THIRD TERM

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Subject: FURTHER MATHEMATICS Class: SS 1 DURATION ; 2Hrs

OBJECTIVES 8. Find the coordinates of the point which

divides the line joining P (-2, 3) and Q
Answer all questions
(4, 9) internally in the ratio 2:3 A.
1. If the third term of a geometric 2 2 2 2 2
progression (G.P) is 10 and the sixth (5 /5, /5) B. ( /5, 5 /5) C. ( /5,
2 2 2
term is 80. Find the common ratio 2 /5) D. (- /5, 5 /5)
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 8 9. If P = {x: 1 x 6} and Q = {x: 2 < x <
2. A binary operation is defined on the set 9}, where x R, find P Q.
R, of real numbers by a*b = ab/4. Find the A. {1, 2, 3, 4} B. {3, 4, 5, 6}
value of * A. B. C. {4, 2, 9, 8} D. {1, 2, 3, 5}

C. D. -2/3
10. Simplify A. 4
3. Given that the straight lines kx – 5y + 6
B. -1/4 C. 1/8 D. –4
= 0 and mx + ny – 1 = 0 are parallel, find
11. A binary operation * is defined on the set
a relationship connecting the constants
R of real numbers by a*b = ab/4. Find the
m, n and k. A. 5n – km = 0 B. kn +
5m = 0 C. 5n + km = 0 D. kn value of * . A. 3
– 5m = 0
4. Given that ( B. C. D.
find 12. Given that ( =p+
q. A. 4 B. -4 C. -5 D. -7 q find q. A. -4 B. -5 C. 4 D.
5. The gradient of the line passing through 7.
the points P (4, 5) and Q (x, 9) is 1/2.find 13. Evaluate log0.25 8. A. -3/2
the value of x. A. -4 B. 0 B. 2/3 C. -2/3 D. 3.
C. 4 D. 12
14. Simplify 8n x 22n 43n. A. 21-n
6. Find the equation of the line that is
B. 2n C. 2n+1 D. 2-n
perpendicular to 2y + 5x – 6 = 0 and
15. Given that log2y1/2 = log5125, find the
bisects the line joining the points P(4,3)
value of y. A. 36 B. 64 C. 25 D.
and Q(-6,1) A. y + 5x + 3 = 0 B.
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2y – 5x – 9 = 0 C. 5y + 2x – 8 = 0
16. All the following operations are
D. 5y – 2x -12 = 0
commutative except
7. If f(x) = , find f-1 (-1/2) A. 4 A. x*y = 2xy + xy B. x*y = x2 – y2
B. 0 C. -2 D. -4 C. p*q = 2pq D. a*b = 1/2ab
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17. Evaluate; log10 (1/3 + ¼) + 2log10 2 + of babies
log10 ( 3/7). A. 0 B. 1 C. 10 D. -1. Number 1 X2 X 3 2
of villages
18. Solve: 32x – 4(3x) + 3 = 0 A. x = 0 or 1 The table shows the number of babies
B. x = 0 or 3 C. x = 1 or 2 D. x = 1 or 3 born in some villages on a certain day in
a district. The mean of the distribution is
19. 14. For what value of x will log2 4x +
6. Use this information to answer
log2 (x + 4) = 7? A. 2 B. 4 C. 6
questions 9 and 10
D. 8
27. Find the median of the distribution
20. 15. If + = 7, find the A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
value of t. A. 6 B. 7 C. 8
D. 9 28. Find the mode of the distribution
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4
21. A binary operation is defined on the D. 3
set R, of real numbers by a b = a + b + 29. Given that p * q = p2 + q2 + pq and p * (p
4. Find the identity element of the + 1) = 61, find the value of p? A. 3 or 7
operation . A. 4 B. -4 C. 2 B. -3 or 4 C. -4 or 5 D.
D. ¼. -5 or 4
22. If log93 + 2x = 1, find x. A. -1/2 B.
-6 1/2
½ C. ¼ D. -1/4. 30. Simplify: ) A. r/2 B.
23. If 5/ - = m , where m is a 2r C. 1/2r 2
D. /r
constant, find m. A.9/4 B. 2 C. 7/4 31. What is the product of 27/5 , 3-3 and (1/5)-1
D. 5/2. A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D.1/25
24. Simplify log58 A. -2 B.
2 C.-1/2 D. 1/2 32. Evaluate: (81)3/4 – (27)1/3 A. 27
B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1/8
Log5
25. Which of the following operations is not 33. Without using tables, evaluate:
commutative? A. a*b = a – b + ab
B. a*b = 1/a + 1/b C. a*b = a + b – ab (343)1/3 x (0.14)-1 x (25)-1/2
D. a*b = 2a + 2b + ab. A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 7
26. Simplify 2log28 – 3log22. A. 3
B. 2 C. 1 D. -1. 34. Simplify: (0.2)3 x 8
0.42 A.40
B. 0.4 C. 0.2 D. 0.04
40. Simplify: 4(2n + 1) – 2n + 2
2 n + 1 – 2n A. 2n + 2
B. 2n + 1 C.2n D. 2
Number 3 5 6 7 8
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Use the information below to answer 46. Find the number of students that offer at
questions 35, 36 and 37. most one subject. A. 11 B. 14 C. 13
The sum of the second and fourth terms of D. 5.
an AP is 15; the sum of the fifth and sixth
terms is 25. 47. Solve the inequality: <

35.Find the first term A. 2 B. 3 C. A. x < B. x > C. x > 7 D. x < 7

2 D. 3 48. If the domain of f: x x2 – 2 is

36.Find the common difference A. 2 B. , find its range. A. B.
3 C. 4 D. 5 C. D.
37.Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the
sequence A. 450 B. 420 C. 400
49. Given that P = is the
D. 380 2
domain of g(x) = x + 3x – 5, find the range of
38.Simplify: 4(2n + 1) – 2n + 2 g(x).
2 n + 1 – 2n A. 2 n + 2
B. 2n + 1 C.2n D. 2 A. B.
39. In a class of 32, a student can either do C. D.
Government, History or both. If 16 students do 50. Simplify: 36 ½ x 64 x 5o (a) 0 (b) 1/24
- 1/3

Government, 18 do History and 3 students do (c) 2/3 (d) 1 ½ (e) 7 ½

none of the two subjects, find how many do
both. A. 2 B. 5 C. 37 D. 34. PAPER2 (2HRS)
Answer only four questions in this
40. Simplify; .
section. (50 marks)
A. 2 . (1) (a)A survey carried out recently to find
41. Solve the exponential equation; 2 – 6(2x) +
2x
the number of applicants that applied for
8 = 0. A. -1 or 2 B. 1 or 2 C. -2 or 1 D. jobs in three newspaper establishments
-1 or -2. revealed that 70 applied to the Daily
42. Solve the equation; (0.25)x+1 = 16. A. Times, 65 applied to the Daily Graphics
-3 B. -2 C. 3 D. ½. and 85 applied to the Punch. 40 applied
43. In a class of 18, a student can either offer to the Daily Times only, 20 applied to
Biology, Economics or both. If 8 students offer the Daily Graphic only, while 45 applied
Biology, 12 offer Economics and 5 students to the Punch only. If 5 applied to all the
offer neither of the two subjects. three newspaper establishments, find:
Use the information below to answer (i) The number that applied to both the
questions 44 – 46. Daily Times and the Daily Graphics.
44. Find how many students offer both subjects. (ii) The number that applied to the Daily
A. 25 B. 17 C. 7 D. 12. Times and the Punch.
45. How many students offer exactly one (iii) The number that applied to both the
subject? A. 1 B. 6 C. 12 D. Daily Graphic and the Punch.

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(iv) The number that applied to at least (4) (a) find the acute angles between the pairs of
one newspaper establishment. line: 4y + 3x = 2 and x – 2y = 3
(b)An operation * is defined on the set R, (b) Find the equation of the line which is parallel
of real numbers by x*y = x + y + 3xy. If to the line 5x + 4y = 18 and makes an
the operation * is commutative, intercept of 2 units on the x-axis
(i) Find the identity element e of R
under the operation * (5)(a)The function f over the set of real number
(ii) Determine the inverse of the element
is defined by f(x) = . Find f-1(5)
x R, under the operation * (b) Find without using logarithms tables,
(iii) Find the value of x R, which has no the value of: log327 – log1/464
inverse.
log3 1/81
(2) (a)Solve for x if 22x+1 – 5(2x) + 2 = 0.
(6) (a) A binary operation *is defined over R
(b) Find the values of x which satisfy the (the set of real numbers) by
equation; log10 (x2 + 4) = 2 + log10 x – log10 20. x * y = xy + x2 + y2 for all x, y € R. i.
determine whether or not * is
(3) (a) Find the gradient of the line whose commutative
equation is given by: (a – b)x + (c – d)y = e + f ii. If x*(x+2) = 49, find x
(b) Solve the equation: log10(4P2 + 1) –
(b) Given that p = (4i – 3j) and q=(-1 + 5j), find 2log10P – log102 = 1
(i) /p+q/ (ii) /q/

(7) (a) Consider the mapping below: X f G

p 1
q
r 2

t 3

Find the range and determine the type of mapping above

(b) 52x+1 – 26(5x) + 5= 0

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