FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

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Subject: FURTHER MATHEMATICS Class: SS 1 DURATION ; 2Hrs

OBJECTIVES
7. If f(x) = , find f-1 (-1/2) A. 4
Answer all questions
1. If the third term of a geometric B. 0 C. -2 D. -4
progression (G.P) is 10 and the sixth 8. Find the coordinates of the point which
term is 80. Find the common ratio divides the line joining P (-2, 3) and Q
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 8 (4, 9) internally in the ratio 2:3 A.
2 2 2 2 2
2. A binary operation is defined on the set (5 /5, /5) B. ( /5, 5 /5) C. ( /5,
2 2 2
R, of real numbers by a*b = ab/4. Find the 2 /5) D. (- /5, 5 /5)
9. If P = {x: 1 x 6} and Q = {x: 2 < x <
value of * A. B.
9}, where x R, find P Q.
C. D. A. {1, 2, 3, 4} B. {3, 4, 5, 6}
C. {4, 2, 9, 8} D. {1, 2, 3, 5}
3. Given that the straight lines kx – 5y + 6
= 0 and mx + ny – 1 = 0 are parallel, find -2/3
10. Simplify A. 4
a relationship connecting the constants
m, n and k. A. 5n – km = 0 B. kn +
B. -1/4 C. 1/8 D. –4
5m = 0 C. 5n + km = 0 D. kn
11. A binary operation * is defined on the set
– 5m = 0
R of real numbers by a*b = ab/4. Find the
4. Given that (
value of * . A. 3
find
q. A. 4 B. -4 C. -5 D. -7 B. C. D.
5. The gradient of the line passing through
the points P (4, 5) and Q (x, 9) is 1/2.find 12. Given that ( =p+
the value of x. A. -4 B. 0
C. 4 D. 12 q find q. A. -4 B. -5 C. 4 D.
6. Find the equation of the line that is 7.
perpendicular to 2y + 5x – 6 = 0 and 13. Evaluate log0.25 8. A. -3/2
bisects the line joining the points P(4,3) B. 2/3 C. -2/3 D. 3.
and Q(-6,1) A. y + 5x + 3 = 0 B.
14. Simplify 8n x 22n 43n. A. 21-n
2y – 5x – 9 = 0 C. 5y + 2x – 8 = 0
D. 5y – 2x -12 = 0 B. 2n C. 2n+1 D. 2-n

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15. Given that log2y1/2 = log5125, find the B. a*b = 1/a + 1/b C. a*b = a + b – ab
value of y. A. 36 B. 64 C. 25 D. D. a*b = 2a + 2b + ab.
16 26. Simplify 2log28 – 3log22. A. 3
16. All the following operations are B. 2 C. 1 D. -1.
commutative except
A. x*y = 2xy + xy B. x*y = x2 – y2
C. p*q = 2pq D. a*b = 1/2ab
17. Evaluate; log10 (1/3 + ¼) + 2log10 2 +
log10 ( 3/7). A. 0 B. 1 C. 10 D. -1.
Number of 3 5 6 7 8
2x x
18. Solve: 3 – 4(3 ) + 3 = 0 A. x = 0 or 1 babies
B. x = 0 or 3 C. x = 1 or 2 D. x = 1 or 3 Number of 1 X2 X 3 2
villages
19. 14. For what value of x will log2 4x + The table shows the number of babies
log2 (x + 4) = 7? A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 born in some villages on a certain day in
D. 8 a district. The mean of the distribution is
6. Use this information to answer
20. 15. If + = 7, find the questions 9 and 10
value of t. A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 27. Find the median of the distribution
D. 9 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6

21. A binary operation is defined on the 28. Find the mode of the distribution
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4
set R, of real numbers by a b = a + b +
D. 3
4. Find the identity element of the
29. Given that p * q = p2 + q2 + pq and p * (p
operation . A. 4 B. -4 C. 2 + 1) = 61, find the value of p? A. 3 or 7
D. ¼. B. -3 or 4 C. -4 or 5 D.
22. If log93 + 2x = 1, find x. A. -1/2 B. -5 or 4
½ C. ¼ D. -1/4.
-6 1/2
23. If 5/ - = m , where m is a 30. Simplify: ) A. r/2 B.

constant, find m. A.9/4 B. 2 C. 7/4 2r C. 1/2r D. 2/r

D. 5/2. 31. What is the product of 27/5 , 3-3 and (1/5)-1
24. Simplify log58 A. -2 B. A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D.1/25
2 C.-1/2 D. 1/2
32. Evaluate: (81)3/4 – (27)1/3 A. 27
Log5
B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1/8
25. Which of the following operations is not
commutative? A. a*b = a – b + ab 33. Without using tables, evaluate:

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 (343)1/3 x (0.14)-1 x (25)-1/2 42. Solve the equation; (0.25)x+1 = 16. A.
-3 B. -2 C. 3 D. ½.
A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 7
43. In a class of 18, a student can either offer
34. Simplify: (0.2)3 x 8 Biology, Economics or both. If 8 students offer
0.42 A.40 Biology, 12 offer Economics and 5 students
B. 0.4 C. 0.2 D. 0.04 offer neither of the two subjects.
40. Simplify: 4(2n + 1) – 2n + 2 Use the information below to answer
2 n + 1 – 2n A. 2n + 2 questions 44 – 46.
B. 2n + 1 C.2n D. 2 44. Find how many students offer both subjects.
A. 25 B. 17 C. 7 D. 12.
45. How many students offer exactly one
Use the information below to answer subject? A. 1 B. 6 C. 12 D.
questions 35, 36 and 37.
46. Find the number of students that offer at
The sum of the second and fourth terms of
most one subject. A. 11 B. 14 C. 13
an AP is 15; the sum of the fifth and sixth
terms is 25. D. 5.

35.Find the first term A. 2 B. 3 C. 47. Solve the inequality: <

2 D. 3 A. x < B. x > C. x > 7 D. x < 7

36.Find the common difference A. 2 B. 48. If the domain of f: x x2 – 2 is ,

3 C. 4 D. 5
37.Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the find its range. A. B.
sequence A. 450 B. 420 C. 400
C. D.
D. 380
38.Simplify: 4(2n + 1) – 2n + 2
2 n + 1 – 2n A. 2 n + 2
B. 2n + 1 C.2n D. 2 49. Given that P = is the
39. In a class of 32, a student can either do domain of g(x) = x2 + 3x – 5, find the range of
Government, History or both. If 16 students do g(x).
Government, 18 do History and 3 students do A. B.
none of the two subjects, find how many do
both. A. 2 B. 5 C. 37 D. 34. C. D.
40. Simplify; . 50. Simplify: 36 ½ x 64- 1/3 x 5o (a) 0 (b) 1/24
(c) 2/3 (d) 1 ½ (e) 7 ½
A. 2 .
PAPER2 (2HRS)
41. Solve the exponential equation; 22x – 6(2x) +
Answer only four questions in this
8 = 0. A. -1 or 2 B. 1 or 2 C. -2 or 1 D.
section. (50 marks)
-1 or -2.

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 (1) (a)A survey carried out recently to find (2) (a)Solve for x if 22x+1 – 5(2x) + 2 = 0.
the number of applicants that applied for
(b) Find the values of x which satisfy the
jobs in three newspaper establishments
equation; log10 (x2 + 4) = 2 + log10 x – log10 20.
revealed that 70 applied to the Daily
Times, 65 applied to the Daily Graphics (3) (a) Find the gradient of the line whose
and 85 applied to the Punch. 40 applied equation is given by: (a – b)x + (c – d)y = e + f
to the Daily Times only, 20 applied to
the Daily Graphic only, while 45 applied (b) Given that p = (4i – 3j) and q=(-1 + 5j), find
to the Punch only. If 5 applied to all the (i) /p+q/ (ii) /q/
three newspaper establishments, find: (4) (a) find the acute angles between the pairs of
(i) The number that applied to both the line: 4y + 3x = 2 and x – 2y = 3
Daily Times and the Daily Graphics. (b) Find the equation of the line which is parallel
(ii) The number that applied to the Daily to the line 5x + 4y = 18 and makes an
Times and the Punch. intercept of 2 units on the x-axis
(iii) The number that applied to both the
Daily Graphic and the Punch. (5)(a)The function f over the set of real number
(iv) The number that applied to at least is defined by f(x) = . Find f-1(5)
one newspaper establishment.
(b)An operation * is defined on the set R, (b) Find without using logarithms tables,
of real numbers by x*y = x + y + 3xy. If the value of: log327 – log1/464
the operation * is commutative,
log3 1/81
(i) Find the identity element e of R
(6) (a) A binary operation *is defined over R
under the operation * (the set of real numbers) by
(ii) Determine the inverse of the element x * y = xy + x2 + y2 for all x, y € R. i.
x R, under the operation * determine whether or not * is
commutative
(iii) Find the value of x R, which has no ii. If x*(x+2) = 49, find x
(b) Solve the2 equation: log10(4P2 + 1) –
inverse. 2log10P – log102 = 1

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(7) (a) Consider the mapping below: X f G

p 1
q
r

4 q

r
r

q
Find the range and determine the type of mapping above

(b) 52x+1 – 26(5x) + 5= 0