METHODIST GILRS’ HIGH SCHOOL, YABA LAGOS.

SS 2 EXAMINATION, 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: SS 2 TIME: 3HRS. 30MINS.
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

1. A tree on the bank of a river is 24m tall. If (c) 1050

the angle of depression of a point on the (d) 320
bank of the river is 30o, what is the width of
the river? 5. Determine the number of the term
(a) 8√3m which is 83 in the A.P 3, 8, 13, 18, …
(b) 12m (a) 12
(c) 24m (b) 27
(d) 24√3m (c) 36
(d) 17
2. An observer standing on the top of a
building 40m high views a stone on the 6. The gradient of the line joining (3,2)
ground level at an angle of depression of and (7,10) is
38o. Find the distance of the stone from (a) 2
the foot of the building in metres (b) 4
(a) 40sin 38o (c) 5
(b) 40cos38o (d) 12
(c) 40 cot38o
(d) 40 tan38o 7. Add 1011.01 and 1101.10 in base two
(a) 1010.01
3. Simplify
(b) 11011.11
(a) (c) 11000.11
(d) 1111.10
(b)
8. Solve the inequality 6 ≤ 2x – 1
(c) (a) x ≥ 7/2
(d) 2(y + 2) (b) x > ½
(c) x ≥ 5/7
4. From the diagram below find the value of (d) x ≥ 3/7
m
9. In the diagram below, O is the centre of
the circle. TA and TB are tangents to the
o circle at A and B, respectively. Calculate the
320
m value of n
A
n

0
O (a)241 T
(b) 860
(a) 460 (c) 220
(b) 780 (d) 52B0
68
 (a) 42/5
10. Given that sin θ = 5/13. Find tan θ (b) 7½
(a) 5/12 (c) 3¼
(b) 7/15 (d) 8 1/3cm
(c) 4/7
(d) 5/13
11. An observer standing on the top of a
building 40m high views a stone on the 17. The shaded part in the diagram below is
ground level at an angle of depression of called -------------
38o. Find the distance of the stone from
the foot of the building in metres (a) sector
(a) 40sin 38o (b) segment
(b) 40cos38o
(c) 40 cot38o (c) radii
(d) 40 tan38o
(d) Chord
12. In triangle ABC, AB = 10.2cm, AC =
18.3cm A = 148.5o find BC
(a)7.5cm 18. In the diagram below, <XWY = (2a +
(b) 13.6cm 10)0 and <XZY = b. find a in terms of b.
(c) 27.5cm X (a) Y½b + 5
(d) 2.5cm
(b) ½b + 10
13. Which of the following is a cosine rule
2a+10
(a) a2 = a2 + b2 – 2abCosA b (c) ½(b – 10)
2 2 2
(b) b = a + c – 2bcCosB (d)Z½(b + 5)
(c) c2 = a2 + b2 – 2abCos2C W
2 2 2
(d) a = a + b – abCosA

14. Which of the following is not a sign Use the diagram below to answer
rule questions 19 - 20. All dimensions in cm

(a)

(b)
y
(c)
(d)
Use the diagram below to answer
questions 15 - 16. All dimensions in cm 15
5 6

15. Find the value of s 8

(a) 4cm s
6
(b) 3cm 6
(c) 12cm x
(d) 10cm

16. Find the value of t

t 5
19. Find the value of x (a) x2-4
(a) 3cm (b) 3 - x/x2 + 3x
(b) 14cm (c) x+8/x+5
(c) 10cm (d) x2/6
(d) 19cm
25. Simplify
20. Find the value of y
(a) d/c
(a) 8cm
(b) c – d/ c2
(b) 7.5cm
(c) c – d2
(c) 3.5cm
(d) a – d/a2
(d) 12cm

26. If A > B, which of the following is correct

21. Solve the inequality 7 - 4x > x – 8
(a) –A > B
(a) x > 2
(b) B < A
(b) x < 3
(c) A= B
(c) x > -3
(d) AB < BA
(d) x < 21
Use the diagram below to answer questions 27 – 28

22. Find the value of x for which A

* 4x + 3y = 12
is undefined
(a) 1 or 0
B
(b) 0 or 3 *
(c) -3 or 2 27. The equation for the inequality is
(a) 4x + 3y < 12
(d) 3 or -3 (b) 4x + 3y < 12
(c) 4x + 3y ≥ 12
(d) 3y + 3x < 12
23. If x/y = 2/3, evaluate
28. What is the is the y coordinate at point A
(a) 4/7
(a) (0, 4)
(b) -3/5 (b) (1, 2)
(c) (3, 0)
(c) 2½
(d)(2, 4)
(d) 1¼
29. Find the values of x that satisfy the inequality 3x
–3>7
24. Simplify (a) 4,6, 7...
(b) -4,-5,-6,…
(c) 1, 2, 3, …
(d) 0,2,4,…
(a) -2 ≤ x < 1
(b) 1 ≤ x < -2
30. A straight line drawn from the centre of the
(c) -1 ≤ x < 2
circle perpendicular to a chord ------------ (a) joins the
(d) -1 < x ≤ 2
chord
(b) bisects the chord
37. Evaluate 3748 + 7348 in base eight
(c) arguments the chord
(a) 6428
(d) increases the chord
(b) 5748
(c) 3248
31. Solve the inequality - ≤8+x (d) 4038
(a) x ≤ 18
(b) x > 18 38. Evaluate 3F4C16 + B52D16 in base eight
(c) x ≤ 12 (a) F47916
(d) x > 12 (b) F4C916
(c) D47916
32. Find the nth term of the sequence 4, 10, 16,… (d) 147916
(a) 2(3n-1)
(b) 2(2+3n-1) 39. Given that sin3θ = cos (θ - 28) find θ
(c) 2n +2 (a) 23.40
(d) 2(3n +2) (b) 34.50
(c) 37.20
33. Find the sum of the first twelve terms of the (d) 29.50
sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, …
(a) 423 The table below shows the distribution of marks in
(b) 122 a test
(c) 222 Marks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(d) 201 No of std 5 7 9 6 3 6 4
Use the information to answer question 40 -42
40. What is the median score?
34. If 8, x, y, z and 20 are in arithmetic progression,
(a)3.5
find x, y and z respectively
(b)4.0
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (c)4.5
(b) 11, 14 and 17 (d)5.0
(c) 4, 3 and 7
(d) 6, 9 and 0 41. Find, correct to one decimal place, the mean of
the distribution.
35. Find the sum to infinity of the sequence 1, ¼, 1/16 (a)5.5
1
/64… (b)5.3
(a) -4/3 (c)5.2
(b) ¾ (d)4.7
(c) 4/3
(d) ¾ 42.If a student is selected at random, what is the
probability that she scored at least 6 marks.
3
36. Write down the range of the value of x (a)
40
x 1 13
(b) (c)
4 40

-2 -1 0 1 2
 27 T F T T
(d)
40
F T F F
2
43. Given f(x) = x + 4x +3 find the values of f(2)
(a) 15 F F T F
(b) 12
(c) 8
45.If P is true, then ~P is
(d) 6
(a) truth
(b) false
44.Which of the following truth tables for pΛ~q is
(c) pass
correct
(d) same as
( a)
46.Which logical operator has the symbol
p q ~q pΛ~q

T T F F (a)and
(b) or
T F T F (c) if …then
(d)not
F T F F

F F T T 47.If 2, (k+1), 8, …form an exponential sequence

(GP), find the values of k.
(a) -3 and 5
(b) (b) 5 and -5
p q ~q pΛ~q (c) 3 and -3
(d) -5 and 3
T T F F 3
48. Evaluate 81 4
T F T F
(a) 27
F T F T
(b) 9
F F T T
(c) 3
(c) (d) 1
p q ~q pΛ~q
49. Find the next two terms of the sequence 3, 7,
T T F T 11, 15, 19….

T F T F (a) 23, 27
(b) 27, 23
F T F F
(c) 17, 6
F F T T
(d)34 , 16
(d) 50. Solve the equation 22x – 6 (2x) + 8 = 0
p q ~q pΛ~q (a) x =2 or 4
T T F F (b) x = -2 or -4

(c) x = 2 or -3
(d) x =-3 or -4

SECTION B: THEORY

PART I

(ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, EACH QUESTION CARRIES 8 MARKS)

1. (a) Illustrate graphically and shade the region in which the inequality y – 2x < 5, 2y + x ≥ 4 and y + 2x ≤ 10
are simultaneously true.
(b) Find the sum of the first twenty terms of the linear sequence 1,5,9, 13,

2. (a) PQR are three points on a circle Centre O. The tangent at P and Q meet at T. If < PTQ = 62 0 calculate
<PRQ.

(b) In triangle ABC, A= 380, B = 270, and b = 17cm. Find a and c.

3. (a) Write each of the following in three digit notation (i) S 70 0E (ii) N400W
(b) In a school of 300 students, 110 offered French, 110 Hausa language, 180 History, 40 French and
Hausa, 50 Hausa and History, 60 French and History while 30 did not offer any of the three subjects.
Draw a Venn diagram to represent the data
4.(a) If logx27 + logy4= 5 and logx27 – logy4 = 1.find x and y
(b) Find the bearing of A from B if B from A is 1400.

5 (a) Solve Log10 (x2 – 4x + 7) = 2

(b) Use the table to evaluate: 94100 x 38.2
5.683 x 8.14

PART II
ANSWER ANY FIVE (5) QUESTIONS, EACH QUESTIONS CARRIES 12 MARKS
6. In a survey of 290 newspaper readers, 181 of them read daily times, 142 read the Guardian, 117 read
the Punch and each read at least one of the paper, if 75 read the Daily Times and the Guardian, 60 read
the Daily Times and Punch and 54 read the Guardian and the punch
a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the information
b) How many read:
(i) all the three papers
(ii) exactly two of the papers
(iii) exactly one of the paper
7. A village R is 10km from a point P on a bearing 0250 from P. Another village A is 6km from P on a
bearing 1620. Calculate (a) distance of R from A (b) the bearing of R from A.

8. From a horizontal distance of 8.5km, a pilot observes that the angles of depression of the top and base
of a control tower are 300 and 330, respectively. Calculate correct to three significant figures, the:
(a) Shortest distance between the pilot and the base of the control tower.
(b) height of the control tower.

9(a) Tina is 3 times older than her daughter. In four years’ time, the product of their ages will be 1536. How
old are they now?
(b) Find the square root of 7 + 2√10

10. The numbers of matches in 100 boxes are counted and the results are shown in the table below:

Number of matches 25 - 28 29 - 32 33 - 36 37 - 40
Number of boxes 18 34 37 11
Calculate the mean (i) using class mark (ii) assumed mean method given that the assumed mean is
30.5.

11. Draw the graph of y = x2 for the interval -3≤ x ≤ 4. Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2cm
to 2 units on the y-axis, draw the graph of:
(i) y = x2 ; (ii) y = 2x + 3 for -3≤ x ≤4. Use the graph to find:
(ii) the roots of the equation x2 = 2x + 3
(ii) the gradient of y = x2 at x = -2

12. The number of child births recorded in 50 maternity centers of a local government at a particular time
are as follows:
50 99 81 86 69 85 93 63 92 65
77 74 76 71 90 74 81 94 67 75
95 81 68 105 99 68 75 75 76 73
79 74 80 69 74 62 74 80 79 68
79 75 75 71 83 75 80 85 81 82
(a) Construct a frequency distribution table, using class intervals 45-54, 55-64 etc.
(b) Draw the histogram for the distribution.
(c) Use your histogram to estimate the mode.
(d) Calculate the mean number of births.