Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2017-18 Grade 9 Term I Mathematics
2017-18 Grade 9 Term I Mathematics
2017-18 Grade 9 Term I Mathematics
Question 2
(a) Solve the following equations [3]
31x + 37y = 25
37x + 31y = 43
(b) Factorize: a 2 − 25a + 84 + a 2 − 16 [3]
(c) Evaluate: log10 8 + log10 25 + 2 log10 3 − log10 18 [2]
1
(d) If log 10 2 = a and log 10 3 =b express log10 2 the following in terms of a and b [2]
4
Question 3
a + 3 − 5a + 2
(a) Simplify: 5 [3]
5a + 1.6 − 5a + 1
(b) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3:4:5:6
Show that the quadrilateral is a trapezium. [3]
(c) In the figure given alongside,ABCD is a parallelogram,
M is the midpoint of BC.Show that DC=CP [4]
1
Question 4
(a) In the figure given below AB=AC,BC=CD and DE is parallel to BC. [3]
Calculate m ∠ CDE and m ∠ DCE
(b) Draw the graph of line x+y =5. Use the graph paper drawn to find the inclination and
the y-intercept of the line. [3]
(c) In triangle ABC, D is any point on side BC. Show that :AB+BC+AC >2AD [4]
(b) In square ABCD; A (3,4), B (-2,4) and C(-2,-1). By plotting these points on a graph
paper find the co-ordinate of vertex D. Also, find the area of the square. [3]
(c) The diagonals of a rectangle intersect each other at right angles. Prove that the
rectangle is a square [4]
Question 7
(a) In the following figure AC=CD, ∠ BAD=1100 and ∠ ACB=740 [3]
Prove that : BC > CD.
2
1 1
(
(b) Find the value of 140 + 15 ) ( 140 −
3 15 )
3 [3]
(c) The sides of a triangle are given by the equation y-2=0 ; y+1=3(x-2) and x+2y=0. [4]
Find, graphically:
(i) the area of triangle
(ii) the co-ordinates of the vertices of the triangle.
Question 8
(a) Sum of the present ages of Rakhi and her father is 43 years. Six years hence , father will
be 4 times as old as his daughter. Find their present ages. [3]
(b) Use division method to show that 3 is an irrational number. [3]
6 3
(c) Factorise: a + 7a − 8 [4]
Question 9
2 2 2
(a) If x+y+z = 0, prove that ( x + y ) + ( y + z ) + ( z + x) = 3 [3]
xy yz zx
Question 10
a b c
(a) Given 6860 = 2 5 7 ,find the value of a,b and c [2]
(b) Simplify 27-1/3[271/3 - 272/3] [2]
(c) The difference between CI and SI on `50,000 for two years is `80.
Find the rate of interest. [2]
(d) Simplify the following [4]
5 18
+ =7
x+ y x− y
20 9
− =1
x+ y x− y
Question 11
(a) Use the graphical method to find the value of k, if (k,-3) lies on the
straight line 2x+3y=1 [2]
(b) If a+b=12 , ab= 32 find: [4]
(i) a2+b2
(ii) a-b
(iii)a3+b3
(c) Using the information, given in the
figure alongside, find the value of a and b [4]