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Lower Sixth Mathematics

This document contains a 30-question multiple choice exam on mathematics concepts for a lower sixth form class. The exam has two sections - Section A contains 30 multiple choice questions testing concepts like functions, logarithms, sequences and series. Section B contains 3 multi-part questions requiring students to show working, including expanding expressions as series, solving arithmetic and logarithmic equations, and sketching periodic functions.

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Lower Sixth Mathematics

This document contains a 30-question multiple choice exam on mathematics concepts for a lower sixth form class. The exam has two sections - Section A contains 30 multiple choice questions testing concepts like functions, logarithms, sequences and series. Section B contains 3 multi-part questions requiring students to show working, including expanding expressions as series, solving arithmetic and logarithmic equations, and sketching periodic functions.

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GHS MOTOMBOLOMBO – TIKO

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
LOWER SIXTH – 2nd TERM EXAM
DURATION: 1H 30MIN

Section A: MCQ
Instructions: Tick the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
1. The least value of the quadratic function f ( x )=−4+ x2 is
A. -4 B. 4 C. -2 D. 2
2. The value of P for which 2 p−8 p+1 = 0 is
−3 3
A. B. C. 3 D. -2
2 2
3. Given that x 2+ 6 x+ 4 ≡ (x +c )2 + k , then C is
A. 3 B. -3 C. -5 D. 5
−1
4. The binomial expansion of (1+ x ) 3 is valid in the interval

A. ¿−1 ,1 ¿ B. ¿−1 ,1 ¿ ¿ C. ¿ D. [ −1 ,1 ]
5. The value of x for which log ( x2 −3) - log x = log 2 is
A. -1 B. 3 C. -3 D. 1
7 x +1 A B
6. Given that = + then the values of A and B are respectively
( x−2 ) (x +3) x−2 x+3
A. 4 and 3 B. 3 and 4 C. -3 and -4 D. 3 and -4
−5
7. The value of 9 2 is

1 −1
A. 243 B. C. -243 D.
243 243
8. Given that the fifth term of an A.P is 23 and its ninth term is 31, then its first term will be
A. 2 B. 15 C. -15 D. -2
9. Which of these is NOT an odd function?
A. tan x B. x3 C. cos 2 x D. sin 3 x
10. The line of symmetry of the graph y=x 2 +2 is
A. x = 2 B. y = 2 C. x = 0 D. y = 0
11. Given the function g ( x )=2 x+1 then g−1 ( 1 )=¿
A. 3 B. -1 C. 0 D. -3

12. The composite function ¿ ( x ) is


A. 4x + 2 B. 2x + 2 C. 4x + 3 D. (2 x+ 1)2
13. The value of q when 2 x 2+ x 2−3 x +q leaves a remainder of 12 when divided by x–2
is A. 2 B. 3 C. -1 D. -2
14. How many terms are there in the expansion of (1−2 x )8
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 9
15. The coefficient of the middle term in the above expansion is
A. 1068 B. 1860 C. 1 D. 1680
16. The roots of f ( x )=x 2 +6 x +5 are
A. 1 and 5 B. -1 and 5 C. 1 and -5 D. -1 and -5
2
x +x
17. lim ( )=
x →0 2x
3 1
A. ∞ B. C. D. +∞
2 2
18. The value of x for which e 4 x+5- e x−1 = 0 is
A. 6 B. 3 C. -2 D. 2
19. The domain of definition of f ( x )=ln (1−3 x ) is
−1 1 −1 1
A. x > B. x > C. x > D. x ←
3 3 3 3
2−x
20. The range of values of x for which > 0 is
x+ 1
A. [ −1 ,2 ] B. ¿−1 ,2 ¿ C. ¿−∞ ,−1 ¿ D. ¿ 2 ,+∞ ¿
21. The remainder when f ( x )=x 2 + x 2 +4 x +5 is divided by x-2 gives
A. 17 B. 13 C. 5 D. 9
−1
22. Given that ay=k. when y = and k = 4, the value of a is
2
1 1 1 3
A. B. C. D.
16 8 2 16
1 1
23. The exact value of 8 3 +81 4 is
A. 5 B. 6 C. 65 D. 13
24. The value of x for which log x 81=−2 is
1 1
A. B. 9 C. D. 2
9 3
25. The equation x 2−3 kx +1=0 has equal roots and k¿ 0 . K will be
4 3 2 3
A. B. C. D.
3 4 3 2
26. The roots of the quadratic function if f ( x )=x 2 +2 x+ 3 are
A. complex B. real C. equal D. real and distinct
27. e 2 lnx =
2
A. x2 B. 2x C. e x D. e 2 x
28. Given that |x2-1| = x2-2, then
A. x≤-1or x≥1 B. x←1 or x¿1 C. -1≤x≤1 D. -1¿x¿1

{
2
29. Given that f ( x )= x +2 ,∧0 ≤ x ≤ 1 is continuous at x = 2. The value of p is
px ,∧2 ≤ x ≤ 4
A. 3 B. 2 C. 6 D. 4
30. Given that f ( x )=f ( x+ 4 k ), when k ∈ Z , f ( 13 )=¿
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

Section B: Answer all questions showing clear working


x−1
1. (i) A function f : R−{−1 } ℝ - { 1 }, is defined by f ( x )=
x +1
a) Show that f is surjective
b) Find the composite function fof ( x ), stating its domain

{
x−2 , 2≤ x ≤ 5
(ii) Given the periodic function g with period 6, where g ( x ) = −1
x + 4 , 5< x ≤ 8
2
a) Show that g is not continuous at x = 5
b) Find f ( 19 )
c) Sketch the graph y=g (x) in the interval −1 ≤ x ≤ 8
1−x
2. (i) Expand 1 as a series in ascending powers of x as far as x2
(1+2 x) 3
(ii) The sum of the sixth and eighth terms of an arithmetic progression is 40. The seventh
term of this progression is 4 times the second term.
Find;
a) The first term and the common difference
b) The least number of terms required for the sum of the progression to exceed 1000
c) Solve the following equations simultaneously,
log x - log y = 1 and 1−x + y 2 = 0

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