1st Term End Exam

Academic Year 2015-2016

Name

: ____________________________________

Grade

:9

Subject

: Mathematics

Date of Exam

: Monday, 7th December 2015

Time

: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
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8.

Write your name and grade on the space above.

Read the instructions carefully before you start writing your answer.
Write all the answers on the space provided with black or blue pen.
You may use pencil for any diagram or graphs
Write clearly and neatly.
Check your answers before you hand it to the invigilator.
Do not use correction pen and dictionary.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown below that
question.
9. Electronic calculator should be used.
10.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the
answer is not exact, give the answer to three significant figures. Give
answers in degrees to one decimal place.
11.
For , use either your calculator value or 3.142.
1. Work out the following where possible.
3 9
2 5
2 1 4
A = 4 7
B= 0 7
c= 0 3 6

[ ]

a. A + 2B

Answer (a) _______________________ [1]

b. 2A B
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Answer (b) _______________________ [1]

c. A x C

Answer (c) _______________________ [2]

d. B

Answer (d) _______________________ [2]

2. Work out the following where possible.
3 10
A = 1 4

a. Find the result of

[ ]
1 0
0 1

x matrix A

Answer (a) _______________________ [2]

b. Find the determinant of matrix A
Answer (b) _______________________ [2]
c. Find the inverse matrix of matrix A

Answer (c) _______________________ [2]

3. Given the number of elements in universe as seen in the Venn diagram
below.

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Find:
a. n (A

B )

Answer (a) _______________________ [1]

b. n (A

B )
Answer (b) _______________________ [1]

4. Given the information below.

= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
A = {2,4,5,6,8}
B = {5,6,7}
a. Draw a labeled Venn diagram based on the information.

[2]
b. Identify A

Answer (b) A

={

[2]
c. Identify A B

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Answer (c) A

={

[2]
5. Michael buys a new car for 50 000.
The car decreases in value at the rate of 20% each year.
Find the value of the car after two years.

Answer ______________________
[2]
6. A special packet of breakfast cereal contains 20% more than a normal
packet.
The special packet contains 600 g of cereal.
How much cereal does the normal packet contain?

Answer ______________________
[2]
7. The table shows the races that 60 primary school pupils entered on their
Sports Day.
They each entered one race.
Race entered
Number of
pupils
Egg and spoon
18
3-legged
20
Sack
12
Obstacle
10
Work out the percentage of pupils who entered the sack race.

Answer ______________________
[2]
8. Round to 3 decimal places.
a. 1.234567
Answer (a) _______________________________
[1]
b. 0.0009

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Answer (b) _______________________________

[1]

9. Round 7846 to
a. 1 significant figure
Answer (a) _______________________________
[1]
b. 2 significant figures
Answer (b) _______________________________
[1]
c. 3 significant figures
Answer (c) _______________________________
[1]
10. Give the range of possible values for these measurements.
a. 120 cm (to the nearest 10 cm)
Answer
[1]
b. 144 g (to the nearest gram)

(a)

_________________________

Answer
[1]
c. 7.9 km (to the nearest 0.1 km)

(b)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(c)

_________________________

Answer
[1]
e. 19 cm (to the nearest mm)

(d)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(e)

_________________________

d. 4.55 g (to 2 d.p.)

11.

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The diagram shows a cylindrical

tank. The radius is 30 cm and
the height is 80 cm
a. Calculate the area of the base of the tank.

Answer
(a)
_________________________
[2]
b. Calculate the volume of the tank in litres. ( I litres = 100 cm3)

Answer
[2]

(b)

_________________________

12.

The
made
cone.
The
and
hemisphere are each 7 cm.
The height of the cone is 13 cm.
a. Calculate the total volume of the solid.

diagram shows a solid

up of a hemisphere and a
base radius of the cone
the
radius
of
the

[the volume of a hemisphere of radius r is given by V =

2
3

[the volume of a cone of radius r anf height is given by V =

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r3 ]
1
3

r2 h ]

Answer
[2]

(a)

_________________________

b. Calculate the curved surface area of the cone.

[the curved surface area of a cone of radius r and sloping edge l is given
by A= rl ]

Answer
[2]

(b)

_________________________

c. The cost of covering all the solid with gold plate is $411.58.
Calculate the cost of this gold plate per square centimeter.
[the curved surface area of hemisphere is given by A = 2 r2]
Answer
[2]

(c)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(a)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(b)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(c)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(d)

_________________________

Answer
[1]

(e)

_________________________

13. Simplify these expressions.

a. 2 10 k

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

3 a 2 b

4 a 5

3( y +2)+2 y +10

2(k + 6)+2 k +3

3(t 1)+ 4 t+ 16

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Answer (f) _________________________[1]

14. Solve these equations.
a. 4 (5 t+3)=52

Answer (a)
[1]

t = _________________________

Answer (c)
[2]

f = _________________________

b. 3 (f 2) = 21

c. 5 (2y + 11) = 40

Answer (b) y = _________________________

[2]
d. 5 (4a + 7) = 3 (8a + 9)

Answer (c)
[2]

a = _________________________

e. 3 (3y 2) = 7 (y 2)

Answer (d)
[2]

y= ________________________

15. Make p the subject of the formula

a. m = 3n + 2p

Answer (a)
b. a = 3p 4

p=

_________________________

[1]

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Answer (b)

c. y =

[1]

1
2

p+1

Answer (c)
d. v = u + 2ap
2

p= _________________________

p= _________________________

[1]

Answer (d)

p= _________________________

[2]
e. d =

3p
2
Answer (d)

p= _________________________

[2]

in each case, make the letter at the end the subject of the
formula

16.

a.

vu
a

=t,( u )

Answer (a)

b.

1
s=ut + a t 2
2

_________________________

[2]
,( a )

Answer (b)

c.

u=

1
s=ut + a t 2 , ( u )
2

a= _________________________

[2]

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Answer (c)

= _________________________

[2]
d.

y x
x

= 3z , ( y )

Answer (d)

y=

_________________________

[2]

17. Factorise these

a.
k2 + 2k 3

b.

m2 - 2m 8

Answer
[2]

(a)

_________________________

Answer (b) _________________________

[2]
c.

r2 5r + 6
Answer
[2]

(c)

_________________________

Answer
[2]

(a)

_________________________

18. Solve these equations

a.
p2 8p = 0

b.

6x2 +32x - 24 = 0

Answer (b) _________________________

[2]
c.

3( x 5 )2 48 = 0

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Answer (c) _________________________

[2]
19.

a.

Simplify the following, where possible.

4 x16
8
Answer
[2]

b.

c.

d.

(a)

_________________________

m225
m23 m10

y
3

Answer (b) _________________________

[2]

y +2
2

Answer (c) _________________________

[2]

5
3
+
2x 8 y

Answer (d) _________________________

[2]
20. Solve the equation

2(2 m+1)=7 (m1)

Answer

_________________________ [4]

Total Score:
100
Parents Signature: _______________________

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