FURTHER MATHEMATICS

SS1

OBJECTIVES

1. Evaluate, correct to two decimal places, 75.0785 – 34.624 + 9.83 (a) 30.60 (b) 50.29 (c)
50.28 (d) 30.62
2. If 1012 + 12y = 235, find the value of y (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 5
3. Find the least value of x which satisfies the equation 4x = 7 (mod 9) (a) 1.75 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) 4
4. If x = 3 and y = –1 , evaluate 2(x2 – y3) (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 16
5. The first term of a geometric progression is 3 and the 5th term is 48. Find the common
ratio. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
6. Find the 8th term of the A.P. -3, -1, … (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) -8 (d) -11
7. A school boy spent ¼ of his pocket money on book and 1/3 on dress. What fraction
remains? (a) 5/12 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 7/12
8. The nth term of the sequence: –2, 4, –8, 16 is given by _______ (a) Tn = 2n (b) Tn =
(–2)n (c) Tn = (–2n) (d) Tn = n2
9. Find the number of terms in the A.P. –20, …., –141 (a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14
10. Solve: 1/3 (5 – 3x) < 2/5 (3 – 7x) (a) x > 7/22 (b) x < 7/22 (c) x > –7/22 (d) x < –7/22
11. The nth term of a sequence Tn = 5 + (n – 1)2. Evaluate T4 – T6. (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) –16
(d) –30
1 2 1
12. Solve for x in the in the equation: + = (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
x 3x 3
13. If Un = n(n2 + 1), evaluate U5 – U4 (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 62 (d) 80
th
14. Find the 7 term of the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26… (a) 37 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 63
15. If x = 2/3 and y = –6, evaluate xy – y/x (a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 9
1 3
3 x1
4 5
16. Evaluate: (a) 14/15 (b) 13/15 (c) 4/5 (d) 11/15
1 1
11 −5
3 3
th
17. Find the 6 term of the linear sequence 2/3, 7/15, 4/15… (a) –1/3 (b) –1/5 (c) 1/15 (d)
1/9
18. If 6, P and 15 are consecutive terms in an arithmetic progression (A.P.), find the value of
P. (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
19. If 3p = 4q and 9p = 8q – 12, find the value of pq. (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) –7 (d) –12
20. The fourth term of an Arithmetic progression (A.P.) is 37 and the first term is –20. Find
the common difference (a) 63 (b) 57 (c) 19 (d) 17
 THEORY Answer any three

1. The 3rd and 9th terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) are (4m – 2n) and (2m – 8n)
respectively, express the common difference in terms of m and n
3x
b. (i) 4 + ¾ (x + 2) < 8 + 1
2 3
(ii) ( 3 x−5 )− (2 x−3)≥ 3
3 5
2. Solve the following inequalities:
1 1 1
(i) x− ( x +2 ) ≥ 3 x−1
3 4 3
(ii) 3(x + 1) ≤ 5(x + 2) + 15
1
b. The third and sixth term of a geometric progression (G.P.) are ¼ and
32
respectively, find the first term and the common ratio
3. If the sixth term of an A.P. is 37 and the sum of the first six terms is 147. Find:
(i) the first term
(ii) sum of the first fifteen terms
b. Find the range of values of x which satisfies the inequalities
(i) 32 – 2 < 10 + x < 2 + 5x
(ii) – ¼ < ¾ (3x – 2) < ½
4. ai) Find the sum of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) 1, 3, 4, …, 101
2
(ii) Solve: 7 (x + 4) – ( x−6 ) ≤ 2 [ x−3 ( x +5 ) ]
3
b. If (3 – x), 6, (7 – 5x) are consecutive terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P.), find
the:
(i) values of x
(ii) constant ratio
5. If 3, x, 6, 18 are in Arithmetic Progression, find value of (x + y)
20
b. The third term of a Geometric Progression is 24 and its seventh term is 4 , find the
27
sum of the first term and common ratio
SS2

OBJECTIVES

1. Five bottles of Fanta and two packets of biscuits cost #6.00. Three bottles of Fanta and
four packets of biscuits cost #5.00. Find the cost of four bottles of Fanta and three packets
of biscuit (a) #11.00 (b) #14.00 (c) #7.50 (d) #5.50
2. A box contains black, white and red identical balls. The probability of picking a black
3 2
ball at random from the box is and the probability of picking a white ball is . If
10 5
there are 30 balls in the box, how many of them are red? (a) 21 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 12
1
3. In an athletics competition, the probability that an athlete wins a 100m race is and the
8
1
probability that he wins in high jump is . What is the probability that he wins only one
4
3 3 7 5
of the events? (a) (b) (c) (d)
8 32 32 16
4. If a number is selected at random from the set (x: 4 ≤ x ≤ 15), find the probability that it
1 5 1 11
is a multiple of 3 or a multiple of 4 (a) (b) (c) (d)
12 12 2 12
5. Use the following equations: 3x – 2y = 7, x + 2y = – 3 to find the positive difference
between x and y (a) -3 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) -1
6. The sum of 12 and one third of n is one more than twice n. express the statements in form
of an equation (a) 12n – 6 = 0 (b) 3n – 12 = 0 (c) 2n – 35 = 0 (d) 5n – 33 = 0
7. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. If the balls are shuffled and two balls are drawn
one after the other without replacement, find the probability of picking balls of different
colours (a) 8/15 (b) 13/25 (c) 11/15 (d) 13/15
m 1 2
8. Find the coefficient of m in the expansion of ( −1 ¿(m+ ) (a) -1/6 (b) – ½ (c) -1
2 2 3
1
(d) −1
6
1 3
9. If x+ 2 y =3 and x−2 y=1 ,find (x + y) (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
2 2
10. Which of the following is not a probability of Mary scoring 85% in a mathematics test?
(a) 0.15 (b) 0.57 (c) 0.94 (d) 1.01
11. The diameter of a cylinder is 14cm while the height is 12cm. Calculate the total surface
area if the cylinder has both a base and a top (π = 22/7) (a) 836cm2 (b) 528cm2 (c)
308cm2 (d) 154cm2
12. Find the derivative of (2 + 3x) (1 – x) with respect to x (a) 6x – 1 (b) 1 – 6x (c) 6x +
1 (d) 3
−1 dy 1 1
13. If y = x2 , find (a) 2x + x2 (b) 2x – x2 (c) 2x – 2 (d) 2x + 2
x dx x x
 14. The slant height of a cone is 5cm and the radius of its base is 3cm. find correct to the
nearest whole number, the volume of the cone (a) 48cm3 (c) 47cm3 (c) 38cm3 (d)
13cm3
15. A fair dies is thrown two times. What is the probability that the sum of the scores is at
least 10? (a) 5/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/18 (d) 2/3
dy
16. Given that y = 3x3 + 4x2 + 7, find at x = 1 (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 17 (d) 30
dx
17. A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical balls. If two balls are picked at random, one
after the other with replacement, what is the probability that they are of different colours?
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/5 (c) 7/20 (d) 12/25
18. Express 1 + 2log103 in form of log10q (a) log1090 (b) log1019 (c) log109 (d) log106
19. A solid cuboid has length 7cm, width 5cm and height 4cm. calculate its total surface area.
(a) 140cm2 (b) 280cm2 (c) 166cm2 (d) 83cm2
20. Differentiate (2x + 5)2(x – 4) with respect to x (a) (2x + 5) (6x – 11) (b) (2x + 5) (2x
– 13) (c) 4(2x + 5) (x – 4) (d) 4 (2x + 5) (4x – 3)

THEORY

1. (a) A fair die was rolled a certain number of times and the outcomes are as shown in the
table below:

Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
No. of times 5 M 55 45 25 40

If the probability of obtaining a 2 was 0.15, find the:

(i) value of m
(ii) total number of times the die was rolled
(iii) probability of obtaining an even number

48m

14m

b. The diagram shows a wooden structure in the form of a cone mounted on a

hemispherical base. The vertical height of the cone is 48m and the base radius is 14m.
Calculate correct to three significant figures, the surface area of the structure. (Take
π = 22/7)
1
c. Find the derivative of
3 √ (3 x3 +1)
2. A basket contains 12 fruits: orange, apple and avocado pear, all of the same size. The
number of oranges, apples and avocado pear forms three consecutive integers. Two fruits
are drawn one after the other without replacement. Calculate the probability that:
 (i) the first is an orange and the second is an avocado pear
(ii) both are of same fruit
(iii) at least one is an apple
b. If x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 5 = 0, evaluate dy/dx when x = 3 and y =2
c. Differentiate (x – 3) (x2 + 5) with respect to x
3. Three red balls, five green balls and a number of blue balls are put together in a sac,. If
the probability of picking a red ball is 1/6, find:
(i) the number of blue balls in the sack
(ii) the probability of picking a green ball
b. In a class of 45 students, 28 offer Chemistry and 25 offer Biology. If each student
offers at least one of the two subjects, calculate the probability that a student selected
at random from the class offers chemistry only
1+ x
c. If , find dy/dx
1−x
3 2
5x +x
4. Differentiate , with respect to x
x
d. A number is selected at random from each of the sets {2,3,4} and {1,3,5}. Find the
probability that the sum of the two numbers is greater than 3 and less than 7
e. The volume of a cone of height 3cm is 38½cm3. Find the radius of its base. (Take π =
22/7)
5. A box contains 40 identical discs which are either red or white. If the probability of
picking a red disc is ¼, calculate the number of:
(i) white discs
(ii) red discs that should be added such that the probability of picking a red disc will be
1/3 r

h
10.5cm

b. The diagram shows a cone with slant height 10.5cm. If the curved surface area of the
cone is 115.5cm2, calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the:
(i) base radius, r
(ii) height, h
(iii) volume of the cone [Take π = 22/7]
c. Differentiate x2√x with respect to x