COMPUTER SCIENCE JSS 1

3rd term examination

Answer all the questions in this part (Objective)

1. The process of starting up or resetting a computer system is known as _______________ (a)

booting (b) processing (c) input (d) shutting down

2. The process of closing a program or an operating system in a way that ensure that no data is
list is known as _______________(a) booting (b) shutting down (c) warm booting (d) windows

3. The process of restarting a computer without turning the power off is known as
_______________ (a) cold booting (b) booting (c) switch off (d) warm booting

4. Another word for 'turn off' computer is _______________ (a) booting (b) shut down (c) cold
boot (d) warm booting

5. _______________ is a method of preparation storage and editing of documents using a

personal computer or microcomputer (a) word processing (b) Microsoft word (c) excel (d)
graphic package

6. ICT means _______________ (a) internet communication technology (b) information

communication technology (c) internet communication technicians (d) internet community
technology

7. The software used in word processing or document preparation is called _______________ (a)
microsoft (b) shutting down (c) booting (d) word processor

8. The following are examples of word processor except _______________ (a) microsoft word
(b) word star (c) ami pro (d) excel

9. The following are reasons for ICT except _______________ (a) communication (b) fighting
(c) timing and control (d) information processing
10. In banks, ICT is used for the following except _______________ (a) for accessing
customer's account (b) for making withdrawal from customer's account (c) for making deposits
to customer's account (d) for easy access to stealing customer's money

11. Computer can be classified by type as follows except _______________ (a) laptop (b) digital
(c) analog (d) hybrid

12. Computer can be classified by size as follows except _______________ (a) micro computer
(b) mini computer (c) hybrid (d) super computer

13. The smallest class of computers by size is known as _______________ (a) mini computer (b)
main frame computer (c) micro computer (d) super computer

14. _______________ is the largest and fastest type of computer (a) super computer (b) mini
computer (c) hybrid computer (d) analog computer

15. _______________ is a set of instructions that direct the activities of the computer system in
order to undertake a specific task (a) hardware (b) software (c) input devices (d) output devices

16. MS DOS means _______________ (a) microsoft document operating system (b) microsoft
disk operating system (c) microsystem operating system (d) microsoft operating system

17. Software is divided into 2 groups namely _______________ and _______________ (a)
system software and micro software (b) system software and mini software (c) application
software and system software (d) application software and mini software

18. The following are examples of _______________ MS DOS, PCDOS, UNIX MS Windows
(a) system software (b) mini software (c) application software (d) micro software

19. Characters in computer make use of _______________ system (a) number base (b)
arithmetic (c) figure (d) computer

20. Base 10 number is called _______________ (a) octal (b) duodecimal (c) decimal (d) binary

21. Base two number is called _______________ (a) binary (b) denary (c) decimal (d) octal

22. Convert 4758 to base 10 (a) 300 (b) 252 (c) 325 (d) 326
23. Convert 10110100012 to base 10 (a) 821 (b) 831 (c) 851 (d) 721

24. All the following are input devices except _______________ (a) keyboard (b) mouse (c)
printer (d) scanner

25. One of the following is not an output devices (a) printer (b) mouse (c) monitor (d) plotter

26. Information technology as means of entertainment can be used for all the following except
_______________ (a) listening to music (b) damaging other people's character (c) watching
movies (d) playing games

27. Information technology usage includes all the following except _______________(a) data
management (b) timing and control (c) back biting (d) networking

28. Information technology is not used in the school system for one of the following (a)
computer assisted instructions (b) reporting parents to the law enforcement agency (c) computer
assisted learning (d) distance learning

29. All the following are communication channels except _______________ (a) wood (b) copper
wires (c) optical fibres (d) storage media

30. All the following are users of the computer except (a) programmers (b) cattle rearers (c)
engineers (d) teachers

PART B

Answer four questions from this part

1a. Define booting

1b. List 2 types of booting

2a. Explain the term word processing

2b. List 3 examples of word processing packages

3a. Explain the meaning of ICT

3b. List 4 uses of ICT

4a. Define the term computer

4b. List the 3 components of a system unit

5a. List the major components of the central processing unit

5b. Distinguish between ROM and RAM

SS1

MATHEMATICS

HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL

THIRD TERN PROMOTION EXAMINATION 2023/2024 SESSION

CLASS SS1

PART A - OBJECTIVE

Answer All Questions

1. Decrease N330 in the ratio 6:5 (a) N180 (b) N 275 (c) N 360 (d) N 396

2. A girl walks 6km in a speed of 4½km/hr. How many minutes dies her journey take (a) 27 (b)
144 (c) 80

3. Which ratio is greater 22:7 or 157:50

4. If sin A = ⅘, find tan A (a) ⅖ (b) ⅗ (c) ¾ (d) ⁴/3

5. A rope 24m long is divided into three pieces in the ration 2:1:5. The length is the shortest
piece in m is ________ (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 15
6. 3cm on a map represents a distance of 60km. If the scales is expressed in the ratio 1:n, the n =
(a) 20 (b) 60 (c) 2000 (d) 2000000

7. If x² -10x-24 = 0 then x = 12 or ________ (a) -3 (b) -2 (c) -1 (d) 1

8. If x²+Kx+16/9 is a perfect square, then K = __________ (a) ⅓ (b) ⅔ (c) ⁴/3 (d) ⁸/3

9. What is the sum of the roots of the equation x²-3x+2=0 (a) -3 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 3

10. If 0° ≤ ϴ ≤ 180° and sinϴ = 0.225, then ϴ = _______________ (a) 13° only (b) 13° or 167°
(c) 77° only (d) 77° or 103° only

11. If 0° ≤ ϴ ≤ 180° and cosϴ = -0.342, then ϴ = _______________ (a) 20° only (b) 20° or 160
° (c) 70° only (d) 110° only

12. Given that cos 2ϴ = - 0.3090 use tables to find the value of ϴ for 180°≤ 2ϴ ≤ 270° (a) 54°
(b) 72° (c) 126° (d) 200°

13. If sinϴ = -½ for 0° ≤ ϴ ≤ 360°. Find the value of ϴ (a) 30° and 150° (b) 150° and 210° (c)
210° and 330° (d) 150° and 330°

14. If angle ϴ is 135°, evaluate cosϴ (a) ½ (b) √2/3 (c) √2/2 (d) -1/2

15. The mean 30 observations recorded in an experiment is 5. If the observed largest value of 34
is deleted. Find the mean of the remaining observation (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3.9 (d) 3.4

16. The cumulative frequency curve may be used to find the (a) variance (b) standard deviation
(c) mode (d) median

17. Find the median of the following set if numbers 9, 5, 3, 6, 4, 5, 4, 7, 5 (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 9

18. Calculate the median of the following set if consecutive positive numbers 11, 12, x, y, 15 and
16 (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 13.5

19. Find x if the mean if the numbers 7, 6x, 3x, 13, 10, 19, 19 and 28 is 5x (a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 13 (d)
7
20. The mean of a set if six numbers us 60. If the mean of the first five is 50. Find the sixth
number is the set (a) 95 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 115

21. Round off 3.047kg to three significant figures (a) 3.05kg (b) 3.04kg (c) 3.47kg (d) 4.00kg

22. A copper wire of length 1.95m was measured as 2m by a physics student. Calculate the
percentage error in the student's measurement (a) 2.25% (b) 2.5% (c) 3% (d) 2.45%

23. An athletes completes 1509 metre race in 2 minutes 50 seconds. Calculate the average speed
in metres per second, correct to 2.S.F (a) 8m/s (b) 8.75m/s (c) 8.82m/s (d) 8.95m/s

24. While doing his physics practicals, Joseph recorded a reading as 1.13cm instead of 1.20cm.
Calculate his percentage error (a) 1.17% (b) 6.38% (c) -7.74% (d) 7.74%

25. The population of a village is 5846. Express the number to three significant figures (a) 5850
(b) 5846 (c) 5840 (d) 584

26. A stick of length 1.75cm was measured by a boy as 1.80m. Find the percentage error in his
measurement (a) 2²/9% (b) 2⁶/7% (c) 5% (d) 26⁷/9%

27. Evaluate 3.0 × 101 - 2.8 × 10-1, leaving your answer in standard form (a) 12 × 10-4 (b) 2 x 10-1
(c) 2.972 x 101 (d) 2.972 x 10²

28. Solve 13-2X< 8 (a) X< 2 (b) X> 2 (c) X< ⁵/2 (d) X> ⁵/2

29. What does this number line below represents?

-4-3-2-1012

(a) X> -4 (b) X< 4 (c) X> 4 (d) X< -4

30. Represent -7 ≤ x < -4 on a number line

(a)
-7-5-4
(b)
-7-6-4

(c)

-7-6-5-4

(d)
-7-6-5-4

31. What does this number line represent?

-406

(a) x≥ -4 or x> +6 (b) x≤ -4 or x> +6 (c) x≥ 4 or x≤ 6 (d) x≥ -4 or x< 6

32. What does this number line represent?

-1-2-3-4

(a) 1≥ x≤ 3½ (b) -1≤1≤ 3½ (c) -1≤x≤ 3½ (d) -1 ≥ x ≥ 3½

33. Form an inequality for a distances d metres which is more than 18m, but not more than 23m
(a) 18 ≤ d ≤ 23 (b) 18 < d ≤ 23 (c) 18 ≤ d < 23 (d) d < 18 or d > 23

34. Find the range of values of x which satisfy the inequalities 4x - 7≤ 3x and 3x – 4 ≤ 4x (a) -4 ≤
x ≤ 7 (b) -7 ≤ x ≤ 4 (c) x ≥ -7 (d) -7 ≤ x ≤ 6

35. For what range of values of x is ½X + ¼ > ⅓X + ½ (a) x< ³/2 (b) x> ³/2 (c) x< ³/2 (d) x> ³/2

36. Solve the inequality

(a) m≥ ⁵/4 (b) m≤ ⁵/4 (c) m≥ -¹/11(d) m≤ -¹/11

37. Solve the inequality 3(x+1) ≤ 5(x+2)+15 (a) x≥ -14 (b) x≤ -14 (c) x≤ -11 (d) x≥ -11

38. In a ∆ABC with sides a=5cm, b=6cm and c=8cm. Calculate the angle B (a) 48.51° (b) 92.87°
(c) 38.62° (d) 58.42°

39. A town P is 150km from a town Q in the direction 050°. What is the bearing of Q from P. (a)
050° (b) 130° (c) 230° (d) 270°

40. A ship sails a distance 50km in the direction S50°E and then sails a distance of 50km in the
direction N40°E. Find the bearing of the ship from it's original position (a) N40°E (b) N85°E (c)
S95°E (d) S90°E

41. A man walks 100m due west from a point X to Y, he then walks 100m due North to a point
X. Find the bearing of X from Z (a) 195° (b) 135° (c) 225° (d) 045°

42. Evaluate (203)²-(113)² in base three (a) 101 (b) 121 (c) 202 (d) 2020

43. 4243 Find x and y respectively in the subtraction

- 12x4 above carried out in base 5.
y34 4 (a) 2,4 (b) 3,2 (c) 4,2 (d) 4,3

44. Find P if 4516 - P7 =3056 (a) 611 (b) 142 (c) 116 (d) 62

45. If X10=12145. Find X (a) 124 (b) 184 (c) 121 (d) 180

46. Simplify (25)-½×(27)⅓+(121)-½×(625)-¼ (a) 14/5 (b) 9/11 (c) 34/55 (d) 3/275

47. Find the value of x for which 2(3²x-1) = 162 (a) 3/2 (b) ½ (c) 5/2 (d) 2/5

48. If logx1/2 64 = 3. Find the value of x (a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64

49. Given that y= 4XZ/5(X-Z), Find y if x=9 and z=7 (a) 25⅕ (b) 25 (c) 26½ (d) 25⅖

50. Given that T²=K²+L², find the value of L when T=17 and K=8 (a) 10 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) 15
THEORY PART

Answer five questions in all

1a. A company director invests N100,000 in a business and her partner invests N160,000. In a
year, 35% of the profit is divided equally between them and the remainder is divided in the ratio
of their investments. Find their shares of a year is profit of N324,000.

1b. Factorise 15a²+31a+10

2a. If tan ϴ =⅘, calculate sin²ϴ-cos²ϴ

3a. A man bought 5 reams of duplicating paper each of which was supposed to contain 480
sheets in the packets were 435, 420, 405, 415 and 440.

i. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the average percentage error for the packets of
paper

3b. If the agreed price for the full team was N35, find, correct to the nearest naira the amount by
which the buyer was cheated.

4a. In an A.P, the difference between the 8th and 4th terms is 20 and the 8th term is 1½ times the
4th term. What is the

i. Common difference

ii. First term if the sequence

5a. The sum of the first 9 terms of an A.P is 72 and the sum of the next four terms is 71. Find the
A.P

5b. The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic series is 57, and the sum of the next 9 terms is
90. Find the sum of the first three terms of the series.

6a. Illustrate graphically and shade the region in which the inequality y-2x<5, 2y+2x≥ 4 and
y+2x≤ 10 is satisfied

6b. Solve the inequality

COMPUTER SCIENCE

JSS2

Part A: Answer all the questions in this part.

(Objective)

1. The software used to design logos, letter head papers, brochures etc is known as
_______________ (a) graphic package (b) graphic design (c) graphic programme (d) Microsoft

2. The following are examples of graphic packages except _______________ (a) paint artist (b)
Corel draw (c) logo graphic (d) tool box

3. _______________ is the top most bar on the paint window that contains the name of the file
you are working on (a) title bar (b) tool bar (c) tool box (d) colour palette

4. The drawing tool you can use to create simple or elaborate drawing is known as
_______________ (a) paint (b) colour (c) pencil (d) eclipse

5. _______________ is the tool used for typing text (a) polygon (b) curve (c) alphabet (d) brush

6. ICT stands for _______________ (a) information communication technology (b) information
& connection techniques (c) information & communication tools (d) innovation company of
technology

7. The following are examples of ICT gadgets except _______________ (a) GSM (b) Fax
machine (c) telephone (d) table
8. SIM means _______________ (a) subscriber identity module (b) subscriber identification
number (c) subscriber identification mobile (d) subscriber identification means

9. The telecommunication device that is used to transmit and receive sound across distance is
known as _______________ (a) Email (b) telephone (c) television (d) Telex

10. The collection of computers linked together information worldwide is known as

_______________ (a) internet (b) Email (b) computer (d) television

Find the meaning of the following acronyms

11. E-mail=

12. WWW=

13. FTP=

14. The page or the document in the world wide web is known as _______________ (a) web
page (b) computer page (c) internit page (d) internet page

15. The software that enables a person to move from one page of a website to another is known
as _______________ (a) internet (b) website (c) browser (d) E-mail

16. _______________ is the first stage of data processing cycle (a) input of data (b) processing
of data (c) collecting of data (d) preparation of data

17. Information displayed on the monitor scree is known as _______________ (a) hard disk (b)
hard copy (c) soft copy (d) software

18. Information printed on the paper is known as _______________ (a) hard disk (b) soft copy
(c) hard copy (d) soft ware

19. The unit that controls the activities of the monitor, printer, keyboard and components in the
computer system is _______________ (a) control board (b) brain box (c) memory unit (d)
control unit

20. Two examples of the input unit are _______________ (a) monitor and keyboard (b) mouse
and printer (c) monitor and printer (d) keyboard and mouse
21. A good example of search engine is _______________ (a) Google (b) Gogglo (c) Giggle (d)
Yagie

22. One of the abuses of internet is _______________ (a) information sharing (b) collection of
information (c) advertisement (d) pornography

23. Which of the following is NOT a computer component? (a) monitor (b) mouse (c) television
(d) printer

24. Computer can do all the following EXCEPT _______________ (a) store information (b)
process data (c) accept data (d) think for itself

25. Which of the following is NOT a computer professional? (a) computer user (b) system
analyst (c) computer instructor (d) computer programmer

26. Cursors key are used to _______________ (a) delete the cursor (b) label document (c) move
the cursor around on the monitor screen (d) none of the above

27. Computer understands only _______________ numbers (a) decimal (b) hexadecimal (c)
binary (d) octal

28. The full meaning of LCD monitor is _______________ (a) light cathode (b) liquid crystal
display (c) low century display (d) all of the above

29. Convert 16510 to the corresponding decimal number (a) 573 (b) 357 (c) 753 (d) 537

30. Convert 357 from decimal to the corresponding binary number (a) 101100101 2 (b) 10011012
(c) 1001001102 (d) 11100112

PART B (Theory)

Answer four questions in all

1a. Mention and explain five ways in which computers and the internet can be abused.

2a. What is internet?

2b. Mention three benefits of the internet

3a. Mention 3 difference between the uses if telephone and a GSM phone

3b. Mention two uses of E-mail

4a. Define ICT

4b. State four examples of ICT

5a. State four benefits of ICT

5b. List 5 paint tools

FURTHER MATHEMATICS

Objective

Solve the inequality

1. 3x-5>7 (a) x>4 (b) x<4 (c) x≥4 (d) x≤4

2. 6x-2<2x+7 (a) x≤5 (b) x>5 (c) x<5 (d) x≥5

3. Inequality is a statement which expressed that two quantities are equal (a) yes (b) no (c) don't
know (d) all of the above

4. The 3rd and 7th terms of a GP are 24 and ⁸/27 respectively. Calculate the positive value of the
common ratio (a) +½ (b) +¼ (c) +⅓ (d) +⅕

5. The 5th and 8th terms of a GP are 8 and 27 respectively. Find the 12th term (a) 136¹¹/16 (b)
136⁵/6 (c) 136¹¹/15 (d) 136¹/16

6. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 3, 7, 11, 15... (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 110 (d) 210
7. The nth term of a sequence is 2²### which term if the sequence is 2# (a) 14th (b) 3rd (c) 5th
(d) 6th

8. If the 7th term of an A.P is twice the third term and the sum of the first four terms is 42. Find
the common difference (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

9. How many numbers between 75 and 500 are divisible by 70 (a) 60 (b) 41 (c) 71 (d) 60

10. The first term of an A.P is equal to twice the common difference. Find the terms of d, the 5th
term of the A.P (a) 4d (b) 3d (c) 6d (d) 10d

11. When a vector is in opposite direction, we call that vector _______________ (a) unit vector
(b) zero vector (c) magnitude of vector (d) negative vector

12. A quantity with magnitude and direction is known as (a) vector (b) vector (c) mini (d) low

13. A quantity which has only magnitude but no direction is known as _______________ (a)
vector (b) scalar (c) line (d) effort

14. Find the modules of 3i+4j (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 50

15. Find the modules of i+3j (a) √10 (b) 10 (c) √20 (d) 100

16. Find the modules of -2i+5j (a) 29 (b) √25 (c) √29 (d) √39

17. Find the modules of 2i+3j-4k (a) √30 (b) √40 (c) √20 (d) √29

18. If p=2i-3j, q=3i+5j and r=i+j. Find 2p+q+3r (a) 10i+5j (b) 10i+2j (c) 10i+1j (d) 110i+55j

19. The rate of change of displacement with respect to time is known as _______________ (a)
velocity (b) distance (c) vector (d) acceleration

20. Find the modules of the resultant the velocities 8ms–1 and 6ms–1 inclined at an angle of 60°
(a) 15ms–1 (b) 20ms–1 (c) 25ms–1 (d) 1202ms–1

21. The rate of change of velocity with time is called _______________ (a) velocity (b)
acceleration (c) speed (d) time

22.
Interval (yrs) 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-20 21-23

No. of pupils 6 14 15 10 5
 The table above shows the frequency distribution of the ages (in yrs) of pupils in a certain
secondary school. What percentage of the total number of pupils is over 15yrs but less than
21yrs. (a) 60% (b) 50% (c) 45% (d) 35%

23.
8 Y Yellow
7 W
6 R White
5 G
4 BL Red
3 BB
No. of Cars 2 Green
1
Blue

Black

YwRGBLBB

Colours of cars

(a) ⅕ (b) ²/25 (c) ⁴/15 (d) ³/25

24. On a pie chart, there are four sectors of which three angles are 45°, 90° and 135°. If the
smallest sector represents N28. How much is the largest sector (a) N84 (b) N42 (c) N48 (d) N96

25.

School
fees
Food
The pie chart above shows the expenditure of a family whose income is N30,000. If the
expenditure on food is twice that on housing and that on transport. How much does the family
spend on food (a) N28,000 (b) N12,500 (c) N15,000 (d) N25,500

26. Calculate the mean of 53, 51, 57, 62, 61, 54, 55, 59, 58, 52. (a) 55 (b) 51 (c) 56.2 (d) 56.7

27. The mean of the set of numbers 7, 9, 11, 14, x, 15, 19, 21, 22, 29 and 34 is 18. Find x (a) 17
(b) 18 (c) 15 (d) 10

28. Find x if the mean of the numbers 7, 5x, 3x, 13, 10, 19, 19 and 28 is 5x (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 2 (d) 3

29. Find the median of N5, N18, N13, N25, N11, N19, N7, N31 and N22 (a) N18 (b) N15 (c)
N25 (d) N10

30. Find the median of 9, 5, 3, 6, 4, 5 4, 7, 5 (a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 3

The ages (in years) of a group of students in a certain secondary school are given as 16, 17, 17,
14, 15, 14, 15, 17, 18, 15. Use the information to answer question 31-33

31. Find the mean age (a) 14yrs (b) 16yrs (c) 17yrs (d) 15yrs

32. Find the median age (a) 15yrs (b) 14yrs 5 months (c) 15yrs 6 months (d) 16yrs

33. Find the modal age (a) 15yrs (b) 14yrs (c) 17yrs (d) 16yrs

34. The mean of seven numbers is 15. If 24 was mistakenly used in calculating the sum instead
of 17. Find the correct mean (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 10
35. A salesman made a profit at the rates of N640 per day for 5 days and N720 per day for the
remaining days of the week. What was his average daily profit from the week (a) N662.86k (b)
N665 (c) N660.80k (d) N636.86

36. Four bags of rice costing N6,800 per bag are mixed with six bags of another brand costing
N5,200 per bag. What is the cost of the mixture per bag (a) N5,800 (b) N5,840 (c) N5,000 (d)
N5,920

37. The mean of 30 observations recorded in an experiment is 5. If the observed largest value of
34 is deleted. Find the mean of the remaining observations (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 3.4

38. Given that /p/=3, /q/=4 and /p·q/=-6. Find the angle between p and q (a) 60° (b) 100° (c) 120°
(d) 59°

Find the scalar product of the following pairs of vectors. Use it to answer questions 39-42

39. 7i+3j-4k and 4i-2j-k (a) 26 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 13

40. i+5j-3k and 2i+7i-5k (a) 41 (b) 52 (c) 51 (d) 60

41. -3i+4j-5k and i-2i-3k (a) -26 (b) 15 (c) 42 (d) 33

42. 9i - 2j + k and i -3j-4k (a) 24 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 11

43. Find the range of the distribution.

8, 5, 2, 8, 13, 21, 14, 3, 4, 17, 15, 2, 25, 18, 16, 7, 11, 15, 9, 2 (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 25 (d) 23

44. Find the mean deviation of the following data 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 21 (a) 4.2 (b) 4.67 (c) 5.32 (d)
3.57

45. The difference between the upper quartile and lower quartile is called _______________ (a)
quartile range (b) semi-interquartile range (c) interquartile range (a) median

46. Another name for cumulative frequency curve is known as _______________ (a) mode (b)
median (c) frequency curve (d) Ogive
47. The square if the standard deviation is called _______________ (a) variance (b) mean
deviation (c) median (d) range

48. The positive square root of the mean squared deviation is called _______________ (a) mean
deviation (b) range (c) variance (d) standard variance

49. The seventh term of a linear sequence is 33 and its eleventh term is 53. Find the common
difference of the sequence (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

50. Find the mean deviation of 5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 7, 9, 8 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3

Theory part

Answer five questions in all

1a. Solve the inequality and represent your value in a number line

i. 3x-2 < -4

ii. 2x-3 < 4

iii. x²+4x-5 > 0

iv. x²-x-10 < 2

2a. If 8, x, y, z and 20 are in arithmetic progression. Find x, y and z

2b. The 4th term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 35. Find the 15th term

3a. If r1 =7i + 3j r2 = 2i - 5j. Find the modules and direction cosines of

i. r1 + r2

ii. r2 - r1

3b. Find the unit vectors in the directions of

i. r1 = 2i + 3j

ii. r2 = 4i + 5j
4. The following tables shows the distribution of the masses of 120 logs of wood. Correct yo the
nearest Kg.

Mass (kg) Frequency

15-24 4

24-29 35

30-34 49

35-39 24

40-49 6

50-60 2

a. Draw a histogram for the distribution

b. Make a cumulative frequency table for the distribution

c. Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the distribution

5a. The number of words per line on a page of a book is recorded as follows

No of word per line 6 7 8 9 10

No of lines 4 10 13 x 5

If the mean us 8.0 words per line, calculate the value of x.

5b. Find the median of 3, 2, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 2

6a. The table below shows the distribution of ages of 50 people at a birthday party

Ages (yrs) No of people

1-5 9

6-10 11

11-15 8

16-20 12

21-25 6

26-30 4

Find the mean deviation of the distribution