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QUESTION PAPER

ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021

SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATION – FEBRUARY 2021

GRADE: 9 TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MARKS: 70

PAPER 2 (Extended)

DATE: 08.02.2021 SUBJECT TEACHER: RAKESH

KUSHWAHA

TOTAL NUMBER OF PRINTED PAGES: 05

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS REQUIRED: Electronic Calculator

Geometrical instruments

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

• USE A BLACK OR DARK BLUE PEN.

• DO NOT USE AN ERASABLE PEN OR CORRECTION FLUID.
• IF THE DEGREE OF ACCURACY IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE QUESTION, GIVE THE ANSWER TO
THREE SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. GIVE ANSWER IN DEGREES TO ONE DECIMAL PLACES.
• FOR 𝜋, USE EITHER YOUR CALCULATOR VALUE OR 3.142.

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1. a. Calculate: (-3)2 + (-2)3 [2]

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b. Simplify: 3√16 − 4 √27 [2]

2. a. Expand and simplify the following: 3(𝑥 + 9) − 7(3𝑥 − 5) [2]

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b. Simplify: (125𝑎3 )3 [2]

3. ABC is a straight line. ABDE is a parallelogram.

Work out x and y.

Give reasons to support your answers. [3]

4 The pie chart given represents the amount spent by a sports club in a year,
on four different sports.

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The club spends a total of $ 10800 in a year.

Find the amount spent on Hockey and Football. [4]

5. a. Without using your calculator, work out

2 3
33 − 57

Give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.

You must show all your working. [3]

b. Without using your calculator, work out

3 15
7 ×
5 57

Give your answer in its lowest terms.

You must show all your working. [2]

6. a. Factorise the following:

i. 2x2 – 6xy [2]

ii. p2 – 6p – 16 [2]

b. Find x if x2 + 10x + 24 = 0 [3]

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7. A pentagon shaped park is shown in the given figure.

Find the area of the park. [4]

8. A fair die numbered 1 to 6 is rolled once. Find the probability of getting:

i. an even prime number [1]

ii. a number more than or equal to 3. [1]

iii. a square number. [1]

iv. number 7. [1]

9. For the sequence un = n2 – 3n +10 , determine:

a. the value of fifth term. [2]

b. the value of n for which un = 128. [3]

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10. For the given two points, P = (-2, 3) and Q = (6, 9) :

a. Calculate the gradient of PQ. [2]

b. Find the length of PQ. [2]

11. If the sides containing right angle of a right angled triangle are 11 cm and 60 cm,

find the hypotenuse. [2]

12. Find the value of 𝑥 when:

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a. 2 × 2𝑥 = [2]
32

b. 33 × 32 = 3 𝑥 [2]

13. A regular polygon has an interior angle of 1600.

Find the number of sides of this polygon. [3]

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14. Rocky takes a loan of $ 35000 at a rate 9.25% per annum for 22 years.

Find the simple interest on this sum. [3]

15. Simplify the following and write the answer in standard form:

i. 2.56 × 0.00456 [2]

ii. 0.000000147 [1]

16. a. Solve the equation:

5(x - 2) + 2(x + 4) = 9(x – 4) [3]

b. Make 𝑣 the subject of this formula.

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𝐾= 2
𝑚𝑣 2 [2]

17. If A = (7, 4), B = (5, - 2), find the co-ordinates of the mid-point of AB. [2]

18. Find the equation of the line passing through the point A(2, -1) and is parallel to

the line 3x - 4y = 12. [4]

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