SECOND TERM 2022/2023

SCHOOL EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
S.S.S. 1
2 hours

THE GUIDANCE COLLEGE

MAR/APR 2025 MATHEMATICS 2 hours

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Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

While you are waiting, write your Name and Exam number in the spaces provided above
and thereafter, read the following instructions carefully. This paper consists of two parts.
Answer Part I in your objective test answer sheet and Part II in your answer booklet. Part I
will last for 1 hour 30 minutes. Do not Start Paper II until you are told to do so. Part II
will last for 1 hour 30 minutes.

DO NOT OPEN UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Part I 1 hour OBJECTIVE TEST
[ 30 marks]
1. Use HB Pencil throughout
2. If you have got a blank answer sheet, complete its top section as follows.
(a) In the space marked Name, write in capital letters your surname followed by
other names.
(b) In the spaces marked Subject, Class, and Date, write the subject, your class and
the date of the examination, in their respective row.
3. Answer each question correctly by choosing one letter and shading it appropriately in
your answer booklet.
4. Erase completely any answer(s) you wish to change.
5. Leave extra spaces blank if the answer spaces provided are more than your need.

Answer all questions.

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for
each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet, the answer space which bears
the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

Think carefully before you shade the answer spaces; erase completely any answer(s)
you wish to change.

Do all rough work on this question paper.

Now answer the following questions.
1. Given that 124x = 7(14x) find the value of x. A. 12 B. 11 C. 9 D. 8
2. Find the value of y in the equation 4y =4096. A. 1.5 B. 2C. 5/2 D. -6
'
3. Which of the following is equivalent to { P' ∩ ( Q ∪ Q' ) } ? A. PB. P ' C. Q D. Q ' E. P ∩Q
4. What does the shaded portion represent in the venn diagram below?
A. B' ∩ A B. A' ∩BC . A' ∩B ' D . A ∪ B

A B
μ

5. Write (5 x 10)4 + (0 x 103) + (1 x 102) x (2 x 101) + (0 x 100) + 5 x 10-1) in ordinary form (a) 500100.5
(b) 51005.5 (c) 50000.5 (d) 50120.5
6. Write (2x100) + (3 x 10-1) + (4 x 10-2) + 9 x 10-3 in ordinary form (a) 0.2349 (b) 234.9 (c) 2.349 (d) 23.
49
7. Convert 10111two to base 10 (a) 32ten (b) 24ten (c) 23ten (d) 22ten
8. Convert 134sixteen to base ten (a) 308ten (b) 803ten (c) 380ten (d) 830ten
 9. Given that 1P32 is a number in base four, what are the possible values of P, if 1P32four = 126ten (a) 2
(b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
10. What is the place value of 3 in 1304five when the number is in the decimal scale (a) 57 (b) 75 (c) 25 (d)
45
11. Express 4104five in octal base (a) 1012eight (b) 1120eight (b) 2011eight (d) 1041eight.
3
12. Convert ten to base two (a) 11.0two (b) 10.1two (c) 0.11two (d) 32five
4
13. Evaluate 0.009 ÷ 0.012 leaving your answer in standard form. A. 7.5x10-1 B. 1.1 x 10-2 C.
9 x102 D. 8 E. 3
Use the information below to answer Questions 14 and 15

{
P = 2 ,1 , 3 , 9 ,
1
2} { 1
} { }
, Q = 1 ,2 , 3 ,7 and R= 5 , 4 , 2
2
1
2

A.{2 } B. { 1 , 9 } C. { 1 , 2, 3 , 4 ,5 , 6 , 7 } D. { ,1 , 2 ,2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9 }
1 1 1
14. Find P∪ Q ∪ R
2 2 2

A. {2 }
1
15. Find P ∩Q∩ R B.∅ C. { 1 , 3 ,7 } D. { 4 } E. { 5 , 7 , 9 }
2
5 2 7 5 17
16. Given that tan x = ,what is the value of sin x +¿cos x . (a) *b) (c) (d)
12 3 26 13 13
17. If tan y is positive and sin y is negative, in which quadrant will y lie ? (a) first and third only (b) thi
rd only (c) second only (d) first and second only
18. Find the sum of the interior angle of a regular pentagon. (a) 340° (b) 540° (c) 550° (d) 350°
19. Which of these is not a sufficient condition for a triangle to b congruent? (a) AAS (b) SSA (c) SSS
(d) SAS
20. What is the value of tan 323° ? (a) 0.6018 (b) -0.7536 (c) 0.6428 (d) -0.6428
21. Find the value of sin (−¿230) (a) −0.7660 (b) 0.7660 (c) 0.7536 (d) −0.7086
22. One of the following statement is not a similarity between the sine and the cosine graph (a) They bot
h have the same shape (b) They both starts at the origin (0) (c) they both have the peak and the trou
ph (c) The values of sine θ and cos ϑ lie between 1 and −1.
23. The angles of a triangle are ( x +10 ) ° ,(2 x−40)° and (3 x−90)°. Which of the following adequately de
scribes the triangle? (a) it is a scalene triangle (b) It is an equilateral triangle (c) It is an isosceles tri
angle (d) It is a right angled triangle
24. The sine graph starts from (a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 360
3 4
25. of the girls in a school play Handball, play Volleyball. Every girl plays at least one of these gam
4 7
es. If 27 girls play both games, how many girls are in the school? A. 38 B. 48 C.84 D.58

26. In Fig. R68, which of the following is true of sets M and N? A. M  N B. M  N =  C. M  N

=  D. M  N = U

M N

Fig. R68
27. If n(A) = 8, n(B) = 13 and n(AB) = 4, then n(AB) is equal to? A. 21 B. 25 C. 9 D. 17
28. Which of the following are true about Fig. R69? I P  Q II P’  Q = III P  Q’ = 

Q
P

Fig. R69
A. I only B. I and III only C.I and II only D. I, II, and III
29. The shaded region shown in Fig. R70 is? A. A’  B B. A  B C. A  B D. A  B

A B

Fig. R70
30. In 100 households, 60 have televisions and 50 have cars. If 40 have both, the number that have neithe
r a television nor a car is? A. 10 B. 30 C. 70 D. 100
31. Which of the following is true of any sets A and B? A. AA B B. AA B C. A  B ≠ 
D. A  B’ = 
32. In Fig. R71, what is the shaded region? A. X  Y  Z B. X  Y  Z C. Y  (X  Z) D. Z 
(X  Y)

Y Z

Fig. R71
33. Let U = {positive integers}, A = {prime numbers}, B = {even numbers} and C = {numbers greater th
an 20}. Which of the following is not a member of A  B  C?
A. 2 B. 23 C. 15 D. 30
34. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, A = {1, 3, 5, 7} and B = {5, 6, 7, 8}. Then A  B’ is equal to? A. {1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 7} B. {1, 3} C. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} D. {6, 8}
35. How many subsets are there of {a, b, c}? A. 3 B. 8 C. 7 D. 6
36. In a group of 20 people, 13 own a computer and eight own a bicycle. If six own neither, how many o
wn a computer but not a bicycle? A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
A and B are sets for which n(A) = 11 and n(B) = 19. Then n(AB) = A. 20 B. -8 C. 8 D. 30

37. The set A has 32 subsets. Then n(A) is equal to? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

38. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 4, 6, 8}, then A’ n B’ is?
A. {5, 7, 9} B. {1, 3} C. {6, 8} D. {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
Given that A = {5, 7, 8, 10} and B = {3, 5, 6, 8, 9},
39. find A ∩ B
A. {5, 8,10}. B. {5, 10}. C. {5, 8}. D. {3, 8}.
40. find AB
A. {5, 7, 8, 10} B. {3, 5, 6, 8, 9} C. {3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10}, D. {3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 5, 7, 8, 10}
41. The set in which it is possible to count all the elements that make up the set is called
A. definite set B. finite set C. infinite set D. indefinite set
 42. Find the elements in the Set {x / 2x – 1 = 10, x є Z} {2} B. {5.2} C. {6}, D. {7}
Given that ξ = {x : 0 ≤ x < 10, xεƵ} , P = {1, 2, 4, 5},Q = {2, 4, 6, 8} and R = {1, 3, 4, 8, 9}
43. Find P′∩ Q′ A. {4,8,9} B. {3,7,9} C. {1,2,3} D. {1,2,4,6,8}
44. Find (P ∩ Q) ′ A. {2,4} B. {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} C. {1,3,5,6,7,8,9} D. {1,2,4,6,8}
45. Given µ ={ 1,2,3,4,5,6,8} and A ={ 4,6,8,}, find ( A ' ) '
(a) { 1,2,3} (b) { 2,3,4} (c) { 4,6,8,} (d) {2,4,6}
46. If µ= { a,b,c,d,e} A = { a,c,e,} B = { b,e} , list the members of A ' ∩ B (a) {a} (b) {c} (c) {e,d} (d)
{b}
47. Given µ= { ∝, β, γ } and B ={∝ , β,γ }. Then B' is (a) 0 (b) {0} (c){γ } (d) ∅ .
48. Assuming x is an integer , find the positive difference in the values of lowest and highest values of x i
n -2¿ x <¿5 (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) -7 (d) 2
49. Given A = {x: x- 3=0 and B ={x:3¿ x ≤ 5 , x ∈ N }, evaluate n(A)+n (B) (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4.
50. Given n ¿UB) = 8, n (A) =6, n(B) = 5, find n(A∩B) (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4.

Part II 1hour THEORY

[30 marks]
Instruction: Answer all questions in part A and 5 questions in part B

PART A
1. a. List the elements of the following
i. Prime number less than 40
ii. Factor of 12 greater than 3
iii. Positive integers whose squares are less than 30

b. If P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
and P = {9, 6, 4, 8, 10, 12}
Also given that A = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h,}
B = {a, e, I, o, u, d, q, r, r}
Give the intersection of the above sets each.
2. Let A = {1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13}
And B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10}
Also given that X = {a, b, c, d, e}
Y = {a, e, I, o, u, s}
Give the union of the above set each.

3. Use vein diagram to illustrate the information below.

U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
P = {2, 4, 5, 7}
 Q = {1, 2, 5, 6, 8}
R = {1, 2, 4, 6, 9}

b. In a class containing 22 students a convert 2077 ten to base eight Students

can either do Government or History or both. If 16 students do Governme
nt, 18 do History and 3 do none of the subject find how many do both.

4. a. Express the following in standard forms

(i) 0.00067 (ii) 0.09 (iii) 9 (iv) 3.5 (v) 4345

√
5 −2
72 a b
b. 3 −6
2a b
17 . 84 Χ 246 . 9
256 . 2 Χ 3 . 28
5. a. Evaluate

(36 . 12)3 Χ 750 . 9

b. Evaluate (113. 2)2 Χ √ 92 .5
PART B
6. a. Solve the equation y2 - (-y+4)2=0
b. Solve the equation a(2-a)2 = 0
c. Factorize the following expression: (i) a2-17a +42 (ii) x 2+8 x -20
7. Make the table for the relation y=x −x -6 using a suitable range of values for x
2

b. Using a convenient scale plot the graph to find the root of the equation
8. Construct the following angles using pair compass (a) 30 0 (b) 1050
1
b. Find the quadratic equation whose root are as follows (a) -2 and +2 (b) 1 an
2
d -1
c. Solve the equation x 2−2 x−3=0 graphically

9. Simplify the following expression. Each answer to be given in base.

i. 402(five) x 13(five) ii. 341(five) x 22(five) iii. 356 ÷ 7(eight)

b. Find the missing number ****

2004
143
****
201
4240
10. a. Convert the following bicimal to decimal
i. 110.11 ii. 10.011
b. Calculate 10.101 + 1.101, 11.01 – 1.11

11. In a survey of 500 students of a college, it was found that 49% liked watching football, 53% liked w
atching hockey and 62% liked watching basketball. Also, 27% liked watching football and hockey b
oth, 29% liked watching basketball and hockey both and 28% liked watching football and basket ball
both. 5% liked watching none of these games.
 How many students like watching all the three games?
 Find the ratio of number of students who like watching only football to those who like watching only
hockey.
 Find the number of students who like watching only one of the three given games.
 Find the number of students who like watching at least two of the given games.

12. Copy and complete the table of values for the relation y=3 sin 2 x (3 marks)

x 0° 15° 30° 45° 60° 75° 90° 105° 120 135° 150°
y 0.0 1.5 −2.6

(c) Using a scale of 2cm to 15 unit on the x -axis and 2cm to 1 unit on the y -axis, draw the graph of
y=3 sin 2 x (3 marks)
3
(c) ) Use the graph to find the truth set of i. 3 sin 2 x+ 2=0 ii. sin 2 x=0.25 (2 marks)
2