Lifeline Comprehensive High School

Along Olopo-meta Road, Olorunsogo

First Term Examination Subject: Mathematics

Class: SS 1 Duration: 2hrs

Section A

Instructions: Answer all questions in this section.

1. Evaluate 68 464 to three significant figures

A. 68 400 B. 68 460 C. 68 500 D. 684.64 E. 68
2. Simplify 0.6753 ÷ 100 giving your answer to two significant figures.
A. 0.0067. B. 0.0068 C. 0.068 D. 67.53 E. 68
3. Evaluate (11012)2 - (1112)2
A. 10000two B. 11000two C. 1110two D.1111100two E.1101000two
4. If 105x = 86, then the value of x is A. 9. B. 8. C. 7. D. 10 E. 6
5. Simplify (125⅓)2. A. 15 B. 50. C. 15 D. 25 E. 5
6. Express 0.00768 in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.
A. 7.68 × 103 B. 0.01 × 10-2. C. 0.008 × 10-3. D. 7.68 × 10-3. E. 7.7 × 10-3.
G
7. If 43x = 256, then the value of x is A. ¾. B. 0.76 C. 1⅓. D. 1.34 E. ⅓
8. Evaluate 0.0013 ÷ 0.016, leaving your answer in standard form to 2 significant
figures
A. 8.1 × 10-1 B. 0.81 C. 8.1 × 10-2. D. 8.1 × 10-3. E. 0.081
9. Factorise a(3x - y) - 2z(y - 3x). A. (3x + y)(a - 2z). B. (3x - y)(a - 2z). C. (a +
2z)(3x + 2z). D.(a + 2z)(3x - y) E. (3x + y)(a - 2z)
10. Solve the equation 8x2 - 14x + 5 = 0. A. x= ½ or 1½ B. x= -1¼ or ½ C. x= -
2¼ or -½ D. x= ⅘ or ½. E. x=½ or 5/4
11. Find the value of x if cos x = ⅗. A. 53.1⁰. B. 126.9⁰. C. 36.9⁰. D. 233.1⁰. E.
50.1⁰
12. Simplify: (¾ + 2) × 5⅕ ÷ 3⅓. A. 4⅖. B. 3⅕. C. 5⅕. D. 2⅖. E. None of
the above
13. Simplify 64½ × 100-½ × (8½)0. A ⅘. B. ⅖. C. 1⅘. D. 80 E. 6⅖
14. Two number 24x and 31y are equal in value when converted to base ten. Find
the equation connecting x and y. A. 2x = 3(y - 1). B. 4x - y=1. C. 3y + 2x = 3.
D. 3y = 2(x + 3). E. 3x = 2(y + 3)
15. Express 0.000768 in standard form. A. 7.68 × 10-4 B. 7.68 × 104 C. 7.68 ×
10-3 D. 7.68 E. 7.68 × 10-5
16. Express the product of 0.08 and 0.095 in standard form. A. 7.6 × 103 B. 7.6 ×
105 C. 7.6 × 10-3 D. 7.2 × 10-3 E. 7.68 × 102
17. The population of a school is 1236. Express the number to 3.s.f. A. 1200 B.
1230 C. 1260. D. 1240. E. 12360
18. Simplify 0.94563 ÷ 0.007, expressing your answers correct to two significant
figures. A. 135.00 B. 13.50 C. 14. D. 140 E. 135.09
19. If 4x+2y = 16 and 16x-y = 4 find x and y A. x=2, y=1 B. x=1, y=0.5 C.
x=1, y=0.5 D. x=0.5, y=1 E. x=1, y=1
20. The number 186 047 is correct to 186 000 which of the following can be
correctly describe that degree of approximation made?
I. To the nearest hundred
II. To the nearest thousand
III. To 3 significant figures
IV. To 4 significant figures
A. I & II only B. I & IV only C. II & III only D. II &IV only E. All of them
21. Find the number whose logarithms to base 10 is 2.6025 A. 400.4 B. 0.4004
C. 0.04004 D. 0.004004 E. 0.0004004
22. Log10 0.05 is A. 2.6990 B. 1.6990 C. 2.0699 D. 1.122 E. 0.06990
23. Use logarithms table or calculator to find (27.98 × 0.0087)2 A. 0.243 B.
0.0925 C. 5.930 D. 0.05926 E. 0.5925
24. Find the value of a in the diagram below A. 40⁰ B. 20⁰ C. 10⁰ D. 35⁰ E.
39⁰

25. What number must be added to x²-4x to make it a perfect square. A. 4 B. 12.
C. 16 D. 25. E. 36
Section B

Attempt any four questions

1. Using logarithms table calculate:

a. 189.6 x 65.8 x 74
b. 189.5 ÷ √25.68
2. If 92x + 1 = 81x-2 / 3x
3. (a). If a = -5, b = 4, c = -3 and d = 0, evaluate ¼ of ab - ⅓(a2 - 6a ÷ c)
(b). Given that 15x = 275² - 265² , find the value of x
4. (a). What value of K make the expression x² - 4x + k a perfect square?
(b). Solve the equation x² - 8x + 15 =0
5. (a) Convert 4724.80345 to a binary number via octal
(b). The currency of an island is yenis. Mathew went with 524 six yenis to a bookshop
and he bought a maths book for 234 six yenis and a science book for 152 six yenis. How
much change did he get?
 Lifeline Comprehensive High School
Along Olopo-meta Road, Olorunsogo
First Term Examination Subject: Mathematics
Class: SS 2 Duration: 2hrs
Answer all question in this session
1. Express 0.000768 in standard form. A. 7.68 × 10-4 B. 7.68 × 104 C. 7.68 ×
10-3 D. 7.68 E. 7.68 × 10-5
2. Express the product of 0.08 and 0.095 in standard form. A. 7.6 × 103 B. 7.6 ×
105 C. 7.6 × 10-3 D. 7.2 × 10-3 E. 7.68 × 102
3. The population of a school is 1236. Express the number to 3.s.f. A. 1200 B.
1230 C. 1260. D. 1240. E. 12360
4. Simplify 0.94563 ÷ 0.007, expressing your answers correct to two significant
figures. A. 135.00 B. 13.50 C. 14. D. 140 E. 135.09
5. In an experiment a student measures the diameter of a circle as 2.53cm instead
of 2.60cmm find the percentage error? A. 2.69% B. 2.7% C. 2.9% D.
0.27% D. 2.8%
6. Find the number whose logarithms to base 10 is 2.6025 A. 400.4 B. 0.4004
C. 0.04004 D. 0.004004 E. 0.0004004
7. Log10 0.05 is A. 2.6990 B. 1.6990 C. 2.0699 D. 1.122 E. 0.06990
8. Use logarithms table or calculator to find (27.98 × 0.0087)2 A. 0.243 B.
0.0925 C. 5.930 D. 0.05926 E. 0.5925
9. Given that the logarithms of a number is 1.8732, find correct to 2 S.F the
square root of the number. A. 0.29 B. 0.75 C. 0.86 D. 0.93 E. 9.3
10. The number 186 047 is correct to 186 000 which of the following can be
correctly describe that degree of approximation made?
I. To the nearest hundred
II. To the nearest thousand
III. To 3 significant figures
IV. To 4 significant figures

11. If 𝜶and 𝜷are the root of the equation of 3x² + 5x - 2 = 0 find the value of
A. I & II only B. I & IV only C. II & III only D. II &IV only E. All of them

1/𝜶+ 1/𝜷 A. -3/2 B. -2/3 C. 1/2 D. 5/2 E. 1

12. If x = -1/2 is a root of the equation 2x2 - 5x - 3 = 0 the other root is A. -⅓ B.
-⅔ C. ⅓ D. 3. E. -3
In each question 13 and 14, find the number which must be added to the given
expression to make it a perfect square
13. x2 + 5x A. 4/25 B. -25/4 C. 25/4 D. -25/2 E. 2/5
14. x2 - 2¼x A. 9/8 B. 81/64 C. -9/8 D. 9/64 E. -81/64
15. The sum of the root of a quadratic equation is 5/2 and the product of it's root is
4. The quadratic equation is A. 2x² + 5x + 8 = 0 B. 2x² - 5x + 8 = 0 C. 2x² -
8x + 5 = 0 D. 2x² + 8x - 5 = 0 E. 2x² - 5x - 8 = 0
16. Find the value of x and y respectively if 3x - 5y + 7 = 0 and 4x - 7y + 9 = 0
A. 4,1 B. 5,4 C. -1,4 D. -4,1 E. 1,1
17. If 4x+2y = 16 and 16x-y = 4 find x and y A. x=2, y=1 B. x=1, y=0.5 C. x=1,
y=0.5 D. x=0.5, y=1 E. x=1, y=1
18. If 2x² + kx - 14 = (x + 2)(2x - 7) find the value of K. A. -3 B. 5 C. 9. D. 11
E. 3
 19. The length of a piece of stick is 1.75m. A girl measured it as 1.80m. Find the
percentage error. A. 284/4% B. 29/6% C. 5% D. 20/7% E. 5%
20. A number x is squared and added to twice the number to give 8. Find the value
of x A. -4 or 2 B. -2 or -4 C. -2 or -4 D. 4 or 2 E. 2 or 0
21. Two numbers have a sum of 24 and a product of 135. Find the two numbers.
A. 12,15 B. 9,8 C. 15,9 D, 11,18 E. -9, -15
22. Find all the angles between 0⁰ and 360⁰ whose sine is 0.9962? A. 85⁰ or 95⁰
B. 48.4⁰ or 311.6⁰ C. 154.5⁰ or 334.5⁰ D.12⁰ or 1⁰ E. 139.3⁰ or 220.7⁰
23. PQ is chord of a circle. The radius of the circle is 10cm and the distance of the
mid-point of the chord from the centre of the circle O is 6cm. Calculate the
length of the chord PQ. A. 16cm B. 14cm C. 12cm D. 10cm E. 8cm
24. In the diagram below, find the marked angle m and n A. 140⁰ and 110⁰ B.
35⁰ and 120⁰ C.53⁰ and 123⁰ D. 106⁰ and 10⁰

25. ABC is a triangle with A=38⁰, C=72⁰ b=5.82cm and c=5.87cm, find the
value of a. A. 5.82cm B. 5.87cm C. 3.81cm D. 4.01cm E. 21.0cm
26. In the diagram below, O is the centre of the circle, find the value of x A. 36⁰
B. 18⁰ C. 54⁰ D. 90⁰ E. 38⁰

27. In triangle ABC A=32⁰, a = 8cm and b = 12cm, find angle B and C. Give your
answer to 2 d.p A. 52.0⁰ and 52.65⁰ B. 52.65 and 85.35⁰ C. 52.65⁰ and
95.35⁰ D. 6.5⁰ and 3.5⁰ E. 95.35⁰ and 52.65⁰
28. Find the value of x if cos x = ⅗. A. 53.1⁰. B. 126.9⁰. C. 36.9⁰. D. 233.1⁰. E.
50.1⁰
29. Simplify: (¾ + 2) × 5⅕ ÷ 3⅓. A. 4⅖. B. 3⅕. C. 5⅕. D. 2⅖. E. None of
the above
30. Simplify 64½ × 100-½ × (8½)0. A ⅘. B. ⅖. C. 1⅘. D. 80 E. 6⅖

Section B
Answer any four questions
1. a. I. Calculate 458.7 × 0.00567
 II. If a=5.732, b=0.2795 and c=378.4, use logarithm table to evaluate a²b³ ÷
√c
b. A student measure the height of a pole as 5.98m. The percentage error made
in measuring the height is 5%. If this measurement is smaller than the exact
measurement. Find the actual height of the pole.
2. Solve the equation below using completing the square method
I. -6t - 2 = -5t²
b. Using completing the square derive the quadratic formula
c. Solve the equation x(x+5) = 4. Give your answer correct to 2d. Find the sum
and product of the equation
3. Using a scale of 2cm to 1unit on the x-axis and 2cm to 2units on the y-axis
draw a graph of the relation y=-x²+x+2 for -3≤x≤3. From the graph, find the
I. Minimum value of y
II. The value of y when x=0.5
b. In the diagram below, EF=10cm, EH=8cm. The area of ABCD is 288cm².
I. Find x
II. Work out the length and width of ABCD

4. Two parallel chords of length 36cm and 30cm lie on the opposite sides of the
centre, O of the circle. calculate to 3s.f the distance between the chords if the
diameter of the circle is 50cm
b. In the diagram below ABCD is a circle, centre O, AC and BD intersect at
right angle at K.angle COD Is 130⁰. Calculate angles
I. DAC
II. ADB
III. AOB

5. From the top of a tower a student of height 1.7m measures the angle of
depression of a large parcel as 65⁰, if the parcel is 25m from base of the tower
what is the height of the tower? Give your answer to 1d.p
b. In ABC, A=32⁰ a=8cm and b=12cm find the angle B and C. Give your
answer to 2d.p
 LLifeline Comprehensive High School

Along Olopo-meta Road, Olorunsogo

First Term Examination Subject: Mathematics

Class: SS 3 Duration: 2hrs

Answer all question in this session

1. The number 186 047 is correct to 186 000 which of the following can be correctly
describe that degree of approximation made?
I. To the nearest hundred
II. To the nearest thousand
III. To 3 significant figures
IV. To 4 significant figures
 A. I & II only B. I & IV only C. II & III only D. II &IV only E. All of them
2. The population of a school is 1236. Express the number to 3.s.f. A. 1200 B. 1230
C. 1260. D. 1240. E. 12360
3. Simplify 0.94563 ÷ 0.007, expressing your answers correct to two significant figures.
A. 135.00 B. 13.50 C. 14. D. 140 E. 135.09
4. Use logarithms table or calculator to find (27.98 × 0.0087)2 A. 0.243 B. 0.0925 C.
5.930 D. 0.05926 E. 0.5925
5. Given that the logarithms of a number is 1.8732, find correct to 2 S.F the square root

6. If 𝜶and 𝜷are the root of the equation of 3x² + 5x - 2 = 0 find the value of 1/𝜶+ 1/𝜷
of the number. A. 0.29 B. 0.75 C. 0.86 D. 0.93 E. 9.3

A. -3/2 B. -2/3 C. 1/2 D. 5/2 E. 1

7. Simplify (3√5 + 2)(√5 + 3) A. √21 B. 21 + √11 C. 3√11 + 21 D. 13 + 4√10 E. 10
8. Given that √3 = 1.732, evaluate 2/√3 to 2d.p A. 1.15 B. 1.154 C.2.60 D. 1.14 E.
2.15
9. Given that a=2/3 and b=-6, evaluate ab - b/a A. 0 B. 5 C. 8. D. 9. E. 13
10. A car which cost N1.8 million when new depreciate by about 12% in the first 6
months Find it's value after 6 months to 2s.f. A. N 1.2million B N1.5 million C. N1.6
million D. N1.7 million E. N1.8 million
11. (a - 3) is one of the factors of a² + 14a - 51. What is the other factor? A. (a - 11) B. (a
+ 17) C. (a - 17) D. (a + 48) E. (a - 48)
12. Find the value of 2x - y if x + y = 8 and 4x - y = 22 A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 8. E. 10
13. Simplify 25½ × 8-⅔ . A. 1¼ B. 2½ C. 6¼ D. 10. E. 20
14. Two numbers have a sum of 21 and a product if 98. What is the two numbers?. A.
2&6 B. 7&14 C. 21&6 D. 14&21 E. -7&21
15. Solve for x if logx81= 4 A. 3. B. 8 C. 10 D. 12. E. 1

In each question 16 and 17, find the number which must be added to the given expression to
make it a perfect square

16. x2 + 5x A. 4/25 B. -25/4 C. 25/4 D. -25/2 E. 2/5

17. x2 - 2¼x A. 9/8 B. 81/64 C. -9/8 D. 9/64 E. -81/64
18. The sum of the root of a quadratic equation is 5/2 and the product of it's root is 4.
The quadratic equation is A. 2x² + 5x + 8 = 0 B. 2x² - 5x + 8 = 0 C. 2x² - 8x + 5 = 0
D. 2x² + 8x - 5 = 0 E. 2x² - 5x - 8 = 0
19. Find the value of x and y respectively if 3x - 5y + 7 = 0 and 4x - 7y + 9 = 0 A. 4,1 B.
5,4 C. -1,4 D. -4,1 E. 1,1
20. If 4x+2y = 16 and 16x-y = 4 find x and y A. x=2, y=1 B. x=1, y=0.5 C. x=1, y=0.5 D.
x=0.5, y=1 E. x=1, y=1
21. If 2x² + kx - 14 = (x + 2)(2x - 7) find the value of K. A. -3 B. 5 C. 9. D. 11 E. 3
22. Find the number whose logarithms to base 10 is 2.6025 A. 400.4 B. 0.4004 C.
0.04004 D. 0.004004 E. 0.0004004
23. Log10 0.05 is A. 2.6990 B. 1.6990 C. 2.0699 D. 1.122 E. 0.06990
24. Use logarithms table or calculator to find (27.98 × 0.0087)2 A. 0.243 B. 0.0925 C.
5.930 D. 0.05926 E. 0.5925
25. Simplify 2/3√5 + 4 by rationalizing the denominator. A. 6√5 -8/29 B. 12√2 + 6/7 C.
2+√3 D. 7 E. 13+4√10
26. Calculate the amount if simple interest is paid yearly at 12% per annum for 3 years
on a principal of N150,000 A. N204,000 B. N150,000 C. N54,000 D. N240,000 E.
N20,000
27. Find the value of x if cos x = ⅗. A. 53.1⁰. B. 126.9⁰. C. 36.9⁰. D. 233.1⁰. E. 50.1⁰
28. Find all the angles between 0⁰ and 360⁰ whose sine is 0.9962? A. 85⁰ or 95⁰ B.
48.4⁰ or 311.6⁰ C. 154.5⁰ or 334.5⁰ D.12⁰ or 1⁰ E. 139.3⁰ or 220.7⁰
 29. Simplify 64½ × 100-½ × (8½)0. A ⅘. B. ⅖. C. 1⅘. D. 80 E. 6⅖
30.

Section B

Answer question No 1 and any 3 questions

1. Using completing the square method solve the equation 5x² - 3⅓x - 1¾ = 0
b. A motorist travelled a distance of 300km at an average speed of x km per hour.
On his return journey, he took a different route 20km shorter. The average
speed decreased by 10 km per hour. The outward journey took 36minutes less
than the return journey.
I. What was his average speed for the outward journey?
II. How long did he take for the whole journey?
2. Solve for x in the equation log5 0.04 = 4
b. Use logarithms table to evaluate 3√{(566 × 0.3892)/467.1}²
3. Find the value of the sine, cosine and tangent of 153⁰
b. Find the value of angle lying between 0⁰ and 360⁰ such that cos x = 0.3256
c. I. Using a scale of 2cm for 30⁰ on the horizontal axis and 2cm to 1unit on the
vertical axis, draw a graph of y=1+cos2x for 0⁰≤x≤360⁰.
II. Use your graph to solve the following equations. Give your answers to the
nearest degree
a. 1 + cos 2x = 0
b. 1 + cos 2x = 0.8
4. Calculate the compound interest on N80,000 for 2years at 8½% per annum if the
interest is added at 1 year intervals.
b. Gbade agree an amortized loan of N2,000,000 to buy a car. The interest rate is
6% per annum. If he agrees to pay off the loan in 4 years, what is Gbade's
monthly payment?
5. Using completing the square derive the quadratic formula
b. Solve the equation x(x+5) = 4. Give your answer correct to 2d. Find the sum and
product of the equation