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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS IX EXAMINATION

MAY 2016

Mathematics Paper I

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INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Read each question carefully.

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2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
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3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.
4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
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the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

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Candidate’s Signature
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5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.
7. You may use a simple calculator if you wish.

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1. Which of the following is a rational number?

A. 2
B. π
C. 3.33333…
D. 3.2137814115…

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2. is equal to
a3 × a −2

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A. 0

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B. 1
C. a2

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2 −3
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a −6
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C.
D. a −8
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4. If a + 2i = b + 2i , then

A. a −b = 0
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B. a+b = 0
C. a+b = 2
a −b = 2
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D.

Given that A = {a} and B = {1, 2}, then B − A is equal to

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A. {}
B. {a}
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C. {1, 2}
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D. {1 − a, 2 − a}

6. Given that A= {a, b}, B = {1, 2} and C = {2, 3}, then ( A ∩ B) ∪ C

A. {}
B. {a, b}
C. {2, 3}
D. {a, b, 1, 2, 3}

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7. Which of the following options represents the distributive property of intersection over union
for three non-empty sets A, B and C ?

A. ( A ∩ B) ∪ C = ( A ∩ B) ∪ ( A ∩ C )
B. A ∩ ( B ∪ C ) = ( A ∩ B) ∪ ( A ∩ C )
C. ( A ∩ B) ∪ C = ( A ∩ C ) ∪ ( B ∩ C )
D. A ∩ ( B ∪ C ) = ( A ∪ B) ∩ ( A ∪ C )

If A = { a , b} and B = { 2 , 3}, then one of the relation from A to B is

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8.

{ (a , b ) , (2 , 3) }

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B. { (a , 3) , (2 , b ) }
{ (a , 2 ) , (a , 3) }

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C.
{ (2 , a ) , (3 , b ) }

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D.

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9. 0.00717 is equal to

A. 71 .7 × 10 −3
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D. 71 .7 × 10 −2

The logarithmic form of a −3 = x is

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A. log −3 a = x
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B. log x a = −3
C. log a x = −3
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D. − log 3 a = x
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( x − 1) 2
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x2 −1
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A. 1
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x +1
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x −1
x −1
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x +1
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x +1

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a2 − b2
12. If a = 1 and b = −1 , then the value of is equal to
a2 + b2

A. –1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

13. Given that (a − b) 2 = 16 and a 2 + b 2 = 26 then ab is equal to

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On complete factorisation of − ( ) − ( ) , we get

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x x2

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B. − (1 + )
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x x
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x x
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2 4
D. (1 − )
x x
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15. On complete factorisation of − by 2 + b 3 , we get

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A. − b( y 2 + b 2 )
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B. − b( y 2 − b 3 )
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C. − b ( y − b )( y − b )
− b ( y − b )( y + b )
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16. On complete factorisation of c 2 − c − 2 , we get

A. (c + 1)(c − 2)
B. (c − 1)(c + 2)
C. (c − 1)(c − 2)
D. (c − 1)(c − 1)

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17. If x, y and z are in continued proportion, then which of the following options is CORRECT?

A. x = yz
B. z = xy
C. y 2 = xz
D. x 2 = yz

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k
18. If y = , then by using the following table, the value of k is
x

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x 3 2
y 6 9

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⎡ a − c⎤
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The transpose of the matrix ⎢

b⎥⎦
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⎡ b − c⎤
A. ⎢− d a ⎥⎦
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⎡ a − d⎤
B. ⎢− c b ⎥⎦
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⎡− a c ⎤
C. ⎢ d − b⎥ .
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⎣ ⎦
⎡b c ⎤
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D. ⎢d a ⎥ .
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⎡1 1⎤ ⎡ 1⎤
⎢1 ×
1⎥⎦ ⎢⎣− 1⎥⎦
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⎣

A. not possible.
⎡0⎤
B. ⎢0⎥ .
⎣ ⎦
⎡ 2⎤
C. ⎢1⎥ .
⎣ ⎦
⎡1 − 1⎤
D. ⎢1 − 1⎥ .
⎣ ⎦

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⎡− 2 0 ⎤
21. The determinant of the matrix ⎢ ⎥ is
⎣ − 5 10⎦

A. − 25
B. − 20
C. − 15
D. 15

22. Which of the following statistical measurements may have more than one value for a set of

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A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode

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23. The median of the data 18, 3, 17, 1, 18, 5, 2 is

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24. The mean of 10 numbers is 13. If 5 is subtracted from every number, then the new mean will
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A. 5
B. 6.5
C. 8
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D. 12.5

If Δ ABC ≅ Δ DFE , then the value of a is equal to

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25.

20o
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B. 25o
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D. D
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45o (35 + 2a)

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B C E
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26. If O is the point of concurrency of medians of the triangle ABC and mOE = 5 cm , then m AO is

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3 cm 4 cm
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28. Which of the following diagrams represents a right bisector of the side XY of the triangle XYZ?
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X Y

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29. In the given triangle ABC, which of the following conditions is TRUE?
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A. m∠ A > m∠ B C
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B. m∠ B > m ∠C 6 cm 4 cm
C. m∠ A > m ∠C
D. m ∠C > m∠ B
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30. For the given ΔABC and ΔDEF , which of the following options is TRUE?

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35° 35°
b a
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