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Basic Mathematics

This document is a terminal examination paper for Basic Mathematics for Form Three students, consisting of two sections with various mathematical problems. Section A includes questions on percentages, algebra, geometry, and statistics, while Section B focuses on solving equations, calculating means, and graphing functions. The exam is scheduled for May/June 2026 and has a total duration of 3 hours.

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Basic Mathematics

This document is a terminal examination paper for Basic Mathematics for Form Three students, consisting of two sections with various mathematical problems. Section A includes questions on percentages, algebra, geometry, and statistics, while Section B focuses on solving equations, calculating means, and graphing functions. The exam is scheduled for May/June 2026 and has a total duration of 3 hours.

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THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT


KILWA DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM THREE TERMINAL EXAMINATION

BASIC MATHEMATICS

Time: 3 Hours May/June, 2026


INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists two sections, section A and section B
2. Answer all questions in all sections
3. Show clear answer

SECTION A (60MARKS)
1. a) The fifths of the pupils in a certain school come from city center. What is the percentage of
pupils who do not come from the city center?
b) Given that 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 𝑀 is a perfect square, find the value of M

2. a) Round off 0.045689 into four significant figures

b) If 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴 = 2.4, given that A is an acute angle; Find 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝐴

3. a) If the median of 14, 18, (𝑥 + 2), (𝑥 + 4), 30, 34 are arranged in ascending order is 34. Find
the value of x.

b) Given 𝑎: 𝑏 = 1: 2 and 𝑏: 𝑐 = 3: 5, find 𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐

4. a) Determine the arithmetic mean of 49 and 123


6𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15
b) Solve the linear equation by elimination method {
3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9

5. a) Joanis a form three student, was asked to find the inverse relation of the equation
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 = 6𝑥}. What answer will she get?

b) By using 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 = 0.3010 and 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 = 0.4771, find 𝑙𝑜𝑔72

6 a) A certain school has 260 students. Out of these, 130 study physics 150 study chemistry and 40
study both physics and chemistry. How many students study only physics?

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b) How much is 136USD worth in Tanzanian shillings if 1USD = Tshs2650?

7.a) By using a calculator or otherwise, evaluate and give the answer into two decimal places
27×3.648
4.8954

b) Use the following figure to prove that <ABC≅<ADC

8. a) The 8th term of arithmetic progression is 33 if the common difference is 2 find the first term.

b) Find the equation of the line that pass through the points (2, 3) and the point (4, 1)

9. a) The volume of two tanks are in the ratio 2:5. If the volume of the first tank is 2600litres. Find
the total volume of the two tanks

b) If 3, 𝑥 − 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 27 are three consecutive terms of geometric progression, find the possible value
of 𝑥

5+√7
10. a) Express 3+√7 in the form of 𝑎 + 𝑏√𝑐 , where a, b and c are integers

b) Solve the equation by splitting the middle term 2x2+ 7x + 3=0

SECTION B( 40MARKS)

11. Solve for x if 9𝑥−1 + 32𝑥−1 = 36

[Link] table below shows the distribution of marks scored by students in mathematics test

Marks 92-100 81-90 71-80 61-70 51-40 41-50 31-40 21-30


Frequency 13 22 31 30 24 6 3 1
By using the table above calculate the mean

13. Draw the graph of the relation R={(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥}

−1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
14. Given the function below 𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 𝑖𝑓 2 > 𝑥
4 𝑖𝑓 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4

i) Draw the graph of the function above (ii) Hence state domain and range
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