Form 4 Mathematics
Paper I – 1 hour 30 minutes
Answer ALL questions.
Write down the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. −6 x +5 y−10 x=¿
(a) 16 x+ 5 y (b) 4 x+5 y (c) 5 y−4 x (d) −16 x +5 y
2. 84 x 3−6 x =¿
(a) 12(7 x 3−6 x) (b) 6 x (12 x 2−1) (c) 6 x (12 x 2−x ) (d) 12 x(7 x 2−1)
3. −6 x−6 y =¿
(a) −6( x− y) (b) −6( y−x) (c) −6( x+ y ) (d) −6(−x− y )
4. x 2− y 2 ÷ ( x + y )=¿
(a) ( x− y ) (b) ( x + y ) (c) ( y− x) (d) x− y 2
5. f ( x )=x 2−4 x +5
When f (x) is divided by ( x−3) the remainder is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
6. When x 2+ 7 x +2is divided by (2 x−1)the remainder is
3
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) – 5 (d) – 6
4
7. If g( x )is divisible by ( x−3)then
(a) g(3)=7 (b) g(3)=3 (c) g(3)=1 (d) g(3)=0
8. f (x) = x 3+ x2 +3 x−5
Which of the following is a factor of f (x)?
(a) ( x−1) (b) ( x−2) (c) ( x−3) (d) ( x−4)
9. The solution of x 2+ 8 x+15 is
(a) – 3, 5 (b) 3, – 5 (c) – 3, – 5 (d) 3, 5
10. x 2+ 6 x+2 =
(a) ( x +3 )2−7 (b) ( x +3 )2−6 (c) ( x +3 )2−5 (d) ( x +3 )2−4
11. The minimum value of the function x 2+ 6 x+2 is
(a) 3 (b) – 4 (c) 5 (d) – 7
12. The minimum value of the function x 2+ 12 x +3occurs when x=¿
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) – 6
13. The product of the roots of the equation 2 x−5 x+6 is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
14. If x 2+ 5 x +3=0, then x=¿
−5 ± √ 13 −5+ √ 60 −3 ± √ 14 5± √ 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 5 2
15. The solution of x ( x−5 )=0 is
(a) x ≤ 0 (b) x ≤ 5 (c) 0 ≤ x ≤ 5 (d) x ≤ 0∨x ≥ 5
x +5
16. The inverse of f ( x )= is
3
x−5
(a) (b) 3(x−5) (c) 3 x−5 (d) 3 x+ 5
3
x
17. If f ( x )=x +2 and g ( x )= , then fg ( x )=¿
5
x+2 x x
(a) (b) 5(x +2) (c) +2 (d) +5
5 5 2
3 x+ 7
18. The value of x for which the function f ( x )= is undefined is
x−2
(a) 2 (b) – 2 (c) 7 (d) – 7
2
19. =¿
√ 7+ 1
2 ( √ 7+1 ) √ 7+ 1 √7−1
(a) 2( √ 7−1) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3
−2
20. 8 3 =¿
1 −16 −64 −2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 3 24
21. If 4 x =8, then x=¿
1 3 3
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d)
2 2 4
22. The value of log 2 32 is
(a) 5 (b) 4.5 (c) 4 (d) 5.5
23. Given that log 3 x=4 , x=¿
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 81
24. log 5 81−log 5 9=¿
1
(a) log 5 9 (b) log 5 (c) log 5 72 (d) log 5 90
9
25. If 3 x =15 , then x=¿
log 15 log 3
(a) log 15 (b) (c) log 5 (d)
log 3 log 15
26. The 25th term in the sequence 3 , 7 ,11 , … is
(a) 96 (b) 97 (c) 98 (d) 99
27. The nth term of the sequence −9 ,−6 ,−3 , … is
(a) 3 n−12 (b) 3 n−6 (c) 10−3 n (d) 3 n+8
28. The sum to infinity of the geometric sequence 16 , 8 , 4 ,2 … is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32
29. The 6th and 9th term of a geometric progression are 27 and 216 respectively. The first term is
3
(a) 2 (b) (c) 3 (d) 8
2
30. The gradient of the line joining the points (3 , 7) and (2 ,−4) is
3 5
(a) −11 (b) 11 (c) (d)
5 11
1
31. The line y=3 x− cuts the y-axis at
2
−1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 3
2 2
32. The gradient of the line parallel to the line 2 y=6+ 8 x is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 8
33. The gradient of the line perpendicular to the line y=5 x−2 is
−1 1
(a) −2 (b) −5 (c) (d)
5 2
34. The equation of the line with gradient 2 and y-intercept −7 is
1
(a) y=2 x +7 (b) y=−7 x +2(c) y=−7 x + (d) y=2 x−7
2
35. The equation of the circle with the origin as the centre and passing through the point (3 , 5) is
(a) ( x−3 )2 + ( x−5 )2 (b) ( x +3 )2 + ( x−5 )2 (c)( x +3 )2 + ( x+5 )2=r 2
(d) ( x−3 )2 + ( x +5 )2=r 2
36. The centre of the circle with equation ( x +6 )2 + ( x+ 9 )2=52
(a) ( 9 , 6 ) (b) (−6 , 9 ) (c) ( 6 ,−9 ) (d) (−6 ,−9 )
37. The radius of the circle with centre (0 , 0) and passing through the point (6 , 8) is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
AB=
38. If ⃗ ( 25) and ⃗
BC=( 3 ) then ⃗
7
AC=¿
5
−1
(a) ( )
−2
(b) ( )
12
(c) (115 ) (d) (356 )
OA= 1 and ⃗
OB= 4 then ⃗
39. Given that ⃗
2 () 7 ()
AB=¿
5
(b) ()
9
(b)
−2
−5 ( ) (c) ( 45) (d) (−95 )
40. P is the point (3 , 5). The length of ⃗
OP is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) √ 34 (d) 8
