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FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2022/2023 SESSION
CLASS: SSS (2) SUBJECT: FURTHER MATHEMATICS DURATION: 2½ HOUR

OBJECTIVES: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following equations is a quadratic equation? (a) y = 2x + 4 (b) y = 3xᶾ +

4x² + 3x + 2 (c) y = 4x² + 3x + 9 (d) y = 3xᶾ + 4x +5

2. The general quadratic trinomial expression is _______________ (a) ax² + bx + c =0 (b) x²

+bx + c = 0 (c) ax² + x + c =0 (d) ax² + bx + c + 1 =0

3. Factorise 2x – 7x + 3? (a) (2x – 1) (x – 3) (b) (2x – 1) (x + 3) (c) (2x + 1) (x -3) (d)

(2x + 1) (x + 3)

4. Evaluate 3ˣ = 1/81. (a) 4 (b) -4 (c) -27 (d) 27

5. Solve the quadratic equation 𝓍² - 64 =0 (a) -8, 8 (b) -8, -8 (c) 8, 8 (d) 8, 2

6. Factorise 𝓍² - 4𝓍 -21 (a) (𝓍 + 3) (𝓍 -7) (b) (𝓍 -3) (𝓍 -7) (c) (𝓍 + 3) (𝓍 + 7)

(d) (𝓍 – 3) (𝓍+ 7)

7. Find the sum of the roots of the equation 2𝓍² + 3𝓍 – 1 = 0 (a) ᶾ̷₂ (b) ²̷₃ (c) ¯ᶾ̷₂ (d) ¯²̷₃

8. Find the product of the roots of the equation 𝓍² - 4𝓍 – 3 = 0. (a) ¯⅟₃ (b) -3 (c) ⅟₃ (d) 3

9. Solve the equation logᵪ 49 = 2 (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 98 (d) -7

10. Find 𝓍 in the equation log5 0.04 = (a) -4 (b) 4 (c) -2 (d) 2

11. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 3 and -2? (a) 𝓍² + 𝓍 + 6 =0 (b) 𝓍² + 𝓍 – 6
=0 (c) 𝓍² - 𝓍 + 6 =0 (d) 𝓍² -𝓍 – 6 = 0

12. Round up this number to 3 S.F. 0.027845 (a) 0.028 (b) 0.03 (c) 0.0278 (d) 0.0279

13. Find the value of K from the expression. 𝓍² + 8x + K if the expression is a perfect square?
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 8

14. Find the roots of the equation 𝓍²+4𝓍 – 9 =0, correct to 2 d.p? (a) 1.61 and -5.61 (b) 3.16
and -1.16 (c) -1.61 and 3.0 (d) 1.61 and 5.61

15. What could be added to this expression to make it a perfect square? y² - 7y. (a) ⁴̷₄₉ (b) ⁴⁹̷₄
(c) ᴵ⁴̷₂ (d) ²̷₁₄

16. Find the roots of the equation 4𝓍² + 8𝓍 – 3 =0? (a) -2.3 and 0.3 (b) -3.2 and 3.0 (c) -2.3
and -0.3 (d) 2.3 and 0.3

17. Solve the equation 2𝓍²+ 15𝓍 + 7 = 0 (a) 7 or ⅟₂ (b) -7 or ⅟₂ (c) -7 or- ⅟₂ (d) 7 or - ⅟₂

18. What could be added to this expression 𝓍²- 10𝓍 to make a perfect square? (a) 25 (b) -25
(c) 5 (d) 10
19. Find the equation whose roots are ¯²̷₃ and -⅟₄ . (a) 12𝓍² + 11𝓍 + 2 =0 (b) 12𝓍²- 11𝓍 + 2
=0 (c) 12𝓍² - 11𝓍 – 2 = 0 (d) 12𝓍²+11𝓍-2 = 0

20. The roots of the equation 𝓍²-5𝓍-6 = 0 are; (a) 6 or 1 (b) 3 or ⅟₂ (c) 3 or 2⅟₂ (d) 6 or -1

THEORY (PART B)

Instruction: Answer Five (5) questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Solve for 𝓍 in each of the following quadratic trinomials.

(a) 𝓍² - 11𝓍- 12 = 0 (b) 2𝓍² + 7𝓍 + 3 = 0 (c) 12𝓍² + 25𝓍 + 12 = 0 (d) 3𝓍² - 4𝓍 – 15 = 0

(e) 3 + 4𝓍 - 4𝓍²

2. Write each of the following incomplete quadratic expression in complete forms.

(i) 𝓍² + 6𝓍 (ii) 𝓍² - 12x (iii) 𝓍² + 𝓍

(b) Use the method of completing the square to solve the quadratic equation. 2𝓍² - 5𝓍 – 3 =
0

3. If α and 𝞫 are the roots of 3𝓍² - 4𝓍 -1 = 0, find the value of;

(a) α + 𝞫 (b) α 𝞫 (c) α ² + 𝞫 ² (d) ⅟α + ⅟𝞫 (e) α/β + β/ α

4. Use the method of completing the square to solve the quadratic equation. 4𝓍² + 13𝓍 + 2
=0

b. Solve the following quadratic expression using the formula method (Almighty).
(i) 5𝓍² + 13𝓍 – 6 = 0 (ii) 2𝓍² + 15𝓍 + 7 = 0

5a. Define quadratic trinomial in your own way?

5b. Find the quadratic equations whose roots are; (i) 3 and -2 (ii) ⅟₂ and 5 (iii) ᶾ̷₄ and ⅟₂
(iv) (3– √3) and (3 + √3)

6. Deduce a quadratic formula (almighty from the general forms of quadratic equation formular?

(b) Use the method of completing the square to solve the equation 7𝓍² + 11𝓍 – 5 =0

(a) y - 2𝓍 = -2 and 𝓍² + y² + 2𝓍 – 3y =19 (b) 2y – 𝓍 = 4 and 2𝓍2+ 3y² - 𝓍+4y = 17

7. Solve the following simultaneous equation

One of the roots of C𝓍² + b𝓍 +9 = 0 is four times the other, a, b and c are constant such
that C = 0. Show that 4b² = 25ac
8..

8b. Solve the simultaneous equation 𝓍 – y = -5 and 𝓍² - y² =35

 DAVIFZA COLLEGE
24/25 EREJUWA CRESCENT, BUCKNOR ESTATE, EJIGBO.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2022/2023 SESSION
CLASS: SSS ONE (1) SUBJECT: FURTHER MATHEMATICS DURATION: 2½ HOUR

OBJECTIVES: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Expand the equation (1 – 𝓍) ². (a) 1 - 2𝓍 - 𝓍² (b) 1 - 2𝓍 + 𝓍² (c) 1 + 2𝓍 - 𝓍² (d) 1 + 2𝓍

+ 𝓍²

2. Simplify (a²)ᶾ . (a) a⁸ (b) a⁶ (c) a⁴ (d) a²

3. Simplify (C¹̷₂)². (a) C² (b) C ¯² (c) C (d) C¹̷₂

4. If Log₂32 = 𝓍, find 𝓍 (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

5. The expansion of (2𝓍 – 3y)² is (a) 4𝓍² - 12𝓍y + 9y² (b) 4𝓍²+12𝓍y -9y² (c)
4𝓍²+12𝓍y+9y² (d) 4𝓍² - 12𝓍y -9y²

6. Find 𝓍 in logᵪ32=5 . (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d)5

7. Evaluate 4-3/2. (a) ⅟₄ (b) ⅟₆ (c) ⅟₈ (d) 1

8. Simplify 27²̷₃ . (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) ᶾ⁄₂

9. Evaluate log ₀.₂₅8. (a) ᶾ⁄₂ (b) ²⁄₃ (c) ¯ᶾ⁄₂ (d) ¯²⁄₃

10. Solve the logarithmic equation ⅟₂ log ᵪ 64 =3. (a) 2 (b) -2 (c) ⅟₂ (d) ᶾ⁄₂

11. Simplify 3m¯¹ X 2m². (a) 6m (b) 6m¯¹ (c) 6m¯² (d) 6

12. Simplify (2a²)⁴ (a) 8a⁸ (b) 8a⁴ (c) 16a⁸ (d) 1

13. Evaluate 4 X 6a⁰? (a) 24a (b) 24 (c) 24a² (d) 4

14. Simplify P² X P⁵ X P¯ᶾ (a) P² (b) Pᶾ (c) P⁴ (d) P

15. Simplify (2P + 1) (2P – 1)? (a) 4P – 1 (b) 4P² -1 (c) P² - 1 (d) P² - 1
4

16. Evaluate 8.9² - 1.1²? (a) 78 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 76

17. Expand (a – b) (a² + ab + b²). (a) aᶾ +b ᶾ (b) aᶾ - bᶾ (c) aᶾ - b² (d) a² - bᶾ

18. The correct expression for a² - b² is ___________ (a) (a + b) (a – b) (b) (a + b ) (a + b)

(c) ( a + b) (a + b²) (d) (a – b) (a – b)

19. Simplify (⅟₉) ¯⅟₂

(a) ⅟₃ (b) ²⁄₉ (c) 2⅟₂ (d) 3
20. Evaluate 2ˣ = 0.125 (a) -3 (b) 3 (c) ⅟₈ (d) 8

PART B (THEORY)

Instructions: Answer Five questions from this part. All questions carry equal marks.

1a. Solve the equation log₁₀ (10 + 9𝓍) - log₁₀ (11 – 𝓍) = 2

1b. If 9²ˣ ¯¹ = 81ˣ ¯ ² , find 𝓍

3ˣ

2a. If 2²ˣ ¯ ᶾᵞ = 32 and logᵧ𝓍 = 2. Find the values of 𝓍 and y.

2b. Use logarithm table to evaluate 26.81 X 0.0734

0.573² (correct to three
significant figures)

3a. Use logarithm table to evaluate 15.36² X ᶾ⎷0.7342 (Correct to 3 s.f)

173.6

3b. Simplify log₃27 + 2 log₃9 - log₃54

4a. If logᵪ27 + logᵧ4 = 5 and logᵪ27 - logᵧ4 = 1, find 𝓍 and y.

4b. Solve the logarithmic equation log₁₀ (𝓍² - 5𝓍 + 50) = 2

5a. Solve this exponential equation 5²ˣ ⁺ ¹ - 26(5ˣ) + 5 = 0

5b. Find the value of 𝓍 if, Log₁₀5 + log₁₀ (𝓍+2) - log₁₀ (𝓍 – 1) = 2

6a. Given that log₁₀2 = 0.3010, log₁₀ 3 = 0.4771 and log₁₀5 = 0.6990. Find ;

(i) Log₁₀6 (ii) Log₁₀64 + log₁₀ 27

(6b) Solve the logarithmic equation log₄ (𝓍² + 15) = 3

7. Solve the following equations; (a) 64²̷₃ (b) (¹⁄₂)ˣ =8 (c) (0.25)ˣ⁺¹ = 16 (d) 10⁻ˣ =0.000001
(e) 4 = 64ˣ
2ˣ

8a, Simplify the following;

(i) (p + q) (p² - pq + q²)

(ii) (2 + K) (4 – 2K + K²)

(iii) (x– y) (𝓍² + 𝓍y + y)

 (iv) (8𝓍 – 3y) (8𝓍 + 3y)

8b. Evaluate the following

(i) 13.3² - 1.7²

(ii) 8.8² - 1.2²