JUNE/JULY 2022 EXAMINATIONS

NAME:

CLASS:

MATHEMATICS 2 HOURS

GRADE 9 (MAINSTREAM)

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Question Marks
1. Write your name and class in the space provided above. 1
2. Write in dark blue or black ink. 2
3. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams. 3
4. Do not use staples, paper glue or correction fluid. 4
5. Diagrams are not drawn to scale unless otherwise stated. 5
6. Answers ALL the questions. 6
7. All necessary workings should be shown in the spaces provided. 7
8. ELECTONIC CALCULATORS MUST NOT BE USED IN THIS PAPER. 8
9. This document consists of 30 questions printed on 15 pages. 9
10. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. 10
11. The total number of marks for this paper is 100. 11
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1) Evaluate 507 − 349.

Answer: ……………… [1]

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2) Express 1000 as a decimal.

Answer: ……………… [1]

3) Write down the next term of the following sequence:

2, 6, 8, 14, 22, … … … …
Answer: ……………… [1]
4) Convert 0.22 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Answer: ……………… [1]

5) Draw the line(s) of symmetry of the following triangle.

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6) Convert 3.5 km into m.

Answer: ……………… [1]

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7) Express 20 cm as a percentage of 800 cm.

Answer: ……………… [1]

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8) Evaluate √32.

Answer: ……………… [1]

9) Simplify the ratio.

36 ∶ 180

Answer: ……………… [1]

10) Write down the H.C.F of 12 and 18.

Answer: ……………… [1]

11) Circle the letter corresponding to the correct answer.

a) What is the value of 204 .

A 16
B 160
C 160000
D 160 [1]

b) What is the mode of 4, 8, 2, 7, 5, 8, 1.

A 1
B 4
C 7
D 8 [1]

c) What is the median of 6, 10, 4, 10, 7, 3, 9.

A 10
B 49
C 35
D 7 [1]

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d) How many faces does a cube have?
A 2
B 4
C 6
D 8 [1]

e) Jeff hits 900 balls in 15 minutes. How many balls does he hit in 1 minute?
A 50 balls
B 60 balls
C 70 balls
D 80 balls [1]
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f) Choose the correct symbol 0.5 … … √4
A <
B >
C ≠
D = [1]

g) Evaluate 56 ÷ (10 − 2 × 3)
A 1.5
B 14
C -0.4
D 16 [1]

h) The pie chart below shows the different shares between four students. Who obtain the smallest
one?

A Alex
B Ben
C Sophie
D Bryan [1]

i) Round off 528g to the nearest 10g.

A 500 g
B 520 g
C 530 g
D 600 g [1]

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 j) A car travelled a distance of 120 km in 2 hours. Find the average speed of the car.
A 240 km/h
B 118 km/h
C 60 km/h
D 122 km/h [1]

12) a) Find in terms of n, the general term for the following sequence:

1, 4, 9, 16, …

Answer: ……………… [1]

b) Hence write down the 10th term of the sequence.

Answer: ……………… [1]

13) Expand and simplify 5(a-2)-3(2a+3).

Answer: ……………… [2]

14) Three athletes started training together at the same gymnasium. The first athlete trains every 6 days,
the second athlete trains every 2 days and the last athlete every 7 days. In how many days will they
train together again at the gymnasium.

Answer: ……………… [2]

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15) Find the values of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐.

Answer: 𝑎:………….… [1]

Answer: 𝑏:……….…… [1]
Answer: 𝑐:….………… [1]

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (2) and 𝑂𝑌

16) Given that 𝑂𝑋 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ( −1 ). Calculate |𝑋𝑌
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ |.
7 3

Answer: ……………… [3]

17) a) Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 140°. Calculate the size of an exterior angle of the
regular polygon.

Answer: ……………… [1]

b) Hence, or otherwise, find the number of sides of the regular polygon.

Answer: ……………… [2]

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18) The perimeter of the triangle below is less than or equal to 124.

a) Form an inequality in terms of 𝑥.

Answer: ……………… [1]

b) Solve for 𝑥.

Answer: ……………… [2]

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19) Given 𝐴 = ( ) and 𝐵 = ( ), find
3 4 0 6
a) 𝐴 + 𝐵,

Answer: ……………… [1]

b) 𝐴𝐵.

Answer: ……………… [2]

20) a) Simplify 𝑥 7 ÷ 𝑥 4 .

Answer: ……………… [1]

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 b) Given that 32𝑥+1 = 27, find the value of 𝑥.

Answer: ……………… [3]

21)
a) The price of a book increases from Rs 200 to Rs 350. Find the percentage increase in the price of
the book.

Answer: ……………… [2]

b) Ashley sold his bag at Rs 650 making a profit of 25%. What was the buying price of the bag?

Answer: ……………… [2]

22) Given that 𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎𝑠,
a) Express 𝑎 in terms of 𝑣, 𝑢 and 𝑠.

Answer: ……………… [2]

b) Find 𝑎 given that 𝑣 = 2, 𝑠 = 3 and 𝑢 = −5.

Answer: ……………… [2]

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23) Solve the simultaneous equations,
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 24
2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 7

Answer: ……………… [4]

24) In triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 below, 𝐴𝐶 = 13 cm, 𝐴𝐵 = 5 cm and 𝐴𝐵̂ 𝐶 = 90°.

a) Calculate the length of 𝐵𝐶.
A
13 cm
5 cm

B C

Answer: ……………… [2]

b) Write down
i) cos 𝐵𝐴̂𝐶,

Answer: ……………… [1]

ii) tan 𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐵.

Answer: ……………… [1]

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25) Find the value of 𝑥 for each of the following:
a) 2𝑥 + 11 = 21,

Answer: ……………… [2]

2𝑥+3
b) =3.
2𝑥−3

Answer: ……………… [3]

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a) i) Expand (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎 + 𝑏).

Answer: ……………… [1]

ii) Use the part a)i) to evaluate 492 − 1.

Answer: ……………… [2]

b) Factorise completely 8𝑥 2 − 6𝑥.

Answer: ……………… [2]

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27) ABCD is a rectangle with AB = (2𝑥 + 1) 𝑐𝑚 and BC = 𝑥 𝑐𝑚. PQRS is a square with
PQ = (𝑥 + 2) 𝑐𝑚.

The area of the rectangle ABCD is equal to the area of the square PQRS.
i) Form an equation in 𝑥 and show that it simplifies to 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0.

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ii) Solve the equation 𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0.

Answer: ……………… [3]

iii) Hence find the length of AB.

Answer: ……………… [1]

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28) 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆𝑇𝑈 is a triangular prism. 𝑃𝑄 = 3 𝑐𝑚, 𝑄𝑅 = 4 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑃𝑆 = 10 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑃𝑄̂ 𝑅 = 90°.
Find the
𝑺
a) i) area of triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅, 10 𝑐𝑚

𝑷 𝑻 𝑼

3 𝑐𝑚

𝑸 4 𝑐𝑚 𝑹
Answer: ……………………. [2]
ii) volume of the prism.

Answer: ……………………. [2]

b)

The diagram shows a solid cuboid with base area 7 cm2. Given that the volume of the
cuboid is 28 cm3, find its total surface area.

Answer: ……………………. [3]

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29) a) Find the equation of the line passing through the point (-2,4) and parallel to the line 2𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 2.

Answer: ……………… [3]

b) i) Complete the table of values for the equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1.

𝑥 -2 -1 0 1 2

𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 -3 1 3 5
(𝑥, 𝑦) (-2,-3) (0,1) (1,3) (2,5)

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ii) Plot the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1.

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30) Given that 𝜉 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}.
A={𝑥: 𝑥 is a multiple of 3}
B={𝑥: 𝑥 is a multiple of 5}
C={𝑥: 𝑥 is an even number}

a) List the elements of:

i) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐶,

Answer: ……………… [1]

ii) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶.

Answer: ……………… [1]

b) Find 𝑛(𝐴′ ).

Answer: ……………… [1]

c) 50 students of grade 8 were asked which subject they like the most between Mathematics and
English. It was found that 𝑥 students like both Mathematics and English, 30 students like
Mathematics, 20 students like English and 8 students like neither of them.

i) Draw a well labelled Venn diagram to illustrate the above data.

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ii) Find the value of 𝑥.

Answer: ……………… [2]

END OF PAPER

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