 (D) 147
15. The nearest hundred (A) 140 (B) 100 (C) 146 (D) 200
16. 2 significant figures (A) 100 (B) 150 (C) 147 (D) 200
17. 1 decimal place (A) 147.0 (B) 146.0 (C) 147.1 (D) 146.9

Round off 0.002487 to


18. 1 S.F (A) 0.003 (B) 0.002 (C) 0.0024 (D) 0.001
19. 2 S.F (A) 0.0024 (B) 0.0249 (C) 0.0025 (D) 0.00258
20. 3 S.F (A) 0.00249 (B) 0.00248 (C) 0.002489 (D) 0.0249
Solve the simultaneous equations
21. x + y=6 ,2 x+ 3 y=14 (A) ( X , Y )=(4 , 2) (B) ( X , Y )=(−2 ,−4) (C) ( X , Y )=(−3 ,−4) (D) ( X , Y )=(1 , 6)
22.a+ 3 b=−13 , 2 a−9 b=4 (A) (a, b) = (-2, -3/4) (B) (a, b) = (-2, -4) (C) (a, b) = (-1, -2) (D) (a, b) = (5,
0)
If M varies directly as L and M = 6 when L = 2, Find:
23. The relationship between M and L (A) M = 2L (B) M = 6L (C) M = 2/L (D) M = 3L
24. The value of L when M = 15 (A) L = 2 (B) L = 3 (C) L = 4 (D) L = 5
Simplify the following
25. 125-2/3 (A) 1/5 (B) 1/25 (C) 5 (D)25
26. 3n-1 x 31-n (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
27. 323/5 (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
2
y −1
28. If x=4 , y=−5∧z=−2 ,Find the value of (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
x−z
3 5 1 1
29. 4−4 x=9−12 x (A) x=1 5 (B) x= 8 (C) x= 2 (D) x= 3
y y 1
30. 2 = 3 + 2 (A) y = 3 (B) y = 4 (C) y = 5 (D) y = 6

Section B Theory
Answer four (4) questions only.
1. Use the logarithm table to evaluate the following:
0.0763
(a) ∜ 309× 0.008465
15.47 ×0.0852
(b) 1/ 3
(254)
(c) 0.07634 3/ 4
2. Solve the quadratic equation 3 x 2−12 x +10=0 using:
(a) Factorization method
(b) Completing the square method
(c) The formular method
3. Solve the Simultaneous equation
y 1 x y 1
(a) x + 2 = 2 , 2 − 6 =1 2
(b) 2 x+2 y =1 , 32 x+ y =27
4. (a) In a two-digit number, the Sum of the digits is 8. The difference between
this number and the number with the digits reversed is 54. What is the
number?
(b) A woman is 3 times as old as her son, 8 years ago the product
of their ages was 112. Find their Present ages.
5. A Square is 10cm by 10cm. A student measures a side of the Square as
9.9cm and uses the measurement to Calculate the area. of the Square. Find
the percentage
in:
(a) the length of the side
(b) the area of the Square

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