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The Crescent School

Cambridge Section (boys)
C-2 Mathematics holidays Homework
1. Find the HCF and LCM of the following

(a) 18 , 12 , 6 , and 8. (b) 36 , 168 , 144 and 256.

(c) 6 , 12 , 9 and 24. (d) 23 x 32 x 5 and 22 x 34 x 53,

(e) 2 x 52 x 7 and 23 x 34 x 53 x 72 , (f) 23 x 33 x 54 and 2 x 34 x 52 x 7 .

(g) 22 x 5 x 7 and 23 x 32 x 52 x 11.

2. (a) There bells toll at intervals of 8 minutes, 15 minutes and 24 minutes respectively. If

they Toll together at 3 p.m., at what time will they next toll together again? ans 5 p.m.

(b). Two lighthouses flash their lights every 20 seconds and 30 seconds respectively. Given
that they flash together at 8 p.m. when will they next flash together. Ans:8:01

(c). John , Peter and Paul were each given a piece of string of equal length. John cut his into
equal lengths of 2 m; Peter cut his into equal length of 3 m; and Paul cut his into equal
length of 5 m. If there was no remainder in each case, find the shortest length of string given
to each of them. Ans: 30 m

(d). What is the shortest length which can be divided into 4 cm , 8 cm or 2 cm portions without
remainders?

3. (a) If 1764 = (2 x 3 x7 )p , find the value of p.

(b) If 3 920 = 2x x 5y x 7z , find the possible values of x , y and z .

(c) How many whole numbers are between each of the following pairs of numbers?

3 3
(i) 7 and 80 (ii) 7 and 125

3
(iii) 18 and 120

Ans: (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8

4. (a) What is the length of a side of a square whose area is 2304 cm2.

(b) Given that the volume of cube is 2744 cm2 , find the length of its edge.

(c) Work out the polynomial we must use to subtract ( 3 p2 – 2pq +7q2 ) from ,
to get ( 7 p2 + 5pq – 3q2 ).
(d) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 141, find the largest of the three numbers.
Ans : 45,47,49.

(e) If n is an integer and the numbers n+1 , 2n+1 and 8n+1 are divisible by 3 ,5 7
respectively what is the largest negative 5value of n ?
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5. (a) Find the smallest value of k, when

(i) 264k is a perfect square, (ii) 1960k is a cube.

(iii) Find the positive square root of 2025,

(b) Find the smallest value of k, when

(i) 280k is a perfect square, (ii) 882k is a cube.

(c) (i) Find the cube root of 5832

(ii) Express 7056 as the product of its prime factors,Hence evaluate 7056 .

(d) (i) If x 2 + y 2 = 57 and x y = 3,find the value of 3 ( x + y ) 2 .

(ii) If ( a + b ) 2 = 73 , ab = 6.5 ,calculate the value of 2a2 + 2b2 , Ans:120.

6. (a) On a certain morning , the temperature in London was – 140C,the temperature in

Hong Kong was 80Cwhile the temperature in Singapore was 240C.
(i) Find the difference in temperature between London and Singapore.
(ii) The temperature in Shanghai was mid-way between the temperature of
London and Hong Kong. Find the temperature of Shanghai on that morning.
Ans : (i) 380C (ii) -30C

(b) Subtract the sum of 3x3 – 4x2 – 7 x - 5 and 2x3 – 4 x – 4 from 7x3 – 4 x2 – 13 , giving
your answer in ascending powers of x,
(c) (i) Find the decimal number exactly halfway between 1.01 and 1.02.
(ii) Find the decimal number which is exactly halfway between 4.7 and 5.0.
5 2
(iii) Find the fraction which is exactly halfway between and .
8 3

7. (a) Insert parentheses in each of the following expressions to make the resulting
statement true.
(i) 3 x 5 + 2 x 4 = 39 (ii) 3 x 5 + 2 x 4 = 84

(iii) 4 x 6 – 3 x 5 = 60 (iv) 2 x 3 + 4 x 5 = 70

(b) Arrange the following fractions in descending order:

2 5 1 5
(i) , , ,
3 12 2 8
(ii) 2.102 , 2.012 , 2.201 , 2.02.
(iii) 1/5 , 0.22 , 0.033.
(iv) –0.29, –1 . 5, 0 –0.3 –4.

3
(v) 25 52 1000 27 0 .

3
(vI) 17 , 4, 4u.5, 63 .
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8. Calculate:
(a) 25÷5  5÷25 (b) 9 000÷[1 500 ÷30 ÷10x(90+30)] .
(c) ( 47–25 ) + ( 52–27 ) x 8 (d) [( 12 + 18 ) x 3 – 5 ] ÷ 17
(e) ( – 4) 2 ÷ ( – 8) + 3 x ( – 2 )3 (f ) [ 5 x 52 – ( 5 x 52 + 5 x 36 ) ÷ 2 ] ÷ 5
(g) 16 ÷ [18 – ( 32–100 ÷ 5) ÷ 6] (h) 1 ÷ 1+ 0 ÷ 26 + 26 ÷ 1
(I) 7 x 3 – 77 ÷ 11 + 1 6 (j) 56 ÷ 8 + (47–17) ÷ 5–13
(k) ( 32 x 5 – 60 ) x 25 – 90 x 15 (l) 39 ÷ 5 + 51 x 4 – 7 x 19
(m) 389 ÷ 13 + 2604 ÷ 13 (n) ( 640 ÷ 80+54 ÷ 6 ) x 20 – 840 ÷ 7
(o) –12–7–(–9)–3 (p) 180 ÷ { 23 – [ 30 ÷ ( 3 x 7 – 15 ) ] }.
(q) 24 x ( – 2 ) x 5 ÷ ( – 6) (r) [ – 3 x ( – 2 ) ] x ( 2 – 5 )2
(s) 99 800 ÷ 20 ÷ 5 (t ) { [ ( – 15 + 5 ) x 2 + 8 ] – 32 ÷ 8 } – ( – 7 ).

9 (a) Find the three consecutive numbers in which n is the middle number.
1 1
(b) The product of two numbers is 1 . If one of the numbers is , find the sum of the
5 5
two numbers.
3 2
(c) Find A where A x A  = ,
7 5
10. (a) Given that A , B , C and D are whole numbers such that A + B = 8 , B + C = 11 ,
B + D = 13 and C + D = 14 , find the values of A , B , C and D .

(b) Given that A, B, C and D are whole numbers such that A x b = 8 , B x C = 28,
C x D = 63 and B x D = 36 , find the values of A , B , C and D .

b−c  bc ac 
11. (a) If a = 3 , b = – 4 and c = – 2 Then evaluate;  + .
3c + 4b  a b 
1 1 1 1 1
(b) Given that a = , b = , c = − , d = 0, find the value of − ..
2 3 4 a + b bc − ad

(c) If a = 3 , b = – 4 and c = – 2,
Then evaluate;
b−c  bc ac  .
(i)  + 
3c + 4b  a b 
3a − b 3a − c
(ii) +
2c c−b

2c − a 5a + 4c
(iii ) −
3c + b c−a

12. (a) (i) Given that 23.78 X 583.5 = 13 875.6 ,find the value
(a) 0.237 8 X 58.35 (b) 13.875 6 ÷ 0.023 78.

(ii) Use the fact that 372 x 52 = 19 344 to write down the exact value of
(a) 3.72 x 520, (ii) 193.44 0.52
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13. (a) Express 0.008 345 7 correct to four decimal places. State the number of significant
figures in the answer

(b) Express 117.964 8 correct to two decimal places. How many significant figures are
there in the answer ?

(c) Express 32.7487 correct to

(i) 2 decimal places;

(ii) 3 significant figures.
12.02  24.99
(d) Estimate and give answer correct to 1 significant figure.
3.001

14 (a) Find the nth term of the sequence 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, .........
(b) Find the nth term of the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, .........

(c) Find the nth term of the sequence 24, 20, 16, 12, 8, .........

15. Simplify each of the following:

2 3
 2 xy  9x 4 y 6  4x  2 xy 5 xz 15 x 2 y
(a)       (b)   ;
 z   3z 
8
z 3z 4y 8 yz

2
 4x 
2
9x 2 2y  3xy  2x3 y
(c)  2; (d)       ;
 z 
4
36 y 9x 5z  15 y 

4 2 1 3 1 7   4 
(e )  (f) −  −  − −  .
2
3a b 9ab 2 2 18  5 10   21 
2 2
 1  1
(g) (− 5) 2
+ 3  −  − 5 + 3 
 2  2

16. (a) Subtract 2x2 + 3x3 – 5 from the sum of ( 2x3 – 5x + 7 ) and ( 2x – 5x3 + 4 )

(b) Subtract the sum of ( 2x2 – 7x + 4 ) and ( 5x – 4x3 + 7 ) from the sum of

( 3x2 – 8x + 9 ) and (15 – 4x – 3 x3 ).

(c) Work out the polynomial we must use to subtract ( 3 p2 – 2pq +7q2 ) from ,
to get ( 7 p2 + 5pq – 3q2 ).
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17. (a) ABCD is a square of sides 22 cm and PQRC is a square of sides y cm. The shaded
area is 403 cm2. Find the value of
(i) x
(ii) y

Ans: (i) 7, (ii) 9.

(b) ΔABCD is a rectangle, Q is the mid-point of AD and BPR is a quadrant of a circle of

radius 5 cm. Calculate
(i) the perimeter of the shaded area,
(ii) the area of the shaded region.
Take π = 3.14)

Ans: (i) 29.51 cm, (ii) 44.375 cm2.

(c) The diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD where AD = 22 cm, DH = 18 cm and

DK = 28 cm.

Calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram. ]

(d) ABCD is a rectangle of length 60 cm and width 28 cm. ADX is a triangle and BXC is a
semicircle. Find the total area of the shaded parts.

Ans: 28.924 cm2.

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(e) The shaded region is formed by cutting away four quarters of a circle of radius 20 cm
from a square of sides 40 cm. Find:
(i) the perimeter of the shaded region,
(ii) the area of the shaded region.

(f) ABC is a semicircle with diameter 24 cm. Calculate the area of the shaded region.

(Take π = 3.142)

Ans: 130.224 cm2.

(g) A circle of diameter 35 cm is enclosed in a trapezium with parallel sides of length 31 cm and
48 cm. Calculate the area of the shaded region.

Ans: 962.5 cm2.

(h) Find the value of x in each of the given figures.

Ans: (a) x=9 ,

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(i) In the figure, OB is the radius of the big semicircle and XB is the radius of the small
semicircle. Given that OX = 14 cm, calculate the area and the perimeter of the shaded
region in the figure.
Take π = 3.14)

Ans: 924 cm2.

(j) Calculate the area of the shaded region in the given figure. (Take π = 3.14)

Ans: 47.157.5 cm2.

18. (a) In the diagram AB is parallel to DC. AC and BD intersect at E.Triangle ADE is right-

angled and isosceles with AD = DE. ABD = 25º.

Find x.

Ana: Ans:20
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(b) In the diagram, EAF is a straight line and AB is parallel to CD.

AB bisects FˆAC and CˆAB = 58°. Find the value of

(i) x,

(ii) y.

Answer: (i) 64 (ii)

(c) In the diagram, ABCD is a parallelogram. ADE and BFE are straight lines.

AF = BF. ABˆF = 54° and CBˆF = 57°.

Find the value of
(i) t,

(ii) u,

(iii) x,

(iv) y.

answer: (i) 69 (ii) 57 (iii) 72 (iv) 15

(d)
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(e) In the diagram, which is not drawn accurately ,AED and ABC are straight lines.

ˆ = 310 .
ˆ = 880 and BCE
AE = EC and BE is parallel to CD. ABE

Calculate

(i) ˆ ,
ECD

(ii) ˆ .
EDC

(iii) Which is the largest side of triangle EDC? Give a reason for your answer.

Answer: (i) 57 (ii) 61 (iii) ‘’DC because opp largest angle’’

(f) In the diagram, AB is parallel to EC. D is the point on EC such that ED = EA.

ABˆ C = 135° and ADˆE = 65°. Find

(i) angle AED,

(ii) angle DAB,

(iii) angle BCD,

(iv) reflex angle AB C.

Answer: (i) 50 (ii) 65 (iii) 45 (iv) 225

(g) In the diagram, ABC is a triangle in which AC = BC. The point D is on AC produced and
DE is parallel to CB.
ˆ = 1080 , calculate
Given that BCD
(i) x,
(ii) y,
(iii) z.

Answer:(i) 72 (ii) 54 (iii) 126.?

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19. (a) AB and BC are adjacent sides of a regular polygon. ABˆC = 140°.
(i) Calculate the number of sides of the polygon.

(ii) CB and BD are adjacent sides of a congruent

regular polygon. Calculate ABˆD.

Answer: (i) 9 (ii) 80

(b) The interior angle of a regular polygon is 160 °. How many sides does it have?

(c) ABCDE…… is part of a regular polygon which has interior angles of 160 ° .

CDLM is a square.
Find
(i) the value of x,

(ii) the value of y

Answer (a) 18 (b) 70 (c) 105

(d) In the diagram, ABCD is part of a regular polygon. Each interior angle is 165°.

(i) How many sides does this polygon have?

(ii) ABPQ is part of another regular polygon. This polygon has 12 sides.
Calculate x.

Answer: (i) 24 (ii) 45

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(e) Calculate the interior angle of a regular 10-sided polygon.

AH is the line of symmetry of the pentagon ABCDE.

HÂB = xº, ABˆC = 80º and EDˆH = 4xº.

Find x.

(f) The diagram shows three sides, AB, BC and CD, of this polygon.

(i) Calculate BAˆC.

(ii) Calculate ACˆD.

(g) If an exterior angle of an octagon is 800 while the other seven exterior angles are each

equal to 2x0, calculate the value of x.

(h) In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon and ABPQRS is a regular hexagon.

Calculate the value the value of ˆ .

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20. (a) Write an algebraic expression for each of the following:

(i) The sum of three consecutive integers, of which x is the middle integer.

(ii) The product of two consecutive odd integers, of which x is the smaller integer.

(iii) The total cost of x 10 ¢stamps and 25 y ¢ stamps.

(iv) The cost of each cup if the total cost of 5 cups is $y.
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(b) Mary is x years old. Write an algebraic expression for each of the following:

(i) Three times Mary’s age next year. Ans: 3(x+1)

(ii) five times Mary’s age six years ago. Ans: 5(x-6)

(iii) The present age of Mary’s aunt if her aunt is four times as old as Mary will be 2

years from now. Ans: 4(x+2)

(iv) The present age of Mary’s nice if her nice is 3 years less than one-third Mary’s
age 5 years ago. Ans: ½ (x-5) -3.

21 (a) The sum of the ages of Fandi and Ahmad is 38. Seven years ago,Fandi was three
times as old as Ahmad. Find their present ages.

(b) Three families , A, B ,and C , share 480 kg of rice. B gets twice as much as A, and C
gets half as much as B . How much does each family get ?

(c) Mary is twice as old as John and half as old as Bob. In 22 years’ time , Bob will be
twice as old as John . How old is Mary ?

(d) A father is 36 years old and his son is 6 years old. In how many years’ time will the
father be twice as old as his son ?

(e) A mother is now three times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages five years
ago was fifty, how old is the mother now?

(f) A man is now 3 times as old as his son. In 10 years’ time, the sum of their ages will be
76. How old was the man when his son was born?

(g) A boy is b years old and his father is 6 times as old as him. Find the father’s age. Find
also the sum of their ages in y years’ time.

(h) Mrs. Jone’s age is equal to the sum of the ages of her two daughters. If the younger
daughter is x years old and the elder is 4 years older, how old is Mrs. Jones?
(i) Ali is 4 years older than Ahmad . Tariq is 2 years younger than Ahmad If the sum of
their ages is 47, What are their respective ages ?

22. (a) Factorise completely

(i) 9a – 1 2 a2, (ii) 4y2 – 1,

(iii) x2 – 7 x + 1 2 . (iv) 18 r c – 3 r d – 6 t c + t d .
(v) x2 – 5 x + 6. (vi) 1 5 x 2 – 7 x – 4.

(vii) 5px – 7qx + 10py – 14qy. (viii) x2 – 6 y + 2xy – 3x.

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(ix) 9 b – 16.
2 (x) 4xy + 3t + 6y + 2tx.
(xi) 4x2 + 5x – 6 .

(b) (i) Write 4x2 + 12x + 9 in the form ( c x + d ) 2 .

Hence solve 4x2 + 12x + 9 = 49.
4x2 −1
(ii) Simplify fully .
2 x2 − 9 x − 5

23. (a) Solve the simultaneous equations,

(i) 7x–5y=17, 3x–2y=7. Ans; x=1, y=-2.

(ii) 2x+y=4, 3 x – y = 11. Ans: x = 3, y= –2

(iii) 5x–6y=27, 3x–2y=13. Ans: x = 3 , y = c – 2 .

(iv) 5x + 4y = 0, 4x + 5y = –18. Ans: x=8 , u= -10

(v) y=6x–4, 3x–2y=5 Ans: x=1/3

(vi) 2y = 3x – 13, 5x – 6y = 23.

(vii) x = 2y + 11, 4x + 3y = 0.

(viii) 3x + 2y = 7 x – 3y = 17. Ans: x=5 , y =-4.

(ix) 5x – 2y = 16, 2x – 3y = 13. Ansr: x=2, y=-3.

24. (a) How can the number 45 be divided into two parts so that 4 times one part is 9
less than 5 times the other ?

(b) I think of a number, halve it and then subtract 1 from it . The result is double the
amount obtained by dividing the number by 3 and subtracting 4 from it . Find the
number.

(c) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 141, find the largest of the three
numbers. Ans : 45,47,49.
(d) Peter has 5 times as much money as David. If Peter gives $28 to David, both of them
will have equal amounts of money. How much money did Peter have at the beginning?
(e) Find three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 57.

(f) A woman buys 50 eggs for $6.60. Some cost 12 cents each and the rest 14 cents
each. How many of each kind of eggs has she bought?

(g) What are the four consecutive numbers whose sum is 50?

(h) When a number is added to another number 5 times as large, the result is 24. What
is the first number?
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(i) When a number is added to two-thirds of itself, the result is 45. Find the number.

(j) The numerator of a fraction is 5 less than the denominator. If 1 is added to both the
numerator and the denominator, the fraction would become 2/3. Find the fraction.

(k) Joe and Ahmad had 80 marbles altogether. Ahmad has 4 times as many marbles as
Joe. How many marbles does each boy have?

(l) Find the three consecutive numbers in which n is the middle number.

(m) $4800 is divided among three brothers A, B and C. A receives three times as much
as B and C receives twice as much as B. If B receives $x, form an equation in x.

(n) The result of a number, when increased by 15 % , is 161. Find this number.

(o) The result of a number, when decreased by 20 % is 192. Find this number.

25 (a) (i) Calculate the value of 91/2 + 90.

(ii) The reciprocal of 2 – 3 is 2 n. Write down the value of n.

(iii) When x = – 2, which of the two expressions, 3 x + 4 and 2 – x, has the

greater value? You must show your working.

Answer: (d) (i) 2 – x has the greater value,

(b) (i) It is given that 5 – 2 x 5 k = 1 . Write down the value of k.

(ii) It is given that

3
7 = 7m , Write down the value of m.

(iii) 27 = 3 k . Find the value of k

−3
 1 
(iv)   = 2k . Find the value of k.
 4 

(3 )
k
6
= 32
(v) Find the value of k when .

(c) Given that 6 x = 9 , write down the value of

x
2
(i) 6 –x , (ii) 6 , (iii) 6 0 + 6 x.
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26. (a) The sides of two squares are 4 cm and 6 cm .Find the ratio of

(i) Their areas and (ii) their perimeters.

(b) If x : y = 11 : 8 and y : z = 6 : 7, find

(i) x : z, (ii) x : y : z.

(c) A man earns $1200 and spends $450 per month. Find the ratio of

(i) his income to his expenditure and

(ii) his savings to his income.

(d) The ratio of Sayed’s age to his mother’s age is 2 : 7. Sayed is 14 years old.

How old is his mother?

(e) The ratio of Fatima’s age to her father’s age is 3 : 8. The total of their ages is 66 years.
How old is Fatima?
Answer: (a) 49 (b) 18.

(f) A sum of money is divided among three persons , X ,Y and Z , in the ratio 10 : 7 : 5.
If Y gets $14 more than Z, how much will X get and what is the total sum of money?

27. (a) The rate of exchange between pounds (£) and dollars ($) was £1 = $2.80.

Calculate

(i) the number of dollars received in exchange for £120,

(ii) the number of pounds received in exchange for $224.

(b) The exchange rate between pounds and dollars is £1 = $1.80. Anna converts $270 into
pounds.Calculate the number of pounds Anna receives.

(c) (i)

Manraj changes 25 200 rupees into dollars ($). Calculate how many dollars he
receives.

(ii) Misja changes 380 euros into dollars ($). He receives $551.

How many dollars does he receive for each euro?

(d) The exchange rate between euros and dollars is €1 = $1.25 .

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(i) Convert €180 to dollars.

(ii) Convert $500 to euros.

(e) The exchange rate between pounds and dollars is £1 = $1.80. Anna converts $270 into
pounds.Calculate the number of pounds Anna receives.

(f) (i)

Eddie travels from the USA to Germany. He changes $300 into euros (€).

How many euros does he receive?

(ii) When Eddie returns to the USA he has € 51 left that he exchanges for $75.

What exchange rate has been used in this case?

(g) (i)

Manraj changes 25 200 rupees into dollars ($). Calculate how many dollars he
receives.

(ii) Misja changes 380 euros into dollars ($). He receives $551.

How many dollars does he receive for each euro?

(h) The exchange rate between euros and dollars is €1 = $1.25 .

(i) Convert €180 to dollars. (ii) Convert $500 to euros.

28. (a) (i) Express 0.875 as a fraction in its lowest terms .

72
(ii) Express as a fraction in its lowest terms.
108
(iii) Express 60% as a fraction, giving your answer in its lowest terms.

(iv) Express 0.03 as a fraction.

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(b) (i) Express 1 as a decimal.
80
( ii) Write 10 – 2 .as a decimal.
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(iii) Express as a decimal .
100

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(iv) Express as a decimal.
20
(c) (i) Express 0.08 as a percentage.
(ii) Express $150 as a percentage of $500.
(iii) In a test, Rose scored 56 marks out of 70. Express this score as a
percentage.
29 (a) Solve the following inequalities ,illustrating each solution with a number line.

1 1
(i) 1 1
x−4 x and x +1  x + 3
2 3 6 8

(ii) 1 x 3x − 2 23 − 3x x .
 −  −
2 4 5 10 5

1 1 1
(iii) 2 x − 15
 x +  2 x − 25
2 2 2
1 x 3x − 2 23 − 3x x
(iv)  −  −
2 4 5 10 5
(b) given the inequality 5 (x + 7)  6(x – 2) + 2(x – 1), find the greatest possible value of x
if it is ;

(i) a rational number; (ii) an integer, (iii) a prime number.

1
Ans: (a) 16 ( b) 16 (c) 13
3

(c) Given that – 5  x  3 and –8  y  6 , where both x and y are integers, calculate;
(i) the greatest value of 2x + 3y, (ii) the least value of 3xy;

(iii) the greatest value of x 2 + y 2, (iv) the least value of x 2 – y 2.

Ans: (i) 24 (ii) – 90 (iii) 89 (iv) – 64.

(d) Given that x and y are integers such that – 8  x  4 and – 2  y  3. Calculate ,

(i) the greatest value of x – y (ii) the least value of 2x + y 2 ,

x
(iii) the greatest value of xy, (iv) the least value of
y

Ans; (i) 6 (ii) – 16 (iii) 16 (iv) –8

(e) (i) Given that 2  5 x − 7  34.

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Solve the inequality and illustrate the solution on a number line.

(ii) List the integer values of x for which;

5x>69–2x and 27–2x≥4 Ans: -5,-6

(f) Write down ;

(i) the greatest rational value of x, (ii) the least prime number x.

Ans: (i) 1 (ii) 2.

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30. (a) In the diagram, AR = 4 cm , QA = 3 cm , DQ = 7cm , PD 4 cm . Find

P
(i) the length of AB ,

(ii) the length of BC,

(iii) the ratio of the areas of ∆ ARB

and ∆ BRC,

(iv) the ratio of the areas of ∆BRC C

and ∆PRD. D

Q A R

(b) In the figure, ΔAPQ is similar to ΔABC, given that AP =4cm, PB=6 cm,

BC = 10 cm and AC = 15 cm,

find the lengths of AQ and PQ.

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(c) Given XM = 6 cm , area of ∆XMN = 14 cm2

X
and area of MYZN = 22 cm2 , find the length of MY.

M
Z

PS 2
(d) In the diagram, ST is parallel to QR,TU is parallel to PQ, and = .Given that the
SQ 3
area of ∆PST is 20 cm2 , find the area of
P
(i) the trapezium SQRT;

(ii) he parallelogram STUQ.

S T

Q U R
(e) Find the values of p , q , r and s in the figure .

A 8
B

r s
C
q 6

X 9 Y
3 4
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(f) Find the lengths of the unknown sides that are marked with the letters of the alphabet in
the following figures. All lengths are given in cm.
(i) (ii) C
B
3
6
P

k 12 s 4
Q
10 3

A t B
A h D 8 C

(iii)

p 15
12

A q D 9 L

(g) Find a and b as well as the ratio c : d in the figure below.

b
d
A
a
C

c 12
6

B 4 D 8 E
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(h) Find the lengths of the unknown sides marked with letters n the following figures:

(i) G (ii)
A
h

4 F
D
2 F
B
0 C

6 8

D E B 10 E f C
3
0

31 (a) (i) A dealer sold a painting for $800. She made a profit of 25% on the price she paid
for it.Calculate the price she paid for the painting.
(II) A jar contained 370 g of jam. Usman ate 30% of the jam.
What mass of jam remained in the jar?
(III) In 2006 the population of a town was 30 000.
This was 5000 more than the population in 1999.
Calculate the percentage increase in population.

(IV) The ratio of Sayed’s age to his mother’s age is 2 : 7.

Sayed is 14 years old. How old is his mother?

(V) The ratio of Fatima’s age to her father’s age is 3 : 8.

The total of their ages is 66 years. How old is Fatima?
(vi) The mass of a container and its contents is 2.4 kg.
The mass of the contents is 750 g.
Calculate the mass, in kilograms, of the container.

(vii) Express the ratio 24 cm to 3 m in its lowest terms.

Give your answer in the form p : q , where p and q are integers.

(viii) The price of a television is $350.

In a sale, its price is reduced by 30%.
 22.
Calculate the sale price of the television.

(b) (i) Find 8% of 65 cm.

(ii) Express 17/40 as a percentage,

1
(iii) Express 7 %
2

(a) as a decimal,

(b) as a fraction in its simplest form.

3
(IV) Express 3 % as a fraction in its simplest form.
4

32 (a) If the gradient of the straight line ( 2k – 1 ) y + ( k + 1 ) x = 3 is equal to the gradient of

the line y = 3 x – 7. Find the value of k.

(b) Find the equation of the straight line passing through ( 3 , – 2 ) and parallel to the line
2y = 5 x + 7.

(c) The co-ordinates of the points A , B , C are ( – 7 , 1 ) , ( 3 , 6 ) and ( 0 , 2 )

respectively. (i) Find the gradient of BC.

(ii) Write down the equation of the line BC .

(iii) given that B is the mid-point of the line AX, find the co-ordinates of X.

4 4
Ans: (i) (ii) y= x+2 (iii) X = ( 13 , 11 )
3 3

(d) If the point L ( 4 , k ) is equidistant from the points M ( 4 , 1 ) and

N (– 1 , 2 ) , find the value of k. Ans: k = 14

 23.
(e) The line joining the points A ( 2 , t ) and B ( 7 , 2 t2 + 7 ) has a gradient of 2. Find the
1
possible values of t . Ans: -1 or 1 .
2

(f) ABCD is a trapezium in which BC = 8 units. If A is the point (– 4, 0 ),B is the point

( – 1, 4 ) and the area of the trapezium is 48 units2, calculate

Y

(i) the coordinates of the point C ,

B( -1,4 ) 8 C
(ii) the length of AB,

(iii) the coordinates of the point D.

A( - 4 , 0 ) 0 D X

Ans: (a) (7,4) (b) 5 units (c) (12,0)

(g) The equation of the line 3 x + 4 y = 35 cuts the x – and y – axes at A and B.
y
(i) Write down the gradient of AB.

(ii) A point K lies on the line and is

equidistant from the x – axes A

3x+4y=35
and y – axes. Find the
K•
coordinates of K.

B x
O

(h) A straight line is drawn through the points ( 3 , 4 ) and ( – 1 , 5 ) . Find

(i) the gradient of the line,

(ii) the equation of the straight line,

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(iii) the coordinates of the point where the line meets the X – axis,

(iv) the coordinates of the point where the line meets the line x = 3 .

1 1 19
Ans: (a) − (b) y =− x+ (c) x = 19 (d) point is = ( 3 , 4 )
4 4 4

(i) In the figure, it is given that the equation of the line ABCD is 2y = 3x – 14,

the coordinates of B and D are ( 2 , h ) y

and ( k , 8 ) .

(i) Find the values of h and k.

P D(k , 8)
(ii) Find the equation of CP, given that

the gradient of OB is equal to the

gradient PC

(ii) Calculate the area of ∆OCP.

O C x
(J) P is the point ( 2 , 3 ) and Q is the point ( 9 , 5 ).
B(2 , h)
(i) Find the equation of the line joining PQ.
A
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point where the line PQ intersects the x – axis.

(iii) The line y = 5 is the line of symmetry of ∆ PQR . Find the coordinates of R.

(iv) Calculate the area of ∆ PQR .

(v) Calculate the length of PQ and hence calculate the perpendicular distance from

R to the line PQ.

Ans: (a) 2 x + 17 = 7y , (b) (-8.5,0) (c) (2,7)

(d) 14 units (e) 7.28 , 3.85 .

33 (a) If f (x) = 3x2 + 3x + 2, express each of the following in terms of x.

(i) f (2x + 1) (ii) f (x2 + 1).

Ans: (i) 12x2+18x+8 (ii) 3x4+9x2+8.

6
(b) A function g is defined by g : x 3+ , x  1.
x −1
 25.
(i) Find the images of -2, and 5/4 .

(ii) Given that the image of a is 2a, find the possible values of a. Ans:(b)3 , -1/2

(c) A function f is defined by f : x ax + b. The images of 1 and 5 are - 2 and 10

respectively.

(i) Calculate the value of a and b,

(ii) If the domain of f is X = { 1, 3 , 5 },find the range of f.

Ans:(a) a = 3 , b= -5 . (b) -2 ,4, 10.

1 x
(d) Two functions f and g are defined by f : x  , x ≠ – 1, and g : x  , x ≠ 2.
x +1 x−2
Find the values of x for which f (x) = 10 g (x).

x 3
(e) Given the functions f ( x) = + 3 , and g ( x) = x − 2 , find the values of
2 4
(i) 5 f(–8) – 7g(–6) , (ii) What are the values of x for which

3 1 1 2
(f) Given the functions f ( x) = x+ and g ( x) = 1 − x ,
4 2 4 3

(i) Find the value of k for which f ( 2 k ) = g ( 6 k ),

(ii) Find the value of k for which f ( k ) + g ( k ) = 5 .

(a) 2f(x)=3g(x) (b) f ( x ) = 17.

3 b
(g) Two functions f and g are defined by f : x  , x  and g : x  bx + a
ax − b a

Where a and b are positive constants. Given that f (1) = g (1) and f (2) g (2) = 4, find the
value of a and of b,

34. Simplify each of the following:

(ab ) (2ab )
2 −10 −4 −2
(x y )  (xy )
2 −3 4 −2

(4abc ) (8ac ) (2 xy ) (4 x y )
(a) 3 3 −1
(b) −1 3 − 2 −1
 26.

( abc )
3
−2 3 −2
a b c
−1 2
a c  −4 5
a −6b −7
 3 −1    3 

(a b ) ( bc )
(c) (d) −4 −1
−1 −2
 ab   bc  2

2
 3 xy  2 x y  4 x 
2
16a 3b 4 4ab 2 27 a n +1
3
(e)   (f)      .
7 xy 4 21xy 3 9a n − 2  z  5 z  15 y 

( 4s t )  16s t
3 2 2 −1 3
( 2a ) 4 2


( ab )
−1 4

(g) (h)
8( s t ) ( 2s t ) −3 −4 −2
( a − 3b )
3 7 0
4 16a 3b 2

( x y)  ( xy 4 )
2 −3 −2
−2
 2a 3 b   4a −4 
 
(i)
( 2 xy )
−1
( 4x 3
y −2
)y −1 (j)  − 4 
 3c   9bc




(k) (2x y )  (− 3x y )
−1 −2 −2 2 3 −2
(l) 15 ( 3 a + 5 b ) 12  5 ( 3 a + 5 b ) 21.

(2 x y ) 3 5
8x 8 y 4

(4 x 2
y3 )
2

(4 x y ) (x y ) (2 xy ) (3xy )2
(m) 2
.
3 3 (n) 2 2

35. (a) The scale of a map is 1 : 400 000. Find the area of a piece of land represented by an

area of 5.6 cm2 on the map. Give your answer in km2 .

(b) What is the Representative Fraction (R.F.) of a map which has a scale of 1 cm to

2.5 km ?

(c) On a scale drawing, the length of a ship is 45 cm. The actual length of the ship is 90 m.
What is the scale used? If the width of the ship is 25 m, what is its width on the scale
drawing?

1
(d) The R.F. of a map is . Find the area on the map which represents an area of
50 000
20 km2

(e) A map is drawn to a scale of 4 cm to 3 km.

(i) Find the scale of the map in the form 1: n where n is an integer.

(ii) Two places on the map are 23 cm apart. Find their actual distance.

(iii) A forest reserve has an area of 24 cm2 on the map. Find its actual area.

(f) A map is drawn using a scale of 1 cm to 8 km.

(i) Find the R.F. of the map.

 27.
(ii) Find in cm, the distance on the map between two places which are

72 km apart.

(iii) Find in cm2, the area on the map of a forest which has an area of 496 km 2.

(g) The R.F. of a map is 1:400 000.

(i) Find the distance between two towns on the map which are actually 47 km apart.

(ii) The distance between two towns on the map is 12.8 cm apart. Find the distance
on actual ground.

(iii) The area of a housing estate on the map is 3.2 cm 2 ; find its actual area, giving
your answer in km2.

36 (a) (i) If a + b = 2c , make a the subject of the formula,

x2
(ii) If c + 7 = , make x the subject of the formula.
3

(iii) Make s the subject of the formula v = u 2 + 2as .

(iv) Make x the subject of the formula 3

ax + b = k .

2tu vu 2t
(v) Given that −v = + , make u the subject of the formula.
15 5 3

37. (a) (i) y varies directly as the square of x. Given that y = 1/5, when x = 1/2 , find y
when x = 10.

(ii) y is directly proportional to ( x – 1 ) 2 .Given that y = 18 when x = 4, find y

when x = 6.
(iii) y is directly proportional to x2 and y = a for a particular value of x. Find an
expression for y in terms of a, when this value of x is doubled.

(v) If q2 is inversely proportional to p + 3 and q = 5 when p = 2,find the value of q

when p = 17.

(vi) y varies inversely as the square of x. Given that y = 4 when x = 3, find the value
of y when x = 2. Ans: 9

(vi) R is directly proportional to the cube of p. When p = 2, R = 24.

(a) Find the formula for R in terms of p.
(b) Find the value of p when R= 192.
 28.
(vii) y is inversely proportional to the square of x. Given that y = 3 when x = 2, find y
when x = 5.
(viii) p is inversely proportional to q.

It is known that p = 15 for a particular value of q.

Write down the value of p when this value of q is doubled.