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Non-Calculator Questions
1. Express i) 0.55 and ii) 0.045 as a fraction and percentage.

2. Simplify the following:

2 2
27 27 − 3
i) 253/2 ii) (243x5y10)1/3 iii) ( 64 ) 3 iv) ( 64 ) v) 5-2 vi) 50 + 51

3. Find the value of θ in each case if, 0 < θ < 360

i) 3 tan θ = 1 ii) 2cos θ = 1 iii) sin θ = 1/2

4. a) Two similar figures have corresponding sides 3cm and 5cm. The area of the smaller one is 12 cm2. What is

the area of the larger one? What will be the ratio of their volumes?
b) The volumes of two mathematically similar solids are in the ratio 8: 125 The surface area of the smaller solid is

24 cm². Work out the surface area of the larger solid.

5. Solve the following inequalities and plot them on a number line:

i) −3 < 4x < 8 ii) 2(x-3) ≥ 3x - 4 iii) 3x – 5 < x + 7 iv) 4< 2x ≤ 12

6. Change the subject to x in the following:

3 3 2
𝑧 (𝑥 + 𝑎 ) 𝑧𝑥 + 5 𝑦𝑥 − 𝑧
i) y = 5
ii) y = 5𝑥
iii) z = 4
7. Find f-1(x), f(-2) for the following functions:

3𝑥 − 5 3𝑥 − 5
i) f(x) = 5
ii) f(x) = 5𝑥 − 3

8. Factorise completely 2x + 4y + px +2py.

9. y varies as the square root of w. When w = 9, y = 4. a) Find the value of y when w = 36. b) Express w in terms of

y.

10. A regular polygon’s interior and exterior angles are in the ratio of 9: 1. How many sides does the polygon

have?
Calculator Based Questions
1. Solve the equation 2x2 + 2x − 5 = 0. Give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

2. Solve the inequality x2 + 2x - 4 ≤ 0.

3. Potatoes cost $t per kilogram and carrots cost $(3t – 1) per kilogram. The total cost of 20 kg of potatoes and 8

kg of carrots is $42.60. Find the value t.

4. Factorise 4y2 - 4y − 15.

5. In triangle ABC, AB = 10 cm, BC = 6 cm and angle BAC = 30°. Calculate the sine of angle ACB. Give your answer

correct to 4 decimal places.

6. In July 2009, the population of the world was 6.78 × 109. The population of Bangladesh was 2.39% of the world

population. Calculate the population of Bangladesh. i) Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures. Write

your answer in standard form. ii) The population of Uganda was 3.27 × 107. Calculate the population of Uganda as

a percentage of the world population.

7. f(x) = 2x + 3, g(x) = x – 1 h(x) = x2 + 1.

(a) Find f(g(– 5)) (b) Find x when f(x) = g(x) (c) Find x when f(x) = h(x). Give your answers correct to 2 d.p.
(d) Find h-1(x) (e) Find h(g(x)) (f) Find f(f(x)) (g) Write 1/f(x) + 1/g(x) as a single

fraction

8. a) Rajiv invests $525 at x% per year simple interest. After 3 years he has $588. Find the value of x.

b) A company’s profits increase by 5% each year. In 2012 the profit was $10 000. Find the profit in 2020. Give your

answer correct to the nearest $100.