TREDAMS SCHOOL

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2022/2023 SESSION

7/8, OYELEYE STREET, OFF OWOLWEWA STREET, BY WILLIAMS
ESTATE, TABON TABON, AGEGE, LAGOS
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: J.S.S 3
TIME: 2HRS
1. In the system of equations 2x + 3y = 10 and 3x - A) 6π cm2
y = 4, what is the value of x using the elimination B) 3π cm2
method? C) 4π cm2
A) 1 D) 9π cm2
B) 2 10. In a right-angled triangle, which trigonometric
C) 3 ratio is equal to the length of the side opposite the
D) 4 angle divided by the hypotenuse?
2. Which method cannot be use to solve the system A) Sine
of equations 4x - 3y = 5 and 2x + y = 8? B) Cosine
A) Substitution method C) Tangent
B) Graphical method D) Secant
C) Elimination method 11. If sin(x) = 0.6, then cos(x) is equal to:
D) Trial and error A) 0.4
3. Which shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles? B) 0.6
A) Square C) 0.8
B) Triangle D) 1.0
C) Circle 12. In a right triangle, if the adjacent side is 7 and the
D) Rhombus hypotenuse is 13, what is the cosine of the angle?
4. A shape with 6 sides is called a: A) 7/13
A) Hexagon B) 13/7
B) Pentagon C) 7/12
C) Octagon D) 12/13
D) Heptagon
5. If two shapes are similar, what can you say about 13. A ladder is leaning against a wall. If the ladder is
their corresponding angles? 10 meters long and makes an angle of 60 degrees
A) They are equal with the ground, how high up the wall does the
B) They are supplementary ladder reach?
C) They are complementary A) 5√3 m
D) They are congruent B) 5 m
6. The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is C) 10√3 m
equal to the square of the ratio of their: D) 10 m
A) Perimeters 14. What is the solution to the system of equations 3x
B) Heights + 2y = 8 and 2x - y = 3 using the substitution
C) Bases method?
D) Sides A) x = 2, y = 1
7. What is the formula for the area of a trapezium? B) x = 1, y = 2
1 C) x = 3, y = 2
A) (Sum of bases) x height D) x = 2, y = 3
2
15. Which method involves representing each
B) Length x Width
equation in the system as a line on a graph to find
C) Base x Height
the point of intersection?
D) πr2
A) Substitution method
8. What is the formula for the area of a circle?
B) Elimination method
A) πr
C) Graphical method
B) 2πr
D) Matrix method
C) πr2
16. A man bought 5 shirts and 3 pairs of trousers for
D) 2πr2
$170. If each shirt costs $25 and each pair of
9. What is the area of a sector of a circle with radius
trousers costs $35, how much did each item cost?
6 cm and angle of 60 degrees?
 A) Shirt: $20, Trousers: $30 B) Rectangle
B) Shirt: $25, Trousers: $35 C) Rhombus
C) Shirt: $30, Trousers: $25 D) Scalene triangle
D) Shirt: $35, Trousers: $20 19. If two shapes are similar, what can you say about
17. Which shape has exactly 3 sides? the ratio of their perimeters?
A) Circle A) It is equal to the ratio of their areas
B) Square B) It is equal to the ratio of their volumes
C) Triangle C) It is the square of the ratio of their areas
D) Rhombus D) It is equal to the ratio of their
18. A shape with all sides of different lengths and no corresponding sides
right angles is called a: 20. The area of a parallelogram is given by:
A) Square
A) Base x Height A) Sine
B) 1/2 x Base x Height B) Cosine
C) Length x Width C) Tangent
D) πd D) Cosecant
E) 24. If tan(x) = 0.75, then sin(x) is equal to:
21. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle? A) 0.4
A) Length x Width B) 0.6
B) 1/2 x Base x Height C) 0.8
C) Base x Height D) 1.0
D) πr2 25. In a right triangle, if the opposite side is 12 and
22. What is the area of a sector of a circle with radius the hypotenuse is 13, what is the sine of the
8 cm and angle of 45 degrees? angle?
A) 4π cm2 A) 12/13
B) 8π cm2 B) 13/12
C) 16π cm2 C) 12/5
D) 32π cm2 D) 5/13
23. In a right-angled triangle, which trigonometric
ratio is equal to the length of the side adjacent to
the angle divided by the hypotenuse?

26. The angle of depression is measured from: C) The horizontal down to an object
A) The horizontal up to an object D) The vertical up to an object
B) The vertical down to an object
27. If sin θ = 0.6, what is cos θ? C) 0.4
A) 0.8 D) 0.2
B) 0.6
28. In a right-angled triangle, if the adjacent side is 3 A) 25°
and the hypotenuse is 5, what is the sine of the B) 30°
angle? C) 36.87°
A) 0.6 D) 45°
B) 0.8 30. How many real roots does a quadratic equation
C) 0.4 with a discriminant of -4 have?
D) 0.2 A) 0
29. What is the angle of elevation if the height of a B) 1
building is 20 meters and the distance from the C) 2
building to the observer is 50 meters? D) 3
E)

THEORY
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER THREE QUESTION
1(a). Solve the system of equations using the substitution method:
3x - 2y = 7
5x + 4y = 11
1(b). Solve the following system of equations using the elimination method:
4x + 3y = 10
2x - y = 3
1(c). Solve the system of equations using the graphical method and identify the solutions:
3x - 2y = 4
x+y=5
For the value of X ranging from 0 and 3. Use 2cm for 1 unit on both axis.

1(d). A ladder is leaning against a wall. If the ladder makes a 60-degree angle with the ground and the foot of the ladder is 20
meters away from the wall, 14cm
calculate the length of the ladder.

600

1(e). Calculate the area of a sector of a circle which subtend an angle of 60 0 at the center of a circle with radius 14cm.
2(a) Calculate the shaded region of the rectangle below 35cm
15cm

30cm

40cm
2(b) Find the value of X in the equation

2x – (13+7x) = 13(2x-1)

3(a) Find the value of x, and y

60x0
y

5
3(b) write THREE properties of a triangle, THREE properties of square, TWO properties of a rectangle.

4(a) From the top of a building 20m high, the angle of depression of a car is 45 0, find the distance of the car from the foot of
the building.

4(b) Find the value of the angle in the shape below

470
5(a) A tower PQ is 10m high, if the distance from point R to P is 50m on the ground, find the angle of elevation of Q from R.
5(b) Find the value of p in the shape below

630
13m

15m