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Mathematics ss2 Exams Questions

This document contains 30 multiple choice mathematics questions covering topics such as trigonometry, logarithms, quadratic equations, and geometry. The questions test knowledge of trigonometric functions in different quadrants, properties of angles, solving quadratic equations using various methods including the quadratic formula, evaluating logarithmic and trigonometric expressions, and applying trigonometric ratios and formulas to solve problems in circles and triangles.

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Mathematics ss2 Exams Questions

This document contains 30 multiple choice mathematics questions covering topics such as trigonometry, logarithms, quadratic equations, and geometry. The questions test knowledge of trigonometric functions in different quadrants, properties of angles, solving quadratic equations using various methods including the quadratic formula, evaluating logarithmic and trigonometric expressions, and applying trigonometric ratios and formulas to solve problems in circles and triangles.

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Mathematics ss2 exams questions

1. Find the value of cos θ = 0.2


a. 73.3° or 286.7°
b. 73.3° or 289°
c. 73.3° or 278°
d. 73.3° or 286.1°
2. Find the value of sine 308°
a. +0.7880
b. -0.7880
c. -0.7890
d. +0.7890
3. In a triangle ABC, B=39° , C=82° , what is angle A?
a. 54°
b. 55°
c. 59°
d. 58°
4. What is the condition for applying the sine formular?
a. When you have two sides and an angle opposite to one side
b. When you have two angles and one side
c. When you have two sides and an angle
d. When you have two sides and two angles
6 3
5. Simplify a - 2b
12b−3 a
a. 2a
12b−2 a
b. 3a
15 b−3 a
c. 2a
12b+ 3 a
d. 2a
2
8x z
6. Simplify 10 xyz
8x
a. 10 yz
4x
b. 5y
4z
c. 5y
8y
d. 10 z
7. The angle in a semi-circle is a __________ angle
a. Acute angle
b. Right angle
c. Semi angle
d. Obtuse angle
8. The angle in a semicircle equals _____
a. 70°
b. 80°
c. 90°
d. 100°
9. Which of the following is not a property of angles
a. Alternate angles are equal
b. Corresponding angles are equal
c. Interior angles are not complementary
d. Vertical opposite angles are equal
10. A chord is ____________________
11. A diameter is____________________
12. In the second quadrant we have
a. All positive
b. Sine positive
c. Cos positive
d. Tan positive
13. In the third quadrant we have
a. Tan positive
b. All positive
c. Sine positive
d. Cos positive
14. The highest value for angle in the third quadrant is
a. 90°
b. 180°
c. 270°
d. 360°
15. In a triangle ABC, when looking for side (a), the cosine
formula to be used is
a. a 2=b2 +c 2−2 b cCosC
b. a 2=b2 +c 2−2 a cCosC
c. a 2=b2 +c 2−2 bc CosA
d. a 2=b2 +c 2 +2 bc CosA
A C
16. Given sin a
=sin
c making A the subject of the formula gives?
cSineA
a. C = sine−1 ( Sine C
¿
cSineC
b. C = sine−1 ( Sine A
¿
SineC a
c. C = sine−1 ( c
¿
cSineC
d. C = sine−1 ( a
¿

17. In the 4th quadrant sin θ=?


a. –sin θ ( 360 °−θ )
b. + sin θ
c. – sin (θ−180 ¿
d. sin (θ−180 ¿
18. sin θcan be calculated using
opp
a. adj
adj
b. adj
opp
c. hyp
adj
d. hyp
19. In the second quadrant the angle lies between
a. 270°<θ>360 °
b. 0°<θ> 90°
c. 90°<θ>360 °
d. 90°<θ>18 0 °
20. The logarithm of a number is in two parts
__________________ and _______________________
21. If log n = 4.8265 find n
a. 7.286
b. 6.286
c. 7.278
d. 7.268
22. Evaluate 0.0852
a. 0.0006141
b. 0.0006242
c. 0.0007141
d. 0.0007242
23. Evaluate √3 0.3612
a. 0.7122
b. 0.7233
c. 0.7344
d. 0.7455
24. The chord divides a circle into how many segment
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 2
25. The angle in a semi circle is a
a. Left angle triangle
b. Right angle triangle
c. Centre angle triangle
d. Up angle triangle
26. The sum of supplementary triangle is
a. 360°
b. 240°
c. 180°
d. 90°
27. Angles in the same segment are
a. Half
b. Full
c. Quarter
d. Equal
28. The general form of quadratic equation is
a. ax 2 +bx +c=0
b. 2 ax 2+ bx+ c=0
c. 2
ax +bx +c=1
d. ax 2 + x+ c=0
29. The quadratic formula can be written as
b ± √b 2+ 4 ac
a. 2a
−b ± √ b −2 ac
2
b. 4a
−b ± √b 2−4 ac
c. 3a
−b ± √b −4 ac
2
d. 2a
30. the following are ways of solving quadratic equations except
a. completing the square
b. factorization
c. subtraction
d. using the quadratic formular

SECTION B: ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS


1.
a. A chord of a circle is 12cm long. The radius of the circle is
10cm. calculate the distance of the mid-point of the chord from
the Centre of the circle.
b. Calculate the length of the chord of a circle of radius 26cm if
the chord is 10cm from the Centre of the circle.
2. Evaluate using tables
4.762 ×0.007853
i. 0.0129
0.7685÷ 341.5
ii. ❑
3. Solve the following quadratic equations
i. 2
p −10 p+15=0
ii. 2
6 x + 13 x−2=0
iii. ¿
4. a. Find the value of the following angles and clearly stating which
quadrant they belong to leaving your answers to 1 or 2 significant
figures.
i. Cos 214.8°
ii. Sin (-47)°
iii. Tan 305°
Find the values of θ lying between 0°∧360 °
i. Cos θ=0.8090
ii. Tan θ=3.732
iii. Sinθ=0.4226
5. Calculate the values of angle A and C of
∆ ABC , where b=14.35 cm , a=7.82 cm∧B=115.6°
i. In ∆ ABC , A=29 ° , B=36 ° , b=15.8 cm find a .

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