Ss1 mathematics

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Simplify 2³ × 2². A. 2 B. 8 C. 32 D. 64

2. Solve for x: 3x − 5 = 16. A. 5 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11

3. Convert 45 (base 10) to base 2. A. 101101 B. 110011 C. 101001 D. 111001

4. Find log₁₀(1000). A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

5. Evaluate 5⁻¹. A. 1/25 B. 1/5 C. 5 D. 25

6. If A = {1,2,3} and B = {3,4,5}, find A ∩ B. A. {1} B. {2} C. {3} D. {1,3}

7. Solve for x: 2x + 7 = 3. A. −2 B. −3 C. −4 D. −5

8. Convert 1101₂ to base 10. A. 13 B. 12 C. 15 D. 16

9. Evaluate 3⁴. A. 64 B. 81 C. 27 D. 243

10. Compute 10 mod 3. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

11. Simplify 5² × 5⁻¹. A. 1 B. 5 C. 25 D. 125

12. If A={2,3} and A'={1,4,5}, find U. A. {1,2,3,4,5} B. {1,3,5} C. {2,3,4} D. {1,2,5}

13. Solve 4x = 28. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

14. Convert 72₁₀ to base 8. A. 110 B. 88 C. 72 D. 130

15. Evaluate log₁₀(1). A. −1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 10

16. Evaluate 8⁻¹. A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 1/8 D. 1/16

17. Find A ∪ B, A={1,2}, B={2,3}. A. {1} B. {2,3} C. {1,2,3} D. {3}

18. Solve x − 9 = 12. A. 21 B. 1 C. 3 D. 12

19. Convert 23₁₀ to base 2. A. 10111 B. 10101 C. 11101 D. 10011

20. Evaluate 2⁵. A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 8

21. Compute 17 mod 5. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

22. Simplify 10³ × 10⁻². A. 1 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1000

23. Find A − B, A={2,4,5}, B={4,6}. A. {2,5} B. {4} C. {2} D. {5}

24. Solve 6x − 2 = 10. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

25. Convert 54₁₀ to base 3. A. 2000 B. 2100 C. 1220 D. 1110

26. Evaluate log₁₀(0.1). A. −2 B. −1 C. 1 D. 0

27. Evaluate 7⁻¹. A. 1/7 B. 1/14 C. 1/49 D. 7

28. Find A', A={2,5}, U={1,2,3,4,5,6}. A. {1,3,4,6} B. {2,5,6} C. {1,2,3} D. {3,6}

29. Solve 9 + x = 4. A. −3 B. −4 C. 3 D. 2

30. Convert 10101₂ to base 10. A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 17

31. Evaluate 4³. A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 128

32. Compute 29 mod 6. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2

33. Simplify 3² × 3³. A. 27 B. 81 C. 243 D. 9

34. Find n(A), A={2,4,6,8}. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

35. Solve 5x + 5 = 30. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

36. Convert 100₁₀ to base 2. A. 1100100 B. 110100 C. 101000 D. 100100

37. Evaluate log₁₀(10). A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

38. Evaluate 6⁻¹. A. 1/6 B. 1/12 C. 6 D. 36

39. Find A ∩ B, A={a,b,c}, B={b,c,d}. A. {a} B. {b,c} C. {c,d} D. {a,b}

40. Solve 2x − 4 = 10. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

41. Convert 31₁₀ to base 5. A. 111 B. 211 C. 121 D. 101

42. Evaluate 9². A. 18 B. 27 C. 72 D. 81

43. Compute 50 mod 7. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

44. Simplify 8² × 8⁻¹. A. 8 B. 64 C. 1 D. 512

45. Find A ∪ B, A={1,4}, B={4,7,8}. A. {4} B. {1,4,7,8} C. {1,7} D. {8}

46. Solve 7x = 56. A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

47. Convert 27₁₀ to base 3. A. 1000 B. 100 C. 1001 D. 1100

48. Evaluate log₁₀(0.01). A. −1 B. −2 C. −3 D. −4

49. Evaluate 10⁻¹. A. 1/100 B. 1/10 C. 10 D. 100

50. Find A', A={1,2}, U={1,2,3,4}. A. {3} B. {3,4} C. {1,4} D. {2,4}

SECTION B: THEORY QUESTIONS

Answer Question 1 and any other two questions.

1. (a) Define the following terms:

(i) Universal set
(ii) Complement of a set
(iii) Intersection of sets
(b) In a class of 60 students, 35 like Mathematics (M), 30 like English (E), while 20 like both
subjects.
(i) Represent this information on a Venn diagram.
(ii) How many students like neither Mathematics nor English?
(c) If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {3, 4, 6, 7}, find:
(i) A ∪ B
(ii) A ∩ B
(iii) A′, given U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

2. (a) A trader sold 45 items in one week and 65 items the next week. Find the total sales.
(b) If each item costs ₦250, calculate the total amount made.
(c) If 10% discount was given on all sales, find the discounted amount.
x x
6 −2
3. (a) Simplify x
=8
2
(b) Express 0.00032 in standard form.
(c) Evaluate log₁₀(0.001).

4. (a) Solve 5x − 7 = 3x + 9.

(b) Evaluate
√
3 218
3.12
(c) If 32456 = X9, find X

5. (a) Convert 156₁₀ to base 2.

(b) Convert 11011₂ to base 10.
(c) Evaluate 48 mod 7.
 SS2 MATHEMATICS – OBJECTIVE

1. Factorize x² - 7x + 12. A. (x-4)(x-3) B. (x+4)(x+3) C. (x+4)(x-3) D. (x-4)(x+3)

2. Solve the inequality 3x - 5 < 7. A. x < 3 B. x < 4 C. x > 4 D. x > 3

3. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 3 and –2. A. x² - x - 6 = 0 B. x² - x + 6 = 0 C.

x² + x - 6 = 0 D. x² + x + 6 = 0

x 3 x x +3
4. Simplify: + . A. 1 B. x C. x+3 D.
x +3 x +3 3 x +3

5. Round 4.678 to 2 decimal places. A. 4.6 B. 4.67 C. 4.68 D. 4.7

6. If angle A and angle B are complementary and A = 35°, find B. A. 55° B. 45° C. 65°
D. 35°

7. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 4 and 1. A. x² - 5x + 4 = 0 B. x² - 3x + 4 = 0

C. x² - 4x - 1 = 0 D. x² + 5x + 4 = 0

2 4 x x x
2
x
2
8. Simplify: ÷ 2 . A. B. C. D.
x x 2 4 2 8

9. Approximate √ 50 to 1 decimal place. A. 7.0 B. 6.7 C. 6.8 D. 7.1

10. Factorize 2x² + 5x - 3. A. (2x-1)(x-3) B. (2x+1)(x-3) C. (2x-3)(x+1) D. (2x-1)(x+3)

11. If two angles are supplementary and one is 112°, find the other. A. 78° B. 68° C. 88°
D. 92°

12. If the roots of a quadratic equation are 5 and 5, find the equation. A. x² - 10x + 25 = 0 B. x²
+ 10x + 25 = 0 C. x² - 5x + 5 = 0 D. x² - 25x + 10 = 0

x
13. Solve: +3≥5. A. x ≥ 4 B. x ≥ 2 C. x ≤ 4 D. x ≤ 2
2

14. Which statement is a tautology? A. p ∨ ¬p B. p ∧ ¬p C. p → (p ∨ q) D. p ↔ ¬p

15. Factorize x² + 4x + 3. A. (x+3)(x+1) B. (x-3)(x-1) C. (x+4)(x+1) D. (x+3)(x-1)

16. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are −1 and −6. A. x² + 7x + 6 = 0 B. x² - 7x + 6 =
0 C. x² + 5x - 6 = 0 D. x² - 5x + 6 = 0

17. If ∠A and ∠B are alternate angles and ∠A = 120°, find ∠B . A. 60° B. 120° C. 30° D.
90°
 3 ± √ 29 3 ± √ 49 −3 ± √ 29
18. Solve using the quadratic formula: 2x² - 3x - 5 = 0. A. B. C.
4 4 4
−3 ± √ 29
D.
2

19. Factorize x² - 16. A. (x-4)(x+4) B. (x-8)(x+2) C. (x-2)(x+8) D. (x-4)²

20. The contrapositive of “If it rains, the match will be postponed” is: A. If the match is not
postponed, it did not rain. B. If it does not rain, the match will not be postponed. C. If the
match is postponed, it rained. D. It will rain if the match is postponed.

x −9
21. Simplify: A. x+3 B. x-3 C. x²+3 D. 3x
x −3

22. Complete the square: x² + 4x. A. (x+2)²-4 B. (x+4)²-16 C. (x-2)²+4 D. (x+2)²+4

23. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and 7. A. x² - 9x + 14 = 0 B. x² + 9x + 14 = 0

C. x² + 5x - 14 = 0 D. x² - 5x + 14 = 0

24. Solve: 4 - 3x ≤ 10. A. x ≥ -2 B. x ≤ -2 C. x ≤ 2 D. x ≥ 2

25. Find the value of complementary angle to 58°. A. 32° B. 22° C. 42° D. 28°

26. Factorize x² - x - 20. A. (x-5)(x+4) B. (x-4)(x+5) C. (x+5)(x+4) D. (x-5)(x-4)

27. If roots are 6 and -3, find the quadratic equation. A. x² - 3x - 18 = 0 B. x² - 3x + 18 = 0 C.

x² - 6x + 3 = 0 D. x² + 3x - 18 = 0

3 −1 2 3
28. Simplify: − A. B. C. 2x+1 D. x-1
x +1 x +1 x +1 x +1

29. Approximate 8.432 to 1 decimal place. A. 8.4 B. 8.5 C. 8.3 D. 8.6

30. Alternate angle to 75° is: A. 105° B. 75° C. 115° D. 45°

31. Solve: 5x + 2 > 17. A. x > 3 B. x > 2 C. x < 3 D. x < 2

32. Factorize 3x² - 12x.A. 3x(x-4) B. 3(x-4) C. 3x(x+4) D. x(3x+4)

33. Completing the square: x² + 6x + 9. A. (x+3)² B. (x+6)² C. (x-3)² D. (x-6)²

34. If roots are -4 and 2, find the equation. A. x² + 2x - 8 = 0 B. x² - 2x - 8 = 0 C. x² + 4x + 2

= 0 D. x² - 4x + 2 = 0

35. Supplementary angle to 133°. A. 57° B. 47° C. 67° D. 53°

36. Solve using formula: x² - 4x + 1 = 0. A. 2 ± √3 B. 2 ± √5 C. 4 ± √3 D. 1 ± √3

37. Factorize x² - 25. A. (x-5)(x+5) B. (x+5)² C. (x-5)² D. (x+25)

38. Approximate 0.0486 to 2 decimal places. A. 0.05 B. 0.04 C. 0.00 D. 0.01

1
39. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are and -3. A. 2x² + 5x - 3 = 0 B. 2x² - 5x - 3 =
2
0 C. 2x² + 5x + 3 = 0 D. 2x² - 5x + 3 = 0

40. Solve: 7 - x > 2. A. x < 5 B. x > 5 C. x < -5 D. x > -5

41. Alternate angle to 40° is: A. 140° B. 40° C. 80° D. 20°

4x 4 4 x 4
42. Simplify: 2 . A. B. C. D. 2
x −16 x +4 x −4 4 x

43. Complete the square: x² - 10x. A. (x-5)² - 25 B. (x+5)² - 25 C. (x-10)² D. (x-5)² + 25

44. Find the equation whose roots are 8 and 1. A. x² - 9x + 8 = 0 B. x² - 7x + 8 = 0 C. x² + 9x

+ 8 = 0 D. x² - 8x + 1 = 0

45. Complementary angle to 12°. A. 78° B. 88° C. 68° D. 102°

46. Factorize 4x² - 9. A. (2x-3)(2x+3) B. (4x-3)(x+3) C. (2x+9)(2x-1) D. (4x-9)(x+1)

47. Complete the square: x² + 8x + 7. A. (x+4)² - 9 B. (x+4)² + 9 C. (x-4)² + 23 D. (x+8)² -

64

48. If roots are 3 and 3, find the quadratic equation. A. x² - 6x + 9 = 0 B. x² + 6x + 9 = 0 C.

x² - 9x + 6 = 0 D. x² + 9x + 6 = 0

49. Solve: -2x + 1 ≤ 9. A. x ≥ -4 B. x ≤ -4 C. x ≥ 4 D. x ≤ 4

50. Supplementary angle to 121°. A. 59° B. 69° C. 79° D. 89°

THEORY QUESTIONS (ANSWER ANY FIVE)

1. (a)Solve the inequality: 3( x −2)≤2( x +5)

(b) Two angles are complementary. If one angle is 3x + 5° and the other is 2x − 10°, find x.

(c) Write the quadratic equation whose roots are 4 and −3.

2. (a) Factorize completely: 6x² − x − 2

(b) Correct 0.04867 to 3 significant figures.

(c) Solve: x2 −7 x +10 =0

3. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations: 2x + 3y = 11-------------i

3x − y = 4----------------ii

(b) Evaluate √20 correct to 1 decimal place.

3 5
(c) If = , find x.
x x +4

4. (a) Complete the square of: 2 x 2 −3 x −5=0

(b) Line PQ is parallel to line RS. If angle PQT = 68°, find the alternate angle at RS.

(c) A mother is twice as old as her daughter. Their ages sum to 54 years. Find their ages.

5. (a) Solve using the quadratic formula: 2 x2 +5 x −3=0

2
x −9
(b) Simplify completely: 2
x −3 x

(c) Two angles are supplementary. If one is 5y − 12°, find the other in terms of y.

6. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations: 4x − y = 7-----------i

x + 2y = 5----------ii

2 3
(b) Simplify: +
x +3 x −3

(c) Solve the inequality: 2<3 x +1≤10

7. (a) Make x the subject of the equation: 3 x −2= k ( x +1)

(b) Find the upper and lower bounds of 5.28 m measured correct to 2 decimal places.

(c) If one of two supplementary angles is 112°, find the other.

Ss 3 MATHEMATICS

SECTION A OBJECTIVES.

1. A man's eye level is 1.7m above the horizontal ground and 13 m from a vertical pole. If
the pole is 8.3 m high. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of
the top of the pole from his eyes. A. 33°. B. 32°. C. 27°.D. 26°.
3 4 3 4 3
2. If tanθ = , 180o < θ<270o, find the value of cosθ . A. B. C. − D. −
4 5 5 5 5
3. The angle of elevation of an aircraft from a point K. on the horizontal ground is 30° if the
aircraft is 800m above the ground, how far is it from K?A. 400.00m. B. 692.82 m. C.
923.76m.D. 1,600.00m.
4. Kweku walked 8 m up a slope and was 3m above the ground. If he walks 12m further up
the slope, how far above the ground will he be? A. 4.5 m. B. 6.0 m. C. 7.5 m. D. 9.0 m.
1
5. Simplify √ 32− √ 18+ √ 2 A. 0 B. √ 2 C. 2√ 2 D. 4 √2
2
6. An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. If the angle of depression of the object
from the top of the mast Is 50°, find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast.
A. 8.60m. B. 7.83m. C. 7.51m. D. 7.15m.
7. Evaluate cos 45o cos 30o - sin 45o sin 30o leaving the answer in surd form. A.
√2−1 B.
2
√3 − √ 2 C. √6 − √ 2 D. √6 − √ 2
4 4 4
8. 5. A boy looks through a window of a building and sees a mango fruit on ground 50m
away from the foot of the building if the window is 9m from the ground, calculate,
correct to the nearest degree, the angle of depression of the mango from the window. A.
9°. B. 10°. C. 11°. D. 12°.
9. A kite flies on a taut string of length 50 m inclined at an angle of 54° to the horizontal
ground. The height of the kite above the ground is A. 50 tan36°. B. 50 sin 54°. C. 50
tan54°. D. 50 sin 36°.

10. If
√2 + √3 1
is simplified as m + n √ 6 , find the value of(m + n ) A. B.
2 1
C.1 D. 1
2
√5 2 3 3 3
11. A rectangular garden measures 18.6m by 12.5m. Calculate, correct to three significant
figures, the area of the garden. A. 230 m². B. 321 m². C. 232 m². D. 233 m².
12. The diagonals of a rhombus WXYZ intersect at M. IF |MW| = 5cm and |MX| = 12cm,
calculate its perimeter A. 42 cm. B. 48cm.C. 52cm. D. 60cm.
13. In parallelogram, PQRS, QR is produced to M such that |QP| =| RM|. What fraction of the
1 1 2 3
area of PQMS is the area of PRMS? A. B. C. D.
4 3 3 4
14. 12. What is the length of a rectangular garden whose perimeter is 32 cm and area 39cm²
A. 25 cm. B. 18cm. C. 13 cm. D. 9 cm.
15. 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. 36.87°.B. 39.70°. C. 51.34°. D.
53.13°.
16. An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. The angle of depression of the object from
the top of the mast is 50°. Find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast is? A.
8.60m. B. 7.51m C.7.15m D.1.19m.
17. If the perimeter of ∆PQR in the diagram is ; 24 cm, what is the area of ∆PRS?

A. 19.5cm². B. 15.0cm². C. 13.0cm².D. 9.3cm².

18. John pours 96 litres of red oil intoa rectangular container with length 220 cm and breadth
40 cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest cm, the height of the oil in the container. A. 11
cm. B. 18 cm. C. 21 cm?. D. 34 cm.
19. 19. The volume of a cylinder is 1200cm³ and the area of its base is 150 cm². Find the
height of the cylinder. A. 80.0O0cm. B. 8.00cm.C. 0.8Ocm. D. 0.08cm.
20. The curved surface area of a cylindrical tin is 704cm². If the radius of its base is 8cm,
find the height.[Take π=3.142 ]. A. 14 cm. B. 9 cm. C. 8 cm. D. 7 cm.
21. Simplify √ 2 ( √ 6 +2 √ 2 )−2 √ 3. A. 4 B. √ 3 +4 C. 4 √ 2 D. 4 √ 3 +4.
22. Water flows out of a pipe at a rate of 40π cm per second into an empty cylindrical
container of base radius 4 cm. Find the height of water in the container after 4 seconds A.
10cm.B. 14cm.C. 16cm. D. 20cm.
x −9
23. Simplify: A. x+3 B. x-3 C. x²+3 D. 3x
x −3
24. Complete the square: x² + 4x. A. (x+2)²-4 B. (x+4)²-16 C. (x-2)²+4 D. (x+2)²+4
25. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and 7. A. x² - 9x + 14 = 0 B. x² + 9x + 14
= 0 C. x² + 5x - 14 = 0 D. x² - 5x + 14 = 0
26. Solve: 4 - 3x ≤ 10. A. x ≥ -2 B. x ≤ -2 C. x ≤ 2 D. x ≥ 2
27. 22. The dimensions of a water tank are 13 cm, 10 cm and 70 cm. If it is half-filled with
water, calculate the volume of water in litres. A. 4.55 litres. B. 7.50 litres. C. 8.10 litres.
D. 9.55 litres.
28. If the total surface area of a solid hemisphere is equal to its volume, find the radius. A.
3.0cm. B. 4.5cm. C. 5.0cm. D. 9.0cm.
29. A cube and a cuboid have the same base area. The volume of the cube is 64 cm while that
of the cuboid is 80 [Link] is the height of cuboid? A. 2 cm. B. 3cmC. 5 cm. D. 6 cm.
[2013/18]
30. The volume of a cuboid is 54 cm . If the length, width and height of the cuboid are in the
ratio 2:1:1 respectively, find its total surface area. A. 108 cm². B. 90 cm² C. 80 cm². D. 75
cm²
31. A side and a diagonal of a rhombus are 10 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find its area. A.
20 cm?. B. 24 cm². C. 48 cm². D. 96 cm²
32. The volume of a cylindrical tank, 10m high is 385m². Find the diameter of the tank.
22
[Take π= ] A. 14m. B. 10m. C. 7m. D. 5m.
7
33. A trader bought 100 oranges at 5 for N40.00 and sold them at 20 for N120.00. Find the
profit or loss percent. A. 20% profit. B. 20 % loss. C. 25 % profit.D. 25 % loss.
34. A trader bought 100 tubers of yam at 5 for N350.00. She sold them in sets of 4 for
N290.00. Find her gain per cent A. 3.6%.B. 3.5%. C. 3.4%. D. 2.5%.
35. The area of a square field is 110.25 m. Find the cost of fencing it round at N75.00 per
metre. A. N1,575.00. B. N3,150.00.C. N4,734.30. D. N8,268.75.
12 1− tan x 5 5 7 13
36. Given that cos x = , evaluate A. B. C. D.
13 tan x 13 7 5 5
37. 12. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 15% on the marked price of a mobile phone. If a
customer paid
38. GH¢170.00 for a mobile phone, what was the marked price of the phone? A. GH¢144.00.
B. GH¢195.00. C. GH200.00. D. GH225.00.
39. Evaluate 2⁵. A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 8
40. Compute 17 mod 5. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
41. Simplify 10³ × 10⁻². A. 1 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1000
42. A messenger was paid N2.50 an hour during the normal working hours and N4.00 an
hour during overtime. If he received N31.00 for 10 hours work; how many hours are for
overtime? A. 2.B. 3. C. 4. D. 6.
 4x 4 4 x 4
43. Simplify: 2 . A. B. C. D. 2
x −16 x +4 x −4 4 x
44. Complete the square: x² - 10x. A. (x-5)² - 25 B. (x+5)² - 25 C. (x-10)² D. (x-5)² + 25
45. Find the equation whose roots are 8 and 1. A. x² - 9x + 8 = 0 B. x² - 7x + 8 = 0 C. x² +
9x + 8 = 0 D. x² - 8x + 1 = 0
46. Complementary angle to 12°. A. 78° B. 88° C. 68° D. 102°
47. Four oranges sell for x and three mangoes sell for Ny Olu bought 24 oranges and 12
mangoes. How much did he pay in terms of x and y? A. N(4x+ 6y). B. N(6x + 4y). C.
N(24x + 12y). D. N(12x + 24y).
48. . Bala sold an article for N 6,900.00 and made a profit of 15%. If he sold it for N6,600.00
he would make a: A. profit of 13% B. loss of 12% C. profit of 10% D. loss of 5%.
49. If cos ( x +25) 0 = sin 450, find the value of x . A. 20 B. 30 C. 45 D. 60.
50. Evaluate 4³. A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 128

SECTION B - THEORY
Part A Attempt all questions
8−4 √ 18
1. Simplify leaving you answer in the form a + b √ n where a and b are rational numbers
√50
and n is an integer.

( )
3 3
2. If A = 6 −4 find 2A
−8 5
3. A sphere has a radius of 8cm, find its (a) surface area (b) volume
4. A television set was marked for sale at N760.00 in order to make a profit of 20%. The
television set was actually sold at a discount of 5%, calculate, correct to 2 significant figures, the
actual percentage profit.
5. If 9 cos x 0 −7=1 and 00 ≤ 900 , find x .
Part B Answer any three questions
0 0
2 tan 60 + cos 30
6. (a) Without using mathematical tables or calculator, simplify 0
sin 60
(b) If
−5[
2− x 2
1+3 x ]
=0 , Find the values of x .

[ ] [ ]
3 6 4 2 5 5
7. Given that A = 2 1 0 and B = −3 0 4 Determine (i) A+B (ii) 2(A+B) (ii) A-
−5 2 3 −4 8 2
B
(b) A cube has a length 0f 6cm, calculate (i) Surface area (ii) length (iii) volume

8. When one end of a ladder, LM, is placed against a vertical wall at a point 5 metres above the
ground, the ladder makes an angle of 37° with the horizontal ground. (a) Represent this
information in a diagram. (b) Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the length of the ladder.
(c) If the foot of the ladder is pushed towards the wall by 2metres, calculate, correct to the nearest
degree, the angle which the ladder now makes with the ground.
9. (a) A ratio which a dealer bought for N6, and marked to give a profit reduced of 30% was in a
sale by 10%. Find (i) the final sale price (il) the percentage profit.

(b) Solve the equation 22 x +1 −9( 2 x )+4=0

10. From an airplane in the air and at a horizontal distance of 1050m. the angle of depression of
the top and base of a control tower at an instance are 36° and 41° respectively. Calculate, correct
to the nearest metre, the: (i) height of the control tower; (ii) shortest distance between the airplane
and the base of the control tower.
x x x
3 +3 +3 9
(b) Evaluate x x x
=
2 +2 +2 4