UNIQUE BLOSSOM SCHOOLS, MAITAMA, ABUJA

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: FURTHER MATHEMATICS
CLASS: YEAR 10 (S. S.S 1)
DURATION: 2 HOURS
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section
1. Simplify 9-1/2 X 813/4 C. 3a2
91/2 D. 9a4
3 -2/3
A.
1 6. Simplify 3 8
9 A. 1
1 B. 12.8
B.
3 C. 13
C. 3 D. 19
D. 9 7. Find X in log x 81 = 4
2. Simplify 2-3 X 163/4 X 20 A. 2
A. 0 B. 3
B. 1 C. 6
C. 2 D. 1
1 8. Find Y in ½log x 64 = 3
D.
2 A. 2
3. Evaluate 16-1/2 B. 4
642/3 C. 7
1 D. 8
A.
64 9. Simplify log 3 27 + 2log 3 9 - log 3 54
1 A. log 3 2
B.
8 B. 4 - log 3 2
1
C. C. 6 - log 3 2
4
D. 7
1
D. 10. Simplify log 5 √ 125
2
1
4. Simplify (0.064)-1/3 A.
2
A. 2
4
B. 21/2 B.
C. 4
3
1 3
C.
D. 2
4
5. Simplify √ 54a-4 5
D.
6a-8 4
A. 3a-2 11. Simplify √ 5 + √ 3
B. 3a4 √5 - √3
 1 18. Cardinality of E is
2√
A. 15
A. 4
B. 8 + 2√ 15 B. 5
C. 4 + √ 15 C. 4
D. 4 – √ 15 D. 7
12. If X = 2 – √ 2, evaluate X 2 + 1 19. Given that:
X2 G = {h, e, a, p}
A. 12 H = {L, a, k, e}
B. 24 GUH is
C. 6 – 4√ 2 A. (h, e, a, p, l, k}
B. {L, a, k, e, p}
D. 3 - 2√ 2
C. {a, e, p, k}
13. Simplify 1 ___1____ _ ___1___
D. {b, c, d, e}
√2 √2 + √2 √3 - √2 20. P and Q are two set such that nP = 17,
A. - 2√ 2
nQ = 14 and n{PnQ} = 5. Find n{PuQ}
B. √ 2
A. 24
2
B. 26
C. – 2
C. 314
D. √ 2 D. 17
Use the information below to Given that √ 2 = 1.414 and √ 3 =
determine the cardinality of the following.
1.732 use the given information to answer
i. A = {b, e, t, g, f, h} questions 21 to 23
ii. B = {(a, b), (e. f), (g, k)}
21. Simplify _5_
iii. C = {2,3, 56, 9}
iv. D=∅
√2
A. 3.784
v. E = {a, b, c, d}
B. 3.535
14. Cardinality of A is
C. 2.750
A. 6
D. 3.854
B. 7
22. Simplify _6_
C. 4
D. 5 √3
A. 7.564
15. Cardinality of B is
B. 3.464
A. 2
C. 4.546
B. 5
D. 3.724
C. 7
23. Simplify _7_
D. 3
16. Cardinality of C is √2
A. 4 A. 4.042
B. 5 B. 4.949
C. 3 C. 4.714
D. 5 D. 3.814
17. Cardinality of D is 24. Find the product of (3√ 2 – 1) (3√ 2 + 1)
A. 0 A. 13
B. 1 B. 17
C. 2 C. 18
D. 3 D. 4
25. Find the product of (2 - √ 3) (2 + √ 3) 32. IV
A. 4 A. X ≠ 5
B. 5 B. X > 5
C. 1 C. X < 5
D. 7 D. X < 5
26. What is the conjugate of 2 + √ 3 33. What is the distance between A (3,2)
A. 2 – √ 3 and B (4,6)?
B. 2 – √ 2 A. √ 17
C. √ 3 – 2 B. √ 12
D. √ 3 C. √ 14
27. The converse of P => Q is D. √ 10
A. P <=> Q 34. What is the mid-point of the line? P (-1,
B. Q => P 7) and Q (-3, -5)
C. P => Q A. (-4, -2)
D. Q => P B. (-5, -3)
28. In language a sentence or statement C. (-2, 1)
may be D. (3, 4)
A. open 35. Find the gradient of the line joining (3, 2)
B. closed and (7, 10)
C. open and closed A. 4
D. None of the above B. 3
C. 5
Use the information below to D. 2
answer questions 29 to 32 36. What is the slope of the question 35?
The negation of the following statements A. 65.3°
I. Bose is brilliant B. 63.43°
II. Kogi has an international airport C. 68.5°
III. John is not a sailor D. 64.9°
IV. X=5 37. Find the equation of a straight line of
29. I slope 2, if it passes through the point (3,
A. Bose is not brilliant -2).
B. Bose is intelligent A. Y = 4X - 2
C. Bose can read book B. Y = 9X - 2
D. Bose cannot read book C. Y = 2X - 8
30. II D. Y = 2X + 8
A. Kogi does not have an international
airport 5
Given that Sin  = and  is acute.
B. Yes, Kogi has a big airport 13
C. Kogi International airport is bigger Find the following
than Abuja 38. Cos 
D. Kogi is about to build her 6
A.
international airport 13
31. III 13
B.
A. John is a Sailor 12
B. John sell plation in Sailor 12
C.
C. John can sail very well 13
D. None of the above
 15 40. Sec 
D.
13 13
A.
39. Tan  12
5 12
A. B.
14 13
5 5
B. C.
12 12
8 13
C. D.
12 14
13
D.
14

SECTION B: THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer only three (3) questions in this section

1. All the 50 science students in a college in Kogi were asked their science subjects combination, 18 of the
students offered Mathematics, 21 offered chemistry while 16 offered Biology, 7 students offered
Mathematics and Chemistry, 8 students offered Mathematics and Biology, 9 students offered Chemistry
and Biology while 5 students offered the three subject combinations.
Using Venn diagrams find:
a. The number of students that offered Mathematics but offered neither Chemistry nor Biology.
b. The number of students that offered Chemistry but offered neither Mathematics nor Biology;
c. The number of students that offered Biology but offered neither Mathematics nor Chemistry.
d. The number of students who did not offer any of the three subject combinations

2. Solve each of the following equations

a. 1 x = 8
2
b. 3(3)x = 27
c. 52x – 26(5x) + 25 = 0

3. Construct truth table for the following

a. P <=> Q
b. Q <=> P
c. ( P <=> Q) ˄ (Q <=> P)

Comment on your result

4. Draw the graph of Y = Sin X + Cos X for the internal 0 ≤ X ≤ 360 at the internals of 30 Use your graph to
find the:
a. Value of X correct to the nearest degree for which 2 SinX + Cos X = 0.5
b. Maximum and Minimum value of Y = Sin X + Cos X;
c. Value of X at which they occur

5. a. Given that log 10 2 = 0.3010, log 10 3 = 0.4771 and log 10 5 = 0.6990 find:
i. log 10 6
ii. log 10 72
 b. Express 4√ 5 + 3√ 2 in the form P + q √ r , where p, q and r, are rational numbers
7√ 2 + 2√ 5

6. a. The 4th term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 35. Find the fifteenth term
b. If 8, x, y, z and 20 and in arithmetical progression, find x, y and z

7. The second term of an exponential sequence is 35 and the fourth term is 875 find:
a. the first term;
b. the fifth term.

8. The third term of a geometrical progression is 63 and the fifth term is 567. Find the sum of the first six
terms of the progression

9. An exponential sequence is such that the third term minus the first term is , the fourth term minus the
second term is 144 find;
a. The common ratio;
b. The first term;
c. The sixth term of the sequence.

10. a. The zeros of a function are the elements of the domain whose images are equal to zero. in other
words, if xEX and f: X –> Y a function. Then x is zero of F, if f(x) = 0. Deternhy6jm7umine the zeros of
the functions defined by:
i. f(x) = 2x – 3
ii. h(x) = x2 – x
iii. g(x) = x2 + x – 6
b. If g: x –> x + 1 is a mapping defined on the set of real numbers excluding – 2, find
x+2
i. g (1)
ii. g (1/2)
iii. g (- 3)

11. a. Given the function f(x) = 5x – 2, find f –1(1)

b. Given that f: x –> 3x and g: x –> 3x – 2, find fog (–2)
c. If f: x –> x2 – 4 when x is a real number, find f –1(5)