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BLOOMFIELD HALL SCHOOL

Holiday Homework 2022

MATHEMATICS
Lower Form III

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Assignment 1
1. Write the following expression in a simplified form.
• (3𝑥 − 8)(𝑥 + 1) − (2𝑥 − 1)(5 − 𝑥)
• 5𝑥 (−2𝑥 − 3𝑦) + 2𝑥 (−𝑥 + 3𝑦)
2. Factorize the following expression.
• 𝑚3 + 𝑚2 (2𝑚 − 1)
• 4𝑚𝑠 − 6𝑛𝑡 + 3𝑛𝑠 − 8𝑚𝑡
3. Solve the following equation.
(2𝑥 − 1)2 = (4𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 1)
4. Use ONLY algebraic rules to evaluate the following questions.
• 7632 − 2372
• 1032 − 9
• 922 − 368 + 4
6 5
5. Solve =
𝑥+1 𝑥−3
6. Solve the following equation.

. 𝑒 2 − 11e + 28 = 0

7. Solve the following equation.

4 𝑡2
− =0
9 25
8. Solve the following equation.

2(𝑥 2 − 9) = (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 6)
9. Simplify the following expression.

(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 5) − 3𝑥 (𝑥 − 4) + 7𝑥(𝑥 + 3)

10. Solve the following equations using substitution method.

3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 8

4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
 Solve the following simultaneous linear equations by using elimination method.

4𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 17

𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 8

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12. Factorize each of the following

a) 3𝑥 2 + 9𝑥

b) (𝑎 + 2𝑏)2 − (𝑎 + 2𝑏)(3𝑎 − 7𝑏)

c) 𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 36

13. Make x the subject of the formula

a) 𝑡 = √𝑠 2 + 2𝑎𝑥
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b) 𝑚 + 7 = 𝑥3

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Assignment 2
1. The difference between two positive numbers is 3. If the square of the smaller
number is equal to 4 times the larger number, find the two numbers.

2. . The sides of a rectangle are of lengths (2𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚 and (3𝑥 + 1)𝑐𝑚. The area of the
rectangle is 117𝑐𝑚2 . Find 𝑥 and the perimeter of the rectangle.

3. Find two consecutive positive odd numbers such that the sum of their squares is
equal to 130.

4. A mother is now five times as old as her son. Four years ago, the product of their ages was
52.Find their present ages.

5. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 240. Find the two numbers.
6. The denominator of the fraction exceeds that of numerator by 4. When 3 is
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added to both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes .
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Find the original fraction.

7. The sum of two numbers is 94. If twice the smaller number minus the larger number is 26,
find the numbers.

8. The diagonals of a rhombus are 28 cm and 54 cm. Calculate the length of its sides,
giving your answer correct to 4 significant figures.
9. If 𝑥 = 2is a solution of the equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 6 = 0, find the value of 𝑘. Hence find
the other solution of the equation.
10. The length and breadth of a rectangle are (𝑥 + 3)𝑐𝑚 and(2𝑥 − 5)𝑐𝑚. If the area of
the rectangle is 40𝑐𝑚2 . Find 𝑥 and the perimeter of the rectangle.

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Assignment 3
1. 12 men can complete a certain job in 8 hours. Suppose all the men work at the same

speed, how long will 18 men take to complete the same job.

2. How many liters of Pepsi can you buy with $60 if 7 liters of Pepsi costs $9.45. Also find the
cost of 23 liters of Pepsi. Give your answer correct to 3 significant digits.

3. If 5kg of tea and 2kg of coffee cost $88 and 2 kg of tea and 4 kg of coffee cost $54,
find the price of 1 kg of tea and 1 kg of coffee.
4. Ten identical pipes can fill a tank in 4 hours. How long will it take 8 of these pipes to fill
the same tank?
5. Find 𝑥 if 36 : 48 = 6 : 𝑥

6. Given that 𝑦 is inversly proportional to 𝑥, and 𝑦 = 3 when 𝑥 = 4

i. Find an equation connecting 𝑥 and 𝑦

ii. Calculate the value of 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 6

iii. Calculate the value of 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 48

7. Find the cost of 23 litres of petrol if 7 litres of petrol cost $84 and how many litres can
you buy with $60?

8. If 𝑦 is directly proportional to (4𝑥 + 1) and 𝑦 = 3 when𝑥 = 2.

Find 𝑥 when𝑦 = 11

9. Given that 𝑦 is directly proportional to 𝑥 2 , and 𝑦 = 20 when 𝑥 = 2

i. Find an equation connecting 𝑥 and 𝑦

ii. Calculate the value of 𝑦 when 𝑥 = 3

iii. Calculate the value of x when y=125

10. 5 men can paint 1 house in 6 days. Assuming that all man work at the same rate

How long will it take if 15 men work to paint the same house?

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Assignment 4
1. Given that the volume of the pyramid with a square base of side 9m each, is 136 m3, find
its height.

2.The surface area of a sphere is 16 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 , find its radius.

3.A basketball has a surface area of 7230 cm2. Find the radius of the basket ball and the
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volume of air in it.(𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝜋 = ) and give answer to the nearest whole number.
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4. Find the curved surface area of a given cone. (𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝜋 = 3.142)

5. The diagram shows a solid consisting of a pyramid of height 24cm and slant height 26cm
fastened to a cuboid of height 20cm and square base of sides 50cm each

a) Find the volume of the solid

b) Find the total surface area of the solid

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6. A cone has a circular base of diameter 6cm and a height of 4 cm. Find the slant height of
the given cone. [3 marks]

7. A solid consists of a right circular cone and a hemisphere which share a common base.
The cone has a height of 60 cm and the hemisphere has a diameter of 50cm. Find

• the volume of the solid

• Total surface area of solid

8. The solid is melted and recast to form a solid cylinder with a radius of 25.5cm. If
the volume of solid is 72000 cm3, find
• height of the cylinder
• Surface area of the cylinder (take height of cylinder= 35 cm)

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Assignment 5
1. A ladder of length 6.5m leans against a vertical wall and touches a window sill. It forms an
angle of 61° with the ground. Find

a) The height of the window sill above the ground

b) the distance of the foot of the ladder from base of the wall

2. a) The figure shows a right-angled triangle ABC where AB= (2𝑥 + 2)𝑐𝑚, BC= (𝑥 − 4)𝑐𝑚
and AC= (2𝑥 + 3)𝑐𝑚. Form an equation in 𝑥 and hence, find the length of BC, AB and
AC.

(2𝑥 + 3)
(𝑥 − 4)

B (2𝑥 + 2) A

3. In ∆PQR, PQ=17.4m and PR=7.6 m. K lies on QR such that ∠PKQ=137°. Find ∠QPK.

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4. In the diagram,∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 90°, AC=33cm, PB=13cm, BQ=𝑥 cm, AP=y cm, PQ=19cm and
QC= 6cm. Find the value of x and y.

33
Q

19
x

B 13 P y A

5. In an action movie, a boy of height 75 cm is standing next to a robot of height 24cm. If the
height of the boy is 25cm on a television screen, find the height of the robot on the screen.

6. Calculate the value of x and y

7. A pole of length 6.5m leans against a vertical wall and touches bottom of a bill board. It
forms an angle of 61° with the ground. Find

i. the height of the bill board above the ground

ii. the distance of the foot of the pole from base of the wall

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8. In ∆PQR, PQ=14.5m and PR=8.2 m. K lies on QR such that ∠PKQ=124°. Find length of
side QK.

9. Calculate the value of 𝑎 and 𝑏.

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Assignment 6
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1. If 𝐹 (𝑥 ) = 3𝑥 − then find the following
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i. F(5)
ii. F(0.5)
iii. F(-1)

2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥-9 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 − 6𝑥, find the value of 𝑥 for which

i. 𝑓(𝑥) = 16
ii. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥
iii. 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥
iv. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥)
v. 2𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑔(𝑥)

3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 10𝑥 − 3 and 𝐹(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 5, express

i. 𝑓(𝑎)
ii. 𝐹(8𝑎 + 1)
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iii. 𝑓 ( 𝑎) + 𝐹(2𝑎 − 4)
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In terms of 𝑎.

5. A function is defined by 𝑓: 𝑥 → 0.5𝑥 + 2 for all real values of 𝑥. What are the images of

−20, 6 under ?

6. Given the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 9, evaluate 𝑓(1), 𝑓(2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(3). Is it true that

i. 𝑓(1) + 𝑓(2) = 𝑓(3)

ii. 𝑓(3) − 𝑓(2) = 𝑓(3 − 2)
iii. 𝑓(1) × 𝑓(2) = 𝑓(1 × 2)
iv. 𝑓(2) ÷ 𝑓(1) = 𝑓(2 ÷ 1)

7. The table which gives the value of y = x2- 6x + 9 for –1≤x≤7 is given below.

x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

y 16 1 9

i. Complete the table.

ii. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on both x and y-axis, draw the graph of

y = x2- 6x + 9 for –1 ≤x≤7

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iii. Use your graph to find the value of y when 𝑥 = 5.8 and the minimum value of y

iv. State the equation of the line of symmetry

8. Variables x and y are connected by the equation y= 3 + 2x - x2. Some values x and
y are given in the table.

X -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Y -12 -5 0 3 4 3 0 -5 -12
a) On a sheet of graph paper, using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 unit on x-axis and 1
cm to represent 2 units on y-axis, draw the graph of y= 3 + 2x - x2 for -3≤ x ≤ 5.

b) Use your graph in part a) to find

i. Value of y when x= -1.9
ii. Maximum value of y
iii. Also write equation for line of symmetry of the graph.

9. In the figure, the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 10 cuts the x-axis at two points A and B,
and the y-axis at the point C. Calculate the coordinates of A , B and C.

10.

Solve the following simultaneous linear equations by using the graphical method.

𝟔𝒙 − 𝒚 = 𝟐𝟒

𝟑𝒙 + 𝟔𝒚 = 𝟏𝟐

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