STARLETS ACADEMY

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION (2020)

PAPER: MATHEMATICS (GRADE 10)
DURATION: 2HRS MARK: 60 MARKS

OBJECTIVES (30 MARKS)

1) Calculate the value of a in the diagram below. A) 20° B) 25° C) 30° D) 35°

70°a
50°
2a

2) Calculate the angle marked x below. A) 82.5 B) 27.5 C) 37.5 D) 20.5

3x°
x°
100° 60°

3) 2a + 9 – 5a = 0. Find the value of a. A) 2 B) 1 C) 4 D) 3

1 3 𝑚 1 1
4) Solve the equation m + = + A) B) C) 3 D) 2
2 4 4 2 3
5) In the diagram below ABC is a straight line. BC = BD, <BCD = 37°, <BAE = 30°. Find the size
of < AED. A) 102° B) 105° C) 104° D) 103°
D

A 30° 37° C
B
6) An isosceles triangle is such that the vertical angle is four times the size of the base angle.
What is the size of the base angle? A) 30° B) 35° C) 25° D) 45°
3 1 29 48 5 28
7) Solve for the value of t in the equation t + (21 – t) = 11 A) B) C) D)
4 3 5 5 48 5
12
Given that Cos ϴ = . Answer question 8 and 9.
13
5 7 5 7
8) Find the value of 1 - tan ϴ A) B) C) D)
12 12 13 13
18 5 13 12
9) Find the value of sin ϴ + 1 A) B) C) D)
13 13 18 13
1 2
10) Solve the equation (3y + 5) = (2y – 1) A) y = 19 B) y = 15 C) y = -19 D) y = -15
2 3
 𝑝𝑞−𝑟 2 𝑞
11) Make q the subject of the formula in the relation t=√
𝑟
𝑡 2𝑟 𝑡 2𝑟 2 𝑡 2𝑟 𝑡 2𝑟 2
A) B) C) D)
𝑝− 𝑟 2 𝑝− 𝑟 2 𝑝𝑟− 𝑟 2 𝑝2 − 𝑟 2
The length of a rectangle is 1.5cm longer than it width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is
29cm. (Use this to answer 12 – 13)
12) What is the length of the rectangle? A) 8cm B) 6.5cm C) 8.5cm D) 6cm
13) What is the width of the rectangle? A) 8cm B) 6.5cm C) 8.5cm D) 6cm
14) The sides PQ and PR of ΔPQR are produced to point T and S respectively, such that <TQR
= 131° and <QRS = 98°. Find <QPR. A) 59° B) 65° C) 49° D) 39°
P

Q R
131° 98°

T S
15) Calculate the value of m in the diagram below. A) 17° B) 18° C) 19° D) 20°

7m
153°

2m

𝑝𝑞−𝑟 2 𝑞
16) Make q the subject of the relation, t = √
𝑟
𝑡 2𝑟 𝑡 2𝑟 𝑡𝑟 𝑡 2𝑟
A) q = B) q = C) q = D) q =
𝑝− 𝑟 2 𝑝2 − 𝑟 2 𝑝− 𝑟 2 𝑝2 − 𝑟
𝑎𝑥 2 +𝑏𝑥+𝑐
17) Evaluate given that a = 2, x = -3, b = -2, c = 4 and m = -1.
𝑚𝑥+𝑐
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
18) If h(m + n) = m(h + r), express h in terms of m, n and r.
𝑚𝑛 𝑚𝑟 𝑚𝑛 𝑚𝑛+𝑟
A) h = B) h = C) h = D) h =
𝑟 𝑛 𝑟+𝑛 𝑟
19) If Sin 80° = Cos ϴ. What is the value of ϴ? A) 10° B) 20° C) 30° D) 40°
20) Solve the equation Sin 2α – Cosα = 0. A) α = 10° B) α = 20° C) α = 30° D) α = 40°
21) Find the size of an exterior angle of a regular hexagon. A) 30° B) 80° C) 70° D) 60°
22) In an irregular pentagon, three of the interior angles are given as (100 + x) °, (70 -2x) °,
(80 + 3x)° and the remaining two interior angles are x° each. Find x.
A) 27° B) 72.5° C) 35.5° D) 27.5°
23) A ladder 9m long leans against a vertical wall, making an angle of 64° with the horizontal
ground. Calculate and correct to one decimal places, how far the foot of the ladder is from
the wall. A) 2.7m B) 3.5m C) 3.9m D) 4.0m
24) Solve the equation Cos x = Sin (x + 55°) A) x = 27.5° B) x = 17.5° C) x = 37.5° D) x = 47°
25) The angle of depression of a boat from the top of a cliff is 58°. If the cliff is 10.5m high,
how far is the boat from the foot of the cliff? A) 6.8m B) 6.6m C) 7.6m D) 5.6m
Use the diagram below to answer question 26 – 28

x y 45°

60°
16
16
26) What is the value of x? A) 16 B) 16√2 C) 16√3 D)
√3
32
27) What is the value of y? A) 32 B) 32√2 C) 32√3 D)
√3
32
28) What is the value of z? A) 32 B) 32√2 C) 32√3 D)
√3
29) ……………………… is any figure with many sides and angles.
A) Decagon B) Polygon C) Octagon D) Pentagon
30) Find the value of x in the diagram below A) 48° B) 132° C) 22° D) None of these

48°

x°

ESSAY PART
Instruction: Answer any 3 question.
1 1
1) a) Solve the equation (3a + 5) - (2a – 5) - 18= 0
2 3
3(4𝑦−5) 4(4y−3) 9
b) Solve the equation - =
4 5 20
c) Julie is four times as old as her daughter. In four years time she will be three times
as old as her daughter. How old are they now?

2) a) Copy and complete the table below for y = 3x – 4

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y
b) Using suitable scales on both axes, draw the graph of the equation.
c) Use the graph to find the value of i) y when x = -2.5 ii) x when y = 0.5
d) Use the graph to solve i) 3x – 4 = 0 ii) 3x – 4 = 3
e) Write down the intercept on y axis.
 3𝑇
3) a) If P = √𝑄𝑅(1 + ) make R the subject of the formula.
𝑅
4𝑛3 −3𝑛2 +6
b) Given that 𝑆𝑛 = , evaluate 𝑆20 - 𝑆10
𝑛
𝑦 y
c) Given that = + 1, make x the subject of the formula.
𝑦−𝑥 y+q
4) a) In the diagram below, PQ is parallel to TU, <PQR = 50°, <QRS = 86°, and <STU = 64°.

R
T
86° x°
50° 64°
S
Q U
Calculate x°.
b) Find the size of the unknown angles

2x
y x
z
144°

c) Solve the equation Sin 3ϴ = Cos (ϴ - 28)

5) a) Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135°. How many sides has the polygon?
What is the special name for the polygon?
b) In the diagram below, find angle x and y.

y 100°
x

88°
90° 125°

c) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the horizontal ground 40m
away from the foot of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.