GONONGONO SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM 3

END OF YEAR EXAMS 2019

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer all questions

1. (a) (i) Write 6 570 00 in standard form

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(ii) Write 9,51 x 10- 2 in ordinary form.

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(b) A 400 page textbook is 1.6cm thick.
(i). How many sheets of paper make 400 pages

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(ii) Calculate the thickness of one sheet of paper. Give your answer in meters in standard form.

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 2. A school with 432 students uses 600 litres of water in a day. Find the average number of litres
per student in a day. Give your answer to two significant figures.

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3. (a) Convert 234ten to base eight.

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(b) convert 34fiveto base ten.

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(c) Work out 332five + 44five in the give base

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4. (a) Simplify
(a) 5a-2 x 6a5

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(b) √
3 10
27

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2x
(c) Solve 3 = 81

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5. (a) Evaluate a - 2b , when a = - 3 and b = - 1

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(b) Given that p = 3 and q = 5
 Find the value of (- 7 + q)p

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(d) Remove brackets and simplify
(a – 1)(4 – 5a)

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(e) Factorise 25(a – b) – a + b

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6. Chiki has (x + y) dollars and Sally has (3x – y) dollars. How much more money does Sally have
than Chiki.
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7. (a) Which of the following numbers are (i) rational (ii) irrational
3 22
13 ; √ 13 ; 5 ; √ 16 ;
7
; 0 , 7̇ ; √5 ; π

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(ii) ________________________________________

(b) Simplify
21
(i)
√3

(iii) √ 45 + 3 √ 20 - 8√ 5
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8. The formulae A = πr2 gives the area (A square units) of a circle of radius r units where π = .
7
Calculate
(a) The area of a circle of radius 7 cm

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(b) The radius of a circle of area 38 m2
2

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9. Change the subject of formulae as indicated.

(a) Y – k = m(x – h) subject h

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(b) A = h (a + b) subject b
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