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2 Mathematics Mid-year Examination 2017/18

Section A Multiple choice (20 marks)

1 B 2 D 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 A 9 C 10 B
11 D 12 B 13 D 14 A 15 C 16 B 17 D 18 A 19 C 20 C

Section B Short Questions (40 marks)

1.(a)(i) 65849 = 65800 ( 3 sig. fig.)

(ii) 0.03157 = 0.032 ( 2 sig. fig. )

1.232  4.65
(b) = 0.320 ( 3 sig. fig.)
10.2

5 0 –2
2.(a) [ –6(x ) y ]
= ( –6y )–2
1
=
36y 2

2
 2a 3    b 
4
22 (a 6 ) a 4b12
(b)  4    6  1 3  = 4 8   4  4 4
1
 9b   a b 
  3 (b ) (2 )(3 )b
64
= 10
a

2 3
3.(a) r= +
p 2q
3 2
= r–
2q p

pr  2
=
p

3p 3p
q = ( or )
2(pr  2) 2pr  4
OR
2 3
r = +
p 2q
4q  3p
=
2pq
2pqr= 4q + 3p

q( 2pr – 4 )= 3p

3p 3p
q= ( or )
2(pr  2) 2pr  4

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OR
2 3
r= +
p 2q
2pqr= 4q + 3p

q( 2pr – 4 )= 3p

3p 3p
q= ( or )
2(pr  2) 2pr  4

1
(b) Put p = –2 and r = ,
3
3(2)
q =
1
2[2( )  2]
3
9
= or ( 1.125 )
8
OR
1
Put p = –2 and r = ,
3
1 2 3
= +
3  2 2q
4 3
=
3 2q
9
q =
8

4 2 3 3
4(a) 4xy – 6x y = 2xy ( 2y – 3x )

(b) 2ab – 8ad – 3bc + 12cd

= 2a( b – 4d ) – 3c( b – 4d )
= ( b – 4d )( 2a – 3c )

3 2 2 2
(c) 5m – 20mn = 5m( m – 4n )
= 5m ( m + 2n )( m – 2n )

5n
5.(a) Tn =
n 1

2(2)  1 2(6)  1
(b)(i) T2 – T6= –
3(2)  4 3(6)  4
1
= –0.2 or –
5

2n  1 15
(ii) =
3n  4 28
56n – 28 = 45n + 60

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 11n= 88
n= 8 which is a positive integer
15
 is a term of the sequence.
28

6. 180( n – 2 )= 15  360 ( sum of polygon) or ( sum of ext. s of polygon)

n – 2= 30
n= 32

7. Referring to the diagram,

a = 77 (bases, isos. )
 + 54= a (ext.  of ) A K
= 77 J
 = 23
C c 

b= 54 (alt. s, AB // CD ) G E 77

a 54 H
 + b + 77= 180 (adj. s on st. line )  b
F I
= 180 – 77– 54 L D B
=49
OR
c + 77 + a = 180 ( sum of )
c= 180  – 2(77)= 26
= c +  (corr. s, AB // CD )
= 26 + 23

= 49

3a  6b 2ab  a 2 3(a  2b) 24b 4

8.  = 
4a 3b 2 24b 4 4a 3b 2 a ( 2b  a )

18b 2
=–
a4

2x – 1 1
9. 4 =
32
2 2x – 1 –5
(2 ) = 2
4x – 2 –5
2 = 2
4x – 2= – 5
4x= – 3
3
x= –
4

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 Section C Long Questions (40 marks)
10. (a) ( x 2  y) ( x 2  y)
 x4  y 2
(b) ( x 2  x  5) ( x 2  x  5)
 
 x2  ( x  5) x2  ( x  5) 
= x  ( x  5)
4 2

= x  ( x  10 x  25)
4 2

= x  x  10 x  25
4 2

Or ( x 2  x  5) ( x 2  x  5)
= x  x  5x  x  x  5x  5x  5x  25
4 3 2 3 2 2

= x  x  10 x  25
4 2

11. (a) 9 x 2  12 x  4
 (3x  2)2
(b) 9(a  7b)2  12(a  7b)  4
 3(a  7b)  2 2
 (3a  21b  2)2
12. L.H .S.  Ax( x  3)  B(6  2 x)  C
 Ax 2  3 Ax  6B  2Bx  C
 Ax 2  3 Ax  2Bx  6B  C
By comparing the coefficients of like terms
A=4
3A2B = 6
3(4)2B = 6
B=3

6B + C = 13
6(3) + C = 13
C=5

Or
Sub x=3, C = 4(3)26(3) 13 = 5
Sub x=0, 6B + 5 = 13
B = 3
A=4
13.
L.H .S . 
1
4

(3x  5 y) 2  ( x  3 y) 2 
1

 ( 9 x 2  30 xy  25 y 2 ) ( x 2  6 xy  9 y 2 )
4

1
 (8 x 2  36 xy  16 y 2 )
4

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  2 x 2  9 xy  4 y 2

R.H .S.  (2 x  y)( x  4 y)

 2 x 2  8xy  xy  4 y 2
 2 x 2  9 xy  4 y 2
 L.H .S.

1
4
 
(3x  5 y)2  ( x  3 y)2  (2 x  y)( x  4 y) is an identity.

Or L.H .S . 
1
4
 
(3x  5 y) 2  ( x  3 y) 2
1
 (3x  5 y  x  3 y)(3x  5 y  x  3 y)
4
1
 (4 x  2 y )(2 x  8 y)
4
 (2 x  y)( x  4 y)
 R.H .S.

1
4
 
(3x  5 y)2  ( x  3 y)2  (2 x  y)( x  4 y) is an identity.
14. (a) y  (12  2 x)(7  2 x)  12  7 y  84  24 x  14 x  4 x2  84
y  4 x2  38x
(b) The area of the path

 4(4)2  38 (4) m2 
= 216 m2
15. (a) (i) 4 x 2  81y 2
 (2 x  9 y)(2 x  9 y)
(ii) 8x2  72 xy  162 y 2
 2(4 x2  36 xy  81y 2 )
 2(2 x  9 y)2

(b) 1 1
 2
8 x  72 xy  162 y
2 2
4 x  81y 2
1 1
 
2(2 x  9 y ) (2 x  9 y )(2 x  9 y )
2

(2 x  9 y)  2(2 x  9 y)

2(2 x  9 y)2 (2 x  9 y )
2 x  9 y  4 x  18 y

2(2 x  9 y)2 (2 x  9 y )
6x  9 y 3(2 x  3 y )
 or
2(2 x  9 y) (2 x  9 y )
2
2(2 x  9 y )2 (2 x  9 y )

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16. (a) a = 25 (base ∠s, isos. s)
b  360  268  25 (∠s at a pt.)
= 67
c + 46 + 67 = 180 (∠ sum of )
c = 67
(b)  DC = DE and ∠CDG =∠EDG (given)
 DG  CE (property of isos. )
 ∠CGD =∠BHD  90
 BF // CE (corr. ∠s equal)

Or

∠CDE = 180  25  2= 130 (∠ sum of )

130
∠CDG =  65
2
∠CGD = 180  25  65 = 90 (∠ sum of )

 ∠CGD =∠BHD  90

 BF // CE (corr. ∠s equal)
(c) ∠AFB = 67 (corr. ∠s, BF // CE)

 ∠AFB = c = 67
 BA = BF (sides opp. eq. ∠s)
  ABF is an isosceles triangle.

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