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Rathnapura Education Zone

Second Term Test - 2023
Methamatics Time - 2 hours & 30 minutes
Grade - 9
Name - ...............................................................................................

Instructions - part Q. No Marks

● Write the answers for all the questions in this paper itself. A 1 - 20
● One question carries 2 marks. 1
2
B 3
4
5
Part I total

1. The general term of a number pattern is 3n – 2. Find the 7th term in this number pattern.

2. How much is the complementary angle of 48°?

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3. Remove the brackets. 2x (3x-5)

2 1
4. Simplify .
3
of 1
5

5. If a vehicle at a uniform speed travels 210 𝑘𝑚 in 3 hours, How much distance travels during
5 hours?
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6. 39. 548
i). Round off to the nearest first decimal place.

ii). Round off to the nearest whole number.

7. Subject 𝑎 from the formula 𝑉 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 .

8. Find the value of 𝑥 by using the information given in the diagram.

40° 105°

9. Write 0.0072 in Scientific notation.

10. Find the length of the side y by using the information given in the diagram..
15 cm
y

9 cm

11. Simplify. 0.42 × 0.3

𝑥2 × 𝑥−4
12. Simplify and express with a positive index.
𝑥
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13. write 57𝑡𝑒𝑛 as a binary number.

14. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the center and gradient is 3.

15. Find the value of 𝑥 by using the information given in the diagram.
3𝑥°

2𝑥° 𝑥°

16. Find the value of 1112 − 112 by using factorization knowledge.

17.If PQ = RS in the diagram, show that PR = QS.

S
R Q
P

18. Find the value of 𝑎 . >

2a°
a°
>

19. What is the interest gained by a person who deposited Rs.12 000/= in a bank with a simple
interest rate 12% for 2 years?

20. Simplify (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 3).

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Part II
• Answer 6 Questions only.

(01) A vendor bought a television and marked its price with 20% profit.The marked price is
Rs.48 000.
i. If it's bought for cash 5% will be given, find the discount. (2 marks)
ii. find the selling price of the television after giving the discount. (2 marks)
iii. Find the buying price of the television by the vendor. (2 marks)
iv. Find the profit gained by the vendor after giving the discount. (2 marks)
v. Find the profit percentage gained by the vendor. (2 marks)

5 1
^02& In an office, traveled by the train, of the remaining people by bus, Other people by
8 3

different other ways.

i. What is the fraction of the people coming by the bus from total? (2 marks)
ii. How much is the fraction of the people coming by bus and train from total? (2marks)
iii. What is the fraction of the people who come by other ways from total?(2 marks)
iv. If the people who come by other ways are 24, How much were the people who work at
the office? (2 marks)
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v. Write the ratio of the people who came by bus and people who come by other ways in
the simplest form. (2 marks)

^03& (a). Simplify.

i. (𝑥 5 )2 × 𝑥 −3 (2 marks)
(3𝑃) 3
ii. (2 marks)
6𝑃4

(b). Mr. Silva planned to go on a foreign trip and he wants to exchange Rs.262 500 into a
Singapore dollar. (Take 1 Singapore dollar = Sri lankan Rupee 105)
i. How many Singapore dollars does Mr.Silva have? (3 marks)
ii. During the tour, he bought a Mobile phone for Rs.200. How much was that phone in Sri
lankan rupees? (3 marks)
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^04&
i. Find the factors of 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20. (2 marks)
2𝑎
ii. Simplify − 4 = 8. (3 marks)
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iii. Solve the simultaneous equations given below.

𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 13
−𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 (5 marks)

(05& Use cm / mm scaled ruler and compass for the constructions given below,
i. Draw a straight line segment 7 cm and name it as PQ. (1mark)
ii. Construct an angle 60°at P by taking PQ as one arm. (2 marks)
iii. Construct an angle 45°at Q by taking PQ as one arm. (2 marks)
iv. Name the intersection point of two lines as R. (1mark)
v. Construct perpendicular to PQ from R. (2 marks)
vi. construct the locus of the path equidistant from points Q and R. Name the Intersection
point of the perpendicular drawn at question v. and this path as S. (2 marks)

(06& Incomplete table used to draw the graph y = 2x + 1 is given below.

x -2 -1 0 1 2
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y -1 1 3
i. Complete the table. (2 marks)
ii. Draw the graph of the function using the above table. (3 marks)
iii. Find the value of y when x = 3 by using the graph. (2 marks)
iv. Write the equation of the straight line passing through the point (0 , -2) and parallel to
the graph of the function y = 2x + 1. (3 marks)

(07&(a) Find the values of a , b , c , e by using the information given below. (4 marks)

P
X
b
c >
>
45°
e 70° a
Q Y R
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(b) A E
D

B C

In ABC triangle , 𝐵𝐴̂𝐶 = 90°, 𝐷𝐴̂ 𝐵 = 𝐴𝐵̂ 𝐶, 𝐸𝐴̂ 𝐶 = 𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐵, 𝐴𝐵̂ 𝐶 = 𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐵.

i. Show that 𝐷𝐴̂𝐵 = 𝐸𝐴̂ 𝐶. (2 marks)

ii. Find the value of 𝐷𝐴̂𝐵. (2 marks)
iii. What can you say about two line segments DE and BC? (2 marks)

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