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THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
CLASS: SS 1 SUBJECT:
MATHEMATICS
1. Express 12 ½ as a decimal fraction (a) 12.5 (b) 0.324 (c) 0.521 (d) 0.613
2. Evaluate -4+5+6-15-20 (a) -82 (b) 17 (c) -28 (d) -16
3. Solve for x if x-2 = 1 x-8 2 (a) -4/3 (b) -3 (c) ¾ (d) -4
4. One angle of an isosceles triangle is three times one of the equal sides. Find the greatest angle. (a)
152 (b) 162 (c) 100 (d) 130
5. Find the volume of a shape whose radius is 7cm to the nearest CM. (a) 1 374 (b) 1 427cm (c)1
370cm (d) 1 437cm
6. Find the mode of the following; 5, 7, 5, 7, 6. 3, 4, 7, 6, 5, 7. (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 6
7. If X: Y= 2: 3 .find the value of the ratio (Y-X) : (Y+X). (a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 5
8. Find the LCM of 15, 20 and 25. (a) 200 (b) 300 (c) 350 (d) 112
9. Solve 7a- 11 = 2a + 14 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. A vertical stick 18cm long cast a shadow 6 cm long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun to the
nearest degree. (a) 27 (b) 75 (c) 72 (d) 82
11. What is the additive inverse of -6? (a) +1/6 (b) +6 (c) 0.6 (d) 1/6
12. Simplify ½ +1/3 (a) 1/5 (b) 2/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 1/6
13. Given that A= m + n, express m in term of A and n (a) A-n (b) A² –n (c) n² – A (d) A- n²
14. If y varies directly as x, if x=3 when y= 4, find the constant term. (a) 3/8 (b) ¾ (c) 4/3 (d) 14/11
15. A varies directly as the square root of B. If A=2, when B=9, find A when B=25 (a) 3/10 (b)10/3
(c) 5 (d) 16
16. The volume of a cylinder of height h, base D and radius r is given by _______ (a)1/3 (b)
(c) 2 (d)
17. X, Y, Z share #400 in ratio 4:7:9 respectively. How much did Y receive? (a) # 200.00 (b) #
180.00 (c) # 140.00 (d) #120.00
18. The height of a man is equal to the length of his shadow. The angle of elevation of the sun is(a) 0
(b) 30 (c) 46 (d) 90
19. Arrange the numbers -4, 0, -6 in descending order (a) -6, -4, 0 (b) -6, 0, -4 (c) 0, -6, -4 (d) 0, -4, -
6
20. A triangle that has three of its side equal in length is called _______ (a) a right angle triangle (b)
a scalene triangle (c) an obtuse angle triangle (d) an equilateral triangle
21. Find the median of 5, 4, 6, 3, 11, 7, 2 (a) 7 (b)5 (c)3 (d) 11
22. Find the mode of the data given; 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d)2
23. When 100 is added to 5 times a certain number, the result is 500. Find the number. (a) 150
(b) 120 (c) 100 (d) 80
24. A square has a perimeter of 44cm. find the area of the square. (a) 20cm (b) 88cm (c)
121cm (d) 484cm
25. A dice and a coin are tossed one after the other. How many events are in the sample space? (a)12
(b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 10
26. A bag contains 20 fruit consisting of 13 oranges and 7 grapes, if I take one, the probability that it
is an orange is _______ (a) 20/13 (b) 20/7 (c) 7/20 (d) 13/20
27. Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle of length 8cm and area 48cm (a) 10cm (b) 6cm
(c) 5cm (d) 4cm
28. Arrange the following numbers in descending order; +5, 0, -3, +1, -1. (a) +5, -3, 0, +1, -1 (b) -1, -
3, +1, +5, 0 (c) 0, -1, -3, +1, +5 (d) +5, +1, 0, -1, -3
29. Solve Y-9 = 12 (a) 44 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 32
30. The area of a triangle is given as _____ (a) ½ *b*h (b) L*b*h (c) l*h (d) b*h
THEORY
Answer question ONE compulsory and any other three
1. Given the mass in kg of 30 students
43 45 50 47 51 58 52 47 42 54
61 50 45 55 57 41 46 49 51 50
59 54 43 57 49 40 48 52 51 48
a. Taking class intervals; 40-44,45-49,.... Construct the frequency distribution table f the data.
b. Calculate: i. Mean ii. Median iii. Mode. iv. Draw an histogram for the distribution.
ci. Calculate in terms of π, the total surface area of a cone of base diameter 12cm and height 10cm.
ii. Calculate the volume of a cone of base diameter 14cm and height 10cm.
di. A 216⁰ sector of a circle of radius 5cm is bent to form a cone. Find the radius of the base of the cone
and its vertical angle.
ii. If the volume of a rectangular- based pyramid is 70cm³ and its base area is 28cm², calculate the height
of the pyramid.
19. A ____is a mapping whose co-domain is the set of numbers. (a) mapping (b) function (c) range (d)
image
20. Find the 40th term of a linear sequence 6, 11, 16, 21. (a) 201 (b)195(c) 196 (d) 200
21. Find the arithmetic mean of 4 and 18 (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 20
22. What is the common ratio of the sequence 6, 12, 24, 48, …(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) -6
23. Find the 9th term of the arithmetic sequence;18, 12, 6, 0,-6, …(a) -54 (b) -30 (c) 30 (d) 42
24. Find the product of xy, if x = 3/2 and y = 4/9 (a) 3/2 (b) 7/11(c) 2/3 (d) 1/3
25. If 5, x, y, 40 are in GP, find x and y? (a) 10,20 (b) 20,10 (c) 10,15 (d) 8,10
26. The solution set of a linear inequality in one variable is represented graphically by intervals on a
number line. (a) true (b) false
27. The point represented by 0 on a number line is called _____ point. (a) ordered (b) positive (c)
negative (d) reference
28. Any number to the right of 0 on a number line is said to be ______ . (a) ordered (b) positive (c)
negative (d) reference
29. Any number to the left of 0 on a number line is said to be ______ . (a) ordered (b) positive (c)
negative (d) reference
30. We can add the same constant to both sides of an inequality. (a) true (b) false
THEORY
Answer question ONE compulsory and any other three
1. The table below shows the frequency distribution of the weights to the nearest kg of 50 men.
Frequency 3 9 15 11 7 3 2
22. X + 2y -3 = 0 is the equation of a line. What is the gradient of line? (a) -2 (b) -1/2 (c) ½ (d) 2
23. The gradient of the line x = ½ is ____ (a) 0 (b) ½ (c) 1 (d) undefined
24. If 6x – 2y= 4, determine the y- intercept. (a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) 6
25. The general equation of a straight line is (a) y = m + cx (b) y = mx + c (c) x= y + c (d) y= m+c
26. Given that x is an integer, find the three greatest values of x which satisfies the inequality 7x + 13 <
2x. (a) -2,-3,-4 (a) 3, 4, 5 (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) -3, -4, -5
27. What is the range of values of x for which 2x+5> 1 and x-4 < 1 are both satisfied? (a) -2 <x<5 (b) 2<
x < 5(c) -2 < x> 5 (d) -2 > x > 5
28. Given that a is an integer, find the three lowest possible values of which satisfies the inequality 11-2a
< 4 (a) 3,4,5 (b) 4,5,6 (c) 5,6,7 (d) -4, -5, -6
29. An inequality is a statement that two algebraic expressions are not equal. (a) true (b) false (c) none
30. Linear inequality cannot be represented on a number line. (a) true (b) false (c) none
THEORY
Answer question ONE compulsory and any other three
1a. Two groups of eight students in a class were given a test in English.
Group A had the following marks: 60,70,50,48,68,72,80 and 56.
Group B had the following marks: 50,90,40,58,90,82,60 and 44.
i. Calculate the mean mark and standard deviation of each group.
ii. Which group had less variation in its marks?
bi. Draw a histogram and frequency polygon of the frequency distribution below:
Class 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25
Frequency 5 7 10 6 2
c. Calculate; i. Mean ii. Median iii. Mode
2a. The radius of a circle is 10cm. the length of a chord of the circle is 16cm. calculate the distance of the
chord from the centre of the circle.
b. The radius of a circle is 12cm. a chord of the circle is 16cm long. Calculate the distance of the chord
from the center of the circle. Give your answer to 1 d.p
3a. In ∆ABC, a= 7.1 cm, b =9.5 cm and B =63° 18’. Solve the triangle completely
3bi. In ∆ABC, B = 39°, C = 82° and a = 6. 73cm, find c.
3bii. Find the value of Ө lying between 0° and 360° for tan Ө = - 2.106.
4a. A stick of length 1.75m was measure by a boy as 1.80m. Find the percentage error in his
measurement.
b. A student measured the height of a pole as 5.98 m. The percentage error made in measuring the
heights 5%. If the measurement is Smaller than the exact measurement. Find the actual height of the
pole .
5a. Solve the quadratic equation; n2 – 12n + 1 = 0, using completing the square method .
b. Find the sum and products of the roots the following equation ;
i. 2x2 - 10x + 7 = 0
ii. 4x2 = 3x + 1
17.Given that P1(x) = 7x3 – 4x2 + 3x + 4 and 2(x) = 5x2 + 6x + 1 Calculate P1(x) + P2(x) (a) 7x3 – x2 + 9x +
5 (b) 7x2 – x2 + 9x + 5 (c) x3 – 9x+ 5(d) 7x2 – 9x2 + 5
18. Solve (1/2)x = 8 find x. (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) – 3 (d) - 6
19. Express 27-2/3 (a) 9 (b) 1/9 (c) 0.9 (d) 1
20. Solve the equation (x + 2) (x + 7) = 0 (a) X = 1 or 8 (b) x = - 2 or 7 (c) x = - 4 or 5(d) x = - 3, 6
21. To simplify algebraic fractions, always_____ the numerator and denominator. (a) define (b) factorise
(c) substitute (d) differentiate
22. The cosine rule is used for solving triangles which are not right angled, in which tow sides and the
inclined angle are given (a) true (b) false (c) none
26. The arrangement of objects taking into account the different orders of arrangement is called _____(a)
combination (b) permutation (c) probability (d) mapping
27. The arrangement of objects in which order is not taken into account is called _____(a) combination
(b) permutation (c) probability (d) mapping
28. Find the number Of ways two prefects can be selected from a class of fifteen students. (a) 100 (b) 50
(c) 15 (d) 105 ways
29. Find the number of permutations of the letters of the word KANO.(a) 4 (b)10 (c)24 (d) 12
30. The set of all possible outcomes of any random experiment is called _____ (a) subset (b) event space
(c) sample space (d) range
THEORY
Answer question ONE compulsory and any other three
1ai. State the Newton's law of motion.
ii. When is a function g(x) said to be continuous at x=b?
b. Evaluate the following
i. Lim x→x (x² + 3x + 2)
(x² - 2x + 7)
ii. Lim x→0 (x +3) (3x -3) (2x +3)
iii. Lim x→3 (x² + 9)
ci. Given that: y = x⁴ - 3x³ - 4x² + 5
x²
ii. Using chain rule, differentiate: y = (3x² - 2)²
2a. Derive the general equation of a circle.
b. state the equation of tangent at (x1 , y1 ).
3a. Given that y= x² + 3x + 2. Find dy/dx at x=2.
b. Using product rule, differentiate; y= x²(1+x)¹/²
4a. A fair dice with six faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Is tossed twice
i. Obtain all possible outcome of the magnitude of the difference between the numbers showing
ii. What is the most likely difference?
iii. Find it probability
iv. What is the probability of difference of 2?
v. Find the mean difference.
5a. A constant force P of magnitude 108N is applied to a body of mass 10kg. Find the acceleration
produced in the body.Assuming the body starts from rest,what velocity does it attain after 6 seconds?
b. A boy sits on a log. The mass of the log is 8kg and the weight of the boy is 55N. What is the reaction
of the ground on the log on which the boy is sitting? (Take g= 9.8m/s²)