FOMWAN MODEL SCIENCE ACADEMY, BAUCHI LGA

CLASS: SS II{A & B} SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS Duration: 2hrs Date:…..DEC, 2022

SECTION I: OBJECTIVES
Instruction: Answer All Questions(112 marks each ¿

1. 0, 5, 5, 10………….
What is the next term of the sequence given above?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25
2. What is the number whose logarithm to base 10 is 2.3482
(a) 223.6 (b) 2228 (c) 22.35 (d) 0.02229
3. In a geometric progression, the first term is 2 and the sixth term is 64. The sum of the
first four terms is (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 34
4. Calculate the simple interest on N5,000 at the rate of 10% p.a for 2years
(a) N1,000 (b) N1,500 (c) N2,000 (d) N2,500
5. The solution of the equation x – 2x = 8 is
2
(a) x = 0 or 2 (b) x =-2 or x = 4(c) x = 2
(d) x = -4
6. Evaluate correct to 4 decimal places 827.51 X 0.015
(a) 8.8432 (b) 12.4127 (c) 124.1265 (d) 12.4120
7. A student measures a piece of rope to be 1.26m long. If the actual length of the rope was
1.25m, what was the percentage error in the measurement?
(a) 0.70% (b) 0.80% (c) 0.75% (d) 0.85%
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8. Simplify and express your answer in the form a+b√6 where a and b are integers
√6−3
(a) -3√2-√6 (b) √3+2 (c) -3-√6 (d) -2-√6
9. Find the sum of the first Six terms of the AP: 4, 7, 10 …
(a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 79 (d) 69
10. In an AP the sum of the 7 term to the 10 term is 100. The 6th term is 15. Find the 5th
th th

term. (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 15

11. If the first and 28 term of an AP are -14 and -5, respectively, find the common
th

difference.
1 1
(a) -3 (b) - (c) (d) 3
3 3
3 9 27
12. Find the sum to infinity of the series 2+ + + + …………
2 8 32
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 8
13. A rod of length 1.75 m was measured as 1.80 m. find the percentage error in the
7 6 7
measurement. (a) 2 % (b) 2 % (c) 5 % (d) 27 %
8 7 9
14. Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the series Sn =3, 6, 9, ……… 36.
(a) 433 (b) 505 (c) 513 (d) 635
15. A quadratic equation can be solved by
(a) Factorisation method (b) completing the square method (c) all of the above (d)
none of the above
16. The last term of an AP/GP is equal to its:
(a) First term (b) nth term (c) common difference (d) common ratio
17. If a measured value is equals to the actual value, what is the percentage error?
(a) 1 % (b) 0 % (c) 100 % (d) 50 %

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 18. A particular arrangement of items/objects in such a way that the items/objects maintain
a common ratio is called ……….
(a) AP (b) GP (c) Sequence (d) Series
19. I read a book starting from page 113 and I stoped at page 197. How many pages am I
able to read?
(a) 60 pages (b) 85 pages (c) 70 pages (d) 100 pages
20. What is the nth term of an AP whose first term is 2 and the common difference is 2 ?
(a) n (b) 2n – 2 (c) 2n (d) 2n + 2

SECTION II: ESSAY { 40 marks }

Instruction: ANSWER FOUR(4) QUESTIONS(Atleast 1 Question from each section)

SECTION A

( )
2
64.32 X 0.1461
1. (a) Use mathematical table to evaluate
0.745 X 2022
(b) Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the following sequence: 2, 4, 8, ……………..

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1
3.142 X 0.0598 3
2. (a) Without using Calculator, evaluate
0.4771 X 2.978
(b) Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the sequence given below: 1, 2, 3, ……………

SECTION B
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3. The second and the sixth term of a G. P are and respectively. Find
4 64
(a) The sum of the third and the fourth terms of the G. P
(b) Find the sum of the first four terms of the G. P
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4. (a) Given that the common difference of an A.P is , find the number of terms in the A.P
2
if the first and the last terms are 1 and 8 respectively.
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(b) Find the sum to infinity of a G. P whose first term is 2 and the common ratio is -
2

SECTION C
5. (a) Use factorisation method to solve 2x2 – x – 3 = 0
(b) A student measured each of the length of a square pitch to be 10.2m instead of
10.0m. Calculate the percentage error in:
(i) the length of the pitch
(ii) the area of the pitch
6. (a) Use any convenient method to solve m2 + m -2 = 0

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(b) The general form of a quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are

−b ± √ b 2−4 ac
constants, Prove that x =
2a

Shehu U. S

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