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    MATHEM

    ATICS
    EXAM
    QUESTIO
    NS FOR
    SS3
    FIRST
    TERM
    8 minutes read

    SS3
    MATHEMA
    TICS
    EXAMINAT
    ION
    QUESTION
    S FIRST
    TERM –
    EDUDELIG
    HT.COM
    FIRST TERM
    EXAMINATION

    Examination
    malpractices may
    lead to a repeat of
    the subject or
    suspensions donʼt
    be involved.
    SUBJECT:
    MATHEMATICS
    CLASS: SS 3
    TIME:
    3HRS

    INSTRUCTION:
    Answer all
    questions from
    ONLY part A

    PART A –
    OBJECTIVE:

    1. A matrix is said to
    be a singular matrix
    when is determinant
    is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c)
    0 (d) 3

    2. In a class of 40
    students, 32 offer
    Mathematics, 24
    offer Physics and 4
    offer neither
    Mathematics nor
    Physics. How many
    offer both
    Mathematics and
    Physics? A. 4 B. 8
    C. 16 D. 20

    3. Simplify
    log2(256)1/8A.4 B.2
    C. 3 D. 1

    4. Calculate the
    curved surface area
    of a conical shape
    whose radius is 5cm
    and vertical
    height is 12 cm ? A.
    205.23cm2 B.
    104.23cm2 C.
    304.23cm2 D.
    204.23cm2

    5. In the diagram
    below,
    =
    and <PRS =
    50O.Calculate<PQR.

    O O
    A.120O B.110O
    C.100O D.80O

    6. If the total
    surface area of a
    solid hemisphere is
    equal to its volume.
    Find the radius

    . A. 3.0cm B.
    4.5cm C. 5.0cm D.
    9.0cm

    7. The bearing of X
    from Y is 104o, what
    is the bearing of Y
    from X?
    (a) 014o (b) 076o
    (c) 256o (d) 284o

    8. The sum of the


    first n terms of an
    arithmetic
    progression is 252.
    If the first term is
    -16 and the last
    term is 72, find the
    number of terms in
    the series. A. 9 B. 8.
    C. 7 D. 6

    9. A trapezium has
    two parallel sides of
    lengths 5cm and
    9cm. If the area is
    21cm2, find the
    distance between
    the parallel sides. A.
    4 cm B. 7 cm C. 3
    cm D. 6 cm

    10. An arc of a circle


    subtends an angle
    of 30 o on the
    circumference of a
    circle of radius
    21cm. Find the
    length of the arc. A.
    44 cm B. 11 cm C.
    66cm D. 22cm
    11. On a pie chart,
    there are four
    sectors of which
    three angles are
    45o, 90o and 135o. If
    the smallest sector
    represents N28.00,
    how much is the
    largest sector? A.
    N84.00 B. N42.00
    C. N48.00 D.
    N96.00

    12. Find the value


    of the angle marked
    x

    A. 60o B.
    45o C. 17o D.
    18o E. 15o

    13.The mean of the


    numbers 3, 6, 4, x
    and 7 is 5. Find x. A.
    5 B. 2 C. 3 D. 2
    14. By how much is
    the mean of 30, 56,
    31, 55, 43 and 44
    less than the
    median?

    A. 0.50 B. 0.33 C.
    0.17 D. 0.75

    15. The range of 4,


    3, 11, 9, 6, 15, 19,
    23, 27, 24, 21 and 16
    is A. 24 B. 23 C. 21
    D. 16

    16. A bearing of
    320oexpressed as a
    compass bearing is
    (a) N50oW (b)
    N40oW (c) N50oE
    (d) N40oE

    17. The sum of the


    interior angles of a
    pentagon is 6x + 6y.
    Find y in terms of x.
    A. y = 150 – x B.
    y = 120 – x C. y = 60
    – x D. y = 90 – x

    18. The area of a


    rhombus is 24cm2.
    If one of its
    diagonals is 6cm,
    find the length of
    the other
    diagonal. A.
    2cm B. 4cm C.
    8cm D. 10cm E.
    18cm

    19. Given that the


    first and fourth
    terms of a G.P. are 6
    and 162
    respectively, find
    the sum of the first
    three terms of the
    progression. A. 48
    B. 78 C. 27 D. 8

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    20. Factorize
    completely ac – 2bc
    – a2 + 4b2.
    A. (a – 2b)(c – a +
    2b) B. (a – 2b)(c + a
    + 2b) C. (a – 2b)(c +
    a – 2b) D. (a – 2b)(c
    – a – 2b)

    21. A farmer planted


    5,000 grains of
    maize and
    harvested 5,000
    cobs, each bearing
    500 grains. What is
    the ratio of the
    number of grains
    sowed to the
    number harvested?
    A. 1 : 250,000 B. 1 :
    25,000 C. 1 : 5,000
    D. 1 : 500

    22. Three teachers


    shared a packet of
    pens. The first
    teacher got 2/5 of
    the pens and the
    second teacher
    received 2/15 of the
    remainder. What
    fraction did the
    third teacher
    Find receive? A. 15 8 B.
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    25/13Express Interests,
    C. 25/12 D. Connect With
    Facebook
    25/11
    Facebook®

    23. Simplify:
    (a) 4 (b)
    (c) 4
    (d) 4

    24. Find the value


    of x in the figure
    below

    e. 50o B. 55o
    C. 45o D. 75o
    E. 40o

    23. A father decided


    to give 20% of his
    monthly income to
    his three children as
    their monthly
    allowance. The
    eldest child got 45%
    of the allowance
    and the youngest
    got 25%. How much
    was the fatherʼs
    monthly income if
    the second child got
    #3 000? A. #33,000
    B. #45,000 C.
    #50,000 D. #60,000

    24. If the interest of


    #150.00 for 2½
    years is #4.50, find
    the interest on
    #250.00 for 6
    months at the same
    rate. A. #1.50 B.
    #7.50 C. #15.00 D.
    #18.00

    25. Approximate
    0.03457 to 1
    significant figure.
    (a) 0.0 (b) 0.03
    (c) 0.0005 (d)
    0.004? A. 60 B. 54
    C. 48 D. 42

    26. If log102 =
    0.3010 and log103 =
    0.4771, evaluate
    log104.5 A. 0.9542
    B. 0.6532 C. 0.4771
    D. 0.3010

    27. Simplify (12 /3)


    1/2 A. 0 B. 1/3 C. 3/5
    D. 1

    28. If U = {x:x is a
    positive integer less
    than 10} and P =
    {x:x is a prime factor
    of 30}, find the
    complement of P.
    A. {1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9}
    B. {1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8,
    9} C. {1, 4, 6, 7,
    8, 9) D. { 1, 4, 7, 8,
    9}
    29. If m = 3, p = -3,
    q = 7 and r = 5/2,
    evaluate m (p+q+r).
    A. 19.50 B. 19.15 C.
    18.95 D. 18.05

    30. The time taken


    to do a piece of
    work is inversely
    proportional to the
    number of men
    employed. If it takes
    30 men to do a
    piece of work in 6
    days, how many
    men are required to
    do the work in 4
    days? A. 20 B. 35
    C. 45 D. 60

    31. The sum of the


    interior angles of a
    regular polygon is
    1800°. Calculate the
    size of one exterior
    angle of the

    °
    polygon. A. 30° B.
    24° C. 18° D. 12°

    28. A chord of a
    circle subtends an
    angle of 60° at the
    center of a circle of
    radius 14cm. Find
    the length of the
    chord. A. 7 cm B. 14
    cm C. 21 cm D. 28
    cm

    29. A sector of a
    circle has an area of
    55 cm2. If the radius
    of the circle is 10
    cm, calculate the
    angle of the sector.
    A. 45° B. 63° C. 75°
    D. 90°

    30. Find the curved


    surface area of a
    cone with circular
    base diameter 10
    cm and height
    12cm. A. 25cm2 B.
    65 cm2 C. 120 cm2
    D. 156 cm2

    31. Subtract 164189


    from 186309. A.
    11219 B. 21129 C.
    21139 D. 22119

    32. If 55x + 52x =


    7710, find x A. 8 B. 6
    C. 7 D. 10

    33. 15cm3 of a
    metal weighs
    127.5g. What is the
    weight of 35cm3 of
    the same metal if
    the
    mass of the
    metal is directly
    proportional to the
    volume?(a) 167.3g
    (b) 297.5g (c)
    203.2g
    (d) 132g

    34 When the sum


    of 28 and a certain
    number is divided
    by 5, the result is
    equal to treble the
    original number.
    What is the
    number? (a) x=2
    (b) x= 3 (c) x=4 (d)
    x =5

    35. A chord is drawn


    5cm away from the
    center of a circle of
    radius 13cm.
    calculate the length
    of the chord. A. 7cm
    B. 9cm C. 12cm D.
    24cm

    36. Find the radius


    of a sphere whose
    surface area is
    154cm2.A. 7.00cm
    B. 3.50cm C.
    3.00cm D. 1.75cm

    37. Find the value of


    sin45° – cos30°. A.
    (2√2-√3)/2 B. (√3-
    2√2)/2 C. (√2-
    √3)/3 D. (√3-√2)/3

    38. A cliff on the


    bank of a river is
    300m high. If the
    angle of depression
    of a point on the
    opposite side of the
    river is 60o, find the
    width of the river.
    A.173.2m B.183.2
    C.373.2m D.172.2m

    39. Given that log2


    = 0.3010, log7 =
    0.8451, evaluate log
    112. A. 2.1461 B.
    2.0491 C. 3.1461 D.
    2.5441
    40. Find the sum of
    infinity of the
    following series. 0.5
    + 0.05 + 0.005 +
    0.0005 + …

    A. 85 B. 75 C.115
    D.95

    41. simplify:
    A. 1+cosx B. 1 C.
    sin(2x) D. cos(2x)

    42. Given that tan


    x=
    , what is the value
    of sin x + cos x?
    A.17/13 B.5/13
    C. 7/13 D. 12/13

    43 The height of
    a cylinder is equal
    to itʼs radius. If the
    volume is 0.216
    3, calculate the
    radius.
    (a) 0.46m (b)
    0.60m (c) 0.87m
    (d) 1.80m

    44. Express the


    product of 0.21 and
    0.34 in standard
    form

    A. 7.14 x 10-2 B. 7.14


    x 10-1 C. 7.14 x 10-4
    D. 7.14 x 10-3

    45. In the diagram


    below, find the size
    of the angles
    marked ao. A. 60O
    B. 80O C. 120O D.
    160O

    A. (-1, 3) B. (3, 1) C.
    (-3, 1) D. (1, 3)

    46. If y varies
    directly as the
    square root of x and
    y = 3 when x = 16,
    calculate y when
    x=64.

    A. 6 B. 12 C. 3 D. 5

    47. If x is inversely
    proportional to y
    and x =2½ when y
    =2, find x if y = 4.
    (A.) 4 (B.) 5 (C.) 1
    (D.)11

    48. The 3rd term of


    an arithmetic
    progression is -9
    and the 7th term is
    -29. Find the 10th
    term of the
    progression. A. -44
    B. -165 C. 165 D. 44

    49. Solve the


    exponential

    2X X+1
    equation: 22X + 2X+1
    – 8 = 0 (A) 1 (B) 2
    (C) 3 (D) 4

    50. In the
    diagram, O is the
    centre of the circle
    PQRS and < PSR =
    86O. If <POR = xo,
    find x.
    A. 274O B.
    172O C. 129O D.
    86O

    SS3
    MATHEMATICS
    EXAMINATION
    QUESTIONS FIRST
    TERM –
    EDUDELIGHT.COM

    PART TWO –
    THEORY

    Answer eight (8)


    questions in this
    part

    e. The
    probabilities of
    two candidates
    M and N
    passing an
    examination
    are
    and
    respectively.
    Find the
    probability
    that:
    (i) Only one
    candidate will
    pass (ii)
    at least one
    candidate will
    pass
    (a)
    Rationalize
    (3√2 – 1) /
    (3√2 + 1),
    leaving your
    answer in the
    form a+b√c.

    P=
    Q=
    R=

    (b) Find (i) 5P


    + 2Q (ii) 4Q – 2R
    (iii) 2P + Q + 3R
    (iv) PR (v) Det
    Of R

    a) Draw a
    Table for
    multiplication *
    in modulo 8 on
    the set T=
    {2,3,5,7}

    (b) Use the table to


    find the solution set
    of : (i) 3 * n =
    5 (ii) n * n = 1

    Students on
    excursion flew
    from Elias
    Airfield,
    A(Lat30⁰N,
    Long20⁰W) to
    Elias Zoological
    garden,
    B(Lat30⁰N,
    Long40⁰E).
    Assume the
    radius of the
    earth to be
    6400km,
    calculate,
    correct to
    three
    significant
    figures:

    (a) the length of


    chord AB
    (b) the distance
    between A and B
    along the parallel of
    latitude

    (c) the shortest


    distance between A
    and B.

    6. In the
    diagram below;
    ABCD is a cyclic
    quadrilateral, <CBQ
    = 48o and a = 2b.
    Calculate the
    numerical
    value of b.

    7 .a. Find the


    total amount paid
    back if #10,000,000
    was borrowed at
    15%
    (i) compound
    interest (ii) simple
    interest, for three
    years.

    b. A hemispherical
    bowl is surmounted
    on a metallic
    cylindrical tank.
    Calculate the
    volume of the
    object.

    11.5cm 10cm

    14cm
    8. a. Given that
    Sin (A+B)=
    sinAcosB+cosAsinB
    and
    Cos(A+B)=cosAcos
    B-sinAsinB, using
    surd form, find the
    value of (i) cos105=
    cos(45+60) (ii) sin
    105 =sin (60+45)

    b. An aeroplane
    leaves an airport A
    and flies on a
    bearing 035o for 3/2
    hours at 600km/h to
    an airport B. It then
    flies on a bearing
    130o for 3/2 hours
    at 400km/h to an
    airport C.

    Calculate the
    e. Distance from
    C to A

    v. Bearing of C
    from A.

    9. Given the
    tank below,
    calculate the (i)
    capacity of the tank
    in m3 (ii) the cost of
    metal needed to
    construct the tank if
    it costs £50.00 per
    m2.

    2m
    10m
    12m
    10.
    a. Use crammerʼs
    or inverse approach
    to solve the linear
    equation below,
    5x + 2y =26
    3x – y = 9

    b. The sum of
    a two digit numbers
    is 11,. When
    interchanged, the
    difference of the
    numbers is 27. Find
    the numbers.

    SS3
    MATHEMATICS
    EXAMINATION
    QUESTIONS FIRST
    TERM –
    EDUDELIGHT.COM

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