Objectives
Use the information below to answer question 1 – 3. In ∆ABC, a = 7.8m, b= 8.5m and B = 57.70.
correct answers to 1 d.p.
1. Find A; A. 50.90 B. 510 C. 71.40 D. 700
2. Find C; A. 510 B. 71.40 C. 710 D. 800
3. What is c? A.10m B. 12m C. 9m D. 9.5m
4. In ∆ ABC, b = 4cm, c= 5cm and A = 1150. Find a to 2 s.f. A. 7.66cm B 7.6cm C.8cm D.7.7cm
5. In ∆PQR, p=1.8cm q = 2.5cm and r = 3.6cm. Calculate P. A. 27.50 B. 300 C. 320 D.280
6. What is the equivalent of S700E in three digit notation? A. 1100 B. 0700 C.1200 D.1000
7. If the bearing of P from R is 0650, what is R from P? A. 2300 B.2450 C. 1200 D 0250
8. Express the true bearing 2100 as a compass bearing. A S300W B S600W C.N300W D.S600E
9. Town Q is on a bearing 2100 from town P, town R is on a bearing 1500 from town P and R is east of
Q. The distance between R and P is 10km. Find the distance between R and Q. A. 10km B. 20km
C.30km D. 40km
10. What is the bearing of M from N, if the bearing of N from M is 3150? A.0650 B. 0150 C. 0450
D. 0250
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. While doing his physics practical’s, Idowu recorded a reading as 1.12cm instead of
11.21cm, calculate his percentage error. (A) 1.17% (B) 6.38% (C) 7.44% (D) 8.05%
(E) 9.00%
12. Find the fourth term of an A.P whose first term is 2 and the common difference is
0.5 (A) 0.5 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.5 (D) 4 (E) 4.5
13. The eleventh term of an A.P is 15 and its first term is –3. Find its common
difference (A) 19 (B) 21 (C) 23 (D) 2½ (E)24
14. A boy estimated his transport fare for a journey as #190 instead of #200. Find the
percentage error in his estimate (A) 95% (B) 47.5% (C) 5.26% (D) 5% (E) 10%
15. Calculate, correct to two significant figures, the percentage error in approximating
0.375 to 0.400 (A) 2.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 6.6 (D) 6.7 (E) 7.8
16. A sales boy gave a change of #68 instead of #72.Calculate his percentage error
(A) 4% (B) 55% (C) 515 % (D) 7% (E) 8%
17.Find (A) 18° (B) 30° (C) 40° (D) 60° (E) Impossible
18. If log10 q =2.7078, what is q (A) 5102 (B) 849.9 (C) 510.2 (D) 84.99 (E) 51.02
19. Factorize 35 – 2b – b² (A) (35 –2b) (b – 1) (B) (7 + b) (5 – 6) (C) (3 + 7b) (5 – 6) (D) (35
– b) (3b + 7) (E) (7 + b) (5 +b)
Theory
Answer all
1. A triangle has sides of length 7cm, 8cm, 9cm. Express the cosine of the smallest angle of the
triangle as a fraction in its lowest terms.
1b.Solve the triangle completely in the ∆ABC such that B = 34.50, c = 2.8cm, A = 5.1cm.
2. P, Q and R are points in the same horizontal plane. The bearing of Q from P is 1500 and the bearing
of R from Q is 0600. If |PQ| = 5m and |QR| = 3m. Find the bearing of R from P correct to the nearest
degree.
2b.The angles of elevation of the top T, of a tower, 25m high are observed from point A at the top of
a building to be 380 and from point B at the bottom of the building to be 65.40. If the tower and the
building are on the same horizontal level, calculate (a) BT (B) the height of the building. Give your
answers correct to 3 s.f.
