FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2017
MATHEMATICS
Grade 9 Time: 2.5 hr.
Date: 4/06/2017 Max. Mark: 80
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions from section A.
2. Answer any four questions from section B.
3. All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet and
adjacent to the answer.
4. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]
5. The time stated above is the time allowed for writing the examination. In addition,
the first 15 minutes will be given for reading the question paper.
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Section A [40 marks]
QUESTION 1
5+2√3
a) Find the value of a and b, if = a + b√3. [3]
7+4√3
b) The marks obtained by 40 students of class IX in Mathematics are given below:
81, 55, 68,79,85, 43, 29, 68, 54, 73, 47, 35, 72, 64, 95, 44,50, 77, 64, 35, 79, 52, 45, 54, 70,
83, 62, 64, 72, 92, 84, 76, 63, 43, 54, 38, 73, 68, 52, 54
Prepare a frequency distribution table with class size of 10 marks. [3]
c) In the given figure, diagonals AC and BD of quadrilateral ABCD intersect at O, such that OB =
OD
If AB is parallel to CD, show that ∆DOC ≅ ∆AOB [4]
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QUESTION 2
a) Factorize: 2(ab cd ) a b c d
2 2 2 2
[3]
𝒙𝟏𝟎
b) Simplify: √ [3]
𝟑𝟐𝒚𝟐𝟓
√7 −1 √7+1
c) Rationalise the denominator : - [4]
√7+1 √7−1
QUESTION 3
2
x2 4 y
a) Expand: 2 [3]
3 y 5x
b) Solve: log (7𝑥 − 2) – log4 = 1. [3]
c) Find the median of the following data: [4]
19, 25, 59, 48, 35, 37, 30, 32, 51
If 25 is replaced by 52 what will be the new median?
Question 4
a) Use appropriate identity to factorize the following expression. [3]
196
25 −
𝑚2
1
b) Express E = 𝑚𝑣 2 in the form of log E , log m, and log v. [3]
2
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c) In figure AC = BC , ∠DCA = ∠ECB and ∠ DBC = ∠ EAC . Prove that the triangles DCB and
EAC are congruent and hence DC = EC.
[4]
SECTION B [40 MARKS]
(Answer any four questions)
QUESTION 5
a) Factorize : a (a-3) – b (b-3) [3]
1 1
b) If 𝑥2 + = 18 find the value of 𝑥 − . [3]
𝑥2 𝑥
c) The heights of the boys in cm of a class are given below. If the mean height is 28.25 cm.
Find the value of p. [4]
Heights ( in
15 20 25 30 35 40
cm)
No. of boys. 8 7 p 14 15 6
Question 6
a) If the value of √3 = 1.732, find the value of (5 – 6 √12)2. [3]
b) By using algebraic identity find the values of the following: [3]
3.59 3.59 2.41 2.41
3.59 2.41
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c) Determine the value of x, if 9 𝑥+2 = 240 + 9 𝑥 [4]
Question 7:
a) Find the product: (𝑎2 +𝑏 2 ) (𝑎4 +𝑏 4 ) (a+ b) (a-b) [3]
b) If a2 + b2 + c2 = 125 and ab + bc + ca = 50, find a + b + c. [3]
c) In the given diagram, ∠SPT = ∠ RQT, TS = TR. [4]
Prove that: PR = QS.
Question 8:
a) In figure, AD = BE, BC = DF and ∠ ABC = ∠ EDF, prove that AC is parallel to EF
and AC = EF. [3]
b) Evaluate and express the answer as a positive exponent:
2 −1 1
(32)5 𝑋 ( 4) 2 𝑋 (8)3
−1 [3]
2−2 ÷(64) 3
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c) Evaluate log 5 + log 20 + log 24 +log 25 – log 60 [4]
Question 9:
a) Factorize: 27(𝑥 + 𝑦)3 + 8(2𝑥 − 𝑦)3 [3]
b) If log 8 = 0.9030, find the value of log√32. [3]
c) The table shows some information about the heights (h cm) of 60 plants.
Height (h cm) Frequency
20-30 8
30-40 13
40-50 25
50-60 10
60-70 4
Draw the frequency polygon for the above information. [4]
Question 10 :
𝑎
𝑥𝑏 𝑥𝑐 𝑏 𝑥𝑎 𝑐
a) Find the value of: ( 𝑐 ) . ( 𝑎) . ( 𝑏)
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
[3]
b) Rationalize the denominator: [3]
4
2√3−5
c) The table below gives the percentage distribution of female teachers in the primary schools
of various emirates of UAE.
Find the mean percentage of female teachers by step deviation method. [4]
Percentage of 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
female
teachers
Emirates of 6 11 7 4 4 2 1
UAE
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