FIRST TERM

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SUBJECT: GENERAL MATHEMATICS CLASS: SSS 1 TIME APPROVED: 21/2 HRS
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this part
1. If P = {x: 1 ≤ x ≤ 6} and Q = {x: 2 < x < 9}, where x ∈ R, find P ∩ Q. A. {1, 2, 3, 4}
B. {3, 4, 5, 6} C. {4, 2, 9, 8} D. {1, 2, 3, 5}

2. Simplify

3.
√ −1
(
64
¿ )¿-2/3 A. 4
Simplify: √3 ¿ ¿ -6)1/2 A. r/2
B. -1/4

B. 2r
C. 1/8

C. 1/2r
D. –4

D. 2/r
4. What is the product of 27/5 , 3-3 and (1/5)-1 A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D.1/25
3/4 1/3 1
5. Evaluate: (81) – (27) A. 27 B. 1 C. /3 D. 1/8
6. Without using tables, evaluate: (343)1/3 x (0.14)-1 x (25)-1/2 A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 7
7. If 23X + 101X = 130X, find the value of x (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4
8. Simplify: (0.2)3 x 8

0.42 A. 40 B. 0.4 C. 0.2 D. 0.04

9. Simplify: 4(2n + 1) – 2n + 2
2n + 1 – 2n A. 2n + 2 B. 2n + 1 C. 4 D. 2 E. 2n
10. Express 0.0000407, correct to 2 significant figures. A. 0.0 B. 0.00004 C. 0.000041 D. 0.0000407
11. If x varies inversely as y and y varies directly as z, what is the relationship between x and z? A. x ∝ z
1 1
B. x ∝ C. x ∝ z2 D. x ∝ 2
z z
1 3
3 X1
4 5 14 13 4 11
12. Evaluate: A. B. C. D.
1 1 15 15 5 15
11 −5
3 3
13.

+ 0 1 2 3 4 X 0 1 2 3 4

0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 4

2 2 3 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 1 3

3 3 4 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 4 2

4 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 4 3 2 1

Fig 1 Fig 2
Fig 1 and Fig 2 are the addition and multiplication tables respectively in modulo 5. Use these tables to
solve the equation: (n x 4) + 3 = 0 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
14. The ages of Tunde and Ola are in the ratio 1:2. If the ratio of Ola’s age to Musa’s age is 4:5, what is the
ratio of Tunde’s age to Musa’s age? A. 1:4 B. 1:5 C. 2:5 D. 5:2
15. If M = {x: 3 ≤ x < 8} and N = {x: 8 < x ≤ 12}, which of the following is true?
I. 8 ∈ M ∩ N II. 8 ∈ M ∪ N III. M ∩ N = ∅
A. III only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III
2 y
16. If x = and y = -6, evaluate: xy - A. 0 B. 5 C. 8 D. 9
3 x
1 1 1 2 3 4
17. Solve the equation: + =3 A. B. C. D.
5x x 5 5 5 5
18. A sum of ℵ18,100 was shared among 5 boys and 4 girls with each boy taking ℵ20 more than each girl.
Find a boy’s share. A. ℵ1,820 B. ℵ2000 C. ℵ2,020 D. ℵ2,040
2
19. One of the factor of 7x + 33x – 10 is A. 7x + 5 B. x – 2 C. 7x – 2 D. x – 5
1 3 7
20. Solve: = (3x – 2) A. B. 2/3 C. ¾ D. 3/5
4 4 9
21. Simplify: 3x – (p – x) – (r - p) A. 2x – r B. 2x + r C. 4x – r D. 2x – 2p – r
22. An arc of a circle of radius 7.5cm is 7.5cm long. Find, correct to the nearest degree, the angle which the
22
arc subtends at the centre of the circle. [ take π = ]
7
0 0 0
A. 29 B. 57 C. 65 D. 1150
23. Which of the following is true about parallelogram? A. opposite angles are supplementary B.
opposite angles are complementary C. opposite angles are equal D. opposite angles are reflex
angles
24. A bearing of 3200 expressed as a compass bearing is: A. N500W B. N400W C. N500E D.
N400E
25. Q
R
P

X Y
O
In the diagram, XY is a straight line. <POX = <POQ and <ROY = <QOR. Find the value of <POQ + <ROY
A. 600 B. 900 C. 1000 D. 1200
26. A stationary boat is observed from a height of 100m. if the horizontal distance between the observer and
the boat is 80m, calculate, correct to two decimal places, the angle of depression of the boat from the
point of observation. A. 36.870 B. 39.700 C. 51.340 D. 53.130
27. The average age of a group of 25 girls is 10 years. If one girl, aged 2 years and 4 months joins the group,
find, correct to one decimal place, the new average age of the group.
A. 10.1 years B. 9.3 years C. 8.7 years D. 8.3 years

28. N

P T

1000 500

Q S
In the diagram, NQ//TS, <RTS = 500 and <PRT = 1000. Find the value of <NPR.
 A. 1100 B. 1300 C. 1400 D. 1500
2 4 2 4
a b −b a
29. Simplify the expression: A. a2 – b2 B. b2 – a2 C. a2b – ab2 D. ab2 – a2b
ab(a+b)
2 7 4 −1 −1 1 1
30. Find the 6th term of the sequence: , , , ….. A. B. C. D.
3 15 15 3 5 15 5
31. The diagonal of a square is 60cm. Calculate its perimeter. A. 20√ 2 B. 40√ 2 C. 90√ 2 D. 120√ 2
1 2
32. The roots of a quadratic equation are - and . Find the equation.
2 3
A. 6x2 – x + 2 = 0 B. 6x2 – x – 2 = 0 C. 6x2 + x – 2 = 0 D. 6x2 + x + 2 = 0
33. Make x the subject of the relation: d =
6 12 12
√ 6 y
−
x 2
12 2 12
A. x = 2 + B. x = 2 C. −2d D. x = 2
d y 2d −y y 2d + y
34. Consider the statements:
p: it is hot
q: it is raining
Which of the following symbols correctly represents the statement “it is raining if and only if it is cold”?
A. p ↔ q B. q ↔ p C. p ↔ q D. q ↔ p
In a class of 32, a student can either do Government, History or both. If 16 students do Government, 18
do History and 3 students do none of the two subjects, find how many do both. A. 2 B. 5 C. 37 D. 34.
Use the information below to answer questions 35 – 37.
In a class of 18, a student can either offer Biology, Economics or both. If 8 students offer Biology, 12
offer Economics and 5 students offer neither of the two subjects.
35. Find how many students offer both subjects. A. 25 B. 17 C. 7 D. 12.
36. How many students offer exactly one subject? A. 1 B. 6 C. 12 D. 5.
37. Find the number of students that offer at most one subject. A. 11 B. 14 C. 13 D. 5.
38. Which of the following brackets is recommended for set notation? A. Curly bracket B. exposed
bracket C. enclosed bracket D. braces.
39. Solve for x if 15 – 2x < 5.
A. x > 25 B. x > 15 C. x > 5 D. x > -10 E. x > -5
40. Twice a certain number x is less than 8. Find the range of values of the number.
A. x > 8 B. x > 2 C. x < 8 D. x < 4 E. x < 2
1
41. Solve: (x – 1) > 4.
2
A. 2x – 2 > 4 B. x – 1 > 6 C. x > 9 D. x > 8 E. x < 8
42.
x
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Find the value of the inequalities
A. x > -2 B. x > -3 C. x > 2 D. x > 2.5 E. x > -2.5
43. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 11cm and height 6cm.
A. 66cm2 B. 17cm2 C. 22cm2 D. 33cm2
44. In a class of 53 students, x of them are boys. How many girls are in the class?
53 x
A. 53x B. 53 + x C. D. 53 – x E.
x 53
45. Calculate the perimeter of the trapezium below:
B 4cm C
3cm 2cm
 D A. 8cm B. 12cm C. 15cm D. 18cm
6cm

46. If 20(mod 9) is equivalent to y (mod 6), find y. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4

47.

M a f N

b c g

Determine M1 ∩ N from the Venn diagram. A. {f, g} B. {e} C. {c, f, g} D. {e, f, g}

1 1 1 3
48. What is the product of the roots of 3x2 – 4x – 7 = 0? A. 2 B. C. D.
3 3 7 7

2 4 9 3 16
49. Which term must be added to make x2 + 2 x a perfect square? A. B. C. D.
3 9 4 4 9

50. Expand: (y-6)2 A. y2 + 12y + 36 B. y2 - 12y - 36 C. y2 + 12y - 36 D. y2 - 12y + 36

THEORY: ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS
1. Use a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 1cm to 1 unit on the y-axis, draw on the same axes the graphs
of: y = 3 + 2x – x2; y = 2x – 3 for -3 ≤ x ≤ 4.
[Link] the following equations: (i) x2+ 2x +3 =0 using factorization method (ii) 3x2-x-2=0 using completing
the square method (iii) 2x+7x+5=0 using the quadratic formula method
3(a) A chord AB is 45cm long on a circle of radius 41cm. calculate the angle subtended at the centre of the
circle.
(b) The angles subtended by a chord at the centre of a circle of radius 13cm is 480. How far is the chord to the
centre of the circle?
4. In a market survey, 100 traders sell fruits, 40 sell apples, 46 sell oranges, 50 sell mangoes 14 apples and
oranges, 15 apples and mangoes, while 10 sell all the three fruits. Each of the 100 traders sells at least one of the
three fruits. Represent the information in a venn diagram and find the number that sell (i) only one type of fruit
(ii) only two types of fruit.
5. Find the value of (i) STV (ii) TUV (iii)VT (iv) TU, in the diagram below if ST=3cm SV and UV=12cm:
T U

3cm
12cm

S 4cm V

6. Draw the Truth Table for statements p, q and r.

Consider the following statements:
 p: Julie has diarrhoea
q: Julie is in hospital
If p→ q, state whether or not the following statements are valid.
i. If Julie is in the hospital, then she has diarrhea
ii. If Julie is not in the hospital, then she does not have diarrhoea
iii. If Julie does not have diarrhoea, then she is not in the hospital
 Mid Term Test
1. If P = {x: 1 ≤ x ≤ 6} and Q = {x: 2 < x < 9}, where x ∈ R, find P ∩ Q. A. {1, 2, 3, 4}
B. {3, 4, 5, 6} C. {4, 2, 9, 8} D. {1, 2, 3, 5}
2. If x varies inversely as y and y varies directly as z, what is the relationship between x and z? A. x ∝ z
1 1
B. x ∝ C. x ∝ z2 D. x ∝ 2
z z
3. If 20(mod 9) is equivalent to y (mod 6), find y. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
4.
x
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Find the value of the inequalities
A. x > -2 B. x > -3 C. x > 2 D. x > 2.5 E. x > -2.5
1
5. Solve: (x – 1) > 4.
2
A. 2x – 2 > 4 B. x – 1 > 6 C. x > 9 D. x > 8 E. x < 8
2 4 9 3 16
6. Which term must be added to make x2 + 2 x a perfect square? A. B. C. D.
3 9 4 4 9

7. Expand: (y-6)2 A. y2 + 12y + 36 B. y2 - 12y - 36 C. y2 + 12y - 36 D. y2 - 12y + 36

8. Which of the following brackets is recommended for set notation? A. Curly bracket B. exposed
bracket C. enclosed bracket D. braces.
1 3 7
9. Solve: = (3x – 2) A. B. 2/3 C. ¾ D. 3/5
4 4 9
10. Simplify: 3x – (p – x) – (r - p) A. 2x – r B. 2x + r C. 4x – r D. 2x – 2p – r

THEORY
1. In a market survey, 100 traders sell fruits, 40 sell apples, 46 sell oranges, 50 sell mangoes 14 apples
and oranges, 15 apples and mangoes, while 10 sell all the three fruits. Each of the 100 traders sells at
least one of the three fruits. Represent the information in a venn diagram and find the number that sell (i)
only one type of fruit (ii) only two types of fruit.
2. 1. Use a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 1cm to 1 unit on the y-axis, draw on the same axes the
graphs of: y = 3 + 2x – x2; y = 2x – 3 for -3 ≤ x ≤ 4.
3. [Link] the following equations: (i) x2+ 2x +3 =0 using factorization method (ii) 3x2-x-2=0 using
completing the square method (iii) 2x+7x+5=0 using the quadratic formula method