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F. Mathematics

The document contains 30 multiple choice questions covering topics such as arithmetic, algebra, sequences, geometry and trigonometry. It tests knowledge of properties of operations, simplifying expressions, solving equations, finding terms of sequences and solving word problems involving ratios and percentages.

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FURTHER MATHEMATICS

OBJECTIVES
1. If the third term of a geometric progression (G.P) is 10 and the sixth term is 80. Find the
common ratio a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 8
ab
2. A binary operation * is defined on the set R, of real numbers by a * b = . Find the value of
4
6*4 a) 16 b) 6 c) 4 d) 2.5
3. Given the straight lines kx – 5y + 6 = 0 and mx + ny – 1 = 0 are parallel, find a relationship
connecting the constants m, n and k.
4. Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to 2y + 5x – 6 = 0 and bisects the line
joining the points P(4, 3) and Q(-6, 1) a) y + 5x + 3 = 0 b) 2y – 5x – 9 = 0 c)
5y + 2x – 8 = 0 d) 5y – 2x – 12 = 0
1
5. Evaluate log 2 y 2 = log 5 125, find the value of y. a) 36 b) 64 c) 25 d) 16

6. All the following operations are commutative except


1
a) x * y = 2x + xy b) x * y = x2 – y2 c) p * q = 2pq d) a * b = ab
2

7. Evaluate log 10 ( 12 + 14 ) + 2 log 10 2 + log 10 ( 37 ) a) 0 b) 1 c) 10 d) -1

8. A binary operation is defined on a set of real numbers by a ▲ b = a + b + 4. Find the identity


1
element of the operation. a) 4 b) -4 c) 2 d)
4
1 1 1 1
9. If log 9 3+2 x=1, find x. a) – b) c) d) –
2 2 4 4
10. Which of the following operation is not commutative?
1 1
a) a * b = a – b + ab b) a * b = + c) a * b = a + b – ab d) a * b = 2a + 2b + ab.
4 b
The sum of the second and fourth terms of an AP is 15; the sum of the fifth and sixth term is
25.
11. Find the first term a) 2 b) 3 c) -2 d) -3
12. Find the common difference a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
13. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence a) 450 b) 420 c) 400 d) 380
14. In a class of 32, a student can either do Government, History or both. If 16 students do
Government, 18 do History and 3 students do none of the two subjects, find how many do
both. a) 2 b) 5 c) 37 d) 34
15. Find the 4th term of an AP whose first term is 2 and the common difference is 0.5
a) 0.5 b) 2.5 c) 3.5 d) 4.5
1 1 1
16. cot θ can be expressed as a) b) c)
sin θ cos θ tan θ
d) tan θ
17. Calculate the distance between two points P (1, 6) and Q (5, 3)
a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 c) 4 d) 3
18. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the series 5 + 9 + 13 + …
a) 612 b) 702 c) 119 d) 324
19. If the square root of 4 is 2 then find the square of 400
a) 20 b) 400 c) 8000 d) 160000
−2 1
20. Express 27 3 a) 9 b) c) 0.9 d) 1
9
21. Find the 40th term of the linear sequence 6, 11, 16, 21. a) 201 b) 200 c) 75 d) 150\
22. Solve the equation ( x +2 ) ( x +7 )=0 a) x = 1 or 8 b) x = -2 or 7 c) x = -4or 5 d) x = -
3 or 6
23. Simplify √ 50 a) 5 √ 2 b) 10 √ 5 c) √ 25 d) √ 10 0
24. Which of the following is a rational number a) √ 2 b) √ 3 c) √ 4 d) √ 5
25. Simplify √ 12 + √ 27 a) 3 √ 3 b) 6 √ 3 c) 9 √ 3 d) 12 √ 3

26. Simplify
√32 . a) 4 √2 b) 8 c) 16 d) 2 √ 2
√2
5 5 √3 √3 d) √3
27. Rationalize the denominator: . a) b) 5 √ 3 c)
√3 3 5 15
28. Which of the following is an irrational number? a) √ 16 b) √ 20 c) √ 25 d) √ 36
29. Simplify 2 √ 3 × 3 √ 3 a) 6 b) 6 √ 3 c) 18 d) 18 √ 3
30. What is the value of (√ 5 – √ 2 ¿2? a) 7 b) 3 c) 7 – 2 √ 10 d) 7 + 2 √1 0
In a class of 18, a student can either offer Biology, Economics or both. If 8 students offer
Biology, 12 offer Economics and 5 students offer neither of the two subjects.

31. Find how many students offer both subjects. a) 25 b) 17 c) 7 d) 12


32. How many students offer exactly one subject? a) 1 b) 6 c) 12 d) 5
33. Find the number of students that offer at most one subject. a) 11 b) 6 c) 12 d) 5
3 1 1 1
34. 81 4 −27 3 a) 27 b) 1 c) d)
3 8

35. What is the product of


27 -3
5
, 3 , and
1
5 () -1
a) 5 b) 3 c) 1 d)
1
25
36. The nth term of a sequence is given by −1n−2 × 2n−1. Find the sum of the second term
a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d) 10
37. Express 57 × 54 a) 5 b) 57 c) 511 d) 510
38. If x = {2, 4, 6, 8} and y = {2, 5, 9, 11, 12}. Then find X ⋃ Y.
a) {2, 4, 6, 8} b) {2, 5, 9, 2, 4, 6} c) {2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12} d) {2, 4, 5, 11, 12}

()
x
1
39. Solve for x in =8 a) -3 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4
2
40. Simplify √ 48−2 √ 3 a) 2 √ 3 b) 4 √ 3 c) 2 √ 6 d) 3 √ 3
THEORY
1. An operation * is defined on the set R of real numbers by x * y = x + y + 3xy.
a) determine if the operation is commutative
b) determine if the operation is associative
c) find the identity element e of R under the operation *
d) determine the inverse of the element x ∈ R under the operation *
e) Find the value of x ∈ R which has no inverse.
2a. The value of a machine depreciates each year by 5% of its value at the beginning of that year.
If its value when new on the 1st of January 1980 was ₦10,250.00, what is its value in January
1989 when it was 9 years old? correct to 3 s.f.
b. In an A.P., the difference between the 8th and the 4th term is 20 and the 8th term is 1½ times
the fourth term. Calculate the first term and common difference of the sequence.
3a. Given that sec θ – tan θ = ¼ , find sec θ + tan θ
2
sin θ
b. Simplify
1+ cosθ

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