1. What is the remainder when the polynomial y3 + 4y2 – 8y + 1 is divided by y-1?

(a) 2 (b) -2
(c) 1 (d) -1
2. Y varies directly as x. when x = 3, y = 6, calculate y when x = 7.5 (a) 8.25 (b) 11.9 (c) 15 (d)
44
3. If U = {1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12}, A = {4, 6, 12}, B = {2, 4, 9}, what is (A⋃B)’ (a) ∅ (b) {1} (c) {4}
(d) {1, 4}
𝑎−2 2
4. Find the value(s) of a for which | |= -2 (a) 2 or 3 (b) 2 or 1 (c) -2 or 2 (d) 1 or 4
1 𝑎−3
1
5. If y α 𝑥 2 and x = 3 when y = 2, find y when x =3/2 (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 18
log 4 −log 2 3 2 4 5
6. simplifies to (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
log √8
1 𝑇 4𝑓 2 𝑙2 4𝑓𝑙 𝑇 𝑇
7. If f = √ , express m in terms of f, l and T (a) (b) (c) (d)
2𝑙 𝑚 𝑇 𝑇 4𝑓𝑙 4𝑓 2 𝑙2
−1
𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑏 1 1 5 5
8. Given that m = ( 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 ) , find the value of m if a = -2 and b = -1 (a) 2 (b) − 2 (c) 6 (d) − 6
9. In an examination, all the candidates offered at least one of Mathematics and English, if 60%
offered English language, 48% offered Mathematics, what percentage offered only
Mathematics? (a) 8% (b) 40% (c) 52% (d) 30%
10. Which of the following set has only one subset? (a) {a} (b) {a, b} (c) {0} (d) { }
5 6 1
11. 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 27 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔27 9 is equal to (a) 6 (b) − 5 (c) 0 (d) 2
12. Given that g(x) = x2 + 3x + 4, find g(x+1) – g(x) (a) (x+2) (b) 2(x+2) (c) (2x+1) (d) (x2 +4)
13. Given that (x-3) is a factor of x3 – rx – 6, the other two factors are (a) (x-2), (x-1) (b) (x+2),
(x+1) (c) (x+3), (x+5) (d) (x-3), (x-5)
−1 1 2
14. Compute the determinant of the matrix ( 2 0 2) (a) -6 (b) -3 (c) 3 (d) 6
3 1 3
42𝑥 1
15. What value of x satisfies the equation 43𝑥 = 2? (a) -2 (b) − 2 (c) 0 (d) -1
16. In a class of 50, 25 offer Biology, 40 offer Chemistry while 3 offer neither. How many
students offer Chemistry only? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 22 (d) 7
2 1 1 1
17. Solve for a if 3-2 + 5a = 9𝑎 (a) (-2, 1) (b) (2,4) (c) (2, 3) (d) (2, 2)
18. If M = (3−4 −22) and N = (−5
−4 6
2
) find MN (a) (−62 14
20
) (b) (−2
6 20
14
) (c) (62 −14
−20
−2 6
) (d) (14 20
)
19. Given that the events A and B are such that the probability of B, P(B) = x and probability of
3 1 1 1 2
either A or B, P(A⋃ B) = 5. Find x if they are independent. (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 5
9𝑚1/2 𝑛3/2
20. Assuming all variables represent positive real numbers, simplify 𝑚−7 𝑛(𝑚3 𝑛)1/2 (a) 9m6 (b)
9𝑛3
9m6n2 (c) 9m5n3 (d) 𝑚5
𝐾𝑅 2 +𝑀
21. Make R the subject of the formula if 𝑇 = 3
3𝑇−𝐾 3𝑇+𝑀 3𝑇+𝐾 3𝑇−𝑀
(a) √ (b) √ (c) √ (d) √
𝑀 𝐾 𝑀 𝐾

2
22. Solve for 𝑥 in 8𝑥 −2 = (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
25

23. Find the value of 𝑘 if 𝑦 − 1 is a factor of 𝑦 3 + 4𝑦 2 + 𝑘𝑦 − 6 (a)0 (b) −6 (c) −14 (d) 1
 5 −6 𝑥 7
[Link] y if ( ) (𝑦)= ( ) (a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 3
2 −7 −1
25. If x=1 is the root of the equation x3 -2x2 -5x + 6. Find the other roots (a) -3 and 2 (b) -2 and 2
(c) 3 and -2 (d) 1 and 3
1 1 1 1
26. Make y the subject of the formula Z = x2 + 𝑦 3 (a) y =(𝑍−𝑥 2)3 (b) y= (𝑍+𝑥 2)3 (c) y= 1
(𝑍−𝑥 2 )2
1
(d) y=
3√𝑍−3√𝑥 2

27. Expand (2x3- 4x2 + 5x-7)(3x2 – 4) (a) 6x5-12x4 +24x3 -5x2 -20x + 28 (b) 6x5-12x4 -24x3
+5x2 -20x + 28 (c) 8x5-12x4 +24x3 +5x2 -20x – 28 (d) 6x5-2x4 +24x3 -5x2 -2x + 28
81𝑥−2
28. If 92x+1 = , find the value of x (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) -10 (d) -4
3𝑥

29. If log 2= 0.3010, log 3= 0.4771 and log 7 = 0.8451, evaluate log 112 (a) 2.033 (b) 2.0512 (c)
3.3804 (d) 2.0491
1 1
30. Evaluate 𝑙𝑜𝑔36 6 +𝑙𝑜𝑔3 27 - 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 3 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 2
1
−
16𝑥 4 4 4𝑥 2 𝑦2 2𝑥 2𝑥 2
31. Evaluate ( ) (a) (b) (c) 𝑦 2 (d)
𝑦8 𝑦2 2𝑥 𝑦4

5𝑥−3 1 8 3 1
32. If 1253𝑥−4 = 1, find the value of x (a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 4 (d) 1 8
1 1
33. Evaluate 2Log 6 + 2Log 625 - 2Log 81 (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 2 (d) 9

34. Given that A = {2,3,5,7}, B= {2,4,5,7} and C = {1,2,5,7}, find B∩(A∪C) (a) {2,3,4,5} (b)
{2,5,7} (c) {2,3,5,7} (d) ∅
35. If 30 pupils were asked what colour of shirt they liked to wear 20 say Blue (B), 15 say Pink
(P) and 5 do not like neither of these colours. How many pupils like only one of the two shirt
(a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 20
36. Find the remainder if 2x-3 divides 4x3+ 6x2 – 2x + 7 (a) 20 (b) 31 (c) 18 (d) no remainder
37. Expand (x3-2x2 + 3x – 1)(x2-2) (a) x5 -2x4-x3+ 5x2 – 6x + 2 (b) x5 +x4-x3+ 5x2 + 2 (c) x6 +2x4-
x3+ 5x2 – 2x + 2 (d) x5 - 2x4+x3- 5x2 –6x + 2
38. One root of the cubic equation x3- 5x2 + Kx – 6 = -14 is -2, find the value of K. (a) 24 (b) -24
(c) 10 (d) -10
39. Given that F(x)= 12x5 +6x4-4x3– 2x + 4, find F(2) (a) 384 (b) 444 (c) 448 (d) 256

40. Given that P1(x) = 2x3+ 4x2 – x + 1 and P2(x) = 4x3 + 2x -4 find 3P1(x) – 3P2(x) (a) 6x3 +12x2
-9x +15 (b) -6x3 +12x2 +9x -15 (c) -6x3 +12x2 -9x +15 (d) 6x3 -12x2 -9x -9
41. One root of the cubic equation x3 -9x2 +26x -24= 0 is 3 and one of the other 2 roots is twice
the other. Find the other 2 roots. (a) 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3

42. If X varies inversely as Y and Y varies directly as the square root of Z and Z varies directly
1
as 𝑊 2 . How is X related to W? (a) X varies inversely as W (b) X is directly proportional to
W (c) X is Partly directly to the square of W (d) X varies directly as the square root of W

2 −4 5 −5 2 5 2 1 −5 −2 4 −5
43. If M =( 1 −7 0) Find MT (a) (−7 1 3) (b) (−4 −7 3 ) (c) (−1 7 0)
−5 3 2 −4 0 2 5 0 2 5 −3 −2
1 0 0
(d) (0 1 0)
0 0 1
1
44. Evaluate log (4x +3) – log x = 1 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2

10 10 1 5
45. Evaluate log (3x -5)2 – log (4x -3)2 = log 25 (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 7 (d) 4

46. The quantity Y is partly constant and partly varies directly as the square root of X. When Y=
6, X= 4 and when Y= 8, X= 16. Find the value of X when Y= 17 (a) 144 (b) 81 (c) 169 (d)
100

47. Given that P= (23 4

8
) and Q= (−5
4
−1
2
), find 3P -2Q (a) (16
1
14
20
) (b) (−4 10
1 −20
4
) (c) (−1 14
20
) (d)
1 20
(16 14
)

48. If Set P= {1,3,5,7,9,11,13} and Set Q= {2,3,5,6,8,10,11}, find Q-P (a) {1,7,9,13} (b)
{2,6,8,10} (c) {1,3,5,7,9} (d) {3,5,11}
1 1
3 −5 2 22 2 −2 2 2 −2
49. Given matrix A= ( ), Determine A-1 (a) ( 1) (b) ( 1 ) (c) (1 )
−2 4 1 12 −1 1 2 1
1
2 23
(d) ( 1 )
1 3

50. Subtract 7x3 – 4x2 + 3x -12 from 8x3 +6x – 9 (a) x3 -4x2 +3x -3 (b) 15x3 -4x2 +9x + 3 (c) x3 -
4x2 +9x -3 (d) x3 +4x2 +3x +3