Subject: Mathematics Class: SS 2 Time: 1Hr

Instruction: Answer all the questions in both sections

Section A
1. Solve the equation (x + 2)(x – 7) = 0
A. x = 1 or 8 B. x = -2 or 7 C. x = -4 or 5 D. – 3 or 6 E. x = -5 or -2.
2. The nth term of the sequence -1, 5, -7, 17,……… is given by
A. 2n B. -1 + (-2)n C. -1 – 2n D. 1 + (-2)n E. 1 – 2n
3. Find the 6th term of the G.P -3, 6, -12,…….. A. -12288 B. -6144 C. -2048 D. 96 E. 37
7 −7 7
4. If 12x – 5 = 9x - , find 10x. A. -5 B. C. D. 5 E. 12
2 2 2
5. The sum of the 1st and 2nd terms of an A.P is 4 and the 10th term is 19. Find the sum of the 5th and the 6th
terms. A. 11 B. 20 C. 21 D. 22 E. 24
6. A string is 4.8m. A boy measured it to be 4.95m. Find the percentage error.
5
A. % B. 1516 % C. 3133 % D. 318 % E. 15%
16
7. Solve 2x – 3 ¿ 5. A. x¿1 B. x ¿1 C. x¿2 D. x¿4 E. x ¿4
8. Evaluate log √5 125.
3 A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 E. 9
9. If 2x + 3y = 19 and 8x = 11 + y, by how much is 7x greater than 2y?
A. 1 B. 22 C. 32 D. 42 E. 52
10. Evaluate (204.7)2 – (105.3)2 A. 99.4 B. 308.14 C. 310 D. 3081.4 E. 30814
1 −1 3 1 1
11. Simplify 216 3 X 16 2 X (3-2)0 A. 24 B. 4 C. D. E.
2 4 6
y−3 2 y −1
12. Given ¿ , which of the following is true?
2 3
A. y¿ 7 B. y ←7 C. y ¿−7 D. y ←7 E. y ≥ 7
2 1 3 a−3 b 3 a−b a−3 b a−2b
13. Simplify −¿ A. B. 2 2 C. 2 2 D. 2 2 E. 2 3
a+b a−b a+b a −b a −b a +b a −b
14. A trader bought an engine for $15,000.00 outside Nigeria. If the exchange rate is $0.075 to N1.00, how
much did the engine cost in naira?
A. N250,000.00 B. N200,000.00 C. N150,000.00 D. N100,000.00 E. N78,000.00
15. Find the 7th term of the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26,..... A. 37 B. 48 C. 50 D. 63 E. 15
3 2 1 5 1 1 7
16. Simplify: ( − ) X 115 A. B. C. D. 1 E.
4 3 60 72 10 10 30
6.58 X 78.5
17. Use logarithm tables to evaluate A. 516.5 B. 5165 C. 1519 D. 151.9 E. 15.19
3.4
n−1 n+1
3 X 27
18. Simplify: n . A. 32 n B. 9 C. 3n D. 3n +1 E. 3
81
 3 5
19. Solve the following simultaneous equations: x + y = ; x – y = and use your result to find the value
2 2
1
of 2y + x. A. -2 B. -1 C. D. 1 E. 312
2
4 −3
20. The roots of a quadratic equation are and . Find the equation.
3 7
A. 21x2 – 19x -12 = 0 B. 21x2 + 37x -12 = 0 C. 21x2 – x + 12 = 0
D. 21x2 – 7x - 4 = 0 E. 21x2 – 9x -14 = 0
21. What is the common ratio between the terms of the geometric progression -72, -24, -8, ………….? A.
2 1 1
-3 B. - C. - D. E. 3
3 3 3
2 1 x+1 3 x−1 3 x +1 x−1 4 x−2
22. Simplify: − . A. B. C. D. E.
1−x x x(1−x) x(1−x) x(1−x) x(1−x) x(1−x)
23. If the 8th term of an AP is three times the 4th term, find the equation connecting a and d, where a is the
first term and d is the common difference.
A. a + 2d = 0, B. a + d = 0 C. 3a + 4d = 0 D. 3a – 6d = 0 E. 2a + 3d = 0
24. Approximate to 3 sig. figures 0.000045993.
A. 0.0000459 B. 0.00459 C. 0.0000460 D. 0.00004599 E. 0.0000462
25. Find the product of 0.0409 and 0.0021 leaving your answer in standard form.
A. 8.6 X 10-6 B. 8.6 X 10-5 C. 8.6 X 104 D. 8.6 X 105 e. 8.6 X 109
2
x −2 x x x x−2 x x+ 2
26. Simplify 2 . A. B. C. D. E.
x −4 2 x+2 x+ 2 x−2 x−2
27. If log2(3x – 1) = 5, find x. A. 2.00 B. 3.67 C. 8.67 D. 11.00 E. 8.00
28. The 1st term of an AP is 4 and the common difference is 0.25, find the 9th term.
A. 6 B. 62.5 C. 8.5 D. 8.25 E. 15
n-2
29. The nth term of a sequence is given by 3 X 2 . Write down the first three terms of the sequence. A.
2 3 2 8 2 3 2 1
, 0, 6 B. , 3, 6 C. , 3, , D. , , 6 E. , 3, ,
3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3
1 1
30. Evaluate log327 + log93 - log322. A. – B. C. 3 D. 3310 E. 312
5 2

(15 marks)

Section B

5x 1 x 7 1 1
1. (a) Solve the following inequalities: (i) - ≤ + (ii) (3x – 2) ¿ (x + 4) (5 marks)
8 6 3 24 2 3
(b) Show on a graph the region that contains the solutions of the simultaneous
inequalities 2x + 3y ¿6, y – 2x ≤2, y ≥ 0. (10 marks)

6 x−1
2. (a) Given 2 ,for what values of x is the expression not defined? (4
x −8 x−20
marks)
(b) Draw the number lines to show the following ranges of values of x. (i) -1 ≤ x ≤8
(ii) x ≥ 8 or x ¿-5 (6 marks)
3. (a) What is the range of values of x for which 2x – 1 ¿ 3 and x – 3 ¿ 5 are both satisfied? (5 marks)
3x 5x
(b) Express 2 + as a single fraction. (5 marks)
x −1 x+1