NURUL AMEEN ISLAMIC SHS

END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

(NOVEMBER 2021)
DURATION: 2 hrs CORE MATHEMATICS SHS 2

OBJECTIVES
Answer all questions

1. Correct 0.00798516 to three significant figures. 9. 𝑥 𝑥

A. 0.008 B. 0.0109
C. 0.0800 D. 0.00799
2. Simplify ( ) 𝑥
A. B.
C. D. Calculate the value of x the diagram above.
3. Evaluate ( ). A. B. C. D.
A. B.
10. The interior angle of a regular polygon is .
C. 3 D. How many sides has the polygon
4. Factorize 12
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
A. 3( ) B. ( )( )
C. 3( )( ) C. 3( )( ) 11. The interior angles of a hexagon are 2r, 3r, 2r, 5r,
5. Write as a single fration r, and 2r. Find the value of r.

A. B. A. 96 B. 80 C. 48 D. 36
C. D.
12. Simplify √ √
6. Write as a number in base five. A. 5√ B. 10√
A. B.
C. 15√ C. 5√
C. D. .
13. Simplify ( 3 - 2√ ) ( 3 + 2√ )
7. If = find the value of x A. 1
A. 7 B. 6 B. 5
C. 5 D. 4 C. 3
D. 10
8.
B
F √
14. Express in the form a + b√ .
D √

w 𝑜 A. 1 + √ B. 1 + √
C. 6 + √ D. 6 + √
A
E ( )
C 15. Simplify
In the diagram AB and CD are parallel lines. What is
the value of w? A. 8 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1

A. B. 16. Factorize
A. (x – 1)(3x + 4) B. (x + 1)(3x – 4)
C. D. C. (3x – 2)(x + 2) D. (3x + 2)(x – 2)
 17. Solve =1 25. Solve the simultaneous equations:
and
A. B.
A. B.
C. D.
C. D.
18. Solve the inequality
A. B. 26. Evaluate , when p = -3.
C. D.
19. Three quarters of a number added to half of that A. B. 0 C. D. 1
number gives 5. Find the number.
27. If and what is the
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
value of y?
20. Express 0.275 as fraction in its lowest term.
A. -10 B.10 C. 14 D. 24
A. B. C. D.
28. Find ( ), if and

21. Find the value of the angle marked t in the A. -8 B. -4 C. 4 D. 8

diagram below.
29. The sum two numbers is 72. The difference
between them is 26. Find the smaller number.

A. 23 B. 28 C. 36 D. 49
𝑜
t 30. Find 25(mod7).

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Not drawn to scale
31. Find the sum of 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3(mod5)
A. B. C. D.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
22. Express 236 as abase 8 numerals. 32. Evaluate 893 + 412(mod4)
A. A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D.3
B.
C. 33. Determine the least value of
D. ( )
23. Make t the subject of the relation
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

√( )
34. Evaluate ( )

A. B. A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 32

C. D.
35. Simplify: ( ) + ( )
24. Make a the subject of the relation

A. B. C. 1 D. 4
A. B. ( )
36. If Find the value of m.
C. ( ) D.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
 37. Given that . Find n. 3. (a) Using the scale of 2cm to 1 unit on both
axes, plot the grath for the straight lines:
A. B. and on the same
graph sheet. Using your graph find the values
C. D. of x and y that satisfy both equations.
38. What is the sum of interior angles of a triangle (b) The sum of the interior angles of a convex
A. B. C. C. polygon is . How many sides has the
polygon?

39. Find the value of - 3ab- , when a = -2 and b 4. (a)

=2 A
A. -28 B. -8 C. 0 D. 8
D
𝑜
40. Expand (2x – y)(2x + y)
A.
𝑦
B.
C. 𝑜 𝑥
D. B C E F
Find the values of x and y in the diagram
above.

ESSAY (b) Simplify:

Answer four questions only

5. (a)
1. (a) Draw the addition ⊕ and multiplication ⊗
tables for the set {2, 3, 5, 7} in arithmetic 12cm 5cm
modulo 9. p
Use the table to:
i. evaluate ( 5⊗ 5) ⊕(3 ⊗ 7)
q
ii. find the truth set of
α. 3 ⊗ m = 6 9cm
β. n ⊗ n = 4

Find the values of p and q.

(b) Solve the equation
6(6+ 7y) + 2(1 - 5y) = 42 (b) Solve the equations:
and

2. (a)The sum of the ages of Akin and Dop is 35 6. (a) If A(3, -5), B(1, 3), are two points in
years. The sum of twice Akin’s age and three
a plane and BC = ( ), find
times Dop’s age is 89. Find their present ages.
i. the coordinates of C
(b) Make y the subject of the relation ii. the value of |AC|, correct to two significant
figures.
=

(b) Simplify( )