NUNGUA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GENERAL(CORE) MATHEMATICS
END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION, DEC 2022

INSTRUCTION:This paper consists two sections. Paper 1 consists of 40 multiple choice items each
worth 1 mark.
Paper 2 consists of five questions. Question 1 is compulsory, then you select any other two from
Questions 2 to 5.

Time allowed: 2 hrs

Paper 1: Answer all questions in this section (40 marks).

1. If Y contains 6 elements, Z contains 4 ele- 4. Find the truth set of (3 + x)(1 − x) > 9 − x2
ments and Y∩Z contains 2 elements, what is
the number of elements in Y∪ Z? (a) {x : x > 3}
(b) {x : x > −3}
(a) 10
(c) {x : x < 3}
(b) 9
(d) {x : x < −3}
(c) 8
5. Find the truth set of 9x2 − 1 = 0
(d) 7
√ (a) x : x = 31 , − 13
2. If x2 + 1 = 1 41 , find the positive value of x.
(b) x : x = 13 , 23
(a) x = 1
3 (c) x : x = 32 , − 12
(b) x = 3
4 (d) x : x = 14 , − 12
(c) x = 2
3
6. Simplify the fraction 5 3 1


+ × .
(d) x = 1
4
6 2 3

(a) − 34
3. Find the values of x for which 1
2x2 −13x+15
is
not defined. (b) 4
3
(c) 2
(a) 5, 23 7
(d) 7
(b) 1, 13
15
2

(c) 2, 15 7. Evaluate −3x + 1 = 4x + 13

(d) 13, 15 (a) x = − 12
7
 (b) x = 12
17
13. The standard form of a quadratic equation
(c) x = 12 is...
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(d) x = − 12
17
(a) ax + bx = c
(b) ax2 + bx + c = 0
8. Solve 4x2 − 8x + 4 = 0
(c) ax2 − bx − c
(a) x = 1
(d) ax2 = bx
(b) x = ±1
14. Which of the following standard form of
(c) x = 4 and 4 a quadratic equation will give a maximum
(d) x = −1 curve on a graph sheet?
Given that, U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} (a) ax2 − bx + c = 0
, A = {1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and B = (b) ax2 + bx + c = 0
{1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9}. Use the information to an-
(c) −ax2 + bx + c = 0
swer questions 9-11.
(d) bx + c = 0
9. Which element are in B 0 ?
15. If f (x) = x2 − 7x + 1. find the value of f (−1)
(a) {1, 2, 4, 6, 8}
(a) −5
(b) {2, 4, 6, 10}
(b) 4
(c) {1, 5, 7, 8, 10}
(c) −9
(d) {2, , 3, 4, 6, 8, 10}
(d) 9
10. Which elements are in set A and also in set
16. A binary operation 4 is defined as x4y =
B?
3x − xy, find the value of 344
(a) {1, 8}
(a) −4
(b) {1, 2, 3, 9} (b) −7
(c) {1, 6, 7, 10} (c) −3
(d) {1, 3, 6, 9} (d) −2
11. The set A0 ∪ B 0 is made up of 17. Make q the subject in qm−4y
=4
3

(a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10} (a) q = 12 + 4y

(b) {1, 2} (b) q = 4(3+y)
m
(c) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} (c) q = 4y−12
my
(d) {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10} (d) q = 12 − 4y
12. An operation ∗ is commutative if 18. Which of the following equations is linear?
(a) m ∗ n = m ∗ m (a) y = mx2 + 1
(b) m ∗ n = 2m ∗ n (b) y 2 = mx + 1
(c) m ∗ n = m ∗ n (c) x2 + y 2 = 1
(d) m ∗ n = n ∗ m (d) y = mx + c

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19. Evaluate −3 + 4 + 9 − (4 × 4) (d) x4 − 4x3 + 4x2

(a) −12 25. Evaluate 4x < 3 − x

2
(b) −16 (a) x > 2
3
(c) −6 (b) x < 2
3
(d) −4 (c) x > − 23
20. The set of all positive and negative numbers (d) x < − 23
including zero is called
26. Simplify 12 (x − 1) − 31 ( 12 x − 1)
(a) prime numbers
(a) 1
6
(x − 1)
(b) whole numbers (b) 1
(2x + 1)
6
(c) composite numbers (c) 1
(2x − 1)
6
(d) integers (d) 1
(1 − 2x)
6
21. Find the number of even integers between 11 27. Given that 4x + 6y = 5 and 2x + 4y = 3, find
and 97 the value of (x + 2y)
(a) 43 (a) −1 21
(b) 44 (b) −1
(c) 45 (c) 1
(d) 53 (d) 1 12
22. The graph of quadratic equations are usu- 28. Simplify 9−x2
, where x 6= 0, 3.
3x−x2
ally...
(a) 3−x
x
(a) straight line
(b) 3+x
x
(b) parabolic
(c) 3
x
(c) hyperbolic
(d) x−3
x
(d) none of the above
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29. Given that pα vx and xαvt,express p in terms
23. Which of the following set builder notation is of v and t.
finite?
(a) pα vt
(a) {x : x is even , 6 < x < 14}
(b) pα vt
(b) {x : x < 7}
(c) pαvt
(c) { set of all prime numbers }
(d) pα vt1
(d) {x : x > 7}
30. Express, correct to two significant figures
24. Simplify (2x − x2 )2 9
( 28 − 27 )
(a) −x4 − 4x3 − 4x2 (a) 0.036
(b) x − 4x − 4x
4 3 2
(b) 0.035
(c) x4 + 4x3 + 4x2 (c) 0.030

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 (d) 0.040 (a) 6

31. The graph of y = x2 + 4x − 6 is drawn and a (b) 8

linear graph is drawn on the axes such that (c) 9
the intersection of the two graphs gives the (d) 13
solution to the equation x2 +4x−7 = 0. Find
the equation for the linear graph. 36. If y √varies as the square of x, y=3 when
x = 2, find the value of y when x=2.
(a) x = 1
(b) x = −1 (a) 2
(c) y = −1 (b) 4
(d) y = 1 (c) 5
(d) 6
32. Metuh is nine times as old as his cousin, Fafa.
In six years time, he will be five times as old 37. Simplify: 8 16 − (11 23 ÷ 2 32 ).
as Fafa. Find Fafa’s age.
(a) 3 24
9

(a) 5 years
(b) 3 17
24
(b) 6 years
(c) 3 19
24
(c) 7 years
(d) 3 15
24
(d) 8 years
38. Express 75882 to three significant figures
33. If A = 12 b(a + b), make a the subject of the
relation. (a) 759
(b) 7590
(a) a = b − 2A
b
(c) 75900
(b) a = 2A
b
−b
(c) a = 2A
+b (d) 759000
b
(d) a = b
2A
−b 39. Factorise the expression 5x2 + 13x − 6

34. Evaluate 53,000,000×0.002

0.0004
and express the an- (a) (5x + 3)(x − 2)
swer in standard form. (b) (5x − 2)(x + 3)
(a) 2.65 × 108 (c) (5x − 3)(x + 2)
(b) 2.65 × 107 (d) (5x + 2)(x − 3)
(c) 2.65 × 10−7 40. If x is a prime number, which of the following
(d) 2.65 × 10 −8 is null set?

35. In a class of 30 students, 18 take Mathemat- (a) {x : 9 ≤ x ≤ 13}

ics, 5 take both Mathematics and Biology (b) {x : 4 ≤ x ≤ 18}
and 8 take neither Mathematics nor Biology.
Find the number of students that take Biol- (c) {x : 24 ≤ x ≤ 28}
ogy. (d) {x : 19 ≤ x ≤ 23}

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 Paper 2: Attempt three questions in all.
Question 1 (compulsory) and any other two.
1. The table below is for the relation y = px2 − 5x + q
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 21 6 -12 0 13
a.i) Use the table to find the values of p and q.
ii) Copy and complete the table.
b. Using a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on the x-axis and 2cm to 5unit on the y-axis, draw the graph
of the relation for −3 ≤ x ≤ 5.
c. Using your graph; find
i) the equation of axis of symmetry.
ii) the least value of y.
d. i) y when x = 1.8
ii) x when y = −8
2. a) During the Ghana 2008 semi-final match between Ghana and Cameroon, a ticket agent sold
tickets for "the popular stand" at GH₡25.00 per an adult and GH₡15.00 per child. In all, he
sold 400 tickets for a total amount of GH₡1,750.00. Find the number of
i) children
ii) adults who bought the ticket from the agent.
iii) how many more children than adult were at the sport stadium?
b. Tahiru’s father is two years older than his mother and his mother’s age is the square of his
own age. The sum of all the three ages is 80. Find how old is the father?
c. Using the method of completing of squares solve 4x2 − 7x + 1 = 0. Give your answer correct
to two decimal places.
3. a. The roots of the equation 2x2 + (m + 1)x + n = 0 are 1 and 3, where m and n are constants.
Find the values of m and n.
b) If P = {x : x+3
2
> 2x+1
3
} and Q = {x : 15 (x − 2) + 21 x > 1}. Find P ∩ Q
c) The operation ∗ is defined on the set of real numbers by
m ∗ n = m−n
n
, n 6= 0. Find the truth set of 8 ∗ x = 12 ∗ 3
4. a. A survey of students in cadet corps at Nungua Senior High School revealed the following;
55% liked football, 45% liked hockey, 40% liked athletics, 21% liked hockey and football, 26%
liked hockey and athletics and 16% liked football and athletics, 6% liked all three sports. If the
total students in the cadet corps are 200, find how many;
i) liked football and hockey but not athletics.
ii) liked exactly two of the sports.
iii) did not like any of the sports.
b. Find Z if 3Z + 132 = 162
5. a. When k is added to the expression y 2 − 12y, the expression becomes (y + p)2 . Find the value
of p and k.
b. If m varies directly as the sum of q and r, express q in terms of m and r, given that m = 3,
when q = 2 and r = 4.
4m2 −9
c. Simplify (m−1) 2m+3
2 ÷ m2 −m