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Mosafejo-Okanran, Ado-Odo Otta, Ogun State.
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[email protected] SS 2 MATHEMATICS SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
SECTION A Time: 2hrs
PART 1 [40 MARKS]
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions in this part.
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1) (a) Solve the equation; = −
3−f 3 2 f −5
2 2 2
x −y x −8 x+16
(b) Simplify (i). (ii). 2
3 x +3 y x −7 x+ 12
2) Sketch the graph of the set of inequalities showing the area which gives their solution.
y−2 x ≤ 4
3 y+x ≥ 6
y ≥7 x−9
3) (a) What range of values of x satisfies the inequalities.
3 x−2> 4∧2 x−1 ≤ 9 ? Illustrate your answer on the number line.
2 2
x −4 x −4 x+ 4
(b) Divide by
2
x +x x +1
4) Out of the 24 apples in a box, 6 are bad. If three apples are taken from the box at random, with
replacement, find the probability that:
(a) the first two are good and the third is bad;
(b) all the three are bad;
(c) all the three are good
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5)
C
O 48°
A
In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle, OC is parallel to AD, AB is a straight line and
OC^ A=48 °. Calculate A ^BC .
PART 2 [30 MARKS]
INSTRUCTION: Answer only 3 the questions in this part.
6) A point P is 40km away from point Q and on a bearing of 033 o. Another point R is 65km from Q
and has a bearing of 125o. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number the
(i) Distance between P and R
(ii) Bearing of P from R
7) (a) Without using tables or calculator, evaluate:
log 10
75
10
−¿ 2 log 10 ( )
5
9
+¿ log 10
100
243
¿¿ () ( )
(2 x+1)
3 x
(b) Find the value of x in the expression: (3 x− 4) (6 −7 x)
=27
3 ×3
8) (a) Copy and complete the table of values for the relation y=2sin x +1.
x 0° 30 ° 60 ° 90 ° 120 ° 150 ° 180 ° 210 ° 240 ° 270 °
y 1.0 2.7 0.0 −0.7
(b) Using scales of 2cm to 30 ° on the x−axis and 2 cm to 1 unit on the y−axis, draw the
graph of y=2 sinx+1 for 0 ° ≤θ ≤ 270 °.
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(c) Use the graph to find the values of x for which sin x=
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9) R o
100
Q
S
21°
P
T
In the diagram, TS is a tangent to the circle at S. If O is the centre of the circle, T S^ P=21° and
RQ^ P=100 °, find, with reasons:
(a) SPR
(b) QSR
10) (a) From the window of a building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower 50m away is 31 0
and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 25 0. Calculate correct to 2d.p, the height
of the tower.
(b) In triangle XYZ , │XY│= 9 cm, │XZ│= 10 cm and YXZ ¿ 75 °. Find │YZ│.
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(c) In a right-angled triangle,sin x= . Evaluate 5(cosx) 2−3
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